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History of Science Museum

Refracting Telescope with Stand, by Dollond

Inventory Number 66128


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.66128

Subject
Telescopes
Item type
Object
Physical material
copper alloy
Wood
Glass
Object type
Telescope
Inventory No
66128

Description

Instrument sits on a copper alloy pillar with tripod base. Tripod is attached to telescope barrel via two knurled knobs on instrument. Telescope consists of a lacquered wooden body with achromatic lens housed in copper alloy rim. Lens has a removable metal dust cap. A metal barrel with removable eyepiece screws into ferrule at opposite end of instrument.