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Achromatic Telescope, Equatorial Mount, by Dollond, London, 1774

Inventory Number 92195


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.92195

Subject
Telescopes
Item type
Object
Makers
Dollond
Provenance
Presented by the Radcliffe Trustees in 1933. From the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford.
Object type
Telescope
Inventory No
92195
Accession Number
1933-21

Description

Foundation instrument of the Radcliffe Observatory. 3 3/4-inch triplet achromat of about 42 inch focal length in black metal tube. Mounted on a wooden tripod with bolts on each foot.