0.875-inch refracting telescope
Date: circa 1900
Inventory Number: 1998-1-0373
Classification: Telescope
Subject:
Maker: French ?
User: Department of Physics, Harvard University (founded 1884)
Cultural Region:
Dimensions:
fully extended: 3.2 x 3.2 x 38.3 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 15 1/16 in.)
collapsed: 3.2 × 3.2 × 14.6 cm (1 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 5 3/4 in.)
case: 4.1 × 4.1 × 13.5 cm (1 5/8 × 1 5/8 × 5 5/16 in.)
Accessories: case
Description:
Small telescope with three draw tubes. Made of brass and mahogany. The objective and dust cap are missing. There is a sliding cover on the eyepiece.
The case is cylindrical and covered in buckram.
The case is cylindrical and covered in buckram.
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