mounting for Stackpole astronomical transit
Date: 1851-1880
Inventory Number: 1989-4-0002b
Classification: Transit
Maker: Stackpole and Brother (1851 - 1910)
User: Harvard College Observatory (founded 1839)
User: Boyden Station, Arequipa (1891 - 1927)
User: George R. Agassiz Station, Harvard (1951 - 1982)
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Dimensions:
50 x 40.7 x 31 cm (19 11/16 x 16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Description:
Triangular-shaped base with curved sides and three leveling-screw feet. There are three brass discs to go under feet.
In Collection(s)
Signedunsigned
FunctionMounting for transit instrument
Historical AttributesUsed as a student transit and portable transit by Harvard College Observatory. It was collected from the Agassiz Station, near Harvard, Mass. in 1969.
Curatorial RemarksThe storage box for this part of the instrument has crumbled (according to David Wheatland when he collected the instrument in May 1969).
ProvenanceHarvard College Observatory; transfer to CHSI from Agassiz Station in 1969.
