mounting for Stackpole astronomical transit

Date: 1851-1880

Inventory Number: 1989-4-0002b

Classification: Transit

Subject:

astronomy, surveying,

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)

Cultural Region:

United States,

Place of Origin:

New York,

Dimensions:

50 x 40.7 x 31 cm (19 11/16 x 16 x 12 3/16 in.)

Material:

brass, cast iron,

Description:

Triangular-shaped base with curved sides and three leveling-screw feet. There are three brass discs to go under feet.

In Collection(s)

Harvard College Observatory in Peru

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.