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0.75-inch ball conductor mounted on a rod

0.75-inch ball conductor mounted on a rod

French
1800-1850
1/4-scale model of the S-055 UV spectroheliometer

1/4-scale model of the S-055 UV spectroheliometer

Ball Brothers Research Corporation
circa 1970
1.5-inch ball conductor

1.5-inch ball conductor

English
1775-1850
1.5-inch ball conductor

1.5-inch ball conductor

French
19th Century
1.5-inch refracting telescope

1.5-inch refracting telescope

Alvan Clark and Sons
1880-1910
1.7-inch ball conductor

1.7-inch ball conductor

French
19th Century
1.25-inch ball conductor

1.25-inch ball conductor

French
19th Century
1.25-inch ball conductor mounted on a rod

1.25-inch ball conductor mounted on a rod

French
19th Century
1.25-inch ball conductor mounted on a rod

1.25-inch ball conductor mounted on a rod

French
19th Century
1.75-inch refracting telescope

1.75-inch refracting telescope

Alvan Clark and Sons
1880-1910
1.375-inch refracting telescope

1.375-inch refracting telescope

American
circa 1900
1.375-inch telescope objective

1.375-inch telescope objective

American
1890-1910
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