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- A Commissioned By London, United Kingdom
- B User South Yarra, Australia
- B User South Yarra, Australia
- C Maker Dublin, Ireland
- D User Mt Stromlo, Australia
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Great Melbourne Telescope - Grubb, 1868
Reg. No: ST 038755
- Summary:
- Great Melbourne Telescope, built by Thomas Grubb of Dublin in 1868 and erected at Melbourne Observatory in 1869.
Reflector telescope, Cassegrain design, with a 48 inch speculum (metal) primary mirror.
Used at Melbourne Observatory from 1869 to 1892 to observe changes in the nebulae of the southern hemisphere. Thereafter used only intermittently.
Upon closure of Melbourne Observatory in 1944, sold to the Commonwealth Observatory at Mount Stromlo, Canberra. At Stromlo the telescope was fitted with a 50 inch glass mirror; many of the original parts of the telescope were progressively removed. These were transferred to Museum Victoria in 1978-84. - Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Australian National University (ANU), 1984
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | astronomical instruments, telescopes |
| Themes this item is part of: | Great Melbourne Telescope, Melbourne Observatory Collection, Thomas Grubb, Telescope Maker (1800-1878), Science & Measurement Collection, Positional Astronomy at Melbourne Observatory, Weights & Measures at Melbourne Observatory, Melbourne Observatory & Standard Time in Victoria, Astrographic Catalogue, Transits of Venus, 1874 & 1882, Pietro Baracchi, Astronomer (1851-1926), Buildings at Melbourne Observatory, Establishing Mount Stromlo Observatory, 1911-1912, Star Observations & Personal Equation, Star Observations & Personal Equation, Meteorology at Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1908, Meteorology at Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1908, Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1944, Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1944, Geodetic Survey of Victoria, 1858-1872 |
| Primary Classification: | ASTRONOMY |
| Secondary Classification: | Research |
| Tertiary Classification: | telescopes |
| Maker: | Thomas Grubb, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, 1868 |
| Commissioned By: | Royal Society, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain |
| User: | Pietro Baracchi - Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1883-1892 Observer at the Melbourne Observatory |
| User: | Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1869-1945 |
| User: | Mount Stromlo Observatory, Mount Stromlo, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 1945-2003 |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Great Melbourne Telescope
- Melbourne Observatory Collection
- Thomas Grubb, Telescope Maker (1800-1878)
- Science & Measurement Collection
- Positional Astronomy at Melbourne Observatory
- Weights & Measures at Melbourne Observatory
- Melbourne Observatory & Standard Time in Victoria
- Astrographic Catalogue
- Transits of Venus, 1874 & 1882
- Pietro Baracchi, Astronomer (1851-1926)
- Buildings at Melbourne Observatory
- Establishing Mount Stromlo Observatory, 1911-1912
- Star Observations & Personal Equation
- Star Observations & Personal Equation
- Meteorology at Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1908
- Meteorology at Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1908
- Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1944
- Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1944
- Geodetic Survey of Victoria, 1858-1872
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