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Negative - Equatorial Telescope, 8 Inch, Melbourne Observatory
Reg. No: MM 059375
- Description Of Content:
- Eight inch equatorial telescope at Melbourne Observatory. Telescope made by Troughton & Simms, London, and installed at the observatory in 1874, in time for Transit of Venus observations.
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | observatories, telescopes |
| Themes this item is part of: | Transits of Venus, 1874 & 1882, Transits of Venus, 1874 & 1882, Melbourne Observatory Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Science & Measurement Collection, Positional Astronomy at Melbourne Observatory, Weights & Measures at Melbourne Observatory, Melbourne Observatory & Standard Time in Victoria, Astrographic Catalogue, Buildings at Melbourne Observatory, Star Observations & Personal Equation, Meteorology at Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1908, Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1944, Geodetic Survey of Victoria, 1858-1872 |
| Primary Classification: | ASTRONOMY |
| Secondary Classification: | Research |
| Tertiary Classification: | telescopes |
| Format: | Negative - Copy: Black & White |
| Place Depicted: | Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Transits of Venus, 1874 & 1882
- Transits of Venus, 1874 & 1882
- Melbourne Observatory Collection
- Public Life & Institutions Collection
- Science & Measurement Collection
- Positional Astronomy at Melbourne Observatory
- Weights & Measures at Melbourne Observatory
- Melbourne Observatory & Standard Time in Victoria
- Astrographic Catalogue
- Buildings at Melbourne Observatory
- Star Observations & Personal Equation
- Meteorology at Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1908
- Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1944
- Geodetic Survey of Victoria, 1858-1872
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