Stereograph - Erection of the Great Melbourne Telescope at Melbourne Observatory, 1869

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Summary:: Stereograph of the Great Melbourne Telescope being erected at the Melbourne Observatory, 1869.
Description:: Black and white stereograph [unmounted]
Description Of Content:: The Great Melbourne Telescope being erected at the Melbourne Observatory, 1869. The main tube of the telescope has been placed in position on the masonry mount. Workmen on the project are standing alongside the telescope. In the foreground there are building materials and equipment, including blocks of masonry and a Derrick crane [at left].

Discipline:

Technology

Tagged with:	astronomy, observatories, telescopes
Themes this item is part of:	Great Melbourne Telescope, Buildings at Melbourne Observatory, 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, Star Observations & Personal Equation, Meteorology at Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1908, Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1944, Geodetic Survey of Victoria, 1858-1872, Melbourne Observatory Collection
Primary Classification:	ASTRONOMY
Secondary Classification:	Research
Tertiary Classification:	telescopes
Format:	Stereograph: Black & White
Place & Date Depicted:	Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1869