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OBJECT TYPE: COPPERPLATE/B&W DRAWING/MATTED
DATE: 1795
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0615.001

MANUFACTURER: ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
MODEL: HERSHEL TELESCOPE
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: HANDMADE PAPER/ CARDBOARD MAT & BACKING/ PLASTIC WRAPPED

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 53.6 cm
Width: 48.3 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Astronomy
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: ROYAL SOCIETY
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: ILLUSTRATION OF 20 FT. TELESCOPE WITH WHICH HERSCHEL DISCOVERED URANUS & WHICH HE USED TO COMPILE HIS "GENERAL CATALOGUE OF NEBULOUS OBJECTS".
Technical: ILLUSTRATES LARGEST TELESCOPE BUILT UNTIL 1840 BY WILLIAM HERSCHEL, PREMIER BRITISH OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMER OF LATE 18TH C. THOUGH EXCEEDED IN SIZE BY HIS 40 FT. TELESCOPE, 20 FT. TELESCOPE WAS MORE SUCCESSFUL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTEDINSCRIPTION (SEE COMMENTS)
Missing: From CA of 11/15/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
Finish: BLACK & WHITE REPRODUCTION DRAWING/ WHITE MAT.
Decoration: N/A

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ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, Print, 1795, Artifact no. 1985.0615, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0615.001/

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