File:Abraham Sharp Wooden Telescope YORYM 2012 106.jpg
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Summary
A double refracting wooden telescope on an equatorial mount.
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York Museums Trust |
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A double refracting wooden telescope on an equatorial mount. |
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| Description |
A double refracting wooden telescope on an equatorial mount. The telescope consists of a square wooden tube. Below the main telescope is a smaller sighting telescope. The telescope is inclined in altazimuth by a brass quadrant which has angles numbered on it. The quadrant is supported on a horizontal wood and brass numbered ring around which the telescope rotates and inclines to the vertical. There is a middle supporting structure made of iron. The whole structure is mounted on a mahogany support carved with acanthus decoration on its three legs and body. |
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| Date | between 1650 and 1750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wood (Telescope) Brass (Quadrant) Wood (Quadrant support) Brass (Quadrant support) Iron (material) (Central support) Mahogany (Mount |
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| Dimensions |
Whole height 168.5 cm Whole width 90.0 cm Whole depth 180.5 cm |
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| Credit line | Image courtesy of York Museums Trust | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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