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- OBJECT TYPE
- ASTROGRAPH (DOUBLE)/EQUATORIAL/GERMAN/PHOTOGRAPHIC
- DATE
- 1912
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0401.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Brashear, John A. Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, INCLUDING IRON/ GLASS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 93.0 cm
- Width
- 58.0 cm
- Height
- 358.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Astronomy
- Category
- Observation equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Brashear
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Pittsburgh
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- UP TO 1970
- Canada
-
USED AT THE DOMINION OBSERVATORY; BUILT SEPARATE BUILDING AT DOMINION OBSERVATORY JUST FOR ASTRONOMICALPHOTOGRAPHY. - Function
-
FOR OBSERVING & PHOTOGRAPHING CELESTIAL OBJECTS & PHENOMENON, photometric astronomy. - Technical
-
COMBINES TWO TELESCOPES ON A SINGLE BASE; DRIVE HAS ORIGINAL CENTRIFUGAL GOVERNOR; 8-INCH DOUBLET WITH 40-INCH FOCAL LENGTH with 6-inch doublet, 3.3-inch Zeiss-Tessar lens, and 4.5-inch guide scope. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE 'JOHN A. BRASHEAR CO. LT'D./ PITTSBURGH, PA./ U.S.A.'/ LABELS STUCK ON VARIOUS PLACES 'FOCUS', 'DEC LOCK', 'RA LOCK', 'DEC SLOW' [dec=declination].
- Missing
- UNKNOWN. From CA of 11/07/2001 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - missing small items such as name plate, misc. screws, etc.
- Finish
- PAINTED BLACK, NEAR BOTTOM OF BASE IS RED & QUITE RUSTY.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Brashear, John A. Co. Ltd., Telescope, circa 1912, Artifact no. 1966.0401, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0401.001/
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