Lens, telescope
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1904–1905
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1975.1087.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Brashear, John A. Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL & GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 46.5 cm
- Width
- 46.5 cm
- Height
- 9.2 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
- 1905-1955
- Canada
-
ORIGINAL LENS OF THE LARGEST REFRACTING TELESCOPE USED IN CANADA. - Function
-
ORIGINAL 15 IN. LENS FROM TELESCOPE IN THE DOME (740488). - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF A MODERATELY LARGE REFRACTING TELESCOPE WITH 2 ELEMENTS; MADE BY THE PREMIER AMERICAN MAKER OF THE PERIOD. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- The rest of the telescope?
- Finish
- CLEAR GLASS, RIM & COLLAR PAINTED BLACK, OUTER EDGE IS UNFINISHED METAL, SLIGHTLY RUSTED
- Decoration
- N/A
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Brashear, John A. Co. Ltd., Lens, telescope, between 1904–1905, Artifact no. 1975.1087, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.1087.001/
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