General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

INCLUDES METALS; GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

182.88 cm

Height

335.28 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

1000.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Cooke

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1880-1984

Canada

EARLY TELESCOPE OF REASONABLE SIZE, BROUGHT TO CANADA FOR TRANSIT OF VENUS IN 1882. IT WAS PURCHASED BY LIEUT. GORDON, R.N. OUT OF FUND GRANTED BY PARLIAMENT FOR THE TRANSIT OF VENUS. FOR MANY YEARS, IT WAS CENTRAL ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENT FOR THE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, U OF T, AND AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS.

Function

TO OBSERVE ASTRONOMICAL OBJECTS AT MODERATE TO HIGH POWER AND ALSO USED WITH A CAMERA.

Technical

TYPICAL OF WELL-MADE, FAIRLY LARGE TELESCOPES OF THE PERIOD. COOKE IS ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING TELESCOPE MFRS. OF THE PERIOD. Objective is 15 cm in diameter, and the aperture of the objective can be reduced. Focal length of telescope is 2.4 metres, accompanied by eyepieces with maximum magnification of 500X. German style mounting with gravity powered drive system. Originally supported on tapered stone pedestal, 14.6 meters high, 1.8 meter width at base, 0.9 meter width at top, a wooden frame reduced vibrations. Manufactured by French opticians at Chance Brothers, Birmingham, England. (Ref. 5)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"T COOKE & SONS YORK ENGLAND" APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON ARM.

Missing

THOUGHT TO BE COMPLETE

Finish

PAINTED GREY-GREEN

Decoration

N/A