General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wood, metal and felt.

Dimensions

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

Length

15.5 cm

Width

25.0 cm

Height

33.7 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

Manseau

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Drummondville

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Taken from acquisition proposal: "The Newton reflecting telescope, the maker based his design on the original reflecting telescope, still surviving at the Royal Society in London, that Newton presented to the Royal Society in 1671. The maker is an award winning telescope maker who has won prizes at international conferences for the history of astronomy.".

Function

Working replica for historical demonstration and display.

Technical

Taken from acquisition proposal: "Historically researched, faithful replicas of Newton and Galileo’s original telescopes, the former being a reflecting telescope the latter a refracting telescope."

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Print on brass plate reads: "THE FIRST REFLECTING TELESCOPE/ INVENTED BY ISAAC NEWTON IN THE YEAR 1671/ DIAM. 2 3[/]8" F. 4.5 38X/ REAL MANSEAU DRUMMONDVILLE QUEBEC 2000".

Missing

Unknown, however, appears complete.

Finish

Medium and dark coloured lacquered wood with black ferrous metal supports and fittings. Metal disc inside the tube. Brass plate with engraved print. Green felt on the bottom.

Decoration

N/A