General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wood, brass and fabric

Dimensions

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

Length

21.0 cm

Width

21.0 cm

Height

39.0 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

Manseau

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Drummondville

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Taken from acquisition proposal: "The Galileo replica is of the telescope he used in 1609 for his first celestial observations from that year. The maker of the Galileo replica based its design and manufacturing on Galileo’s descriptions and the surviving refracting telescopes at the Museum of Science in Florence. 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 plate reads: "ATELIER DU SAGITTAIRE/ Real Manseau Drummondville/ 2007".

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Medium brown lacquered wood with brass supports and fittings. There are also two dark green ropes and a brass plate with engraved print.

Decoration

N/A