Newtonian reflecting telescope
Date: circa 1855
Inventory Number: 1997-1-0303
Classification: Telescope
Maker: Marc François Louis Secretan (1804 - 1867)
Maker: Secretan (founded 1855)
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Dimensions:
139 x 57 x 51 cm (54 3/4 x 22 7/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
tube diameter: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.)
Description:
Brass Newtonian reflecting telescope with brass finder scope. Mounted on steel scrolling legs fixed to a triangular dolly.
Signedon tube: SECRETAN A PARIS
Curatorial RemarksThe focuser and eyepiece is stored separately as 1997-1-0303b.
