Spectrocomparator by Hilger & Watts Ltd

Made:: 1961 in London

maker:: Hilger and Watts Limited

Spectrocomparator by Hilger & Watts Ltd, serial nos.L128301 and 61205, on wooden stand with accessories

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Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1991-11

Materials:: aluminium, steel and glass

Measurements:: overall: 503 x 560 x 455 mm

type:: spectrocomparator - astronomical

credit:: Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux

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Spectrocomparator by Hilger & Watts Ltd

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