Achromatic prospect glass telescope

Made:: 1795-1805 in London

maker:: Dollond family; Peter Dollond

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Achromatic prospect glass telescope
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Achromatic prospect glass telescope, gilded brass one-draw tube with ivory covering, by Peter Dollond, London, England, 1795-1805

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1917-40

Materials:: ivory, brass (copper, zinc alloy), gold plated (gilded) and glass

Measurements:: overall: 72 mm 49 mm, .114kg

type:: opera glass, telescope - galilean and telescope - refracting

credit:: Court, Thomas Henry

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Achromatic prospect glass telescope

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