Large reflecting telescope with accessories

Made:
1888-1889 in Ealing
maker:
Andrew Anslie Common
and
Hammersley

Large reflecting telescope with accessories, built by Hammersley with 36 inch glass mirror made by Andrew Ainslie Common, Ealing London in 1888. Used at the Solar Physics Observatory, South Kensington, London from 1889 to 1913 then at the Solar Physics Observatory, Cambridge from 1913 to 1950s.

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1913-657
Materials:
glass and metal
type:
astronomical instruments and reflecting telescope (newtonian)
credit:
Hammersley

Parts

Clock Drive for Large Reflecting Telescope

Clock Drive for Large Reflecting Telescope

Object Number:
1913-657/2
type:
clock drive
Mirror Covers for Large Reflecting Telescope

Mirror Covers for Large Reflecting Telescope

Object Number:
1913-657/3
type:
cover - closure
Components for Large Reflecting Telescope

Components for Large Reflecting Telescope

Object Number:
1913-657/4
type:
components
Block for Large Reflecting Telescope

Block for Large Reflecting Telescope

Object Number:
1913-657/5
type:
block
Shaft for Large Reflecting Telescope

Shaft for Large Reflecting Telescope

Object Number:
1913-657/6
type:
shaft (tool components)
Brackets for Large Reflecting Telescope

Brackets for Large Reflecting Telescope

Object Number:
1913-657/7
type:
bracket - hardware
Beam for Large Reflecting Telescope

Beam for Large Reflecting Telescope

Object Number:
1913-657/8
type:
beam
Components for Large Reflecting Telescope

Components for Large Reflecting Telescope

Object Number:
1913-657/9
type:
components
Components for Large Reflecting Telescope

Components for Large Reflecting Telescope

Object Number:
1913-657/10
type:
components