The Great Melbourne Telescope, Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Victoria, 1874

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Item SH 950112 Engraving - The Great Melbourne Telescope, Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Victoria, 1874

Summary

Three coloured engravings on one sheet of the Great Melbourne Telescope at Melbourne Observatory. Originally published in The Australasian Sketcher, June-July 1874.

1. 'An Observer at Work': depicting an astronomer and assistant using the Great Melbourne Telescope.
2. 'The Speculum Polishing Machine': depicting the polishing machine for the Great Melbourne Telescope.
3. 'A Party of Amateur Astronomers': depicting a group of public visitors inspecting the Great Melbourne Telescope.
Made: Hamel & Ferguson, printers, circa 1884

Description of Content

Great Melbourne Telescope. Engravings from the Australasian Sketcher, 13 June 1874. Engraving titles: An observator at work; The speculum polishing machine; A party of amateur astronomers.