Summary
Portable transit telescope, 1.5 inch aperture and 6 inch transit circle, in wooden box. Used at Melbourne Observatory.
Physical Description
6 inch transit circle graduated on silver and read by verniers. Accessories include spirit level (12.5 inches long), lamp stand, 2 lens, brass tube to shade telescope lens. Eyepiece and lamp missing.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Melbourne Observatory, 1945
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User
Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
50 cm (Length), 33 cm (Width), 13 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
500 mm (Length), 330 mm (Width), 130 mm (Height)
Overall dimensions (of box)
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Dimensions
36 cm (Length), 58 cm (Width), 18.5 cm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: Closed box without key inserted
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