Summary
Probably the 8 inch refracting telescope, built by Thomas Cooke & Sons, York, Yorkshire, and erected at Adelaide Observatory, 1874.
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Place & Date Depicted
Adelaide Observatory, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1874-1890
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Maker of Item Depicted
T. Cooke & Sons, York, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain, 1874
The 8-Inch Refracting Telescope by Thomas Cooke & Sons at the Adelaide Observatory was installed under director Charles Todd to observe the 1874 transit of Venus. -
Format
Negative, Black & White
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Type of item
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References
The transit of venus website: [Link 1] viewed 04/01/2010.
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Keywords
Astronomy, Great Melbourne Telescope, Observatories, Telescopes
