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Astronomical and navigational instruments

Astronomical and navigational instruments

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3. Astronomy demonstrated: instruments and models

Astrolabes and quadrants

Celestial navigation

Charting instruments

Compasses

Course, speed and distance indicators

Electronic navigation

Exploring the Arctic

Globes

Globes and globe gores

Herschel family

Meteorological instruments

Optical equipment

Popular Astronomy

Sundials

Telescopes

Telescopes at the Royal Observatory Greenwich

Telescopes Online Gallery

The Herschels as experimenters

The Herschels as instrument makers

The many faces of the telescope

Type

Type

Type

A. Telescope

Airy's Water Telescope

Altazimuth Eyepiece

Artificial glass horizon

astronomical t&e: altazimuth

astronomical t&e: telescope(equatorial refracting)

astronomical t&e: telescope(refracting)

astronomical t&e: telescope, achromatic

astronomical t&e: telescope, pocket: telescope, achromatic

astronomical t&e: telescope, water

astronomical t&e: telescope: mural circle

astronomical t&e: telescope component: eyepiece(altazimuth eyepiece)

Bag of parts

Base of prismatic astrolabe

Base of tripod/stand

Belt

Box

Box of accessories

Box Sextant

Case

Cog

documentary artifact: plaque

double sextant

Double Sounding Quintant

double sounding sextant

drafting t&e: drawing instruments

drafting t&e: scale, measuring

drafting t&e: sector, Zenith

Drawing instruments

electrical & magnetic t&e: dip circle component

elescope

Eyepiece

Gear with cogs

Handle

Hook

Information/instructions note

Key

Lens

Lens cap

Lens cover

Level

Level, transit

Magnetic, dip circle

Measuring scale

Metal bar, with grooves

Metal pins

Metal plate

Metal sheet

meteorological t&e: barometer, mercury: barometer, stick(marine)

meteorological t&e: gauge, rain

meteorological t&e: thermometer

Micrometer

Micrometer adjustment key

Micrometer and eyepiece

Micrometer box

Micrometer by Troughton & Simms

Micrometer eyepiece

Micrometer eyepiece filter?

Micrometer eyepiece mount cap

Micrometer eyepiece mount with eyepiece

Micrometer eyepiece part

Micrometer filter eyepiece?

Micrometer head

Micrometer head part

Micrometer lens

Mount

Naval telescope

Octant

plate, transit

Pocket compass

Pocket telescope

Pocket telescope eyepiece cap

Pointer

Pole

Polygonal telescope

Portable telescope

Prismatic astrolabe

Quintant

Rain gauge

Reflecting Circle

Reflecting circle

Reflecting circle box

Rolling parallel rule

Sation pointer

Screws

Sextant

Slide rule

Solar Plate Micrometer

Spirit level

Spirit level tube

Standard measures

Standard measures of length

standard yard, trial copy

Station pointer

Stick barometer

Strap

surveying & navigational t&e: artificial horizon

surveying & navigational t&e: astrolabe, prismatic

surveying & navigational t&e: circle, reflecting

surveying & navigational t&e: compass, pocket(pocket watch compass)

surveying & navigational t&e: level

surveying & navigational t&e: octant

surveying & navigational t&e: plate, transit

surveying & navigational t&e: sextant

surveying & navigational t&e: sextant, box

surveying & navigational t&e: sextant, sounding: sextant, double

surveying & navigational t&e: sextant: quintant

surveying & navigational t&e: telescope, transit instrument

surveying & navigational t&e: telescope: transit, portable

surveying & navigational t&e: telescope: transit, reversible

surveying & navigational t&e: telescope: transit circle, refracting

surveying & navigational t&e: telescope component: level, transit

surveying & navigational t&e: theodolite

Telescope

telescope

Telescope case

Telescope gear with cogs

Telescope Lens

Telescope lens

Telescope lens cover

Telescope mount

Telescope Pole

Telescope screws

Theodolite

Thermometers

Tommy bar

Top of prismatic astrolabe

Tripod/stand

Tube

Tube eyepiece

Unidentified

water transport: fighting vessel: 3rd rate (HMS)

weights & measures t&e: measurement: length, standards of

weights & measures t&e: telescope component: micrometer head

Materials

Materials

Materials

anodised brass

black paint

boxwood, brass

boxwood, brass, paper

brass

bronze

glass

inorganic: glass

leather

liquid

mahogany

mahogany, brass

metal

metal: alloy

metal: brass

metal: cast iron

metal: gold

metal: gunmetal with brass fittings

metal: iron

metal: silver

metal: steel

organic: ivory

paper

pine wood

sharkskin

silver

silver plating?

steel

textile

wood

wood (mahogany)

wood: ebony

Wood: fruit

Display Location

Display Location

Display Location

Display - Maritime London Gallery

Display - ROG

Not on display

Creator

Creator

Creator

Airy, George Biddell

Cauchoix, Robert -Aglae

Cooke, Thomas

Cooke, Troughton & Simms

Dollond & Aitchison

Dollond, Peter

Grubb, Thomas

Ransomes & May

T. Cooke and Sons Ltd

Troughton

Troughton & Simms

Troughton, Edward

Unknown

Places

Places

Places

Charlton

City of London

Dublin

England

London

Unknown

Events

Events

Events

Transit of Venus, 1874

Vessels

Vessels

Vessels

Saturn (1786)

People

People

People

Airy, George Biddell

Christie, William Henry Mahoney

Herschel, John Frederick William

Hoskins, T. H.

Jellicoe, John Rushworth

John Lilley & Son Ltd

Mr Davis R.N.

Newbegin, Algenon Montagu

Oliver, A H

Pond, John

Royal Greenwich Observatory

Science Museum Group

Sheepshanks, Reverend Richard

South, James

Stokes, John Lort

Troughton & Simms

Woolley, Richard van der Riet

Century

Century

Century

18th

19th

20th

unknown

Date Range

Date Range

Date From

Date To

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Record Shot - Do not reproduce.

Slide rule

Measuring scale

Record Shot - Do not reproduce.

Slide rule

Box Sextant - Front/ Lid Outside

Pocket sextant (Box Sextant)

Octant

Reflecting Circle - front

Reflecting Circle

Naval telescope

Naval telescope

Sextant - front

Sextant

Record Shot - Do not reproduce.

Measuring scale

Sextant - Front

Sextant

Reflecting Circle

Reflecting circle

Sextant

Record Shot - Do not reproduce.

Theodolite

Pocket compass

Record Shot - Do not reproduce.

Micrometer lens

Record Shot - Do not reproduce.

Altazimuth Eyepiece

Record Shot - Do not reproduce.

Micrometer eyepiece

Record Shot - Do not reproduce.

Micrometer eyepiece

Record Shot - Do not reproduce.

Micrometer box

Record Shot - Do not reproduce.

Micrometer adjustment key

Record Shot - Do not reproduce.

Micrometer eyepiece

Record Shot - Do not reproduce.

Micrometer eyepiece

Record Shot - Do not reproduce.

Micrometer eyepiece mount with eyepiece

Record Shot - Do not reproduce.

Micrometer eyepiece mount with eyepiece

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