Mirror

Mirror, perhaps used in connection with heat experiments - Need to see the mirror and/or Steavenson's paper to determine why this is thought to have connections with heat experiments when other mirrors are thought to have been parts of telescopes.

Object Details

ID: AST0875
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments
Type: Mirror
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Herschel, William
Date made: circa 1800
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Herschel Collection
Measurements: Overall: 255 mm x 200 mm x 110 mm
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