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10ft Newtonian (reflector) telescope tube
This is the octagonal tube for William Herschel's ten foot Newtonian (reflector) telescope. The tube is made of deal (wood) and is painted dark grey.
William Herschel made many telescopes of this type both for his own use and to sell. He made two types of ten foot reflector, this one is one of his small ten foot reflectors because it has a mirror of only 8.3 inches diameter instead of twenty-four inches. The large ten foot reflector Herschel only made one.
The stand for this telescope has not survived.
William Herschel made many telescopes of this type both for his own use and to sell. He made two types of ten foot reflector, this one is one of his small ten foot reflectors because it has a mirror of only 8.3 inches diameter instead of twenty-four inches. The large ten foot reflector Herschel only made one.
The stand for this telescope has not survived.
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Object Details
| ID: | AST0949 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Telescope tube |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Herschel, William; Johann Alexander Herschel Herschel, Caroline Lucretia |
| Date made: | circa 1805 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Herschel Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 330 mm x 3065 mm x 270 mm x 255 mm |