Tube

An unfinished brass tube.

This piece is associated with the Herschel family since it features in the catalogue made of all the astronomical material extant at the Herschel house in Slough (Observatory House) in 1924. It may be that this is how the Herschels bought in the brass that Alexander Herschel then worked on to turn into eyepieces and other accessories for their telescopes.

Object Details

ID: AST1017
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments
Type: Telescope part
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
People: Herschel, William; Redmill, J. D. Johann Alexander Herschel
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Herschel Collection
Measurements: Overall: 405 mm; Diameter: 30 mm
Parts: Tube