Lantern slide
This is a box of about 50 miscellaneous lantern slides depicting astronomical phenomena, including representations of the moon, comets, meteors, the Sun and nebulae. Most of the slides are labelled "BAA" (British Astronomical Association) and, among these, several are labelled as being from the collections of individuals who were BAA members and frequent lecturers: Rev. E. Ledger, Sir R.S. Ball, A. Wheeler, E.W. Maunder and J.A. Hardcastle. The whole set appear to have been part of the BAA's large collection of lantern slides for some time before being acquired by a private individual. See also AST1122.
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Object Details
ID: | AST1121 |
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Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
Type: | Lantern slide |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | 1890-1920; 19C 1910-1920 |
People: | British Astronomical Association |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 113 mm x 302 mm x 108 mm |