30" mirror or blank
Telescope mirror or blank stored in customised crate. This may be part of the Thompson equatorial , a 30-inch reflector at Herstmonceux. It could also be a 30-inch mirror with skeleton tube and fork mounting which J.H. Hindle made in 1939 for Dr. W.H. Steavenson.
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Object Details
ID: | AST1194 |
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Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
Type: | 30" mirror or blank |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | Unknown |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 310 mm x 850 mm x 850 mm x 232 kg |