An Astronomer with Astrolabe and a Telescope
A print after a French 13th century manuscript (now in the Bodelian Library, Oxford). Despite the title given, the man is actually holding a sighting tube rather than a telescope. By the 4th century BC, sighting tubes were known to be of use in observing the stars and planets, since they helped to eliminate extraneous light.
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Object Details
ID: | PAJ3458 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Rye, W. B. |
Date made: | 1694; 1854 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 210 x 286; plate: 170 x 110 mm |
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