You are here: Home / Collection / Collection by Location / Museum / BCF 9009
Telescope (Terrestrial Refractor)
The barrel and collapsible tripod are of brass. The barrel is made of two section. The eye piece mounting slides in and out of the lower section and there is an adjusting screw. The eye piece opening is made into a pinhole to avoid colour dispersion. The tripod legs fold round the stem.
Telescope (Terrestrial Refractor)
The barrel and collapsible tripod are of brass. The barrel is made of two section. The eye piece mounting slides in and out of the lower section and there is an adjusting screw. The eye piece opening is made into a pinhole to avoid colour dispersion. The tripod legs fold round the stem.
Accession Number
BCF 9009
Location
MUSEUM
Dimensions
Classification
Scientific Instruments
Artist
Jesse Ramsden
Date Created
18th century
Indepth information
Full History
  
References
7A in Elizabeth Hall, Sue Lane, Christine Thompson. ‘Catalogue of Scientific Instruments from Burton Constable Hall’, 1991.
“Record of all the material which was in the collection in 1991”