Tube 4: RGO 101/1/FI/V
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FI: 2.5m Tel. Instruments PF [Prime Focus] and AD Drawings [Isaac Newton Telescope], 1980 - 1991
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/1/FI
Scope and Contents
A set of 183 drawings of the Prime Focus and 'AD' which was designed and built by the RGO for the 2.5m telescope (Isaac Newton Telescope or 'INT') at La Palma. The drawings were originally kept together in two rolls labelled 'FI 2.5m Tel. Instruments PF and AD Drg. Nos'. They include drawings of sizes V, W, X and Y, V being the largest. The Isaac Newton Telescope was moved from RGO Herstmonceux to the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma in the early 1980s. The Prime...
Dates:
1980 - 1991
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From the Management Group:
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