Drawer 1 PC 2: RGO 101
Container
Contains 2 Results:
Sub-Sub-Series
New Equatorial [larger size], 1856-1857, 1887 and c.1970s (copy)
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/2/11/1-94
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Merz 12.8-inch Telescope was ordered in 1855 and brought into use in 1860. It was the Observatory's largest equatorially mounted refractor until the arrival of the 13-inch Astrographic Telescope in 1890. Both the telescope and its mounting were designed by George Airy and were referred to together as either the Great Equatorial or the South-East Equatorial. The telescope had an object glass of 12.8-inches diameter and a focal length of 17 feet 10 inches.
This series is comprised of a...
Dates:
1856-1857, 1887 and c.1970s (copy)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Sub-Sub Series
New Equatorial (smaller size), 1856 - 1893
Sub-Sub Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/2/11/95-150
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Merz 12.8-inch Telescope was ordered in 1855 and brought into use in 1860. It was the Observatory's largest equatorially mounted refractor until the arrival of the 13-inch Astrographic Telescope in 1890. Both the telescope and its mounting were designed by George Airy and were referred to together as either the Great Equatorial or the South-East Equatorial. The telescope had an object glass of 12.8-inches diameter and a focal length of 17 feet 10 inches.
This series is comprised of a...
Dates:
1856 - 1893
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).