Reflecting telescope / mirror, primary / tube section, helical

Description

Surviving portions of a twelve-inch aperture reflecting telescope acquired by Sir David Gill in 1866 - two mounted primary mirrors, two helical tube sections and some smaller parts

Museum reference

T.1977.X.58

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Reflecting telescope / mirror, primary / tube section, helical

Production information

H. Cooper Key, Maker

Date

1866 or earlier

Materials

Metal

Associations

Previous owner: Sir David Gill

Exhibitions

• Sir David Gill 1843-1914: Aberdeen's Royal Astronomer (18 Jan 2014 - 29 Mar 2014)
  Aberdeen Maritime Museum