Refracting telescope

Description

Refracting telescope in brass, 1 3/4" aperture 2-draw hand-held, with tapered leather-covered barrel, probably by George Lowdon of Dundee, c. 1850

Museum reference

T.1980.260

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Refracting telescope

Production information

Lowdon, George, 1825 - 1912, Instrument maker
Dundee, Angus, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1850

Materials

Brass, Leather

Physical description

Brass / leather

Associations

Arthur Frank Collection of Scottish Scientific Instruments

Exhibitions

• Scotland Creates: National Museum of Scotland
  National Museum of Scotland

• Scotland Creates: McManus Galleries and Museum (01 Nov 2013 - 31 Dec 2013)
  McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum

References

Clarke, T.N., Morrison-Low, A.D. & Simpson, A.D.C. Brass & glass scientific instrument making workshops in Scotland as illustrated by instruments from the Arthur Frank Collection at the Royal Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1989. pp 147, 149-150