Telescope

Description

Schmidt telescope by Cox, Hargreaves and Thomson, England, 1951, on base by Grubb Parsons, Newcastle, 1930 from west tower of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh

Museum reference

T.2010.31

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Telescope

Production information

Cox, Hargreaves and Thomson, Manufacturer of telescope
England, Northern Europe

Date

1951
1930

Associations

Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
Eponym: Schmidt, Bernhard, 1879 - 1935
Maker of base: Grubb Parsons
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Earth in Space (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

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Collection Story

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