Duncan Bradford
Herschel's Forty-Foot Reflecting Telescope, 1837 c.
10 x 8 ½ in
26 x 21 cm
26 x 21 cm
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Wood-engraving of the telescope designed by English astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822) and likely used by him to discover and observe Saturn's moon Enceladus and Mimas. The telescope was constructed between...
Wood-engraving of the telescope designed by English astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822) and likely used by him to discover and observe Saturn's moon Enceladus and Mimas.
The telescope was constructed between 1785 and 1789, and funded by King George III.
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The telescope was constructed between 1785 and 1789, and funded by King George III.
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