Interior of the 13-inch building, roof open, looking roughly north-west at the 13-inch Refractor. The rectangular pier and C-clamp-shaped polar axis are well shown. Three optical tubes are visible. Various cables, wires and ropes can also be seen. The counterweight assembly has a squat cylindrical shape. "EASTMAN-KODAK 138" is printed on the plate; the text is mirror-reversed. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume number: N/a. Original institution reference: PLB35_03_2073.
The Boyden 13-inch Refractor
Item details
Creation date:
1891-1994
Content type:
Photograph
Originals information:
The original material is located in Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Reference:
EAP1190/1/7/18/5
Level:
Item
Extent:
1
Digitisation date:
2019
Legal:
This item is part of
- Project EAP1190:
- Collection EAP1190/1:
- Collection EAP1190/1/7:
- File EAP1190/1/7/18:
- Item EAP1190/1/7/18/5:
