Interior of the 74-inch building at Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria, showing the north pier, the RA assembly and the mirror end of the telescope, seen from below and looking south-west. The telescope is to the east. Note the protective string-tied wrappings around the circles. Below the mirror cell is a triangular structure with 5 weights at the apex. This may have been used to balance the telescope before an actual instrument was attached. The name plate on the cube of the mount reads "Grubb-Parsons / Newcastle-on-Tyne / England / 1938". Undated image. 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: PLB19_02_2091.
74-inch Radcliffe Reflector, Pretoria
Item details
Creation date:
1891-1994
Content type:
Photograph
Originals information:
The original material is located in Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Reference:
EAP1190/1/7/9/3
Level:
Item
Extent:
1
Digitisation date:
2019
Legal:
This item is part of
- Project EAP1190:
- Collection EAP1190/1:
- Collection EAP1190/1/7:
- File EAP1190/1/7/9:
- Item EAP1190/1/7/9/3:
