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Lord Rosse's great 72-inch

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Lord Rosse's great 72-inch (1.828m) diameter reflecting telescope of 1845, called the Leviathan of Parsonstown. Mounted between two brick walls, it could move only in a north-south direction. The Earth's rotation provided movement in an east-west direction. Engraving from "A Handbook of Descriptive Astronomy" by George F Chambers (Oxford, 1890). William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867). Science. Astronomy. Scientific instrument. Optics

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23,1Mo (2,5Mo) / 30,0cm x 19,3cm / 3543 x 2276 (300dpi)