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RefNoMS/626/29
LevelItem
TitleApproximate Drawing of Autolychus, in the Moon
Date1856
DescriptionEntitled ' Alta Vista Station Approximate Drawing of Autolychus, in the Moon magnifying power 260 September 6th, 1856. '

Scale of Seconds of Space and Scale of English miles above image

Note at side; ' To form lower half of Plate 5 of Phil Trans '

Watercolour pasted onto page 29 of manuscript
Extent1 sheet
PhysicalDescriptionWatercolour on paper. Sheet detached from main body of manuscript. Size 23 x 16 cm
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialPrinted as lower half of Plate XXXIV in 'Philosophical Transactions' 1858 Volume 148, part of paper by Charles Piazzi Smyth entitled 'Astronomical Experiment on the peak of Tenerife'
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