Record

RefNoPT/62/8/55
Previous numbersPT/62/8/6
LevelItem
TitleStereo photograph pair, Lord Rosse's telescope at Birr Castle, Ireland by [Mary Parsons, Countess of Rosse?]
Date[1857]
DescriptionThe great telescope seen from the south-east, the stage of the first gallery slightly raised. The instrument's scale is demonstrated by groups of figures: to the right of the telescope as viewed, William Parsons, Earl of Rosse stands with two of his children; to the left of the instrument two gentlemen stand on a raised platform. This stereoscopic photograph was used to produce the engraving that was published in William Parsons' paper as figure 5 from plate 24.

Subject: Scientific Instruments / Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'On the construction of specula of six-feet aperture; and a selection from the observations of nebulæ made with them'.

Received by the Royal Society on 5 June 1861. Read 20 June 1861.
Extent1p
FormatPhotograph
PhysicalDescriptionAlbumen prints, mounted on card
Dimensions83x172mm
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1860.0078
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1861.0029
RelatedRecordPT/62/8
URLDescriptionDigital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library
URLhttps://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9081
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8084Parsons; William (1800 - 1867); 3rd Earl of Rosse1800 - 1867
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