RefNo | MOB/047 |
Level | Item |
Title | Henry Kater's telescope |
Artist | Crickmore, Thomas |
Date | c.1820 |
Description | Wooden Cassegrain telescope with brass fittings, mounted on a circular joint and a rectangular base. Used by Henry Kater FRS in his comparison of the merits of the Cassegrainian and Gregorian telescopes. |
ObjectName | Scientific Instrument |
Materials | Metal, wood |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Telescope comparison discussed in Kater's paper 'On the light of the Cassegrainian telescope, compared with that of the Gregorian', Proceedings, vol 1, 1832 |
URLDescription | Digital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library |
URL | https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-8459 |