Telescope

Catalogue number:
PH*325412

Inscriptions:
"Nairne, London"

Dimensions:
aperture 1.25 inches; length 40 to 46.25 inches

Discussion:
This telescope has an achromatic objective, a four-element erecting eye piece, and a wooden tube with two sections that screw together in the middle. It was made after the invention of achromatic lenses in 1758, and before 1774 when Edward Nairne (1726-1806) went into partnership with Thomas Blunt.

Ref: Deborah Warner, "Edward Nairne: Scientist and Instrument Maker," Rittenhouse 12 (1998): 65-93.

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