Sujet

The great telescope erected on Wandsworth Common, London, c1853. Artist: Anon

Légende

The great telescope erected on Wandsworth Common, London, c1853. The telescope was constructed in 1852 by the Reverend John Craig and was the lagest refracting telescope in the world at that time.

Date

1853

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM19B03_037

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,5Mo (1,3Mo) / 31,8cm x 24,0cm / 3761 x 2830 (300dpi)

Mots clés

London England technology country tower science telescope astronomy British English common location Victorian century Britain 19th century nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery refracting telescope TGN Wandsworth watercolour ink pen Anon Anonymous John Craig Wandsworth Common John Craig