Sujet

'The Great Equatorial Telescope in the Dome, Greenwich Observatory', (c1878). Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'The Great Equatorial Telescope in the Dome, Greenwich Observatory', (c1878). The 28-inch Greenwich refracting telescope at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, south London. Completed in 1893, it was commissioned in 1885 by Astronomer Royal William Christie. It was built to research double star systems and is the largest of its kind in the UK and the seventh largest in the world. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, And Its Places. The Southern Suburbs, Volume VI, by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, c1878]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1878

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D50_456

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

57,6Mo (4,6Mo) / 38,0cm x 38,0cm / 4487 x 4485 (300dpi)

Mots clés

ville Londres intérieur le travail pays la science métier télescope astronomie Britannique Anglais observatoire endroit Victorian siècle La Grande-Bretagne profession concept B&W le plus grand MONOCHROME Greenwich publication 19e siècle noir et blanc noir et blanc B W le plus grand éditeur dix-neuvie siècle Observatoire Royal The Print Collector Old and New London Unknown Edward Walford Edward Walford Cassell & Company Ltd Petter Galpin & Co Galpin & Company Equatorial Telescope