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Lot 103

An Edward Nairne 4-inch brass Gregorian reflecting telescope,
English, late 18th century,

3 May 2012, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An Edward Nairne 4-inch brass Gregorian reflecting telescope, English, late 18th century,

boldly signed on the tube E Nairne London, focusing to the secondary mirror by long shank and screw, the tube with open sights (forward one broken off), mounted by bracket and two butterfly wing nuts above joint with altitude and azimuth movement, tapering brass column and folding tripod base, length of tube 25in (64cm) long

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