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A Thomas Morton 6-inch Gregorian reflecting telescope on stand, Scottish, mid 19th century,

31 October 2017, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£8,000 - £12,000

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A Thomas Morton 6-inch Gregorian reflecting telescope on stand, Scottish, mid 19th century,

the brass and mahogany bound tube with replaced primary and original secondary reflectors, focusing to the secondary reflector by long shank and screw, supported by two brass columns above rotating circular base, raised on three turned mahogany columns and three cabriole legs, length of tube 38in (97cm)

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This instrument is not signed but is similar in design to the 5-inch reflector in the collection of the National Museum of Science which is fully signed.

Thomas Morton's interest in telescope construction led him to study astronomy. In 1818, he built an astronomical observatory in Kilmarnock, furnished with instruments which he had made, and which was open to the public.

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