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Lot 64

A J. Short 1 1/4-inch Brass Transit Telescope,
English, Late 19th century,

15 September 2021, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £3,187.50 inc. premium

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A J. Short 1 1/4-inch Brass Transit Telescope, English, Late 19th century,

Signed J. SHORT, 2 GLADSTONE ST, SOUTHWARK, LONDON, Pivoted on stand for single-plane movement, with accompanying spirit level, supported on painted brass base, in a fitted pine box with two objectives, prism lens, with lamp on stand,
the microscope 12in (30cm) high; the case 13 3/4in (35cm) wide

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The transit telescope was used in order to create star charts, by combining the time at which a star crosses the meridian with the angle of the telescope.

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