Accession No

6723

Brief Description

manuscript notebook on telescope mirror production and preparation, Working Specula, by Cornelius John Varley, English, 1850 (c)

Origin

England

Maker

Varley, Cornelius

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

paper; thread

Dimensions

115mm (width), 181mm (depth), 2mm (height)

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased in March 2020.

Inscription

Description Notes

Manuscript notebook on telescope mirror production and preparation, Working Specula, by Cornelius John Varley, English, 1850 (c).

13-page manuscript notebook, handwritten, on off-white paper with the pages sewn together. There is a table on a smaller, loose piece of paper inserted into the book.

Complete.

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