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Description: | The University of St Andrews has within its Collection of Historic Scientific Instruments various items which were purchased in the 18th century. These include a reflecting telescope made by James Short of Edinburgh, 1736; and a fine orrery by Benjamin Cole of London, about 1750.
An inventory of the instruments and apparatus belonging to the Natural Philosophy class, made in 1797, survives in the University's archives. It lists over 200 instruments (United College Minutes, 4 March 1797). | Subjects: | SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS ASTRONOMY INSTRUMENT PHYSICS NATURAL PHILOSOPHY science | Source: | University of St Andrews | Address: | KY16 9AJ | Identifier: | PH:C90 | Language: | en-GB | Relation: | MC:C48 |
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