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Description: | Dollond London. / Day or Night.
This achromatic navigational telescope has a leather-covered barrel and a single brass draw tube. The other fittings are also brass and include an objective lens cap, a pivoted eyepiece cover and a sliding sunshade. The maker's name is inscribed on the draw tube - 'Dollond London' - as are the words 'Day or Night', indicating that the telescope was designed for use in all light conditions.
Inscription. Focal length: 34". O.G.diameter: 1.6".
caption: Day or night telescope
caption: Day or night telescope - inscription | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Achromatic lens achromatic telescopes Day or night telescope | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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