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Astronomy: the Great Melbourne Telescope, in use outdoors. Colour lithograph after H. Grubb.
- Grubb, Howard, Sir, 1844-1931
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- 46256i
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Credit: Astronomy: the Great Melbourne Telescope, in use outdoors. Colour lithograph after H. Grubb. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
The Great Melbourne Telescope, designed and built by Thomas Grubb in Dublin, installed in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1869, subsequently reinstalled at Mount Stromlo observatory, Canberra, and partly destroyed in a firestorm in 2003
Physical description
1 print : wood engraving ; image 10.5 x 12.1 cm
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Lettering
The great southern telescope. Howard Grubb photo.
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 46256i
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Languages
- English
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Location Status Access Closed stores