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A giant new camera telescope
A giant new camera telescope for measuring the heat of the stars by means of photographs has been installed at the Greenwich Observatory, London. The light of the stars falls on the mirror and then passed several times from reflector to reflect and to a prison until it finally reaches the photographic plate. The mirror of the telescope is 36 inches in diameter and 6 inches thick and weighs 500lb. …
Creator
- TopFoto
- TopFoto
Subject
- Twentieth century
- black and white
- monochrome
- europeana photography
- 30s, 30's, 1930s, 1930's, thirties, nineteen thirties
- Between The Wars
- 562,Science
- …
- Outer space
- Engineering
- Astronomy
Type of item
- Photography, Professional Photography
Creator
- TopFoto
- TopFoto
Subject
- Twentieth century
- black and white
- monochrome
- europeana photography
- 30s, 30's, 1930s, 1930's, thirties, nineteen thirties
- Between The Wars
- 562,Science
- …
- Outer space
- Engineering
- Astronomy
Type of item
- Photography, Professional Photography
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Place-Time
- 17/04/1934
Places
- Greenwich,London,United Kingdom England
Identifier
- https://www.topfoto.co.uk/asset/3376829
- https://www.topfoto.co.uk/asset/3376829
Language
- eng
- English
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-27T10:38:53.055Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-03-01T18:27:49.540Z