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Lord Rosse's great reflecting telescope

Lord Rosse's great 72-inch (1.828m) diameter reflecting telescope of 1845, called the Leviathan of Parsonstown. Mounted between two brick walls, it could move only in a north-south direction. The Earth's rotation provided movement in an east-west direction. Engraving from "Astronomie Populaire" by Camille Flammarion (Paris, 1881). William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images).
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Lord Rosse's great reflecting telescope
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Lord Rosse's great 72-inch (1.828m) diameter reflecting telescope of 1845, called the Leviathan of Parsonstown. Mounted between two brick walls, it could move only in a north-south direction. The Earth's rotation provided movement in an east-west direction. Engraving from "Astronomie Populaire" by Camille Flammarion (Paris, 1881). William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
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5100 x 3279 px | 47.8 MB
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43.2 x 27.8 cm | 17.0 x 10.9 in (300 dpi)
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