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Telescope teachings : a familiar sketch of astronomical discovery : combining a special notice of objects coming within the range of a small telescope : illustrated by the author's original drawings : with a detail of the most interesting discoveries which have been made with the assistance of powerful telescopes, concerning the phenomena of the heavenly bodies, including the recent comet
Telescope teachings : a familiar sketch of astronomical discovery : combining a special notice of objects coming within the range of a small telescope : illustrated by the author's original drawings : with a detail of the most interesting discoveries which have been made with the assistance of powerful telescopes, concerning the phenomena of the heavenly bodies, including the recent comet
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Telescope teachings : a familiar sketch of astronomical discovery : combining a special notice of objects coming within the range of a small telescope : illustrated by the author's original drawings : with a detail of the most interesting discoveries which have been made with the assistance of powerful telescopes, concerning the phenomena of the heavenly bodies, including the recent comet

Date1859
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Dimensions24700 x 33100 mm (972 7/16 x 1303 1/8 in.)
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CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131009559709D
Dewey NumberNS WAR
Astronomical conversations for children, or, A familiar explanation of some of the principal appearances of the heavenly bodies
Astronomical conversations for children, or, A familiar explanation of some of the principal appearances of the heavenly bodies
1825
Douglas Reeman: His study is filled with old charts, maps, telescopes, and even Admiral Lord Nelson's chair - all to create a special atmosphere for writing his books
Douglas Reeman: His study is filled with old charts, maps, telescopes, and even Admiral Lord Nelson's chair - all to create a special atmosphere for writing his books
8/28/1986
Practised eyes: Joy and Clive Goodwin, authors of A Bird-Watching Guide to Ontario, focus their telescope and binoculars so they won't miss any of the 1,000 plumages familiar to the Metro area
Practised eyes: Joy and Clive Goodwin, authors of A Bird-Watching Guide to Ontario, focus their telescope and binoculars so they won't miss any of the 1,000 plumages familiar to the Metro area
5/12/1983
Astronomical Observations: Paul Delaney is right at home in York University's observatory. Because he's looking at sun spots, Delaney has the telescope pointed into the big star itself, in order to get some flare on the lens.
Astronomical Observations: Paul Delaney is right at home in York University's observatory. Because he's looking at sun spots, Delaney has the telescope pointed into the big star itself, in order to get some flare on the lens.
12/7/1990
The drawing school for little masters and misses : containing the most easy and concise rules for learning to draw without the assistance of a teacher : embellished with a great variety of figures, curiously designed : to which are added The whole art of kite making and the author's new discoveries in the preparation of water colours
The drawing school for little masters and misses : containing the most easy and concise rules for learning to draw without the assistance of a teacher : embellished with a great variety of figures, curiously designed : to which are added The whole art of kite making and the author's new discoveries in the preparation of water colours
1777
The huge telescope of the D. A. Dunlap memorial observatory at Richmond Hill, Ont., which, when completed this spring, will be the largest telescope i(...)
The huge telescope of the D. A. Dunlap memorial observatory at Richmond Hill, Ont., which, when completed this spring, will be the largest telescope i(...)
2/2/1935
The Richmond Hill telescope, now the third largest in the world, will slip into fourth place when the 200-inch telescope at Mt. Palomar, in southern C(...)
The Richmond Hill telescope, now the third largest in the world, will slip into fourth place when the 200-inch telescope at Mt. Palomar, in southern C(...)
2/17/1940
Clocks for new observatory telescope- The clock shown in (1) checks the intricate mechanism of the clock Dr. R.K. Young
Clocks for new observatory telescope- The clock shown in (1) checks the intricate mechanism of the clock Dr. R.K. Young
1/1/1935
Star-Gazer: Paul Delaney mans the telescope at York University, where the general public can come Wednesday nights to take close-up pictures of the moon.
Star-Gazer: Paul Delaney mans the telescope at York University, where the general public can come Wednesday nights to take close-up pictures of the moon.
2/8/1990
Observatory at Richmond Hil . (3) Guests line up to take a look at the mechanism of the 74-inch telescope. [Incomplete]
Observatory at Richmond Hil . (3) Guests line up to take a look at the mechanism of the 74-inch telescope. [Incomplete]
6/1/1935
(2) A view of the interior of the dome of the Dunlap Memorial, showing the massive polar axis of the telescope
(2) A view of the interior of the dome of the Dunlap Memorial, showing the massive polar axis of the telescope
5/8/1934
The clock in (2), will keep the gigantic telescope of the Dunlap observatory at Richmond Hill moving in unison with the rotation of the earth when the observatory opens, May 31
The clock in (2), will keep the gigantic telescope of the Dunlap observatory at Richmond Hill moving in unison with the rotation of the earth when the observatory opens, May 31
1/11/1935