Monday, 18 August 2025

Cooke Telescope Tales - order for telescope by Royal Astronomical Society in 1865

 In 1865 the Royal Astronomical Society at Somerset House, Strand, London ordered a 4.25 inch telescope from Thomas Cooke &Sons. It was mounted on an iron pillar and had a driving clock.


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