In 1865 George Mansfield Browne of Liverpool purchased a 3.25-inch equatorial for £125 that is just over £20,000 in today's prices from Thomas Cooke & Sons.
As you can see astronomy and buying telescopes were very much aimed at people who were well off. He also purchased a Terrestrial eyepiece for £1 15s 0d.
I have no information at all about George Mansfield Browne.
I don’t know if he had any connection with the Liverpool Astronomical Society.
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