General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal (probably brass) & glass

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

205.0 cm

Width

15.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Astronomy

Category

Observation equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Cooke

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Northwest Territories

Period

Used on 1905 Expedition to Northwest Territories

Canada

Equipment used in the first project (the 1905 solar eclipse expedition to the NWT) of the Dominion Observatory under JS Plaskett. experience of using equipment during this expedition resulted in gained knowledge for the solar and stellar programs at the dominion observatory.

Function

To observe celestial objects.

Technical

English Telescope from late 19th c.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None visible

Missing

From CA of 01/14/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete

Finish

Approx. 2/3 painted white, rest painted black, brass-coloured eyepiece & collar at opposite end/ brass colour shows through in places

Decoration

N/A