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Zeiss Comparator
ca. 1908
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Title
Zeiss Comparator
Creator
Allegheny Observatory
Date
ca. 1908
Identifier
6422.316.AO
Description
Zeiss Comparator of the Allegheny Observatory. The "Spectrocomparator" was Designed in 1904 by the Company Carl Zeiss Jena, Founded by Noted Optician, Dr. Carl F. Zeiss. The "Stereocomparator" is an Instrument that Permits the Measurement of Relative Distances and Reveals Changes within a Star Field by Comparing One Image Against Another Simultaneously. This Tool Was Invaluable for the Discovery of Many Celestial Wonders Including Asteroids, Comets, and the Discovery of Pluto.
Place of Publication
Observatory Hill
Type
still image
Subject
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Allegheny Observatory (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Astronomical instruments--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Zeiss, Carl 1816-1888.
Zeiss Comparator--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Geographic Subjects
Observatory Hill
Source
Allegheny Observatory Records, 1850-1967
Collection
Allegheny Observatory Records
Pitt Campus Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
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