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Camera on the Thaw Telescope
May 16, 1913
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Title
Camera on the Thaw Telescope
Creator
Allegheny Observatory
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
May 16, 1913
Identifier
6422.414.AO
Description
3" Camera on Thaw Tube of the Thaw Memorial Telescope. At 30 inches, it is the third largest refractor in the United States. William Thaw Junior, in memory of his father (William Thaw Senior), donated the funds for its construction. The Thaw Telescope was designed and built by the Brashear Optical Company in 1912. It cost $125,000, weighs four tons and measures 47 feet in length.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Allegheny Observatory
Astronomical instruments
Telescopes
Thaw, William, Jr.
Observatories
Geographic Subjects
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Observatory Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Allegheny Observatory Records, 1850-1967
Collection
Allegheny Observatory Records
Pitt Campus Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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