Zeiss Comparator | Digital Pitt

1908

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Title
Zeiss Comparator
Creator
Allegheny Observatory
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
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.
Extent
5 x 7 in.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Astronomical instruments
Allegheny Observatory
Zeiss, Carl, 1816-1888
Zeiss Blink Comparator
Geographic Subjects
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Observatory Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Allegheny Observatory Records, 1850-1977
Collection
Allegheny Observatory Records
Pitt Campus Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
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