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Dudley Observatory
Supporting research and education in astronomy, astrophysics, and the history of astronomy |
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The Dudley Observatory's Transit Telescope was purchased in 1863. It was made by Pistor and Martins of Berlin, Germany. It's construction and operation are similar to those of the Olcott Meridian Circle. It was used for determining time based on the passage of stars across the meridian. Its object-glass was six and three-eights inches in diameter, with a focal length of eight feet. It saw little use, and was abandoned in the late nineteenth century. |
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