Telescope micrometer

Description

Telescope micrometer of brass with steel and ivory, for measuring small angular distances between stars, probably made by Thomas Heath of London, 1736

Museum reference

T.2004.530

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Telescope micrometer

Production information

Heath, Thomas, 1720 (fl.) - 1773 (d.)
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

1736

Materials

Brass, Steel, Ivory

Associations

User: Maclaurin, Colin, Professor, 1698 - 1746

References

p.47 MacDonald, Angus and Morrison - Low, A.D 'A Heavenly Library : Treasures from the Royal Observatory's Crawford Collection: an exhibition held at the National Museums of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, 8 October - 31 December 1994 (1994)

p.132 Turner, Anthony John.'Early scientific instruments : Europe, 1400-1800' Publisher: Distributed in the U.S.A. by Sotheby's Publications, Harper & Row (1987)