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The telescope, with which in 1860 for the first time were observed specters of stars. This gave opportunity to modern scientists to make conclusions about the chemical compounds of far-away celestial bodies. A mirror telescope from the mid-19th century with a diameter of the objective 1, 22 m , which was mounted on the island of Malta. Even modern science has not created a reflector with an objective of the lens longer than a meter. |
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The house of William Hershel near Windsor and the made by him telescope ( 6 m long and with a diameter of the mirror 30 sm.) with which he observed the sky in 1780 and the following years. Appliances from the 16th and 17th century: an astronomical globe, an ever-lasting calendar, a sun clock with a compass, astronomical clocks. The astronomical clock is from the end of the 17th century, after Christian Hugeness creates the clock balance. |
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