Equipment

The telescope, with which in 1860 for the first time were observed specters of stars.

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.

The mirror telescope
 The house of William Hershel near Windsor and the made by him telescope

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.

Appliances from the 16<SUP>th</SUP> and 17th century

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