[meteorite-list] AD: Meteorites and Books at Ebay

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Oct 11 07:32:32 2006
Message-ID: <02ea01c6ed28$eda4e7c0$674ce146_at_ATARIENGINE>

Correcting myself:
> And last, the Ultimate Amateur Telescope
> of All Time! Lord Rosse's 120-inch Reflector,
> photographed in 1845...
> http://www.astrosurf.com/re/king_214.jpg
>
    My error! Lord Rosse's Folly was a 72
inch reflector, but was the biggest telescope
ever built until the 100 inch on Mt. Wilson
(from 1844 until 1917). The tube was 54 feet
long and weighed 4 tons. More pictures,
links, and a view of the mirror:
http://www.arm.ac.uk/history/birr6.html

Sterling K. Webb
Received on Wed 11 Oct 2006 07:32:26 AM PDT