made in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire
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Telescope (detail)
This is a detail of a telescope made around 1850 by Thomas Morton, a carpet machinery maker and scientific instrument maker based in Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire.
The detail shows the maker's signature engraved on the reflecting telescope's end plate. It reads 'Thos. Morton / KILMARNOCK'.
Thomas Morton's main occupation was as a carpet machinery manufacturer. This allowed him access to materials and tools with which to construct his telescopes.
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000-190-001-055-C |
Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland T.1974.97 |
Date: |
Around 1850 c. 1850
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Material: |
Brass barrel, mahogany plate, iron base, with brass feet. Inscription: Thos. Morton / KILMARNOCK
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Dimensions: |
430 mm H x 780 mm L x 330 mm D
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What: |
Telescope, reflecting
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Subject: |
3. ASTRONOMY, Reflecting telescopes (Departmental Classification) 22. PHYSICS, Light (Departmental Classification)
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Who: |
Thomas Morton, Kilmarnock (Maker)
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Where: |
Scotland, Ayrshire, Kilmarnock
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Description: |
Gregorian reflecting telescope, signed by Thomas Morton of Kilmarnock, c. 1850
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References: |
- Clarke, T.N., Morrison-Low, A.D. & Simpson, A.D.C. Brass & glass scientific instrument making workshops in Scotland as illustrated by instruments from the Arthur Frank Collection at the Royal Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1989. pp 188-194
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