Refracting telecsope

Inventory Number:

AST01

This small refractor was used by the Greek scholar Theophilos Kairis (1784-1853). One of the first telescopes for amateur stellar observations used in Greece.

Data

Date:

1810 (c.)

Origin:

University of Athens - Faculty of Philosophy

Location:

Museum of Science and Technology, University of Athens

Maker:

Lerebours

Dimensions:

50 mm

Astronomy
Telescopes