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DescriptionRefractor Cincinnati observatory.jpg | English: Engraving from "Smith's Illustrated Astronomy" from 1848 of the Cincinnati Observatorys 11 inch "Merz and Mahler" refracting telescope installed in 1843. It is described in the 1848 text as "The 2nd Telescope in size in the United States at the Cincinnati Observatory." It is believed to be the oldest professional telescope still in use in the Western Hemisphere[1]. Cover and inside: "Smith's Illustrated Astronomy, Designed for the use of the Public Or Common Schools in the United States." By ASA SmithSecond EditionPublished by Candy & Burgess60 John StreetNew York 1848. |
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