About this site

. Model of Dyson's 36" Yapp reflector telescope. Instrument is painted grey, on imitation parquet floor. With model figure.
1974
National Maritime Museum

. Model of Herschel's 40ft telescope, structure in unpainted wood. Telescope painted bottle green. In model, there are two small contemporary figures. Ground represents gravel and grass.
1974
National Maritime Museum

. Nocturnal. Folding diptych with nocturnal on upper leaf inside and instructions for use on inside of lower leaf. Corners of leaves protected by metal corner-pieces. Yellow paper with blue printing used inside. Nocturnal: Fixed disc with floral motifs
1974
National Maritime Museum

Facsimile nocturnal. Cardboard facsimile of a sixteenth century nocturnal by the Italian maker, Girolamo della Volparia which is in the Museo di Storia della Scienza in Florence. The instrument comes within a booklet which describes the nocturnal and its
1974
National Maritime Museum

How to convert the nocturnal reading to standard time. Instructions for nocturnal.
1974
National Maritime Museum

L' Orologio Notturno. Facsimile nocturnal instruction booklet
1974
National Maritime Museum