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V.45 Astronomical telescope
Maker:Jean-Noël Lerebours
Place:Paris
Date:first half 19th cent.
Materials:wood, brass
Dimensions:length 575 mm
Current inventory:518
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Astronomical telescope from the Arcetri Observatory. It consists of a wooden tube, inside which slides a second tube of brass. The signature of the maker Lerebours ("Lerebours op. en de S.M. l'Emp. Ur et Roi Place du Pont Neuf a Paris") is engraved in the second tube. There is a complete set of lenses.

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