[meteorite-list] AD: Meteorites and Books at Ebay

Wed Oct 11 07:32:26 EDT 2006

Correcting myself:
>    And last, the Ultimate Amateur Telescope
> of All Time! Lord Rosse's 120-inch Reflector,
> photographed in 1845...
> http://www.astrosurf.com/re/king_214.jpg
> 
    My error! Lord Rosse's Folly was a 72
inch reflector, but was the biggest telescope
ever built until the 100 inch on Mt. Wilson
(from 1844 until 1917). The tube was 54 feet
long and weighed 4 tons. More pictures,
links, and a view of the mirror:
http://www.arm.ac.uk/history/birr6.html

Sterling K. Webb