Berry, Arthur,b. 1862 · London, J. Murray · leaf 398
ear the upper end of thetelescope, and therefore at a considerable height abovethe ground. In the 40-foot, for example, ladders 50 feetin length were used to reach the platform on which theobserver was stationed. Moreover from the nature ofthe case satisfactory observations could not be taken in… … Fig. Herschels forty-foot telescope. welfare on these occasions, and it is perhaps rather a matterof wonder that so few serious accidents occurred. In addition to doing his real work Herschel had to 33° A Short History of Astronomy [Ch. xii. receive a large number of visitors who came to Slough…
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