{"product_id":"the-monster-telescopes-erected-by-the-earl-of-rosse-parsonstown-with-an-account-of-the-manufacture-of-the-specula-and-full-descriptions-of-all-the-machinery-connected-with-these-instruments-paperback-9781108013758","title":"The Monster Telescopes, Erected by the Earl of Rosse, Parsonstown; With an Account of the Manufacture of the Specula, and Full Descriptions of All the Machinery Connected with These Instruments (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108013758","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Monster Telescopes, Erected by the Earl of Rosse, Parsonstown\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith an Account of the Manufacture of the Specula, and Full Descriptions of All the Machinery Connected with These Instruments\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA contemporary description of the largest telescope of its time, built by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse in 1845.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Woods (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108013758, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 October 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e162 pages, 4 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1 cm, 0.21 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWilliam Parsons (1800–67), third earl of Rosse, was responsible for building the largest telescope of his time, nicknamed the 'Leviathan'. It enabled the earl to describe the spiral structure of galaxies. This volume reissues two contemporary accounts of the telescope. The first, published anonymously in 1844 and later revealed to be by Thomas Woods, provides a comprehensive description of the workings of both the 'Leviathan' and the smaller telescope which preceded it, with detailed accounts of the construction of both telescopes. The second, by another anonymous author, first appeared in the Dublin Review in March 1845, and outlines the history and problems of telescope manufacture from Galileo onwards. Together with a short account from 1842 of the Armagh observatory by its director, these works situate the telescopes, and the difficulties the earl faced during the eighteen years he took to build the 'Leviathan', in their wider context.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eI. The manufacture of the three foot speculum, and the machinery of the small telescope\u003cbr\u003e 2. The manufacture of the six foot speculum, and the machinery of the Monster telescope.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular astronomy \u0026amp; space [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular astronomy \u0026amp; space\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20astronomy%20\u0026amp;%20space%20%5BWNX%5D%22\"\u003eWNX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002160533784,"sku":"9781108013758","price":23.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108013758i_b5f0dba2-feab-4a2d-a85a-ea0239945582.jpg?v=1694869279","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-monster-telescopes-erected-by-the-earl-of-rosse-parsonstown-with-an-account-of-the-manufacture-of-the-specula-and-full-descriptions-of-all-the-machinery-connected-with-these-instruments-paperback-9781108013758","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}