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Description:

An inscription on this heliotrope reads “ELLIOTT BROS / London / No 54.”

Maker: Elliott Brothers

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United Kingdom: England, London

Subject: Science & Scientific InstrumentsScience & Scientific Instruments

Subject:

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Credit Line: U.S. Department of Defense, Dept. of the Navy, U.S. Naval Observatory

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.327716Accession Number: 283654Catalog Number: 327716

Object Name: heliotrope

Physical Description: metal (overall material)wood (overall material)Measurements: horizontal tube: 16 in; 40.64 cmoverall: 8 1/2 in x 9 3/4 in x 18 7/8 in; 21.59 cm x 24.765 cm x 47.9425 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-e70a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1029286

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Heliotrope