Vertical Circle
Vertical Circle
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- Description
- This large circle is part of the transit instrument (aka meridian circle) that was made by William J. Young, in Philadelphia, and installed in the new observatory at Vassar College, in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1865.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- vertical circle
- maker
- Young, William J.
- place made
- United States: New York
- Physical Description
- bronze (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 3/4 in x 31 1/2 in; 14.605 cm x 80.01 cm
- ID Number
- 1980.0318.01C
- catalog number
- 1980.0318.01C
- accession number
- 1980.0318
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- Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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