Image: Palermo Ramsden telescope

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Description: Astronomical telescope made by Ramsden, used for Giuseppe Piazza in the discovery of Ceres in 1801 (Palermo Observatory).
Title: Palermo Ramsden telescope
Credit: http://www.sophiararebooks.com/pages/books/3288/giuseppe-piazzi/della-specola-astronomica-de-regi-studi-di-palermo-libri-quattro PIAZZI, Giuseppe. Della Specola Astronomica de’ Regi Studi di Palermo Libri Quattro. Palermo: Reale Stamperia, 1792. First edition. - See more at: http://www.sophiararebooks.com/pages/books/3288/giuseppe-piazzi/della-specola-astronomica-de-regi-studi-di-palermo-libri-quattro#sthash.8xLnpynJ.dpuf HISTORY OF THE TELESCOPE Main source: KING,H.C. (1955). The history of the Telescope. http://www.astrosurf.com/re/king_167.jpg
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