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Virtual Museum of Measuring Engines

http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~afs5z/engines.html

The history of modern astronomical measurement, emphasis on instruments.

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The 28-inch Photo-visual Refractor

http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server.php?request=setTemplate:singlecontent&contentTypeA=conWebDoc&contentId=354&navId=005001004

Exhibition from the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, that explains the history of this telescope via words and archive photographs.

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Antique Telescopes

http://www.antiquetelescopes.org/

An overview with photographs of many lesser known telescopes typical of their time.

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Adler Planetarium - Historical Collections

http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/history/

Collection of instruments, past exhibitions, history department information.

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