Replica of refracting telescope by Galileo, 1610

Facsimile of telescope by Galileo, length 4-foot 1 3/4-inches, with a tooled leather tube and magnification of 14, closed complete with lenses. Made by Cipriani and purchased from the Museo di Fisica e Storia Naturale, Florence, Italy in 1923.

Collection

Science Museum

Inventory Number

3020562

Title

Replica of refracting telescope by Galileo, 1610

Object Type

PhysicalObject

Measurements

- overall (estimate): 50 x 720 mm