A Fine Brass Terrestrial Telescope, 1891. Marks: LE FIGARO À L'ABBÉ FORTIN, ATELIERS DE CONSTRUCTION JUMELLES FLAMMARION, ...

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A Fine Brass Terrestrial Telescope, 1891
Marks: LE FIGARO À L'ABBÉ FORTIN, ATELIERS DE CONSTRUCTION JUMELLES FLAMMARION, 1891
31 x 65 x 19 inches (78.7 x 165.1 x 48.3 cm) (overall)

Presented by the renowned French newspaper Le Figaro in 1891 to the distinguished cleric and amateur scientist Abbé Alphonse Fortin, possibly in recognition of his 1890 publication, Le Magnétisme Atmosphérique.



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