Science & Invention

Robert Waland

Telescope Sidereal Clock Drive

Period:
20th Century
Date:
1937 - 1946
Creator:
Robert Louis Waland
Description:
A mechanism attached to the 6 inch refractor telescope.  It compensates for the Earth's rotation enabling the viewer to focus on one area with the telescope.  It is kept constant by an impulse from an accurate pendulum clock as shown in the photograph.  It was constructed by Robert Waland for use in his own observatory at Dumfries.
Materials/Media:
steel, brass, glass
Dimensions:
height 150mm, width 210mm, depth 125mm
Source:
Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura
Accession Number:
DUMFM:1999.7.17
Digital Number:
DMSI001a-d
Copyright:
Dumfries & Galloway Council
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