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Great Equatorial Telescope Long Caption: The Merz 12.8-inch visual refractor (the Great Equatorial Telescope) which occupied the ‘drum’ dome at Royal Observatory Greenwich from 1859, until 1893 when it was replaced by the 28-inch visual refractor. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Object: AST0019 Artist: unknown Date: 1870s Medium: paper; wood; glass; engraving Size: 240 mm x 260 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.