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7ft Newtonian (reflector) telescope Long Caption: William Herschel made and sold many telescopes of this type. He used his own 7ft telescope (which would have been very similar to this one) with a 6.2 inch aperture magnifying images 227 times (depending on the eyepiece used), to make his 'second review of the heavens' in 1781 from his house in New Kings Street, Bath. It was during this review that he discovered the planet Uranus. Herschel was able to supplement the pension granted him by George III by making a number of these telescopes for sale. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: AST0960 Artist: Sir William Herschel; Johann Alexander Herschel; Caroline Lucretia Herschel Date: 1770-1790 Medium: mahogany; brass Size: 2134 mm x 197 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.