Henry Hindley maker of the first true equatorially mounted telescope.
Apr 14, 2021 ·
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The designs of telescopes would take a giant leap forward in the eighteenth century in Yorkshire, if Abraham Sharpe made what might be called an equatorial telescope the first true...
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The designs of telescopes would take a giant leap forward in the eighteenth century in Yorkshire, if Abraham Sharpe made what might be called an equatorial telescope the first true equatorially mounted telescope was made in York in 1739 by Henry Hindley (1771-1777).
He was a clock maker rather than a telescope maker and although not born in Yorkshire it is believed that he was born near Manchester in 1701 where he served as an apprentice clock maker and moved to York in 1730.
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He was a clock maker rather than a telescope maker and although not born in Yorkshire it is believed that he was born near Manchester in 1701 where he served as an apprentice clock maker and moved to York in 1730.
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