Plain Black Leather Round Antique Victorian Marine Brass 6" Size Mini Telescope

Item No :- TC 051

Weight :- 144 grams (approx)

Size :- 6 inches while fully extended (approx)

Description :- Mini Art Mini Size 6” Brass & Leather Mounted Plain Black Straight Victorian Marine London Telescope a vintage style Spyglass. The hand-held telescope (Spyglass) was the most basic of instruments for seaman and officers in the romantic era of tall ships. It extended one's range of vision by several miles. ..You are sailing off the cost of Puerto Rico about 200 clicks south of San Juan. A ship appears just on the horizon off the Port stern. You need to know what colors she is flying and how fast she is coming in and you need to know this long before she gets in gun range. You immediately grab your trusty brass Spyglass and have a look see..
Short History:- A telescope is an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation (such as visible light). The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century, using glass lenses. They found use in terrestrial applications and astronomy. Within a few decades, the reflecting telescope was invented, which used mirrors. In the 20th century many new types of telescopes were invented, including radio telescopes in the 1930s and infrared telescopes in the 1960s