Occult Literature
The Eyepiece of the Lick Telescope
A large telescope tube meets an intricate arrangement of wheels, small tubes, handles and metal fittings. The close view concentrates upon the observer’s end rather than the complete instrument. The source caption identifies the eyepiece of the Lick telescope. Reproduced in Giberne’s astronomy book, the engraving gives the practical machinery of observation an unusually elaborate visual presence.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Eyepiece of the Lick Telescope" [editorial title]. In The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars, Agnes Giberne; introduction by Charles Pritchard. 1898 edition, with copious additions, 1898, National Book Company. Source scan leaf 413. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0137-0413
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Illustrator not identified. The Eyepiece of the Lick Telescope. The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars. Scan leaf 413. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0137-0413