earlofrosse

2 photos and 1 illustration tagged earlofrosse, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.

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1885

2013

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Foxglove said:
so great to see an old photo of this ! we were talking about it the other evening
National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
Foxglove It's a fantastic construction/contraption/feat of engineering, is it not?
Swordscookie said:
I had never seen it, truly a fantastic piece of work. I take it The Lord Rosse looking in the scope is the other one???
National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
Swordscookie I think he could be Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse - the beard seems right. But if anyone knows any different...
Niall McAuley said:
It's still there, restored quite recently:

This was the largest telescope in the world for 70 years.