Equatorial sextant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich Finish:none 'Boulevard Montmartre in Paris'

'Boulevard Montmartre in Paris'

It was a great success

A large muff with a band of brocade

Ultimately meetings were permitted and peaceably held

Equatorial sextant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich Finish:none 'Boulevard Montmartre in Paris'Exterior scene showing a rear view of the 7 foot equatorial sextant with a telescopic sight designed for the old Royal Observatory by John Flamsteed (1646 1719) the first Astronomer Royal. The instrument is on an observing platform upon which can be seen stepladders and a lantern. Plate 4 (right half detail) from Ichnographia speculae Regiae Grenovici exquisite facta (London, 1676) a series of engravings commissioned by Sir Jonas Moore, the leading