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Lord Rosse's observatory at Birr Castle (Ireland) - here, its 72-inch (183 cm) telescope called "Leviathan" at Parsonstown.

Copperplate engraving published ca. 1860
Date circa 1860
date QS:P,+1860-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
, Upload 2005-11-16
Source Telescopes.stardate.org, webpage: stardate-Levia .
Author User:ECeDee

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