Telescope Sidereal Clock Drive

A mechanism attached to the 6 inch refractor telescope.  It compensates for the Earth's rotation enabling the viewer to focus on one area with the telescope.  It is kept constant by an impulse from an accurate pendulum clock as shown in the photograph.  It was constructed by Robert Waland for use in his own observatory at Dumfries.
Object no :
DMSI001a-d
Collection :
Robert Waland
Creator :
Robert Louis Waland
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
height 150mm, width 210mm, depth 125mm
Materials :
steel, brass, glass
Location :
NA
Related site :
Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy
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