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Title	The heliometer house and observatories, Trinity College, Hartford.
Creator	Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
Place	Hartford (Conn.)
Topic	Observatories Telescopes Universities and colleges
Topic-Organization, Vessel	Trinity College (Hartford, Conn.)
Theme	Infrastructure Livelihood
Description	Four men in winter clothing stand beside three wooden sheds. A telescope on a stand is in front of the central structure, which has a canvas and lattice top with a lattice panel or window that stands open. The buildings of Trinity College and a rail fence are in the background. Snow is on the ground. Inscribed in block beneath image: "Eastern Observatory. The Heliometer House. Western Observatory."<br>
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. <br>From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, December 16, 1882. <br>The heliometer house at Trinity College was used by German astronomers Professors Muller and Deichmuller to observe the transit of Venus on December 6, 1882. <br>
Date created	1882.
Physical format	1 print: : wood engraving ; 9 x 24 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number 1992.82.5A<br>File name 2480 img009.pcd<br>
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
Sub-collection	Prints

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