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We’ve reduced prices across our sites this summer, but there’s more to see than ever at Greenwich! 

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Nuts and bolts

Box of assorted nuts and bolts in a tobacco tin.
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Object details

ID: AST0960.19
Type: Nuts and bolts
Materials: Metal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Herschel, William
Date made: 1770-1790
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: 7-foot Newtonian (reflector) telescope (Telescope)
  • Newtonian primary mirror (AST0960.1)
  • Eyepiece (AST0960.2)
  • Eyepiece (AST0960.3)
  • Eyepiece (AST0960.4)
  • Eyepiece (AST0960.5)
  • Eyepiece (AST0960.6)
  • Newtonian secondary mirror (AST0960.7)
  • Cover for mirror (AST0960.8)
  • Filter in a brass mount (AST0960.9)
  • Extension tube (AST0960.10)
  • Filter in a brass mount (AST0960.11)
  • Reflector eyepiece (AST0960.12)
  • Reflector eyepiece (AST0960.13)
  • Screwdriver (AST0960.14)
  • Screwdriver (AST0960.15)
  • File (AST0960.16)
  • Knob (AST0960.17)
  • Mirror (AST0960.18)
  • Nuts and bolts (AST0960.19)
  • Telescope tube (AST0960.20)
  • Telescope stand (AST0960.21)
  • Mirror case lid (AST0960.22)
  • Mirror case base (AST0960.23)
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