#5 The Great Melbourne Telescope
Feb 05, 2015•13 min
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Episode description
Built in 1868 by Thomas Grubb in Ireland, the Great Melbourne Telescope was the second largest operating telescope in the world. Designed to to explore the nebulae visible from the southern hemisphere, its home was the observatory at Melbourne Botanical Gardens until closure in 1945.
Guests: Matthew Churchward and Richard Gillespie
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