Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope Size:XS: 20 x 15cm Fashionably dressed men riding hobby

Fashionably dressed men riding hobby horses at a riding school at 337 Strand

View of Garlick Hill looking towards Upper Thames Street

schoolgirls did needlework and domestic science but today (23rd January 1968) a few girls have lessons in car maintenance in their school rota

'The Chinese collection

Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope Size:XS: 20 x 15cm Fashionably dressed men riding hobbyIsaac Newton's reflecting telescope. The telescope consists of two tubes, one sliding inside the other to focus the mirrors. The tubes are made from layers of paper or cardboard and the upper tube is covered with a layer of decorative vellum. There are two eyepiece holes, one of which is blocked with cork. The inside of the tubes have been painted black and the secondary mirror is positioned inside. 1671