New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-17
Gigantic Telescope ut wandsworth Commou
In kBgiahd.

The necessary imperfrctiOns of and the
difficulties attend ut upon huge rea,c ing Telescopes
IKE those constructed oy Henshell and Lord Ro..s
has led to az attempt to construct Acdrom.tc ns,ru
ntni -hich .bsll rival thO.e sisanic ibsuunsnu 10
power The D'S Teles ,ops. tsuoc ed for Rev. Mr.
Cf.F Vicar OF Lesmos ton un6er toe supsrats
Of Nj w. GfsyEtt x I. plAcad upJ a .its of two
teIe' On Wa dssorn Common, prevented for the pur.
po'eby The Far Of SPENCER ~ p-rpe,a or ~ long q,
the insuums u shall " raiDtsintd.
The oebts toeer, co sis,iIg OF brick Is a feat 10
bsbt, 10 ie.i diameter sad ~-ishs 2eI Iaos Every
pfecsun has been tk-n 10 the con.tru :ton OF inis
building To- preNt toe slightest vbrariUn ba II auy
obs, pUntm.nt Ia this resp- 81 should ai.e, ID dOnN
weight can be oDtain-d by Osiins th- several IDu
sDd thr rnost pert CO Hesdiu-ss vi b. thu. injured
By the aide " this sus'apiDg toSer h.ngs the T.e,.
cope The rugth of the man tube, ~nich L. snso-d
utVnst hfu issr. 10 20 iet, bus vita an ese1i-cs
al re bArto~ eTo, spf d-vc-y the onur. 20 al
length 10 us- all De- - st Tn dee 90 Of the -c.p
10 ~ prevent b.cursu ny the csni.nsAton ~ nos.
tpre which tskes yacs during to- uissL unen the Ia
siruuent 10 nOs' 10 Its exterior 10 OF bdsht NJ Al
he ibsH Tor l. psirteo bsck The focal ois-pee ~ii
very nom 70 u = iest Tb- tuDs It ne erss.-st cir.
euneTeIee Is lcet spd shs psrt "A .but "a
itet hon the OF ice -gisis
TIE G, teruin-iiOB al tbs plnt the result Of re-
pestd en- perrin eLs and mlauto and csrefUr calculs
uOts IL vAs essential % the Offices 10 vies thaf
sbon uo' be the an. htsH vibration Ia trs iosT usnt
Mr. Grsyst, reasoning trOm snsr gy sppisi the yrnci
pie VI bar nO pro- Ie.sOD O. The p,rf-cD II 1s
neut iO extending tae range II vision, aud zdl0g
sstr' pOuc r-ss6rch By hs tml rOv-u-bt. tho viJfa
ton at end u ns tube 10 lied BY that ag the
other, sbd tne result 1. that A1in@ss aud
precisiop 10 attained The object. lases are " Eas.h
construction. tn. uskiog o. The large 1a. gas -as
eruUste6 ~ Nh crHnce Of b -niug gram gh AZ hr.t
hssissd 70 uauuf-esure sfs thar niue lnche. IN
oismtttr. Upon 0ei0g urged hpwrvrr, by Mr. CRAIG
be bAa sucrs ro' 10 producing "a nches-pexfscty
clear sno noncg-o' Gus u structure.
Reside thi,, IL q s-couc Of p ate glass Of Iae
same oimrns0ns cast BY the Thames Plate uiass Coo.
paby, euher OF which ire observer may 81 bis Op
icn The msLner In which urss obj SCI siss.es ave
hped Ia 90 ths tUos r. marvel II ia &c uV-uu By
mt AIS q sGeiye screEs, hun bird according sns
hours Of hr day they 90 set 10 al instant any
angie Ire observer may rsquire, y Die sersy ealing
ont ne npmoer Of the screw 10 Dc tpsened The OBJ
lsetelsses ssn nOvS rcunc 10 grooves sh-reEsr 10
nay be consids rrd thai q more oisrBct view ssn BE-
sssitd Ire iUs- r-sis uDon . light wooden trans
srtrt, VIZ Iron vsees ausshed and 10 sped On ar.
euh Hon fairsy .. distance of City 20 fs-t fror
th' center OF The tOver TIE chsin BY Witch n II
hweTed c-psole o; ssstsitirg ~.tsht Of tntr,-so
utf, houRh the veits OF the tube IL ony three r,t
NfbtAi osos TIE itocus- size o. tbe tnsrru neut the
naehiEesy J. such th.t 10 either ir zn,urh
or up 10 al htrcce ~ eighty degrees, sit1 80 mach
ssse sro ispisiy s al o'dinsr sl-.ooJ- rd from
The rSiure OF ire mechanical arrsrsemenr With tar
greater certainty - 10 results. The ,shtesi force AZ
Pliso Ia the v.sei TIE Iron ri. causes the tpsuu
utut 10 move Horizontally y uno the centr.I tower
While vhsei ct the n, b, h.no of the observer by a
Dim fo elevate or ceprs,s ths object glass vi the
rehe.t preeslon ARD 'seiip So ,ssy 10 f.ct n the
eonuoi ever Il p.trr 10 this res Get n ysrv
ensot tcach CT the wheel ma ten eyt