Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope mb-artist BPM_Staff Theobalds Park

Theobalds Park

He holds a partly rolled sheet of paper in his right hand and points with his left

Head and shoulders portrait of Pierre Louis Dulong

View of Windsor from the River Thames

Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope mb-artist BPM_Staff Theobalds ParkIsaac 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