69. Appearance of same object when object-glass is out of 141
adjustment
70. Optical part of a Newtonian reflector of ten inches aperture 143
71. Optical part of a Melbourne reflector 143
72. Mr. Browning’s method of supporting small specula 144
73. Support of the mirror when vertical 146
74. Division of the speculum into equal areas 147
75. Primary, secondary, and tertiary systems of levers shown 148
separately
76. Complete system consolidated into three screws 148
77. Support of diagonal plane mirror (Front view) 150
78. Support of diagonal plane mirror (Side view) 150
79. A portion of the constellation Gemini seen with the naked eye 154
80. The same region, as seen through a large telescope 155
81. Orion and the neighbouring constellations 156
82. Nebula of Orion 157
83. Saturn and his moons 160
84. Details of the ring of Saturn 161
85. Ancient clock escapement 177
86. The crown wheel 178
87. The clock train 180
88. Winding arrangements 181
89. The cycloidal pendulum 185
90. Graham’s, Harrison’s, and Greenwich pendulums 188
91. Greenwich clock: arrangement for compensation for barometric 194
pressure
92. The anchor escapement 197
93. Graham’s dead beat 199
94. Gravity escapement (Mudge) 200
95. Gravity escapement (Bloxam) 202
96. Greenwich clock escapement 204
97. Compensating balance 207
98. Detached lever escapement 208
99. Chronometer escapement 209
100. The fusee 209
101. Diggs’ diagonal scale 213
102. The vernier 214
103. System of wires in a transit eyepiece 220
104. Wire micrometer 221
105. Images of Jupiter 224
106. Object-glass cut into two parts 225
107. The parts separated, and giving two images of any object 225
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