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Object NameFragment of Failed Palomar Observatory's Telescope Mirror Blank (200-inch Disk)

Designer George V. McCauley (-1976)

Manufacturer Corning Inc.

Made FromGlass

Date1934

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueCast

SizeOverall H: 8.9 cm

Accession Number2020.8.5

Credit LineGift of Paul L. Hartman

Curatorial Area(s)

Science and Technology
Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionFragment of Failed Palomar Observatory's Telescope Mirror Blank (200-inch Disk). Colorless glass; cast. Large, roughly triangular-shaped fragment.
Provenance

Source Sara Hartman - 2018-12-17

Former Collection Paul Hartman

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