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Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd


Grubb-Parsons was a a telescope manufacturer with premises in Newcastle. It was originally founded in 1833 in Dublin by Thomas Grubb as the Grubb Telescope Company, joined in 1864 by his son Howard. In 1925 the company was acquired by Sir Charles Algernon Parsons and renamed Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd. The company traded up until 1985.

Engineering Charles Algernon Parsons (1854–1931)
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A display of Grubb Parsons equipment
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Pretoria 61 FT Turret
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Toronto 74" Reflector
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Construction of Telescopic and Astronomical instruments
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98" Mirror
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60" Mirror for William Parsons, Earl of Rosse
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Pretoria 74" Reflector
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Stockholm 40" Reflector
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Grubb-Parsons
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Mirror Tests
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Satellite Tiros III
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Early Photographic Equipment
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The Ring Crater Copernicus
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The great globular cluster in the constellation Hercules
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A Spiral Nebula seen Edge On
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The Whirlpool Nebula in the Hunting Hounds
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12" Paraboloid Test
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The Moon. August 25th 1890
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Helwan 74" Mirror
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The Andromeda Nebula
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