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The Great Telescope (Leviathan of Parsonstown)

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    September 19, 2022

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    In the early 1840s, the third Earl of Rosse designed and built the world's largest telescope. With this telescope he discovered the spiral nature of some galaxies. Leviathan was by far the largest telescope in the world from 1845 to 1917.
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    July 22, 2024

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    The Great Telescope "Leviathan". It's amazing what had already been researched at that time.
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