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6-inch Grubb refractor. This telescope was housed at Northfield Grange Observatory, Eastbourne, England. It was made by the Grubb Telescope Company, o
6-inch Grubb refractor. This telescope was housed at Northfield Grange Observatory, Eastbourne, England. It was made by the Grubb Telescope Company, of Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1833. Artwork from 'Handbook of Descriptive and Practical Astronomy' (George Frederick Chambers, 1890 fourth edition).
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