Historic brass telescope set up in the cupola at the top of The King's Observatory in Old Deer Park, Richmond Upon Thames. The observatory was built

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Historic brass telescope set up in the cupola at the top of The King's Observatory in Old Deer Park, Richmond Upon Thames. The observatory was built in West London for King George III to watch the Transit of Venus in 1769.

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Size: 3264px × 4928px
Location: Old Deer Park, Richmond-Upon-Thames, UK
Photo credit: © BasPhoto / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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