William Parsons, 3rd earl of Rosse

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Learn about Lord Rosse's Birr Leviathan telescope and its various important discoveries, the most important being the detailed observations of many nebulae at Birr Castle, Ireland

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Learn about Lord Rosse's Birr Leviathan telescope and its various important discoveries, the most important being the detailed observations of many nebulae at Birr Castle, Ireland

Learn about Lord Rosse's Birr Leviathan telescope and its various important discoveries, the most important being the detailed observations of many nebulae at Birr Castle, Ireland

Discover the historical significance of Lord Rosse's "Leviathan" telescope at Birr...

Video: University College Cork, Ireland (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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telescope at Birr Castle

telescope at Birr Castle

The 72-inch reflecting telescope at Birr Castle, County Offaly, Leinster, Ireland,...

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