37596
Accession Number
30438
Title Of Article Chaper
The conservation of the historic Dearborn telescope
Title Of Journal Book
Postprints of the Wooden Artifacts Group presented at the AIC 27th annual meeting, St. Louis, June 1999
Pages
46-54
Reference Bibliography
16 bibliog. refs. and notes
Publisher
AIC
Publisher City
Washington
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
eng
Literature Type
Monograph:Proceedings
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
AIC annual meeting (27)
Meeting Country
United States
Abstract
The Dearborn telescope has been in the collection of the Adler planetarium and astronomy museum since 1930. Considered the largest in the world when it was built, the telescope has significant historical importance to both Chicago and astronomy. This paper will examine the telescope's history, condition examination, and original surface recovery treatment. -- ICCROM
Keywords
Scientific instrument; Telescope; Composite material; Wood; Metal; Examination; Analysis; Varnish; Conservation; Restoration; Cleaning; Shellac; Protection; Coating -- ICCROM
pub_id
37596
Meeting Date
19990608-19990613