![The Leviathan of Parsonstown, Birr Castle. The 6ft telescope was built in 1845 by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, and remained the largest telescope in the world for 70 years - The Leviathan of Parsonstown, Birr Castle. The 6ft telescope was built in 1845 by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, and remained the largest telescope in the world for 70 years -](https://andreas-und-angelika.de/galleries/andreas/2019-06_Ireland/photos/aka-Ireland-2019-06-16__D5X6176.jpg)
The Leviathan of Parsonstown, Birr Castle. The 6ft telescope was built in 1845 by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, and remained the largest telescope in the world for 70 years -
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The Great Telescope Leviathan of Parsonstown at Birr Castle Demesne Co Offaly Ireland Stock Photo - Alamy
![Astronomy: a large refracting telescope, at Birr Castle, Ireland. Lithograph by W. Bevan after Miss Henrietta M. Crompton, with figures by H. C. Herries. | Wellcome Collection Astronomy: a large refracting telescope, at Birr Castle, Ireland. Lithograph by W. Bevan after Miss Henrietta M. Crompton, with figures by H. C. Herries. | Wellcome Collection](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0025755/full/full/0/default.jpg)
Astronomy: a large refracting telescope, at Birr Castle, Ireland. Lithograph by W. Bevan after Miss Henrietta M. Crompton, with figures by H. C. Herries. | Wellcome Collection
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THE GREAT TELESCOPE largest telescope I in the world for over 70 years Ireland birr Castle (1845-1914) : r/interestingasfuck
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