Leviathan of Parsonstown
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The Leviathan of Parsonstown, or Rosse six-foot telescope, is a historic reflecting telescope of 72 inches aperture, which was the largest telescope in the world from 1845 until the construction of th
Victorian picture of the "Leviathan of Parsonstown"
A 1:24 model of the telescope made by Parsons in 1844–45.
Reconstructed telescope seen from a distance
The Irish low-frequency array (I-LOFAR) radio telescope in the castle grounds.
Birr Castle
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Birr Castle is a castle in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland. It is the home of Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse and his family, and as such the castle is generally not open to the public,
Leviathan of Parsonstown
…100-inch (2.5 m) Hooker Telescope in California in 1917. The Rosse six-foot telescope was built by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse on his estate, Birr Castle, at Parsonstown (now Birr) in Ireland. Parsons improved the techniques of casting, grinding and polishing large telescope mirrors from speculum metal…
Birr Castle, Offaly
The castle
Patrick Moore signing his book The Astronomy of Birr Castle at NIHE – 1985
Leviathan of Parsonstown