Reference

2185

Cutting the mirror of the 1.93 meter aperture telescope

Haute-Provence Observatory

The film follows the various stages of the cutting and polishing of the mirror of the 1.93 m wide of the Haute-Provence Observatory in March 1957.

Duration

00:04:00

Production year

Définition

SD

Color

Color

Sound

Mute

Version(s)

French

Original material

16 mm Film

Production

Scientific topics

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