Cutting the mirror of the 1.93 meter aperture telescope

Reference

2185

Duration

00:04:00

Production year

1957

Versions

Original material

SD
4/3
Color
Mute

Director(s)

Summary

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.

Scientific topics

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