The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Photograph of Saturn taken with 36-inch refractor
1941
Sheet: 20 x 25 cm (7 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.); Image: 7.9 x 10.4 cm (3 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Gift of Michael F. Resch 2022.336.b
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Refracting telescopes were invented in 1608 and are still used today.Description
Photography has played an important role in scientific research since the medium’s invention in 1839. It is likely that these photographs were made by the Great Lick Telescope in Mont Hamilton, California, completed in 1888. It was the first telescope with a 36-inch refractor, which made it the largest refracting telescope in the world for many years; now it is the second largest.- ?-2022Michael Resch, Gates Mills, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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