Item 17539 - Roscoe Stephens' telescope, Kennebunk, ca. 1942

Item 17539 - Roscoe Stephens' telescope, Kennebunk, ca. 1942
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Item 17539
Roscoe Stephens' telescope, Kennebunk, ca. 1942
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Roscoe Stephens of Kennebunk built his own telescope, starting work on the project when he was 70 years old. He became interested in astronomy when he was a child.

The telescope had a 12 1/2 inch mirror. Stephens also built a structure to house the telescope.

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