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During a three-hour preview period, auction goers could examine and even try out telescopes,
such as the five-draw French spyglass at lower left. Upper left: This Troughton & Simms transit
instrument, with two side lamps for reading the scales, sold for $7,700. Sky & Telescope photo-
graphs by Roger W. Sinnott.
24 November 2001 Sky & Telescope 2001 Sky Publishing Corp. All rights reserved.