e/Leviathan of Parsonstown

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has glosseng: __NOTOC__ Leviathan of Parsonstown is the unofficial name of the Rosse six foot telescope. This is a historic reflecting telescope of 72 in (1.8 m) aperture, which was the largest telescope in the world from 1845 until the construction of the 100 in (2.5 m) Hooker Telescope in 1917. The Rosse six foot telescope was built by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse on his estate, Birr Castle, at Parsonstown (now Birr in County Offaly, Ireland).
lexicalizationeng: Leviathan of Parsonstown
instance of(noun) a magnifier of images of distant objects
scope, telescope
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Belarusian
lexicalizationbel: Тэлескоп Роса
German
has glossdeu: Leviathan (of Parsonstown) ist der inoffizielle Name für das Spiegelteleskop, mit dem William Parsons, 3. Earl of Rosse, die Spiralnatur von Galaxien erkannte. Der Name geht auf ein riesiges Seeungeheuer der biblischen Mythologie zurück.
lexicalizationdeu: Leviathan
French
has glossfra: Le Léviathan de Parsonstown est un télescope de 183 cm situé à Birr Castle, Birr, Irlande. Parsonstown est le nom anglais de la commune de Birr.
lexicalizationfra: Leviathan de Parsonstown
lexicalizationfra: Léviathan de parsonstown
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media:imgBirr Castle by Henrietta Crompton.jpg
media:imgBirrCastle 72in.jpg
media:imgGreate Telescope, Birr, Offaly 2.jpg
media:imgLeviathanOfParsonstown.jpg
media:imgLeviathon Birr.jpg
media:imgM51Rosse.png

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