Leviathan of Parsonstown
The Leviathan of Parsonstown, or Rosse six-foot telescope, is a historic reflecting telescope of 72 inches aperture, which was the largest telescope in the world from 1845 until the construction of the 100-inch Hooker Telescope in California in 1917.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Tourist attraction
- Description: telescope
- Also known as“Great Rosse”“The Great Telescope ‘Leviathan’”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Birr Castle and Marian Hall.
Birr Castle
Birr Castle is a castle in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland.
Marian Hall
Marian Hall is a community center.
260 metres east of Leviathan of Parsonstown
Wesleyan Chapel
Wesleyan Chapel is a church.
470 metres east of Leviathan of Parsonstown
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birr and Riverstown.
Birr
Birr is a town in County Offaly in the Midlands of Ireland, with a population of 4700 in 2022.
Crinkill
Village
Crinkill, sometimes spelt Crinkle, is a village in County Offaly, Ireland, close to Birr.
Leviathan of Parsonstown
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Latitude
53.09682° or 53° 5′ 49″ north
Longitude
-7.91739° or 7° 55′ 3″ west
Open location code
9C5J33WM+P2
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man_made = telescope
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tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Urdu—“Leviathan of Parsonstown” goes by many names.
Тэлескоп РосаBelarusian
利維坦望遠鏡Chinese
帕森城的利維坦Chinese
帕森城的利维坦Chinese
帕森斯敦的利維坦Chinese
Leviathan van ParsonstownDutch
Levjatano de ParsonstownEsperanto
Leviatano di ParsonstowItalian
Leviatano di ParsonstownItalian
パーソンズタウンのリヴァイアサンJapanese
LeviathanLuxembourgish
Leviathan of Parsonstown-teleskopetNorwegian Bokmål
Sześciostopowy teleskop Rosse’aPolish
Teleskop Rosse’aPolish
ЛевиафанRussian
Parsonstowns leviatanSwedish
ЛевіафанUkrainian
لیوائیتھن آف پارسنز ٹاؤنUrdu
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