New Telescope

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

67/97

Date Released

3 Dec 1967

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Fight Against Foot And Mouth
2. 2British Skating Championships
3. 3Christine Truman’s Wedding Dress
4. 4Tops With The Teens
5. 5New Telescope
6. 6Last Troops Withdraw

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

Britain’s biggest ever telescope and the largest ever built in Western Europe, was the centre of attention at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. It’s a 98 inch instrument named after Sir Isaac Newton, inventor of the first reflecting telescope.

Locations

Herstmonceux

Footage sources

Library

Credits:

Camera

Cedric Baynes

Length of story (in feet)

115

Story extras:

Film clip

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Phone

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Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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