{A Dream: of Classic Science}[21st July 1988]

[Redbook5:217][19880721:1600]{A Dream: of Classic Science}[21st July 1988]

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Yesterday morning – the morning after writing the above* – I dreamt that I had discovered (and in some way had possession of) a wonderful collection of old Victorian telescopes and other scientific instruments, all very large (average height several times that of a man), with brass fittings etc., all in perfect working order in a large observatory.** This agreeable fancy, with strong echoes from my own ancestry, has obvious connections with the previous entry!***

*[[Redbook5:210-216][19880719:0000]{Hawking [(1)]}[19th July 1988]ff; or possibly only last previous (blog format) entry]

**I think there was even something about leaving some of/one of the larger telescopes to do the job it had always done – was it as a finder?

***Redbook5:210-216][19880719:0000]{Hawking [(1)]}[19th July 1988]ff

Yesterday night I watched a TV film – quite by chance – in which such a collection appeared. No newspaper last week, so no forewarning. [<19880722>]

[There had been discussions, before moving, about acquiring a large (e.g. sixteen foot reflector) telescope and an observatory for it after moving; one was advertised for sale around that time, probably in Exchange and Mart.]

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