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-[[William Hershel]]'s '''Great Forty-Foot telescope''' was located in [[Slough]] and completed in [[1791]]. It took four years to build, and was paid for by [[George III]], who granted Herschel £4000, or £100 per foot. The mirrors weighed half a tonne. Herschel discovered the sixth and seventh moons of [[Saturn]] using the telescope.
+[[William Herschel]]'s '''Great Forty-Foot telescope''' was located in [[Slough]] and completed in [[1791]]. It took four years to build, and was paid for by [[George III]], who granted Herschel £4000, or £100 per foot. The mirrors weighed half a tonne. Herschel discovered the sixth and seventh moons of [[Saturn]] using the telescope.
 The [[Tenth Doctor]] described it as "spectacular", though [[Rose Tyler]] was less interested. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sword of the Chevalier (audio story)|The Sword of the Chevalier]]'')
+[[Category:Astronomy from the real world]]
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-[[Category:Astronomy from the real world]]