The bigger a telescopeâs mirror or lens, the more light can be captured and the brighter distant celestial objects will appear. The quality of the lenses is also very important. Before you buy, ask to have a look through it in daylight at a distant object.
1814 White House Fire. The 1814 White House Fire was a monumental moment in United States history â one where the nationâs seat of power was literally brought down by its enemy. It was the culmination of an ongoing war between the United States and the British Empire and would ultimately set the stage for the nation to rise again.
Prof. Baker quotes a letter from White in 1899 saying he faced âdebtorâs prisonâ over cost overruns on the Gramercy Park house. In 1905 a warehouse fire destroyed $250,000 worth of furniture and artwork which he had planned to sell to offset bills of over half a million dollars.