Layman's summary of water telescope experiments

[Devildog]

TL;DR Summary

Need summary of Klinkerfues water telescope experiment, and Airy's follow up experiments in 1871 and 1872.

In Layman's terms, what did Klinkerfues experiment show, what was he trying to test and what was conclusion. Same questions for Airy's follow up experiments in 1871 and 1872.
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[Andy Resnick]

TL;DR Summary: Need summary of Klinkerfues water telescope experiment, and Airy's follow up experiments in 1871 and 1872.

https://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1873GOAMM..33C..17A