Why does this Lowell Observatory telescope have so many knobs? What do they all do? The Fox News article Arizona city played critical role in moon exploration history covers several interesting activities that took place in Arizona in preparation for the Apollo Moon landings.

It shows the telescope (shown below) and mentions that it was used to draw lunar maps.

There is more information about this telescope here and here as mentioned in this answer.

Question: Why does this Lowell Observatory telescope have so many knobs? What do they all do? Is it possible to identify the function of all of the annotated controls and devices on this complicated-looking telescope?

I've added some numbers to facilitate discussion. There is also a chain going between the locations of #4 and #5, though I don't know exactly what it couples.

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  above: Lowell Observatory telescope used by scientists who collaborated with artists to map out the moon for Apollo astronauts (Fox News) Source


below: Screenshot from July 9, 2019 Fox News video NASA lunar legacy in the Arizona desert
I contacted Dr. Danielle Adams, Deputy Director for Marketing and Communications at the Lowell Observatory. She was kind enough to reply, and generously provided the following (lightly edited for formatting):


  I spoke with one of our senior educators about the Clark knobs. The numbers below correspond to the numbers in the image posted in Why does this Lowell Observatory telescope have so many knobs? What do they all do?
  
  
  Slow motion control for adjusting Right Ascension (east-west movements) while the Right Ascension clutch (3) is locked down.
  Iris control that allows us to control the effective aperture of the telescope. There is an adjustable aperture that can be adjusted from 24" (wide open) to 6".
  Right Ascension clutch that when tightened prevents the telescope from being moved by pushing, allowing the telescope drive to operate.
  and 7. Slow motion controls for adjusting declination (north-south movements) while the Declination clutch (5) is locked down. The two controls are linked with bicycle chain so when one moves, so does the other. This allows operation of the control from either side of the viewing position.
  Declination clutch that when tightened prevents the telescope from being moved by pushing, allowing the telescope drive to operate.
  Sidereal clock that permits astronomers to point their telescopes to a given celestial object more easily.The sidereal day is about 4 minutes shorter than the 24 hour solar day. This is due to the fact that the Earth revolves around the Sun while it rotates about its axis.
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