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Seekreiselsextant
The sextant has a casing of aluminium and artificial materials, housing optical equipment, a clockwork averaging mechanism, electrical equipment, and a rubber eyecup. The shades and various unidentified parts are missing. The instrument has no box or case.
The sextant has a scale measuring from 0° to 80° by 1°, and a vernier measuring to 1 arcminute.
The sextant has a scale measuring from 0° to 80° by 1°, and a vernier measuring to 1 arcminute.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO1411 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Gyroscopic Sextant |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Plath, C. |
| Date made: | circa 1943 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 356 x 279 x 152 mm |
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