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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.
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Object Details

ID: ACO1411
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