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Rude Star Identifier A-N Type 1
Star identifier board markded with names of constellations. 2 sides - one for north, one for south
The seven plates and case are marked NAV1892.1-2 and can be found via the Whole/Part toggle.
From label with it:
Published by the Hydrographic Office Washington in 1942 principally for the use of air navigators. It used the same principle as the original Rude Star Finder patented by Captain G.T. Rude. The instrument is a calulator, identical in principle with an astronomer's astrolabe. Plates are provided for use in different latitudes.
The seven plates and case are marked NAV1892.1-2 and can be found via the Whole/Part toggle.
From label with it:
Published by the Hydrographic Office Washington in 1942 principally for the use of air navigators. It used the same principle as the original Rude Star Finder patented by Captain G.T. Rude. The instrument is a calulator, identical in principle with an astronomer's astrolabe. Plates are provided for use in different latitudes.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV1892 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Star identifier |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | United States Naval Oceanographic Office |
| Date made: | 1942 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Parts: | Rude Star Identifier A-N Type 1 |