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Mark IXB
The sextant has a black crackle-lacquered alloy casing with artificial materials, housing optical equipment, a clockwork averaging mechanism, electrical equipment, and a rubber eyecup. The sextant is in poor condition and badly corroded with various parts missing. It has no box or case.
The instrument has a scale measuring from 0°-80° by 1°, and a vernier measuring to 1 arcminute.
The instrument has a scale measuring from 0°-80° by 1°, and a vernier measuring to 1 arcminute.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV1929 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Bubble Sextant |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry Hughes & Son Limited |
| Date made: | circa 1943 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 155 mm x 250 mm x 197 mm |