Gunter's scales
inscribed: MADE BY WILLIAM PLACE 1694 / FOR BENIAMEN PHILLIAPS
Scales front
I (inches)
C (chords)
R (rhumbs)
L (longitude? - but linear - tbc)
Back scales
E (equal parts)
M (meridian)
N (number)
S (sin)
T (tan)
STP (= sine of rhumbs) why this notation?
+ unmarked gunner's scale(?) - 17, 26, 35, 4 (= 40?) - weight scale for gunnery? numbers are strange
Scales front
I (inches)
C (chords)
R (rhumbs)
L (longitude? - but linear - tbc)
Back scales
E (equal parts)
M (meridian)
N (number)
S (sin)
T (tan)
STP (= sine of rhumbs) why this notation?
+ unmarked gunner's scale(?) - 17, 26, 35, 4 (= 40?) - weight scale for gunnery? numbers are strange
Object Details
| ID: | NAV0116 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Gunter's scales |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Place, William |
| Date made: | 1694 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 5 mm x 610 mm x 40 mm |
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