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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 sextant has a scale measuring from 0° to 80° by 30 arcminutes, and a vernier measuring to 1 arcminute.
The instrument is contained in a rectangular fitted wooden carrying case containing four shades, three grey and one red, two batteries, five light bulbs, a plastic suspension strap, and instructions for use in German. The case is marked on the side, ‘2006’.
The sextant has a scale measuring from 0° to 80° by 30 arcminutes, and a vernier measuring to 1 arcminute.
The instrument is contained in a rectangular fitted wooden carrying case containing four shades, three grey and one red, two batteries, five light bulbs, a plastic suspension strap, and instructions for use in German. The case is marked on the side, ‘2006’.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV1185 |
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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 |
| Measurements: | Overall: 130 mm x 400 mm x 280 mm |
| Parts: | Seekreiselsextant |