Artificial horizon

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Artificial horizon made of metal with glass lenses. On the body of the artificial horizon "Invented by A.B. Becher Lieu.t RN 1834 N°. [blanc]".

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ID:	NAV1242.9
Type:	Artificial horizon
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Ramsden, Jesse
Date made:	circa 1792
People:	Becher, Alexander Bridport
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 74 mm x 128 mm x 58 mm
Parts:	Sextant with Artificial Horizon Sextant box (NAV1242.1) Bottle (NAV1242.2) Miscellaneous metal items (NAV1242.3) Bottle (NAV1242.4) Lamp (NAV1242.5) Attachment (NAV1242.6) Box (NAV1242.7) Telescope (NAV1242.8) Artificial horizon (NAV1242.9) Sight tube (NAV1242.10) Telescope bracket (NAV1242.11) Tangent screw (NAV1242.12) Sextant handle (NAV1242.13)