Azimuth Circle

A brass circle with a counter-balance opposite sight. Sight contains a moveable prism set above magnifyer in short tube. There are two moveable filters above prism and a spirit level in front and below it.

Object Details

ID: ACO0072
Type: Azimuth Circle
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Kelvin & James White Ltd
Date made: 1908
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: Overall: 59 mm; Diameter: 130 mm