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Description: | ?J.B.O. | Gepr�ft | Deutsche Seewarte?
?Seekreiselsextant | Ger�t. 616-42A | Hersteller gtl?
The sextant has a casing of grey-lacquered aluminium and artificial materials, with black plastic fittings. It houses optical equipment, a clockwork averaging mechanism, electrical equipment, and a rubber eyecup. The shades are missing.
The instrument has a scale measuring from 0� to 80� by 30 arcminutes, and a vernier measuring to 1 arcminute.
The sextant is contained in a fitted wooden carrying case containing an air pump connector, a battery connector, a battery charger with one battery missing, six light bulbs, a plastic suspension strap, a detached handle, and instructions for use. Marked on the side of the carrying case is ?1952?.
AUDIT - five unnumbered parts
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce.
caption: Gyroscopic Sextant - Front
caption: Gyroscopic Sextant - Back
caption: Gyroscopic Sextant - Box | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Sextant sextant gyros | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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