Mirror, 2'4" square

Made:: 1916

maker:: Horace Darwin and Archibald Vivian Hill

Mirror, 2'4" square, from Darwin Hill position finder, 1916, used to track balloons.

Details

Category:: Meteorology

Object Number:: 1919-269

Materials:: metal, brass and glass

Measurements:: overall: 12 x 79 x 79 cm

type:: balloon tracking mirror

credit:: Ministry of Munitions

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