Base (foot) from brass quadrant

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Circular brass foot from portable brass quadrant of 18-inch radius with optical sights on a tripod stand by Dollond, London, larger side of foot is smooth and flat, tapers to a smaller diameter with concentric circle indentations

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Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1911-214/5

type:: quadrants

taxonomy:

measuring devices
measuring devices
measuring devices
measuring devices

credit:: British Admiralty (Hydrographic Department)

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