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Octant, by Spencer, Browning and Rust, Wapping, c. 1790

Inventory Number 34460


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.34460

Subject
Navigation
Item type
Object
Provenance
Not ascertained
Primary inscriptions
"SBR" punched on scale
Object type
Octant
Inventory No
34460

Description

An Octant used for navigation comprising of an ebony base with copper alloy sliding arm and ivory scale.