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Sector, by John Cuff, London, Early 18th Century

Inventory Number 50210


Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
"J [star] CUFF FECIT."
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Sector
Dimensions
Height: 161mm Width: 38mm Depth: 3mm
Inventory No
50210

Description

Brass six inch sector with fixed support blade. The signed side carries sectoral scales of sines (S) and tangents (T and t) and single logarithmic scales of numbers (double), sines and tangents. The reverse has lines (L), chords (C) and secants (s), with single scales for decimal inches and a decimal foot, and latitude (L), hours (H), inclination of meridian (IM) and chords (C).