Box sextant

Description

Box sextant by Cary of London, with a half inch diameter telescope, and demountable, with a fitted wooden case

Museum reference

T.1965.25

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Box sextant, Pocket sextant, Case

Production information

Cary
London, England, Northern Europe

Materials

Brass, Mahogany

Physical description

Wood case

On display

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