Octant

Description

Octant, ebony frame and limb, brass index arm and fittings, ivory scale and plate, in stepped oak box, initialed and made by Spencer, Browning and Rust of London, c. 1800

Museum reference

T.1966.47

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Octant

Production information

Spencer, Browning and Rust, Instrument maker
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1800

Materials

Ebony, Brass, Ivory, Oak

Physical description

Ebony frame, ivory scale, brass index arm