Sextant, pocket

Title

Sextant, pocket

Creator

HUGHES-OWENS LTD.

Identifier

1974.0111.001

Function

Pocket sextant; used to measure vertical and/or horizontal angles between two objects. Pocket sextants were normally used for surveying, but they could also be used for navigation. They would come with or without a telescope.

Files

https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/107/494/1974-0111-001-aa-cs.jpeg

Collection

Citation

HUGHES-OWENS LTD., “Sextant, pocket,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed January 30, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/7062.

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