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Brass sextant with a sheesham wood box elegantly decorated with brass inlays.
The sextant was designed for sea navigation. It allows you to calculate the angular height of the sun over the horizon. It was invented in the 1730s by two people: John Hadley (1682-1744), English mathematician, and Thomas Godfrey (1704-1749), an American inventor. He quickly replaced the astrolabe and octant as the main instrument for navigation. The sextant consists of a small telescope, to look at the horizon, two mirrors (which reflect the image of the object), filters (for the sun), a movable arm and a graduated circle arc. The opening angle is 60º, one sixth of a circle, hence the name of the instrument.
Brass sextant with a sheesham wood box elegantly decorated with brass inlays.
Lovely ship's bell in brass with hemp lanyard. In the past this essential instrument was used to organise life on board by regulating the duty watches. It was also used as an alarm bell in thick fog and to mark celebrations.
Old brass compass with glass magnifier and rotating lid to protect the glass. It includes an attractive sheesham wood box.
Nautical style wooden clock decorated with a marine sailboat. It is made of wood and it works with 1 AA battery which is not included.
IMEX Marine barometer, a great benchmark in quality measurement devices. This elegant IMEX Marine barometer analyses pressure variations allowing it to predict the weather. Made with brass plated metal. Made in Spain. Guaranteed 1 year. 14.5x4x14.5 cm.
Working reproduction of the BRUNTON pocket transit compass invented by mining engineer D.W Brunton in 1894.Brass compass presented in lovely acacia wood box with screenprinted glass lid. The two rotating bubble levels give the declination angle reading. The needle is automatically blocked when the lid is closed.
Replacement for the glass of the tide indicator model PM2000