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Sextant [octant] used on Crocker Land Expedition and schooner BOWDOIN
18-19th England scientific equipment
before 184018-19th
11 1/4 in. (29 cm)
Spencer, Browning & Rust (active 1784 - 1840) Primary
Object Type:
scientific equipment
Creation Places:
Europe, England, London
Medium and Support:
ebony on ivory, brass
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald and Miriam MacMillan
Accession Number:
1967.195
Used for teaching crew to obtain latitude. Octant could measure objects up to 90 degrees from horizon
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Location
Latitude: 51.507222, Longitude: -0.1275
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This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Down the Labrador: MacMillan in the Big Land The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum , 11/12/1999 - 9/2/2001
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