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Newton & Company sextant
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Copyright Michael Svec
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Title
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Sextants and accessories
Description
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The "old astronomy" was dominated by the precise measurement of the positions of the stars and the determination of time. At Illinois, astronomy was first taught as part of the Civil Engineering department helping to develop the engineers' surveying skills. Specialized telescopes and procedures were developed for this purpose. As the "new astronomy" of astrophysics began to develop, positional astronomy was taught less and less. The one exception was the need for navigation by military ships and airplanes. In 1918 a Navigation course was offered for air service men. The course continued after WWI and was advertised as a course of interest to engineers and those thinking of working on merchant ships. This collection consists of sextants and other accessories such as artificial horizons that were used in positional astronomy, surveying, and navigation.
Contributor
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Department of Astronomy
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Title
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Sextant and artificial horizon
Subject
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Astronomy
Navigation
Surveying
Measuring instruments
Description
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Wood, metal, brass
Hinged box with lock, missing handle, inside lined with green felt, green paper Newton label. University tag crossed out in pen.
Sextant valued in 1908 estimated $50. Engraved on arc “Newton + Co 3 Fleet Street London.” Black metal frame, wood handle, silver scale. Includes 4 brass telescopes, 1 eyepiece cover, scale is 8” in radius, 4 index shades, 3 horizon shades, vernier read with eyepiece.
The artificial horizon:
Hinged box with two hooked latches. Exterior marked with university ID tape, old paper sticker with number 1 and more modern paper tag “7 (no Hg).”
Contained green metal shield with glass, engraved with direct, tray with some corrosion, and metal bottle.
Creator
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Newton & Company, London
Publisher
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Astronomy Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
Date
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circa 1872
Contributor
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Michael Svec
Rights
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Copyright Michael Svec
Format
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image/jpg
Language
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English
Type
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physical object
Identifier
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University of Illinois Observatory Collection A118.1, 118.2
University ID 016653, 016653B, obs13
Coverage
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University of Illinois Observatory, Urbana, Illinois
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