Sextant and artificial horizon
Title
Sextant and artificial horizon
Subject
Astronomy
Navigation
Surveying
Measuring instruments
Navigation
Surveying
Measuring instruments
Description
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.
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
Newton & Company, London
Publisher
Astronomy Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
Date
circa 1872
Contributor
Michael Svec
Rights
Copyright Michael Svec
Format
image/jpg
Language
English
Type
physical object
Identifier
University of Illinois Observatory Collection A118.1, 118.2
University ID 016653, 016653B, obs13
University ID 016653, 016653B, obs13
Coverage
University of Illinois Observatory, Urbana, Illinois
Files
Collection
Citation
Newton & Company, London, “Sextant and artificial horizon,” University of Illinois Observatory Collection, accessed April 27, 2024, https://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/8.