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Sector Navigation Scale by Watkins

Catalog no. 0000326

Size6 Inches Long x 1 Inches Wide.
DateCirca 1790

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An important navigation instrument, the first sectors are recorded as far back as the late 16th Century. The instrument is used to make mathematical solutions…

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An important navigation instrument, the first sectors are recorded as far back as the late 16th Century. The instrument is used to make mathematical solutions in conjunction with a pair of dividers, using trigonometric principles.

This example is in fine condition, with the maker's engraved name of J. Watkins of London prominent. Jeremiah Watkins is listed as having a scientific instrument maker in the Charing Cross area of London alongside of William Watkins from 1790 to 1817, and as being in the service to the Duke of Clarence.

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