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C. 1830 Octant
From: Jim Wellington
Date: 2014 Oct 12, 11:59 -0700
From: Jim Wellington
Date: 2014 Oct 12, 11:59 -0700
In 1985 I bought a c. 1830 ebony and ivory octant from Tesseract an early scientific instrument company. I have always been interested in the history of the octant. Where and when was it used? Does anyone have any information on the instrument?