Sextant [1]
Hughes sextant 1938
English
Inventory Number:
AST86
Instrument Categories:
- Time and Longitude [5]
- Astronomy [6]
Marine sextant, 6" radius and reading to 10", with 2 1/2x telescope magnification and battery operated light. Felt lined dovetail box includes original certificate of inspection, dated 16/6/1942.
This is sextant # 29792 and carries the "HUSUN" trademark plate of Henri Hughes and son.
Donated by Kostas Aggelakis [2]
to the Hellenic Archives of Scientific Instruments.