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A Rare Edward Troughton Silver Box Sextant, English, circa 1810,

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A Rare Edward Troughton Silver Box Sextant, English, circa 1810,

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A Rare Edward Troughton Silver Box Sextant, English, circa 1810, signed Troughton London and numbered 40, with fore and back sights, magnifier and double scale divided from 0º to 120º and above it is another scale divided from 210º to 120º, coloured filter operated by button, in ornate guilloche decorated case with lid and in original velvet lined red leather case, 2 3/4in (7cm) diameter Footnotes: The box sextant measures angles by means of double reflection in the conventional manner, it can also measure much larger angles by using the 'back sight' method. Silver instruments were made as presentation pieces as great cost. Exhibited: Scientific Instrument Society 25th anniversary exhibition, Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, 2008. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A Rare Edward Troughton Silver Box Sextant, English, circa 1810,

Name: A Rare Edward Troughton Silver Box Sextant, English, circa 1810,
SKU: 160208419
Price: 19000 GBP
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