Astronomical triangle

astronomical triangle

INSTRUMENTS
Germany
metal; plastic
diam. 8-5/8 in.

Circular metal and plastic German mechanical, graphical solution to the astronomical triangle; 2 projections, 2 reading microscopes, red light for illumination; directions in German on 3 plaques: how to set, how to calculate, and one other; transformer on electrical cord. Taken from a German submarine at the close of WW II. Instrument is packed in a wooden case marked, "ARG 1".


1949.1335

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World War, 1939-1945
1941-12-07
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