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Marine Octant

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The navigators Octant preceded the design of the Sextant and it was invented by John Hadley and Thomas Godfrey simultaneously in 1731.

The Octant gets its name from the Latin word Octans because it is an eighth of a circle (45 degrees) and can measures angles of up to 90 degrees.

By 1780 the octant had almost completely replaced all previous navigational instruments and was half the size of a Davis Quadrant.

In the early days the instrument frames were made from wood, usually Ebony with Ivory scales, however in the later years of Octant production the frames were made from brass and the scales were either Ivory or silver.

This model is made in Germany by Villalcor.
Material: Brass coated, wood
Dimensions: B280mm x H340 x T70mm
Weight: 0,65kg
Finely crafted instrument in stately size, which serves to determine the position from the Sun and the stars.


PRICE: £90


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Price
£90.00  UK
$119.03  USA
€106.20  EU
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Category Nautical Antiques Period 1990s Antiques Material Wood Origin German Item code as092a328 / octant Status For Sale

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