Accession No

2449

Brief Description

level, by Troughton and Simms, English, 1845 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Troughton and Simms

Class

surveying

Earliest Date

1845

Latest Date

1845

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); glass; wood

Dimensions

box length 482mm; breadth 125mm; height 104mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 09/1979.

Inscription

‘Troughton & Simms
LONDON’ (on compass face)

Description Notes

Inverting telescope with rack and pinion focusing. Cross-hairs (2 vertical). Bubble mounted over telescope (no graduations). Compass mounted on pillars from telescope support, over both telescope and bubble. Compass scale numbered by 10, with second scale divided to 1. Locking bar. Whole fitted on tripod head with 4 foot scerws through parallel plates. Milled ring controls azimuth motion. No clamp. Diagonal eyepiece. Fitted wooden box.

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