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Instruments > Precision instruments > Quadrants, scientific instruments

Preferred term

Quadrants, scientific instruments  

Definition

  • Instruments for measuring altitudes, usually consisting of a graduated arc of 90 degrees, a pair of sights and a plumb bob [AAT 94]

Broader concept

Notation

  • 116418

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-K57ZQHLJ-L

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