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Astronomical or Graduated Ring

Workshops of the Maritime Museum1969

Portuguese Maritime Museum, a world of discoveries

Portuguese Maritime Museum, a world of discoveries
Lisboa, Portugal

Instrument invented by Pedro Nunes, for the determination of latitude using the height of the Sun.

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  • Title: Astronomical or Graduated Ring
  • Creator: Workshops of the Maritime Museum
  • Date Created: 1969
  • Location: Permanent Exhibition / Discoveries Hall
  • Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 220 mm;
  • Type: Nautical Instrument
  • Rights: Belongs to the Museum
Portuguese Maritime Museum, a world of discoveries

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