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Shadows Instrument - Replica
Navy Officer1992
Portuguese Maritime Museum, a world of discoveries
Lisboa, Portugal
Invented by Pedro Nunes for measuring the altitude of the Sun, for the determination of latitude. Properly orientated, it indicates the altitude by the shadow of the hypotenuse of the
triangle over the graduated scale. Conjectural replica / 16th century
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Details
- Title: Shadows Instrument - Replica
- Creator: Navy Officer
- Date Created: 1992
- Location: Permanent Exhibition / Discoveries Hall
- Physical Dimensions: Lenght: 300 mm; Width: 260 mm; Height: 140 mm;
- Type: Nautical Instrument
- Rights: Belongs to the Museum
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