Pendulum Quadrant
National Museum of American History

Pendulum Quadrant

1857

overall: 2 1/2 in x 13 3/4 in x 11 in; 6.35 cm x 34.925 cm x 27.94 cm
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

Patent model for Robert Norris and Frederick Peters, “Pendulum Quadrant,” U.S. Patent #18701 (1857). Both men lived in New York City. Their instrument was designed for taking latitudes at sea.

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