Before satellites and electronics, navigators used sextants to move ships across oceans. Invented in the 1700s, the sextant measures the angle of celestial bodies above the horizon. Knowing the exact time and the elevation of the sun, moon, or North Star, a navigator could calculate his latitude position. Pinpoint your place in the world with this working sextant, crafted in brass and nestled in a teak wood box. A captivating tool from the past. Box is 4 ½" square, 3" high.
- Polished brass, solid teak wood
- A working model of a 19th-century navigational tool
- May be used to calculate latitude position
- Box is 4 ½"w x 4 ½" x 3"d
Sextant
I am very happy with my sextant for Christmas. I would not try to cross the Pacific with it as my one and only, but could be used as a backup for finding the latitude. By the way, GPS can fail and batteries die; knowing how to us a sextant can be a life saver.
Don't Buy!
Very cheaply made brass item from India with terrible workmanship. Much smaller than pictured. I returned it right away and requested Acorn also refund the return shipping fee which they did. I'm shocked that Acorn would offer such a piece of junk. Save your money and select something else. This is the first bad thing I've bought from Acorn.
