circumferentors

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Scope note
Instruments consisting of a flat brass bar with sights at the ends and a circular brass box in the middle, containing a magnetic needle, which plays over a graduated circle; the whole being supported on a staff or tripod.
circumferentors
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024