Astronomical Quadrant (replica)
name: label: maker
content: Eichner, L. C.
notes: label: Description
content: In 1573, the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe built a “Quadrens Minor” (smaller quadrant) for determining stellar altitudes. This replica of that instrument was made in 1960s by the Danish-American craftsman, L. C. Eichner.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. L. C. Eichner
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.333622
label: catalog number
content: 333622
label: accession number
content: 305311
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Astronomical Quadrant (Replica)
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 76 cm x 45.7 cm x 24.8 cm; 29 29/32 in x 18 in x 9 3/4 in