American Museum of Natural History Scientific Instrument Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection of navigational and scientific instruments includes items that have been donated to the museum for study and as well as items used in the field for expeditions. There are also a number of sextants that were used in the museum's historic navigation classes.
Dates
- 1400 - 1900
Extent
195 Objects
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- American Museum of Natural History Scientific Instrument Collection
- Author
- Rebecca Morgan
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
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