A star-globe by Kelvin Hughes Ltd, diameter 18 cm, mounted in a brass meridian circle on steel pins which present the polar axis, the meridian circle is held in the azimuth ring by two slots in which it can be turned for setting the latitude, the azimuth ring carries four vertical quadrants, divided in 90o to show altitude, the edges to be used as index marks to read the azimuth, in mahogany carrying case with hinged lid - 26.5 cm wide

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A star-globe by Kelvin Hughes Ltd, diameter 18 cm, mounted in a brass meridian circle on steel pins which present the polar axis, the meridian circle is held in the azimuth ring by two slots in which it can be turned for setting the latitude, the azimuth ring carries four vertical quadrants, divided in 90o to show altitude, the edges to be used as index marks to read the azimuth, in mahogany carrying case with hinged lid - 26.5 cm wide

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