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Description:

This drawing compass is part of the set of drawing instruments owned and used by Samuel Pierpont Langley, the astrophysicist who served as the third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.161972.05Accession Number: 161972Catalog Number: 161972.05

Object Name: drawing compass

Measurements: overall: 3 9/16 in x 7/8 in x 5/16 in; 9.04875 cm x 2.2225 cm x .79375 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-74a3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1845503

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Drawing Compass