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An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.
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An instrument of the ancients for finding two mean proportionals between two given lines, required in solving the problem of the duplication of the cube.
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An instrument or machine for measuring work done, especially for ascertaining the number of rotations made by a machine or wheel in manufacturing cloth; a counter.
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An instrument with a revolving wheel for measuring a curved line, as on a map.
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An instrument, consisting of a tube having one end open and the other end covered with a thin flexible membrance to the center of which is attached a small mirror. It is used for exhibiting upon a screen, by means of rays reflected from the mirror, the vibratory motions caused by sounds produced at the open end of the tube, as by speaking or singing into it.
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An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given directly is that of the image of the object formed at the focus of the object glass.
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