Astronomical quadrant mb-width 3790 Mick Channon and wife Jane

Mick Channon and wife Jane & Janet Williams

showing James Broughton and another fighter at Marylebone Fields

Showing an improvement proposal for sea-water swimming pools

The front of the car concentrating on the bumper

George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley

Astronomical quadrant mb-width 3790 Mick Channon and wife JaneA 12 inch astronomical quadrant made by John Bird. Astronomical quadrants were used to measure the angle of a celestial object from the zenith. Operated in conjunction with a transit instrument, they could be used to check the running rate of astronomical clocks known as regulators. At sea a quadrant can be used to help fix a ship's position and to determine latitude. ca. 1767