Note 94 — Chapter XVII · JENS ERIKSEN MUNK. FOXE AND JAMES. WOOD
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It is interesting to note the equipment necessary to enable a mathematical captain to observe efficiently in 1631. Captain James had:—
A quadrant of pear-wood of 4 ft. semidiameter.
Equilateral triangle of 5 ft. radius.
Quadrant of 2 ft. semidiameter.
Staff of 7 ft., another of 6 ft.
Gunter’s cross-staff.
3 Jacob’s staves.
2 Davis’s back-staves.
6 Meridian compasses.
4 Needles in square boxes.
6 Needles of 3 inches.
4 Special 6-inch needles.
A loadstone to refresh needles.
A watch-clock 6 inches in diameter.
A lesser watch.
Small sand-glasses.
Log-line.
Hakluyt.
Purchas.
The best mathematical books available.