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astronomical instrument
nocturnal
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nocturnal
Scope note
An astronomical instrument for telling the time at night. The date is set on the nocturnal then its pointers lined up with the Pole Star and the two primary stars in the Great Bear, thus allowing an approximate time to be read off.
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astronomical instrument
Date of creation
19-Mar-2008
Accepted term
19-Mar-2008
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ARK
ark:/99152/t3vz72d9rg631p
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BS8723-5
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