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Arcane Instruments of Ancient Precision
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. A quarter circle for measuring celestial angles, eclipsed by the sextant.
  • 2. Obscure linear scale for finger-based elemental measurement.
  • 3. Celestial computer of old, plotting stars to measure time or space.
  • 7. Refers to slide rule's shape once lost to digital dominance.
  • 13. Ancient vessel measuring fluid levels, named after a ship’s container.
Down
  • 4. Old mechanical contraption snapping tension to gauge weight discreetly.
  • 5. Precision scale that slides to reveal minor increments, evading modern eyes.
  • 6. Aerodynamic device once used to measure velocity in tempestuous airs.
  • 8. Height estimation tool from vapor pressure—altitude’s lost oracle.
  • 9. Ancient tool counting rotations to quantify distance or tension.
  • 10. Gauge for invisible twist—measuring rotational force forgotten by many.
  • 11. Lost master of precise sea-time, once guiding mariners' fates.
  • 12. Device measuring wood moisture, forgotten by carpenters’ modern rites.
  • 14. The swaying measure of time’s arc, now largely mechanized.
  • 15. Obscure energy measuring device—now a relic of thermodynamics.

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