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Arcane Scales and Calipers Chronicle
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Rotary measurement device combining weight and angular displacement in antiquity
  • 2. Historical colorimeter measuring subtle shades, predating modern spectrophotometers
  • 3. Slide rule adjunct on instruments for fractional millimeter precision
  • 4. Precision instrument quartered to gauge heights and angles before digital ages
  • 5. Ancient astronomical device for angular measurement and celestial navigation
  • 6. Vehicle’s ancestry measure for distance traveled, now replaced by digital counters
  • 11. Obsolete arborist tool once used for assessing timber girth
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  • 7. Mechanical jaws measuring internal and external dimensions before electronic micrometers
  • 8. Old French term for surveying gauge related to leveling landscapes
  • 9. Early nautical instrument for measuring water depth with lead weight
  • 10. Instrument once indispensable in urology and forestry for precise angle quantification

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