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Forgotten Instruments of Measurement
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. Weight on a string used to find vertical alignment
  • 2. Early device for measuring distance traveled by a vehicle
  • 3. Obsolete unit or tool for measuring length, one tenth meter
  • 4. Historical device used to measure celestial positions
  • 5. Obsolete tool used to measure speed from time and distance
  • 6. Historic multi-legged measuring apparatus for leveling
  • 11. Instrument for measuring angular distances at sea
Down
  • 7. Highly accurate old timepiece for determining longitude
  • 8. Ancient Roman surveying tool for right angles
  • 9. Ancient Greek tool for measuring distances and angles
  • 10. Quarter-circle tool for measuring angles in navigation
  • 12. Precision scale once added to rulers for fine measurements
  • 13. Classic device for measuring mass or weight

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