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Obscure Instruments of Ancient Measurement
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  • 1. Highly accurate timekeeper once vital for navigation
  • 2. Medieval tool for land measuring surveys
  • 3. Roman tool used for surveying straight lines and right angles
  • 4. Ancient ruler used for measuring lengths
  • 8. Ancient device for measuring celestial angles
  • 11. Tool for determining vertical alignment
  • 14. Instrument for measuring high temperatures long ago
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  • 5. Tool once used for measuring depth perception
  • 6. Face of a sundial indicating time by shadow
  • 7. Marked with a scale for measurement; used in older tools
  • 9. Sight rule used on astrolabes or surveying instruments
  • 10. Ancient device estimating distance traveled
  • 12. Tool measuring angles up to 90 degrees
  • 13. Obsolete device related to angle measurement
  • 15. Vintage tool measuring heights via barometric pressure
  • 16. Precise instrument for measuring small distances, historical but less used
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