Social Sciences
Description
Historic scientific instruments held by the Department of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA.
Collection Items
Pantometer (Vernier Surveyor's Cross with Compass)
Physical description: A nickeled brass surveyor's cross in a wooden fitted case. The cross consists of a cylinder with a compass on the top and a gimbaled socket on the bottom for mounting on a stake or tripod. The main body of the instrument…