Object Details
- Würdemann, William
- Description
- The horizontal circle of this theodolite is silvered, graduated to single minutes, and read by opposite verniers with magnifiers to single seconds. The vertical circle is silvered, and read by single vernier and magnifier. The inscription reads "Wm. Würdemann, Washington, D.C. No 163." William Würdemann (1811-1900) was a precision instrument from Germany who began working in Washington in 1834.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
- mid-nineteeth century
- ID Number
- PH.316530
- accession number
- 225703
- catalog number
- 316530
- Object Name
- theodolite
- Measurements
- overall: 13 in; 33.02 cm
- horizontal circle: 6 in; 15.24 cm
- vertical circle: 2 1/2 in; 6.35 cm
- overall: 13 1/8 in x 8 1/8 in x 10 11/16 in; 33.3375 cm x 20.6375 cm x 27.14625 cm
- place made
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
- Surveying and Geodesy
- Measuring & Mapping
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_747933
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-4da4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
