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Paul Temple's presentation on the accuracy of divisions on Colonial needle rings.

Paul Temple's presentation on the accuracy of divisions on Colonial needle rings.

Paul has developed a measuring jig to determine the accuracy of the needle rings of...

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Jeffrey Lock's presentation on 17th and 18th century English theodolites.

Jeffrey Lock's presentation on 17th and 18th century English theodolites.

Jeffrey's presentation spanned instruments from 1665 to 1800 showing the subtle transition...

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Torben Jenk's Presentation

Torben Jenk's Presentation

Using manuscript maps from the City Archives and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Torben Jenk...

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Torben Jenk

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Further discussion by Torben Jenk on Surveyor General Benjamin Eastburn's modification during the...

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Jeffrey Lock's presentation on the conservation of the spectacular Heilig Vernier Compass.

Jeffrey Lock's presentation on the conservation of the spectacular Heilig Vernier Compass.

One of the most important Colonial surveying instruments inspected by Mr. Lock to date comes from...

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Members inspecting instruments from the collection of the American Philosophical Society.

Members inspecting instruments from the collection of the American Philosophical Society.

A hands-on inspection session highlighting important instruments from the American Philosophical...

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Close-up inspection of instruments from the collection of the American Philosophical Society.

Close-up inspection of instruments from the collection of the American Philosophical Society.

Kristen Froehlich, Curator of the collections at the Philadelphia History Museum at Atwater Kent,...

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Inspection of an early map of Philadelphia from the collection of the City Archives.

Inspection of an early map of Philadelphia from the collection of the City Archives.

Torben Jenk discusses some of the intricate details of a massive manuscript map from...

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Members inspecting early maps from the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Members inspecting early maps from the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Carl Guckelberger and others admiring the artistic layout and details of an early manuscript map.

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Members inspecting early maps from the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Members inspecting early maps from the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Kristen Froehlich, blessed with great close-up vision, inspects the artistic execution of a portion of this large manuscript map.

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David Rittenhouse Orrey at the University of Pennslyvania

David Rittenhouse Orrey at the University of Pennslyvania

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A close-up look at the gearwork of David Rittenhouse's Orrey

A close-up look at the gearwork of David Rittenhouse's Orrey

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