A Description of Helioscopes, and Some Other Instruments

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Figure 12.

This figure depicts a complex mechanical screw mechanism with components numbered 1 through 6. This is a micrometer, a device used for making extremely fine adjustments to the position of lenses or the measurement of angles within a scientific instrument.