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Wood-Framed Mechanical Lantern Slide: No. 7 Diurnal Motion of the Earth, for Astronomy Lectures, c.1880

Inventory Number 62663


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.62663

Item type
Object
Object type
Lantern slide
Dimensions
Height: 112mm Width: 228mm Depth: 16mm Weight: 223g
Inventory No
62663

Description

A wood-framed cog-wheel turning lantern slide with mechanism and painting illustrating the diurnal motion of the earth. The label reads "No. 7 The Diurnal Motion of the Earth, shewing the Rising and Setting of the Sun, illustrating the cause of Day and Night.