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Equinoctial Ring Dial, Owned by Benjamin Cole, Oxford, Early 18th Century

Inventory Number 85162


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.85162

Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased by exchange.
Primary inscriptions
"The Owner Ben Cole Engraver in Oxford, to him that finds it a Reward.".
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Equinoctial ring dial
Dimensions
Diameter: 85mm
Inventory No
85162
Accession Number
1979-63

Description

Brass, with hour-ring marked from 3 am to 9 pm, divided to quarter hours. Quadrant of degrees on reverse of meridian ring, with small hole for suspending a plump-bob.