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Equinoctial Ring Dial, English, 18th Century

Inventory Number 77039


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.77039

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Royal Astronomical Society. Presented to the RAS by Dr. L.S. Little, 1904
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Equinoctial ring dial
Dimensions
Height: 3cm Width: 18.6cm Depth: 18.7cm Weight: 0.7kg
Inventory No
77039
Accession Number
1931-6/143

Description

Meridian ring, hour ring, declination slot, suspension ring with latitude adjustment over two quadrants, nautical ring. Fitted mahogany box incorporating stand.