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Sundial, Rectilinear, Regiomontanus-Type, and Perpetual Calendar, by Schindler, German, 1716

Inventory Number 39122


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.39122

Item type
Object
Makers
Schindler
Provenance
From the collection of Lewis Evans.
Primary inscriptions
'Schindler. Mathm. et Mechan. fecit 1716.'
Physical material
Brass
Dimensions
Height: 14mm Width: 65mm
Inventory No
39122
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Regiomontanus dial on rectangular plate with pinhole sights and articulated arm; obverse with two calendar volvelles.