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Nocturnal and Sundial, French, c. 1600

Inventory Number 45450


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.45450

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Physical material
Gilt brass
Object type
Nocturnal
Dimensions
Diameter: 57mm Height: 76mm Depth: 8mm Weight: 58g
Inventory No
45450
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Small nocturnal incorporating a horizontal sundial, and a vertical disc dial on the reverse.