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Nocturnal and Sundial, German, 1612

Inventory Number 50028


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.50028

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans
Primary inscriptions
'Anno 1612'
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Nocturnal
Dimensions
Diameter: 80mm Height: 133mm Depth: 16mm Weight: 150g
Inventory No
50028
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Nocturnal with pierced handle, instructions in German verse; vertical plate dial on reverse.