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Nocturnal, by Johan Backer Von Call, Nijmegen, 1647

Inventory Number 34586

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.34586

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.34586

Subject: Nocturnals; Mathematical instruments; Astronomical instruments
Item type: Object
Makers: Johan Backer Von Call
Provenance: Presented by Lewis Evans
Primary inscriptions: "Zu Nieumegen bey Johan Backer Von Call Anno 1647"
Physical material: Brass
Object type: Nocturnal
Dimensions: Diameter: 57mm Height: 89mm Depth: 10mm Weight: 0.1kg
Inventory No: 34586
Accession Number: 1924-0/part

Description

Nocturnal index for 'Vrsa Maior'; inscription on reverse, otherwise blank.

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