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Nocturnal and Sundial, by Antonius Geminus, Rome, 1589

Inventory Number 42143


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.42143

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans
Primary inscriptions
'Ants Geminus f: Romæ. 1589'
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Nocturnal
Dimensions
Diameter: 110mm Height: 178mm Depth: 11mm Weight: 241g
Inventory No
42143
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

One side has a nocturnal and lunar volvelle, the other the 'organum Ptolemai' form of altitude sundial.