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Equinoctial Dial, Lunar Volvelle and Perpetual Calendar, German, 17th Century

Inventory Number 37354

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.37354

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the collection of Lewis Evans.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Physical material
Gilt and silvered brass
Object type
Calendar
Dimensions
Diameter: 68mm
Inventory No
37354
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Equinoctial dial with glazed compass, hinged hour ring and hinged latitude arc, lunar volvelle on outer lid, perpetual calendar on inner and base, saints' days on rim.

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