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Equinoctial Dial, Horizontal Dial, and Volvelle, Signed 'H.B.', German, c. 1700

Inventory Number 37954


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.37954

Item type
Object
Makers
'H.B.'
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans
Primary inscriptions
'HB'
Physical material
Gilt brass
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Dimensions
Height: 67mm Width: 69mm
Inventory No
37954
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Square base, hinged lid with equinoctial hour ring, volvelle beneath for moon dial conversion.