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Equinoctial Dial, by Johann Schrettegger, Augsburg, Early 19th Century

Inventory Number 45589


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.45589

Item type
Object
Provenance
Barnett Collection
Primary inscriptions
"Johañ / Schretteger / in / Augsburg" on underside of compass bowl.
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Dimensions
Height: 51mm Width: 49mm
Inventory No
45589
Accession Number
1935-4

Description

Octagonal base; full-circle hour ring; folding latitude arc 10-90°. With printed instruction sheet