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Equinoctial Dial, by Michael Tobias Hager, Arnstadt, Late 17th Century

Inventory Number 34773

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.34773

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans
Primary inscriptions
"MTHager / â Arnstadt"
Physical material
Silver and gilt brass
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Dimensions
Diameter: 45mm Height: 14mm Width: 55mm Depth: 48mm Weight: 0.05kg
Inventory No
34773
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Pocket watch form with hinged lid; part circle hour band in circular ring; automatic latitude scale 35-65°; scale for magnetic variation 90-[0]-90°.

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