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Equinoctial Dial, by Juan Cocart, Spanish, 1596

Inventory Number 51773


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.51773

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans
Primary inscriptions
'Juani Cocart me fe. 1596.' 'Ravizza correxit pro grad m. 26 10 1799'
Physical material
Gilt brass and silver
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Dimensions
Height: 15mm Width: 43mm Depth: 60mm Weight: 96g
Inventory No
51773
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Square brass box with latitude tables top and bottom. Silver compass plate, glazed. Square silver folding frame for hour circle, with latitude strut.