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Equinoctial Ring Dial, German?, 18th Century

Inventory Number 38437


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.38437

Item type
Object
Provenance
Not ascertained.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated.
Object type
Equinoctial ring dial
Dimensions
Diameter: 83mm
Inventory No
38437

Description

Conventional dial with gilt-brass meridian and silver-brass hour-ring, and unusaul wide bridge with zig-zag scales reading to the day.