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Equinoctial Dial, Nocturnal and Lunar Volvelle, by Elias Allen, London, Early 17th Century

Inventory Number 36259

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.36259

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans
Primary inscriptions
'Elias Allen fecit Londini' on the underside of the chapter ring.
Physical material
Silver
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Dimensions
Diameter: 52mm Height: 14mm Width: 54mm Depth: 65mm Weight: 0.1kg
Inventory No
36259
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Equinoctial dial inside watch-type case, with magnetic compass, lunar volvelle on one outer face, planispheric nocturnal on the other.

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