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Equinoctial Dial and Lunar Volvelle, by Charles Whitwell, London, 1606

Inventory Number 44225


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.44225

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans
Primary inscriptions
"Carolus Whitwell fecit"
Physical material
Gilt brass
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Dimensions
Height: 26mm Width: 60mm Depth: 63mm Weight: 0.2kg
Inventory No
44225
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Glazed compass with coloured printed card, hinged equinoctial dial, calendar, epact table, lunar volvelle.