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Equinoctial Dial, with Nocturnal and Lunar Volvelle, by 'TW', English, 1602

Inventory Number 54727

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.54727

Item type
Object
Makers
TW
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans
Primary inscriptions
'T W Fecit 1602'
Physical material
Gilt brass and silver.
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Dimensions
Height: 12mm Width: 44mm Depth: 65mm Weight: 0.1kg
Inventory No
54727
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Compendium in a case resembling a watch case. Equinoctial dial inside with glazed compass, lunar volvelle on one outer face, nocturnal on the other.

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