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Equinoctial Dial, by W. Burucker, Nuremberg, c. 1700

Inventory Number 37269


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.37269

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans.
Primary inscriptions
"W: Burucker. / Noricus." on underside of compass bowl
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Dimensions
Height: 5.3cm Width: 7.7cm Depth: 7.7cm Weight: 0.2kg
Inventory No
37269
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Square base plate; full-circle hour ring; folding latitude arc to 60°; sprung triangular plummet mount and plummet; compass adjustable for variation 90-0-90°; four adjustable feet.