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Mechanical Equinoctial Dial, German, 18th Century

Inventory Number 45248

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.45248

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the collection of Lewis Evans.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned
Physical material
Brass and glass
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Dimensions
Height: 76mm Width: 72mm
Inventory No
45248
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Octagonal base with inset compass bowl; sprung folding plumb level; folding latitude arc (15-90°); three feet; hinged hour drum with hour and minute dials on upper face, and alidade with folding lockable support for string gnomon.

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