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Inclining Analemmatic Dial, by Thomas Wright, London, Early 18th Century

Inventory Number 37076

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.37076

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans
Primary inscriptions
"T. Wright London."
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Inclining dial
Dimensions
Height: 112mm Width: 144mm Depth: 155mm Weight: 0.8kg
Inventory No
37076
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Base plate with three feet (two levelling) and three levels; hinged plate adjustable against a folding latitude scale; horizontal dial plate slides on azimuth dial and folding gnomon serves for both dials. With velvet-lined mahogany box.

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