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Inclining Dial, by Dollond, London, c. 1750

Inventory Number 43838


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.43838

Item type
Object
Makers
Dollond
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans
Primary inscriptions
"DOLLOND LONDON"
Physical material
Brass and silvered brass
Object type
Inclining dial
Dimensions
Height: 50mm Width: 164mm Depth: 166mm Weight: 0.75kg
Inventory No
43838
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Circular base with three levelling screws, inset compass with two bubble levels, hinged hour ring with folding gnomon, hinged latitude arc. Shaped fishskin-covered case.