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Horizontal Dial, German, 1722

Inventory Number 44606


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.44606

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924.
Primary inscriptions
"DVCI aV gVs To gVILheLMo" [=1722, counting 'T' as 'I'] "PARTA TVERI"
Physical material
Silver and brass
Object type
Horizontal dial
Inventory No
44606
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Octagonal base plate with 3 adjustable feet, folding gnomon incorporating plummet, leather-covered case.