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Inclining Dial, by Bartholome Koch, Vienna, 18th Century

Inventory Number 36770


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.36770

Item type
Object
Provenance
Billmeir Collection
Primary inscriptions
"Barthol: Koch Fecit Viennæ";
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Inclining dial
Dimensions
Height: 60mm Width: 71mm
Inventory No
36770
Accession Number
1957-84/214

Description

Rectangular base plate with 3 feet, one for adjusting the inclination, folding gnomon with spring, incorporating plummet with latitude scale