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Horizontal String-Gnomon Dial, by David Beringer, Augsburg, 1776

Inventory Number 40334


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.40334

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the collection of Lewis Evans.
Primary inscriptions
"D. BERINGER . Augustae 1776"
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Horizontal dial
Dimensions
Height: 114mm Width: 134mm
Inventory No
40334
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Brass decorated rectangular base plate, hinged upright for string gnomon.