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Equinoctial Dial, French, 19th Century

Inventory Number 34283

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.34283

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans with his collection.
Physical material
Turtle shell
Metal
Glass
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Dimensions
Diameter: 74mm Height: 24mm Weight: 99g
Inventory No
34283
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Dial indicator for setting latitude; with British and Irish place names for latitude (Edinburgh spelt Edinbourg); case integral with base, with lid.

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