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Equinoctial Dial, by Delure, Paris, 18th Century

Inventory Number 39990


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.39990

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Makers
Delure
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans with his collection.
Primary inscriptions
"DELURE APARIS".
Physical material
Brass and glass
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Dimensions
Diameter: 60mm
Inventory No
39990
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Augsburg type, brass eight-sided base and with namesof towns and their latitudes in circular inset beneath base.