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Replica Nocturnal, by Allan Chapman, Oxford, 1992

Inventory Number 50365


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.50365

Subject
Nocturnals
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Dr Allan Chapman in 1992.
Primary inscriptions
Signed 'Allan Chapman | Oxford' and '1992'.
Physical material
Wood
Paper
Object type
Nocturnal
Inventory No
50365
Accession Number
1992-7

Description

Replica nocturnal by Allan Chapman, Oxford, 1992, made especially for the Museum. Wood and handwritten paper. Based on calculations (of star positions) made in the 1970s.