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G. Wright's Equinoctial Dial, by Benjamin Martin, London, Late 18th Century

Inventory Number 34992


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.34992

Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased
Primary inscriptions
"G. Wright Invt. / Martin Londini Fecit" on hour dial
Physical material
Copper Alloy
Glass
Water
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Dimensions
Diameter: 172mm
Inventory No
34992
Accession Number
1947-20

Description

Unusual instrument in both form and appearance. Base with four levelling screws; rotating plate with two bubble levels and Vernier mount for meridian arc, within which turns an inner arc with three central sights on its cross bar and a Vernier index moving over an hour dial.