Equinoctial Dial and Dialling Instrument, by Heath and Wing, London, c. 1785

Subject: Mathematical instruments; Sundials
Item type: Object
Makers: Heath & Wing
Provenance: Presented by Lewis Evans
Primary inscriptions: "Heath & Wing, London" "The Universal Dial and Dialling Instrut."
Physical material: Silvered brass
Object type: Equinoctial dial
Dimensions: Diameter: 105mm Height: 124mm Width: 98mm Depth: 132mm Weight: 0.65kg
Inventory No: 45528
Accession Number: 1924-0/part

Description

Rectangular base, levelling screws, rotatable equinoctial dial is an hour circle intersecting a latitude semicircle.