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Gunter-Type Horary Quadrant, by Walter Hayes, London, 17th Century

Inventory Number 55166


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.55166

Item type
Object
Provenance
Lent by Miss M.A.R. Palser. Found at a school in Cirencester.
Primary inscriptions
"W: Hayes / fecit"
Physical material
Brass
Object type
Quadrant
Dimensions
Height: 3mm Width: 178mm Depth: 179mm Weight: 0.6kg
Inventory No
55166
Accession Number
1973-13

Description

Gunter quadrant with shadow square. Rotating planisphere on reverse within circular scale of hours. No sights.