- Subject
- Clocks & timepieces
- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1969. Gift from Mrs. A. M. Billmeir, of Westbrook, Elstead, Surrey.
- Primary inscriptions
- 'Breguet et Fils | An VII No 291 | JANVIER Invt et Fecit.' The armillary carries various engraved inscriptions: on the polar cap "POLE BOREAL OU PLÛTOT ARCTIQUE" and "LE TROPIQUE DU CANCER QUE LE SOLEIL PARCOURT LE VINGT-UN DE JUIN" and "TROPIQUE DU CAPRICORNE QUE LE SOLEIL PARCOURT LE VINGT-UN DECEMBRE".
- Object type
- Clock
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 345mm Height: 570mm Width: 335mm Depth: 345mm Weight: 9.1kg
- Inventory No
- 44600
- Accession Number
- 1969-189
Description
Astronomical clock in long mahogany case, panelled on all sides with glass, and dated An VII [= 1798/9]. Presumably mainly constructed and designed entirely by Antide Jantier, but carrying the inscription: 'Breguet et Fils / An VII No 291 / JANVIER Invt et Fecit.' Dials for mean and true solar time, lunar position and phase. Surmounted by armillary, driven by the movement, and carrying a Sun and Moon. Pendulum (compensated) 1 m. long.
