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Inclining Dial, English, 19th Century

Inventory Number 23179

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.23179

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Provenance
Bequeathed by T. G. Barnett
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated (silvering removed where signature may have been on hour ring)
Object type
Inclining dial
Dimensions
Height: 173mm Width: 171mm Depth: 37mm
Inventory No
23179
Accession Number
1935-4/part

Description

Wooden base with inset compass, sprung folding latitude arc (0-60°); hinged hour circle with sprung folding gnomon. The dial is integral with its wooden case.

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