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Horizontal String-Gnomon Dial, by F. Frey, German, 1757

Inventory Number 86878

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.86878

Subject: Sundials
Item type: Object
Makers: F. Frey
Provenance: Presented to the University by Lewis Evans with his collection.
Primary inscriptions: "FRANC: FREY FECIT. 1757"
Physical material: Copper Alloy; Glass; Iron
Object type: Horizontal dial
Dimensions: Height: 229mm Width: 216mm
Inventory No: 86878
Accession Number: 1924-0/part

Description

Square base with inset compass and two levelling feet; rotating index of uncertain purpose; gnomon support adjustable for latitude.

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