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Quadrant, by Henry Sutton, London, 1658
Inventory Number:	25257
Object Type:	quadrant
Persons:	Henry Sutton
Date Created:
Place Created:	London England United Kingdom Europe
Accession Number:	1925-43
Brief Description:	English quadrant (Collins or Sutton type), by Henry Sutton, London,1658. Oak, on to which are pasted paper scales printed from engraved copper-plates. Signed, on the front, "Henricus Sutton Londini fecit. 1658"; on the back, "This Instrument or any of the Mathematiques are made in Brass or Wood by Henry Sutton Instrument-maker behind the Royall Exchange". One of the sights is missing. On the front are a Collins, or Sutton, quadrant, and various trigonometric scales. On the back are a latitude quadrant, a table of the declinations of certain fixed stars, and various trigonometric scales.
Primary Inscriptions:	Signed, on the front, "Henricus Sutton Londini fecit. 1658" Signed on the back, "This Instrument or any of the Mathematiques are made in Brass or Wood by Henry Sutton Instrument-maker behind the Royall Exchange"
Provenance:	Lent by Christ Church, Oxford in 1925.
Collection Group:	Orrery Collection
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 390 mm
Narratives Two horary quadrants by Henry Sutton Inventory no. 25257 - Former Display Label Orrery Collection in print Former Display Label - The Orrery Collection of Scientific Instruments Former Display Label - The Principal Makers of Instruments in the Orrery Collection Orrery Collection: 1731 Inventory Accession Record : Extract from Annual Report for 1925

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