Menu 379 of 520 Previousnext FirstLast Sorted by: Instrument type Maker Place Date Overview Details				Catalogue Nocturnal And Sundial Unsigned circa 1600; French Gilt brass; 57 mm in diameter This little instrument, similar to Epact 38263, incorporates two sundials, a nocturnal and a lunar volvelle. The nocturnal is unusual in not having an hour scale with any numbers, but only points - one for each hour - for feeling and counting in the dark. Museum of the History of Science, Oxford Inventory number 45450 © Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. All rights reserved. Information and images provided here may not be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the museum. Basic URL: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact/catalogue.php?ENumber=68501 || Introduction || Essay || Museums || Bibliography || Conventions || Credits || Privacy || Help || || Catalogue entries || Handlist || Makers || Places || Articles || Glossary || Search || Home ||