Equinoctial Dial with Nocturnal, 15th Century? | |
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| Inventory Number: | 50896 |
| Object Type: | |
| Subject Classification(s): | Sundials Mathematical Instruments By Trade Location |
| Accession Number: | 1924-0/part |
| Brief Description: | Brass circular case with a nocturnal on top of the lid of which one end acts as a catch for the lid; with inside case an hour ring divided into 18 parts and could be adjusted for latitude by placing the gnomon in a depression on the crossbar over the compass glass [now missing]. |
| Primary Inscriptions: | Unsigned |
| Provenance: | Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924. |
| Collection Group: | Lewis Evans Collection |
| Material(s): |
Brass |
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