German nocturnals
Nocturnals are for finding the time from the orientation of the night sky and as such are quite often combined with a sundial, such as a diptych dial [6] for daytime use. Two very similar 16th-century instruments in this group, by Ulrich Schniep [3] and Casper Vopel [5], combine a nocturnal with a Regiomontanus-type sundial.
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Related Objects:
- Inventory No. 37450, "Nocturnal and Lunar Volvelle, German, 16th Century?" [1924-0/part]
- Inventory No. 51352, "Equinoctial Dial, German, Early 17th Century" [1924-0/part]
- Inventory No. 51384, "Nocturnal and Regiomontanus-Type Dial, by Ulrich Schniep, Munich, 1581" [1924-0/part], Schniep, Ulrich
- Inventory No. 34586, "Nocturnal, by Johan Backer Von Call, Nijmegen, 1647" [1924-0/part], Backer Von Call, Johan
- Inventory No. 33871, "Nocturnal and Regiomontanus-Type Dial, by Caspar Vopel, Cologne, 1557" [1924-0/part], Vopel, Caspar
- Inventory No. 77144, "Diptych Dial, by R. H., German?, 1612" [1924-0/part], 'R H'
- Inventory No. 50028, "Nocturnal and Sundial, German, 1612" [1924-0/part]
- Inventory No. 44430, "Nocturnal, German, 18th Century" [1924-0/part]