Inclining Dial, by William Deane, London, c.1730 | |||||||||||
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| Inventory Number: | 52684 | ||||||||||
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| Persons: | William Deane | ||||||||||
| Date Created: | c.1730 | ||||||||||
| Place Created: | London England United Kingdom Europe |
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| Subject Classification(s): | Sundials Mathematical Instruments By Trade Location | ||||||||||
| Accession Number: | 1928-54 | ||||||||||
| Brief Description: | Square plate with 3 levelling screws, equation of time scale, large inset compass (glass cover badly cracked) with hour scale above adjustable for magnetic variation, folding gnomon with plummet and latitude scale. Associated letter written by William Nicolas, 29 May 1739. | ||||||||||
| Primary Inscriptions: | "WM. DEANE fecit" | ||||||||||
| Provenance: | Presented, in 1928, by Mrs. J. M. Lightfoot, in memory of the Rev. R. H. Lightfoot of New College. | ||||||||||
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| Material(s): |
Gilt brass | ||||||||||
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