Equinoctial Dial, by Joze Gaspart, Lisbon, c. 1775 | |
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| Object is on display. | |
| Inventory Number: | 74463 |
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| Persons: |
Joze Gaspart (Maker) |
| Date Created: | c.1775 |
| Place Created: | Lisbon Portugal Europe |
| Subject Classification(s): | Lewis Evans Collection Sundials Mathematical Instruments |
| Accession Number: | 1928-52 |
| Brief Description: | Shaped and decorated base with three levelling screws, upright with plumb-line, rotatable semicircular hour scale for one latitude, with diametrical pivot for pin-hole adjustable for solar declination. |
| Primary Inscriptions: | "Joze Gaspart Fait à Lisbonne" |
| Provenance: | Presented by Mrs W. C. Johnson in memory of W. C. Johnson, FRAS. |
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| Material(s): |
Brass and silvered brass |
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