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Equinoctial Ring Dial with Quadrant, by Gilbert & Gilkerson, London, c. 1800

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Inventory Number: 87302
Object Type:
Place Created: London England United Kingdom Europe
Subject Classification(s): Sundials Mathematical Instruments By Trade Location  
Accession Number: 1924-0/part
Brief Description: Brass and silvered brass with latitude scale engraved for both Northern and Southern latitudes, and the back of the meridian circle a quadrant of degrees.
Primary Inscriptions: "Gilbert & Gilkerson. Tower-Hill, London".
Provenance: Presented by Lewis Evans with his collection.
Collection Group: Lewis Evans Collection
Material(s): Brass and silvered brass
Dimensions:
Height Width Depth Diameter Unit
325 250 mm

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