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Sun And Moon Dial
Signed by Hans Gruber
circa 1570; Nuremberg
Gilt and silvered brass; 64 x 62 x 19 mm

The outer face of this instrument by the Nuremberg maker Hans Gruber symbolises astronomy in the form of the goddess Urania holding a globe and overlooked by sun, moon and stars.

The instrument includes an inclining dial and a direct reading sun and moon dial, as well as a compass and a table of the latitudes of 24 places.



Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
Inventory number 43553

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