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Equinoctial Dial
Unsigned
Dated 1584; German
Gilt brass; 50 mm in diameter

This round equinoctial dial is engraved on the top of the lid with a coat-of-arms and, on the edge, a Greek inscription wishing long life.

The engraving style of the Greek inscription differs from that on the rest of the instrument.

The inner side of the lid has a table of cities and their latitudes.

Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
Inventory number 53948

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