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Astronomical Compendium
Signed by
Charles Whitwell
circa 1600;
London
Gilt brass and ivory; 66 mm in diameter
This unusual
astronomical compendium
by the renowned Elizabethan maker
Charles Whitwell
consists of an ivory box with an inset gilt brass instrument for finding the time of high tide at particular ports, a
lunar volvelle
, a
horizontal dial
with a folding
gnomon
and a
magnetic compass
.
British Museum, London
Registration no. MLA 1854,1-3.1
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http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact/catalogue.php?ENumber=88674
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