Accession No

0948

Brief Description

horizontal dial, by Cornelius Varley, English, mid nineteenth century

Origin

England

Maker

Varley, Cornelius

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

plaster

Dimensions

diameter 102mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘VARLEY’ (hour circle)

Description Notes

Plaster horizontal dial plate, divided IIII - XII, I - VIII, numbered by I, subdivided to 15 minutes.

Condition: fair.

References

Boris Jardine; 'Cornelius Varley: artist; astronomer; and instrument maker'; Explore Whipple Collections online article; Whipple Museum of the History of Science; University of Cambridge; 2008: https://www.whipplemuseum.cam.ac.uk/explore-whipple-collections/astronomy/art-and-astronomy-cornelius-varley

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