Accession No

1502

Brief Description

contact goniometer, by Cary, English, 1820 (c)

Origin

London; England

Maker

Cary

Class

earth sciences; drawing

Earliest Date

1820

Latest Date

1820

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, steel); wood; cloth (silk, velvet); hide (leather)

Dimensions

case length 100mm; breadth 53mm; thickness 16mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘Cary London’
‘Robert W. Hodges
Esqre
G.F.W’ (in box)

Description Notes

Brass semi-circle divided 0-180 by 10 to 1; sliding brass indexes with steel pointers; brass clamping screws; fitted wooden box lined with silk and white velvet and covered with morocco leather.

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