Accession No

0118

Brief Description

universal equinoctial dial, French, 4/4 19th C

Origin

France

Maker

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1875

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (silvered brass, steel); wood (mahogany); glass

Dimensions

case length 125; breadth 122; thickness 33mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from T.H. Court on 16/08/1923. The case was repaired in 01/1929.

Inscription

Description Notes

Integral mahogany case with hinged lid. Compass set into base; silvered; 8 points marked; degree scale divided 0 - [360˚], numbered by 10˚, subdivided to 1˚. (Needle arrest mechanism; 31-1-2000). Hinged latitude arc divided 0 - 70˚, numbered by 10˚, subdivided to 1˚. Hour circle divided IIII - XII, I - VIII, numbered by I, subdivided to 15 minutes (extra mark before IIII; 31-1-2000). (Folding pin gnomon on diametrical bar; 31-1-2000).

Condition: good; complete.

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