Accession No

1896

Brief Description

goniometer, by R. Fuess, German, 1885 (c)

Origin

Germany; Berlin

Maker

Feuss, R.

Class

earth sciences; drawing

Earliest Date

1885

Latest Date

1885

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, silver); stone (crystal, marble)

Dimensions

length 207mm; diameter 201mm; height 116mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from P. Delehar, Portobello Road, London, England, in 1974.

Inscription

‘R. FUESS BERLIN’

Description Notes

Circular marble base; brass stand; circular brass disc graduated on a bevelled silvered edge 0-360 by 10 to 30’ and by vernier to 1’; read by magnifier; knurled rings move disc and the crystal mount; microscope mounted on a dove tailed slide on the base; dark field opposite the microscope.

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