Accession No

0800

Brief Description

mechanical equinoctial dial, German [attributed], 18th Century

Origin

Germany [attributed]

Maker

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass)

Dimensions

height 360mm; length 290mm; breadth 125mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from Antique Art Galleries, London, England, in 03/1936.

Inscription

Description Notes

Square base plate set on 4 levelling screws. degree scale divided 0 - 90˚ - 0 - 90˚ - 0; cardinal points marked in Latin. Dial turns over the base. 3 shaped supports for latitude quadrant, divided 0 - 90˚ and 90˚ - 0, numbered by 10˚. Above this an hour disc divided I - XII, I - XII, numbered by I. Declination arc calibrated by zodiac sign, and a gnomon with pinhole sights.

[NOTE: On 15/04/2015 XRF analysis was conducted on this instrument. Results and analysis are given in the ‘Notes’ field.]

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