Accession No

2134

Brief Description

pair of divided circles, second half 19th Century

Origin

Maker

Class

astronomy

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, silver)

Dimensions

diameter of each 775mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 10/1975.

Inscription

Description Notes

Pair of cast divided circles for astronomical instrument. One divided on silver 0 - 360˚, subdivided to 1˚ and to 5´, numbers engraved reverse-image. The other divided on brass 0 - 360˚, subdivided to 1˚ and to 10´.

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