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Object number
DPW-46
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Classification
Astronomical
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Object name
Quadrant
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Title
Astrolabe-Quadrant: Gunter-type
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Creator
Unidentified
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Description
Gunter type projection on face for latitude of London. Five stars with date of south positions at midnight. Same 5 stars on quadrant between equator and line of tropics. Sights are missing; plumb-bob and line are replacements. Bead is missing. Inscription means it was made after 1752 when England adopted Gregorian calendar.
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Inscription/Sig.
Unsigned -"NEW STYLE" on the right of the lower arc.
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Material
boxwood
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Place Of Prod.
England
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13.2 |
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1.7 |
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