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Object number
A-399
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Classification
Time Finding
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Object name
Quadrant
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Creator
Bedford, Hilkiah
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Description
On the face, Gunter's quadrant with 5 stars marked. On back, circular scale of hours I-XII twice. Within this, a volvelle with a scale of months around the outside, and a stereographic projection of 7 circumpolar constellations within. String and plumb bob attached to face at the vertex.
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Inscription/Sig.
Hilkiah Bedford in Fleet-street
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Material
brass, cord
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Place Of Prod.
England
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Dimensions
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Imperial(in) |
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Metric(cm) |
| Height |
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14.7 |
| Width |
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15 |
| Depth |
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0.6 |
| Diameter |
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| Circumference |
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Frame
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Imperial(in) |
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Metric(cm) |
| Height |
6 7/16 |
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16.3 |
| Width |
7 4/16 |
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18.3 |
| Depth |
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| Diameter |
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