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[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
DPW-46
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Astronomical
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[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]
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[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]
Astrolabe-Quadrant: Gunter-type
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[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
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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[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
Unsigned -"NEW STYLE" on the right of the lower arc.
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[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
post-1752
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[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
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[nb-NO]Subject[nb-NO]
England
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12.8 |
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13.2 |
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1.7 |
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