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Sun-and-moon dial by Elias Allen
- maker:
- Elias Allen
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Sun-and-moon dial made by Elias Allen between 1607 and 1653 at his workshop, near St. Clement's Church, London. Engraved "Elias Allen fecit a Moone diall". It is callibrated for use at the latitude 51 1/2.
Sun-and-moon dials are time-reckoning devices that can be used in daylight as sundials and at night as moondials. This example was made by Elias Allen (active 1602-1653) at his workshop known as 'The Bull's Head' which was situated near St. Clement's Church, near the Strand in London. Allen was a mathematical instrument maker who moved to London from Tonbridge in Kent to take up an apprenticeship with Charles Whitwell in around 1602.
Details
- Category:
- Time Measurement
- Object Number:
- 1921-613
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
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Overall: 140 mm x 258 mm x 258 mm, 1.1 kg
- credit:
- Court, Thomas Henry