Universal equinoctial sundial

Made:: 1700 in Augsburg

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Universal equinoctial sundial

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Category:: King George III

Object Number:: 1927-1467

Materials:: brass, silver, glass, steel and leather

Measurements:: Sundial: 10 mm x 84 mm x 82 mm,
Case: 12 mm x 91 mm x 92 mm,
upright, lid open: 70 mm x 95 mm x 185 mm, .14 kg

type:: sundial

credit:: King's College, London

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Universal equinoctial sundial

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