Case for brass quadrant with stand.
Case for 18-inch brass quadrant by John Bird, London.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 190 x 800 x 670 mm
- Materials:
- pine
- Object Number:
- 1937-600 Pt1
- type:
- instrument case
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Brass quadrant with 0-90° scale of 18-inch radius with second scale of 0- 96° divisions with stand, two optical sights and wooden case, by John Bird, London, dated 1771 and signed, 'W.L.'. Originally the property of the reverend William Ludlam, mathematican and fellow of St. Johns College, Cambridge.
Details
- Category:
- Astronomy
- Object Number:
- 1937-600
- Measurements:
-
overall: 920 x 360 x 720 mm
- type:
- quadrant - optical and instrument case
- credit:
- Cambridge Observatory
Parts
Brass quadrant with stand, 1771
Brass quadrant with 0-90° scale of 18-inch radius with second scale of 0- 96° divisions with stand and two optical sights by John Bird, London, 1771.
- Measurements:
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overall: 860 mm x 715 mm x 330 mm, 19.46 kg
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) , glass and mahogany (wood)
- Object Number:
- 1937-600 Pt2
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- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
