Magnetic compass and sundial by Henry Sutton
- maker:
- H. Sutton and Henry Sutton
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LicenseFolding pocket sundial and compass in boxwood case with string
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Folding pocket sundial and compass in boxwood case with string
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Folding pocket sundial and compass in boxwood case with string
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Folding pocket sundial and compass in boxwood case with string
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Folding pocket sundial and compass in boxwood case with string
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Folding pocket compass and sundial in boxwood case made by Henry Sutton, Threadneedle Street, London, 1650-1665.
Portable compasses and sundials were simple tools that were useful for navigation on land, river and at sea (to a limited extent). Compass needles needed to be re-magnetised occasionally by rubbing against a lodestone. Henry Sutton, the maker of this instrument, was a leading mathematical instrument maker in London. He died in the plague of 1665 and his loss was lamented by the Royal Society.
Details
- Category:
- Navigation
- Object Number:
- 1928-942
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, cotton (fibre), paper (fibre product) and ink
- Measurements:
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overall: 24 mm x 131 mm x 129 mm, .285kg
- type:
- magnetic compass and sundial
- credit:
- Court, Thomas Henry
