French horary quadrant, 1600-1625

Made:: 1600-1625 in France

Brass Gunter quadrant (14-cm radius) of hollow construction

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Brass Gunter quadrant (14-cm radius) of hollow construction
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Brass Gunter quadrant (14-cm radius) of hollow construction for latitude 41 degrees, French, early 17th century (B1733, R15476).

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Category:: Astronomy

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: 1987-1141

Materials:: brass

Measurements:: overall: 8 x 145 x 145 mm

type:: horary quadrant - gunter

credit:: On loan from the Wellcome Trust

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