Case for brass quadrant with stand.
Wooden case for 18-inch brass quadrant, made by John Bird, London, in 1771.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 190 x 800 x 670 mm
- Materials:
- pine
- Object Number:
- 1937-600 Pt1
- type:
- instrument case
This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
License
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
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. Signed by the maker "J. Bird, London" and dated 1771; also engraved with the initials "W.L." of its original owner, the Reverend William Ludlam, mathematician and Fellow of St John's 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, two optical sights. Signed by the maker "J. Bird, London" and dated 1771; also engraved with the initials "W.L." of its original owner, the Reverend William Ludlam, mathematician and Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge.
- Measurements:
-
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
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Related Objects
Photograph of Drawing of Solar Chromosphere
Photograph of Drawing of Solar Chromosphere
Photograph; map of the Moon by Langrenus
Drawing of an equatorially mounted 1 metre reflecting telescope with dome
