Case for Jones' reduction plate
Case for reduction plate by Jones
- Materials:
- mahogany
- Object Number:
- 1911-374 Pt1
- type:
- instrument case
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Reduction plate by Jones, with case.
- Made:
- 1816-1850 in Charing Cross
- maker:
- Thomas Jones
Reduction plate by Jones, engraved "Thomas Jones 62 Charing Cross, London", outside dimensions of brass frame are 8 3/8" x 6 3/16" and nearly 1/4" thick, glass has cross lines on under surface 7" x 5", each inch divided into 12 parts, mahogany box 9" x 6 3/4" x 7/8" with Jones's card inside
Details
- Category:
- Mathematics
- Object Number:
- 1911-374
- Materials:
- brass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 16 x 210 x 155 mm
- type:
- reduction plate
- credit:
- British Admiralty (Hydrographic Department)
Parts
Reduction plate by Jones
Reduction plate by Jones, engraved "Thomas Jones 62 Charing Cross, London", outside dimensions of brass frame are 8 3/8" x 6 3/16" and nearly 1/4" thick, glass has cross lines on under surface 7" x 5", each inch divided into 12 parts.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 16 mm x 210 mm x 155 mm, 0.642 kg
- Object Number:
- 1911-374 Pt2
- type:
- reduction plate
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
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