Horary quadrant consisting of front and reverse paper scales and wooden board made by Henry Sutton, Threadneedle Street, London, 1658.
Horary quadrants are mathematical instruments that were used for time-telling. This quadrant consists of paper scales, which may have been printed in a book and intended to be cut out and then attached to the wooden board.
Details
- Category:
- Astronomy
- Object Number:
- 1918-257/1
- type:
- horary quadrant
- credit:
- Mrs. Philiss D. Lee
