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Non-Commercial Use
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Category
Time Measurement
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Maker
Ducher, Hans
2
Hans Ducher
2
Ferguson, James
1
James Ferguson
1
Milner, Jasper
1
Object type
diptych sundial
9
compass
1
magnetic compass
1
sundial
1
variation compass
1
variation compass; magnetic compass; diptych sundial; compass; sundial
1
Place
Germany
4
Nuremberg
2
Nuremburg, Germany
2
Italy
1
London
1
London, England, United Kingdom
1
Material
bronze (copper, tin alloy)
6
ivory
6
string
6
glass
2
wood (unidentified)
2
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
1
dial: ivory
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metal (unknown)
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paper (fibre product)
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steel (metal)
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Tablet sun-dial with string gnomon
1610
Tablet diptych (?) sundial for Italian hours
1530-1640
Wooden pocket sundial for use at various latitudes
1776-1800
Ivory diptych dial by Jasper Milner
1501-1600
Ivory tablet compass sundial; 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/16-inches. Made by Hans Ducher
1574
Tablet sundial in ivory
1537-1632
Compass and Sundial combined
1731-1776
Diptych dials
1648
Tablet sundial of ivory
1601-1700