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