Nocturnal

Standard metal nocturnal except for following details:
For use with Little Bear not Great Bear. Shaped handle. Date scale has named months divided and subdivided to 2 days. Meridian transit (lowest point) at 28 October.
Rotatable disc has longer pointer at 12. Hour scale numbered anticlockwise. Pointer has engraved lines round the edges. Reverse is plain.

Object Details

ID: AST0123
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments
Type: Nocturnal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1700
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall: 5 x 145 x 85 mm
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