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Sundial
Fixed compass dial
Bowl- Turned bone, circular box with screw on cap and middle section. Brass verge is graduated for sundial and has a folding brass gnomon. The four cardinal points are painted on the base of the bowl.
Needle- Elongated diamond set close to base of bowl.
Pivot- Steel spike set in base of bowl.
Bowl- Turned bone, circular box with screw on cap and middle section. Brass verge is graduated for sundial and has a folding brass gnomon. The four cardinal points are painted on the base of the bowl.
Needle- Elongated diamond set close to base of bowl.
Pivot- Steel spike set in base of bowl.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0418 |
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| Type: | Sundial |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Worthington, Humble & Holland; Unknown |
| Date made: | 17C |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm; Diameter: 60 mm |