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Title: Chinese pocket sundial and compass [Go to resource]
Description: Pocket sundial in wood, including compass and folding brass gnomon (about 2 1/2 x 4 3/4-inches overall), China, 1770-1880. For use at latitude 35�N. Inclination adjustable by means of hinged strut - thirteen notches corresponding to thirteen solar periods of the year. Table engraved on dial. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Subjects: pocket sundial Temporal: 1770-1880 Source: Science Museum Identifier: http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/grab... Go to resource More Like this...
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