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Diptych Dial
Signed by
Paul Reinmann
Dated 1584;
Nuremberg
Ivory and brass; 71 x 115 x 18 mm
This
dial
has on the outside of the upper leaf a rotating brass
volvelle
which constitutes part of a
dial
. The triangular
gnomon
is unfortunately missing.
Both ivory leaves are inscribed with mottoes and instructions on the use of the instrument.
Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
Inventory number 48146
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