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I.34 Horary disk for constructing sundials
Maker: unknown
Place:Italian
Date:1672
Materials:brass
Dimensions:264x287 mm
Current inventory:1304
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This horary disk is engraved on a rectangular plate bearing four zodiacal trigones as represented by Regiomontanus. The instrument is calibrated for latitude 43°45' (Florence). The markings are in Italian. Provenance: Vincenzo Viviani bequest.

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