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II.53 Quadrant
Inventor:Robert Dudley
Maker: unknown
Place:English
Date:1597
Materials:brass
Dimensions:radius 370 mm
Current inventory:3365
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The front of this quadrant carries the windrose, the zodiacal calendar, and the shadow square. On the back are engraved the hour lines, the path of the Sun's diurnal arc, a zodiacal belt, and the degree scale. Provenance: Robert Dudley bequest to the Medici collections.

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