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Äquatoriale Ringsonnenuhr von Canivet (Chronometer, 1769)

Deutsches Museum

Details

Title

  • Äquatoriale Ringsonnenuhr von Canivet (Chronometer, 1769)

Creation

Contribution
  • Canivet à La Sphére
Time
  • 1769
Place
  • Paris

Collection

  • Messung von Zeit und Raum: Historische Messinstrumente aus dem Deutschen Museum

Rights Statement Digital Object

Rights Statement Metadata

Extent / Measurements

  • 212 x 164 x 40 mm; Masse: 0,715 kg

Note

  • Gravur: Canivet à La Sphére à Paris. 1769.

Subject

  • Schiffahrt
  • Navigation
  • Schiffsbetrieb
  • Zeitmeßgeräte

Object Category

  • Technisches Objekt

Call Number / Inventory Number / Id Number

  • Inventory number: 6654

Holding Institution

  • Deutsches Museum

Data Provider

  • Deutsches Museum

Description

The equinoctial ring dial consisting of two brass rings and a movable crossbar can be used at different latitudes. Because of this versatility, it is also called universal ring dial. The outer ring (meridian ring) has eight place names engraved on the front, the inner ring (equatorial ring) has ten on the front, and the outer ring has two on the back, i.e. a total of 20 European places are engraved with their latitudes and arranged alphabetically (e.g. "Bruxelles . 50 . 50 .", "Madrid . 40 . 26 .", "Marseille . 43 . 18 ." and "Paris 48 51"). Most of them are located in France, which fits well with the production of the sundial in Paris.

Author

Mareike Wöhler 2019

Rights Statement Description

CC BY-SA 4.0