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. Astronomical compendium for latitude 49° North (vertical dial). It is divided into six leaves. Leaf Ia features a windrose with 16 points marked; eight of them named in German. Pivoted at the centre of the leaf is a hand-shaped indicator and at the
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. Gilt brass with steel hinged tips that pivot. Folds flat to give four faces, each with an engraved scale. [scale 1:] 1-100 non-linear [scale 2:] 1-100 non-linear (shorter than 1) [scale 3:] 1-50 non-linear [scale 4:] 1-12 linear, each unit = 24 mm
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. [Instrument on the left hand side of the image] Combined nocturnal, sundial and lunar volvelle. Obverse Nocturnal with a bracket and suspension ring on urn-shaped mount, which also holds a compass. Rotatable ring rather than disc. The main disc has
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Terrestrial table globe. Terrestrial table globe. Geographical details on the sphere show the location of the magnetic pole close to the North Pole and it is labelled. South America has an eastern bulge. In the north polar area, there are four islands wit
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The Death of Willem Barents, 20 June 1597. An evocation of the death of the Dutch navigator and explorer, Willem Barents, made over 200 years after the event. Sailing from Amsterdam, Barents made three voyages in 1594, 1595, and 1596-97 in search of the N
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