ISBN9780300238365:f0249-01

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TitlePolyhedral Sundial

Creator nameKratzer, Nicolaus

Creator name (description)attributed to Nicolaus Kratzer

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 1521–1530

Object typeTool/Implement

MaterialsGilt brass

Dimensions4.02 × 3.7 × 2.09 in. (10.2 × 9.4 × 5.3 cm)

LocationMusuem of the History of Science, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/exhibits/the-renaissance-in-astronomy/objects/27-polyhedral-dial-kratzer-c-1525/

Accession numberInv. 54054

SubjectsPolyhedraSundials in artScientific apparatus and instruments in art

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