Horizontal Sundial by I. Nemes (John Nemes)
date: label: date made
content: 1724-1753
name: label: maker
content: Nemes, John
notes: label: Description
content: This cylindrical instrument consists of a brass base to which a paper compass rose is attached. The compass has eight points, with a fleur de lis at North. The compass is divided by degrees from zero to 90 in each of its quadrants. It includes a metal needle and glass cover. The removable brass hour circle with folding gnomon fit above this. The circle is calibrated from III to XII to VIII. Each hour is divided into fourths. The gnomon is scalloped on two edges. The circular brass lid also has a paper compass rose atached to the inside. The compass roses are identical, with both marked: I. NEMES Fecit.
label: Description
content: Nemes was a brazier known for selling sundials, in business from 1725 to 1753.
label: Description
content: Compare 1986.0599.01.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
label: Subject
content: Timekeeping
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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content: Science & Mathematics
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1987.0707.03
label: catalog number
content: 1987.0707.03
label: accession number
content: 1987.0707
label: catalog number
content: 330838
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sundial, Horizontal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (case, gnomon material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overallcompass rose material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 cm x 6 cm x 2.5 cm; 1 3/16 in x 2 3/8 in x 31/32 in