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Objekt 5

Angle mirror

Description

The angled mirror is an instrument for solar observation, consisting of a circle with two visors, the larger one with sighting thread and large glass prism rounded at the top, the smaller one with two anti-glare glasses and two counterweights on the circle.

Object description

Manufacturer: Marconi Santi

Italy, 18th century

Brass

Signature: MARCONI SANTI

Deposit Emanuel George Sarasin-Grossmann, Basel

Inv. 1982.655.

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