Nocturnal Miniature Desk Model Nocturnal Sterling Silver Conch Shell Pendant

Sterling Silver Conch Shell Pendant

It is a tool for astronomers

It is certain to be a prized possession

an open drum with slots at the top and an image strip placed at this bottom

local-hour quadrant of a type called a clinometer

Nocturnal Miniature Desk Model Nocturnal Sterling Silver Conch Shell PendantThis is a replica of a Nocturnal and Tide Computer from 1570 signed by Humphrey Cole. Cole was the first maker of English instruments having learned the craft from Flemish immigrants in the final years of the Tudor dynasty. The original can be found in the British Museum, London. Legend has it that the Nocturnal Astrolabe was invented by Raimund Lill to administer doses of medicine to patients during the night. The Nocturnal is a star clock used to