Coimbra Exhibition

Passage instrument used to determine the exact moment at which celestial bodies cross the meridian

CreatorJesse Ramsden
Place of OriginLondon, UK
Date1765
DescriptionThs 18th century instrument was designed to determine the exact moment at which celestial bodies cross the meridian
Tagsastronomy, passage instrument
Material/Mediumglass, bronze / artefact
CategoryDiscovery
Metadata RightsCC-O