sun ring 1721 bronze Alle tassen until it turned up in

until it turned up in a tomb in Westminster Abby

This 16th-century belt fitting is based on originals found in the areas of Paris

collection number A72

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sun ring 1721 bronze Alle tassen until it turned up inThis fully functional ring sundial is recreated after a historic example from 1721, invented by Prussian monks. Such a sun ring, also called an altitude sundial, was worn around the neck on a leather lace and was invented in the 15th century by the astronomers Regiomontanus and Peuerbach; Until the 19th century it continued to be used mainly in rural areas to determine the time. Unlike a regular sundial, which uses the direction of the sun, an