Gunter Quadrant
1648-90 (made)
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Quadrants were used in astronomy, astrology and architecture to calculate heights and angles. This type, with engraved projections of star coordinates, is named after its inventor, Edmund Gunter, who died in 1626. Walter Hayes, an engraver from Moorfields, worked in brass, silver and wood. He trained Edmund Culpeper, a famous inventor of microscopes, who took over the business on Hayes' death.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brass, engraved |
| Brief description | Sheet brass, engraved (plumb-line missing) London, England; 1648-90, Made by Walter Hayes (active 1648-90) and signed in Latin 'W Hayes made this'. |
| Physical description | Quarter-circle of sheet brass, engraved (plumb-line missing), London, England; 1648–90, made by Walter Hayes (active 1648–90) and signed in Latin ‘W Hayes made this’ |
| Credit line | Hildburgh Gift |
| Object history | Quadrants were used in astronomy, astrology and architecture to calculate heights and angles. This type, with engraved projections of star coordinates, is named after its inventor, Edmund Gunter, who died in 1626. Walter Hayes, an engraver from Moorfields, worked in brass, silver and wood. He trained Edmund Culpeper, a famous inventor of microscopes, who took over the business on Hayes' death. |
| Summary | Quadrants were used in astronomy, astrology and architecture to calculate heights and angles. This type, with engraved projections of star coordinates, is named after its inventor, Edmund Gunter, who died in 1626. Walter Hayes, an engraver from Moorfields, worked in brass, silver and wood. He trained Edmund Culpeper, a famous inventor of microscopes, who took over the business on Hayes' death. |
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| Accession number | M.341-1926 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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