Reproduction
Description
Galton's sun signal
Sun signal or hand heliostat. Painted dark green instrument in velvet-lined leather covered box (purple) Other observations: Communications. See LDUGC-221 - instruction leaflet for operation of Galton's sun signal.
Eugenics Department.
Créateur
Troughton and Simms
Date
c. 1860
Lieu de création
London
Object invented by Sir Francis Galton
Matériel
Dimensions
case length: 152 mm
case width: 60 mm
case depth: 28 mm
Galton Collection
N° d'objet
LDUGC-007
464000007
UCL Galton Collection