Fixtures for pendulum clock and transit instrument, Sumatra by unknown

Fixtures for pendulum clock and transit instrument, Sumatra

unknown

Framed picture

More products…
  • Sustainably sourced wooden frame
  • Thick bevel-cut mount
  • 200gsm thick fine art print paper
  • 100+ year colour guarantee
  • Ready-to-hang
  • Read more about our framed prints
£49.95
Free delivery when you spend over £75 (UK, EU & US)

Order by 16 Dec for UK delivery (see all dates) (15 Dec for framed canvas)

Image information

Royal Society
Part of the Royal Society Collection
Close

Sizing information

Dimensions
Overall size (inc frame) x cm ( x in)
Depth cm (in)
Artwork x cm ( x in)
Border (mount) cm top/bottom (in)
cm left/right (in)
The paper size of our wall art shipped from the US is sized to the nearest inch.
Model is 5ft4in or 1.62m
Model is 5'4" (1.62m)

Our framed prints

Every framed picture is created by hand in our workshop by specialist framers.

Black, white, silver, gold or natural frames available, supplied ready to hang.

All our frames have a smooth satin finish, and measure 20mm (front face) by 23mm (depth from wall).

Read more about our framed art prints.

Manufactured in the UK, the US and the EU

All products are created to order in our print factories around the globe, and we are the trusted printing partner of many high profile and respected art galleries and museums.

We are proud to have produced over 1 million prints for hundreds of thousands of customers.

Delivery & returns

We print everything to order so delivery times may vary but all framed pictures are despatched within 3 days.

Delivery to the UK, EU & US is free when you spend £75. Otherwise, delivery to the UK costs £10 for a single framed print.

We will happily replace your order if everything isn’t 100% perfect.

Product details Fixtures for pendulum clock and transit instrument, Sumatra

Fixtures for pendulum clock and transit instrument, Sumatra

unknown

Plan and elevation of the masonry pillar for a transit instrument and a diagram for a wooden plank to be fixed to the clock case used in John Goldingham's temporary expedition observatory. Figure nos.5-6 from Report of the length of the pendulum at the equator...made on an expedition...from the observatory at Madras..., by John Goldingham (Madras, 1824). Scale 1 inch: 2 feet and ¥ inch: 1 foot. Original painting pasted onto a backing sheet. Not signed. Both papers watermarked: 'C.Wilmot 1817' and 'J.Whatman 1817'. John Goldingham (c.1766-1849) British astronomer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1808.

Original: ink and watercolour on paper. ca. 1824

  • Image ref: RS-10689
  • The Royal Society

Find related images

Fixtures for pendulum clock and transit instrument, Sumatra by unknown zoom

Discover more

More by the artist unknown.

Explore the collection Royal Society.

Search for similar fine art prints

This image on other products