I was intrigued by the description of the Richard Whitehead dial in the BSS Register so I'm glad that you are investigating it. Whitehead was apprenticed to my hero Henry Wynne, who's large double horizontal dials feature azimuth scales. The one at Wrest Park (Bedfordshire) has an azimuth scale
Hello,
As the subject says, I am looking for any information of the making of
universal ring dials. So far I've only been able to find links to buying
them or seeing collections of them. I would prefer any free sources, but
books would be welcome suggestions as well (especially with ISBN)