Military sector
Galileo Galilei
Military sector, c. 1606
Brass, 256 x 360 mm
Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence, inv. 2430
One of the many compasses built by Galileo starting in 1597. The Galilean compass is a sophisticated and versatile calculating instrument for performing a wide variety of geometrical and arithmetical operations.
Credit:
Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence
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About the Image
| Id: | galileo_08 |
| Size: | 2953 x 2161 px |
About the Object
| Type: | • Historical Images |
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