Galileo's "Jovilabe"

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Galileo's "Jovilabe", 17th century
Brass; 400 x 195 mm
Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence, inv. 3178

The instrument was designed by Galileo to determine the position of Jupiter's satellites without having to make complex calculations.

 

 

 

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Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence

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