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.

 

 

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Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence

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