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Polyhedral dial
Instrument in the shape of a trapezoidal solid whose faces carry different types of dials (vertical - horizontal - polar). This finely engraved and decorated instrument is still fitted with tilting gnomons. The upper part has a small compass for orienting the dials. Provenance: Medici collections.
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- astronomy
- Astronomy
Type of item
- Sundial
- sundials
Medium
- gilt and silvered brass
- copper (metal)
- Copper
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- late 16th cent.
- 1600
- 1581
Places
- German
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:401032
Extent
- base 76x50x47 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/Gnomon.html
Year
- 1600
- 1581
Providing country
- Italy