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Horizontal dial
Rectangular dial with compass (parts missing) for orienting the instrument, inserted in the center of a removable disk bearing the zodiac signs, and the windrose. The edges of the table are engraved with another dial complete with gnomon and a second windrose.
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- astronomy
- Astronomy
Type of item
- Sundial
- sundials
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
- first half 17th cent.
- 1650
- 1601
Places
- Italian
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:401036
Extent
- 295x130 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/Gnomon.html
Year
- 1601
- 1650
Providing country
- Italy