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Horizontal dial
Round sundial whose surface is marked with three dials: the first for astronomical hours, the second for Italian hours, the third for ancient or Jewish hours. The gnomon of the third dial is missing. Signed by Giovan Battista Magnelli, a maker on whom we have no information.
Creator
- Giovan Battista Magnelli
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- astronomy
- Astronomy
Type of item
- Sundial
- sundials
Medium
- slate
- slate (rock)
Creator
- Giovan Battista Magnelli
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- astronomy
- Astronomy
Type of item
- Sundial
- sundials
Medium
- slate
- slate (rock)
Providing institution
Aggregator
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 1692
- 1692
- 1692
- 1692
- 1692
Places
- Florence
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:401043
Extent
- diameter 292 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/Gnomon.html
Year
- 1692
Providing country
- Italy