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Surveying compass
Surveying compass built by Baldassarre Lanci, an engineer employed by the Medici. The maker's name, "INVENTVM ET OPVS BALDASSARRIS," is lightly etched on the outer rim of the circular plate. Only the letter "V" of "OPVS" is punched, clearly indicating an unfinished [...]
Creator
- Baldassarre Lanci
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mathematics
- mathematics
- Geometry
Type of item
- Magnetic compass
- Mathematical instrument
- Surveying instrument
- surveying instruments
- compasses (direction indicators)
Medium
- gilt and enameled brass
- Brass
- brass (alloy)
Creator
- Baldassarre Lanci
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mathematics
- mathematics
- Geometry
Type of item
- Magnetic compass
- Mathematical instrument
- Surveying instrument
- surveying instruments
- compasses (direction indicators)
Medium
- gilt and enameled brass
- Brass
- brass (alloy)
Providing institution
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
- 16th cent.
- 15XX
- 1600
- 1501
Places
- Florence or Siena
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:401071
Extent
- length 480 mm, diameter 195 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/AntonioSantucci.html
Year
- 1600
- 1501
Providing country
- Italy