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Solar mirror
The portaluce [solar mirror] is an instrument for reflecting solar rays into a room. It consists of a brass plate fitted with a rotating disk bearing a mirror on one side and a tube on the other. The device is installed in an aperture—usually made in a window—with the mirror facing out. By rotating [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Optics
- optics
Type of item
- Solar mirror
- scientific instruments
Medium
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
- first half 19th cent.
- 1850
- 1801
Places
- Italian?
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:406048
Extent
- plate 194x142 mm, mirror 160x75 mm, tube length 270 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/Diaphragm.html
Year
- 1801
- 1850
Providing country
- Italy