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Santucci's sphere
In early 1588, Grand Duke Ferdinand I de' Medici commissioned Antonio Santucci to build a large-scale model of the universe. Many beechwood rings of different widths and diameters were used to support the gigantic and complex structure. The rings were then painted by Antonio's brother, Enea [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Astronomy
- Geography and Cartography
- Astronomy
Type of item
- Multimedia
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Astronomy
- Geography and Cartography
- Astronomy
Type of item
- Multimedia
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 2010
- 2010
Identifier
- urn:imss:multimedia:500095
Extent
- 144 sec.
Format
- video/flv
Language
- eng
- ita
Is referenced by
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/object/ArmillarySphere_n04.html
Year
- 2010
Providing country
- Italy