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Nocturnal
The instrument consists of two superposed disks of different diameters. Part of the circumference of the smaller disk is toothed and fitted with a short index. On the disks is mounted a long, finely decorated index. The front of the instrument served as a nocturnal for determining the time from the [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Astronomy
- astronomy
Type of item
- Nocturnal
- Sundial
- sundials
- dials
Medium
- gilt brass
- Brass
- brass (alloy)
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 1554
- 1554
- 1554
- 1554
- 1554
Places
- French
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:401018
Extent
- diameter 54 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/Gnomon.html
Year
- 1554
Providing country
- Italy