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Nocturnal
This nocturnal comprises two superposed disks. The lower one indicates the days, months, and zodiac signs; the molded upper disk carries division marks from 1 to 16. Around the central opening is the revolving index. The instrument is fitted with a flat engraved handle. Provenance: Medici collections.
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Astronomy
- astronomy
Type of item
- Nocturnal
- dials
Medium
- 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
- late 16th cent. - early 17th cent.
- 1620
- 1581
Places
- Italian
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:401022
Extent
- 201x112 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/Index.html
Year
- 1620
- 1581
Providing country
- Italy