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Odometer
Odometer made by John Dollond and used to measure the length of a route. A wheel pivoting on a handle is pushed by hand. Its rotating motion is transmitted to a pair of pointers that show the distance traveled on a quadrant with three scales (miles - poles - yards). Ten revolutions of the wheel correspond [...]
Creator
- John Dollond
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mathematics
- mathematics
- Geometry
Type of item
- Hodometer
- odometers
Medium
- wood
- Wood
- wood (plant material)
Creator
- John Dollond
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mathematics
- mathematics
- Geometry
Type of item
- Hodometer
- odometers
Medium
- wood
- Wood
- wood (plant material)
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- ca. 1750
- 1750~
- 1750~
- 1750
- 1750
Places
- London
- London
- United Kingdom
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:413017
Extent
- length 1320 mm, height 1200 mm, wheel diameter 820 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/JohnDollond.html
Year
- 1750
Providing country
- Italy