Log in to see this item in other languages
Endless screw
This model demonstrates the principle of the endless screw, a component used in many machines. A wooded tripod carries a profiled support holding a horizontal endless screw fitted with a handle. The screw meshes at right angles with a cogwheel equipped with a drum. A cord holding a brass weight is wound [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mechanics
- mechanics (physics)
Type of item
- Simple machines
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300167846
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
- second half 18th cent.
- 1800
- 1751
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:417013
Extent
- base diameter 500 mm, height 850 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/EndlessScrew.html
Year
- 1751
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy