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Screw
The top of this iron screw is fitted with a handle, the bottom with a brass hook. The screw is wound vertically in a wooden tripod. The model demonstrates the advantage of using a screw to lift heavy weights. The screw is a simple machine that can be viewed as a continuously inclined plane developing [...]
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:417014
Extent
- height 420 mm, width 550 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/LorraineCollections.html
Year
- 1751
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy