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Reduction compass
Reduction compass with fixed center, signed by Agostino Rastrelli, a maker about whom we have no information. Contained in a black case. There are accessories with interchangeable points of different lengths according to the reduction ratios desired.
Creator
- Agostino Rastrelli
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mathematics
- mathematics
- Geometry
Type of item
- Reduction compass
- Drawing instruments
- compasses (drawing instruments)
- drawing instruments
Creator
- Agostino Rastrelli
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mathematics
- mathematics
- Geometry
Type of item
- Reduction compass
- Drawing instruments
- compasses (drawing instruments)
- drawing instruments
Medium
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
- 1719
- 1719
- 1719
- 1719
- 1719
Places
- Florence
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:403063
Extent
- length 265 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/Compasses.html
Year
- 1719
Providing country
- Italy