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Odometer
Odometer composed of an ebony rule, whose edges carry two ivory strips with scales in inches. Two wheels with graduated scales are connected to a mobile pointer pivoting on a central quadrant with a double scale. By sliding the rule (at right angles to its length) on a geographic map or sea chart, one [...]
Creator
- Dollond firm
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mathematics
- mathematics
- Geometry
Type of item
- Hodometer
- odometers
Creator
- Dollond firm
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mathematics
- mathematics
- Geometry
Type of item
- Hodometer
- odometers
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 18th cent.
- 1800
- 1781
Places
- London
- London
- United Kingdom
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:413019
Extent
- length 480 mm, width 60 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/DollondFirm.html
Year
- 1781
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy