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Azimuth compass
Azimuth compass mounted on gimbals. A mahogany box with brass frame is suspended inside a second box with handles. Hand-made and hand-colored windrose, above which pivots a broad magnetic needle with garnet bearing cup. This needle shape was suggested in 1774 by Jan Hendrik van Swinden. A small mirror [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Geography
- geography
Type of item
- Magnetic compass
- compasses (direction indicators)
Medium
- mahogany, brass, steel
- Mahogany wood
- Brass
- mahogany (wood)
- brass (alloy)
- steel (alloy)
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Geography
- geography
Type of item
- Magnetic compass
- compasses (direction indicators)
Medium
- mahogany, brass, steel
- Mahogany wood
- Brass
- mahogany (wood)
- brass (alloy)
- steel (alloy)
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
- English
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:414003
Extent
- total height 175 mm, base 330x330 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/JanHendrikVanSwinden.html
Year
- 1781
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy