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In-depth: Agate
Hard semi-precious stone found in several colors: gray, green, red, and blue. Because of its hardness, it was often used for knife-edges and plane surfaces in precision-balance suspension mechanisms.
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- In depth
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- In depth
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Issue date
- 2010
- 2010
Identifier
- urn:imss:indepth:100008
Format
- text/image
Language
- eng
- ita
Is referenced by
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/object/ChemistryCabinet.html
Year
- 2010
Providing country
- Italy