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Armed lodestone
Galileo presented this magnet to Ferdinand II, as witnessed by Benedetto Castelli: "I have seen a piece of lodestone of six ounces only armed with iron with exquisite care by Signor Galileo and donated to the Most Serene Grand Duke Ferdinand, which supports fifteen pounds of iron fashioned in the [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- physical sciences
Type of item
- Lodestone
- scientific 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
- ca. 1608
- 1608~
- 1608~
- 1608
- 1608
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:404008
Extent
- magnet 38x30x55 mm; support: height 670 mm, 320x174x55 mm (base)
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/BenedettoCastelli.html
Year
- 1608
Providing country
- Italy