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Single-handed dividers
Single-handed dividers. The legs of the instrument comprise a semi-circular section and a straight section tapered to a point. The dividers could be opened with a single hand by applying finger pressure to the curved section. Used in navigation to plot routes on sea charts. This type of instrument is [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- geography
- mathematics
- Geometry
- Mathematics
- Geography
Type of item
- Single-handed dividers
- Nautical instrument
- dividers (measuring devices)
- Navigationsinstrument
Medium
- brass
- brass (alloy)
- Brass
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- geography
- mathematics
- Geometry
- Mathematics
- Geography
Type of item
- Single-handed dividers
- Nautical instrument
- dividers (measuring devices)
- Navigationsinstrument
Medium
- brass
- brass (alloy)
- Brass
Providing institution
Aggregator
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
- 17th cent.
- 16XX
- 1700
- 1601
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:401094
Extent
- length 130 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/GalileoGalilei.html
Year
- 1601
- 1700
Providing country
- Italy