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Nautical hemisphere
The instrument, made by Charles Whitwell, consists of two superposed disks. On the front of the larger one is the maker's signature and a slit that may have served to fasten it to a support. On its rim are four diametrically opposing prominences carrying two right-angled semi-armillae. One of the [...]
Creator
- Michel Coignet
- Charles Whitwell
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Geography
- geography
Type of item
- Nautical hemisphere
- Nautical instrument
- Navigationsinstrument
Medium
- brass
- Brass
- brass (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 16th cent.
- 1600
- 1581
Places
- English
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:402051
Extent
- diameter 280 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
- Dudley collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/CharlesWhitwell.html
Year
- 1600
- 1581
Providing country
- Italy