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Cecchi balance barometer
Large public barometer designed by Filippo Cecchi in collaboration with Giovanni Antonelli and made by the mechanician Niccolò Masini. In 1860, it was placed in the Loggia dei Lanzi in Piazza della Signoria (Florence) at the request of the Minister of Education, Cosimo Ridolfi. The instrument is of [...]
Creator
- Filippo Cecchi, Giovanni Antonelli
- Niccolò Masini
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Meteorology
- mechanical engineering
- meteorology
Type of item
- Barometer
- barometers
Creator
- Filippo Cecchi, Giovanni Antonelli
- Niccolò Masini
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Meteorology
- mechanical engineering
- meteorology
Type of item
- Barometer
- barometers
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- ca. 1860
- 1860~
- 1860~
- 1860
- 1860
Places
- Florence
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:410064
Extent
- marble quadrant: diameter 1630 mm; glass dial: diameter: 1620 mm; mechanism: width 1165 mm, height 2320 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/CosimoRidolfi.html
Year
- 1860
Providing country
- Italy