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Quadrant
Iron quadrant with lines, numbers, and digits inlaid in gold and silver. The front carries a curved cursor with the zodiacal band and the signature of the maker, Johannes Giamin (OPUS. IOANIS. GIAMIN. GALLI. BURDEGALLENSIS. ROMAE). On the back is the index arm and an astrolabe quadrant modeled on Oronce [...]
Creator
- Jean Giamin
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mathematics
- mathematics
- Geometry
Type of item
- Quadrant
- Mathematical instrument
- quadrants (measuring devices)
Medium
- iron
- Iron
- iron (metal)
Creator
- Jean Giamin
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mathematics
- mathematics
- Geometry
Type of item
- Quadrant
- Mathematical instrument
- quadrants (measuring devices)
Medium
- iron
- Iron
- iron (metal)
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
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:403004
Extent
- 283x279 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/JeanGiamin.html
Year
- 1600
- 1581
Providing country
- Italy