Chart divider - Brass - 2000-2010
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Ottone brass reproduction of Galileo’s compass, estimated to be from 2000–2010, limited to 280 copies, with dimensions 26 cm wide, 5 cm deep and 0.4 cm thick, weighing 735 g and produced in Italy.
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An unobtainable limited reproduction (280 copies) of the famous Galileo’s military compass from the Museum of History of Science in Florence. This compass was created exceptionally in collaboration with the Italian Military Geographical Institute for members of the EUREF Symposium 2009.
The box (30.5 x 22 cm) contains the compass (26 x 5 cm, 4 mm thick), the goniometer (17 cm long, 5 mm thick), the foot screws and plumb, all brass. This compass, in thick brass, is really heavy (735 grams).
The size and engravings are exact copies of Galileo’s compass, produced using a diamond-tipped engraver.
The box contains an illustrated book (60 pages) in Italian and English with the story of Galileo’s compass, including reproductions of original drawings, plus an interesting CD with various multimedia simulations for using the compass.
To know more about it, I suggest you see here the notable site of the Museum of History of Science in Florence, then the simulations, followed by the step-by-step operations according to the compass rules; the same simulations are included on the CD inside the box.
An unobtainable limited reproduction (280 copies) of the famous Galileo’s military compass from the Museum of History of Science in Florence. This compass was created exceptionally in collaboration with the Italian Military Geographical Institute for members of the EUREF Symposium 2009.
The box (30.5 x 22 cm) contains the compass (26 x 5 cm, 4 mm thick), the goniometer (17 cm long, 5 mm thick), the foot screws and plumb, all brass. This compass, in thick brass, is really heavy (735 grams).
The size and engravings are exact copies of Galileo’s compass, produced using a diamond-tipped engraver.
The box contains an illustrated book (60 pages) in Italian and English with the story of Galileo’s compass, including reproductions of original drawings, plus an interesting CD with various multimedia simulations for using the compass.
To know more about it, I suggest you see here the notable site of the Museum of History of Science in Florence, then the simulations, followed by the step-by-step operations according to the compass rules; the same simulations are included on the CD inside the box.
Details
Era
After 2000
Country of origin
Italy
Material
Brass
Condition
As new - unused
Height
0.4 cm
Width
26 cm
Depth
5 cm
Weight
735 g
Estimated Period
2000-2010
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