Chart divider - Brass - 2000-2010

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Brass (ottone) reproduction of Galileo’s military compass, produced 2000–2010 in Italy, limited to 280 copies, weight 735 g.

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Unobtainable limited reproduction (280 copies) of the famous Galileo’s military compass from the Museum of the History of Science in Florence. This compass was created specifically 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; 5 mm thick), the foot screws and plumb, all brass. This compass, made of thick brass, is quite heavy (735 g).
The size and engravings are exact copies of Galileo's compass and were made using a diamond-tipped engraver.
The box contains an illustrated book (60 pages) in Italian and English with the story of Galileo's compass, with reproductions of original drawings, plus an interesting CD with various multimedia simulations for use of 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 simulation, then the enrolled operations along the rules of the compass; the same simulations are included on the CD inside the box.

Unobtainable limited reproduction (280 copies) of the famous Galileo’s military compass from the Museum of the History of Science in Florence. This compass was created specifically 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; 5 mm thick), the foot screws and plumb, all brass. This compass, made of thick brass, is quite heavy (735 g).
The size and engravings are exact copies of Galileo's compass and were made using a diamond-tipped engraver.
The box contains an illustrated book (60 pages) in Italian and English with the story of Galileo's compass, with reproductions of original drawings, plus an interesting CD with various multimedia simulations for use of 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 simulation, then the enrolled operations along the rules of the compass; 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
ItalyVerified
Private

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