Epact Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe

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Quadrant
Signed by Tobias Volckmer
Dated 1609; Brunswick
Gilt brass; 153 x 153 mm

This very unusual instrument, by the renowned German maker Tobias Volckmer, consists of a square plate with a horary quadrant and a sinical quadrant, and scales for gunnery.

A very similar instrument, also by Volckmer, is in the Museo di Storia della Scienza in Florence (Epact 94421).

British Museum, London
Registration no. MLA 1893,6-16.5

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