Epact Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Menu
Introduction
Catalogue
Essay
Handlist
Museums
Makers
Bibliography
Places
Conventions
Articles
Credits
Privacy
Accessibility
Glossary
Help
Search
Index
Catalogue
288 of 520
Previous
next
First
Last
Sorted by:
Instrument type
Maker
Place
Date
Overview
Details
Gunner's Gauge Scales
Unsigned
16th century;
Italian
Brass; 290 and 280 mm in length
The scale is engraved with an unequal scale numbered from 1 to 10 by 1, from 10 to 100 by 5, and from 100 to 200 by 10. The part from 10 to 30 is divided to 1. There is a '12' before the start of the scale. The rod has a pierced end for suspension.
The second rod is divided in a similar way.
Ilaria Meliconi
Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze
Inventory nos 657 and 658
© Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze. All rights reserved. Information and images provided here may not be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the museum.
Basic URL:
http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact/catalogue.php?ENumber=93623
