Museo Galileo
italiano
previous
Virtual Museum
Nocturnal and sundial
    • Setting:
      Room II
    • Maker:
      Eufrosino della Volpaia
    • Place:
      Florence
    • Date:
      1520
    • Materials:
      brass
    • Dimensions:
      104x187 mm
    • Inventory:
      3264
    • Nocturnal and sundial (Inv. 3264)
    • Nocturnal and sundial (Inv. 3264)

The instrument consists of two disks connected by an arm. On one side of the larger disk is engraved a nocturnal (incomplete); on the other side is a quadrant, set for latitude 43°44' (Florence), with hour lines for Italian hours and a shadow square. The surface of the smaller disk is engraved with many astronomical scales. Made by Eufrosino della Volpaia. Provenance: Vincenzo Viviani bequest.

Makers
Related people
Typology
Context
Simulation
Dictionary
In depth