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RefNoCLP/8i/12a/1
LevelItem
TitleManuscript of translated paper, 'Explication of the astronomical instrument, contrived by Signore Burattini in Poland' by Burattini
Date[17th Century]
DescriptionBurattini describes an instrument consisting of a brass plate with two blades parallel to one another, 'each with seven brass nailes and beaten as much forward as backward; but before they are fastened, the blades must be hollowed'. The instrument also consists of 'two drawers [...] whose jonitures [jointures] enter exactly into the joniture of the two blades'. The instrument can be used to find the diameter of the planets. For original Italian paper, see CLP/8i/12.

Subject: Scientific apparatus and instruments / Astronomy
LanguageEnglish
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
NotesEven though the image sheet is catalogued as 12a and bound in the volume behind the text 12a, it seems likely that this sheet accompanied Burattini's original text on the basis that the label next to the figures says 'Figura', as in the Italian original text, instead of 'Fig.' as in the translation.
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordCLP/8i/12
CLP/8i/12a/2
CLP/8i/12a
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