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Galileo's Instruments
I was asked by Elizabeth Cavicchi, an MIT instructor, to design functional models of Galileo's instrumets for use in a yearly month-long class on Galileo. The class has been running for several years now and the instruments have been a great success.
![]() Astrolabe Plate | ![]() Astrolabe Back |
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![]() Compass | ![]() Recto |
![]() Verso | ![]() Astrolabe Plate |
![]() Astrolabe Rete | ![]() Astrolabe Back |
![]() Verso and Recto | ![]() Geometer's Compass |
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