Historic Scientific Relic Hidden in the Palazzo Vecchio
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11936730 |
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| Authors | Silvio A Bedini (Smithsonian Institution, corresponding author), Silvio Bedini |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 382-384 |
| Publication date | 1992-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interdisciplinary Science Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-0188 • E-ISSN: 1743-2790 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/isr.1992.17.4.382 |
| OpenAlex | W2093863394 |
| Language | EN |
In November 1667, the great clock in the tower of the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, began to strike the hours. It incorporated the horary inventions of Galileo Galilei, the pinwheel type of escapement and the pendulum regulator. The origin of this historic clock, its installation and subsequent history are here described and illustrated
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Escapement · Galileo (satellite navigation · Geodesy · Pendulum · Tower · Engineering · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · History · History and Developments in Astronomy · History of Science and Medicine · Geology · Mechanical Engineering
| Highly cited | No |
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