Epact Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe

The alidade, finely engraved, has two small folding sights. Figures of a dog and of a scorpion on the disc complement the foliate decoration. Some scholars have cast doubt on the authenticity of this instrument, citing as evidence some constructional details.

Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
Inventory number 52101

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