DMM 29335
Museum: Deutsches Museum, Munich
Title: Sector by Sautout Choizy
Inventory number: DMM 29335
Signature: "Sautout Choizy AParis" ["A" merges with "P", plus a big swirl on the final "s"].
Date: To be established.
Material: Brass
Dimensions: Lenght of limb: 166 mm; width: 14 mm.
Description: See Schneider, 1970, p. 88.
Preliminary examination of the metallic scales: Planetary symbols on the metal scale, indicated a "Les Metaux". No caliber scales on the border.
References: Schneider, Ivo: Der Proportionalzirkel: Ein universelles Analogrecheninstrument der Vergangenheit. Deutsches Museum: Abhandlungen und Berichte. 38. Jahrgang 1970, Heft 2. München, Düsseldorf 1970, p. 88.
Measurements of Scales (in mm)
"Les Metaux"
☉ [Sun, Gold] |
118,5 | |
♄ [Saturn, Lead] |
140 | |
☽ [Moon, Silver] |
145,5 | |
♀ [Venus, Copper] |
157 | |
♂ [Mars, Iron] |
158 | |
♃ [Jupiter, Tin] |
162,5 |