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.

ReferencesSchneider, 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