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Demonstration model · La Chaux-de-Fonds

Reconstruction of a Galileo Pendulum Model

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Restoration Center, International Museum of Horology (MIH), around 2004

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH IV-836
Object type
Demonstration model
Place of production
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Dating
2004
Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
Laiton, acier
Dimensions (catalogue)
Dimensions: 14 x 11 x 9 cm

Historical significance

  • Restoration Center, International Museum of Horology (MIH), around 2004
  • The model was reconstructed by Ludwig Oechslin as faithfully as possible according to the specifications on the drawing by Vincenzo Viviani. The mechanism produced in the MIH workshop demonstrates that the machine depicted in the drawing is fully functional.

Photographs

Reconstruction of a Galileo Pendulum Model (MIH IV-836)
Reconstruction of a Galileo Pendulum Model (MIH IV-836) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record

Photographs are illustrative examples of the type, not necessarily the exact object described. Verify details against the source file page.

Sources & references

  1. Musée international d'horlogerie, online collection record, inv. IV-836: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/36920/

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.