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dated 1727 | Anton Braun
The clockmaker, optician, and mechanic Anton Braun, active at the Viennese court, created this pinwheel machine for the mechanised computation of various basic arithmetical operations and dedicated it to Emperor Charles VI. The device was primarily conceived for land surveying calculations. The mechanism is activated with a crank.
The clockmaker, optician, and mechanic Anton Braun, active at the Viennese court, created this pinwheel machine for the mechanised computation of various basic arithmetical operations and dedicated it to Emperor Charles VI. The device was primarily conceived for land surveying calculations. The mechanism is activated with a crank.
Artist:
Anton Braun (1686 - 1728) DNB
Time:
dated 1727
Object Name
Scientific instrument
Culture
Vienna
Material/technology:
Gilded and partially tinned brass
Dimensions:
38 cm × 20 cm
Signed
Antonius Braun S.C.M. opticus et mathematicus 1727
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 7347