Höhenmessgerät, wissenschaftliches Instrument, Meßgerät
um 1585 | Wenzel Jamnitzer
The “altimeter“ was invented by Wenzel Jamnitzer who had been a goldsmith in Nürnberg since 1534. He got jobs from Emperor Maximilian II, Rudolf II and Archduke Ferdinand II. In 1585 he described the new instrument by hand: it was made of a wooden foursided stick and a rotating gilded copper sphere, that indicated the altitude angle.
The “altimeter“ was invented by Wenzel Jamnitzer who had been a goldsmith in Nürnberg since 1534. He got jobs from Emperor Maximilian II, Rudolf II and Archduke Ferdinand II. In 1585 he described the new instrument by hand: it was made of a wooden foursided stick and a rotating gilded copper sphere, that indicated the altitude angle.
Artist:
Wenzel Jamnitzer (um 1508 Wien - 1585 Nürnberg) DNB
Time:
um 1585
Object Name
Höhenmessgerät, wissenschaftliches Instrument, Meßgerät
Culture
Nürnberg
Material/technology:
Kupfer, vergoldet, Holz, Eisen
Dimensions:
64 cm
Scheibe: 14 cm
Copyright
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck
Invs.
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck, PA 421
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