Reduction Compass
late 16th c | Erasmus Habermel
In addition to the timekeeping devices in the inventory of the Prague Kunstkammer, there are some 120 instruments for calculating and measuring the Earth and the Cosmos: dividers, rulers, drawing instruments, compasses, astrolabes and quadrants of silver, brass and iron. The most important devices were made by the imperial instrument-maker Erasmus Habermel. They were highly valued by Tycho Brahe, an astronomer who also worked at the court of Rudolf II.
In addition to the timekeeping devices in the inventory of the Prague Kunstkammer, there are some 120 instruments for calculating and measuring the Earth and the Cosmos: dividers, rulers, drawing instruments, compasses, astrolabes and quadrants of silver, brass and iron. The most important devices were made by the imperial instrument-maker Erasmus Habermel. They were highly valued by Tycho Brahe, an astronomer who also worked at the court of Rudolf II.
Imitator of:
Erasmus Habermel (gest. 1606 Prag) DNB
Time:
late 16th c
Object Name
Scientific instrument; Compass
Culture
Southern German
Material/technology:
Gilded copper alloy
Dimensions:
L. 18,4 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 8873
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