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LicensePrognosticator, brass, inscribed with date 1538
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Prognosticator, brass, inscribed with date 1538
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Prognosticator, brass, unsigned, French, 1538.
Prognosticator, inscribed with date 1538, French. By means of moving the concentric dials of this brass instrument details of a patient's illness could reputedly be predicted.
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Object Number:
- 1982-272
- Measurements:
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overall: 153 mm x 4 mm, 111 mm, .113 kg
- type:
- perpetual calendar and prognosticator
- credit:
- David Weston Limited
