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artist QS:P170,Q4233718
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English: Two Napier's abacuses and the box to keep them. They are based on models designed by Scottish mathematician John Napier (1550-1617): the so-called "Napier's bones" and a more complex one named Promptuary.
Español: Dos ábacos neperianos junto al estuche para guardarlos. Están basados en modelos diseñados por el matemático escocés John Napier (1550-1617): el conocido como "Huesos de Napier" y un segundo de mayor complejidad llamado promptuario.
Date between 1626 and 1650
date QS:P571,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1626-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium ivory, lignum vitae, walnut wood and brass
Dimensions height: 29.6 cm (11.6 in); width: 36.9 cm (14.5 in); depth: 31.7 cm (12.4 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,29.6U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,36.9U174728
dimensions QS:P5524,31.7U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1352282
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room 37
Accession number
52698
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The group was in the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Spain) at the 2nd quarter of the 17th century.
References Museum's website – Web del museo – Site du musée
Source/Photographer Photograph: Luis García (Zaqarbal), 12 March 2008.
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Camera location40° 25′ 24.55″ N, 3° 41′ 20.61″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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