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Among the most important parts of mathematical, astronomical, and surveying instruments are graduated scales, which allow the accurate measurement of angles and distances. Until the mid-eighteenth century, the scales were divided by hand. A compass was used to mark on a circumference the divisions for [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Calculating Instruments
Type of item
- Multimedia
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Calculating Instruments
Type of item
- Multimedia
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 2010
- 2010
Identifier
- urn:imss:multimedia:500172
Extent
- 75 sec.
Format
- video/flv
Language
- eng
- ita
Year
- 2010
Providing country
- Italy