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Surveying compass
The surveying compass consists of a disk with a circumference divided into 360 degrees, a magnetic needle, and a diopter. It is used to measure the position angles of localities on land relative to the direction of the Tramontana or north/north-east wind. To lay out the plan of a city, measures had [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Measuring space
Type of item
- Multimedia
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Measuring space
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:500064
Extent
- 73 sec.
Format
- video/flv
Language
- eng
- ita
Is referenced by
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/object/SurveyingCompass.html
Year
- 2010
Providing country
- Italy