Eclimeter for Fortifications
From Inventions
From the Greek ekklino (deviate, decline) and metron (measure). Name currently used for instruments designed to measure zenith angles.
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Inventor
Jacopo Castriotto
Historic Period
mid 16th C.
Description
Eclimeter invented by the military engineer Jacopo Castriotto to measure the scarp-gradients of walls. The instrument is described by Daniele Barbaro, who transcribes a text by Castriotto himself in which he says that the instrument was fabricated in Paris for King Henry III.
Bibliographical Resources
Barbaro, Daniele. La pratica della perspettiva di monsignor Daniel Barbaro ... : opera molto vtile a pittori, a scultori & ad architetti : con due tauole, vna de' capitoli principali, l'altra delle cose più notabili contenute nella presente opera, in Venetia, appresso Camillo & Rutilio Borgominieri fratelli ..., 1569, parte IX, pp. 194-195.
Existing Instruments
- Musée des arts et métiers, Paris
Paris, Musée des arts et metiers, inv. 03843-0001-
Images
 Daniele Barbaro, La pratica della perspettiva, Venezia 1569, parte IX, p. 195. |
Author of the entry: Filippo Camerota
