Miles Counter
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Travelling compasses (miles counter)
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Inventor
Vitruvio
Description
Described by Vitruvius in Book VIII.
Bibliographical Resources
Vitruvio, Pollio Marco. De architectura. A cura di Pierre Gros. Torino, G. Einaudi, 1997, VIII.
Links (External)
http://poliremi.altervista.org/punica/flotte2 (Italian)
http://www.yourforum.gr/InvisionBoard/lofiversion/index.php/t174792.html (English)
http://books.google.it/books?id=6GgyiMd6u8MC&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=odometer+vitruvius&source=bl&ots=uUOqNnDvC-&sig=oh2Rl6prmYmw_s-z3qvwHlnfS2Q&hl=it&ei=yp01TMvUIebGOKH5laUE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=odometer%20vitruvius&f=false (English)
Author of the entry: Filippo Camerota
