Surveying Instrument by Eufrosino della Volpaia

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Name generally used for any instrument designed to measure distances.

Contents 1 Inventor 2 Historic Period 3 Description 4 Bibliographical Resources 5 Links (External) 6 Images

Inventor

Eufrosino della Volpaia

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Historic Period

1530

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Description

Invented by Eufrosino della Volpaia, it is described by Benvenuto della Volpaia as a "metal instrument for measuring distances, heights and other dimensions from afar", an instrument "made by Eufrosino in Venice".

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Bibliographical Resources

Della Volpaia, Benvenuto. Strumenti e macchine, ms., XVI secolo, Venezia, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Codex Marciano n. 5363, Ms. Ital. IV, 41, c. 91r.

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Links (External)

http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact/maker.php?MakerID=41 (inglese)

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Images

Benvenuto Della Volpaia, Strumenti e macchine, ms., XVI secolo, Venezia, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Codex Marciano n. 5363, Ms. Ital. IV, 41, c. 91r.

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Author of the entry: Filippo Camerota