Eclimeter for Fortifications

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-	|nome= Dal greco ''ekklino'' (deviare, declinare) e ''metron'' (misura). Nome in uso attualmente per definire quegli strumenti che misurano gli angoli zenitali.	+	|nome=
		+	From the Greek ''ekklino'' (deviate, decline) and ''metron'' (measure). Name currently used for instruments designed to measure zenith angles.
	|inventore= Jacopo Castriotto		|inventore= Jacopo Castriotto
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-	|descrizione= Eclimetro inventato dall'ingegnere militare Jacopo Castriotto per misurare la scarpa delle muraglie. Lo strumento è illustrato da Daniele Barbaro che trascrive un testo dello stesso Castriotto in cui si dice che lo strumento fu costruito a Parigi per re Enrico III.	+
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		+	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.
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		+	- Musée des arts et métiers, Paris<br>
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From the Greek ekklino (deviate, decline) and metron (measure). Name currently used for instruments designed to measure zenith angles.

Contents 1 Inventor 2 Historic Period 3 Description 4 Bibliographical Resources 5 Existing Instruments 6 Images

Inventor

Jacopo Castriotto

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Historic Period

mid 16th C.

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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.

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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.

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Existing Instruments

- Musée des arts et métiers, Paris
Paris, Musée des arts et metiers, inv. 03843-0001-

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Images

Daniele Barbaro, La pratica della perspettiva, Venezia 1569, parte IX, p. 195.

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Author of the entry: Filippo Camerota