Large Compasses
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Name in use since Renaissance times (documented by ??).
Historic Period
XV-XVI secolo
Description
Compass for drawing large circles, known today as the rod compass. It consisted of a long rod carrying cursors with a fixed point and a pen point.
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Author of the entry: Filippo Camerota
