Large Compasses

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Name in use since Renaissance times.

Historic Period

15th-16th C.

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Description

Compass for drawing large circles, known today as the beam 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