Mobile Ruler
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Name used since Renaissance times (documented, for example, by Vincenzo Scamozzi).
Description
Ruler made of segments hinged together, also called folding ruler. It was used to measure linear quantities and angles.
Bibliographical Resources
Scamozzi, Vincenzo, L’idea della architettura universale, Venezia, 1615, Parte I, Lib. I, Cap. XV, p. 49: “le Righe mobili, ò pieghevoli da prender gli angoli…”
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Author of the entry: Filippo Camerota
