Large Compasses
From Inventions
(Difference between revisions)
Ghada (Talk | contribs)
(Created page with '{{Template invention |nome= Name in use since Renaissance times (documented by ??). |inventore= |data= XV-XVI secolo |descrizione= Compass for drawing large circles, known …')
Newer edit →
(Created page with '{{Template invention |nome= Name in use since Renaissance times (documented by ??). |inventore= |data= XV-XVI secolo |descrizione= Compass for drawing large circles, known …')
Newer edit →
Revision as of 09:55, 21 July 2010
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.
Images
FILE.jpg
|
Author of the entry: Filippo Camerota