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 beam compass. It consisted of a long rod carrying cursors with a fixed point and a pen point.



Author of the entry: Filippo Camerota

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