Surveying and Military Compasses

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Name currently used for this particular category of compasses.

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Inventor

Leonard Zubler


Historic Period

1608


Description

Measurement compasses for military use designed to carry out various military and surveying operations.


Bibliographical Resources

Zubler, Leonhard. Nova geometrica pyrobolia: Neuwe geometrische Büchsenmeistererey: das ist Grundtlicher Bericht, wie man durch ein neuw geometrisch Instrument, mit sonderer Behendigkeit, jedes Geschutz klein oder gross, bey tag oder nacht nit allein richten, sonder zugleych auch desselben höhe und weite messen soll, Zürich, 1608.


Existing Instruments

Florence, Museo Galileo. Institute and Museum of the History of Science, Inv. 2510



Author of the entry: Filippo Camerota

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