Surveyor's Staff

From Inventions

Name in use since the 16th century, often in the form staggia.

Description

Graduated rod for topographical alignments and measuring differences in height.

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Bibliographical Resources

Scamozzi, Vincenzo, L’idea della architettura universale, Venezia, 1615, Parte I, Lib. II, Cap. VIII, p. 124: “su la quale s’elevi una Staggia…”.

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Images

Giovanni Pomodoro, Geometria prattica, Roma, 1598, tav. XXXI.

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Author of the entry: Filippo Camerota