Drafting instrument for drawing arcs and multiplying distances
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Compasses (Mathematical instruments)
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A female figure at an easel is helped by another with a compass; representing perspective and geometry in art. Coloured stipple engraving, 1786.
Date: 1 July 1786Reference: 25991i- Pictures
A woman with measuring instruments; representing geometry. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Reference: 25882i- Books
La operazione del compasso geometrico et militare / Di Galileo Galilei ... Lettor delle matematiche nello studio di Padoua.
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.Date: 1640
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A woman holding a compass and a square rule; representing architecture. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25881i- Pictures
Freemasons' symbols, from architectural instruments to cosmic symbols, with an eye looking downward. Etching, 1788.
Date: 1788Reference: 27184i