Collection

Protractor and parallel rule combined

Made:
1740-1750 in London
maker:
George Adams
Folding protractor and parallel rule combined, George Adams Folding protractor and parallel rule combined, George Adams
Folding protractor and parallel rule combined, George Adams Folding protractor and parallel rule combined, George Adams

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Folding protractor and parallel rule combined, George Adams
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Folding protractor and parallel rule combined, George Adams, London, 1740-1750.

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
1923-469
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 3 mm x 150 mm x 51 mm, .9kg
type:
drawing instrument, combined scale protractor and parallel rule
credit:
Thomas H. Court

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