Semi-circular protractor

maker:: Edmund Culpeper

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Semi-circular protractor, engraved "Culpeper Fecit", late 17th century

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Category:: Mathematics

Object Number:: 1938-733

Materials:: silver (metal)

Measurements:: overall: 1 mm x 162 mm x 52 mm, 0.024 kg

type:: drawing instruments and semi-circular protractors

credit:: Thomas H. Court

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Semi-circular protractor

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