Area measurer, rectangular frame with sliding piece and ruler

Area measurer

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Area measurer
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Area measurer, brass rectangular frame with sliding piece and ruler, engraved " Calcolografo di Superficie in Scala Metrica", devised by Conti in 1820, with (unrelated) plumb bob, B1732, R15290

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1989-624
type:
area measurer
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust