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Rectangular protractor and plain scale

Made:
1800-1819 in London
maker:
Matthew Berge
Brass rectangular protractor and plain scale, Matthew Berge

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Brass rectangular protractor and plain scale, Matthew Berge
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Brass rectangular protractor and plain scale, Matthew Berge, London, 1800-1819

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1989-640
Materials:
brass
Measurements:
overall: 1 mm x 157 mm x 5 mm, .8kg
type:
drawing instruments and combined scale protractors
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust

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