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INFORMATION AND CHARACTERISTICS

Name of instrument: Geometric and military compass
Invented and constructed by: Galileo Galilei
Place and date of invention: Padua, 1597
Material: Brass

 

Length: 256 mm
Width (open): 360 mm
Thickness: 5 mm

 
 
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