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I.79 Folding square
Maker: unknown
Place:Italian
Date:17th cent.
Materials:iron, brass
Dimensions:length 165 mm
Current inventory:1292
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Folding square comprising two graduated arms divided into one hundred equal parts and a 180° goniometer fitted onto the joint. One of the arms has a sliding cursor with a clamp, perhaps formerly carrying a third, transverse arm. The instrument was used to perform successive triangulations in surveying by means of successive triangulations. Provenance: Medici collections.

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