Parallelogram Protractor, by John Rowley, London, c. 1700 | |
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| Inventory Number: | 32319 |
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| Persons: | John Rowley |
| Date Created: | c. 1700 |
| Place Created: | London England United Kingdom Europe |
| Accession Number: | 1925-43 |
| Brief Description: | English brass recipient angle or parallelogram semicircular protractor. Signed, "I. Rowley fecit"; undated; c.1700. The semicircle is graduated from 0° to 180° in each direction, and this particular protractor is fitted with adjustable rulers. Instruments of this type were used in the plotting of fortifications. |
| Primary Inscriptions: | Signed, "I. Rowley fecit" |
| Provenance: | Lent by Christ Church, Oxford in 1925. |
| Collection Group: | Orrery Collection |
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