The Measurers:
a Flemish Image of Mathematics in the Sixteenth Century

Figure 26
An illustration of the use of Coignet's sector.



Coignet's sector is described in the manuscript illustrated in figure 7 and figure 8 and is used to perform calculations relating to volumes of wine in barrels.
Michel Connette [Coignet], La g�ometrie (Paris, 1626).

See also figure 27
Enlarge image         Next figure         Previous figure         List of figures

Contents
(c) Museum of the History of Science, Broad Street, Oxford, England. Privacy policy Accessibility statement