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This two-sided six-inch boxwood rule has a scale of chords and architect's scales dividing the inch into 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, and 20 parts on one side. The other side has an inch scale divided to 1/10" ...
THE Babylonian statues recently acquired for the Louvre by the mission of M. de Sarzec are of great interest in the history of measurement. The earliest datable measuring rods hitherto known are ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This two-sided boxwood rule has a ...