Using a quadrant with a plumb bob to calculate the height of a tower by triangulation, 1551. Artist: Unknown

Using a quadrant with a plumb bob to calculate the height of a tower by triangulation, 1551. Artist: Unknown

1-158-530 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Using a quadrant with a plumb bob to calculate the height of a tower by triangulation, 1551. From Rudimenta Mathematica by Sebastian Munster. (Basel, 1551).


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  1. Sebastian Munster: German: scholar, geographer

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  1. Woodcut

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  1. 1-158-530
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