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1528292049Code 5680 Cross-legged compassCross-legged compass, complete with original wooden case covered with black leather, English manufacture of the late nineteenth century, with fixed or mobile center, whose opposite points form simple ratios of 1:2, 1:3 or other. The tool essentially reproduces the drawings on a reduced or enlarged scale. Excellent condition, fully functional. Box 20.5x3.3x2.3 cm - 8x1.29x0.9 inches.
Proportional dividers were invented by Jost Burgi (1552-1632), a Swiss maker of scientific instruments at the beginning of the 17th century; almost at the same time Galileo was working on his dividers.
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