An eighteenth century travelling theodolite
Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos; 23 (3), 2016
Abstract An old topographic compass displayed in a showroom of the Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins (MAST), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, took our curiosity namely because of its resemblance to a theodolite, described by J.H. de Magellan. Not many things were known about its previous history. From the ...