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Shelfmark: 20074-0000 Musée des arts et métiers-CNAM  (Paris France) Suggestions & Corrections  
Type: instrument
Dimension: H.: 5; W.: 1; L.: 8,7; Mass: 20 g.
 
Component's data
Thematic group: Instruments 
Type: instrument
Abstract: Folding rule in ivory in four hinged sections. 12 units of lenght, divided into twelfths. These units = 32,35 cms. Therefore, the unit is the pouce.
 
Attributes
Person City Cronology   Position
name: -
name: Paris
date/range: 1952
date of: donation
epoch: 20 (2°)
name: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
resp.: owner
name: Paris
date/range: 1760
date of: construction
epoch: 18 (2°)