Goniometers
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Wikidata:
Q1126161
Library of congress:
sh2003003008
Sources of Information
- NASA Thes.(Goniometers)
- TEST(Goniometers)
- Larousse dict. of sci. tech.(goniometer: a device for measuring the angles or for direction finding)
- Van Nostrand's sci. encyc.(goniometer: an instrument for measuring the angles between the reflecting surfaces of a crystal or prism)
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Wikipedia description:
A goniometer is an instrument that either measures an angle or allows an object to be rotated to a precise angular position. The term goniometry derives from two Greek words, γωνία (gōnía) 'angle' and μέτρον (métron) 'measure'. The protractor is a commonly used type in the fields of mechanics, engineering, and geometry. The first known description of a goniometer, based on the astrolabe, was by Gemma Frisius in 1538.
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