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Gunter's chain
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Gunter's chain is a distance-measuring device used for surveying. It was designed and introduced in 1620 by English clergyman and mathematician Edmund Gunter. It enabled plots of land to be accurately
Surveyor's chain, New York state, US, c. 1830. Exhibit in National Museum of American History, Washington, DC, US
Surveyor's chain, New York state, US, c. 1830. Exhibit in National Museum of American History, Washington, DC, US
Standard chain mark in Whanganui, New Zealand, laid down in 1880 to standardize surveys
Standard chain mark in Whanganui, New Zealand, laid down in 1880 to standardize surveys
Edmund Gunter
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Edmund Gunter, was an English clergyman, mathematician, geometer and astronomer of Welsh descent. He is best remembered for his mathematical contributions, which include the invention of the Gunter's
Gunter's chain
…Gunter's measurement) is a distance-measuring device used for surveying. It was designed and introduced in 1620 by English clergyman and mathematician Edmund Gunter (1581–1626). It enabled plots of land to be accurately surveyed and plotted, for legal and commercial purposes. Gunter developed a precise measuring…
Table of Trigonometry, from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, Volume 2 featuring a Gunter's scale
Table of Trigonometry, from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, Volume 2 featuring a Gunter's scale