• A mathematical instrument is a tool or device used in the study or practice of mathematics. In geometry, construction of various proofs was done using...
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  • nature Mathematical instrument, devices used in geometric construction or measurements in astronomy, surveying and navigation Measuring instrument, a device...
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    (1693-1767) was a British mathematical instrument maker working in London in the early 18th century. He was appointed "Mathematical Instrument Maker" to the Prince...
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  • of Mathematical Instruments is a set of instruments used by generations of school children in the United Kingdom and around the world in mathematics and...
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    The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments (French: Traité de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathématique)...
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  • a hinge. A number of scales are inscribed upon the instrument which facilitate various mathematical calculations. It was used for solving problems in proportion...
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    questioned as there are no markings to indicate that they would be a mathematical instrument; as spool knitting devices for making gloves (though the earliest...
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  • The law of the instrument, law of the hammer, Maslow's hammer, or golden hammer is a cognitive bias that involves an over-reliance on a familiar tool....
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    John Bird (astronomer) (category British scientific instrument makers)
    John Bird (1709– 31 March 1776) was a British mathematical instrument maker who was notable for inventing the sextant.[citation needed] He came to London...
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    William Spencer (c. 1751 – c. 1816) was an English mathematical instrument maker of the 18th and 19th centuries. Spencer entered into a partnership with...
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