Abel Foullon
Abel Foullon (* 1513 ; † 1563 or 1565 ) was a French author, director of the coin of Henry II and also engineer of the King of France after Leonardo da Vinci .
The holometer he invented is an angle measuring instrument for geodesy .
literature
- Abel Foullon, Usaige et description de l'holometre pour scavoir mesurer toutes choses qui sont soubs l'estendue de l'oeil, Paris: P. Béguin, 1555.
- Chevalier de Brunet-Varennes: Holometer, or new very precise instrument to facilitate drawings in geometry, like all drawings based on perspective art. In: Polytechnisches Journal . 34, 1829, pp. 325-339.
Web links
- http://wissensgeschichte.biblhertz.it:8080/Glossario/Glossario_Italiano/olometro/edit_main
- (PDF file; 2.21 MB) ( Memento from February 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Foullon, Abel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1513 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1563 or 1565 |