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1381 - PESSUTI, Gioacchino. *Description of the Handling and Uses of the Theodolite, the Most Practical and Versatile Instrument for Almost All an Engineer’s Needs*, Rome (Giovani Zempel) 1794. In-8°, half sheepskin with corner pieces, marbled covers, flat gilt spine, 139 pp. with a large fold-out plate. A fine copy.
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PESSUTI, Gioacchino. *Description of the Handling and Uses of the Theodolite, the Most Practical and Versatile Instrument for Almost All an Engineer’s Needs*, Rome (Giovani Zempel) 1794. In-8°, half sheepskin with corner pieces, marbled covers, flat gilt spine, 139 pp. with a large fold-out plate. A fine copy. The plate is signed “Giuliano Venturini fabbricatore di strum. Mathem. In Roma,' and some of his instruments, such as a compass and an inclinometer, are known. Missing from Riccardi Provenance: library of Jean-Nérée RONFORT (1943–2012)
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