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Encyclopedia > Compass (drafting)
a compass
a compass

In drafting, a compass (or pair of compasses) is an instrument]] used by mathematicians and craftsmen in for drawing or inscribing a circle or arc. Download high resolution version (590x786, 38 KB)A drafting compass, taking from the german language Wikipedia, which got it from www. ... Download high resolution version (590x786, 38 KB)A drafting compass, taking from the german language Wikipedia, which got it from www. ... This is about drafting, the art and science of technical drawing. ... In Euclidean geometry, a circle is the set of all points in a plane at a fixed distance, called the radius, from a fixed point, called the centre. ... The term arc may refer to: A part of a circles circumference (also called a circle segment). ...


In geometry, ruler-and-compass constructions often involve only theoretical conceptual devices rather than physically drawn circles. Geometry (from the Greek words Geo = earth and metro = measure) is the branch of mathematics first popularized in ancient Greek culture by Thales (circa 624-547 BC) dealing with spatial relationships. ... A number of ancient problems in geometry involve the construction of lengths or angles using only an idealized ruler and compass, or more properly a straightedge and compass. ...


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