Note 18 — BOOK V.

[Pg 137][18] The names of the instruments here described in the original text, their German equivalents in the Glossary, and the terms adopted in translation are given below:—

Latin Text.Glossary.Terms Adopted.

Funiculus Cord

PerticaStabRod

HemicycliumDonlege bretleinHemicycle

TripusStulTripod

Instrumentum cui indexCompassCompass

OrbisScheubeOrbis

Libra stativaAuffsafzStanding plummet level

Libra pensilisWageSuspended plummet level

Instrumentum cui index AlpinumDer schiner compassSwiss compass