IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. It may seem obvious that surveyors, ...

Which digital protractor is the best? Protractors, both manual and digital, are used to measure various angles. You might find yourself needing one for a DIY home project or if you’re building ...

In a recent episode of MacGyver, Angus (yes, that's his first name) finds his location in the desert using only a string, a protractor, and a watch. Is this actually possible? Basically, yes. (At ...

Old school vernier calipers served engineers and machinists well for a long time — and did a perfectly good job. Digital models then came along and were easier to read. They now rule the roost, ...

For over a century, archaeologists have argued over the original purpose of the strange looking object shown above, which was discovered in 1906 in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian architect Kha. Now, ...

In the 18th and 19th centuries, draftsmen needed to prepare surveying and architectural drawings according to a variety of scales. Their work might call for them to reduce life-size conditions in a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We all remember math class in grade school and being asked to calculate angles for a geometry chapter. Well, while you might not have realized ...

The Raspberry Pi maker community never ceases to amaze us and today we have a project that's no exception. Maker and ...