Planimeter
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A planimeter, also known as a platometer, is a measuring instrument used to determine the area of an arbitrary two-dimensional shape.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A planimeter, also known as a platometer, is a measuring instrument used to determine the area of an arbitrary two-dimensional shape. There are several kinds of planimeters, but all operate in a similar way. The precise way in which they are constructed varies, with the main types of mechanical planimeter being polar, linear, and Prytz or "hatchet" planimeters. The Swiss mathematician Jakob Amsler-Laffon built the first modern planimeter in 1854, the concept having been pioneered by Johann Martin Hermann in 1818.[1] Many developments followed Amsler's…
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