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[[File:Orcagna_scrying_engine.jpg|thumb|The Orcagna scrying engine in operation, downloading [[Abū Sahl al-Qūhī (nonfiction)|Abū Sahl al-Qūhī]]'s [[Perfect Compass]] protocol.]]The '''Orcagna scrying engine''' is a well-known [[scrying engine]] built into the statue of Andrea Orcagna at Uffizi in Florence. | [[File:Orcagna_scrying_engine.jpg|thumb|The Orcagna scrying engine in operation, downloading [[Abū Sahl al-Qūhī (nonfiction)|Abū Sahl al-Qūhī]]'s [[Perfect Compass]] protocol.]]The '''Orcagna scrying engine''' is a well-known [[scrying engine]] built into the statue of [[Andrea Orcagna]] at Uffizi in Florence. | ||
On November 16, 1450, the Orcagna scrying engine downloaded [[Abū Sahl al-Qūhī (nonfiction)|Abū Sahl al-Qūhī]]'s [[Perfect Compass]] protocol, translating the protocol into Italian for the first time. The [[House of Malevecchio]] | On November 16, 1450, the Orcagna scrying engine downloaded [[Abū Sahl al-Qūhī (nonfiction)|Abū Sahl al-Qūhī]]'s [[Perfect Compass]] protocol, translating the protocol into Italian for the first time. The [[House of Malevecchio]] attempted to monopolize the protocol, but five years later the French announced ''Compas Parfait''; within fifty years, all of Christendom had similar systems. | ||
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Revision as of 17:07, 15 September 2018
The Orcagna scrying engine is a well-known scrying engine built into the statue of Andrea Orcagna at Uffizi in Florence.
On November 16, 1450, the Orcagna scrying engine downloaded Abū Sahl al-Qūhī's Perfect Compass protocol, translating the protocol into Italian for the first time. The House of Malevecchio attempted to monopolize the protocol, but five years later the French announced Compas Parfait; within fifty years, all of Christendom had similar systems.