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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 [[Orcagna (nonfiction)|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 [[Orcagna (nonfiction)|Andrea Orcagna]] at Uffizi in Florence. | ||
On November 16, 1838, 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. | On November 16, 1838, the Orcagna scrying engine, under constract to [[House of Malevecchio]], downloaded [[Abū Sahl al-Qūhī (nonfiction)|Abū Sahl al-Qūhī]]'s [[Perfect Compass]] protocol, translating the protocol into Italian for the first time. [[House of Malevecchio|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 16:58, 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, 1838, the Orcagna scrying engine, under constract to House of Malevecchio, downloaded Abū Sahl al-Qūhī's Perfect Compass protocol, translating the protocol into Italian for the first time. Malevecchio attempted to monopolize the protocol, but five years later the French announced Compas Parfait; within fifty years, all of Christendom had similar systems.