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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 [[Orcagna (nonfiction)|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]] attempted to monopolize the protocol, but five years later the French announced ''Compas Parfait''; within fifty years, all of Christendom had similar systems.
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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* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[House of Malevecchio]]
* [[Perfect Compass]]
* [[Scrying engine]]
* [[Scrying engine]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==


* [[Abū Sahl al-Qūhī (nonfiction)]]
* [[Engine (nonfiction)]]
* [[Engine (nonfiction)]]
* [[Orcagna (nonfiction)]]
* [[Scrying (nonfiction)]]
* [[Scrying (nonfiction)]]


[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Scrying engines (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Scrying engines (nonfiction)]]

Revision as of 17:09, 15 September 2018

The Orcagna scrying engine in operation, downloading 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'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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