Abel Foullon
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1513 –
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Who is Abel Foullon?
Abel Foullon; France, was an author, director of the Mint for Henry II of France and also an engineer to the king of France after Leonardo da Vinci.
His Holometer is an instrument for making of angular measurements for surveying. In 1551, Henry II granted Abel a 10 year exclusive patent monopoly on the holometer in exchange for publishing a description of it. A description of an invention in a patent is called a patent “specification”. This first patent specification was entitled "Usaige & Description de l'holmetre". Publication was delayed until after the patent expired in 1561.
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