What have been measured for over 80 years with a Brannock Device, named after its inventor?

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2500 years old, it was made by two people but named after only one of them. Questions were raised about it as soon as it arrived in its current home, of which it has been regarded as one of the great treasures. Now, after over 30 years, it is being returned to the land where it was found. What is it, and for whom was it NOT named? It is said to have been invented by, and named after, a 17th-century Italian as a kind of life-insurance plan, though it has been banned in various countries out of fear that it might encourage murder among the participants. In the late 19th and the mid-20th centuries, it became the subject of two novels, the first by a very famous author and the second involving a scheme established in honor of a famous victory and following the beneficiaries over the course of many years. What is this thing, after whom was it named, and who wrote the two novels? It was re-named three times until the inventor sold the rights to someone who named it after a word that is similar to 'fondle frenziedly'. Now one of the most popular of its genre world-wide, its inventor admits to studying a well known newspaper for hints to calculate the frequency of part of its main components. What is it, and who was the inventor? What device did Thomas Edison secretly help develop in a scheme to have it named after his arch-rival, George Westinghouse?

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