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Instruments of Science : An Historical Encyclopedia
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Instruments of Science : An Historical Encyclopedia Hardcover - 1997 - 1st Edition

by Robert Bud (Editor); Deborah Warner (Editor)

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  • Title Instruments of Science : An Historical Encyclopedia
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 736
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, London
  • Date 1997-12-01
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GRP78812201
  • ISBN 9780815315612 / 0815315619
  • Weight 3.2 lbs (1.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.25 x 7.34 x 1.53 in (26.04 x 18.64 x 3.89 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Scientific apparatus and instruments -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97015296
  • Dewey Decimal Code 502.84

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The abacus, which performs arithmetical calculations, is used today mainly in East and Southeast Asia.

From the rear cover

This authoritative work on the history of scientific instruments brings together information from hundreds of primary sources and specialized studies in many languages. Written by 223 scientists, instrument designers, and historians, the Encyclopedia's 327 entries cover instruments from the beginnings of science to the present day and explore devices designed for cutting-edge research as well as routine testing. Each entry explains how a device works, how it is used, who developed it, and shows what it looks like. The Encyclopedia is the first reference work to address the great historical range of instruments and is also the first to consider applications, innovations, and costs. Because of its focus on 20th-century devices and disciplines, its coverage is particularly valuable to students and scholars of modern science and technology.

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Citations

  • American Reference Bks Annual, 01/01/1999, Page 547
  • Booklist, 06/15/1998, Page 1812
  • Booklist Ed Choice Reference, 01/01/1999, Page 787

About the author

Robert Bud holds a doctorate in the History and Sociology of Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and serves as Head of Research (Collections) at the Science Museum in London. His widespread publications on the history of chemistry and biotechnology include InvisibleConnections: Instruments, Institutions and Science(l992), and The Uses of Life: A History of Biotechnology(l993).
Deborah Warner holds a M.A. in the History of Sciences from Harvard University, and serves as Curator of Physical Science Collections at the National Museum of American History. Her widespread publications in the history of science and scientific instruments include Alvan Clark & Sons: Artists in Optics (1968; rev. 1996), and The Sky Explored: Celestial Cartography 1500-1800(1979). She is also founder and editor of Rittenhouse, a quarterly journal of the American instrument enterprise.

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