Instruments of science : an historical encyclopedia / editors, Robert Bud, Deborah Jean Warner ; associate editor, Stephen Johnston ; managing editor, Betsy Bahr Peterson ; picture editor, Simon Chaplin.
Material type: TextSeries: Garland encyclopedias in the history of science ; vol. 2. | Garland reference library of social science ; v. 936.Publisher: New York : Science Museum, London, and National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, in association with Garland Pub., 1998Description: xxv, 709 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:- still image
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0815315619
- 9780815315612
- Scientific apparatus and instruments -- History -- Encyclopedias
- Equipment and Supplies
- Science -- instrumentation
- 50.11 history of technology
- Scientific apparatus and instruments
- Scientific apparatus and instruments History Encyclopedias
- Not Geographic
- encyclopedia
- Reference
- Bud[Editor], Robert
- Scientific instrument
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Books | Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room | Q184.5 .I57 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31560000038691 |
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Q184 .R58 1986-1991 Rittenhouse : journal of the American scientific instrument enterprise. | Q184 .R58 1991-1996 Rittenhouse : journal of the American scientific instrument enterprise. | Q184 .R58 1996-2001 Rittenhouse : journal of the American scientific instrument enterprise. | Q184.5 .I57 1998 Instruments of science : an historical encyclopedia / | Q185 .A515 1961 A catalogue of instruments and models in the possession of the American Philosophical Society. / | Q185 .B46 1983 Science at the Great Exhibition / | Q185 .B513 1995 The construction and principal uses of mathematical instruments / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This fascinating encyclopedia presents 325 historically significant scientific instruments from antiquity to the present. Instruments used for testing and monitoring in addition to those used for research are studied, including laboratory organisms such as E.coli. Each of the signed entries explains how the instrument works and how it is used, as well as tracing its invention, development, and distribution. The instrument's effect on the scientific community and society is also explored. Beautiful illustrations accompany many of the entries. The editors from the Science Museum in London and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History have provided an excellent addition to the history of sciences"--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA
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Comprehensive alphabetic Encyclopedia (B&w illustrations) on historic scientific instruments. Includes bibliography and index.
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