Transit circle : the story of William Simms, 1793 to 1860 / by Eleanor Mennim.
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TextPublisher: York, England : W. Sessions, [1992?]Description: xiv, 302 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 1850721017
- 9781850721017
- Simms, William, 1793-1860
- Simms, William, 1793-1860
- Royal Observatory, Greenwich -- History -- 19th century
- Royal Observatory, Greenwich
- 1800-1899
- Astronomical instruments -- England -- Design and construction -- History -- 19th century
- Instrument manufacture -- England -- History -- 19th century
- Artisans -- England -- Biography
- Artisans
- Astronomical instruments -- Design and construction
- Instrument manufacture
- England
- Optical equipment
- United Kingdom
- Transit circle
- Biography astronomical
- Scientific instrument
- Astronomy
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Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room | QB84.75.S56 M46 1992 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-282) and index.
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Scholarly biography of William Simms, the Englishman inventor of the modern transit circle instrument, illustrated, family tree, index, undated publication, possibly 1992 (as per worldcat)
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