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Miniati (M.): Catalogo Museo Di Storia Della Scienza, Firenzi
O/P. 384 pages, illustrated, 1991. A good catalogue of the famous collection of scientific instruments in the Museum of the History of Science, Florence. A good copy, card covers (spine a little creased). [Italian language] (Ref: K2008 - G4) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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 | Nachet (A.): Collection Nachet
O/P. 145 pages, 16 plates, facsimile reprint, number 184 of 300 copies, 1976. Originally published in 1929 this book documents the famous Nachet collection of scientific instruments (mainly microscopes) and library of books on microscopes. The collection was sold and dispersed in 1971. The book has four sections: The invention of the microscope; description of the scientific instruments in the collection; catalogue of the books; list of instrument makers and important persons in the microscope world. A very good copy (bookplate inside front cover) with fair dust jacket. [French language] (Ref: K4607 - C2) in stock.
Price: £95.00 |
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Needham (J.), Gwei-Djen (L.), Combridge (J.H.) & Major (J.S.): The Hall of Heavenly Records - Korean Astronomical Instruments and Clocks 1380 - 1780
O/P. 201 pages, illustrated, 1st edition 1986. Between the 14th and 18th centuries, there was created under the Yi Dynasty in Korea a remarkable series of astronomical instruments, star-charts and clocks. This book demonstrates the context, purpose, nature and specific workings of these early instruments. Very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1909 - G3) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
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 | Negretti & Zambra: A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments
NEW. 176 pages, reprint of a book first published in 1864. A detailed work describing the principles and construction of barometers, hygrometers, rain guages, anemometers, ozonometers and other meteorological instruments. Paperback. (Ref: N224) in stock.
Price: £7.95 |
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Nuttall (R.H.): The Arthur Frank Loan Collection - Early Scientific Instruments
O/P. 60 pages, illustrated, 1973. The catalogue of a large collection of scientific instruments collected by Arthur Frank, a trained optician and optical instrument maker. Good copy. (Ref: K2748 - BX12) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Pearsall (R.): Collecting and Restoring Scientific Instruments
O/P. 278 pages, 127 illustrations, 1974. A good introduction to the wide range of scientific instruments made and their purpose. The appendices list instrument makers in eighteenth-century Britain and America as well as those working in London in 1843 and 1894. Good copy with dust jacket (very faded to spine). (Ref: K2482 - M1) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Rooseboom (M.): Microscopium
O/P. 59 pages, 115 illustrations, 1956. An erudite introduction to optical microscopy from the beginnings to 1956. The historical synopsis is followed by sections on optical design, illumination, microscope design and construction, the phase-contrast microscope and discoveries with the microscope of importance to medical science. A very good copy in original cardboard box. (Ref: K4565 - Z3) in stock.
Price: £12.00 |
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 | Rooseboom (M.): Microscopium
O/P. 59 pages, 115 illustrations, 1956. An erudite introduction to optical microscopy from the beginnings to 1956. The historical synopsis is followed by sections on optical design, illumination, microscope design and construction, the phase-contrast microscope and discoveries with the microscope of importance to medical science. A good copy (binding a little loose). (Ref: K4717 - E4) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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 | Stimson (A.N.) & Daniel (C.StJ.H.): The Cross Staff - Historical Development and Modern Use
NEW. 26 pages, 7 figs, 1977. A useful history of the cross staff, reprinting instructions for its use first written by Andrew Wakeley circa 1650. The modern use of the instrument, using a replica staff, on the 1974 Golden Hinde voyage from Plymouth to San Francisco is also documented. Card covers, staples now rusted. (Ref: N1324) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Talbott (P.) (editor): Benjamin Franklin: in Search of a Better World
O/P. 375 pages, well illustrated, 2005. This excellent book was published to celebrate the tercentenary of Franklin's birth. The 10 essays examine the many facets of Franklin's life - politician, diplomat, scientist, printer and civic improver. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K2484 - B3) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Tarplee (P.): Abinger and the Royal Greenwich Observatory
O/P. 16 pages, illus., 1996. Abinger, Surrey was the location of an outstation of the Greenwich Observatory from 1924 until 1957. The magnetic observatory moved to Abinger in 1924 and the Time Department relocated there just prior to World War II. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1244 - BX1) in stock.
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Taylor (E.G.R.): The Mathematical Practitioners of Hanoverian England 1714 - 1840
O/P. 503 pages, 12 plates, 1st edition, 1966. One of the pioneering works on scientific instrument makers and still a very useful reference book to own. The first part sets the social and historical context of the period, the second part is a catalogue of over 2,200 makers or users of instruments with biographical details where known. Complete with a separate 23 page index. A very good copy, the dust jacket complete but worn to edges. (Ref: K3038 - M1) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
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Taylor (E.G.R.): The Mathematical Practitioners of Hanoverian England 1714 - 1840
O/P. 503 pages, 12 plates, facsimile reprint 1989. One of the pioneering works on scientific instrument makers and still a very useful reference book to own. The first part sets the social and historical context of the period, the second part is a catalogue of over 2,200 makers or users of instruments with biographical details where known. A very good copy. (Ref: K2485 - H6) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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[Taylor (E.G.R.)], compiled by Bostock (K.) et al: An Index to the Mathematical Practitioners of Hanoverian England 1714 - 1840
O/P. 23 pages, 1980. This is a very useful index, with working dates, of the makers included in Eva Taylor's book published in 1966 and reprinted in 1989. A fine copy. (Ref: K3458 - BX7) in stock.
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Turner (G.L'E.): Collecting Microscopes
O/P. 120 pages, illustrated, 1981. This is a very useful and good introduction to a fascinating subject, covering British and European microscopes from the early 17th century to the late 19th century. A good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K416 - Z2) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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 | Turner (G.L'E.): Elizabethan Instrument Makers
NEW. 305 pages, well illustrated, 2000. The book covers the origins of the London trade in precision instrument making from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I, and describes over 100 surviving Elizabethan instruments including those by Humfrey Cole and Elias Allen. Such instruments were crucial to the professions of navigation, surveying, fortification and gunnery and established London as the centre of precision instrument making for two centuries. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1305) in stock.
Price: £75.00 |
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 | Turner (G.L'E.): The Great Age of the Microscope - The Collection of the Royal Microscopical Society through 150 Years
O/P. 379 pages, 453 illustrations, 1989. An invaluable reference to the collection of the RMS, with rare and interesting items dating from 1770 onwards, with many Victorian prototypes and a good collection of microscopes by Powell & Lealand. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K2486 - L2) in stock.
Price: £80.00 |
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Turner (G.L'E.): The Practice of Science in the Nineteenth Century: Teaching and Research Apparatus in the Teyler Museum
O/P. 360 pages, illus., 1996. A catalogue, with 454 entries and illustrations, for the 19th century scientific instruments at Teyler's museum, Haarlem, Holland. This is an important collection especially for optics, acoustics and electricity. A very good copy, the dust jacket good but with small tear to top of (faded) spine. (Ref: K3237 - W1) in stock.
Price: £65.00 |
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Turner (G.L'E.): Van Marum's Scientific Instruments in Teyler's Museum - Descriptive Catalogue
O/P. Volume 1: Mechanics/Mechanical Models 56 pages, 80 items described and illustrated.
Volume 2: Magnetism/Electricity 6 pages, 72 items described and illustrated.
Volume 3: Astronomical Models/Optics 44 pages, 55 items described and illustrated.
Volume 4: Hydrostatics/Hydraulics/Pneumatics 40 pages, 85 items described and illustrated.
Volume 5: Chemical Apparatus/Heat/Miscellaneous 40 pages, 58 items described and illustrated.
An offprint, published in about 1973, from a much larger work (the Life and Work of Martinus Van Marum). This is an important reference as many of the 350 instruments in the collection have been dated by reference to inventories and other Teyler Museum records. A complete set of these catalogues, all in good condition, card covers. (Ref: K4595 - V1) in stock.
Price: £65.00 |
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Wunderlich (H.): Kursächsische Feldmeßkunst, artilleristische Richtverfahren und Ballistik im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert
O/P. 218 pages, 73 illus., 1977. Contributions to the history of practical mathematics, physics, artillery and ballistics in the Renaissance period on the basis of instruments, maps, manuals and pamphlets in the Mathematical-Physical Salon, Dresden. A very good copy with poor dust jacket. [German language] (Ref: K4687 - G2) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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