Making Instruments Count: Essays on Historical Scientific Instruments Presented to Gerard L'Estrange Turner - Couverture rigide

 
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Synopsis

These studies in honour of Gerard Turner cover the history of old scientific instruments. Specific mechanisms described include a medieval astrolabe from Picardy, Black's chemical furnace, a sundial for the blind and astronomical clocks. Inventors, writers and innovators are also covered.

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