Illuminating Instruments - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0978846036 ISBN 13 : 9780978846039

Editeur : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2009

Synopsis

This 7th volume in the Artefacts series_a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution, the Deutches Museum, and the London Science Museum_looks at a number of significant instruments that were created to serve various scientific purposes. The contributors examine the roles these instruments played both as scientific devices developed to advance our knowledge of the world and as cultural artifacts manufactured and used in specific settings.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Peter Morris is Principal Curator of Science at the Science Museum in London. Klaus Staubermann is Principal Curator of Technology, Department of Science and Technology at the National Museums Scotland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0978846036
• ISBN 13: 9780978846039
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 172
• Éditeur: Morris Peter, Staubermann Klaus
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible