Early scientific instruments
Among the highlights of the diverse and fascinating collection assembled here are a 16th-century sundial that keeps time according to five different systems; a model of Newton"s reflecting telescope; a 17th-century thermometer; an outrageously ornate silver microscope, bedecked with classical u...
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New York
Abbeville Press
1981
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| Thư viện lưu trữ: | Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ |
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| Yhteenveto: | Among the highlights of the diverse and fascinating collection assembled here are a 16th-century sundial that keeps time according to five different systems; a model of Newton"s reflecting telescope; a 17th-century thermometer; an outrageously ornate silver microscope, bedecked with classical urns and a pair of mermaids; Ohm"s resistance apparatus; a Victorian stethoscope; and a Dewar vacuum flask, prototype of the thermos bottle...Each of the 73 instruments included is shown in a generous, full-color reproduction, accompanied by an informative commentary..." |
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