Publisher's 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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781935623755
Publisher: Smithsonian
Imprint: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 681.75
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: x, 174
Weight: 454g
Height: 253mm
Width: 178mm
Spine width: 13mm