Illuminating Instruments (Paperback)

Paperback. This 7th volume in the Artefacts seriesa collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution, the Deutches Museum, and the London Science Museumlooks 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. Proceedings of a meeting held in Oct. 2004 at the University Museum in Utrecht titled "Scientific instruments as artefacts: shiny objects and black boxes," co-sponsored by the Deutsches Museum, Science Museum, and the Smithsonian Institution. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.