Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments: Translated from the French of M. Bion, Chief Instrument-Maker to the French King. To which are Added, The Construction and Uses of such Instruments as are omitted by M. Bion; particularly of those invtented or improved by the English. By Edmund Stone. The whole illustrated with Twenty-six Folio Copper-Plates, containing the Figures, &c. of the several Instruments

BION, Nicolas

Published by H.W. for John Senex and William Taylor, London, 1723

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. The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments. Translated from the French of M. Bion, Chief Instrument-Maker to the French King. To which are Added, The Construction and Uses of such Instruments as are omitted by M. Bion; particularly of those invtented or improved by the English. By Edmund Stone. The whole illustrated with Twenty-six Folio Copper-Plates, containing the Figures, &c. of the several Instruments. London: H.W. for John Senex and William Taylor, 1723. Full Description: BION, Nicolas. STONE, Edmund, [translator]. The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments. Translated from the French of M. Bion, Chief Instrument-Maker to the French King. To which are Added, The Construction and Uses of such Instruments as are omitted by M. Bion; particularly of those invtented or improved by the English. By Edmund Stone. The whole illustrated with Twenty-six Folio Copper-Plates, containing the Figures, &c. of the several Instruments. London: H.W. for John Senex and William Taylor, 1723. First English edition. Folio (13 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches; 342 x 215 mm.). vii, [1, errata], 264 pp. Complete with twenty-six folding engraved plates. With woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces throughout. Title page printed in red and black. Contemporary full paneled calf. Boards tooled in blind. Board edges tooled in gilt. All edges speckled red. Outer hinges and spine repaired. Some rubbing to boards and corners. Contemporary small ink signature on title-page. Some occasional marginal worming, not affecting text. Some dampstaining to plates XIV, XVIII and XXV and to signatures 3S-3X. Overall a very good copy. The first translation into English of Nicholas Bion's classic technical work is supplemented by Stone's revisions and additions, which supplement the original text with English tools, standards, and practices. A fascinating and compendious work which authoritatively details the scientific instruments of the day, including microscopes, telescopes, micrometers, quadrants, water clocks, slide rules, and sectors, among others. HBS 69463. $2,500.

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• Title: Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments: Translated from the French of M. Bion, Chief Instrument-Maker to the French King. To which are Added, The Construction and Uses of such Instruments as are omitted by M. Bion; particularly of those invtented or improved by the English. By Edmund Stone. The whole illustrated with Twenty-six Folio Copper-Plates, containing the Figures, &c. of the several Instruments
• Publisher: H.W. for John Senex and William Taylor, London
• Publication Date: 1723
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: STONE, Edmund
• Edition: First Edition.
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