Instruments of science : a historical encyclopedia / editors, Robert Bud, Deborah Jean Warner
Language: English
Published by New York : Science Museum, London and National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution in association with Garland Publishing, 1998
Series: Book 1 of 3 - Garland Encyclopedias in the History of Science
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Very good copy in the original illustrated, colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description : 709p. Subjects : Scientific apparatus and instruments History Encyclopedias. Other names : Bud, Robert.Garland Reference Library of the Social Sciences. Warner, Deborah Jean. Science Museum (London). The National Museum of American history. Smithsonian Institute. Bibliography. Encyclopedia. 1 Kg.
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- Title
- Instruments of science : a historical encyclopedia / editors, Robert Bud, Deborah Jean Warner
- Author
- Bud, Robert
- Publisher
- New York : Science Museum, London and National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution in association with Garland Publishing
- Publication year
- 1998
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0815315619
- ISBN 13
- 9780815315612
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Item weight
- 1 kilogram
- Series
- Book 1 of 3: Garland Encyclopedias in the History of Science
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About the Author
Robert Bud holds a doctorate in the History and Sociology of Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and serves as Head of Research (Collections) at the Science Museum in London. His widespread publications on the history of chemistry and biotechnology include InvisibleConnections: Instruments, Institutions and Science(l992), and The Uses of Life: A History of Biotechnology(l993).
Deborah Warner holds a M.A. in the History of Sciences from Harvard University, and serves as Curator of Physical Science Collections at the National Museum of American History. Her widespread publications in the history of science and scientific instruments include Alvan Clark & Sons: Artists in Optics (1968; rev. 1996), and The Sky Explored: Celestial Cartography 1500-1800(1979). She is also founder and editor of Rittenhouse, a quarterly journal of the American instrument enterprise.
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