Scientific Instruments
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1975. First Edition. 239 pp., 8-1/2" x 12 inches. Cloth boards with dust jacket. Previous owner bookplate on front pastedown. Sticker mark on front flyleaf. Near Fine / Near Fine. Cloth. [24760]
Introductory description and guide to scientific instruments for the collector, classified by area of use. Much better than the usual "survey book", with considerable scholarly information. Illustrated by nearly 300 photographs in colour and black and white. Includes sections on Astronomy, Navigation, Sundials, Surveying, and Optics.
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