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Brooks, Randall C.; Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr.; Shae Trewin; Sandy Whitesell; Steven Turner; Budd LaRue (contributors); Steven C. Turner; James C. Day (editors)
Rittenhouse Vol. 20 No. 2 (Issue 64): Journal of the American Scientific Instrument Enterprise
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY and MA: David & Yola Coffeen and Raymond V. Giordano 2006. single_issue_magazine. First Edition. Scholarly Journal on Scientific Instruments. (Dec 2006). Pgs 1-64. Wraps. Illustrated. Contents: * A Conversation with an Instrument Maker by RANDALL C. BROOKS. * Apparatus for Natural Philosophy: Magnetic Models of the Earth by THOMAS B. GREENSLADE, Jr. * Chester Smith Lyman's Introduction of the Zenith-Transit Telescope to Yale in 1858 by SHAE TREWIN. * A Short History of Scientific Interest in Spider “Silk” by SANDY WHITESELL and STEVEN TURNER. * Singular Beauty: Simple Microscopes from the Giordano Collection by BUDD LARUE. RITTENHOUSE: This journal aims to increase and diffuse knowledge about scientific instruments made and/or sold in the US and the Americas. Through its 23 years of publication, the journal has covered areas including mathematical, optical and philosophical instruments, chemical, physical and electrical apparatus, sundials and globes; and time periods from the 17th to the mid-20th century. Kuenzig Books is the official provider of Rittenhouse Journal back issues. Please contact us if you are interested in volume purchase, multiple issues or the complete run of the journal. Near Fine. [Book #18796]
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