Study, Measure, Experiment: Stories of Scientific Instruments at Dartmouth College
Norwich, VT, U.S.A. Terra Nova Press 2005. First Edition. ix, [1 blank], 271, [1 blank], [1 colophon ] pages. 4to. Publisher's cloth in dj, a new copy. SIGNED by author Manasek on the title page. Upper corner tip bumped. Near Fine / Near Fine. Cloth. [22728]
"Study, Measure, Experiment, with its 284 illustrations and descriptions of 121 scientific instruments, is an archaeological journey that tells the story of these artifacts discovered in their original contexts. It will be of interest to historians, curators, collectors, dealers and those who are simply curious about the apparatus used to study the natural world." (rear cover)
"When carefully examined with the tools of history, the discarded instruments housed in academic storerooms can enrich our understanding of the development of scientific education and practice. Dartmouth College has a particularly rich collection of instruments and associated documents, that has now attracted the scholarly attention it deserves. This book contains insightful accounts and photographs of over 100 instruments covering a time range over two hundred and thirty years, and sets a standard that scholars in other institutions will want to emulate." (Deborah Jean Warner, Curator, Physical Sciences Collection, National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.)
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Price: $35.00