Encyclopedia of antique scientific instruments
By: by John FitzMaurice Mills.
Publisher: Aurum
Published: 1983
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Scientific apparatus and instruments -- History.
Description: Describes over 700 astronomical, navigational, chronological, linear, weight, volume, and temperature measuring devices. Includes an essay on the development of scientific instruments and appendices that discuss their preservation and care, and the identification of fakes.