Instruments of Science
Subtitle: An Historical Encyclopedia (Garland Reference Library of Social Science)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: December 1, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 709
ISBN-13: 9780815315612
Subjects: History of science; Precision instruments manufacture; Reference works; Scientific equipment & techniques, laboratory equipment; Reference; Scientific apparatus and instr; Science; Microscopes & Microscopy; History / General; Encyclopedias; History; Scientific Apparatus And Instruments
First sentence: The abacus, which performs arithmetical calculations, is used today mainly in East and Southeast Asia.