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The King George III Collection at the Science Museum, London, is a unique assembly of early apparatus for demonstrating scientific principles. The collection is a rich and varied source of information about science in the eighteenth century. This book explores the science of the time and links it to broader cultural developments. Illustrated with full-colour photographs of some of the most important items in the collection.
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- PublisherScience Museum
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0901805637
- ISBN 13 9780901805638
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages64
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Book Description Illustrated Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 64 pages, clean text. Fully illustrated in color. Partial contents: The Rise of the New Science, Physics at Court, Physics for the People, Science in the Late Eighteenth Century. We are a Benedictine monastery seminary library. Thank you for your support. Seller Inventory # 023760
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Book Description Glossy Paperback. Condition: Fine-. 1st ed. An essay illusrtaed with exhibits from the exhibition rather than a numerical catalogue in the strict sense. col.f/piece+64, ill.throughout with photos of exhibits, high proportion coloured, slipped in programme of the associated one-day conference 'Science Lecturing in the 18th Century', with a few notes and doodles! (Particioants included among others Fara, Schaffer, Pumfrey and Roy Porter), small handout to one lecture also slipped in. Generally quite excellent condition, just a few trivial surface indentations. Apparently scarce, especially in the UK for some reason. Note: quoted shipping rates are calculated for 500-700 gram net weight, cost will be modified up or down as appropriate outside this range. Size: 21x19.5. Seller Inventory # 007579
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