The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments 1758: Including Thirty Folio Illustrations of Several Instruments - Hardcover
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This translation by Edmund Stone of Nicholas Bion s great classic is further enriched by Stone s many additions that both update the original text and expand it to include English instruments and practices. This second edition has become the authoritative text, with its descriptions, illustrations and explanations of all the significant scientific instruments of the mid-18th century. These include drawing instruments, the carpenter s joint-rule, gauging rods, various slide rules, the Gunter scale, sectors, compasses, microscopes, telescopes, quadrants, micrometers, globes, orrerys, sun dials, water clocks, surveying crosses, forestaffs and cross staffs, theodolites, levels, gunnery instruments...and many more.
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The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments 1758: Including Thirty Folio Illustrations of Several Instruments
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Near Fine condition hardcover book, no dust jacket. Second Edition, Reprint 1995. Translated and Supplemented by Edmund Stone. Slightest shelf wear to covers. Slightest bumping to top cover corners and spine edges. Beautiful gilt lettering on cover and spine, not worn. Slightest smudging to text block edges. All books are individually inspected and described. Never X-Library unless specifically described as such. Seller Inventory # 2501-9499
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Hardcover. Condition: Wie neu. Transl. and supplemented by E. Stone. Reprint of the 2nd ed. 1758. Mendham 1995. 30 plates. VII, 325 p. Hardbound. This second edition has become the authoritative text, with its descriptions, illustrations and explanations of all the significant scientific instruments of the mid-18th century. These include drawing instruments, the carpenter's joint-rule, gauging rods, various slide rules, the Gunter scale, sectors, compasses, microscopes, telescopes, quadrants, micrometers, globes, orrerys, sun dials, water clocks, surveying crosses, forestaffs and cross staffs, theodolites, levels, gunnery instruments. and many more. Seller Inventory # 26296
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The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments 1758: Including Thirty Folio Illustrations of Several Instruments
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. b/w Illustration (illustrator). Facsimile Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. In brown cloth with gilt titling and spine decoration, 4to, [325pp]. A nicely produced Facsimile Edition copying the original 1758 edition. Seller Inventory # 0849560
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The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments: Including Thirty Folio Illustrations of Several Instruments
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Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Astragal Pr, 1995
ISBN 10: 1879335603
ISBN 13: 9781879335608
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Large hardback in near fine condition. Seller Inventory # 14244