Dictionary of British Scientific Instruments.

British Optical Instrument Manufacturers' Association.

Published by Constable, 1921., London:, 1921

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8vo. XII, 335, [15] pp. 5 plates (including frontispiece), 313 figures, blank section at rear for notes (here blank). Original tannish-brown cloth stamped in black paper label affixed to spine. Embossed stamp of Carnegie Institution [HALE]. Very good. An unusually nice copy. This work provides concise definitions and illustrations of a large number of scientific instruments in use at the beginning of the twentieth century, demonstrating the variety of instruments being manufactured in Britain. / The chapters include: Navigating instruments, Royal Meteorological Society, British Optical Glass, The Royal Observatory, Greenwich; Dictionary of British Scientific Instruments. Seller Inventory # S13918

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dictionary of British Scientific Instruments.

Publisher: Constable, 1921., London:

Publication Date: 1921

Binding: Hardcover