Illuminating instruments
- Författare
- Science Museum (Great Britain) Deutsches Museum (Germany) Smithsonian Institution Martin J. Collins K. B. (Klaus B.) Staubermann Peter John Turnbull Morris
- (Edited by Peter J. T. Morris and Klaus Staubermann managing editor, Martin Collins., Proceedings of a meeting held in Oct. 2004 at the University Museum in Utrecht titled "Scientific instruments as artefacts: shiny objects and black boxes," co-sponsored by the Deutsches Museum, Science Museum, and the Smithsonian Institution., This seventh volume in the Artefacts series -- a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution, the Deutsches Museum, and the London Science Museum -- sheds new light on scientific instruments ranging from the solar microscope in the eighteenth century to the electron capture detector in the 1960s. The contributors examine instruments' roles in different contexts, from lecture demonstrations to commercial laboratories, as devices used to advance knowledge and also as cultural artifacts"--Page 4 of cover., Includes bibliographical references and index.)
- Genre
- Conference papers and proceedings., Konferenspublikation, History., Ej skönlitteratur, Bibliografi, Konferenser
- Språk
- Engelska
| Förlag | År | Ort | Om boken | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithsonian Books Scholarly Press | 2015 | District of Columbia, Washington, D.C | x, 174 pages illustrations 26 cm. | 978-1-935623-75-5 |