| European Collections of Scientific Instruments, 1550-1750 Contributor(s): Strano, Johnston, Miniati |
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ISBN: 900417270X ISBN-13: 9789004172708 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $167.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | History - Technology & Engineering | Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades - Science | Experiments & Projects |
| Dewey: 681.750 |
| LCCN: 2008047446 |
| Series: History of Science and Medicine Library |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.5" W x 9.6" (1.30 lbs) 218 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Collections of scientific instruments originated as part of Renaissance collections of 'naturalia' and 'artificialia'. Surveying and astronomical instruments were common in such collections, their role being to impress visitors by displaying the power that a ruler acquired through the control of nature. This book offers selected studies of notable European collections of scientific instruments from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. These studies also present the work of important instrument makers of the time, and their relations with patrons and rulers. A final section focuses on the role of modern museums and collectors in saving this scientific heritage from dispersal. The result is a contemporary perspective on the formation of the most important museums of the history of science. Contributors include: Paolo Brenni, Filippo Camerota, Gloria Clifton, Wolfram Dolz, Sven Dupr , Karsten Gaulke, Sven Hauschke, Michael Korey, Mara Miniati, Tatiana M. Moisseeva, Peter Pla meyer, Klaus Schillinger, Giorgio Strano, Koenraad Van Cleempoel, and Ewa Wyka. Scientific Instruments and Collections, 1 |