Failed Historical Scientific Instruments (Scientific Instruments and Collections, Band 10) - Hardcover

Buch 6 von 11: Scientific Instruments and Collections
 
9789004689091: Failed Historical Scientific Instruments (Scientific Instruments and Collections, Band 10)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9004689095 ISBN 13: 9789004689091
Verlag: Brill, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

Can a scientific instrument be regarded as a failure? Why and how? By shedding light on the complexity of these questions, the volume marks a step forward in the way historical scientific instruments can be analysed and displayed.
The essays show how diverse failures can be, and how the assessment of scientific devices may change over time -- some surprisingly becoming more successful. In addition to studies of how technical features led to failure, the authors examine the roles played by social bias and behaviour, commercial and economic circumstances, and political factors.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Sara J. Schechner is David P. Wheatland Curator of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments and Lecturer on History of Science at Harvard University. She serves on the Editorial Board for the Scientific Instrument Commission's series, Scientific Instruments and Collections.

Sofia Talas is the Curator of the Giovanni Poleni Museum, at the University of Padua.

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Verlag
Brill
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
9004689095
ISBN 13 
9789004689091
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
268
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