Isbn: 9780714880389 - divided circle: a history of instruments for astronomy, navigation and surveying (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st. First edition hardback, 1987, with unclipped jacket. Ex library book, only a couple of the usual stamps and labels, no pages removed. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage (dust jacket now in protective wrapper). Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance; Bookplate of Capt Richard Campbell, OBE, RN. Series; Christie's collectors library. Physical description; 224 pages : illustrations (some colour), 1 portrait, facsimiles ; 28 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217) and index. Subjects; Astronomical instruments History. Nautical instruments History. Surveying instruments History. Measuring instruments History. Scientific apparatus and instruments History. 20th century. Illustrated. Colour illustrations. Portrait. Facsimiles. Reference. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition 8½ x 11" pp. 224 with 16 colour plates and many b/w illustrations. Near fine in black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In near fine dust wrapper with a bumped corner.

First Edition: Hardback, black bds., gold titles, 220 x 290 mm., 1.3 kg. (extra postage), 224 pp., with Indexes, illustrated with 16 full-page, full colour plates and 260 illustrations in the text, original photographic dw., VG+/Fine copy.

Zustand: Sehr gut. 224 S : zahlr. Ill., z.T. farb., mit zahlr. teils farbigen Abbildungen / Fotos, Zustand: geringe Gebrauchs- u. Lagerspuren, sehr gutes Exemplar. A Phaidon Christie's collectors monograph. Literaturverz. S. 215 - 217 - with 260 illustrations, including 16 in colour - Astronomers, navigators and surveyors have always had one need in common-to be able to measure accurately angles between distant objects. The instruments they have used to do this, although adapted to different purposes, have all worked by means of a sight moving over a divided circle - a circle or arc carrying a scale of degrees. It is such mathematical instruments, forming a coherent group both scientifically and historically, that are the subject of this book. These instruments were among the finest of their times, setting the highest standards of precision and accuracy. Dr Bennett describes them and their historical development from Antiquity to the twentieth century, and also discusses the scientists and practitioners who designed, made and used them, and the economic and commercial, as well as the scientific, conditions that stimulated their production. A glossary of technical terms, a full bibliography and an index of leading makes are provided. The instruments themselves appeal to collectors, historians and scientists. Beautiful objects in their own right, finely made of brass, mahogany, ivory and silver, they also had important theoretical and practical functions. They include quadrants, sextants, octants, sundials, cross-staffs, ring-dials, marine and surveying compasses, theodolites, clinometers, mining dials, telemeters and many other specialized instruments. K 079 ISBN 0714880388 Aufgrund der EU-Verpackungsverordnung (PPWR) erfolgt der Versand nur nach Deutschland und ins Nicht-EU-Ausland. Für einen Versand in alle NICHT-EU-Länder nutzen Sie bitte Paketweiterleitungsdienste und hinterlegen bei der Bestellung eine deutsche Versandadresse. Due to the EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR), we ship only to Germany, non-EU countries. For shipping to all other non-EU-countries, please use a package forwarding service and provide a German shipping address when placing your order. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1935 29 cm, gebundene Ausgabe, Hardcover mit Original-SchutzUmschlag. …