Scientific instruments and collections (38 Ergebnisse)

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HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Zustand: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

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Zustand: New. KlappentextCan a scientific instrument be regarded as a failure? Why and how? By shelling light on the complexity of these questions, the volume marks a step forward in the way historical scientific instruments can be analysed and displa.

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Zustand: New. Marking the anniversary of the telescope s invention, these collected essays highlight a number of significant historical episodes concerning this well-loved instrument, which has played a crucial role in Man s thinking about his position - literally and ph.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume illustrates how scientific instrument studies have flourished over the past forty years, with chapters devoted to decades, historiography, cataloguing, exhibitions, education, national trends, and new media. Twenty vignettes illustrate historical questions addressed by close inspection of significant artefacts.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorSilke Ackermann is Director of the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford and President of the Scientific Instrument Commission of the IUHPS. She is particularly interested in the transfer of knowledge between the .

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorElizabeth Cavicchi completed a doctor of education (EdD) degree at Harvard University masters degrees at Harvard, Boston University and MIT undergraduate degrees at MIT. She has written and presented internat.

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Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorJim Bennett is Visiting Keeper at the Science Museum, London. He was formerly Director of the Museum of the History of Science and Professor of the History of Science in the University of Oxford. He is a previous Pres.

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorRichard Dunn is Senior Curator for the History of Science at Royal Museums Greenwich. His publications include The Telescope: A Short History (2009), Finding Longitude (2014, with Rebekah Higgitt) .

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorNeil Brown has a BSc in Physics and an MSc in the History of Technology, and spent most of his working life at the Science Museum in London, curating a wide range of physical science and engineering artefacts.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 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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Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorGuenther Oestmann, Ph.D. (1992), Technical University Berlin, is a professional clockmaker and Professor for History of Science. His fields of research are the history of scientific instruments and clocks, histor.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The volume forms a part of the celebrations marking the anniversary of the invention of the telescope. From its Renaissance beginnings to yesterday's Cold War, the essays contributed here throw a spotlight on a number of significant episodes in the continuing adventures of this well-loved instrument, which has played a crucial role in Man's thinking about his position - literally and philosophically - in the universe. Drawn from various conferences held by the Scientific Instrument Commission of the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science between 2007 and 2009, these papers make a substantial contribution to our current knowledge about this fascinating optical instrument.…