Encyclopedia of antique scientific instruments /

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Author / Creator:Mills, John FitzMaurice, 1917-1991.
Imprint:New York, N.Y. : Facts on File, 1983.
Description:255 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11364814
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ISBN:0871967995
9780871967992
Summary:Describes over 700 astronomical, navigational, chronological, linear, weight, volume, and temperature measuring devices. Includes an essay on the development of scientific instruments and appendices that discuss their preservation and care, and the identification of fakes.
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Physical Description:255 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
ISBN:0871967995
9780871967992