Author: John BirdPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The method of constructing mural quadrants
Author: John BirdThe Method of Constructing Mural Quadrants Exemplified by a Description of the Brass Mural Quadrant in the Royal Observatory of Greenwich
Author: BirdAn Introduction and Notes, on Mr. Bird's Method of Dividing Astronomical Instruments
Author: William LudlamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomical instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The Material Cultures of Enlightenment Arts and Sciences
Author: Adriana CraciunPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137443790
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In this book the eighteenth century Enlightenment receives an important reassessment, using an astonishing range of materials and objects drawn from Europe and beyond, including artefacts from India and China, West Africa and Polynesia. A series of authoritative essays written by experts in the field explores the full range of material culture in the long eighteenth century, raising crucial questions about notions of property and invention, homely and commercial lives. The book also includes a series of well-illustrated exhibits, a startling and provocative assemblage of objects from the Enlightenment world, each accompanied by expert commentaries. The collection of essays and exhibits is the result of collaborative debate by scholars from Europe and north America, who have together worked on the cross-disciplinary importance of material history in making sense of how past society was fundamentally transformed through the world of goods.
The Library of Benjamin Franklin
Author: Edwin WolfPublisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9780871692573
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1012
Book Description
Beginning in the 1950s, Edwin Wolf 2nd embarked on a biblio'l. quest to reconstruct the library of Benjamin Franklin, which was the largest & best private library in Amer. at the time of his death & was subsequently dispersed. The contents of Franklin's library were virtually unknown until Wolf identified the unique shelfmarks that Franklin used to organize his books. That discovery allowed Wolf to locate 2,700 titles in 1,000 vols. that Franklin actually owned. Wolf also identified a further 700 titles owned by Franklin. After wolf's death, Kevin Hayes took up the project & brought it to fruition. This catalogue includes almost 4,000 books known to have been owned by Franklin, & the Intro. tells the complete story of Franklin's library, its dispersal, & its reconstruction.
The Epochs of Painting Characterized
Author: Ralph Nicholson WornumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
Monthly Review
Author: George Edward GriffithsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
The History of the Telescope
Author: Henry C. KingPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486432656
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This remarkable history encompasses not only the achievements of the early inventors and astronomers but also the less frequently recounted stories of the instrument makers and of the actual instruments. A model of unsurpassed, comprehensive scholarship, this volume covers many fields, including professional and amateur astronomy. 196 black-and-white illustrations.
The Schools of Painting in Italy
Author: Franz KuglerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Painters
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
A Classified Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author: Wesley, William, & son, LondonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description