In This Book, The Authors Investigate An Array Of Instruments From The 17th To The 19th Century That Seem At First To Be Marginal To Science. By Looking At These, They Show That Scientific Instruments First Made Their Appearance As Devices Used To Evoke Wonder In The Beholder. Instruments And Images: Subjects For The Historiography Of Science -- Athanasius Kircher's Sunflower Clock -- The Magic Lantern And The Art Of Demonstration -- The Ocular Harpsichord Of Louis-bertrand Castel; Or, The Instrument That Wasn't -- The Aeolian Harp And The Romantic Quest Of Nature -- Science Since Babel: Graphs, Automatic Recording Devices, And The Universal Language Of Instruments -- The Giant Eyes Of Science: The Stereoscope And Photographic Depiction In The Nineteenth Century -- Vox Mechanica: The History Of Speaking Machines -- Conclusion. Thomas L. Hankins And Robert J. Silverman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [287]-323) And Index.
Categories:
- Science & Math
- Reference
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Author : Hankins, Thomas L.,Silverman, Robert J.
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :1995-10-18
Number Of Pages : 337
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0691029970
ISBN-13 : 9780691029979
Item weight : 1.51 lb
Dimensions : 1.23 in x 6.54 in x 9.57 in
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