《Instruments of Science》是1997年 Routledge出版的圖書，作者是Bud, Robert、 Smithsonian Institution、 Nmsi Trading Ltd。
基本介紹
- 外文名：Instruments of Science
- 作者：Bud, Robert、 Smithsonian Institution、 Nmsi Trading Ltd
- 出版時間：1997年12月1日
- 出版社： Routledge
- 頁數：725 頁
- ISBN：9780815315612
- 定價：360 美元
- 裝幀：Hardcover
內容簡介
An authoritative reference covering 325 scientific instruments from antiquity to the present. Entires explain how the instruments work, trace their invention, development, distribution and use, and consider their costs and their effects on society at large. The text is enriched with illustrations and bibliographies and the entries are indexed by name and subject. The Encyclopedia is published in association with two of the worlds leading museums, the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C., and the Science Museum in London and has entries from over 220 international experts.
