Title
Construction and principal uses of mathematical instruments : translated from the French of M. Bion, chief instrument-maker to the French King : to which are added, the construction and uses of such instruments as are omitted by M. Bion, particularly of those invented or improved by the English, The
Catalog Number
B18.78b
Type
Document
Description
First edition was published in 1758 - this copy is a reprint from 1972, of the Second Edition of the text - "To which is added a supplement : containing a further account of some of the most useful mathematical instruments as now improved."
Date
1972
Author
Stone, Edmund
Publisher
Holland Press
Place of Publication
London
Extent
vii, 325, [5] p.
Dimensions
overall: 2 in x 9 1/2 in x 14 in
Category
Book
Collection Title
Gwen Bell artifact and book collection
Series Title
Algorithms, tables, and history of calculation books
Credit
The Gwen Bell Early Book Collection of Algorithms, Tables, and History of Calculations
