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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Thomas L Hankins; Robert J Silverman |
| ISBN: | 0691029970 9780691029979 |
| OCLC Number: | 32131326 |
| Description: | xiv, 337 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 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. |
| Responsibility: | Thomas L. Hankins and Robert J. Silverman. |
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