Wipple Museum of the History of Science Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1991 Book condition, Etat : Bon "paperback, editor's yellow wrappers, illustrated by a ""Double High Frequency Oscillograph""" In-4 1 vol. - 120 pages
484 numbers described with a photograph for about 120-130 1st edition, 1991 "Contents, Chapitres : Contents, Explanatory Notes, Introduction, The Catalogue, 584 numbers described - Index of Makers, Index of Names - Moving-magnet measuring instruments - Moving-iron measuring instruments - Moving- coil measuring instruments - Electrodynamic measuring instruments - Thermal measuring instruments - Electrostatic measuring instruments - Oscillographs and vibration galvanometers - Recorders - Resistors - Resistance bridges - Resistance thermometers - Potentiometers - Electrochemical cells - Capacitors - Inductors - AC bridges and transformers - Induction coils - Electrostatic machines and accessories - Leyden jars - Miscellanous - Magnetic instruments - The Whipple Museum of the History of Science is a Museum attached to the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, which houses an extensive collection of scientific instruments, apparatus, models, pictures, prints, photographs, books and other material related to the history of science. It is located in the former Perse School on Free School Lane, and was founded in 1944, when Robert Whipple presented his collection of scientific instruments to the University of Cambridge. The Museum's collection is 'designated' by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) as being of ""national and international importance""." near fine copy, jacket clean and complete, inside is fine, no markings, a nice copy complete of the 30 colour plates of this very interesting work on scientific instruments in the 19th century, often quoted and mentioned in the papers about this field o research - nb : no paginated, number of pages estimated to 120