Search Results: Scientific instruments from Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko

Shire, 2008 8vo (21 cm), 32 pp. Printed wrappers. "Many people consult a barometer before going out, to see what the weather is likely to be. Barometers measure the general pressure of the atmosphere, which changes with the weather: falling pressure generally heralds rain; rising pressure predicts fine weather. The simple mercury barometer originated in seventeenth century Italy and was soon copied in France and Britain. In the nineteenth century demand increased for domestic and scientific barometers. They were needed for weather forecasting, and surveyors carried them to measure height above sea level. Since 1850, mercury barometers have been gradually ousted by aneroids, which are smaller and more robust but nowadays equally accurate." (from the blurb)

London: Percival Marshall & Co., 1922 12m0 (18 cm), 120 pp. Printed boards (boards stained, spine rubbed).

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1900 12mo (17 cm), IV, 188 pp, 12 chromolithographic plates. Publisher's pictorial cloth, all edges gilt (some foxing to the title and the last page, bookplate of Albert Harrison). A very good copy of the classical microscope handbook.

New York: Abbeville Press, 1981 4to (29 cm), 164 pp. Publisher's cloth. With introduction by D. J. Bryden, curator, Whippe Museum of the History of Science, University of Cambridge. The book consists of full pages color illustration (some folding) and facing pages of description. Wide range of instruments from the middle of 16th to the end of 19th century are included: astronomical, surveying, scientific, globes and clocks.

Carousel Books, 1977 12mo (19.5 cm), 110 pp. Laminated wrappers (stamps of the Royal Institution).

Roma: Multigrafica Editrice, 1982 8vo (24 cm), XVI, 256 pp, 136 plates on coated paper. Publisher's printed boards. Facsimile of 1929 edition with Introduction added. The history of scientific instruments richly illustrated of Tribuna di Galileo, then Museum of scientific instruments.

A. & C. Black, 1942 12mo (19.5 cm), front., VI, 90 pp, plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly stained, inscription on the front free endpaper, occasional foxing inside).

VMF, 1957 4to (26 cm), 688 pp, 12 folding plates. Publisher's cloth, gilt lettered spine, gilt lettered and blind-stamped front cover (binding slightly dusted and stained, occasional foxing inside). In Russian. A comprehensive textbook focusing on ship navigation instruments, covering a range of topics including hydro-compasses, precision compass compensators, navigation lags, echo sounders, and radio direction finders. The final section provides general information on navigation and electrical engineering.

Bruxelles: Albert De Visscher, 1973 4to (29.5 cm), 204 pp. Toile d'éditeur sous jaquette (un petit manque sur la jaquette, intérieur en bon état) Bonne introduction à l'histoire de l'instrument scientifique. Divisé en 4 parties: Mesure de la Terre, Mesure du Ciel, Mesure du temps et Mesures physiques. Illustré de 104 planches en couleur. || Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (small tear top of dj). Good introduction into the history of scientific instrument. Divided into 4 parts: Measurement of Earth; Measurement of Sky; Measurement of time and measurement of physical quantities. Illustrated with 104 plates in color.

Florence: Istituto e Museo di Storia di Firenze, 1985 8vo (22.5 cm), 180 pp. Laminated printed wrappers. The art and the science of the glasses.

Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Arte, 1990 4to (29 cm), 594 pp. Publisher's cloth, dust jacket and slipcase.

Shire Publications, 1986 8vo (21 cm), 32 pp. Printed wrappers.

Dover Publications, 1973 8vo (21.5 cm), XII, 244 pp. Laminated wrappers. "The subject matter is arranged in 19 chapters, each covering a different aspect of dialing science. All the common types of dials are covered, but the reader can also learn about analemmatic dials, polar dials, equatorial dials, portable dials, memorial dials, armillary spheres, reflected ceiling dials, cross dials, and old-fashioned noon marks. There are also sections on dial furniture, mottoes, the actual layout out of a dial, the equation of time, finding time in other cities, how to find the meridian, how to find time by moonlight -- even how to estimate time from the length of one's own shadow! Directions are given for designing dials for any part of the country, or any place in the world." (from the blurb)

Shire Publications, 2002 8vo (21 cm), 32 pp. Printed wrappers.