{"product_id":"catalogue-of-the-special-loan-collection-of-scientific-apparatus-at-the-south-kensington-museum-1876-paperback-softback-9781108042413","title":"Catalogue of the Special Loan Collection of Scientific Apparatus at the South Kensington Museum 1876 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108042413","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCatalogue of the Special Loan Collection of Scientific Apparatus at the South Kensington Museum 1876\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive record, published in 1877, of an influential Victorian exhibition celebrating science and technology in the Western world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108042413, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e640 pages, 6 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.6 cm, 0.8 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 1876 the South Kensington Museum held a major international exhibition of scientific instruments and equipment, both historical and contemporary. Many of the items were retained and eventually formed the basis of important collections now held at the Science Museum, London. This is the 1877 third edition of the exhibition catalogue, which was expanded to include a 'large number of objects' received since the publication of the second edition, and which also included corrections in order to 'afford a complete record of the collection for future reference'. In two volumes and twenty sections comprising over 4,500 entries, the catalogue lists a huge variety of items, ranging from slide rules and telescopes to lighthouse parts and medical equipment. It gives detailed explanations of how they were used, and notes of their ownership and provenance, while the opening pages comprehensively record the contributing individuals and institutions in Britain, Europe and America.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface to third edition\u003cbr\u003e Introduction, lists of committees, etc.\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\u003cbr\u003e 1. Arithmetic\u003cbr\u003e 2. Geometry\u003cbr\u003e 3. Measurement\u003cbr\u003e 4. Kinematics, statics and dynamics\u003cbr\u003e 5. Molecular physics\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sound\u003cbr\u003e 7. Light\u003cbr\u003e 8. Heat\u003cbr\u003e 9. Magnetism\u003cbr\u003e 10. Electricity\u003cbr\u003e 11. Astronomy\u003cbr\u003e 12. Applied mechanics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Science: general issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Science: general issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Science:%20general%20issues%20%5BPD%5D%22\"\u003ePD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415684051224,"sku":"9781108042413","price":45.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108042413i.jpg?v=1784423120","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/catalogue-of-the-special-loan-collection-of-scientific-apparatus-at-the-south-kensington-museum-1876-paperback-softback-9781108042413","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}