Instruments of Science: An Historical Encyclopedia

An authoritative reference covering 325 scientific instruments from antiquity to the present. Entires explain how the instruments work, trace their invention, development, distribution and use, and consider their costs and their effects on society at large. The text is enriched with illustrations and bibliographies and the entries are indexed by name and subject. The Encyclopedia is published in association with two of the worlds leading museums, the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C., and the Science Museum in London and has entries from over 220 international experts.