The King George III collection is a unique assembly of scientific instruments scheduled for display in a specially commissioned gallery at the Science Museum, London. This lavishly illustrated book comprises the catalog of that remarkable collection. It describes the context in which these pieces of equipment were commissioned (many by the monarch himself), made, and used--providing a fascinating perspective on scientific life in eighteenth century London. The book gives details of the various craftsmen who made instruments ...
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The King George III collection is a unique assembly of scientific instruments scheduled for display in a specially commissioned gallery at the Science Museum, London. This lavishly illustrated book comprises the catalog of that remarkable collection. It describes the context in which these pieces of equipment were commissioned (many by the monarch himself), made, and used--providing a fascinating perspective on scientific life in eighteenth century London. The book gives details of the various craftsmen who made instruments for popular scientific demonstrations, and links the spread of scientific knowledge to the broader cultural developments of the period. The volume itself is beautifully illustrated with many color and black and white plates. Full details are given for every individual item--including construction, maker, and intended use. This book will a proud addition to the bookshelves of historians of science and technology, collectors of scientific instruments, and museum curators.
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Add this copy of Public & Private Science: the King George III to cart. $50.00, good condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Oxford University Press.
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Book. Quarto, ix, 710 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus slipcase. Spine brown with gilt lettering. Slipcase shows mild shelfwear and soiling with large water stain to head. Boards of book clean. Gilt to head of text block has a scratch. Textblock slightly sunken, otherwise clean. Shelved in England. 1379250. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Add this copy of Public and Private Science: the King George III to cart. $55.00, very good condition, Sold by Peninsula FOL rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Palos Verdes Estates, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Oxford University Press.
Add this copy of Public & Private Science: the King George III to cart. $99.99, very good condition, Sold by Koster's Collectible Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Farmingville, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Oxford University Press.
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Near Fine, No Dust Jacket. 4TO, 710 pgs., B/W, Color Phot, Hardcover. Hardcover in slipcase. Brown cloth boards with title on front cover in gold. Text is crisp and clean. A beautiful copy. Glossy photo illustrated slipcase is in excellent condition. The King George III Collection in the Science Museum, London, is a unique assembly of early apparatus for demonstrating scientific principles. The items in it are varied, richly informative about 18th century science, and often visually attractive. Two main groups within the collection reflect contrasting aspects of natural philosophy at the time: private science, represented by the fine instruments which George III commissioned for his own collection, and public science, seen through the workaday demonstration equipment used by an itinerant lecturer, Stephen Demainbray.
Add this copy of Public & Private Science: the King George III to cart. $200.00, like new condition, Sold by Collins Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Oxford University Press.
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Boards crisp and unworn; interior clean and bright; light shelfwear to slipcase. Fine in Near Fine slipcase. 710pp. Quarto in brown cloth with gilt titles and blind-embossed cover device, in glossy pictorial board slipcase. B&W and color photographs. A lavishly illustrated catalogue of the collection, together with interesting essays.
Add this copy of Public & Private Science: the King George III to cart. $200.00, very good condition, Sold by Koster's Collectible Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Farmingville, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Oxford University Press.
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Near Fine, No Dust Jacket. 4TO, 710 pgs., B/W, Color Phot, Hardcover. Hardcover in slipcase. Brown cloth boards with title on front cover in gold. Text is crisp and clean. A beautiful copy. Glossy photo illustrated slipcase is in excellent condition. The King George III Collection in the Science Museum, London, is a unique assembly of early apparatus for demonstrating scientific principles. The items in it are varied, richly informative about 18th century science, and often visually attractive. Two main groups within the collection reflect contrasting aspects of natural philosophy at the time: private science, represented by the fine instruments which George III commissioned for his own collection, and public science, seen through the workaday demonstration equipment used by an itinerant lecturer, Stephen Demainbray.
