The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments
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The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments (French: Traité de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathématique) is a book by Nicholas Bion, first published in 1709.[1] It was translated into English in 1723 by Edmund Stone.[2]
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| Author | Nicholas Bion |
|---|---|
| Original title | Traité de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathématique |
| Translator | Edmund Stone |
| Language | French |
| Subject | Mathematical instruments |
| Publisher | Paris |
Publication date | 1709 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1723 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | [8] p., 347 p., [5], [28] leaves of plates |
| OCLC | 48599327 |
The book describes ways to construct mathematical instruments. It was described as "the most famous book devoted to instruments" by historian of science David M. Knight.[3]
Nicholas Bion
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Nicholas Bion (French: Nicolas Bion [bjɔ̃]; 1652–1733)[4] was a French instrument maker and author with workshops in Paris. He was king's engineer for mathematical instruments. He died in Paris in 1733 aged 81.
Bibliography
editBion is the author of the following:[4]
- L'usage des Globes Célestes et Terrestres et des sphères suivant les differents systèmes du Monde (Amsterdam, 1700)
- Usage des Astrolabes
- Traité de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathématique (Paris, 1709) (online version)
References
edit- ^ "Traité de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathematique. : Avec les figures necessaires pour l'intelligence de ce traité ..." WorldCat. OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ Craik, Alex D D (January 2004). "Stone_Edmund biography". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. University of St Andrews Scotland. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ Knight, David M. (1975). Sources for the history of science 1660-1914. London: The Sources of History Ltd. p. 202. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- ^ a b Mottelay, Paul Fleury (2008). Bibliographical History of Electricity and Magnetism. Read Books. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-4437-2844-7. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
Further reading
edit- Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 1. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons. 2008. ISBN 978-0-684-31559-1.
- Kern, Ralf (2010). Wissenschaftliche Instrumente in ihrer Zeit. Vom 15. – 19. Jahrhundert. Köln: König, Walther. ISBN 978-3-86560-772-0.
External links
edit- Online edition
- Bell Book Collection at the Microsoft Cybermuseum
- Portrait of Nicholas Bion
