Public & private science : the King George III Collection

Public & private science : the King George III Collection

Public and private science

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press in association with the Science Museum, 1993.

ix, 710 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, colored ports., facsims. ; 29 cm.

681.09 M889 1993

(OCoLC)29520580

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 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--Provided by publisher.
In slip case.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 679-691) and indexes.
Contents: I. The King George III collection: a collection of collections -- II. Science as polite culture: early scientific lectures in London, 1700-45 -- III. A new generation of lecturers on natural philosophy: a study of newspaper advertisements, 1745-70 -- IV. The career of S.C.T. Demainbray (1710-82) -- Catalog of the Collection. pt. 1. Appparatus of S.C.T. Demainbray -- pt. 2. The appparatus Supplied for King George III by George Adams in 1761-2 -- pt. 3. Other seventeenth and eighteenth century material -- pt. 4. Nineteenth century material -- pt. 5. Less sigficant items.
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