An edition of Modern instruments and methods of calculation (1914)
Modern instruments and methods of calculation
a handbook of the Napier Tercentenary Exhibition
By Ellice Martin Horsburgh
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Publish Date
1914
Publisher
G. Bell and Sons, ltd.,The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Language
eng
Pages
343
Description:
This book is a celebration of Napier's 3rd centenary, it has a biographycal essay plus a description of his state with special focus on his personal library. There's a nice chapter about mechanical calculators with great drawings. Another chapter deals with numerous kinds of planimeters and other mathematical instruments. It's very interesting to find a description of the old "brass brain" tide predicting machine.