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Public & private science : the King George III Collection
- Title
- Public & private science : the King George III Collection / Alan Q. Morton & Jane A. Wess.
- Author
- Morton, Alan Q.
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press in association with the Science Museum, 1993.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | Q105.G72 O946 1993 | Off-site |
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- Description
- ix, 710 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 29 cm
- Alternative Title
- Public and private science.
- Subjects
- George > III, > King of Great Britain, > 1738-1820 > Scientific apparatus collections > Catalogs
- Science
- Scientific apparatus and instruments > Great Britain > History
- King George III Collection (Science Museum (Great Britain)) Catalogs
- Science Museum (Great Britain) Scientific apparatus collections > Catalogs
- Demainbray, S (Stephen), 1759-1854
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 679-691) and indexes.
- Contents
- Public and private science in mid-18th century London: the King George III Collection at the Science Museum -- 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 London lecturers on natural philosophy: a study of newspaper advertisements, 1745-70 -- IV. The career of S. C. T. Demainbray (1710-82) -- Catalogue. Pt. 1. The apparatus of S. C. T. Demainbray. Pt. 2. The apparatus 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 significant items.
- ISBN
- 0198563922 :
- LCCN
- 94181872
- OCLC
- 29520580
- ocm29520580
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries