The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments
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| Author | Nicholas Bion |
|---|---|
| Original title | Traité de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathématique |
| Translator | Edmund Stone |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | Mathematical instruments |
| Publisher | Paris |
Publication date | 1709 |
Published in English | 1723 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | [8] p., 347 p., [5], [28] leaves of plates |
| OCLC | 48599327 |
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]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Bion 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
