The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (2006)
Taub, Liba Chaia (Editor)
Willmoth, Frances (Editor)
Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2006
Language: English
Physical Details: xx + 492 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Description Contributors include: Frances Willmoth, Alex Keller, and David W. Dewhirst. Partial contents:
Review Morrison-Low, A. D.; Morrison-Low, A. D. (2007) Review of "The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge". Journal for the History of Astronomy (p. 245).
Review Delft, Dirk van (2008) Review of "The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 227).
Review Winterburn, Emily (2008) Review of "The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge". British Journal for the History of Science (p. 313).
Review Steadman, Mark (2008) Review of "The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge". Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (p. 503).
Chapter Haley, Christopher (2006) Making Waves: A History of the Wave Machine. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 159).
Chapter Hart, Graham (2006) Nineteenth-Century Wave Motion Machines. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 173).
Chapter Jenks, Robert A. (2006) An Early Italian Globe? A Critical Study of a Terrestrial Globe in the Whipple Museum. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 211).
Chapter Eagleton, Catherine; Downes, Jennifer; Harloe, Katherine; Jardine, Boris; Jardine, Nick; Mosley, Adam (2006) Instruments of Translation. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 255).
Chapter Lyall, Kenneth (2006) Precision Electrical Instruments, 1870--1900. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 283).
Chapter Rich, Mike (2006) Representing Euclid in the Eighteenth Century. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 319).
Chapter Willmoth, Frances (2006) “The Ingenious and Unwearied Mr. Abraham Sharp”: A Transitional Figure in the Making of Precision Instruments. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 427).
Chapter Bryden, David J. (2006) A “Hidden” Cambridge Jewel. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 95).
Chapter Chart, David (2006) Models and Understanding. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 113).
Chapter Gouk, Penelope (2006) Pictures at an Exhibition: Or What Ivory Sundials Can Teach an Intellectual Historian. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 139).
Chapter Higton, Hester (2006) The Legacy of Elias Allen. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 195).
Chapter Johnston, Stephen (2006) Reading Rules: Artefactual Evidence for Mathematics and Craft in Early-Modern England. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 233).
Chapter Mosley, Adam (2006) Spheres and Texts on Spheres: The Book--Instrument Relationship and an Armillary Sphere in the Whipple Museum of the History of Science. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 301).
Chapter Schaffer, Simon (2006) Time Machines. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 345).
Chapter Staley, Richard (2006) Napier Shaw and the Invention of the Cloud Chamber. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 367).
Chapter Taub, Liba (2006) Are Orreries “Newtonian”? A Consideration of the Material, Textual and Pictorial Evidence. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 403).
Chapter Dunn, Richard (2006) Made to Measure: Some Thoughts on the Design of Scientific Instruments. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 121).
Chapter Bennett, Jim (2006) “Braggers That by Showe of Their Instrument Win Credit”: The Errours of Edward Worsop. In: The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Instruments and Interpretations, to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (p. 79).
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