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In: Forty Years of Scientific Instrument Studies
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In memory of two outstanding and well-loved figures in the first forty years of symposia of the Scientific Instrument Commission

Jim Bennett 1947–2023 and Paolo Brenni 1954–2021

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Forty Years of Scientific Instrument Studies

The Scientific Instrument Commission

Series:  Scientific Instruments and Collections, Volume: 11
Cover Forty Years of Scientific Instrument Studies
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9789004737587
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Brill
Print Publication Date:
21 Nov 2025
  • Subjects
    • Art History
      • Conservation Studies
      • Material Studies
    • History
      • Modern History
      • History of Science
Front Matter
Preliminary Material
Copyright Page
Dedication
Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Forty Years of Scientific Instrument Studies
Chapters
Chapter 1 Establishing the Scientific Instrument Commission in the 1980s
Chapter 2 The Scientific Instrument Commission in the 1990s
Chapter 3 The Scientific Instrument Commission in Its Third Decade, 2000–2009
Chapter 4 One Object, Many Worlds: The Scientific Instrument Commission in the 2010s
Chapter 5 Transactional Tales: Historiography and Scientific Instrument Studies
Chapter 6 Expansion, Globalisation, and National Trends
Chapter 7 Forty Years of Cataloguing Historic Scientific Instruments
Chapter 8 Forty Years of Permanent and Temporary Exhibitions: A Curator’s Meditation
Chapter 9 Education through Instruments: What We’ve Learned (and Achieved) over the Last Forty Years
Chapter 10 Instruments and New Media
Fingerposts
A From Russia with Love
B If Brass Could Talk
C William Brownrigg’s Frontiniac Bottles
D Smoke and Mirrors
E A Catalyst for Experiences and Memories
F Trusting the Black Box
G Forgers, Connoisseurs, and Collectors
H Anatomical Models at a Historic Women’s College
I The Frog Drawing Machine
J Solid Gold
K Better Together
L Paper Circles
M Fingerprints and Forensic Methods
N Archimedes and Spectakles in St. Pauls Church Yard
O “If in Doubt, Leave It Well Enough Alone”
P The Air-Pump and Leviathan
Q The Universal Screw
R A Cheap Berlin Hotel, Midnight
S Dowsing for Evidence
T On Displaying Very Large Globes
Back Matter
Index

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