The Construction and Principal Uses Of Mathematical Instruments…

1723 1st ed Mathematics Instruments Bion Engineering Science Navigation Physics Rare 1st English edition of Bion's famous mathematics treatise! 'The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments' is an important mathematics treatise by Nicolas Bion which is considered "the most famous book devoted to instruments." (Knight). Bion was a 17th-century engineer and math tool maker who was well-known for being the king's… Read more about this item

London: printed by H. W. [Henry Woodfall] for John Senex, 1723. First English Edition. Hardcover. Folio, vii, [1], 264 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in full contemporary diced calf, later rebacked with new spine, and paneled with morocco label and gilt titling. Boards show some wear and rubbing, primarily to covers. Text block has a small closed… Read more about this item

London:: Holland Press, (1972)., 1972. Tall 4to. (viii), 325, [ads 1] pp. 30 plates. Black cloth, dust-jacket; corners bumped, jacket sunned and chipped. Ownership signature. Very good. Reprint of the Second and best English Edition. Translated from the French by Edmund Stone. The superb plates illustrate many fine instruments, including the telescope, quadrant, sun dial, compass, the pendulum… Read more about this item

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.