Scientific Instruments and Museums: Proceedings of the XXth International Congress of History of Science (Liege, 20-26 July 1997) Vol. XVI

The present volume is organised around two symposia of the XXth International Congress of History of Science, respectively devoted to the history of sundials and to the national inventories of scientific instruments. Separate studies on outstanding instruments, instrument-makers, as well as unknown museums and collections in Spain, Italy, Estonia, and Latin-America were also included.