Main entry:

Morton, Alan Q.

Title & Author:

Public & private science : the King George III Collection / Alan Q. Morton & Jane A. Wess.

Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press in association with the Science Museum, 1993.

Description:

ix, 710 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 679-691) and indexes.
Public and private science in mid-18th century London: the King George III Collection at the Science Museum -- I. The King George III Collection: a collection of collections -- II. Science as polite culture: early scientific lectures in London, 1700-45 -- III. A new generation of London lecturers on natural philosophy: a study of newspaper advertisements, 1745-70 -- IV. The career of S. C. T. Demainbray (1710-82) -- Catalogue. Pt. 1. The apparatus of S. C. T. Demainbray. Pt. 2. The apparatus supplied for King George III by George Adams in 1761-2. Pt. 3. Other seventeenth and eighteenth century material. Pt. 4. Nineteenth century material. Pt. 5. Less significant items.

Summary:

This illustrated volume comprises the catalogue of a collection of scientific instruments, many of which were specially made for King George III, that are now on permanent display at the Science Museum, London. The text explains how each piece was commissioned, manufactured and employed.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

9780198563921
0198563922

Subject:

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 Scientific apparatus collections Catalogs.
Demainbray, S. (Stephen), 1759-1854.
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.
Demainbray, S. (Stephen) 1759-1854.
King George III Collection (Science Museum (Great Britain)) Catalogs.
Science Museum (Great Britain) Scientific apparatus collections Catalogs.
King George III Collection (Science Museum (Great Britain))
Science Museum (Great Britain)
Scientific apparatus and instruments Great Britain History.
Equipment and Supplies history
Science instrumentation
Appareils et instruments scientifiques Grande-Bretagne Histoire.
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Scientific apparatus and instruments Private collections
Natuurwetenschappen.
Instrumenten.
Science Museum (Londen)
Physical instruments.
Engineering instruments.
Scientific apparatus and instruments History.
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Science

Form/genre:

Catalog
Catalogs.
catalogs (documents)
History
Bibliographies.
Catalogues.

Added entries:

Wess, Jane A.
Science Museum (Great Britain)

Public and private science

Holdings:

Location: Library main 121154
Call No.: Q105.G72 L68 (ID:95-B2228)
Status: Available