The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments

vii, [1], 325, [5] pp. 1995 facsimile of 1758 English translation of the 1709 French original. This second edition has become the authoritative text, with its descriptions, illustrations and explanations of all the significant scientific instruments of the mid-18th century. These include drawing instruments, the carpenter's joint-rule, gauging rods, various slide rules, the Gunter scale, sectors, compasses, microscopes, telescopes, quadrants, micrometers, globes, orrerys, sun dials, water clocks, surveying crosses, forestaffs and cross staffs, theodolites, levels, gunnery instruments... and many more.