Language French Publication date 1709 Originally published 1709 Country France OCLC 48599327 | Publisher Paris Published in English 1723 Translator Edmund Stone Published in english 1723 | |
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Original title Traité de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathématique Subject Mathematical instruments Early works to 1800 | ||
The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments (French: Traité de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathématique) is a book by Nicholas Bion, first published in 1709. It was translated into English in 1723 by Edmund Stone.
Contents
It was described as "the most famous book devoted to instruments" by historian of science David M. Knight.
Nicholas Bion
Nicholas Bion (French: Nicolas Bion French: [bjɔ̃]; 1652–1733) was a French instrument maker and author with workshops in Paris. He was king’s engineer for mathematical instruments. He died in Paris in 1733 aged 81.
Bibliography
Bion is author of the following:
References
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