The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments is a book by Nicholas Bion, first published in 1709. It was translated into English in 1723 by Edmund Stone.
The book describes ways to construct mathematical instruments. 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 [bjɔ̃]; 1652–1733)4 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 the author of the following:5
- L'usage des Globes Célestes et Terrestres et des sphères suivant les differents systèmes du Monde (Amsterdam, 1700)
- Usage des Astrolabes
- Traité de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathématique (Paris, 1709) (online version)
Further reading
- Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 1. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons. 2008. ISBN 978-0-684-31559-1.
- Kern, Ralf (2010). Wissenschaftliche Instrumente in ihrer Zeit. Vom 15. – 19. Jahrhundert. Köln: König, Walther. ISBN 978-3-86560-772-0.
External links
- Online edition
- Bell Book Collection at the Microsoft Cybermuseum
- Portrait of Nicholas Bion
References
Traité de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathematique. : Avec les figures necessaires pour l'intelligence de ce traité ... OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. OCLC 48599327. Retrieved 2010-02-02. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help) https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48599327 ↩
Craik, Alex D D (January 2004). "Stone_Edmund biography". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. University of St Andrews Scotland. Retrieved 2010-02-02. http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Stone_Edmund.html ↩
Knight, David M. (1975). Sources for the history of science 1660-1914. London: The Sources of History Ltd. p. 202. Retrieved 2009-02-02. /wiki/David_M._Knight ↩
Mottelay, Paul Fleury (2008). Bibliographical History of Electricity and Magnetism. Read Books. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-4437-2844-7. Retrieved 2009-02-02. 978-1-4437-2844-7 ↩
Mottelay, Paul Fleury (2008). Bibliographical History of Electricity and Magnetism. Read Books. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-4437-2844-7. Retrieved 2009-02-02. 978-1-4437-2844-7 ↩