Friends,
A short time ago someone (my aplogies, I forget who) asked me for
sources of Bion's wonderful book. I suggested Rita Shenton. Another
source appeared in my letter box the other day"
Roy Arnold
77 High Street
Needham Market
Ipswich
England IP6 8AN
Phone 01449 720110
Fax 01449 722498
email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Website royarnold.com
Booklist No 75 (the current version) lists
Bion, Construction and principal uses of mathematical instrument.
Reprint of 1758 edition.
Pds stg 42 (post EXTRA)
The booklist has a range of sections which could be of interest to
members:
Buildings
Carpentry and joinery
Carving
Catalogue reprints (US members please note correct spelling :-) )
Catalogue originals
Chairmaking
Coachbuilding
Measuring (about 12 titles of interest. See below)
Misc trades
Smithing and metalwork
Tools
Turning (all five vols of Holtzapffel)
Items listed in "Measuring"
Atkinson "Sir Joseph Whitworth"
Berger "Instruments of precision"
Cajori "History of the log. slide rule"
Clifton "Directory of British scientific instrument makers 1550-1851"
Cope "Makers of American machine tools"
Cope "American machinist's tools"
Gurley "Manual of American engineers and surveyors instruments"
Hopp "Slide rules"
Routledge "Instructions fo the engineers' improved slide rule"
Turner "Scientific instruments 1500-1900"
The following treasure is included under "Tools"
Joseph Moxon "Mechanick's exercises or the doctrine of handyworks"
reprint of 1793 edition.
Anyway, he sells some really interesting stuff.
John
Dr John Pickard
Senior Lecturer, Environmental Planning
Graduate School of the Environment
Macquarie University, NSW 2109 Australia
Phone + 61 2 9850 7981 (work)
+ 61 2 9482 8647 (home)
Fax + 61 2 9850 7972 (work)
