کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1160692 1490354 2009 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
An unusual silver celestial planisphere in the Whipple Museum
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موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم انسانی و هنر تاریخ
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An unusual silver celestial planisphere in the Whipple Museum
چکیده انگلیسی

An unusual silver celestial planisphere is held in the collection of the Whipple Museum of the History of Science (Wh.1762); little information about this object is recorded in the museum’s documentation. A comparison of this silver example with celestial planispheres printed on paper, coupled with the consideration of other aspects of the lives and work of the cartographers and instrument-makers involved in producing such objects, suggests some possibilities regarding its production. Through this individual case study, I aim to demonstrate that the careful examination of an individual instrument, coupled with an understanding of the class of instruments to which it belongs and the milieu in which it was produced, can result in a deeper understanding of any given artefact, its circumstances of design and manufacture, and its intended use and users.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A - Volume 40, Issue 4, December 2009, Pages 421–430
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