Scientific Instruments

Nineteenth-century scientific instruments

The first thing to be said about this book is that it is an excellent survey of nineteenth-century scientific instruments. Its excellence lies in its value as a guide to the identification of objects. The volume is extremely well produced; the illustrations, which are mainly photographs of instruments, are first class; and Dr. Turner's detailed text irreproachably sound. The book is a general a...

Dictionary of British Scientific Instruments

This dictionary gives brief descriptions with illustrations of the scientific instruments manufactured and sold by members of the British Optical Instrument Manufacturers' Association. During the war great strides have been made by British Manufacturers and there is now hardly any instrument that cannot be obtained from an English source just as satisfactorily as from foreign makers. The catalo...

Physical Modeling of Scientific Instruments

This contribution revolves about computer models of astronomical instruments and their application in advanced calibration strategies and observation model based data analysis. The historical connection between calibration and data analysis is reviewed. The success of physical models in the analysis of observational data with strong instrumental signatures is shown, and a concept for model base...

Scientific Instruments: Knowledge, Practice, and Culture

Software Framework for Controlling Unsupervised Scientific Instruments

Science outreach and communication are gaining more and more importance for conveying the meaning of today's research to the general public. Public exhibitions of scientific instruments can provide hands-on experience with technical advances and their applications in the life sciences. The software of such devices, however, is oftentimes not appropriate for this purpose. In this study, we descr...