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An electronic catalogue of medieval and renaissance scientific
instruments from four European museums: the Museum of the History of Science,
Oxford, the Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence , the British
Museum, London, and the Museum Boerhaave, Leiden. "Together, these museums
house the finest collections of early scientific instruments in the world.
Epact consists of 520 catalogue entries and a variety of supporting material. All
European instruments from the four museums by makers who were active before
1600 have been entered in the catalogue. They include astrolabes, armillary
spheres, sundials, quadrants, nocturnals, compendia, surveying instruments, and so
on. Examples range from ordinary instruments for everyday use to more
extravagant and often lavish pieces destined for the cabinets of princes."
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Web version of
the 100th birthday party for the United
States, the Centennial Exhibition of
1876.
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