Upcoming Books
A. Schuck, 1911
A
a comprehensive work on the history of the
compass, including mariner's and surveying compasses. An extremely hard-to-find volume with
a fantastic collection of beautifully illustrated examples of compass cards, when works such
as these were pure art forms. Translated from the German by Peter de Clercq. Read More...
By Raymond V. Giordano, Photography by Spartan Giordano
Over thirty years ago, Raymond V. Giordano, an antiquarian and dealer in antique scientific instruments and rare science books, began forming a collection of simple microscopes with the intention of documenting their development from 1680 to 1880. The mission from the start was to assemble a comprehensive, historically-based collection that would permit the exhibition and exploration of the entire field from the point of view of the objects themselves. Read More...
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