Author
Günergun, Feza
editor,
curator
Istanbul University. II. Bayezid Turkish Bath Culture Museum
host institution
Scientific Instrument Symposium 2016 : Istanbul, Turkey)
affiliated broader body
Publication Date
2016
Publication Place
Istanbul -
Istanbul University
Type
Book
Language
eng,tur
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
149
Physical Dimensions
30 cm
Library
Wellcome Collection museum and library
Record ID
hvwkr95a
Date
2016
Notes
The exhibition aims to reflect the mobility of knowledge between Central Asia and Western Europe, throughout a chronology starting in the late 13th century and extending to the early decades of the 20th century. | Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Istanbul University Bayezid II Museum for Turkish Bath Culture, Istanbul, Turkey, September 26-December 26, 2016, and held in conjunction with the 35th Scientific Instrument Symposium, held in Istanbul, Turkey September 26-30, 2016. | Ottomans' quest for knowledge / Feza Günergun -- Chronology: science from the East, techniques from the West: Turkey's 700-year long venture -- Observatories and their instruments -- Instruments from the West -- Measuring, drawing and calculating -- Experimenting, measuring, recording -- Reaching distant objects and magnifying the tiny -- Penetrating matter -- Beware of electricity! -- Physics in the classroom -- Surveying and mapping -- Melting, distilling, solving, evaporating... -- Discovering nature. | English and Turkish.
Hakkında ayrıca bilinen
Bilginin izinde : İstanbul Üniversitesi koleksiyonlarından bilimsel aletler, yazmalar, baskılar
bibliyografik bilgiler
Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-149).
