Shelfmark

cts.32

Maker

Taylor; E. Wilfred & Wilson; J. Simms

Subjects

astronomy; astronomical instruments (orrery; planetarium; quadrant; sextant; dial; octant; telescope; dividing engine; transit circle); surveying instruments (theodolite); microscopes; mathematical instruments; philosophical instruments; optical instruments; instrument makers

Title

At the sign of the orrery: The origins of the firm of Cooke, Troughton & Simms, Ltd. [facsimile]

Description

Monograph describing the history of the firm of Cooke, Troughton & Simms Ltd., starting in 1688. It includes an appendix listing existing instruments in the national collections by Worgan, Rowley, Wright, Cole and Troughton.

Earliest Date

1959

Latest Date

1961

Pages

76

Address

Other Makers

Cat no

n.a.

Contents List

Hardback

Prices

Index

Illustrations

Yes

General Ref