The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments

The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments (French: Traité de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathématique) is a book by Nicholas Bion, first published in 1709.[1] It was translated into English in 1723 by Edmund Stone.[2]

It was described as "the most famous book devoted to instruments" by historian of science David M. Knight.[3]

Nicholas Bion

Nicholas Bion (French: Nicolas Bion [bjɔ̃]; 1652–1733)[4] was a French instrument maker and author with workshops in Paris. He was king's engineer for mathematical instruments. He died in Paris in 1733 aged 81.

Bibliography

Bion is author of the following:[4]

L'usage des Globes Célestes et Terrestres et des sphères suivant les differents systèmes du Monde (Amsterdam, 1700)
Usage des Astrolabes
Traité de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathématique (Paris, 1709) (online version)

References

"Traité de la construction et des principaux usages des instrumens de mathematique. : Avec les figures necessaires pour l'intelligence de ce traité ..." WorldCat. OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
Craik, Alex D D (January 2004). "Stone_Edmund biography". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. University of St Andrews Scotland. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
Knight, David M. (1975). Sources for the history of science 1660-1914. London: The Sources of History Ltd. p. 202. Retrieved 2009-02-02.

Mottelay, Paul Fleury (2008). Bibliographical History of Electricity and Magnetism. Read Books. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-4437-2844-7. Retrieved 2009-02-02.