Hi all, Affectionados of pre-1600 sundials and related timekeeping instruments may be interested this very useful online resource.
======================================================== * Robert H. van Gent * Tel/Fax: 00-31-30-2720269 * * Zaagmolenkade 50 * * * 3515 AE Utrecht * E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * The Netherlands * * ******************************************************** * Home page: http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/homepage.htm * ======================================================== Received: from mhs-ntserver.mhs.ox.ac.uk (mhs-ntserver.mhs.ox.ac.uk [163.1.116.100]) by max.phys.uu.nl (8.9.3/8.9.3/hjm) with SMTP id QAA27351 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mon, 12 Mar 2001 16:48:55 +0100 (MET) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Giles Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Rete" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Epact online Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 15:45:13 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Epact Online The Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence, The British Museum, London, and Museum Boerhaave, Leiden, are pleased to announce the online version of "Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe", available at www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact Epact is an electronic catalogue of all the Medieval and Renaissance scientific instruments in the four museums. It is aimed at both the general public and the connoisseur of scientific instruments. Each instrument in the catalogue is described by an overview text and a detailed technical description as well as being illustrated by photographs. Supporting material for the catalogue includes an essay on the Medieval and Renaissance mathematical arts and sciences, articles describing the function of different instrument types, entries on makers and places represented, a glossary of technical terms, and a bibliography. Epact was first published in stand-alone form in the four museums in September 1998. The current online version reproduces the contents of the stand-alone edition with pictures of slightly lower resolution as befits an Internet resource. Corrections and additions are currently being compiled, and in the meantime any problems with the online version and suggestions for further improvements should be directed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] We believe that Epact is one of the highest quality resources of its kind and hope that it will prove to be of value to researchers as well as bringing the material remains of our scientific heritage to the attention of a wider public audience. Silke Ackermann Jim Bennett Marco Berni Marian Fournier Rob van Gent Giles Hudson Stephen Johnston Ilaria Meliconi Mara Miniati Franca Principe Peter Stringer David Thompson -------------------- This message has been distributed by the rete mailing list. To unsubscribe from rete send a blank e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the rete web interface at http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/rete/
