Geared to the Stars. The Evolution of Planetariums Orreries and Astronomical Clocks. Inscribed by the Author
197847775Toronto: University of Toronto Press 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. 4to. Pp. xvii 442 p.369-398 is comprised of Notes Glossary extensive Biography and Index. Richly illustrated throughout with more than 300 illustrations. Navy blue cloth with gilt titles. Very near fine in like dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the title-page "To mt good friend Donald MacRae" and dated January 1979. Donald Alexander MacRae was Director Emeritus Dept of Astronomy University of Toronto and was the Director of the David Dunlap Observatory. Includes an 8vo size single-fold glossy promo brochure for the book and a photocopy of MacRae's review. This is a comprehensive reference work and is based on "personal examination of numerous machines instruments and clocks exhibited in public collections in Europe and North America and on a study of those described in scientific literature." It is not only concerned with the machines themselves "but also with the craftsmen who made them and the uses to which they were put. It draws together related areas in astronomy horology applied mechanics scientific instrument technology and the history of adult science education in what is ultimately a record of human endeavour and achievement." -from the flap. University of Toronto Press hardcover
