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The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments
Book by Nicolas Bion
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]
The book describes ways to construct mathematical instruments. It was described as "the most famous book devoted to instruments" by historian of science David M. Knight.[3]