Comments on: Book Recommendation: The Astrolabe, by James E. Morrison http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/16/book-recommendation-the-astrolabe-by-james-e-morrison/ Lost Art in the Mathematical Sciences Fri, 18 May 2012 01:51:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Nick Trudeau http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/16/book-recommendation-the-astrolabe-by-james-e-morrison/#comment-13309 Nick Trudeau Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:59:19 +0000 http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/16/book-recommendation-the-astrolabe-by-james-e-morrison/#comment-13309 Ron, It seems like I am not the only one interested in astrolabes. I am very interested in Mr. Morrison's book as well. I have emailed him to see if he has a pdf version of his book. I know these have been posted a long time ago but wondered if you still had the AutoCAD of the astrolabe. I am very excited about this old technology and am interested in if you have any additional information that I would like to take a look at. Thank you in advance for your time. Best Regards, Nick Trudeau Ron,

It seems like I am not the only one interested in astrolabes. I am very interested in Mr. Morrison’s book as well. I have emailed him to see if he has a pdf version of his book. I know these have been posted a long time ago but wondered if you still had the AutoCAD of the astrolabe. I am very excited about this old technology and am interested in if you have any additional information that I would like to take a look at. Thank you in advance for your time.

Best Regards,
Nick Trudeau

]]> By: Azam Noor http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/16/book-recommendation-the-astrolabe-by-james-e-morrison/#comment-1258 Azam Noor Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:21:25 +0000 http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/16/book-recommendation-the-astrolabe-by-james-e-morrison/#comment-1258 <p>Dear friend, I am too studying astrolabe and need to know if anyone have pdf version of Morrison's The Astrolabe book. I have bought this book from ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Astrolabe-by-James-E-Morrison_W0QQitemZ310097592848QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item483341c210) but I want this pdf version to printed in a quality paper for references. Also if anyone have Autocad Astrolabe let me know and you can send it to my email: azzameen@gmail.com. I look forward to have a friend in "astrolabe" because I was an astrolabe collector in Malaysia. Best regards.</p> <em><p>Hi Azam. I don't know of any PDF version put out by the author, but the book itself is printed on very high quality, large format opaque paper. I'll look up the address of Mitch Burrill and let him know you are interested in the Autocad Astrolabe. --- Ron</p></em> Dear friend, I am too studying astrolabe and need to know if anyone have pdf version of Morrison’s The Astrolabe book. I have bought this book from ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Astrolabe-by-James-E-Morrison_W0QQitemZ310097592848QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item483341c210) but I want this pdf version to printed in a quality paper for references. Also if anyone have Autocad Astrolabe let me know and you can send it to my email: azzameen@gmail.com. I look forward to have a friend in “astrolabe” because I was an astrolabe collector in Malaysia. Best regards.

Hi Azam. I don’t know of any PDF version put out by the author, but the book itself is printed on very high quality, large format opaque paper. I’ll look up the address of Mitch Burrill and let him know you are interested in the Autocad Astrolabe. — Ron

]]> By: OSA fa http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/16/book-recommendation-the-astrolabe-by-james-e-morrison/#comment-705 OSA fa Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:10:46 +0000 http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/16/book-recommendation-the-astrolabe-by-james-e-morrison/#comment-705 <p>ron<br /> yes this is amazing book<br /> please i want pdf copy of the astrolabe book becouse i'm in Egypt and i can't able to bring it</p> <p>mitch<br /> please send me your Autocad astrolabe , I'm studying the astrolabe and i collect any thing related</p> <p>my email : lgvry@yahoo.com</p> <em><p>I bought the book so I don't even know if Mr. Morrison has any digital version available in any format. He would be the best person to ask about that. His contact information is on his website. --- Ron</p></em> ron
yes this is amazing book
please i want pdf copy of the astrolabe book becouse i’m in Egypt and i can’t able to bring it

mitch
please send me your Autocad astrolabe , I’m studying the astrolabe and i collect any thing related

my email : lgvry@yahoo.com

I bought the book so I don’t even know if Mr. Morrison has any digital version available in any format. He would be the best person to ask about that. His contact information is on his website. — Ron

]]> By: Matt Healy http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/16/book-recommendation-the-astrolabe-by-james-e-morrison/#comment-638 Matt Healy Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:17:37 +0000 http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/16/book-recommendation-the-astrolabe-by-james-e-morrison/#comment-638 <p>Whenever you do get to Florence I'm sure you will enjoy visiting the Museo di Storia della Scienza. If that collection were anywhere other than just down the street from the Uffizi Gallery I think it would be a lot more famous than it is, but of course for a fairly small city Florence has such an incredible profusion of museums that the average visitor never gets to most of them. I only learned about the History of Science museum because one of the faculty leading my student group taught History of Science so when he learned I shared that interest suggested I visit the place.</p> <p>One of the calculating instruments at the Institute was invented by Galileo:<br /> http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/esplora/compasso/dswmedia/storia/estoria1.html</p> <em><p>I'll remember that museum, thanks. And that's a remarkable video at the link you provided--I had heard of Galileo's compass but I didn't realize it was much more than dividers and an angle scale. --- Ron</p></em> Whenever you do get to Florence I’m sure you will enjoy visiting the Museo di Storia della Scienza. If that collection were anywhere other than just down the street from the Uffizi Gallery I think it would be a lot more famous than it is, but of course for a fairly small city Florence has such an incredible profusion of museums that the average visitor never gets to most of them. I only learned about the History of Science museum because one of the faculty leading my student group taught History of Science so when he learned I shared that interest suggested I visit the place.

One of the calculating instruments at the Institute was invented by Galileo:
http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/esplora/compasso/dswmedia/storia/estoria1.html

I’ll remember that museum, thanks. And that’s a remarkable video at the link you provided–I had heard of Galileo’s compass but I didn’t realize it was much more than dividers and an angle scale. — Ron

]]> By: Matt Healy http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/16/book-recommendation-the-astrolabe-by-james-e-morrison/#comment-637 Matt Healy Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:09:40 +0000 http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/16/book-recommendation-the-astrolabe-by-james-e-morrison/#comment-637 <p>Have you ever visited the wonderful Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza in Florence?<br /> Its most famous artifacts are those associated with Galileo (including the lens with which<br /> he made some of his astronomical discoveries, and the bones of one finger) but my<br /> favorite room is the Mathematical Instruments Room. And one of the most gorgeous<br /> instruments there is this one:</p> <p>http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/museum/esim.asp?c=402027</p> <em><p>Hi Matt. I haven't visited Florence, but I will someday. The quadrant you linked to is beautiful, and it looks like it's in unbelievable condition. I love these things--in fact, at the end of my third essay on nomography <a href="http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/09/the-art-of-nomography-iii-transformations/" rel="nofollow">here</a> I show a Gunter quadrant and a Sutton quadrant as early graphical calculators. I hadn't seen this "universal" one before, though. Thanks! --- Ron</p></em> Have you ever visited the wonderful Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza in Florence?
Its most famous artifacts are those associated with Galileo (including the lens with which
he made some of his astronomical discoveries, and the bones of one finger) but my
favorite room is the Mathematical Instruments Room. And one of the most gorgeous
instruments there is this one:

http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/museum/esim.asp?c=402027

Hi Matt. I haven’t visited Florence, but I will someday. The quadrant you linked to is beautiful, and it looks like it’s in unbelievable condition. I love these things–in fact, at the end of my third essay on nomography here I show a Gunter quadrant and a Sutton quadrant as early graphical calculators. I hadn’t seen this “universal” one before, though. Thanks! — Ron

]]> By: Mitch Burrill http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/16/book-recommendation-the-astrolabe-by-james-e-morrison/#comment-73 Mitch Burrill Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:06:16 +0000 http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/16/book-recommendation-the-astrolabe-by-james-e-morrison/#comment-73 <p>Ron -</p> <p>Great article on nomography! thanks. Send me your email and I've give you a copy of my (nearly complete) Autocad astrolabe. You really learn a lot making your own.</p> <p>Mitch</p> <em><p>Done! I'm looking forward to seeing it. --- Ron </p><em> Ron -

Great article on nomography! thanks. Send me your email and I’ve give you a copy of my (nearly complete) Autocad astrolabe. You really learn a lot making your own.

Mitch

Done! I’m looking forward to seeing it. — Ron

]]> By: Jagger http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/16/book-recommendation-the-astrolabe-by-james-e-morrison/#comment-18 Jagger Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:38:40 +0000 http://myreckonings.com/wordpress/2008/01/16/book-recommendation-the-astrolabe-by-james-e-morrison/#comment-18 As humbling as it is, I must admit this specific topic is a tad out of my reach. However, having visually looked through this book, and I must say from a professional presentation perspective this particular book is one of the finest I have seen. I tend to peruse a lot of different media formats to broaden my own creativity and inspiration for my own art form (try taking in a book store like an art museum some time to see what I mean - plus you can touch it) - the crispness and intricacies of the graphs and diagrams are stunning. As humbling as it is, I must admit this specific topic is a tad out of my reach. However, having visually looked through this book, and I must say from a professional presentation perspective this particular book is one of the finest I have seen. I tend to peruse a lot of different media formats to broaden my own creativity and inspiration for my own art form (try taking in a book store like an art museum some time to see what I mean - plus you can touch it) - the crispness and intricacies of the graphs and diagrams are stunning.

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