Silvio A. Bedini
Silvio Anthony Bedini was an American historian, specialising in early scientific instruments. He was Historian Emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution, where he served on the professional staff for twenty-five years, retiring in 1987.
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Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers
Discover the untold story of how handcrafted tools shaped the landscape of science and technology in early America.
By Silvio A. Bedini
The Borghesi Astronomical Clock in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper 35
** An ambitious priest and a skilled clockmaker join forces to engineer a clock that captures the entire cosmos, and forever changes our understanding of time.
By Silvio A. Bedini