1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910812866403321

Autore

Alberti Samuel J. M. M

Titolo

Curious Devices and Mighty Machines : Exploring Science Museums

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Reaktion Books, Limited, , 2022

©2022

ISBN

9781789146400

9781789146394

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 pages)

Disciplina

507.4

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. How Collections Came To Be -- 2. Collecting Science -- 3. Treasures of The Storeroom -- 4. Engaging Objects -- 5. Campaigning with Collections -- 6. Lively Collections -- References -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Photo Acknowledgements -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Science museums have paradoxes at their core. They must be accessible and fun while representing increasingly complex science. They must be both historic and contemporary. Their exhibits attract millions, but most of their objects remain in deep storage, seldom seen. This book delves into these conflicts, revealing the secret lives of science curators; where science objects come from and who uses them; and, ultimately, what science museums are for. With an insiders eye, Samuel J.M.M. Alberti exposes the idiosyncratic past and intriguing current practices of these institutions - and sets out a map for their future.



2.

Record Nr.

UNICAMPANIAVAN0255441

Autore

Montgomery, Hugh L.

Titolo

Topics in Multiplicative Number Theory / Hugh L. Montgomery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, : Springer, 1971

Descrizione fisica

viii, 178 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Soggetti

11-XX - Number theory [MSC 2020]

11M06 - $\zeta (s)$ and $L(s, \chi)$ [MSC 2020]

11N05 - Distribution of primes [MSC 2020]

11N35 - Sieves [MSC 2020]

11L07 - Estimates on exponential sums [MSC 2020]

11N36 - Applications of sieve methods [MSC 2020]

11L15 - Weyl sums [MSC2020]

11N25 - Distribution of integers with specified multiplicative constraints [MSC 2020]

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia