Instruments of Reason

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The SciencesVolume 21, Issue 8 p. 15-17 Instruments of Reason Centerpieces of Renaissance science have become objets d'art Derek De Solla Price, Derek De Solla Price Derek de Solla Price is Avalon Professor of the history of science at Yale University. He is the author of Little Science, Big Science (Columbia University Press, 1975) and Gears From the Greeks: The Antikythera Mechanism—A Calendar Computer from ca. 80 B.C. (Science History Publications and American Philosophical Society, 1974 and 1975). In 1976, he received the Leonardo da Vinci Medal, the major award of the Society for the History of Technology.Search for more papers by this author Derek De Solla Price, Derek De Solla Price Derek de Solla Price is Avalon Professor of the history of science at Yale University. He is the author of Little Science, Big Science (Columbia University Press, 1975) and Gears From the Greeks: The Antikythera Mechanism—A Calendar Computer from ca. 80 B.C. (Science History Publications and American Philosophical Society, 1974 and 1975). In 1976, he received the Leonardo da Vinci Medal, the major award of the Society for the History of Technology.Search for more papers by this author First published: October 1981 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2326-1951.1981.tb02000.x AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume21, Issue8October 1981Pages 15-17 RelatedInformation