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Building Scientific Apparatus | 
 enlarge | Authors: John Moore, Christopher Davis, Michael Coplan, Sandra Greer
Publisher: Westview Press
Category: Book
Buy New: $355.55
New (2) Used (5) from $71.36
Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 2526583
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3rd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 704
ASIN: B0002TX4ZW
Publication Date: July 15, 2002
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Product Description
Unrivaled in its coverage and unique in its hands-on approach, this practical guide to the design and construction of scientific apparatus, or laboratory instruments, is essential reading for every scientist and student of engineering, and physical, chemical, and biological sciences. Featured in this great new edition are features including the physical principles governing the operation of the mechanical, optical and electronic parts of an instrument, new sections on detectors, low-temperature measurements, high-pressure apparatus, and updated engineering specifications. 400 hand drawn figures and tables, have been added to this edition, which basically teaches scientists and engineers how to perform experiments.
Book Description
Unrivalled in its completeness, this guide to the design and construction of scientific apparatus is essential reading for all scientists and students in physical, chemical and biological sciences, and engineering. Detectors, low-temperature measurements, and high-pressure apparatus, updated engineering specifications, are all new to this edition.
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Essential for Experimental Physics June 24, 2007
This is THE book that you want if you are starting out as an experimental physicist.
It includes key information on optics, electronics, vacuum techniques, machining,...
The information in here is the "lore" that you often only learn after working in a
lab for many years; its not taught in school.
Every graduate student in experimental physics should get this book on their first
day in the lab. I don't know how to say it any stronger than that.
Top Notch! November 10, 2006
I have a library of nearly 500 books on optics and this falls in the top 5. But this book not only covers optics (theoretical and practical, lens design to thin-film deposition), it also include topics such as vacuum physics (better than standard texts such as Harris), electronic design and mechanical design considerations.
Any inventor, systems engineer and instrument builder must have a copy of this book.
Excellent guide for practical physical scientists and technicians November 2, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recently purchased the updated edition of this book, after having owned the previous edition for many years. It is concise, well-written, expertly illustrated and thoroughly referenced.
The book covers a number of areas, all of which I've had occasion to use in my career as a materials scientist and chemist. The book is aimed at the practical aspects of design, construction and use of apparatus, primarily what might be termed "physics apparatus", but the principles may be applied to many scientific fields. It provides sufficient theory and mathematics necessary for an understanding of the designs, as well as pointing out common pitfalls.
When I am designing and building equipment this book is never out of reach.
very useful April 5, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
this is a great book to design and build instruments. It will give you a quick background on pretty much every thing you need to know for instrumentation. I'm a physicist by training, but I realized that when it comes to build stuff, there are many gaps in my 'tech' expertize. This book helps me fill those gaps.
LLG
baronman11 January 11, 2006
1 out of 10 found this review helpful
excellent
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