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View Resource Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe

Brought to you by a group of four Italian, Dutch, and British museums, Epact (stands for European pact) is a digital catalog of over 500 scientific and technical instruments made before 1600. Start from the handlist, a simple list of all the items in the collection, and proceed to catalog entries with pictures and two levels of text -- overview and detailed. There are also articles explaining the...

http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/epact/