An Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue Of Optical Mathematical Philosophical Photographic And Standard Meteorological Instruments Made And Manufactured By Negretti And Zambra

Author : Negretti Negretti
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ISBN 13 : 9781332239177
Total Pages : 624 pages
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Download or read book Negretti Zambra's Encyclopædic written by Negretti Negretti and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Negretti Zambra's Encyclopaedic: Illustrated and Descriptive Reference Catalogue of Optical, Mathematical, Physical, Photographic, and Standard Meteorological Instruments, Manufactured and Sold by Them 1851. The only Prize Medal for Meteorological Instruments was awarded to Negretti and Zambra. 1855. "Honourable Mention." - Paris Exhibition. The Kew Committee exhibited among their Apparatus one of N. & Vs Patent Maximum Thermometers; the Jury awarded an Honourable Mention for this Instrument. Netgretti and Zambra not having exhibited at all. The "Austrian Gold Medal." - For Stereoscopic Photographic Views on Glass. 1862. Two Prize Medals. - I. Meteorological Instruments. - The terms of the Award being as follows: - "For many important inventions and improvements, together with accuracy and excellence in objects exhibited." II. Photographic Transparencies, "for beauty and excellence of, and adaptation of Photography to Book Illustrations." 1875. A Prize Medal. - Santiago, Chili, awarded for their exhibited collection of Optical and Physical Instruments. 1876. Three Pries Medals.-Philadelphia, "for Meteorological Instruments;" "for Thermometers" and "for Microscopes.'' 1878. A Gold Medal, Paris. The only Gold Medal awarded for Meteorological Instruments in the British Section. Fisheries Exhibition, Norwich. A Silver Medal and Diploma for Deep Sea Recording Thermometers and Sextants. Fisheries Exhibition, Edinburgh. A Silver Medal for Deep Sea Recording Thermometers, &c. Buitenzorg, Batavia, Java Exhibition. A Gold Medal for general excellence of Optical Instruments exhibited. International Fisheries Exhibition, London. A Gold Medal for Meteorological Instruments. A Silver Medal for Deep Sea Recording Thermometers. A Bronze Medal for Current Meter. A Gold Medal for Standard Barometers. International Health Exhibition, London. A Gold Medal for Hourly Recording and other Registering Thermometers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."