J. E. Burnett & A. D. Morrison-Low. Vulgar & Mechanick. The Scientific Instrument Trade in Ireland 1650–1921. Royal Dublin Society Historical Studies in Irish Science and Technology, Number 8. Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, Edinburgh: National Museums of Scotland, 1989. Pp. ix + 166. ISBN 0-86027-026-2, £15.00 [Book Review]

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