<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>47</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Efthymios Nicolaidis</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The Greek collections of 19th century scientific instruments</style></title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1999</style></year></dates><urls><related-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.hasi.gr/system/files/Greek%20Collections.doc</style></url></related-urls></urls><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">At the foundation of the Greek state in 1830, educational institutions like those of Western Europe were created : primary and secondary schools, a military school, a university, a technical school. Later an observatory will also be created. Education and science became then a State affair and the acquisition of scientific instruments too. The paper presents the main scientific instrument acquisitions during the 19th century.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>