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Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 Hardcover – December 5, 2003

by Gloria Clifton (Editor), Gerard L.E. Turner (Editor)
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This publication lists over 5,000 scientific instrument makers and retailers working in the British Isles, together with a further 10,000 names of apprentices and associates. The directory transforms our understanding of the history of the scientific instrument-making trades in Britain.

Each entry includes estimated working dates, specific trades, addresses, training, apprentices, types of instruments made and brief biographical details. As such this volume not only provides essential information for collectors, dealers, museum curators and scholars, but it will also have much to offer economic, social and family historians, with its evidence about master-apprentice links, trade connections and family relationships.
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    331 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Philip Wilson Publishers
  4. Publication date
    December 5, 2003
  5. Dimensions
    10.06 x 1.28 x 11.36 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0302006346
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0302006344
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Gloria Clifton has published a number of scholarly articles on the scientific instrument-making trade. Gerard L. E. Turner is a leading figure in the development of scholarly study of scientific instruments.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Philip Wilson Publishers; First English edition (December 5, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 331 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0302006346
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0302006344
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.06 x 1.28 x 11.36 inches
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4.0 out of 5 stars After 17 years still the best Directory
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This Directory is based on a research project started in 1984 and the results till 1995 are given in this Directory in a concise and logical manner. Since that time much more information has come to light and must have been inserted in the database, which can unfortunately not been accessed by outsiders. We have to live with the present book since no other Directory of this quality has lately been published. It is therefore welcomed to issue an addendum with the latest information or to present an updated edition. After now already 17 years it remains a valuable book.
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