Directory of British scientific instrument makers, 1550-1851 / Gloria Clifton ; general editor, Gerard L'E. Turner.

Main entry:

Clifton, Gloria.

Title & Author:

Directory of British scientific instrument makers, 1550-1851 / Gloria Clifton ; general editor, Gerard L'E. Turner.

Publication:

London : Zwemmer in association with the National Maritime Museum ; Wappingers Falls, N.Y. : Antique Collectors' Club [distributor], 1995.

Description:

xviii, 331 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-316) and indexes.

Summary:

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.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0302006346
9780302006344

Subject:

Scientific apparatus and instruments industry Great Britain Directories.
Appareils et instruments scientifiques Industrie Grande-Bretagne Répertoires.
52.01 history of mechanical engineering.
Scientific instruments. [Literature].
Scientific apparatus and instruments industry
Scientific apparatus and instruments Great Britain History Directories.
Scientific equipment Trades Great Britain.
Instrumentmakers.
Appareils et instruments scientifiques Histoire Grande-Bretagne.
Great Britain. [Literature] 1995.
Great Britain
Great Britain Occupations.
Ireland Occupations.
England Occupations.
Wales Occupations.
Scientific equipment Trades

Form/genre:

Directories.

Added entries:

Turner, Gerard L'Estrange.
National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 81172
Call No.: ID Q185.C54 REF; ID:95-B2614
Status: Available

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