Important note: Most of these instruments are not in the Adler collection (which you can find more information about here). We know nothing about them beyond the information returned by searching this database. You may be able to learn more by contacting the institutions in the "Instruments" column, or by consulting the "References" listed.
Your search for all signatures yielded 14946 entries. Displaying entries 1–14946.| Signature | Maker Info | Instruments | Comments | Location | References | Suggest Correction |
| A* | Spain?, c.1600, NIM | Mariner's Astrolabe = OXF. | the star is above the "A"; ICA-319, Waters No. 6, NMM No. 6; known as the Vera Cruz Astrolabe. | Price 1, 2, 4; Waters 1; ICA 2; Stimson 3. | suggest correction | |
| A. 1 | 1597, NIM | Nocturnal, 1597 = POB. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A. 2 | Belgium?, | this mark, which could stand for `anno', appears on an astronomical ring signed "Succa", which see; the ring is also marked "C.A.B." and "I.A.D." | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A. 3 | England, c.1830, NIM | "A" with foul anchor on ivory scale of Hadley's quadrant at PEA. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | ||
| A. 4 | Germany?MIM | Three-legged Dividers = ADL-M72. | stamped inside one leg. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A. 5 | this mark appears on a quadrant signed "H." (2), which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| A. AND N. / C.S.L. | England, c.1850, MIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Level = Christie 10/31/67-55; Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.A.S. | Germany?, MIM | Diptych Sundial = NOR. | also marked "I.H.S." and "$". | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A.B. 1 | Italy, c.1564, MIM SIM | Surveying Sector = FLO-2514. | Antonio Bianchini. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | |
| A.B. 2 | Germany, 1567-73, MIM | wood-cut of a full pillar dial, 1567, and sketch of an instrument showing planetary hours, 1573; both in the Munich Staatsbibliothek; see Jacques Le Tellier. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| A.B. 3 | Germany, MIM | Andreas Becker? Abraham Bloch? | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| A.B. 4 | Sweden, MIM | Sundial = NOR. | time and year's age. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A.B. 5 | marked on bottom of ivory pillar sundial signed "Jacques Le Tellier"; | see A.B. 2. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.B.S.C. | 1599, MIM | Artillery Level, 1599 = Roussel-216 = Rosenheim-393 = Findlay-128. | grotesque mask as decoration; Roussel mentioned leather case; Rosenheim's signed "AB.SC."; Findlay's signed "AB.SC." and marked "IMS." | Michel 3; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A.B.T.C.D. | on horizontal sundial signed "Edward Low 1763" at MYS. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| A.B.V.A. | 17th Century, MIM | Perpetual Calendar = UTR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.D. 1 | Italy, 1553, MIM | Sundial, 1553 = FLO-178. | Naples. | Michel 3; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| A.D. 2 | 1604, MIM | Analemmatic Sundial, 1604 = MERC-6 = McVitty Coll. | Hamilton 1 and 2. | suggest correction | ||
| A.D. 3 | England?, 1616, MIM | Horary Quadrant, 1616 = Soth. 4/18/88. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.D. 4 | MIM | Astrolabe = WHI-1462. | probably a ghost; Bryden did not list it in his catalogue and it does not appear in ICA 2 or Gunther 1. | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A.D. 5 | c.1900, | Inclinable Sundial = ADL-T14. | modern work, made by D.B. Sheahan to look like the work of Albrecht Durer. | Fox 2; Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A.D. 6 | Anno Domini. | suggest correction | ||||
| A.D.C. | Belgium, 1639, MIM | Full Circle, 1639 = ANM. | Antwerp. | Belgian Inventory. | suggest correction | |
| A.D.G. | Holland, 17th Century, MIM | Perpetual Calendar = Gold, Silver and Clock Museum, Utrecht. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | ||
| A.D.G. A.A. | Austria, 1734, MIM | Horizontal Pin-Gnomon Sundial, 1734 = BM. | probably `Ad Dei Gloriam. Admonti Abbas'; Anton von Mänersperg was Abbot of Admont, 1727-51. | Admont, Styria. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction |
| A.E. 1 | Germany, c.1650, MIM | String-gnomon Sundial = Huelsmann Coll. | Syndram. | suggest correction | ||
| A.E. 2 | USA?, 1790, MIM SIM | Graphometer, wood and brass, 1790 = Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison. | may have been made and used by Andrew Ellicott. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| A.E.G.G. | 1681, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1681 = SLM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.E.I.O.U. | Austria, 1438-58, MIM | Horary Quadrant, ivory, 1438 = VIE-166; Sundial, string gnomon, glass, 1458 = INN. | cipher of Hapsburg Emperor Fredrick III; INN dial is glass window from Weiner Neustadt. | Vienna. | Zinner 1 (p. 608); Maurice 1. | suggest correction |
| A.F. 1 | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Architect's Rule = OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.F. 2 | Germany, 1758, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood, 1758 = POTS. | Körber 1. | suggest correction | ||
| A.G. 1 | France, c.1650, OIM | Telescope, terrestrial, vellum = ADL-M422. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.G. 2 | France, 1843, MIM | Wall Dial, 1843 = house at Pré-St.-Didier. | Pré-St.-Didier. | Berton. | suggest correction | |
| A.G. 3 | marked on artillery level, 1688, signed "M.K." 5. | Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| A.G.B.S. | 1713, MIM | Sandglass, quadruple, in wooden frame, 1713 = Koller 11/17/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.G.K. | 1730, MIM | Measure, wood, 1730 = Rosenheim-333. | inlaid woods. | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A.H. 1 | see Ao. H. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| A.H. 2 | Holland, c.1825, MIM | "A.H." is marked on the gimbals of a bearing compass signed "A.K. Lummen?" | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| A.H.Z.S. | Germany, 1569, MIM | Magnetic Compass, 1569 = DRE. | Drechsler 2. | suggest correction | ||
| A.I. 1 | Germany, 1696, MIM | Astrolabe with Roias projection, 1696 = DEU. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| A.I. 2 | Holland, 17th Century, | these initials are marked on an Arsenius-type astrolabe at the HAK; the label reads Albert VII [?]. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.K. 1 | Denmark, NIM | Compass = KRO. | Zeeland. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A.K. 2 | MIM | Horary Quadrant = Soth. 12/19/66-14. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.K. 3 | Germany?, MIM | Bow Compass, brass on wood = ADL-M92. | signed "A" on one leg and "K" on the other; points missing. | ADL; Engelmann 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A.K. 4 | Holland, c.1787, NIM | Compass, wood = RIJ. | also marked in 1787 crown compass signed "Ignatius Lega" and in 1799 crown compass signed "Ignatius and Gerard Petrus R. Lega." | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction |
| A.L. 1 | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = NAC. | Augsburg. | Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A.L. 2 | Anthony Lamb ?; the initials are marked on the sight vane of a backstaff by William Guyse Hagger. | D.J. Warner 8. | suggest correction | |||
| A.L. 3 | Italy?, c.1800, | marked on sundial by Felice Gori at FLO. | Bonelli 9; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.M. 1 | 1550, MIM | Astrolabe, 1550 = BAM. | ICA-3201. | Zinner 1; Michel 2; ICA 2. | suggest correction | |
| A.M. 2 | 1576, MIM | Diptych Dial, hour scale only, 1576 = UTR. | for latitudes 45°, 48°, and 51°; has Italian hours. | Zinner 1; de Rijk. | suggest correction | |
| A.M. 3 | Germany, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = KEN. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A.M. 4 | on miners' compasses; Abend and Morgen = afternoon and morning = west and east. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| A.M. 5 | Germany, | Andreas Mar? | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| A.M. 6 | ring sundial signed "C.I.K." over "A.M." | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| A.M.D.G. | "Ad majorem Dei gloriam" = "To the greater glory of God." | suggest correction | ||||
| A.M.H. | 1749, MIM | Table Sundial, 1749 = NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.M.S. | 1834, MIM | Sandglass, 1834 = OMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.O. | England, 1556, MIM | Garden Sundial, round, 1556 = National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. | Penbryn, Cardigan. | Peate. | suggest correction | |
| A.O.S. | 1682, MIM | Gunter's Quadrant, 1682 = NMM-Q.1. | Sutton (?)-Caird Cat. | Hill; NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| A.P. 1 | England, c.1560, | owner's initials on ring sundial signed "E.E." at OXF, c. 1560. | Earle; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.P. 2 | Germany, fl.1590-1607, MIM | Table Sundials, stone, 1601 = HAK and BM; Calendar Plate, stone, 1607 = GRA. | possibly Andreas Plieninger, which see; BM dial also marked "Marcus Curtius." | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A.P. 3 | MIM | possibly Andreas Plieninger. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| A.P.S. | 1784, MIM | Quadrant, wood, 1784 = NOR. | sliding scale. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A.R. 1 | c.1590, MIM | Wire Gauge, iron and brass = OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.R. 2 | France, c.1670, MIM | Celestial Globe = Strozzi Sale-380. | Abraham Royer? | Hamilton 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |
| A.R. 3 | fl.1754-81, MIM | Zappeck-type Sundials = Greppin Coll. (1754), GRA (1768), PRZ (1781). | Przypkowski 3; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.R.D. | see Olisipone. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| A.R.K.L.O. | MIM | Rule = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | the A.R.K.L.O. is surmounted by a crown. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A.R.N. | France, c.1580, MIM | Astrolabe, geographical = OXF. | ICA-209. | Gunther 1; Michel 2; Price 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction | |
| A.S. 1 | Germany, 1573, MIM | Capuchin Sundial, 1573 = GEM. | the sundial is for 49° lat.; Alexis Schniep ? | Archinard 1. | suggest correction | |
| A.S. 2 | Germany, c.1590, MIM | Table Sundial, powder-horn mark = Halle Stadt Museum; Standing Clock = KAS. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| A.S. 3 | Germany, 1677, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Level, 1677 = OXF. | has a sighting tube; Andreas Sachse of Clausthal ? | Zinner 1; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| A.S. 4 | England, | Abraham Sharp (1651-1742)? or Ann Shepard (fl.1676)? | Taylor 1(361, 395); Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| A.S.B. | 18th Century, MIM | Pedometer = X. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| A.S.M. 1 | Germany?, 1670, MIM | Mining Instrument, 1670 = FRE. | also marked "Elias Eichler, B.M.", (burgomeister). | Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| A.S.M. 2 | Germany, 1694, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, compass, 1694 = NOR. | probably for use with a surveying instrument. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| A.S.O.M. | MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = CLU. | in spectacle case. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A.S.S. | 1566, MIM | Runic Calendar, wood, 1566 = Bibliothèque St. Geneviève, Paris. | Journal of Suomen Museo, Helsinki, LIX, 1952. | suggest correction | ||
| A.V. | MIM | Rule = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.V.C. | 1765, MIM | Garden Sundial, lead, 1765 = LIE. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| A.V.P. | Holland, 1805, MIM | Declinatory, 1805 = WHI. | an instrument to lay out mural sundials. | Bryden 16. | suggest correction | |
| A.W. 1 | England, c.1640-50, MIM | Horary Quadrants = WHI(FIT) (1639), NMM-Q.4 (1640); Terrestrial Globe, silver, 1652 = Weil. | the WHI and NMM quadrants have de Roias projections on the reverse; they could be by Andrew Wakely, Abraham Washington or Abraham Watlington; Bryden attributes them to Watlington as they are so similar to a signed instrument in the BM. | London. | Michel 3; Hill; Price 2 and 3; Ward 4; Zinner 1; Weil 2(17); Taylor 1(169) & 1(214a); Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| A.W. 2 | c.1700, MIM | Proportional Dividers = DEU. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| A.Y. | England, c.1750, PHIM | Balance, steel = Soth. 4/18/88. | the initials are stamped on the circular pan under a heart. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| A.Z. | Germany, 1583, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood and ivory, 1583 = Soth. 11/27/72 = D.(1973) = TIM = Christie-SK 4/14/88. | miner's compass marked "M.A." (morgen, abend); has two sets of rings; sundial set at slight angle to line up with compass needle when it points to red dot east of south. | Wynter 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AAGER, M. | Germany, MIM | Universal Compass Sundial, small, silver case = KEN. | probably M. Hager. | Chaldecott 1. | suggest correction | |
| AAKEN, VAN | see van Aken. | suggest correction | ||||
| AB.SC. | Germany?, 1599, MIM | see A.B.S.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ABATTE, J. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | possibly J. Abatte 2. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ABATTE, J. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see J. Abatte 1. | Peterborough. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ABATTI | England, | see Noretti and Abatti. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ABBAS, GOTTFRIDUS | Germany, 1516, MIM | Garden Sundial, stone, 1516 = Fränkel Coll. = P.C. | also marked "G.A.Z.N." | Baillie 1; N.N. Fränkel Sale, Dusseldorf, 1913; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ABBATI, B. | Italy, 1659, MIM | Astrolabe, 1659 = FLO-243. | ICA-488; may be owner; Bernardo Abbati. | Bonelli 2; Price 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction | |
| ABBOT | England, c.1676, MIM | made proportional compasses (?) for Robert Hooke and others. | London. | Taylor 1(389); Dewhirst; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| ABBOT, C. | see Charles Abbott. | Taylor 2(791); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |||
| ABBOT, RICHARD | England, b. c.1654, MIM | turned over as an appentice to Hilkiah Bedford of the Clockmakers' Company on June 1, 1668; served as an apprentice until 1675, but not freed; he may be the instrument maker consulted by Robert Hooke. | J. Brown 3; Taylor 1(389); A.J. Turner 9; Loomes 2. | suggest correction | ||
| ABBOTT, AMOS | USA, c.1850, MIM | Horometer = X. | a type of planisphere invented by Abbott and shown at Fair of American Institute, New York. | Manchester, New Hampshire. | Scientific American, 6:34, 1850; USNM. | suggest correction |
| ABBOTT, CHARLES | England, fl.1801-27, OIM | apprenticed in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1794; free of the Company on Nov. 17, 1801; Taylor thought he fl.1780-1827. | 6 Noble Street, Forster Lane; Angel Court at Skinners Street, Snowhill; both in London. | Taylor 2(791); Dewhirst; Court and von Rohr 3(231); Crawforth 11. | suggest correction | |
| ABBOTT, W. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Money Scale = Melun 4/24/83. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ABBOTT, WILLIAM | USA, c.1874, MIM | made scientific instruments. | Henniker, NH. | DATM | suggest correction | |
| ABEL, THOMAS | England, fl.1838-41, PHIM | made or sold barometers and thermometers. | 55 Ray Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2058). | suggest correction | |
| ABEND, HANS LONHART | Germany, c.1707, PHIM | Nest of Weights = D.(1981). | mark is stork within shield and initials L.A.; Hans Lönhart Abend. | Nürnberg. | Moskowitz Cat. 122. | suggest correction |
| ABLE, PETER | Germany?, 16th to 17th Centuries, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, ivory = INN. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ABOAB, MORDECHAI SEMAH | Holland, c.1750, | there are two sundials with this name but it is probable that he was the owner. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Schuhmann; MADEX; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| ABRAHAM 1 | England, 1818, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Level = Phillips 2/2/84; Stick Barometers = X, Christie 5/5/83; Sundial = NMM-D.215; Wheel Barometer = X; Terrestrial Globe, miniature, case = Chicago Historical Society; Compass Sundials = Cooke's Shop, CMY, WHI-1670; Telescopes = D.(1984), London Nat'l Army Museum; Spyglass = Soth. 12/3/76; Telescope in cane = SNO; Microscopes = D.(1977), London Museum of the Pharmaceutical Soc. | probably Jacob Abraham; optician. | Bath. | Taylor 2(1068); Goodison 1; NMM 2; Bryden 9; RSW; Moskowitz Cat. 114; Coffeen F; Bryden 16. | suggest correction |
| ABRAHAM 2 | England, OIM | Telescope with tripod = D.(1967). | London. | F. Roux-Devillas Cat. 1967; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ABRAHAM 3 | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1978). | "Optician"; may be Abrahams, which see. | Exeter. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ABRAHAM 4 | England, OIM | T.C.; optician; probably Jacob Abraham. | Corner of an opening into Old Well Lane near Queen's Circus, Cheltenham. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| ABRAHAM AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie's 2/19/97. | 20 Lord Street, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ABRAHAM AND CO. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably Jacob Abraham; see Abraham 1. | Bath. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ABRAHAM AND CO. 2 | England, fl.1818-51, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Monocular Microscope = Soth.-West Sussex 10/18/83; Stick Barometers = Soth. 5/21/73, Soth-S 10/19/89; Telescope = Lancaster City Museum. | Abraham Abraham and Co.; had second shop in Glasgow as A. Abraham and Co., which see; opticians; succeeded by G.S. Wood; T.C. | Liverpool. | USNM; RSW; Bryden 3 and 9; Taylor 2(1251); Crawforth 6. | suggest correction |
| ABRAHAM AND DANCER | England, fl.1841-44, MIM OIM PHIM | Map-making Instrument = Soth. 3/19/73; Induction Coil = College of Technology, Manchester; Marking Protractor = D. (1981); Mining Dial = P.C.; Monocular Microscope and Microscope, travelling = Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester. | barometer makers; coil from Joule Coll; Jacob (?) Abraham and John B. Dancer; T.C. | Liverpool; 13 Cross Street, King Street, Manchester (1841). | Goodison 1; RSW; Lowery; Moskowitz Cat. 122; G.L'E. Turner 24; Calvert 2; Holbrook 2. | suggest correction |
| ABRAHAM, A. | England, c.1800, MIM PHIM SIM | Compass = Soth. 7/27/64-200; Surveying Level = NMM-13; Mining Compass = Soth. 6/19/72; Stick Barometers = D.(1975), Soth-S 1/10/90; Surveying Compass = CMY; Theodolite = Phillips 2/14/79. | see Abraham and Co. 2. | Liverpool. | Bryden 9; RSW; NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| ABRAHAM, A., AND CO. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 5/15/96. | retail branch of Abraham and Co. 2 in Glasgow. | 20 Lord Street, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ABRAHAM, A., AND CO. 1 | Scotland, fl.1838-43, MIM OIM PHIM | Inclinable Sundial, portable = FRK = RSM; Stick Barometer = Soth. 12/14/89. | retail branch of Abraham and Co. (2) in Liverpool; managed by S.P. Cohen, a partner, who continued the branch under his own name, 1843-60. | 8 Exchange Square (1838-40); 82 Queen Street (1841-43); both in Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ABRAHAM, A., AND CO. 2 | England, c.1840, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 5/15/96. | surely same as Abraham and Co. 2. | 20 Lord Street, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ABRAHAM, ABRAHAM | England, fl.1818-50, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Rule, ivory = D.(1982); Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometers = D.(1975), X; Spectroscope = Soth. 1960; Surveying Levels = NMM, Christie 10/31/67-52 and 2/13/68-18; Microscope = X; Pocket Compass = Phillips 4/20/83; Cuff Microscope variant = Soth. 6/23/69; Telescope as part of cane, 1839 = Soth. 2/1/79; Miner's Dials= Nat'l Museum of Wales, Cardiff and CYM; Sector, ivory = Grosvenor Mus., Chester; etc. | the instruments are signed "A. Abraham Liverpool." | 8 Lord Street (1818-20); 10 Lord Street (1821-22); 7 Lord Street (1823-28); 9 Lord Street (1829-34); 76 Lord Street (1835); 84 Lord Street (1837); 20 Lord Street (1839-50); all in Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1251); Wynter and Turner; Crawforth 6; Bryden 9; Goodison 1; NMM 2; Holbrook 2. | suggest correction |
| ABRAHAM, ABRAHAM, AND CO. | England, c.1851, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Pantograph = Phillips 10/26/83. | barometer makers; pantograph signed "A. Abraham and Co. 2"; showed at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | Liverpool; see Abraham, Abraham for street addresses. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1251); RSW; G.L'E. Turner 24; Calvert 2; Crawforth 6 & 11. | suggest correction |
| ABRAHAM, J. 1 | England, c.1815, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Liskeard. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ABRAHAM, J. 2 | England, fl.1805-51, MIM OIM PHIM | Culpeper Microscope = Soth. 4/22/65-19; Horizontal Sundial = Christie 7/5/71. | probably Jacob Abraham; optician; made globes, telescopes, barometers, etc; mathematical instrument maker to the Duke of Gloucester and to the Duke of Wellington; T.C. | 7 Bartlett Street, near the Upper Rooms, Bath; adjoining Mr.Thompson's Pump Room, Cheltenham; 1 Bartlett Street, Bath (1819). | Bryden 9; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ABRAHAM, J.A. | England, c.1850, PHIM | invented a type of barometer shown at Great Exhibition, 1851. | 87 Bold Street, Liverpool. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| ABRAHAM, J.H. | England, c.1827, MIM | Holy Green, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1470). | suggest correction | ||
| ABRAHAM, JACOB | England, fl.1805-41, MIM OIM PHIM | Orrery = OXF; Wheel Barometer = Bath Municipal Library; Stick Barometer = X; Microscope = VCW. | T.C.; optician and mathematical instrument maker to the Duke of Gloucester and to the Duke of Wellington; see Abraham and Co. 1; see Abraham 1; see J. Abraham 2. | 1 St. Andrews Terrace (1809); 7 Bartlett Street (1819); both in Bath; shop adjoining Mr. Thompson's Pump Room, Cheltenham. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1068); Moskowitz Cat. 114; Chaldecott 1; C.N. Robinson; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ABRAHAMS | England, OIM | Telescope = D.(1971). | may be Abraham 3. | Exeter. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ABRAHAMS, A.E. | England, c.1810, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 7/19/88, Bearne's 2/17/92. | "Optician" appears after the Soth. signature. | Exeter. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ABRAHAMS, JOHN | England, c.1830, MIM | Magnetic Compass = FIT (WHI). | T.C. | Montpelier Rotunda; the Shop adjoining Mr. Thompson's Pump Room; both in Cheltenham. | Taylor 2(1761); Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| ACCUM, FREDERICK CHRISTIAN | Germany; England, 1769-1828, PHIM | Hygrometers = WHI, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. | sold chemical apparatus; author; had a commercial partnership with Alexander Garden for a few years. | Hanover (1769-93); Old Compton Street, Soho, London. | Whipple 1; A.L. King; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| ACKERMAN, ANDERS | Sweden, fl.1759-1804, MIM | Celestial Globes = SKO (1759), Royal Library, Stockholm (1759, 1766 (2)); Terrestrial Globes = SKO (1759), Royal Library, Stockholm (1759, 1762, 1766 (2), 1779, 1804), Soth. 3/27/72 (1762). | Åckerman; sometimes written Åkerman. | Uppsala. | Pipping 1; Price 2; Edell 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ACKERMANN AND CO. | England, fl.1847-52, MIM NIM | Parallel Rules = DeLuca 8/1/87. | 96 Strand, London. | O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ACKLAND | England, MIM | Time Assimilator - Sidereal/Meantime = Dept of Physics, U. of Liverpool. | Hatton Garden, London. | Holbrook 2. | suggest correction | |
| ADAIR, WILLIAM | Ireland, 1794, MIM | Sundial, slate, 1794 = Ulster Folk Museum. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | ||
| ADAKYMOE, TODA M. | MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial = KEN; Instrument = VAA. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ADAM 1 | England, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Soth. 4/26/65-53. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ADAM 2 | England, MIM NIM | Sector, ivory = COR; Sextant = COR. | may be one of the Adams. | London. | Courtanvaux. | suggest correction |
| ADAM, ELIAS 1 | England, 1627, MIM | recorded as a sundial maker in 1627; may be misreading for Elias Allen. | Loomes 2. | suggest correction | ||
| ADAM, ELIAS 2 | England, 1750, MIM | Sundial, stone, 1750 = Crisp Coll. | Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| ADAM, EUGENE | France, 19th Century, MIM | Trimming Tool = Soth. 10/20/75. | "mecanicien." | Colmar. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ADAM, J. | Scotland, c.1870, PHIM | Marine Barometer = Soth.-S 1/25/89. | Dundee. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ADAM, MATHEW | Scotland, fl.1822-23, NIM | improved quadrants and sextants by adding artificial horizons. | Inverness Academy, Inverness. | Taylor 2(1471). | suggest correction | |
| ADAM, ROBERT | England, post-1760, MIM | sundial maker to King George III; designed sundial on wall of Turner Art Gallery, Eastbourne. | Stevens and Aked. | suggest correction | ||
| ADAM, U. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Wall Sundials on churches in Hartmannsweiler, Kayserberg, Kienzheim, Lautenbach, etc. | Colmar. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| ADAMI, CARL CHRISTIAN LUDWIG | Germany, 1802-74, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1847 = New York Public Library. | teacher in Berlin, 1838-52; joined firm of Dietrich Reimer 1852-74. | Daberkov, Pommerania; Berlin. | Yonge. | suggest correction |
| ADAMS 1 | England, OIM | Telescope = NMM. | "Adams' New Patent Portable Telescope"; may be John Adams 2. | No. 60 Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 1(478) and 2(1); NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ADAMS 2 | England, 18th Century, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Inclinable Sundial = MLL; Solar Microscope = HER; Armillary Sphere = COO; Sextants = Wellesley College Observatory, Mass., Mystic Seaport, Conn.; Octant = D.(1987); Theodolite = P.C.; Telescope = Bennington Museum, Vermont; Telescope, 1810 = Christie-SK 2/8/79; Gunter's Scale = D.(1984); etc. | there are many undated instruments signed "Adams"; it is impossible to tell whether George 1, George 2, or Dudley Adams is the maker in question; the ivory scale on the octant is marked "I.D.". | London. | USNM; RSW; Moskowitz Cat. 110; Coffeen 15; Price 3; Ward 4; | suggest correction |
| ADAMS 3 | USA, c.1835, MIM SIM | see Frost and Adams. | Moskowitz Cat. 115. | suggest correction | ||
| ADAMS AND TAGLIABUE | USA, c.1850, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers, glass hydrometers. | Cat. of the New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, 1853. | suggest correction | ||
| ADAMS, C. | England, c.1790, MIM | Crescent Sundial = Spitzer-Anderson sale 3/25/27. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ADAMS, D. | England, MIM OIM | Celestial Globe = Soth. 6/27/57-133; Telescope = Christie-SK 12/1/83; Wheel Barometer and Metallic Thermometer = Woburn Abbey; Compass Rose, paper = D.(1974). | surely Dudley Adams; telescope is Charing Cross; Woburn Abbey instruments are Fleet Street. | Charing Cross; Fleet Street; both in London. | Wynter Cat. Vol. 2, No. 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ADAMS, DUDLEY | England, 1762-1826, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums. | apprenticed to George Adams 2, his brother, in the Grocers' Company, 1777; free of the Company, 1788; succeeded to the family business in 1796; globe maker to the King, 1794, and mathematical instrument maker to the King, 1796; optician to the Prince of Wales by 1804; several patents; T.C. | Spring Gardens, Charing Cross (1788); 53 Charing Cross (1793-1821); 6 Jewry Street, Aldgate (-1822); all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(792); Chaldecott 1; USNM; Moskowitz 114; G.L'E. Turner 24; J. Brown 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Calvert 2; RSW; Crawforth 1; Court and Rohr 3(XXXII); Millburn 9; Bryden 16; Yonge. | suggest correction |
| ADAMS, F. | England, OIM | Microscope = FLO. | probably G. Adams. | London. | Italian Inventory. | suggest correction |
| ADAMS, G. | England, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | many instruments signed this way; impossible to tell whether George 1 or George 2 Adams is involved except for the relevant dated instruments. | 60 Fleet Street, London. | USNM; Brewington 1; Bedini 1; Belgian Inv.; Price 3; Ward 4; NMM 2; RSW; Moskowitz Cat. 114; Brieux Cat. | suggest correction | |
| ADAMS, GEORGE 1 | England, 1704-72, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums. | apprenticed to James Parker in the Grocers' Company, 1724; turned over to Thomas Heath 1, 1726; free of the Company, 1733; father of George 2 and Dudley Adams; instrument maker to the King and to the East India Company; author; difficult to tell, except by date, whether George Adams 1 or 2; T.C. | Southampton; Shore Lane (1733); at Tycho Brahe's Head, corner of Racquet Court, in Fleet Street; both in London. | Taylor 2(145); Chaldecott 1; Maddison 1; Bonelli 1; USNM; Brewington 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; Bedini 8; J. Brown 1; RSW; Court and von Rohr 3(XVIII); Millburn 9; C.N. Robinson; J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10; Yonge; ADL; Tyler. | suggest correction |
| ADAMS, GEORGE 2 | England, 1750-95, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums. | apprenticed to his father, George Adams 1, in the Grocers' Company, 1765; free of the Company, 1772, by his mother, Ann Adams, the executrix; author; instrument maker to the King; optician to the Prince of Wales; associated with Thomas Hatton in making and selling four portable instruments for checking weight of gold; stock and books bought by Jones Brothers in 1795; see George Adams, Jr. | 60 Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 2(676); Chaldecott 1; Maddison 2; Bonelli 1; Brewington 1; RSW; Moskowitz Cats; Wynter 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; A.J. Turner 10; J. Brown 1; Bedini 8; Court and von Rohr 3(XXV); Millburn 9; J.A. Bennett 2; Goodison 1; Yonge; Hillier; Syndram; Whipple 1; ADL. | suggest correction |
| ADAMS, GEORGE 3 | England, c.1811, | apprenticed to Dudley Adams, his father, in the Grocers' Company, on June 16, 1811. | J. Brown 1; Millburn 9. | suggest correction | ||
| ADAMS, GEORGE, JR. | England, 1750-95, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Telescope, pocket, 1774 = D.(1978); Orrery = X. | telescope signed" G. Adams London" on tube; "Adams, Jr." on inside of draw tube; George Adams 2. | 60 Fleet Street, London. | Moskowitz 116; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ADAMS, HANNAH | England, fl.1795-96 d.1810, MIM | "Mathematical Instrument Maker to the King" and supplier of instruments to the Royal Mathematical School at Christ's Hospital, after the death of her husband, George Adams 2; succeeded by William Cary in the latter post. | London. | Millburn 9 and 11. | suggest correction | |
| ADAMS, JAMES | USA, c.1850, MIM | Set of Drawing Instruments = FRK = Soth. 3/25/86. | Portsmouth, Ohio. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ADAMS, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1670-96, MIM | instrument designer; lawyer; surveyor. | Shropshire; Tanfield Court, Inner Temple, London. | Taylor 1(344). | suggest correction | |
| ADAMS, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1714-38, OIM | apprenticed to William Saunders 2 in 1707, in the Spectaclemakers' Company; free of the Company on July 1, 1714; perhaps maker of "Adams' New Patent Portable Telescope" at NMM; see John Adams 4; Taylor's dates are different. | 60 Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 1(478) and 2(1); Court and von Rohr 3(83). | suggest correction | |
| ADAMS, JOHN 3 | England, fl.1759-96, MIM NIM | teacher of mathematics; partner with Richard Rust; their names appear on engraved compass cards; Adams was the designer and Richard Rust the maker. | Farnhill Academy, near Waltham Abbey, Essex (1773); Mathematical Academy, Brook Street, Ratcliff Cross, London (1780). | Taylor 2(432); Crawforth 11. | suggest correction | |
| ADAMS, JOHN 4 | England, | may be John Adams 2. | 60 Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 1(478). | suggest correction | |
| ADAMS, NATHANIEL 1 | England, 1708-43, OIM | Mirror on Culpeper Microscope = X. | apprenticed to Edward Scarlett in 1722, in the Spectaclemakers' Company; free of the Company in 1730; optician to Frederick, Prince of Wales, son of George II; Francis Watkins was apprenticed to him in 1737, and John Margas, pre-1742. | The Golden Spectacles, Charing Cross, London. | Taylor 2(146); Clay and Court; Daumas 1; Court and von Rohr 3(111); Robischon; WEBDB. | suggest correction |
| ADAMS, NATHANIEL 2 | USA, 1793, MIM SIM | apprenticed to Nathaniel Shipman and Son of Norwich, Conn. in 1793. | Smart 2. | suggest correction | ||
| ADAMS, NATHANIEL, AND WHIPPLE | USA, c.1809, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = P.C. | in jewelry business. | Troy, N.Y. | Smart 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ADAMS, W.G. | England, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass, alidade = P-B 9/24/38. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ADAMS, WILLIAM | USA, b.1801 fl.1829-62, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, silver, 1841 = U.S. House of Repre- sentatives, Washington, D.C. | part of a mace. | 185 Church Street, New York, N.Y. (1841). | J. S. Brown. | suggest correction |
| ADAMSON | England, c.1790, PHIM | Wheel Barometer and Thermometer in clock = P-B 6/7/68-46; Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X. | Fleet Street, London. | USNM; RSW; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ADAMSON AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ADAMSON, HUMPHREY | England, fl.1668-82, MIM PHIM | Calculating Machine = KEN; Clock, pendulum = KEN. | made Morland's calculating machine; made wheel and stick barometers; member of the Clockmakers' Company; Loomes said he was not a member of the Clockmakers' Company. | near the Turnstile in Holborn; at the House of Jonas Moor, Esq. in the Tower; both in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 1(326); Evans 1; Dewhirst; Calvert 2; Loomes 2. | suggest correction |
| ADAMSON, JOHN | England, c.1686, MIM | made free of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 29, 1686; may have made only clocks; Loomes only mentions clocks. | Clay and Court; Crawforth 11; Loomes 2. | suggest correction | ||
| ADCOCK, RICHARD | England, c.1659, | apprenticed to John Brown 6 in the Joiners' Company, 1652; free in the Company, 1659. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| ADDISON, G., AND CO. | England, c.1830, MIM | Celestial Globe = GMM. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ADDISON, JOHN | England, c.1800, MIM | Orrery = NMM; Globes, pair = MLL; Terraqueous Globe = U. of Utah, Salt Lake City. | maker of globes manufactured and published by Malby and Co.; orrery signed "J. Addison"; globes say "manufactured and sold by G. and J. Cary"; made terrestrial globe on Thomas Heath orrery, ADL-DPW1; see John Addison and Co. | 37 Parker Street, Little Queen Street; Regent Street; both in London. | Maddison 1; RSW; NMM 2; Yonge; ADL. | suggest correction |
| ADDISON, JOHN, AND CO. | England, fl.1820-37, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, twelve-inch, stand = Phillips 2/2/84; Terrestrial Globe = D.(1975); Pair of Globes = D.(1975); Terrestrial Globe, miniature = Chicago Historical Society. | Phillips globe signed "J. Addison and Co., Globe Makers and by appointment to his Majesty King George IV"; others signed "J. Addison and Co. Globe makers by appointment to His Most Gracious Majesty, George IV." | 9 Skinner Street (1820); 117 Regent Street, Piccadilly (1823); 7 Hampstead Road, Tottenham Court Road (1827); all in London. | Taylor 2(1472); RSW; Moskowitz 118; Yonge. | suggest correction |
| ADDISON, L. | England, MIM | Celestial Globe, miniature, papier-maché = Christie 7/16/68. | probably John Addison. | USNM; Crawforth 11.RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ADERMAN, CLAS OTTO | Sweden, 1826-96, PHIM | meteorological instrument maker. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| ADHEMAR | France, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = CNAM-7255. | Adhémar. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | |
| ADIE 1 | Scotland, MIM PHIM | Garden Sundial = Phillips 10/26/83; Sextant, pocket = Christie 12/21/71 = FRK = RSM; Barometer = Phillips 11/16/76; Universal Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 3/25/86; Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 11/27/86; Sympiesometer No.1181 = FRK = RSM; Box Sextant = RSM. | probably either Alexander or John Adie. | Edinburgh. | Bryden 3; RSW; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| ADIE 2 | England, c.1845, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Level = Christie 10/31/67-53; Sextant, pocket = D.(1967); Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 11/27/86; Dumpy Level = WHI. | surely Patrick Adie. | 395 Strand, 5 Arthur Street West, London Bridge, London. | USNM; J.A. Bennett 2; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ADIE AND SON | Scotland, fl.1835-80, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Barometer, travelling = Soth. 7/21/83; Thermometer, ivory = Soth. 2/8/83; Stick Barometers = X; Surveying Compass = Kenney Sale-171; Theodolite = Soth. 11/27/67-5; Sympiesometer, No. 1708 = Phillips 7/20/83; Robinson-type Balance = RSM; Telescope = Christie 5/6/69; Surveyor's Level = D.(1972); Marine Barometer = D.(1976); Mining Compass D.(1986); etc. | Alexander and his second son, John; Taylor thought that the son was Richard; marine barometer is No. 89; "Instrument Makers to the Queen." | 58 Princes Street (1835-43); 50 Princes Street (1844-76); 37 Hanover Street (1837-80) all in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3 and 8; Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2059)(2060); RSW; Moskowitz 104; G.L'E. Turner 24; Coffeen 13; Nuttall; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| ADIE AND WEDDERBURN | Scotland, 1881-99, MIM OIM PHIM | Folding Gauge Rod = Kenney Sale-124 = P.C; Telescopes = Soth. 3/19/73, RSM; Barometer, portable = Soth. 5/1/86; Barograph = FRK = RSM. | Thomas Wedderburn was foreman with Adie and Son. | 37 Hanover Street (1881-82); 17 Hanover Street (1883-99); both in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3; Taylor 2(2061); Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ADIE, A. | Scotland, MIM | Garden Sundial = D.(1975); Sundial = FRK = RSM; Miner's Dial = RSM; Polarizing Microscope = RSM; Surveying Compass = RSM. | surely Alexander Adie. | Edinburgh. | Wynter Cat; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| ADIE, ALEXANDER | Scotland, 1774-1858, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometers = X; Sympiesometers = RSM, D.(1967), Atwater Kent Museum, Philadelphia, Pa.; Polarizing Microscope = RSM; Telescope and stand = D.(1989). | apprenticed to his uncle, John Miller, 1787; was his partner, 1804-22; his second son, John, joined him in 1835 (Taylor says son Richard); invented and patented sympiesometer in 1818; other sons Richard and Patrick, which see; also see Miller and Adie; first polarizing microscope made 1823-29. | 94 Nicholson Street (1804-7); 96 Nicholson Street (1807-10); 8 Nicholson Street (1811-18); 35 Princes Street (1818-34); 15 Nicholson Street (1825-26); 58 Princes Street (1830-34: all in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3; Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1069); Middleton 1; USNM; RSW; Clarke et al; Rinaldi 23. | suggest correction |
| ADIE, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1835-81, MIM OIM PHIM | second son of Alexander Adie; in partnership with him in 1835; see Adie and Son and Adie and Wedderburn. | Edinburgh. | Bryden 3; Goodison 1; Middleton 1; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| ADIE, PATRICK | Scotland; England, fl.1846-68, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Artificial Horizon = FRK = RSM; Current Meter = FRK = RSM; Telescope = FRK = RSM; Magnetic Variometer = RSM. | youngest son of Alexander Adie; made marine barometers; business continued until 1868 at Strand address and went on to 1942; held patents on semicircle, diastameter, level, eidograph, etc.; see Adie 2. | 1A Conduit Street (1846-47); 395 Strand (1848-68); both in London. | Bryden 3; Goodison 1; RSW; USNM; O'Mara; Clarke et al; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| ADIE, RICHARD | Scotland; England, fl.1835-75, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Cometarium, 1835 = OXF; Sympiesometer = GHS. | also made a steam and vacuum gauge and a double telescope; barometer signed "R. Adie Bold Street Liverpool"; was third son of Alexander Adie; Taylor thought that he was partner in Adie and Co. | 26 Bold Street (1835); 28 Bold Street (1837);.55 Bold Street (1839); 4 Exchange Building (1868) and 5 Edmund Street (1870); 5 Harington Street (1872-75); all in Liverpool. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2059 and 2061); Bryden 3; USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| ADMIRAL, JACOB L' | Holland, 17th Century, PHIM | Coin Balance = Soth. 6/23/87. | mastermark of L'Admiral is stamped on the pans and the weights. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ADRIAENSEN, JAN | Holland, 1575-1654, MIM | Sundial = Fry Coll. | DeRijp. | Michel 3; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ADRIAENSZOON, JACOB | see Jacob Metius. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |||
| ADRIANO, P. FE. | Italy, 1700, MIM | Astrolabe, 1700 = BM. | ICA-188; "P. Adriano Fe." | Turin. | Gunther 1; Price 1, 2 and 3; Ward 4; ICA 2; Evans 1; Holbrook 2. | suggest correction |
| ADZERSEN, KARL | Sweden?, 1732, MIM | Vertical Sundial, 1732 = USNM. | Lydersholm. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| AECHERSPERG, JOHANN PETER | Germany, fl.1765-86, PHIM | Money Balances, 1765, 1775, undated = DRE; Balances = Köller May, 1972, 11/17/75 (1786); Gold Balances = Den Gamle By, Aarhus (1762), HAK (1773); etc. | also Aeckersberg; many signed "J.P. Aeckersberg." | Wichtlinghausen im Ober-Barmen. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| AEHNELT, C.G. | Germany, 1782, MIM OIM | Rule, 1782 = DRE; Telescope = DRE. | Dresden. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AERTRYCKE, PHILIPS VAN | Holland, c.1520, NIM | compass maker. | Bruges; Middelburg. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| AERTS, PETRUS | Belgium, 17th Century, MIM | Quadrant = X. | resembled Lusuerg quadrant in Michel collection. | Brussels. | Michel 3; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| AFFLECK, ALEXANDER | Scotland, fl.1800-02, MIM | Glasgow. | Taylor 2(1071). | suggest correction | ||
| AGGERE, PETRUS AB | see Petrus ab aggere. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | |||
| AGGERIUS, PETRUS | see Petrus ab aggere. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |||
| AGGIO, PAUL | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Phillips 2/14/79, Soth. 7/21/87. | Colchester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AGNELO, MICHIEL | Italy, c.1545, MIM | invented an ellipsograph in 1545. | Arrighi. | suggest correction | ||
| AGNESE | Italy, 1554, MIM | Compass set inside book cover, 1554 = NMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| AGNEW 1 | England, | see Zanetti and Agnew. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| AGNEW 2 | England, c.1840, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = P.C. | Manchester. | Delehar 4. | suggest correction | |
| AGNEW AND ZANETTI | England, fl.1825-34, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2); Stick Barometers = X(2). | one wheel barometer signed "Agnew and Zanetti, Exchange Street, Manchester"; others signed "Agnew and Zanetti, 18 Exchange Street, Manchester"; Thomas Agnew and Vittore Zanetti; succeeded Zanetti and Agnew, which see. | 94 Market Street (1825-26); 10 Exchange Street (1826-32); 18 Exchange Street (1834); all in Manchester. | Taylor 2(1473); Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| AGNEW, THOMAS | England, 1794-1871, MIM PHIM SIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2); Circumferentor = P.C. | apprenticed to Vittore Zanetti, 1810; partner with him, 1817; partner with his son, 1825-34; working alone by 1835; circumferentor is signed "Agnew Manchester"; also made thermometers. | 94 Market Street (1810-26); 10 Exchange Street (1826-32); 18 Exchange Street (1834); 14 Exchange Street (1841); all in Manchester. | Goodison 1; Delehar 4. | suggest correction |
| AGOSTI, G. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Bearne's 5-7-96. | with hydrometer, thermometer and level; may be same as I. Agosti, which see. | Falmouth. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| AGOSTI, I. | England, PHIM | Marine Barometer = X. | may be John Augustus. | Falmouth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| AHL, JOHAN | Sweden; Denmark, fl.pre-1755-95, OIM | Astronomical Quadrant, 3-foot radius = CRT. | apprenticed to Eckström; partner with Steinholtz, 1755-62. | Stockholm (pre-1755-62); Copenhagen (1762-95). | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| AHRENS, C.D. | England, 19th Century, OIM | Microscope = Phillips 12/12/89. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AIANO | England, fl.1790-1800, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X(2), Christie 5/5/83, Soth. 2/28/80, (1800); Wheel Barometers = Phillips 10/26/83 (4). | probably Charles Aiano; Phillips and one other wheel signed "Aiano Canterbury." | Canterbury. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| AIANO, CARLS. | England, PHIM | variant spelling for Charles Aiano, which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| AIANO, CHARLES | England, fl.1826-41, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(3), Chrisrie-SK 6/30/89 = D.(1989), Soth.-S 7/17/96; Stick Barometers = X, Soth. 2/4/77; Double Barometer = X. | some signed "C. Aiano" or "Chas. Aiano"; Soth. 1977 signed "Carls. Aiano." | At the Sign of the Providence; 9 Northgate (1826-28); Northgate (1841); 90-1 Northgate; all in Canterbury. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| AICHINGER | c.1850, MIM | Equatorial Sundial with alidade = AMST. | Mörzer Bruyns 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| AINAO, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/12/72. | misreading for Charles Aiano. | Northgate, Canterbury. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| AINSLEY, THOMAS L. | England, fl.1858-86, MIM NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = PEA-M3535; Instrument = OXF; Octant = Christie-SK 3/31/83; Sextants = Christie 12/21/7, Soth. 3/19/73 and MYS; Pelorus = MYS; Octant = Science and Engineering Museum, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; etc. | Christie sextant signed "Thos. L. Ainsley" and MYS one signed "Ainsley"; second octant signed Thomas L. Ainsley; rest signed "T.L. Ainsley"; quadrant also signed "London"; first octant also signed; "Cardiff and Barry Docks"; see Bain and Ainsley. | South Shields, Durham; South Shields, Tyne and Wear; Cardiff and Barry Docks; London. | Brewington 1; Taylor 2(1072); Crawford 11; RSW. | suggest correction |
| AIRES, BENJAMIN | see Benjamin Ayres. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |||
| AKEN, ABRAHAM VAN | Holland, c.1760, MIM PHIM | Astrolabe = BOM 3/28/06-564; Fire Engine Model = UTR-Physics Lab.; Planetaria = LEY, GEM. | made planetaria and other astronomical and physical instruments; sometimes spelled van Aaken. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; Brieux 3; RSW; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| AKENHEAD, ROBERT | England, c.1718, | T.C.; stationer and seller of instruments and spectacles. | at the Bible and Crown up on the Bridge, Newcastle. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| AKERBOOM, JOHANNES | Holland, c.1775, NIM | Mariner's Compass = Auction, 1981, Holland. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| AKERMAN, ANDREA | Åkerman; variant of Anders Åckerman. | Price 2; Edell 1. | suggest correction | |||
| AKRELL, CARL FREDRIK | Sweden, 1779-1868, MIM | made and repaired globes; probably son of Fredrik Akrell. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| AKRELL, FREDRIK | Sweden, 1740-1804, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1790 = NOR. | renewed several Åckerman globes; worked at the Academy of Sciences; also made celestial globes. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| AL. RI. | Italy, | initials on pin-gnomon sundial by Carolus Platus, 1593, at BM. | Dalton. | suggest correction | ||
| ALAMANNI, ANTONIO | Italy, c.1641, PHIM | Barometers and Thermometers = FLO. | Florence. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | |
| ALAND, JONATHAN | Ireland, c.1685, | designed instruments to determine longitude. | Waterford. | Taylor 1(438). | suggest correction | |
| ALBERTI, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = X. | probably Angelo Alberti; stick also signed "Sheffield" and its case was made by Charles Guggiari. | Sheffield. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ALBERTI, ANGELO | England, fl.1822-25, PHIM | made barometers. | Fargate, Sheffield. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ALBERTI, GIANBATTISTA | Italy, 1688, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1688 = Brescia; Compass Instruments = Brescia-7 and -32. | Michel 3; Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| ALBERTI, LEON BATTISTA | Italy, 1404-72, MIM | made hodometers. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ALBINO, D. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie-N.Y. 4/19/89. | the barometer listed by Goodison is signed "Albino, Cheltenham." | Cheltenham. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ALBINO, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 4/28/89. | Cheltenham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ALBINO, JOHN | England, fl.1839-60, PHIM | made barometers. | 47 St. John Street, West Smithfield (1839-49); 63 Hatton Garden (1850-60); both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ALBRECHT, ANDREAS | Germany, d.1628, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument, 1625 = NUR-WI 1262. | compass maker; designed the theodolite and plane table made by Michael Bumel. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Weil 1; Bonelli 1; Price 2; Gouk 1. | suggest correction |
| ALBRECHT, H. | Germany, 19th Century, MIM | Planetarium = Ineichen 6/5/75. | Berlin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ALCOCK, JOHN | England, 1743, NIM | Nocturnal, boxwood, 1743 = HAK. | Rohde; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ALDER 1 | USA, NIM | T.C.; see Duren and Alder, Alder and Co., Alder and Duren, Alder and Mackay, and W.D. Alder. | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ALDER 2 | USA, | see Choate and Alder. | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ALDER AND CO. | England, NIM | Octant = Christie 7/5/71. | Blyth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ALDER AND DUREN | USA, c.1850, NIM | sold nautical instruments; makers? | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ALDER AND MACKAY | Scotland, c.1825, PHIM | Barograph in clock = D.(1972). | Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ALDER, WILLIAM D. | USA, c.1859, MIM NIM | see De Mory, Gray and W.D. Alder, T.C.; successor to Duren and Alder; see Choate, Alder and Topham. | New Bedford, Mass. (1859); 20 Burling Slip, New York, N.Y. | D.J. Warner 10; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ALDERSON, WALTON | England, fl.1823-31, MIM | clockmaker; made sundials. | Leyburn. | Loomes. | suggest correction | |
| ALDINUS, FRANCISCUS | Italy, 1660, MIM | Armillary Sphere, iron, 1660 = ADL-M8. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; Price 2; Yonge; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ALDRIDGE, JOHN | England, c.1669, MIM OIM | member of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1669. | Minories, London. | Court and von Rohr 3(24). | suggest correction | |
| ALDRIDGE, T. | USA, NIM | Navigational Rule = X. | Bergen, New Jersey. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ALDUS, THOMAS | England, fl.1659-62, MIM | apprenticed to Henry Sutton in the Joiners' Company, June 12, 1652; free in the Company, Mar. 5, 1659; took apprentices. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| ALEA, YARWAY | England, c.1661, | apprenticed to John Brown 6 in the Joiners' Company, 1654; free in the Company, 1661. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| ALESSANDRI, I, AND SCATTOGLIA | Italy, 1784, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1784 = ROM. | Venice. | Bonelli 4; Bedini 12. | suggest correction | |
| ALETT, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1976). | Oxford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ALEXANDER | England, c.1790, NIM | Quadrant = NMM-S.160. | Yarmouth. | Taylor 2(910); NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| ALEXANDER, ALEXANDER 1 | Scotland, fl.1812-20, OIM | Edinburgh. | Taylor 2(1254); Morrison-Low. | suggest correction | ||
| ALEXANDER, ALEXANDER 2 | England, fl.1812-41, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Hadley's Quadrant = X; Pantograph = Christie 12/12/72; Camera Lucida = OXF. | optician to the King, the Duchess of Kent and to Princess Victoria; may be same person as Alexander Alexander 1; invented Graphic Mirror (1841); T.C.; pantograph signed "A. Alexander." | 6 High Street opposite Castle Street, Exeter. | Taylor 2(1254); Bryden 9; RSW; G.L'E. Turner 24; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction |
| ALEXANDER, ANDREAS | 1666, MIM | Sector, 1666 = NUR. | Nürnberg? | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| ALEXANDER, GEORGE | Scotland, fl.1813-25, NIM | watch and compass maker; held a patent for compass card suspension. | 27 Timber Street; 62 Shore (1822-25); both in Leith. | Bryden 3; Taylor 2(1255); Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| ALEXANDER, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 2/19/87. | Norwich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ALEXANDER, JOHN | Scotland, c.1671, MIM | apprenticed to Robert Smith of the Clockmakers' Company in Dec. 1667; freed in the Company, Aug. 1671; his test pieces were one clock and one sundial. | Edinburgh. | Loomes 2. | suggest correction | |
| ALEXANDRE, B. | France; India, MIM PHIM | Thermometer = P.C.; Planetarium Clock = UTO 11/2/76; Aneroid Barometer = Phillips 11/16/88. | "Opticien"; the barometer is marked "Cannes." | Cannes and Luckow; Paris. | RSW; Brieux. | suggest correction |
| ALFIERI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ALFIERI, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Halifax. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ALIEZER AND SON | England? U.S.A.?, 1790, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1790 = P.C. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| ALIMENIUS, MATTEO CAMPANI | see Matteo Campani. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| ALINGHAM, WILLIAM | England, fl.1694-1710, MIM | advertised as making dials. | Rummer Tavern, Chanel (or Cannon) Row, Westminster, London. | Taylor 1(482). | suggest correction | |
| ALIOVSY, IOECHI MICUS | 1591, MIM | Astronomical Plate, 1591 = UTO 11/2/76. | also marked "Iohannes Praetorius." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ALLAM | England, fl.1821-46, MIM | see Worthington and Allam. | Taylor 2(1749). | suggest correction | ||
| ALLAN 1 | England, NIM | Sextant, pocket, with Telescope = D.(1975). | could be James Allan. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ALLAN 2 | England, | probably misreading for Worthington and Allam; see Worthington and Allam. | Christie 5/26/76. | suggest correction | ||
| ALLAN 3 | England, c.1850, PHIM | designed and made saccharometers; in competition with Gray and Mackay. | Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction | ||
| ALLAN, ALEXANDER | Scotland, fl.1806-35, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Saccarometer = RSM. | instrument signed "Alexr Allan"; made Thomas Thomson's direct reading saccharometers, used by the Scottish Excise Office; succeeded by Peter Stevenson, his apprentice. | Baron Grant's Close (1806-10); 9 Lothian Street (1811-35); both in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3; Taylor 2(1073); Goodison 1; Clarke et al; McConnell 4. | suggest correction |
| ALLAN, JAMES | England, fl.1790-1825, MIM SIM | Sextants = WHI, Phillips 11/16/88; Repeating Circle, 1811 = Soth. 7/26/65 = Soth. 2/21/66. | apprenticed to Fairbone (probably Charles Fairbone 2 of the Grocers' Company); instrument maker and designer; made an improved dividing engine and theodolite; author; sometimes spelled "Allen"; awarded a prize in 1820 by the Commissioners of the Board of Longitude; his son, John Allan, succeeded him in 1825. | 13, Blewitt's Buildings, Fetter Lane, London. | Society of Arts Transactions, 1810, 1815-16; USNM; Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Taylor 2(912); Daumas 1; Moskowitz 105; RSW; J.A. Bennett 2; Coffeen 39. | suggest correction |
| ALLAN, JOHN | England; USAb.1786 fl.1810-25+, MIM NIM OIM | Sextant = USNM; Sextant, miniature, with case = D.(1992). | son of James Allan of London, who died in 1825; T.C. states he is son and successor to the late J(ames) Allan, sextant maker and divider; D.J. Warner lists him as "Allen" even though the USNM sextant is signed "J. Allan." | Fell Street (1810); 86 Bond Street (1814-15); 1 Fell Street (1819); all in Baltimore, Md; No. 12 Blewitt's Buildings, Fetter Lane, London (after 1825). | Smart 1; USNM; D.J. Warner 10; Coffeen 39. | suggest correction |
| ALLARD, ABRAHAN | Holland, c.1713, MIM | advertised pocket globes with cases in 1713. | Amsterdam. | Krogt 2. | suggest correction | |
| ALLARD, KAREL | Holland, c.1706, MIM | advertised a pair of pocket globes in 1706. | Amsterdam. | Krogt 2. | suggest correction | |
| ALLEAUME, JACQUES | France, c.1610-15, MIM | made sectors with points; "Ingénieur du Roi"; set up by Henri IV with a workshop in the Louvre. | Louvre, Paris. | Daumas 1; Price 2; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| ALLEN 1 | Scotland, c.1820, PHIM | made sets of solids. | near the College, Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| ALLEN 2 | USA, | misreading for Allam, which see; see Worthington and Allam. | Taylor 2(1749). | suggest correction | ||
| ALLEN, ELIAS | England, fl.1606-d.1654, MIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including a mariner's astrolabe (ICA-321) (NMM-11) and a very distinctive type of astronomical compendium. | apprenticed to Charles Whitwell of the Grocers' Company in 1602; free of the Company July 7, 1612; admitted to the Clockmakers' Company Oct. 3, 1633; Master, 1636-38; took apprentices in both Companies. | Blackhorse Alley, running off the north side of Fleet Street and close to the bridge across Fleet Ditch (1601-11); in the Strand (1613); Sign of the Horse Shoe, near Essex Gate, over against St. Clement's Church, Strand and outside Temple Bar (1616-53); all in London. | Taylor 1(112); Coffeen 51; Ward 4; Bryden 16; A. Stimson 3; Maddison 5; J. Brown 1 and 3; Waters 1; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ALLEN, HORATIO | USA, MIM | made earth and sun instruments; made astronomical instruments. | Homewood, South Orange, New Jersey. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ALLEN, JAMES | alternate selling for James Allan, which see. | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| ALLEN, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1632-53, MIM | Astrolabe-Quadrant, 1633 = BMR; Double Horizontal Sundial = BMR; Universal Ring Sundial on compass stand = ROM-674; Equinoctial Meridian Sundial = ROM-7768; Sector = OXF. | apprenticed to Elias Allen of the Grocers' Company on June 25, 1617, may have been the son of Elias Allen; free of the Company Jan. 11, 1632; took Walter Hayes as an apprentice, Feb. 22, 1632; may be John Allen 2 who was a member of the Clockmakers' Company in 1653. | near the Savoy, in the Strand, London. | Taylor 1(171); Bonelli 1; Price 2; Michel 2; Belgian Inventaire; USNM; J. Brown 1 & 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ALLEN, JOHN 2 | England, MIM | member of the Clockmakers' Company in 1653; may be John Allen 1. | J. Brown 1, 2 and 3. | suggest correction | ||
| ALLEN, JOHN 3 | alternate spelling for John Allan. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| ALLEN, JOHN 4 | England, fl.1842-52, MIM | 35 St. Swithin's Lane (1842); 5 Three King Court, Lombard Street (1847-52); both in London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| ALLEN, JOHN 5 | USA, 1810-19, MIM OIM | T.C. in Dollond sextant box, the sextant having Maskelyne's flap. | At the Sign of the Mariner, Thames Street 15, Fells Point, Baltimore. | Coffeen 43. | suggest correction | |
| ALLEN, JOSIAH BENNETT | USA, 1813-70 fl.1849-70, MIM OIM | made reflecting telescopes and microscopes, astronomical and musical instruments; some signed "J.B. Allen." | Springfield, Mass.; Thompsonville, Conn. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ALLEN, M.H. AND T.W. | Ireland, c.1838, MIM | retailers of a beam-compass invented by W. and A. Smith of London. | Dame Street, Dublin. | Taylor 2(2063); USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ALLEN, NATHANIEL | England, 18th Century, NIM | apprenticed to Jonathan Eade in the Merchant Taylors' Company; partner in Eade, Wilton and Allen. | London. | Crawforth 8; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ALLEN, T. | USA, NIM | Sextant = USNM. | is he same person as John Allen 2? | Baltimore, Md. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| ALLEN, WILLIAM 1 | England, 1770-1843, MIM PHIM | F.R.S., 1807; may be too long a working period for one man. | Plough Court, Lombard Street (1770- ); 29 Seward Street, Goswell Street; both in London. | O'Mara; Taylor 2(2064). | suggest correction | |
| ALLEN, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1787, MIM PHIM | No. 37 High Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| ALLESTREE, RICHARD | England, fl.1643-51, MIM | paper quadrant in almanac. | Taylor 1(203). | suggest correction | ||
| ALLFORD, JAMES | England?, MIM | Horary Quadrant = Soth. 12/16/63-126. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ALLIS, J.H. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Bristol. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ALLISTER, MR. | USA, | misreading of McAllister, Willam Y., Versailles 11/19/78. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ALLIZEAU | France, PHIM | Mineralogical Compendium = Soth. 10/28/63-20. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ALMENT, JOHN | Ireland, 1740-87, MIM OIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = P.C., D.(1990); Garden Sundial = D.(1989). | optician; Evans also reported him as Almont; worked for John Margas before 1767. | Mary's Abbey (1767-74); 34 Mary's Abbey (1775-87); both in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Evans 1; Morrison-Low and Burnett; Moskowitz 132; Coffeen 30. | suggest correction |
| ALMONT | Ireland, c.1750, MIM | probably John Alment, which see. | Dublin. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| ALOTTI, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Cirencester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ALSTON AND CO. | England, fl.1789-95, MIM | Perpetual Calendar Volvelle = BM-1901/11/15-29. | Willmore. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| ALT, ISAAC | England, c.1675, | member of the Spectaclemakers' Company; took apprentices. | London. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| ALTENDER, T., AND SONS. | USA, MIM | made rules. | Philadelphia, PA. | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| ALTENEDER, T. | USA, fl.1850-76, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | patented a drawing instrument joint, 1850, and a telescopic range finder, 1862; made drawing instruments. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ALTORFII, JOACHIMUS | 1591, MIM | Instrument = X. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ALURESONOVO, MEL | Spain, c.1648, | this name is marked on the back of a mariner's astrolabe made by Andre Ruffo (NMM-64). | A. Stimson 3. | suggest correction | ||
| ALVERGNIAT | France, 18th Century, PHIM | Air Pumps = FLO (2). | may be predecessor to Alvergniat frères, fl. 1858-90, at 10 rue de la Sorbonne, Paris. | Paris? | Bonelli 1; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| ALWORTH, THOMAS | England, 1695, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1695 = Phillips 2/2/84. | Oxon (Oxford). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ALZ, M. | see Joao Mellorio and M. Alz. | suggest correction | ||||
| AMADIO | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Bearne's 2/17/92. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AMADIO AND SON | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2), English, Scottish and Australian Bank Ltd. | Francis Amadio 1 and 2. | 118 St. John Street Road, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| AMADIO, A. | England, 1736, PHIM | Angle Barometer, 1736 = X. | in style of Charles Orme; probably repaired and re-signed by Amadio. | Ashby de-la-Zouch. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| AMADIO, F., AND SON | England, 1840-44, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie 12/6/78, Phillips 12/2/87; Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 2/26/88. | Francis Amadio 1 and son, probably Francis Amadio 2. | 118 St. John Street Road, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| AMADIO, FRANCIS 1 | England, fl.1820-44, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(6), Soth. 6/6/75, Soth.-S 9/18/86, Christie-SK 3/3/89. | made other philosophical instruments; in partnership with son, 1840-44, probably Francis Amadio 2, which see; often signed "F. Amadio"; the Christie barometer is signed "E. Amadio 118 St. John Street Road, London" but the "E" might be a misreading. | 10 St. John Street Road (1820-28); 118 St. John Street Road (1829-44); 2 St. John Street Road; all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1763); RSW; USNM. | suggest correction |
| AMADIO, FRANCIS 2 | England, fl.1840-60, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer with clock = X. | optician; probably son of Francis Amadio 1, which see; clock is signed "Cummins." | 63 Moorgate (1840-41); 35 Moorgate (1842-51); 5 Cowpers Court and 5 Birchin Lane (1852-60); all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1763). | suggest correction |
| AMADIO, J. 1 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | possibly the J. Amadio, optician, who was at a different address. | 17a Telegraph Street, Moorgate Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| AMADIO, J. 2 | England, OIM | Microscope = D.(1983). | 7 Throgmorton Street, London. | Coffeen C. | suggest correction | |
| AMADIO, J. 3 | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 10/19/87, Phillips 12/2/87. | some instruments are signed "Amadio." | 6 Shorters Court, City (London?). | RSW. | suggest correction |
| AMALDI, PAOLO | Italy, 1844, MIM | Radio Latino, 1844 = D.(1970). | later catalogue calls it a goniometer. | Mantua. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| AMARDIO, F., AND SON | misreading for Amadio. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| AMATIUS, F., CAPUC. | Italy, c.1750, MIM | Regiomontanus-type Sundial, wood = Linton Coll. = Libert et Castor 10/10/80. | Belluno. | Moreau. | suggest correction | |
| AMBROSINI AND MANZINI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Portsea. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| AMBROSONE | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Sotheby 12/15/94. | Brighton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AMELLI | Italy, c.1590, MIM | Skaphe Dial in gilt-brass box = Evans Coll. | Palermo. | Gunther 2; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| AMERICAN SCHOOL APPARATUS CO. | USA, fl.1860-65, MIM | Hemisphere Globe, 5-inch = MIT. | company founded by Franklin C. Brownell. | 19 Murray Street, New York, N.Y. | Warner 4. | suggest correction |
| AMERLINUS, ALBERTUS | c.1560-70, MIM | Drawing Instrument = BM Print Room. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| AMERLINUS, PAULUS | c.1567-69, MIM | Quadrant, painted = BM Print Room. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| AMERY, LEONARD D' | see Leonard D'Amery. | suggest correction | ||||
| AMICI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA | Italy, 1786-1863 fl.1811-63, MIM OIM PHIM | he made a great many telescopes and microscopes; a sundial, micrometer and a spectroscope are known; dated instruments range from 1812-35. | a renowned astronomer and fine instrument maker; designed a prism. | Modena; Florence. | Bonelli 1, 2 and 4; Pipping 1; Bryden 9; Dewhirst; Clay and Court; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| AMIEL | England, c.1890, PHIM | see Lloyd, Payne and Amiel. | Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AMMON, ERHARD | Germany, 1579, MIM | Artillery Level, 1579 = DRE. | also marked "Macht Mych." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AMONTONS, GUILLAUME | France, fl.1663-d.1705, MIM PHIM SIM | made surveying and architect's instruments, and barometers; invented an air thermometer; described a form of marine barometer in 1695. | Paris. | Nachet; Hamilton 2; Daumas 1; USNM; Goldschmidt 70; Bedini 8; Price 2; A.J. Turner 10; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| AMSLER, C.T. | Switzerland; USA, fl.1848-61, MIM OIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = X, D.(1982). | importer and manufacturer of mathematical and optical instruments. | Philadelphia, Pa. (1848-). | Smart 2; USNM; Coffeen. | suggest correction |
| AMSLER, CHARLES F. | MIM | probably C.T. Amsler, which see. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| AMUEL, F. | Germany, MIM | Cannon Sundials = OXF, Miss Wilmott Coll., P. and S. 11/21/1894. | Berlin. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AMUEL, J. | see F. Amuel. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| ANAAND, THOMAS | England, 1683, MIM | Gunter Scale, 1683 = P.C. | earliest Gunter scale known to date. | Delehar 9. | suggest correction | |
| ANDERSEN, NIELS | Sweden, 1737, MIM | Table Dial, small, 1737 = NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ANDERSON | Scotland, c.1859, PHIM | see Marr and Anderson; probably Robert Marr. | 14 Renfield Street, Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| ANDERSON, DAVID, JR. | Scotland, 1597, MIM | made a town sundial in 1597. | Aberdeen. | Loomes 2. | suggest correction | |
| ANDERSON, F. | England, 1848, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | one signed "Anderson, Registered 1586 Sept. 14, 1848 No. 183." | Gravesend. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ANDERSON, J.B. | Sweden, MIM | Sundial = Evans Coll. | owner or maker of dial. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| ANDERSON, JOHN | England, c.1818, NIM | claimed to have made an instrument for locating position at sea by observing the Pole Star. | 235 High Street, Poplar, London; Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1258). | suggest correction | |
| ANDERSON, N. | England?, c.1850, | name on a ten-inch celestial globe constructed by C.A. Reitzel. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ANDERSON, WALTER | misreading for Walter Alderson. | Loomes. | suggest correction | |||
| ANDERSONE, DAVID | Scotland, 1597, MIM | Sundial, 1597 = Tolbooth, Aberdeen. | Aberdeen. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| ANDERTON | England, fl.1783-1810, PHIM | Apothecary Balances = OXF, X (1810). | probably by Anderton and Calley or Anderton, Son and Calley, as Anderton is not known to have worked alone. | Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1259); Gunther 2; USNM; D. Crawforth-Hitchins. | suggest correction |
| ANDERTON, JAMES | England, fl.1699-1706, MIM | son of Nathaniel Anderton; admitted by Patrimony to the Grocers' Company on March 7, 1699; took apprentices. | The Minories, London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| ANDERTON, NATHANIEL | England, fl.1669-92, MIM | apprenticed to Walter Hayes of the Grocers' Company on July 5, 1661; free of the Company, May 13, 1669; took apprentices; engraved a plate of a type of quadrant in 1672 for Leybourn's book, "Panorganon." | London? | Leybourn; Evans 1; J. Brown 1; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| ANDRE, A. | France, 1642, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory and silver, 1642 = Schuhmann Sale-111 = MADEX-87 = Chadenat Sale-32 = P.C.; Butterfield-type Sundials = Schuhman Sale-123, Drout-Richelieu 4/28/88. | A. André. | Paris. | Michel 1; RSW; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| ANDREAE, JOHAN LUDOVIC | variant spelling for Johann Ludwig Andreae. | Tooley. | suggest correction | |||
| ANDREAE, JOHANN LUDWIG | Germany, fl.1688-1726, MIM | Celestial Globes = DEU (1715, 1717), NUR 1715), REG (1716), KRM (1716), GOT (1716, 1717), FRA (1717), MUN. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Tooley. | suggest correction | |
| ANDREAE, JOHANN PHILIPP | Germany, fl.1721-26, MIM | Pillar Dials = SLM (1721), DEU (1724); Celestial Globe, 1726 = DEU-45876. | Zinner thought he was Johann Phil. Andrecein, which see. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Lunardi. | suggest correction |
| ANDRECEIN, JOHANN PHIL. | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Ring Sundial, small, with case = MERC-19 = Hamilton Coll. = Soth. 12/12/55-124. | Zinner thought that he might be Johann Philipp Andreae. | Nürnberg. | Hamilton 1 and 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ANDRES, JUAN | Bolivia, 1699, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial, silver, 1699 = ADL-A263. | designed for southern latitudes; Cocart-type. | La Paz. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ANDRESEN, L.I. | Denmark, 19th Century, NIM | Compass Card = P.C. (1972). | in a dry compass. | Randers. | Price 2. | suggest correction |
| ANDREWES, NATHAN | England, d.1782, MIM | Sundial, copper = Church, Ecclesfield. | watchmaker. | Sheffield. | Gatty. | suggest correction |
| ANDREWS | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | may be W.H. Andrews, c.1790, clockmaker, listed by Baillie; see also H. Andrews. | Royston. | Baillie 1; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ANDREWS AND SONS | USA, fl.1848-93, MIM OIM | Robert Fisher Andrews and his sons, Robert E. and Charles Andrews; issued a trade catalogue. | Buffalo, N.Y. | USNM; Smart 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ANDREWS, CHARLES | England; USA, 1824-68, MIM OIM | worked with his father, Robert Fisher Andrews and his brother Robert E. Andrews as Andrews and Sons, 1848-68. | Buffalo, N.Y. and Chicago, Ill. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| ANDREWS, H. | England, c.1810, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 7/17/96. | see Andrews and W.H. Andrews. | Royston. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ANDREWS, HENRY 1 | England, 1744-1815, MIM | astronomer; globe maker. | Crawforth 11; Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| ANDREWS, JAMES | England, MIM | free of the Stationers' Company 16 years after he was bound. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| ANDREWS, JOEL W. | USA, 1853, PHIM | Stick Barometers = VNN, Sale; Mountain Barometer, 1853 = D.(1988). | the mountain barometer is signed "J. Andrews Albany, N.Y. 1855." | No. 42 High Street, Albany, N.Y. | Coffeen Z; MAD March, 1997; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ANDREWS, john HENRY 2 | England, c.1771, | apprenticed to Edward Roberts 1 in the Joiners' Company on Oct. 10, 1771. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| ANDREWS, RICHARD | England, c.1730, MIM | apprenticed to Fisher Combs of the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 8, 1730. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| ANDREWS, ROBERT E. | England; USA1829-1922, MIM OIM | worked with his father, Robert Fisher Andrews and his brother Charles as Andrews and Sons, 1848-93. | Buffalo, N.Y. and Chicago, Ill. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| ANDREWS, ROBERT FISHER | England; USA, 1800-68, MIM OIM | the father in Andrews and Sons, which see. | 14 Webster (1849-52); 171 Main (1852-67); both in Buffalo, N.Y.; also in the Chicago Ill. directories from 1857 to 93. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| ANDREWS, W.H. | England, c.1790, | clockmaker; may be Andrews and/or H. Andrews, which see. | Royston. | Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ANDRIESSON, CLAES | Holland, pre-1596, NIM | Cross-staff (partial), 1596 = RIJ. | may be the owner. | Goutum. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ANDRIVEAU, SAUVET | France, c.1850, MIM | Orrery = D.(1962). | successor to Ch. Dien. | 9 rue de Savoie, Paris. | Brieux. | suggest correction |
| ANDRONIKOS | Macedonia; Greece, c.50 B.C., MIM | Multiple Sundial = Archeological Museum, Tenos. | designed the Tower of the Winds with its dials and waterclock in Athens. | Kyrrhos, Macedonia; Athens, Greece. | Price 2 and 13; Noble and Price; Gibbs. | suggest correction |
| ANGELI, MICHAELIS | Italy, 1812, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, paper, wood, 1812 = P.C. | "Michaelis Angeli a Nero Capuccini"; a Capuchin. | Nero. | Price 2. | suggest correction |
| ANGELO, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Dangelo and Cadenazzi. | Winchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ANGELO, ALBERTI | England, fl.1822, PHIM | made barometers. | Fargate, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1475a). | suggest correction | |
| ANGENIEUX, P. | France, OIM | made objectives. | Usines à Saint-Heand (Loire). | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ANGLICUS, GUILLELMUS | France, c.1231, | William the Englishman; wrote a text on the universal astrolabe. | Marseilles. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| ANGLOIS, L' | misreading for Langlois. | suggest correction | ||||
| ANICH, PETER | Austria, 1723-66, MIM | Floating Dials = INN(2), SLM, OBE; Polyhedral Dial = OBE; Cube Dials = INN(2), OBE; Celestial Globes, 1758 = NMM-G.133, INN, INN-Wilton(4), INN-BIB, OBE, etc.; Terrestrial Globes, 1758 = INN, INN-Wilton, INN-BIB, OBE, etc. | also made wall dials and astronomical clocks. | Innsbruck. | Zinner 1; Britten; Baillie 1; Anich Cat.; Tooley. | suggest correction |
| ANIL, JAMES HOLCROFT | France, 1824, MIM | Triangle, ivory = Phillips 10/5/76. | "Engineer." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ANNABOLDI, LEWIS | England, c.1830, PHIM | misreading for Arnoboldi, which see. | Taylor 2(1764). | suggest correction | ||
| ANNIN, WILLIAM B. | USA, 1791-1839, MIM | fl.1813-39; globe maker; patent for artificial globe, 1826; engraved maps for Loring globes; worked with George Girdler Smith, an engraver. | Boston. | Vietor; Bedini 8; Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| ANONE, FRANCIS | England, fl.1802-08, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | also made telescopes and thermometers; see Frans Anone. | 242 High Holborn; 82 High Holborn; 26 High Holborn (1802-08); all in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ANONE, FRANS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be Francis Anone, which see. | 51 Fetter Lane, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ANONE, FRS. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably Francis Anone. | Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ANSCHEUTZ AND CO. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Index Balance = Christie 6/7/72; Coin Balance = Christie 4/9/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ANSONIA CLOCK CO. | USA, c.1922, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, aluminium case = WHI, ADL. | the instruction book is labled "Sunwatch"; it was made for the Boy Scouts. | Bryden 16; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ANTHEAUME | France, fl.1765-70, OIM | made achromatic lenses. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| ANTHONY, E. AND H.T. | USA, c.1850, PHIM | made apparatus for ambrotype, Daguerrean and photographic business. | New York. | Romaine; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ANTHONY, JACOB | USA, c.1788, MIM | also a turner. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| ANTHONY, JOHN | England, c.1773, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Ripley 1 of the Grocers' Company on Dec. 2, 1765; free of the Company on June 3, 1773. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ANTONI, GEORGE | Austria, late 18th Century, | Astronomical Clock, long case = VIU. | Vienna. | Baillie. | suggest correction | |
| ANTONINO, P. | 1744, MIM | Pillar Dial, wood, 1744 = Koller 11/17/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ANTONIUS, MARCUS | France, 1602, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1602 = MADEX-3. | signed "Marcus Antonius Marrolensis Patumum", the last two names being towns. | Beauce. | Michel 1. | suggest correction |
| ANTRAM, JOSEPH | England, c.1718, MIM | member of Clockmakers' Company; took over an apprentice from John Gilbert 1 of the Grocers' Company, 1718; presumed to be a MIM. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| ANZANI | see Guggiari and Anzani; may be Anziani, which see. | Pelham Street, Nottingham. | Taylor 2(2142). | suggest correction | ||
| ANZIANI | see D. Guggiari and Anziani. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| AO. H. | 1748, MIM SIM | Compass with sights for plane table, 1748 = P.C. | signed "Ao. H." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| APELQUIST, CARL | Sweden; England; Sweden, c.1794-1824, MIM | studied instrument-making with Ramsden and William Fraser; ran several foundries. | Norrköping; Marieberg; Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| APFELBACHER, PHILIP, B.D. | Germany, 1693, MIM | Bow Dividers, wood, 1693 = DEU. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| APIAN, PETER | Germany, c.1495-1552, MIM | Wall Dial, 1524 = castle, Trausnitz; Celestial Globes, 1541 = Charles V; Pillar Dial = Duke William IV. | family name was Bennowitz; instrument designer; author; University of Ingolstadt, 1533; described the nocturnal in 1533 and the torquetum c. 1540. | Ingolstadt. | Michel 1; Van Ortroy 1; Wattenberg; Zinner 1; Maddison 1. Stevenson. | suggest correction |
| APIAN, PHILIP | Germany, 1531-89, MIM | Astrolabe and Cosmolabe = lost; Pair of Globes, 1576 = K.B. Library, Munich. | son of Peter Apian; family name was Bennowitz. | Ingolstadt; Tubingen. | Zinner 1; Wattenberg; Stevenson; Tooley 1. | suggest correction |
| APPEL, ALOYSI VON | Germany, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = Drecker Coll. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| APPLEBY, JOSHUA | England, 1705, | apprenticed to Daniel Quare 1 in the Clockmakers' Company, 1705. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| APPOLD | England, c.1850, PHIM | invented and/or made a "Register Hygrometer." | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| APPS, ALFRED | England, post-1856, MIM OIM PHIM | Mathematical Drawing Instrument Set = D.(1972). | optician; T.C. | 433 Strand, London, W.C. | Calvert 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| APRILE, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Braintree. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| APRILE, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2); Stick Barometer = X. | possibly Josh Aprile, which see. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| APRILE, JOSH | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | Sudbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| AR/CENNI | Germany, 1581, MIM | Navicula Sundial, 1581 = BM-1893/6/16-8. | destroyed. | Cologne. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction |
| ARBON AND KRAP | Holland, c.1835, NIM | Octants = ANM, AMST; Sextant = ROT; Pocket Sextant = P.C. | H.G. Arbon and the Widow A.H. Krap had a shop in Rotterdam, c.1835. | Rotterdam. | Namur Exhib. Cat; Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| ARCHBUTT, J. AND W.E. | England, 1867-92, MIM | Sector, ivory = D.(1984); Barometer, pocket = PC. | John and William Edward (son) Archbutt. | 201 Westminster Bridge Road, London. | RSW; WEBDB. | suggest correction |
| ARCHBUTT, JOHN, AND SONS | England, fl.1864-66, MIM | Sector, ivory = D.(1984). | T.C. states that the firm started in 1795; J. Archbutt and Sons fl.1864-66; John and William Edward (son) fl.1867-92. | 201 Westminster Bridge Road, London. | Crawforth 11; Taylor 2(916); O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ARCHIPOV | Russia, | see Babkov and Archipov. | GEL Notes, 1973. | suggest correction | ||
| ARCKEN, VAN | Holland, c.1850, MIM | Astronomical Instrument = BOM 1906. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| ARCUTT, GEORGE | England, c.1698, MIM | apprenticed for eight years to William Bennett of the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 8, 1698. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| ARDUINO, GIOVANNI | Italy, 1754, MIM SIM | Bussola Agrimensoria, 1754 = P.C. | universal surveying instrument; designer and maker. | Vicenza. | Brophy. | suggest correction |
| AREIAENSEN, IAN | Holland, MIM | Sundial, portable = Fry Coll. | could be Jan Areiaensen. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| ARESSE, F. HIERONYMUS DE | Spain, 1598, MIM | Sundial, portable, 1598 = Evans Coll. | an alternative spelling was Arresse. | Evans 1; Gunther 2; Michel 3; Earle; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| ARGAND, JEAN | France, c.1800, PHIM | Thermometer, silver, case = Ineichen 5/10/76. | signed "Argand." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ARGILL, THOMAS | England, c.1800, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Rust 1 of the Grocers' Company on Feb. 7, 1793; free of the Company on Mar. 6, 1800. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ARIANO, CHARLES | England, c.1830, PHIM | barometer maker; may be misreading for Charles Aiano, which see. | 91 Northgate, Canterbury. | Taylor 2(1765). | suggest correction | |
| ARIGONI | misreading for Origoni in 1841. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| ARLERI, FRA A. | Italy, c.1780, PHIM | Vacuum Pump = Municipal Museum, Modena. | invented by Abbé L. Bacelli. | Italian Inventory. | suggest correction | |
| ARLES DEMONTIGNY | see Montigny, Arles de. | Augarde. | suggest correction | |||
| ARMAND, JACQUES-ETIENNE | France, 1732-80, MIM | Compass Dial, 1780 = NMM-D.139. | apprenticed to Jacques Canivet, Nov. 26, 1747, in the "Corporation des fondeurs"; free in the "Corporation", 1755. | Paris. | NMM 2; Augarde 1. | suggest correction |
| ARMSTRONG, JOHN 1 | England, c.1720, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Bulkeley of the Clockmakers' Company on June 13, 1720. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| ARMSTRONG, JOHN 2 | England, c.1725, MIM | apprenticed to James Wilson of the Clockmakers' Company on April 10, 1725. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| ARMSTRONG, THOMAS, AND BROTHER | England, NIM PHIM | Sextant = Soth. 4/24/72; Barograph = Phillips 12/12/89; Binocular Microscope = Christie-SK 7/10/80. | Manchester and Liverpool. | Crawforth 11; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ARMSTRONG, W., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 1/27/89. | Chichester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM GEORGE | England, 1810-1900, PHIM | Electrostatic Machines = FLO, TEY. | Sir William George Armstrong; electrical engineer; first to put in a domestic hydro-electric plant in Cragside in 1840. | Cragside, Northumberland. | Bonelli 1; G.L'E. Turner 7 and 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ARNABOLDI, JARVIS | USA, c.1859, PHIM | New York N.Y. | D.J. Warner 5. | suggest correction | ||
| ARNABOLDI, L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 11/16/76. | Shoreditch. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ARNABOLDI, LEWIS | England, c.1835, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | signed "Arnaboldi"; also made thermometers. | Steep Hill, Lincoln. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ARNAULD, HEINRICH | see Henri Arnault. | Zinner 1; Price 2; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |||
| ARNAULT, HENRI | Holland; France, fl. 1427-60, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1455 = Charles VII; Astrolabe = NUR (ICA-548); Orrery, 1427 = Duke of Burgundy; Sundials, 1431 = Duke of Burgundy (2). | pupil of Johanne Fusoris; sometimes called Heinrich Arnold or Heinrich Arnauld; probably Henricus de Hollandia; astrolabe is signed "Henricus de Hollandia." | Zwolle; Paris; Dijon. | Poulle 1; Price 1; ICA 2; Zinner 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| ARNDT, J.G. | Germany, fl.1718-25, MIM | Sector = DRE; Triquetrum, 1718 = BRS; Pillar Dial, 1725 = DEU-63427. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ARNOLD AND CO. | USA, fl.1850-63, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass, case = D.(1971). | Chicago, Ill. | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| ARNOLD AND DENT | England, fl.1830-40, | John Roger Arnold and Edward John Dent; see latter's entry; clock and chronometer makers. | 84 Strand, London. | Taylor 2(1310); Brewington 1; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| ARNOLD, C. | Germany, 1731, MIM | Instrument = X. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ARNOLD, CHARLES WILSON | England, b.1795 d.1829, NIM | Octant = NMM. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ARNOLD, JAMES | England, fl.1829-36, MIM OIM PHIM | 5 Union Crescent, Whitechapel, London. | Taylor 2(1766); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| ARNOLD, JOHN ROGER | England, 1769-1843, NIM | Tide Gauge = AMST. | clock and chronometer maker; see Arnold and Dent. | London. | Mörzer Bruyns 1; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction |
| ARNOLD, THOMAS | USA, c.1830, MIM NIM | made quadrants and sextants. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ARNOLDI AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | see Donato Arnoldi. | Gloucester. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ARNOLDI, ARNOLDO DI | Italy; Holland, c.1600, NIM | Quadrant = HAK-1911/462. | compass maker; the quadrant is also marked "fiamingo"; made for the Cardinal of Montalto; | Amsterdam. | Morpurgo 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ARNOLDI, C.E. AND F. | Germany, c.1850, MIM | exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | Elgersburg, Gotha, Prussia. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| ARNOLDI, DONATO | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | one signed "D. Arnoldi"; see Arnoldi and Co. | Gloucester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ARNOLDI, MATTHIAS | Germany, 1691, MIM | Diptych Dial, 1691 = MUN-33/179. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| ARNOTT, ISAAC | England, c.1784, | apprenticed to Michael Dancer in the Joiners' Company on Oct. 5, 1784. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| ARNOULT | France, c.1786, OIM | worked at the Observatory. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| ARNOUT | 1772, MIM | Vertical Pin Gnomon Dial, 1772 = DEU-62546. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| ARONSBERG, M. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 1/25/89. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AROSSI | Sweden, PHIM | Stick Barometer = NOR. | owner? stormy? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ARRESSE | see Aresse. | suggest correction | ||||
| ARRIGHI, PAULUS-SEBASTIANUS | Italy, 1747, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1747 = X. | dedicated to Egnatio Danti. | Florence. | Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| ARROWSMITH, AARON | England, c.1840, MIM | Terrestial Globe = Wotton Auction 12/30/96. | had George Frederick Cruchley as an apprentice. | London. | Yonge; ATG 2/1/97. | suggest correction |
| ARSANDEAUX | France, c.1800, MIM PHIM | Planetarium = CNAM-1446; Pyrometer = CNAM-1492. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Grimaldi(986). | suggest correction | |
| ARSENIO, A.F., CAPUCINORUM | France, c.1853, MIM | made sundials at Aix-les-Bains, Annecy, etc. | Gatty. | suggest correction | ||
| ARSENIUS, FERDINAND | Belgium; Holland, fl.1573-1628, MIM | Astrolabe, 1573 = Christie 5/18/53 = NMM; Astrolabes = MAA (1618), KEN; Tympans(2) = CNAM (913, 914). | ICA 437, 464, 233; 437 owned by Thomas Whitestones, signed on back "F.A. nepos Gemma Frisi"; worked for Plantin, 1589-1628. | Louvain; Antwerp (1607-1618). | Gunther 1; Price 1 & 2; ICA 2; Van Ortroy 2; Zinner 1; Tooley; Michel 1 and 2; Rooseboom 1; CNAM Horloges Cat. | suggest correction |
| ARSENIUS, GUALTERUS | Belgium, fl.1554-1579, MIM | his work is characterized by exceptionally handsome astrolabes, armillary spheres, astronomical rings, radii astronomici, etc; examples may be seen at ADL, KES, CLU, NMM, LEL, MAA, MAS, MUN, NOR, OXF, AUG, BM, BRC, LEY, KEN, FLO, CNAM, National Museum of History, Mexico City, etc. | Arsenius was the nephew of Gemma Frisius, his work is often signed "G.A. Nepos G.F."; made a rete and a tympan for an astrolabe by Muh. bin Fattuh al Khama'iri in Seville, 1223 A.D.; Loyola U., Chicago has a throne from an 86cm. astrolabe. | Antwerp; Louvain. | Michel 1, 2, and 4; Van Ortroy 2; Zinner 1; Price 1 and 3; Ward 4; Bonelli 1; Rooseboom 1; Garcia Franco 1; D. Rowe; Brieux 2; NMM 2; ICA 2; Gunther 1; Engelmann 1; J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10; Syndram; ADL; Islamic Cat. 1989; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ARSENIUS, REGNERUS | Belgium, fl.1565-74, MIM | Astrolabes = OXF (1565), SGS (1565), CNAM-3.907 (1569). | Roussel-197 is dated 1565; ICA 229, 230, X; Oxf also marked "Nepos G.F."; nephew of Gemma Frisius; Evans thought him uncle of Gualterus Arsenius; Maddison feels he was Gualterus Arsenius and became director of the workshop in 1552 when Mercator went to Duisberg; sometimes seen as Rennerus. | Antwerp; Louvain. | Zinner 1; Gunther 1; Van Ortroy 2; Michel 1 and 2; Price 1; ICA 2; USNM; Maddison; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ARSENIUS, REMI | see Remigius Arsenius. | Michel 2 and 4; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| ARSENIUS, REMIGIUS | Belgium, c.1569, MIM | Nautical Quadrant, 1570 = KEN; Astronomical Ring, Oct., 1569 = X; Astrolabe, Sept., 1569 = X. | the astrnomical ring and the astrolabe were both bought by Plantin; this may be Regnerus Arsenius, which see. | Louvain. | Michel 2 and 4; Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| ARSENIUS, RENIER | see Regnerus Arsenius. | suggest correction | ||||
| ARSENIUS, RENNERUS | BelgiumMIM | see Regnerus Arsenius. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| ARSTALL, GEORGE | England, fl.1807-16, PHIM | made beam scales and Dicas hydrometers until 1816; see Mary Dicas and Arstall. | Liverpool. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| ARTALLI, D. | England, PHIM | Barometer = P.C.; Stick Barometer = X. | Bath. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ARTOLET, BERTRAND | France, fl.1755-80, MIM | apprenticed to Jacques Le Maire in the "Corporation des fondeurs", on July 22, 1731(?); Augarde said he was born 1732, but dates don't agree. | Paris. | Augarde 1. | suggest correction | |
| ARTONQUELLI | Italy, 1764, OIM | mentioned in 1764 by Lalande as an instrument maker, probably of telescopes. | Daumas 1; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| ARZONI, G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2); Soth.-S 9/18/86. | Canterbury. | Goodison 1; Crawforth 11; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ARZONI, I.H. | Holland, c.1800, PHIM | Barometer = Fries Museum, Leeuwarden. | Leeuwarden. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| ARZONI, J. | misreading for G. Arzoni. | Crawforth 11; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| ARZT, MARCUS | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Astronomical Clock = MUN. | Munich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ASABONE | Scotland, c.1850, OIM | Telescope = Maritime Museum of British Columbia. | USNM card questions the name. | Glasgow. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| ASH, JOHN | see John Nash. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| ASH, M. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer, walnut = Soth.=S 10/19/89. | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ASHLEY, THOMAS | England, c.1749, MIM | T.C.; optician. | at ye Ggolden Spectacles in Sidney's Alley near Leicester Fields; Cranbourne Alley, Westminster (1749); both in London. | Taylor 2(327); Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Daumas 1; Holbrook; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| ASHMORE AND OSBORNE | England, c.1830, OIM | Spyglass = MYS. | Osborne 1. | 42 Burgess Street, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1767); RSW. | suggest correction |
| ASHMORE, WILLIAM | England, c.1825, OIM | Telescope = MYS. | see Ashmore and Osborn. | Sheffield. | RSW; Taylor 2(1767). | suggest correction |
| ASHTON, JOHN | England, c.1817, | see Thomas Gill. | Taylor 2(1341). | suggest correction | ||
| ASINI, JOHAN BAPTISTA | Italy, 1520-22, MIM NIM | Sundial, 1522 = FLO-122; Compass Rose, = FLO-1293. | Michel thinks he is 200 years later. | Florence. | Bonelli 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| ASINUS, MICHAEL | France, 1602, MIM | Astrolabe, paper tympans, 1602 = CLU-7024 = Renaissance Museum, Ecouen. | ICA-215; Bonelli shows variant dates. | Caen. | Bonelli 1; Gunther 1; Price 1; ICA 2; Michel 2 and 3; Nachet. | suggest correction |
| ASKE, HENRY | England, c.1688, | member of the Clockmakers' Company; George Graham was apprenticed to him on July 2, 1688. | London. | J. Brown 3; Robischon; Loomes 2. | suggest correction | |
| ASKEY, THOMAS | England, fl.1808-18, OIM | optician. | 77 Litchfield Street (1808); Litchfield Street (1818); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| ASLIN | England, | T.C.; shagreen and morocco case maker. | 15 Lower Smith Street, Northampton Square, Clerkenwell, London. | Calvert 2; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| ASNE, MICHAEL L' | see Michael Asinus. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| ASPHER, PETER | Italy, 1586, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1586 = NMM-G.41. | Padua. | Tooley; NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| ASSELINNE, DAVID | France, c.1620, MIM | Sundial, portable = Capt. Creagh-Osborne Coll. (1923); Diptych sundials, ivory = Findlay Sale-209 = NMM, ADL-DPW17. | the ivory sundial at the ADL has been treated with acid to give it the appearance of tortoiseshell. | Dieppe. | Gunther 2; Michel 3; Price 2; NMM 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ASSHETON, RICHARD | England, 1659, MIM | Folding Rule, pear wood, 1659 = NMM. | Taylor 1(279); Dewhirst; Evans 1; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| ASSIER-PERRICAT | France, c.1800, PHIM | succeeded his father, Antoine Assier-Perricat; associated himself with the widow of Betalli; made barometers and thermometers; "démonstrateur au Lycée des Arts pour la contruction des baromètres." | Paris. | Daumas 1; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| ASSIER-PERRICAT, ANTOINE | France, fl.1771-1805, PHIM | Thermometer = GEM. | barometer and thermometer maker; "Ingénieur et mbre. de la Société des Arts et Sciences; succeeded by his son; see Bourbon and Assier-Perricat. | Rue St. Germain l'Auxerrois Place de l'Ecole, No. 14, Paris. | Daumas 1; A.J. Turner 10; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| ASTON AND MANDER | England, c.1840-1915, MIM | made slide rules; George Mander. | London. | O'Mara; Moskowitz 111. | suggest correction | |
| ASTON, ISAAC | England, fl.1814-27, MIM | Slide Rules, boxwood = Kenny Sale-124 = P.C. = ADL-DPW38, Soth. 5/10/76; Rules, folding = Christie 12/18/74, 4/9/75, and 12/8/76. | the Kenny rule is four-sided, all are signed "I. Aston." | 25 Old Compton, Soho, London. | Taylor 2(1262); ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ASTON, SAMUEL | England, fl.1787-1818, MIM | rule maker. | Cheapside (1787); 5 Water Street (1801); Birchole Street (1818); all in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| ASTON, T. 1 | England, c.1840, MIM | Slide Rule, ivory and electrum = P.C. | marked "The Original Maker." | London. | Delehar 4. | suggest correction |
| ASTON, T. 2 | England, fl.1856-65, MIM | Slide Rules, Routledge-Bolton-type = DEU (2). | rule maker; his work is marked "Original Maker." | 216 Heneage Street, Birmingham. | Crawforth 5; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ASTON, T. 3 | England, c.1856, MIM | rule maker. | Brueton's Walk, Prospect Row, Birmingham. | Crawforth 5. | suggest correction | |
| ASTON, THOMAS 1 | England, c.1818, MIM | made rules. | Coleshill Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| ASTON, THOMAS 2 | England, c.1828, MIM | rule maker. | 20 Bartholomew Row, Birmingham. | Crawforth 5. | suggest correction | |
| ASTON, THOMAS 3 | England, fl.1841-56, MIM | rule maker; | 25 1/2 Willis Street, Birmingham. | Crawforth 5. | suggest correction | |
| ASTON, THOMAS 4 | England, fl.1841-56, MIM | rule maker; worked in boxwood and ivory. | 17 Jenner's Row, Birmingham. | Crawforth 5. | suggest correction | |
| ASTON, WILLIAM | England, c.1770, MIM | made wooden rules. | Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| ATELIER H. MORIN ET GENSE | the workshop of Henri Morin and Gense. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| ATKIN 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Alford, Lincoln. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ATKIN 2 | England, pre-1871, PHIM | Stick Barometer = OMM. | Newcastle. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ATKINS | England, fl.1818-19, NIM | patented, in 1819, a "Meridian Declination Dial for Compass Deviation." | Hornsey Road, Islington. | Taylor 2(1263). | suggest correction | |
| ATKINS AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2), Soth. 7/21/87. | Fenchurch Street, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ATKINS, GEORGE, AND CO. | England, fl.1817-22, OIM | Tooley Street, Southwark (1817); Churchyard Alley, Boro' (1822); both in London. | Taylor 2(1263). | suggest correction | ||
| ATKINS, ROBERT | England, c. 1802, PHIM | made hydrometers; Society of Artsgave him an award for hydrometers; had Quin as a partner, pre-1802. | Craven Street, Strand, London. | McConnell 4. | suggest correction | |
| ATKINSON, H. | England, c.1790, MIM | Levelling Staff = P.C.(1987). | to "T. Fenwick"; owner? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ATKINSON, JAMES 1 | England, pre-1665-1711, MIM | Taylor said he was apprenticed to Andrew Wakely (of the Joiners' Company?) and succeeded him at his shop; Crawforth found no record; free of the Joiners' Company; admitted to the Clockmakers' Company as Brother in 1668; took apprentices; took his son or nephew, James Atkinson 2, as a partner. | St. Savior's Dock near the Griffin (pre-1665); Redriff Wall (Rotherhithe Wall) by Cherry Garden Stairs (south bank of Thames) (1665-1711); both in London. | Taylor 1(312); Evans 1; Hamilton 1; J. Brown 1 and 3; Crawforth 7; Robischon; Loomes 2. | suggest correction | |
| ATKINSON, JAMES 2 | England, fl.1700-28, MIM NIM | Backstaff, 1728 = X. | son or nephew of James Atkinson 1; partner with him and successor; advertised Coggeshall's slide rule in 1724. | St. Savior's Dock; 21 Cherry Garden Stairs, Rotherhithe Wall; both in London. | Taylor (515), 2(3); Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| ATKINSON, JOHN 1 | England, d.1673, NIM | compass maker. | Harwich, Essex. | Taylor 1(255). | suggest correction | |
| ATKINSON, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1764-95, MIM | apprenticed to George Wright 1 in the Grocers' Company on May 11, 1736; turned over to John Farmer 2, a Joiner, on Sept. 25, 1739; free of the Grocers' Company on March 6, 1764; took apprentices. | Whitechapel, London (1764-88). | J. Brown 1; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| ATWELL, GEORGE | England, 1588?-1659, MIM SIM | designed and improved instruments for dialling and surveying; author. | Cambridge. | Taylor 1(116); DNB. | suggest correction | |
| ATWOOD, AMOS G. | USA, 1841-72, MIM | made spirit levels. | Nashua, NH. | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| ATWOOD, GEORGE | England, 1740-1807, | invented the Atwood Machine in 1780 to find the gravity constant; F.R.S., 1776. | Cambridge. | Taylor 2(565); G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| ATWOOD, WILLIAM | England, c.1840, OIM | Telescope = D.(1986). | signed "Wm. Atwood Portable." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AUBRIUS, I. | Germany, 1605, MIM | Diptych Sundial, gilt-brass, 1605 = Spaulding Coll. | Trecensis. | Hamilton 2. | suggest correction | |
| AUBRY, GILLES-CLAUDE | France, c.1746, | apprenticed to Gilbert François in the "Corporation des fondeurs" on Dec. 13, 1717; master in the "Corporation", June 30, 1746; not known to have mane instruments. | Paris. | Augarde 1. | suggest correction | |
| AUCH, JACOB | Germany, 1765-1842, MIM | Calculating machines = DRE (1790) and STU. | these were a type of calculating instrument which he had invented; watch and clockmaker; pupil of Philipp Matthaus Hahn. | Echterdingen (1765-87); Vaihingen an der enz and Karlsruhe (1787-98); Weimar (1798-1842). | Evans 1; Friess. | suggest correction |
| AUDEBERT, DENYS | Holland, fl.1709-63, MIM | made armillary spheres; granted patent for terrestrial and celestial globes in 1735. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| AUFLEGER, JOSEPH | Germany, 1838, MIM | Analemmatic Sundial, stone, 1838 = MUN; Cannon Sundial = DEU. | see Joseph Ausfleger, surely the same. | Price 2; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| AUGUST, ERNST FERDINAND | Germany, 1795-1870, PHIM | coined the word, `Psychrometer' in 1818; inventor. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| AUGUST, J., KURFURST VON SACHSEN | Germany, fl.1553-86, MIM | Sundials, wood, 1560 = DRE-A420 and A422; Sundial, 1569 = DRE-A424. | J. August, Kürfurst von Sachsen; designed four mining compasses. | Saxony. | Zinner 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| AUGUSTIN | MIM | Universal Equinoctial Sundial = Evans Coll. | Earle. | suggest correction | ||
| AUGUSTUS, JOHN ANTHONY | England, c.1830, MIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | signed "Augustus Falmouth"; see I. Agosti. | Church Street, Falmouth. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1768a). | suggest correction |
| AUREL, P. | France, MIM | Universal Sundial with watch face = OXF. | perhaps P. Aurelius. | Vienne. | Evans 1; Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| AURELIUS, PATER 1 | Czechoslovakia, 1765, MIM | Table Sundials, 1765 = Brünn Stadtmuseum, DEU-1697. | also signed "a S. Augustino"; see Pater Aurelius (2) a San Daniele. | Brünn. | Zinner 1; Czech. Inventory. | suggest correction |
| AURELIUS, PATER 2 | Austria, fl.1762-70, MIM | Heliochronometer, 1762 = Brünn Stadtmuseum; Astronomical Clock, 1770 = MUN. | also signed "a San Daniele"; see Pater Aurelius (1) a S. Augustino. | Vienna. | Zinner 1; Czech. Inventory. | suggest correction |
| AURIFABER, PETRUS | see Johann Crolius. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |||
| AURIFEX | see Bernardinus; "goldsmith." | suggest correction | ||||
| AURRAY, CLAUDE | France, 1613, MIM | Sundial, 1613 = Museum, Clermont-Ferrand. | Gatty. | suggest correction | ||
| AUSFELD, H. | Germany, c.1850, MIM | exhibited in the 1851 Great Exhibition in London. | Gotha, Prussia. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| AUSFLEGER, JOSEPH | Germany, MIM | Horizontal Dial, stone = DEU. | see Joseph Aufleger, surely the same. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AUSTEN, HENRY | England, c.1712, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Conyers of the Clockmakers' Company on April 18, 1700; free of the Company, Sept. 1, 1712; took apprentices. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| AUSTIN | Ireland, OIM | Telescope = D.(1976). | 39 Westmoreland Street, Dublin. | Rinaldi 2. | suggest correction | |
| AUSTIN, JOHN | Ireland, fl.1818-20, MIM | 2 Essex Quay, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| AUSTIN, SAMUEL | England, c.1700, | free of the Stationers' Company between 1664 and 1747. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| AUTHENRIETH | Germany, MIM NIM | Quadrant = HEI. | Heilbron. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AUTOR | see R.S. and J. da Silva (J.S. 2); probably author or maker. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| AUZOUT, ADRIEN | France, fl.1667-1729, OIM | made telescopes; improved the micrometer; pioneered in metrology; author. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Bonelli 1; Hamilton; Stebbins; Goldschmidt 70; G.L'E. Turner 24; Price 2; A.J. Turner 10; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| AVERNIK, A.G. | see Avernik Gebroeders. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |||
| AVERNIK, GEBRS. | Holland, c.1750, NIM | Compass, wood, pivoted card = Soth. 3/25/86. | entry says "A.G. Avernik" but card is signed "Gebrs. Avernik." | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| AVERY, JOHN | USA, 1732-94, MIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = Western Reserve Historical Socity, Cleveland, Ohio; P.C. (1787). | used by George Washington when surveying for Lord Faifax. | New Preston, Conn.; Bridgewater, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM; Bedini 1 and 8; Guthman 1. | suggest correction |
| AVERY, THOMAS 1 | England, d.1843, PHIM | balance maker; see W. and T. Avery 1. | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AVERY, THOMAS 2 | England, c.1843, PHIM | balance maker; see W. and T. Avery 2; son of Thomas Avery 1. | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AVERY, THOMAS C. | USA, fl.1846-55, MIM NIM PHIM | won a diploma in 1846 for a magnetic bath. | 77 Charlton Street, New York City. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| AVERY, W. AND T. 1 | England, fl.1817-43, PHIM | Balances = PRM, Christie 11/22/78, D.(1977); Double Balance = K. and C. 10/8/75; Set of Coin Scales, steel = Phillips 2/14/79; Butcher's Steelyard = OXF; etc. | "Late T. Beach, Patent" on D. balance; some signed "Avery"; some balances may be by W. and T. Avery 2. | Digbeth, Birmingham. | Giordano 1; Moskowitz 111; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| AVERY, W. AND T. 2 | England, fl.1843-95+, PHIM | Pocket Balance = Christie-SK 7/100/80. | balance makers; William Avery 2 and Thomas Avery 2 were sons of Thomas Avery 1 of W. and T. Avery 1; they took over firm when their father died in 1843; balance is signed W. and T. Avery Ltd. | Birmingham. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| AVERY, WILLIAM 1 | England, PHIM | balance maker; see W. and T. Avery 1. | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AVERY, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1843-, PHIM | balance maker; son of Thomas Avery 1; see W. and T. Avery 2. | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AVINC, F. JOSEPH | MIM | Diptych Dial, ivory, large = OXF. | Evans thought him "Avin." | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AVIZARD FRERES | France, c.1900, OIM PHIM | Barograph, No. 237 = GEM. | "Maison de l'Ingr. Chevallier Optn. Avizard Fres. Sucrs.". | 21 rue Royale, Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| AVRANCHES | France, | Pillar Sundial, wood = Soth. 2/5/53. | surely made for the town of Avranches. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AXELSON, A.J. | Sweden, c.1850, PHIM | Balance = STM. | Målargränd 6, Stockholm. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| AYBER, EGIDIUS | 1566, MIM | Celestial Globe, copper-gilt, 1566 = NUR. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| AYERSCHOTTELS, GEORG | Germany, 1614, MIM | Astrolabe, 1614 = GEL. | ICA-3102. | Nürnberg. | Chenekal 2; ICA 2. | suggest correction |
| AYRES, BENJAMIN | Holland, 18th Century, MIM NIM SIM | Octants, wood = DOR, RIJ, AMST (partial); Sextant = TEY; Theodolite = LEY; Sun Compasses = LEY, UTR-Physics Lab., TEY; Azimuth Compass with an octant mounted on top = TEY; Vernier Calipers = UTR; Circumferentor = UTR; Set of Drawing Instruments = Burndy Library, Norwalk, Conn; Equatorial Sundial = UTR. | invented the vernier calipers; also signed "Aires." | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; Zinner 1; RSW; G.L'E. Turner 7; USNM; Evans 1; de Rijk; Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| AYSCOUGH, JAMES | England, fl.1732-62, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscopes = KEN, FLO; Telescopes = KEN, Court Coll., Phillips 12/2/87; Stick Barometers = VAA, D.(1975). | apprenticed to James Mann 2, in 1732, in the Spectaclemakers' Company; free of the Company in 1740; partner with Mann 2, 1740-48; James Linnell was apprenticed to him in 1754 and succeeded him; see Mann and Ayscough; T.C.; succeeded by his wife who kept his name on T.C.; Phillips marked "Inv et Fe." | Archimedes and Two Pairs of Golden Spectacles, near Castle Tavern, Fleet Street (1740-48); Great Golden Spectacles and Quadrant, Ludgate Street (1740-52 or longer); 33 Ludgate Street (Taylor thinks he was alone in 1749); all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(226); RSW; Calvert 2; Daumas 1; Bonelli 1; Evans 1; Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Crawforth 1; Court and von Rohr 3(135); Tyler. | suggest correction |
| AYSCOUGH, MANUEL | England, OIM | Microscope = WHI. | Taylor 2(226). | suggest correction | ||
| AYSCOUGH, MRS. JAMES | England, fl.1759-66+, MIM OIM PHIM | succeeded her husband, James Ayscough; kept his name on the T.C. | at the Golden Spectacles and Quadrant, no. 33 in Ludgate Street, near St. Paul's, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| AYTOWN, WILLIAM | Scotland, c.1631, MIM | Vertical Sundials = Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh (11). | Gatty. | suggest correction | ||
| B. 1 | 1673, MIM | Folding Rule, wood, 1673 = OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| B. 2 | 1770, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1770 = Evans Coll.? | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| B. 3 | MIM | Diptych Sundials = D.(1965), ADL-W195. | they have fleur-de-lys marks. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| B. 4 | Germany, c.1780, MIM | Compass Sundials = D.(1980), OXF, ADL-W182, Christie-G. 5/13/86, Peron et Corsy in Melun, 6/10/79, etc. | the "B" is punched on the hour-scale; we agree with Moskowitz who suggests that these sundials were made by David Beringer on the basis of the sundial in WHI, which is identical except that it is signed "David Beringer"; see also "D.B." | Nürnberg. | Evans 1; Moskowitz 132; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| B. 5 | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood and ivory = D.(1978). | decorated with three-leaf clovers; "B" stamped in compass box. | Moskowitz 116. | suggest correction | |
| B. 6 | c.1740, MIM | Sandglass = AMST. | signed on top. | Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction | |
| B.A. 1 | Germany, 1561, MIM | Astrolabe, 1561 = BASH (lost). | ICA-3013. | Zinner 1; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| B.A. 2 | Germany, c.1550, MIM SIM | Surveying Quadrant = BM-97/1/12-1. | see Bartholomew, Abbot; see P. Ildephonsus Mahrer. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| B.A.D. | see D.H.S. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| B.A.M. | Germany, 1719, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1719 = Evans Coll. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| B.B. 1 | France, 1655, MIM | made portable sundials. | Blois. | Gunther 2; Hamilton 1. | suggest correction | |
| B.B. 2 | Germany, c.1750, MIM | made sundials. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| B.B.C. | Holland, c.1700, MIM | Perpetual Calendar = Soth. 12/12/55. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| B.B.G. | Holland, c.1590, MIM | Sundial with Quadrant = Hamilton Coll. | Hamilton 2. | suggest correction | ||
| B.C. | MIM | Sandglass, double = NMM-H.12. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | ||
| B.D.G. | France, 1595, MIM SIM | Radio Latino, 1595 = Roussel-9 = NMM; Rule, gilt-brass = MADEX-457. | rule is ex-Strauss Coll. | Michel 3; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| B.E. | Germany, | Zinner said to see "C. Fredensburg", but there is no such entry. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| B.F. | Germany, 1600, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1600 = DRE. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| B.H. 1 | Austria, fl.1583-84, MIM | Astrolabe, 1583 = POB; Nocturnal with Vertical Sundial, 1584 = POB. | nocturnal is MADEX-222; astrolabe is ICA-3019. | Vienna. | Zinner 1; Michel 1; MADEX; Price 2; M.J. Hagen; ICA 2. | suggest correction |
| B.H. 2 | England, c.1750, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = Soth. 11/27/72 = D.(1974). | owner?; initials in flowing script. | Wynter and Turner; Wynter 1. | suggest correction | |
| B.H. 3 | punchmark on Barent Hendricke compass dial at NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| B.K. | Germany, 1569, MIM | Artillery Level, 1569 = ADL-M203. | the initials are punched in a shield with crossed swords between, one of the sword points ends in a cross. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| B.M. | 1772?, OIM | Martin-type Barrel Microscope = Soth. 4/28/69. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| B.P. 1 | 1601, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, stone, 1601 = X. | Brieux 2. | suggest correction | ||
| B.P. 2 | Germany, late 18th Century, MIM | Diptych Sundials, wood and paper = EMA, PTA, REG, STS, WAI, and ZIT. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| B.R.H. | "B." over "R.H."; marked on a silver quadrant by Richard Blaxam at the BM. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |||
| B.S. | Germany, 1562, MIM | Sundial inside bottom plate of round table clock, 1562 = PIC. | also marked "C.S." (2) inside lid. | Pippa. | suggest correction | |
| B.T. | MIM | Astrological Instrument = NAC. | Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| B.V. | Italy, MIM | Dividers, in the shape of a stiletto = FLO-2515. | also marked "Volentieri"; Benvenuto della Vulparia? | Bonelli 1; Maccagni 1. | suggest correction | |
| BA. H.F. C. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = WUR. | Würzburg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| BAADEN, FR. LIBE RATUS CARL. AUG. | misreading for Fr. Karl Liberatus of Augsburg and Baden. | Soth. 5/12/75. | suggest correction | |||
| BAAK, TOBIAS | Scotland, 1695, MIM | Wall Dial, 1695 = Kirkgate, Alloa. | also Bachup; master mason; architect. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| BAARDA, JOHANNES VAN | Holland, b.1742-c.1810, MIM | also made clocks. | The Hague. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| BAARDA, PETRUS JOHANNES VAN | Holland, 1744-1800?, | ivory turner; pupil at "Fundatie van de Vrijvrouwe van Renswoude." | The Hague. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| BABBAGE, CHARLES | England, 1792-1871, MIM | Calculating Machine = Dudley Observatory, Albany, N.Y. | invented a calculator; F.R.S. in 1816. | 5 Devonshire Place, Portland Place (1815-27); 1 Dorset Street, Manchester Square (1828-71); both in London. | Taylor 2(1265); DNB; DSB; RSW; etc. | suggest correction |
| BABBITT, H.M. | USA, 1846, MIM | Micrometer, 1846 = Fair of American Institute. | Providence, R.I. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BABINEN, GEBHART | see Baeinen. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |||
| BABKOV AND ARCHIPOV | Russia, fl.1770-80, OIM | Telescope, large = GEL. | worked in instrument shop attached to the Academy of Arts. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BACCI, GIACOMO | Italy, 17th Century, OIM | made lorgnettes. | Venice. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| BACELLI, ABBE L. | Italy, c.1780, | invented a vacuum pump made by Arleri; Abbé L. Bacelli. | Italian Inventory. | suggest correction | ||
| BACH, L. | Germany, 19th Century, OIM | Telescope, three-inch = Wellesley College Observatory, Mass. | "Optiker." | Munich. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| BACHARD DE SARON, J.B. GASPARD | France, 1730-94, MIM | copied Ramsden's dividing engine, 1775. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| BACHELER | France, c.1625, MIM | Sundial in lid of watch = Soth. 3/18/74. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BACHELIER, DANIEL | Germany, 1700, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1700 = DRE-C80. | Berlin. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| BACHMAYER, JOAN GEORG | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, stone = ING. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BACHMAYR, GEORG JOSEF | Germany, 1750, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1750 = WUR. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BACHUP | see Tobias Baak. | suggest correction | ||||
| BACKER, JAN | Johan Bacher van Call? | suggest correction | ||||
| BACKER, MORTIMER DE | Holland, 1657, PHIM | Money Scales and Weights, 1657 = FIT-135. | Amsterdam. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| BACKWELL | England, c.1780, PHIM | Stick Barometer = K. and C. 7/9/75. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BACKWELL, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1780-1818, MIM | compass and drawing instrument maker. | 6 Tash Street, Grays Inn Lane, London. | Taylor 2(794); Dewhirst; Crawforth 11. | suggest correction | |
| BACKWELL, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1818-20, OIM | son of William Backwell 1. | 6 Long Lane, Smithfield, London. | Taylor 2(1266). | suggest correction | |
| BADDELY, J. | England, c.1800, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Level = OXF; Telescope, stand = D.; Stick Barometer = Soth.-Chester 9/8/81. | possibly Bradderley, which see. | Albrighton. | Taylor 2(1075a); Daumas 1; Coffeen II; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BADDELY, JOHN | England, c.1800, OIM PHIM | Telescope = Soth. 2/28/80; Stick Barometer = Soth.-C 9/8/81. | Albrighton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BADGER, JOSEPH | USA, 1784, MIM | Orrery, 1784 = X. | New Haven, Conn. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BADOLLET, J.J. | Switzerland?, c.1815, MIM | Sundial in pocket watch = MERC-9 = WHI. | Hamilton thought he was G.G. Badollet and French. | Geneva? | Bryden 16; Hamilton 1. | suggest correction |
| BADSEY, JOHN | England, c.1738, | apprenticed to John Urings 1 or 2 in the Joiners' Company on July 4, 1738. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BAEINEN, GEBHART VON | Germany, 1558, MIM | Horary Quadrant, 1558 = VIE-F1346. | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BAGATELLE | France, c.1750, | inventor or maker. | Paris. | Hamilton 2. | suggest correction | |
| BAHARIE, A. | England, c.1840, NIM | Sextants = NMM, Soth. 11/9/59-176. | may be one instrument. | Sunderland. | Taylor 2(2067); NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BAIJENS | see Bayens. | Daumas 1; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BAIJER, JOSEPHUS | see Josephus Bayer. | suggest correction | ||||
| BAILEY 1 | England, c.1791, MIM | NMM 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BAILEY 2 | England, 19th Century, MIM | Magnetic Compass = Melun 4/24/83. | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BAILEY, CHARLES | England, c.1778, | apprenticed to Charles Lincoln, an OIM in the Spectaclemakers' Company, on June 11, 1778. | Court and von Rohr 3(211). | suggest correction | ||
| BAILEY, J.W. | England, fl.1850-62, MIM NIM SIM | Sextant, case = P.C. | sextant signed "Bailey Fenchurch Street, London"; exhibited at the 1862 Exhibition. | 162 Fenchurch Street, London. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BAILEY, JOHN 1 | England?; USA, fl.1775-78+, MIM SIM | made surveying instruments; Crawforth questioned his English origin. | New York, N.Y.; Fishkill, N. Y. (1778). | Bedini 1 and 8; Crawforth 11. | suggest correction | |
| BAILEY, JOHN 2 | USA, 1731-1823, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass, 1804 = NYS. | signed "J. Bailey, Hanover, Mass."; mechanic; clockmaker. | Hanover (1804); Lynn; both in Mass. | Bedini 1; Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| BAILEY, JOHN ALYESWORTH | USA?, f.1850-84, MIM | Burt's Solar Compass and Level = N.Y. Exhib. of the Industry of All Nations, 1853. | advertised as manufacturer of Burt's Solar Compass, etc.; partner with William Burt as Burt and Bailey, 1853-56; brass founder. | Detroit, Mich. | Smart 1; USNM; Elgin. | suggest correction |
| BAILEY, R. | England, OIM | Reflecting Telescope = Soth. 3/21/73. | Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BAILEY, S. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BAILEY, T. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Stanion. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BAILI 1 | France, 1663, OIM | made telescopes. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| BAILI 2 | see Bayley 1. | Dewhirst; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BAILLE | see Bayley 2. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BAILLE AINE ET NEVEU | France, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Bretaudiere et Raynaud, Chalon-sur-Saône 6/23/79. | Baille Aîné et Neveu. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BAILLIE, WILLIAM | Scotland, 1833, PHIM | spirit hyrometer maker. | 19 Saltmarket, Glasgow (1833). | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| BAILLON, FRANCISCUS | see Francus Baillou. | Engelmann 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BAILLON, PIERRE | Italy, | see Pierre Baillou. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BAILLOU, FRANCUS DE | Italy, fl.1738-64, OIM | Telescope, 1738 = ADL-M431; Objective Lens, 1764 = FLO-3340; Microscope, 1755 = NAC. | "Francus de Baillou S.C.R. Majestatis Opticus fecit Mediolani anno 1755" on microscope. | Milan. | Evans 1; Bonelli 1; Nachet; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BAILLOU, PIERRE | Italy, c.1721, MIM NIM SIM | Plane Table Compass = X; Octant = NMM; Mining Compass, 1721 = P.C. | Milan. | Bryden 9; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BAILLY, ROBERTUS DE | France, fl.1525-30, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, = X (1530), Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. | Bailly was an engraver and metal worker; the two globes listed may be the same one. | Tooley; Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| BAILY, JOEL | USA, 1732-97, MIM SIM | Levels = Mason and Dixon (1767); Surveyor's Compass, 1765 = X. | worked as a surveyor and instrument maker for Mason and Dixon, 1764-68. | West Bradford, Chester County, Pa. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction |
| BAIN AND AINSLEY | England, NIM | Course Correcter = ADL-A120. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BAIN, ALEXANDER | Scotland; England, 1810-77, MIM | apprenticed to a clockmaker in Wick; in 1827 he went to London where he was a journeyman. | Wick; London (1827). | Taylor 2(1769). | suggest correction | |
| BAINBRIDGE, WILLIAM | OIM | Telescope = Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Pa. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BAINS, ROBERT RAINS | England, fl.1816-19, NIM | invented a perpetual log. | Myton, Kingston-on-Hull. | Taylor 2(1269). | suggest correction | |
| BAIRD AND TATLOCK | England, PHIM | Balances = Christie 2/13/68, K. and C. 10/8/75, 7/14/76. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BAIRD AND TAYLOR | misreading for Baird and Tatlock. | suggest correction | ||||
| BAKER 1 | England, c.1830, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Folding Rule = DRE; Dumpy Level = AUI; Theodolite = Soth. 10/22/76; Sextant, pocket = Melun 4/24/83; Set of Drawing Instruments, rosewood case = Bearnes 12/6/71; Microscope = FLO-2651. | other microscopes appear at auction; surely Charles Baker, which see. | 244 High Holborn, London. | Moskowitz 108; Bonelli 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BAKER 2 | England, c.1835?, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Shrewsbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BAKER 3 | England, fl.1809-11, PHIM | partner with John Frodsham. | London. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| BAKER 4 | England, c.1880, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, mahogany case = WHI. | Bryden 16. | suggest correction | ||
| BAKER AND HOOPER | USA, fl.1822-40, MIM NIM | Tell-Tale Compass, 1840 = D.(1976); Plotting Graphometer = D.(1993). | David Baker and Hooper; Thomas Wightman engraved the compass cards. | No. 54 Ann-Street, (on the Draw-Bridgw), Boston, Mass. | D.J. Warner 10 and 12; Moskowitz; Coffeen 41. | suggest correction |
| BAKER, CARVER AND MORRELL | USA, c.1900, NIM | Marine Compass = PMS. | Portland, Maine. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BAKER, CHARLES | England, c.1850, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Microscopes = Christie 12/18/74, Christie-SK 12/1/83, Phillips 5/20/75, 2/14/79, 4/20/83; Stick Barometer = D.(1975); Odometers = Phillips 2/2/84, Christie-SK 12/1/83; Meridian Transit = Keighley Art Gallery and Museum. | most instruments signed "C. Baker." | 244 High Holborn, London. | Stevens and Aked; USNM; Moskowitz 108; RSW; Coffeen A. | suggest correction |
| BAKER, D. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-Bill. 4/21/93. | Billingshurst. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BAKER, DAVID | USA, b.c.1792-1856, NIM | the Whaleman's List showed he was a dealer in nautical instruments; see Baker and Hooper. | New Bedford, Mass. | Moskowitz, 1976; D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| BAKER, EDWARD | England, c.1779, MIM | grand-nephew of Benjamin Cole 2 and brother-in-law of John Newton; drawing instrument maker; ensign in the Militia, 1779. | London. | Millburn 11. | suggest correction | |
| BAKER, HENRY | England, fl.1848-58, OIM PHIM | optician; made barometers and thermometers; had a display in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | 90 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Bonelli 1; Moskowitz 109. | suggest correction | |
| BAKER, RICHARD | England, c.1806, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Fairey of the Grocers' Company on March 6, 1806. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BAKER, ROBERT 1 | England, fl.1685-1712, MIM | diallist; author; probably the designer of the "Celestial Hemisphere." | The Windmill, without Temple Bar (pre-1706); the Union Coffee House, over against the Royal Exchange; both in London. | Taylor 1(439); Dawson 216, 1971. | suggest correction | |
| BAKER, ROBERT 2 | England, OIM | Nachet thought that he might have been the first maker of a reflecting microscope; doctor. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| BAKER, WILLIAM 1 | England, c.1680, MIM | Burford or Oxford. | Dewhirst; Taylor 1(416); Evans 1; Gunther 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BAKER, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1748, MIM | apprenticed to Edmund Blow in the Joiners' Company on July 4, 1738; turned over to Thomas Cole, leatherseller, March 6,1738; turned over to Richard Hut in the Clothworkers' Company on Oct. 20, 1740; free in the Joiners' Company, Aug. 2, 1748. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BAKER, WILLIAM 3 | USA, fl.1850-54, MIM NIM OIM | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| BAKEWELL, R. | England, 18th Century, MIM | Sectors = UTR (wood), DEU (ivory). | London. | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BAKEWELL, RICHARD | England, fl.1797-1826, MIM SIM | made mining compasses, rules of ivory and boxwood, surveying tapes; succeeded by Isaac Trow. | Loveday Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9; Taylor 2(1477); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BAKKER, CLAES | Holland, c.1650, MIM | Astrolabe and Sundial on watch case = Michel Coll. | Groningen. | Michel 1. | suggest correction | |
| BALBRECK | France, MIM SIM | Wye Level = Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. | Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BALBRECK FILS AINE | France, MIM PHIM | Orographe Schrader = CNAM. | Balbreck fils aîné; surveying instrument to draw elevation and location of mountains. | Paris. | Delehar 8. | suggest correction |
| BALCH, JOHN | USA, c.1800, MIM | Almanac, rotating, 1800-1900 = D.(1995). | Mass. | Coffeen 51. | suggest correction | |
| BALCH, THOMAS H. | USA, fl.1771-1817, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = Essex Institute, Salem, Mass.; Surveying Compasses, wood = PEA, P.C., D.(1978). | Essex Institute and PEA instruments may be only one. | at the Sign of the Mariner's Compass, State Street, Newburyport, Mass. | Smart 1; Brewington 1; USNM; Warner 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BALDANTONI, A. | Italy, c.1700, MIM NIM SIM | Cross-staff = KEN; Alidade = X. | Ancona. | Daumas 1; Holbrook; Price 2; Evans 1; Hamilton 2; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BALDANTONI, GIUSEPPE | Italy, 1784-1873, MIM | Ancona; Firenze (1861). | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BALDANTONI, GIUSEPPE, E FIGLIO | Italy, c.1861, MIM | Magnetic Compass = X. | Ancona. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| BALDEN, JOSEPH | England, -1817, PHIM | see Beach and Balden. | Birmingham. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| BALDOCK, RICHARD | England, c.1721, MIM | apprenticed to William Roberts 1 in the Broderers' Company on Nov. 8, 1705; free in the Company, Dec. 6, 1721. | Next the Three Tuns in Shoe Lane, London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| BALDWEIN AND BUCHER | Germany, fl.1561-68, MIM | Orrery Clocks = DRE, KAS. | Eberhard Baldwein and Hans Bucher. | Marburg. | Zinner 1; Gunther 1; Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BALDWEIN AND DIEPEL | Germany, fl.1561-63, MIM | Astrolabe Clock, 1561-63 = KAS. | Eberhard Baldwein and Hermann Diepel. | Marburg; Giessen. | Lübke. | suggest correction |
| BALDWEIN, EBERHARD | Germany, fl.1558-81, MIM | Quadrant, wood = lost; Armillary Sphere = KAS; Azimuth Quadrants = KAS, lost (1569); Celestial Globe = P.C. | "mechanicus." | Kassel; Marburg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| BALDWIN, JEDEDIAH | USA, fl.1790-1811, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass, wood = P.C. (1960). | Hanover, New Hampshire. | Bedini 1; Smart 1; A.L. King; Price 2; DATM. | suggest correction | |
| BALDWIN, THOMAS | England, post-1713, MIM | George Dennis was turned over to Thomas Baldwin as an apprentice, after 1713; Baldwin may have been a member of the Clockmakers' Company. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BALDWIN, WILLIAM | England, c.1655, | apprenticed to John Brown 6 in the Joiners' Company, 1655. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BALE 1 | England, fl.1814-15, MIM | see Mitchell and Bale. | Taylor 2(1389). | suggest correction | ||
| BALE 2 | England, c.1845, MIM | Celestial Globes = X (1845), Phillips 12/2/87 (1845), Soth. 5/21/73 (1846); Terrestrial Globe, miniature = D.(1971). | Soth. globe is five-inch diameter; see Bale and Woodward. | Tooley; Moskowitz 102; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BALE AND WOODWARD | England, c.1845, MIM | Celestial Globe = Melun 4/24/83. | see Bale 2. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BALE, THOMAS 1 | England, c.1704, MIM | apprenticed to William Bennett of the Clockmakers' Company; free of the Company on Oct. 2, 1704. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BALE, THOMAS 2 | England, PHIM | Marine Barometer = X. | Bristol. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BALEATO | Spain, NIM | Azimuth Compasses = MAN-I78 and -I90; Sextant = MAN-I123. | Ferrol. | Garcia 1. | suggest correction | |
| BALERNA | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 2/28/80. | probably Domenico Balerno. | Dundee. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BALERNA, D. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BALERNA, L. | England, fl.1841-53?, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Phillips 11/26/83, Soth.-Chester 6/20/85. | Halifax. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BALERNO, DOMENICO | Scotland, fl.1846-53, PHIM | barometer maker. | 14 Yeaman Shore, Dundee. | Bryden 3; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BALES | see Bale | suggest correction | ||||
| BALIE | see Bayley 2. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |||
| BALL, JONATHAN | USA, 1835, NIM | patent for mariner's compass, 1835; example at D. with glass bowl and compass card signed "Hooker New York", surely William Hooker. | Buffalo, N.Y.; Newry, Me. | USNM; Bedini 8; Coffeen Comm.; Warner 12; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BALL, THOMAS | England, c.1724, MIM | apprenticed to Nathaniel Smith of the Clockmakers' Company on Dec. 31, 1711; free of the Company, July 6, 1724. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BALLARA | misreading for Ballard 1. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BALLARD 1 | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth.-S 10/19/89. | Cranbrook. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BALLARD 2 | England, fl.1826-28?, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Lamberhurst. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BALLARD, SAMUEL | USA, 1718-93, MIM | Boston, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BALLARD, T. | England, c.1805?, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | London? | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BALLARINI, PETER | England, 1801-58, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | in partnership with Austin Cattaneo and others, pre-1838; barometer signed "P. Ballarini York." | Kings Staith, York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BALLESTEROS, MANUEL DE | Spain, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = KEN-1938-369. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BALLESTEROS, PEDRO | Spain, 1829, | Sundial, 1829 = Man-I149. | invented by the Marques de Feria. | Madrid. | Garcia 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BALLESTRE | Spain, PHIM | Balance, steel = Soth. 4/22/65-41. | Madrid. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BALLOCK, PHIL. | England, MIM | Sundial, portable = Col. Baldwin (1890). | Gatty. | suggest correction | ||
| BALSARY, G., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth.-C 10/9/86, New House 9/10/93. | New House barometer signed "Balsary and Co.". | London. | ATG 8/28/93; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BALTHASER, JOHANN | Germany, 18th Century, OIM | Microscope = WHI. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BALTUS, MARQUART | see Marquart, Baltus. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BALTZER | see Baltzer Cambon. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BALY | see Bayley 2. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |||
| BAMASCONI, FRANCIS | misreading for Francis Barnasconi, which see. | Taylor 2(1771). | suggest correction | |||
| BAMBER | NIM | Rolling Rule = Versailles 4/17/83. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BAMBER, JAMES | Ireland, c.1820, NIM OIM | invented an improved ship's log; may be Bamber, which see. | Ballymoney. | Taylor 2(1479). | suggest correction | |
| BAMBLER, P. MAURUS | Germany, MIM | Reichenbach. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BAMMAN, JOHANNES | Germany, fl.1484-91, MIM | Astrolabes = Schweinfurt Museum (1484), KRE (1487). | KRE is ICA-604, other is ICA-633; also see "H.B. 1." | Smalkaldens. | Zinner 1; Price 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction |
| BANCE | England, c.1797?, PHIM | Wheel Barometer in bookcase = J. McGarva Coll. = Soth. 11/15/63. | Hungerford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BANCE AINE | France, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood = Soth. 10/21/74. | Bance Aîné. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BANCKS 1 | see Robert Bancks 2. | suggest correction | ||||
| BANCKS 2 | England, fl.1820-27, MIM OIM PHIM | son of Robert Bancks 2; referred to as Banks, Jr.; made instruments for Dr. Brewster; see Bancks and Son. | 119 New Bond Street (1820-27), London. | Taylor 2(921). | suggest correction | |
| BANCKS AND SON | England, fl.1810-34, MIM OIM PHIM | Rule, ivory = BM-1918/7/12-19; Wheel Barometers = X(2); Spyglass = Soth. 12/15/78. | Robert Bancks 2 and a son; "Instrument makers and Opticians to His Majesty." | 119 New Bond Street, London (1820-27). | Taylor 2(921); Goodison 1; Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BANCKS, ANTHONY OLDISS | England, fl.1792-96, MIM OIM | older brother of Robert Bancks 2; apprenticed to John Kitchingman in the Turners' Company, Aug. 3, 1780; free by patrimony in the Joiners' Company on Aug. 7, 1792; took apprentices; optician. | 25 Piccadilly, Strand (1794); 440 Strand (1796); both in London. | Crawforth 7; Clifton 1. | suggest correction | |
| BANCKS, ROBERT 1 | England, fl.1765-pre-1792, | apprenticed to William Murry in the Joiners' Company, 1755; turned over to Philip Jones, member of Framework Knitters' Company in 1757; free in the Joiners' Company, 1765; may have been the father of Anthony Oldiss Bancks and Robert Bancks 2. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BANCKS, ROBERT 2 | England, fl.1803-38, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including ADL; barometers, microscopes, telescopes, sextants, pantographs, sundials, etc. | freed by Patrimony in the Joiners' Company, Nov. 5, 1803; instruments are signed "Bancks" or "Banks", all with same address; some may be by his son; T.C.; "Optical and Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales"; "Instrument Maker to His Majesty"; Royal appointment to George IV (1820) and to William IV later. | 440 Strand ; 441 Strand; 440-1 Strand; New Bond Street (1820); all in London. | Taylor 2(921); Goodison 1; Moskowitz 110; Wynter and Turner; Wynter 1; ADL; Clay and Court; Evans 1; Bonelli 1; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1 & 7; Coffeen 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BANDERMAN, W. | Germany, MIM | Inclinometer = Soth. 11/9/59-179. | Berlin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BANFIELD | England, PHIM | Balance = K. and C. 12/3/75. | Brighton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BANG, T.A. | Denmark, c.1812, NIM | Marine Compass = Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Conn. | Kiopenhavn; enlarged copy of compass card used as table top. | Copenhagen. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BANGS, NIELS ROHR | Denmark, c.1830, NIM | Azimuth Compass = OMM. | Copenhagen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BANIDE | France, c.1775, OIM | made optical instruments for Rochon. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| BANKEL | Germany, c.1780, PHIM | Money Balance = DRE. | may be misreading for James Bankes, which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BANKES 1 | England, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Phillips 2/2/84. | surely misreading for Robert Bancks 2, which see. | 441 Strand, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BANKES 2 | see Banks. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BANKES, JAMES | England, PHIM | made folding balances. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| BANKS | see Bancks. | Engelmann 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BANKS AND HATCH | USA, fl.1841-44, MIM NIM | mathematical instrument makers, 1841; dealers in mathematical and nautical instruments, 1844; see Edward Prince Banks. | Sign of the Quadrant and Watch, No. 6 Exchange Street (1841); 72 Exchange Street (1844)' both in Portland, Me.. | Portland, Me. Business Directories; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BANKS, EDWARD PRINCE | USA, 1811-92 fl.1834-37, MIM NIM | T.C.; see Banks and Hatch. | two doors below Merchants Bank, Exchange Street (1834); No. 6 Exchange Street (1837); both in Portland, Me. | Smart 1; Moskowitz 102; Portland, Me, Business Directories; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BANKS, JOHN | c.1900, | Water Clock, 1682 = X, | made by Pearson-Page Co. of Birmingham in the 20th Century. | Britten 1; Darius 1. | suggest correction | |
| BANKS, JOSEPH | England, c.1830, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = Maritime Museum, Horten, Norway. | Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society. | Fleet Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BANKS, JR. | England, | son of Robert Bancks; mentioned as maker by Brewster; see Bancks 2 and Bancks and Son. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| BANKS, ROBERT | England, | see Robert Bancks. | Taylor 2(921); Clay and Court; Moskowitz 110. | suggest correction | ||
| BANKS, WILLIAM | England, c.1734, MIM | apprenticed to Fisher Combs of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 7, 1734. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BANNISTER, H. | England, c.1790, PHIM | Angle Barometer = P.C. | stolen. | Lichfield. | ATG 5/8/93. | suggest correction |
| BANNISTER, JAMES | England, c.1751, | apprenticed to John Sudlow of the Grocers' Company on Aug. 1, 1751. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BANYARD, THOMAS | England, c.1683, | apprenticed to Joseph Wells in the Joiners' Company, Nov. 6, 1683. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BARABAN | France, c.1850, MIM SIM | succeeded by C. Dupressoir, which see; also succeeded by L. Thomas | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARADELLE 1 | France, 1702, MIM | Sundial, octagonal, gilt-brass, 1702 = Soth. 5/10/54. | may be misreading of date. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARADELLE 2 | France, fl.1752-1814, MIM NIM SIM | made sundials including Butterfield-type, inclining and other horizontal types; made circumferentors, globes, sectors and other drawing instruments, etc.; examples may be seen in many museums including ADL; ADL-N6, ADL-W41, ADL-W67; and octant, 1752 at PMM. | could be either Jean-Louis-Jacques Baradelle or his son, Nicolas-Eloi Baradelle; see entries for them; Daumas thought that most of the undated sundials were by Jean-Louis-Jacques Baradelle. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Hamilton 1 and 2; Weil (2)29; NMM 2; USNM; ADL; Price 3; Ward 4; Wynter 1; Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARADELLE FILS | France, 1749-1808, | Sundial = Prince de Conti Coll. (18th Century). | catalogue of instruments, 1778; see Nicolas-Eloi Baradelle. | Quai de l'Horloge du Palais, au Quartier Anglais, Paris. | Brieux 2; Nachet; Augarde; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARADELLE JUNIOR | France, MIM SIM | Rule, ebony and ivory = MADEX-504; Graphometer = X; Set of Drawing Instruments = P.C. | Baradelle Fils. | Paris. | MADEX; RSW; Bryden 9. | suggest correction |
| BARADELLE L'AINE | France, 1752-94, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Graphometer, 1782 = Versailles 5/6/79; Cam-type Sundial in gold watch case = D.(1985); Spherical Level = Libert et Castor 4/28/82; Equatorial Sundial, gold = NMM; Pair of Globes, wood = Schuhmann Sale-96; Surveying Cross = ADL-W193; Mining Instrument Set = P.C.; Instument Set (1788) = P.C. | Baradelle L'aîné; Jean-Louis-Jacques Baradelle, fl.1774-94; Augarde thought him Nicolas-Alexandre Baradelle, c.1761; made nine nautical and mathematical instruments for Courtanvaux. | Rue Dauphine, Paris. | Courtanvaux; Daumas 1; NMM 2; Philips; A.J. Turner 10; ADL; Augarde; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARADELLE LAINE | France, MIM | Astronomical Ring = Drouot 4/7/87; Sundial = TIM (1987). | misinscribed; should read "Baradelle L'aîné." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARADELLE S. OZ. | France, MIM | Pedometer in watch case = P.C. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARADELLE, CHEZ | France, MIM | Capuchin-type Sundial = ADL-A---. | probably by Jacques or Nicholas Baradelle. | Quay del'horloge du Palais à l'Enseigne de l'Observatoire, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARADELLE, J.L.J. | France, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = Pennsylvania Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pa. | Jean Louis Jacques Baradelle, which see. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARADELLE, JEAN-LOUIS-JACQUES | France, 1752-94, MIM PHIM SIM | he made many instruments including sundials, sectors, globes, lodestones, artillery levels, graphometers, etc. | member of Guild of "fondeurs ciseleurs"; invented a type of crescent sundial and an artillery level; most instruments signed "Jacques Baradelle"; father of Nicholas-Eloi Baradelle; see Baradelle L'aîné. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Michel 1; Hamilton 1 and 2; NMM 2; Augarde; Wynter 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARADELLE, NICOLAS-ELOI | France, fl.pre-1774-1814, MIM | Universal Ring Sundials = Cardinal de Luynes (pre-1774), NMM (1774; Analemmatic Sundial = NMM; Meridian for a globe, 1774 = CNAM-1449; Ellipse Compass = CNAM-2774; Set of Geometric Figures, wood = CNAM-3824; Sundial = NAC; etc. | worked for Abbé Rochon in 1805; see Baradelle Fils; son of Jean-Louis-Jacques Baradelle. | Quay de l'Horloge, Paris. | Daumas 1; Maddison 1; Michel 3; Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Wynter 1; Nachet; NMM 2; Augarde; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARADELLEN, JACQUES | see Jean Louis Jacques Baradelle. | suggest correction | ||||
| BARANCA, JOSEPH | Italy, 1687, MIM | worked with Franc. Ruvolo in producing globes; a terrestrial globe is signed "Franc. Ruvolo fecit. Joseph Baranca Sculpsit Octob. 1687" is at the Chicago Historical Society. | Yonge. | suggest correction | ||
| BARANDELLE FILS | misreading for Baradelle Fils. | Lempertz 6/14/76. | suggest correction | |||
| BARBA, GIOVANNI DELLA | Germany, c.1525, MIM | made excellent instruments, spheres, globes, astrolabes, etc. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BARBA, JOSEPH FRANCOIS | France, 1760, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1760 = Museum, Nancy. | Joseph François Barba. | Michel 14. | suggest correction | |
| BARBANTI, CARLO | Italy, fl.1829-37, MIM PHIM SIM | Drawing Instrument = ROM; Polariscope = FLO; Barometer, De Luc-type = FLM. | machinist to the Royal Observatory in 1829 and to the Royal Academy of Sciences in 1837, both in Turin. | Turin. | USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARBARET, JACQUES | France, MIM | Sundial and Compass inside lower lid of watch = LOU. | ex-Garnier Coll. | Paris. | Garnier Cat. | suggest correction |
| BARBER, EDWARD | England, c.1674-97, MIM | apprenticed in the Joiners' Company in 1667; free of the Company in 1674; took apprentices. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BARBER, ISAAC | England, c.1676, | free of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1676. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | ||
| BARBER, J. | England, c.1850, OIM | Telescopes = PMS, Christie-SK 4/17/86. | the Christie-SK telescope is signed "Barber London." | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARBERIOS, FELICE | Italy, 1680, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1680 = Santa Maria delle Grazie Church, Milan. | Milan. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARBIER, JEAN | France, c.1720, MIM | apprenticed to Jean Lefebvre 2 in the "Corporation des fondeurs" on June 27, 1720. | Augarde 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BARBON 1 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | 21 Panton Street, Haymarket, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARBON 2 | England, c.1825, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 5/14/87 & 10/22/87; Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 10/20/89. | see Barbon and Co. | Fullwood Rents, Holborn, London; 281 Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARBON AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Fullwood Rents, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARBON, PETER | Scotland, fl.1808-12, OIM | Microscope, 1810 = RSM. | microscope has 77 Princes Street, Edinburgh as the address. | 4 Lothian Street; 18 Nicholson Street (1809); 77 Princes Street (1810); all in Edinburgh. | Taylor 2(1076); Goodison 1; Clay and Court; Bryden 3; Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction |
| BARBON, S., AND CO. | Scotland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1076). | suggest correction | |
| BARCLAY, ADAM | Scotland, d.1753, MIM OIM | Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BARCLAY, ANDREW | Scotland, c.1870, OIM | Telescope = D.(1976); Telescope, Gregorian = Auction, Atlanta, Ga., May, 1987 = D.(1988); Telescope with micrometer eyepiece = FRK = RSM. | "engineer." | Kilmarnock. | Brieux 3; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARCLAY, HUGH | Scotland, fl.1727-d.1749, OIM | also made watches. | Edinburg. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| BARCLAY, W. | Scotland, fl.1825-26, MIM | invented instrument to measure elevations. | Auldeare, near Nairn. | Taylor 2(1480). | suggest correction | |
| BARCLAY, WILL. | PHIM | Stick Barometer, Num. 132 = Christie 12/8/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BARCLAY, WILLIAM | Scotland, fl.1731-d.1758, OIM | Edinburgh. | Bryden 3 and 4. | suggest correction | ||
| BARDE | France, c.1850, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = NYM. | Bardé. | Paris. | Lübke. | suggest correction |
| BARDIN 1 | England, MIM | Orrery = Auction, 1915. | see H. Bardin. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| BARDIN 2 | England, MIM | globe maker; either Thomas Marriot or William Bardin, which see. | USNM; Yonge.. | suggest correction | ||
| BARDIN 3 | England?, NIM | Sextant = D.(1968). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BARDIN, G.A. | England, MIM | Celestial Globe = NMM-G.166. | London. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| BARDIN, H. | England, c.1780-85, MIM | Tellurium = NMM. | see Bardin 1. | London. | NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| BARDIN, THOMAS MARRIOT | England, fl.1806-27, MIM | Terrestrial Globes on sta = P-B 1946 (on stand), Boston Athenaeum, Mass., Wilson Museum, Castine, Me.; Celestial Globes = Wilson Museum (1800), P.C. | worked with William Bardin, his father or uncle; member of Girdlers' Company. | 16 Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 2(1077); Crawforth 11; Yonge. | suggest correction |
| BARDIN, W. AND T.M. | England, c.1780-1819, MIM | Pairs of Globes = Soth., Wilkinson and Hodge 3/23/23, P-B 10/28/44-936, USNM, APS, Adams Nat'l Historic Site, Mass, (1800, 1807); Terrestrial Globes = Hispanic Society, New York, Essex Institute, Mass. (1798), Schuyler Mansion, (1798), Dartmouth College, New Hamp. (1814), Boston Athenaem, Mass. (1817), P.C. (1819); Celestial Globes = Christie 12/8/76, Essex Institute, USNM, Boston Athenaeum. | William and Thomas Marriot Bardin. | 16 Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 2(796a, 1077); Multhauf 1; Bedini 1; RSW; USNM; Moskowitz 102; Crawforth 11; Yonge. | suggest correction |
| BARDIN, W., AND SON | England, MIM | Pair of Globes = University Observatory, Coimbra. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BARDIN, WILLIAM | England, fl.pre-1780-1803, MIM | Pairs of Globes = NMM-168 and -169, VCW, Longleat House; Terrestrial Globes = Archaeological Museum, Nivelles, Belgium, VCW (1782-2), Phillips 12/12/89 (1783); Celestial Globes = PEA (1782), VCW (1785). | in Leathersellers' Company; in Girdlers' Company, 1776; most work signed "W. Bardin"; worked with Thomas Marriot Bardin, which see; collaborated with James Ferguson; Longleat globes are ten-inch, celestial dated "April, 1785", the other dated "1783"; PEA signed "Wright's New Improved Celestial Globe----Made and Sold by William Bardin---Jany. 1, 1782." | 16 Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 2(796a); Belgian Inventory; Moskowitz 102; NMM 2; Crawforth 11; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARDON | misreading for Bardou. | suggest correction | ||||
| BARDOU | France, fl.1819-50, OIM | Telescope, enameled = Soth. 122/13/65-106; Telescope = PEA. | probably P.G. Bardou; he and A. Bardou shared the same address; firm established in 1819. | 55, rue de Chabrol, Paris. | USNM; Moskowitz 118; Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARDOU AND SON | France, post-1850, OIM | Telescope, 3-inch = P.C.; Telescopes = P.C.(1987), D.(1976). | first P.C. (3-inch) is 38" long; second P.C. is also marked "G B" with a type of ampersand in between. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARDOU AND SONS | France, post-1850, OIM | Telescope = D.(1977). | may be misreading for Bardou and Son. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARDOU ET FILS | France, post-1850, OIM | Telescopes = MYS. | one marked "Charles Hutchinson and Son, Boston." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARDOU, A. | France, c.1850, OIM | Telescopes = Christie-SK 11/19/87 (2), 8/20/87. | 55, rue de Chabrol, Paris. | Moskowitz; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARDOU, P.G. | France, c.1850, OIM | made telescopes. | 55 rue de Chabrol, Paris. | Moskowitz; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BAREKHAN, J.R. | Germany, NIM | Sextant = OMM. | Bremerhaven. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARELLA AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Newcastle. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARELLA, A. | Holland, PHIM | Barometer, double = Christie 12/8/76. | Amsterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARELLA, D. | Holland, PHIM | Barometer = Soth.-Mak van Waay April, 1978. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| BARELLI | England, c.1790, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-Pulborough 3/1/83. | see Josh Barelli and Co. | Reading. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARELLI, JNO., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = X. | Bath. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARELLI, JOHN | England, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, D.(1975); Barometer = D.(1971). | may be Barelli in Della Torre and Barelli, which see; X is signed "J. Barelli"; 1971 D. signed "Jon" with little bar under the "n". | London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARELLI, JOSH, AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | see Barelli. | Reading. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARELLI, JUNO | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Abridge Antique and Auction 2/21/90. | may be misreading for Jno. Barelli. | Bath. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARETTA | USA, c.1850?, | see McAllister and Baretta. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BARINE, P. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARKER 1 | England, c.1736, OIM | microscope maker. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| BARKER 2 | England, c.1780, MIM SIM | Theodolite = D. | Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | ||
| BARKER 3 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer in door of clock = Connoisseur, July, 1911. | attributed to William Barker, clockmaker, fl.1747-86. | Wigan. | Goodison 1; A.J. Hawkes. | suggest correction |
| BARKER 4 | England, NIM | Magnetic Compass = Christie 3/9/65-3. | signed "Barker's Patents 181/15"; probably Francis Barker, which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARKER AND SON | England, 19th Century, NIM | Compass = Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79. | probably Francis Barker and Son. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARKER, FRANCIS | England, c.1850, MIM NIM PHIM | Sundials, round, slate = Christie 12/18/74 = 4/9/75, P.C. | compass designer; see Barker 4. | 12 Clerkenwell Road, London. | NMM 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARKER, FRANCIS, AND SON | England, 1848-to present, MIM NIM PHIM | Sextant, box = Christie-SK 10/6/83; Augsburg-type Sundial = P.C.; Equatorial Sundials = Soth. 3/14/57-140, 11/9/59-174. | also made aneroid barometers; firm continues to produce instruments to this day; most are signed "F. Barker and Son"; T.C. marked "Late Grove and Barker"; "17 years with and successors to J. and G. Simms." | "Sundial House", 12 Clerkenwell Road; 23 Great Sutton Street, E.C. (post-1858); both in London. | Moskowitz 107; RSW; USNM; Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction |
| BARKER, WILLIAM | England, c.1711, MIM | apprenticed to John Worgan of the Grocers' Company on Oct. 8, 1700; was turned over to William Haddon, Stationer, on Mar. 12, 1700 (os). | London. | Taylor 1(560); Evans 1; J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARLACE | England, c.1780, MIM | Sectors = Soth. 6/23/87, Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88. | both sectors have twelve-inch radii. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARLING | England, post-1740, MIM | Soho Rule, boxwood and ivory = P.C. | a type of slide rule designed by James Watt, c.1739. | Limehouse Hole, London. | Delehar 2 and 9. | suggest correction |
| BARLOW, PETER | England, 1776-1862, | devised Barlow's Wheel, a machine which demonstrated Faraday's discovery of electro-mechanical rotation. | Greenslade, Jr. 1; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| BARLOW, THOMAS H. | USA, 1789-1865, MIM | Planetaria = Washington and Lee University, Lexington Va., Sayre School, Lexington Ky., University of Mississippi, University, Miss. | the planetaria were very large, 13 feet in diameter; at least 11 more were made, now all lost; inventor; machinist; published a brochure for the instrument. | Lexington Ky.; Cincinnati, Ohio. | Langemann. | suggest correction |
| BARLOW, WILLIAM | England, 1544-1625 fl.1580-1618, MIM NIM | designed instruments, including a compass with an alidade to determine variation. | Winchester (1581); Salisbury (1615). | Taylor 1(37); Evans 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| BARNABITI | Italy, c.1847, OIM | made reflecting microscopes. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| BARNARD, I. | England, 1784, MIM | Gauge, folding, for wine = X; Slide Rule, 1784 = P.C. | Queries, S.I.S. Bull. 1, 1983; Delehar 9. | suggest correction | ||
| BARNARDA, P. | England, fl.1803-11, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | in directories as maker. | 22 West Street, West Smithfield, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BARNARDA, P. AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | see P. Barnarda. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARNASCHINA 1 | England, OIM | Telescope = D.(1973). | variant spelling of Barnasconi? | London. | RSW; Wynter 1. | suggest correction |
| BARNASCHINA 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | probably Francis Barnasconi. | Newcastle-on-Tyne. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BARNASCHINA, ANTHONY | England, fl.1826-28, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2), Soth. 7/6/73. | one X is signed "A. Barnaschina." | New Road, Gravesend. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARNASCHINA, L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Gravesend. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARNASCHONE | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Devizes. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARNASCHONE, CHAS. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Boston. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARNASCHONI AND MONTHI | see Bernaschoni and Monthi. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BARNASCHONI, B. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = P-B 10/24/42. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BARNASCONE 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2), Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. | possibly M. Barnascone. | Leeds. | Goodison 1; RSW; USNM. | suggest correction |
| BARNASCONE 2 | England, c.1825, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1997). | Merthyr. | ATG 6/14/97. | suggest correction | |
| BARNASCONE, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | could be Andrew Barnascone of Boston or A. Bernasconi of Leeds. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARNASCONE, ANDREW | England, c.1822, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/19/88. | signed "A. Barnascone". | High Street, Boston. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARNASCONE, G.B. | England, c.1780, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, P.C. (1972). | 13 St. Michaels Square; 14 St. Michaels Square; both in Southampton. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARNASCONE, J., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARNASCONE, M. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(4). | also spelled Bernasconi. | Leeds. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BARNASCONI, A. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-Chester 2/2/84. | Leeds. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARNASCONI, F., AND SON | England, c.1860, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 10/19/87. | Francis Barnasconi renamed the firm to be "F. Barnasconi and Son" by 1860. | Newcastle. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARNASCONI, FRANCIS | England, fl.1827-58, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 2/26/88. | signed "F. Barnasconi, Newcastle"; also spelled Barnesconi. | 34 The Side (1827-34); 16 Groat Market (1838); 28 Groat Market (1841); 29 Groat Market (1844); 20 High Bridge (1847-53); 35 High Bridge (1855-58); all in Newcastle. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1771); RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARNASCONI, L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer with Thermometer = Soth. 12/15/83. | signed "L. Barnasconi Trowbridge Warranted." | Trowbridge. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARNASCONI, LEWIS | England, fl.1833-41, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | may have made barometers. | 42 Burgess Street (1833-37); 233 Waingate (1834-41); 19 Waingate (1841); all in Sheffield. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BARNASCONI, M. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth.-Chester 5/16/85, 7/25/85. | Leeds. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARNES AND ASPINALL | England, PHIM | scale makers. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| BARNES, WILLIAM | England, c.1706, MIM | apprenticed to John Johnson 3 of the Grocers' Company on Aug. 24, 1706. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BARNESCONI | see Barnascone, Barnasconi and Bernasconi. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BARNETT, ASHER | England, fl.1770-77, OIM | spectacle grinder and optician. | 25 Coleman Street (1770); 25 Froggery (1777); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| BARNETT, MORRIS | England, PHIM | Marine Barometer = MYS. | Ramsgate. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARNETT, THOMAS | England, 1768-1816 fl.1789-1816, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | signed "T. Barnett"; T.C.; apprenticed in the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1782; free of the Company on Dec. 17, 1789; patented a method of aerating fluids, 1802; instrument maker to H.M. Board of Customs and Excise; advertised all kinds of barometers; made telescopes and other instruments. | 21 East Street, Lambeth (1789); 61 Great Tower Street; No. 4 Mores Yard, Old Fish Street near Dockers Commons; all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(797); Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Calvert 2; Court and von Rohr 3(216); Crawforth 1. | suggest correction |
| BARNI | France, c.1825, PHIM | Wheel Barometer, diamond-shaped = Doyle 1/24/90. | Amiens. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARNS, DANIEL | England, c.1753, | apprenticed to Richard Rust of the Grocers' Company on March 16, 1753. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BARNUKA | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Bury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BAROCCIO, AMBROGIO | Italy, c.1600, MIM | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BAROCCIO, GIAMBATTISTA | Italy, | may be Giovanni Battista Baroccio. | Urbino. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| BAROCCIO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA | Italy, 1570, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1570 = ROB. | see Giovanni Maria Baroccio; Price thought he was Giambattista Baroccio. | Venice; Urbino. | Morpurgo 1; Michel 2; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| BAROCCIO, GIOVANNI MARIA | Italy, 1570, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1570 = ROB; Planetary Clock = Bernard Coll., Paris. | must be same as Giovanni Battista Baroccio, which see; clock was for the Pope; globe maker. | Urbino. | Morpurgo 1; Michel 2; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| BAROCCIO, SIMONE | Italy, fl.1568-70, MIM | son of Giovanni Maria Baroccio; clockmaker; made Commandino- and Guidobaldi-type proportional compasses. | Urbino. | Morpurgo 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| BARON, EDMOND | England, c.1693, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Feilder of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 7, 1693. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BARON, PATRICK | Ireland, 1794, OIM | optician. | 83 Dame Street, Dublin (1794). | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| BARR | Scotland | see White and Barr. | Glasgow. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BARRAND, ROGER | France, | Aneroid Barometer = D.(1972). | "horloger"; reproduction. | rue Despiches, Orléans. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARRAUD | England, fl.1823-45, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D. | also made chronometers. | 41 Cornhill, London. | Wynter and Turner; USNM. | suggest correction |
| BARRELL, JOHN | England?, c.1828, NIM | Sextant = Old Gaol Museum, Me. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| BARRERE | France, | see Girard et Barrère. | Christie-SK 4/17/86. | suggest correction | ||
| BARRETA, D. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, D.(1996). | may be Dom Barret. | 67 Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; ATG 7/6/96. | suggest correction |
| BARRETT | England, NIM | see Spencer, Barrett and Co. | suggest correction | |||
| BARRETT, DOM | England, 1783?, PHIM | Angle Barometer = X. | dated in pencil; may be D. Barreta. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARRETT, ROBERT M. | England, c.1850, MIM | in Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; D. Primavesi was his agent in Cardiff. | 4 Jamaica Terrace, Limehouse, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARRETT, SIMON | England, c.1678, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Claxton in the Clockmakers' Company; turned over to Joseph Wells of the Joiners' Company on July 3, 1668, until 1675; free of the Clockmakers' Company, April 8, 1678; took apprentices. | London. | J. Brown 3; Loomes 2. | suggest correction | |
| BARRINGTON, THOMAS | England, c.1828, MIM | 32 Wytch Street, Strand, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| BARROLL, JOHN | England, c.1701, MIM | apprenticed to John Wood 1 of the Clockmakers' Company for eight years on June 1, 1701. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BARROW AND OWEN | England, MIM NIM OIM | T.C. in marine compass box; Henry Barrow. | 26 Oxenden Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARROW, HENRY | England, 1790-1870, MIM NIM PHIM | Theodolite = KEN; Telescope = KEN; Mariner's Compass = NMM; Gunner's Level = NMM; Dip Needles = USNM, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Hurstmonceaux Castle; Actinometer = KEN; Barometer, Thermometers (2) = P. & S. 2/4/1876. | might have been apprenticed to either George Dollond 1 or Edward Troughton 2 as he did work for both of them before 1829; appointed MIM under the Surveyor General of India (1830-39); succeeded to the business of Thomas Charles Robinson in 1842; became "Robinson and Barrow" (1842-50); also made balances; invented a new dip needle. | London (pre 1830); Calcutta (1830-39); 38 Devonshire Street, London (1842-43); 26 Oxenden Street, London (1845-64). | Pipping 1; RSW; Bryden 8; Taylor 2(2069); McConnell; USNM; NMM 2; Stock 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| BARROW, HENRY, AND CO. | England, fl.1850-69, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Thermometer = Soth. 3/11/77; Telescope, three-draw = Phillips 1/30/84; Sextant, box = Phillips 10/26/83; Protractor, full, with sights = Drouot 4/7/87. | some signed "H. Barrow and Co.; one carries the East India Co. trademark; also made theodolites, magnetic compasses, etc.; see Henry Barrow. | 26 Oxenden Street, London. | O'Mara; RSW; USNM; Stock 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| BARROW, JOHN | England, 1792, MIM | author. | London. | Dawson 216, 1971. | suggest correction | |
| BARROW, W., AND W. LOVELACE | England, pre-1756, PHIM | T.C.; made artificial magnets; partnership broke up in 1756. | at the Golden Lion in St. Martins Le-Grand, London. | Calvert 2; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARROW, WILLIAM | England, c.1756, NIM PHIM | Compass, 1756 = NMM. | T.C.; see W. Barrow and W. Lovelace; made artificial magnets; left London in 1756. | London; Woolton near Prescott, Lancs. (1756). | NMM 2; Calvert 2. | suggest correction |
| BARRY | England, c.1800, MIM NIM | Telescope, pocket = Soth.-N.Y. 2/23/79; Octant = Seamans Institute, New York; Sextants = MYS, LIM, Soth. 10/17/60-157; Circular Protractor = D.(1976). | probably Richard Barry, which see. | London. | Moskowitz, 1976; RSW; USNM. | suggest correction |
| BARRY, JOSEPH | Ireland, fl.1780-1824, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = X. | also a watchmaker. | Cork. | Mollan 1 and 2; SIS Bulletin #1, 1983; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction |
| BARRY, M. | England, fl.1815-25, MIM | continued Richard Barry's business. | Navigation Warehouse, Minories, London. | Moskowitz 112; USNM; Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARRY, RICHARD | England, fl.1799-1820, MIM NIM OIM | Telescopes = PEA, P.C.(1969); Protractor, full, with arm = D. (1976); Sextant, ebony = D.(1993). | sextant scale is signed "I.R." (8); T.C. | 290 Wapping Street (1799-); 106 Minories; Navigation Warehouse, Minories (1810-15); all in London. | Moskowitz 112; Taylor 2(925); Brewington 1; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; Coffeen 43. | suggest correction |
| BARSTON, JOHN | England, fl.1738-40, | patented a quadrant, 1738; Joseph Turner worked with him on the quadrant. | Hatton Garden, London. | Taylor 2(228); Dewhirst; Evans 1; Millburn 8. | suggest correction | |
| BART, JOHANN | Germany, c.1525, MIM | see Giovanni della Barba. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BARTENSCHLAGER, J.C. | Germany, 1713-99, MIM SIM | Universal Ring Sundial = SCH-5269; Table Sundials = SCH-5268, ZUS-LM2639, and ZUR(2); Graphometer = ZUR; Surveying Instruments = SCH and ZUS; Sector = Soth. 10/17/60-132. | Schaffhausen. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARTHELEMY | France, c.1790, PHIM | Hydrometer, silver, case = Drouot 11/7/75. | "Md Orfèvre et Joailler de Lunel"; Barthélémy. | dans la Grand'rue, vis-à-vis le Bureau de la Colerie, No. 346, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARTHELMES | Germany, c.1830, PHIM | Barometer = DRE. | Gotha. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARTHOLOMAEUS, S. | Germany, 1736, MIM | Sundial, stone and brass, 1736 = FRA. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BARTHOLOMEW, ABBOT | Germany, 1550, MIM | Chalice Dial, 1550 = BM-1896/12/14-1. | see B.A. 2. | Aldersbach. | Price 3; Ward 4; Evans 1; Gatty. | suggest correction |
| BARTLETT, JOHN 1 | England, c.1754, MIM | apprenticed to John Gilbert 1 of the Grocers' Company on Dec. 18, 1746; turned over to John Urings 2 in the Joiners' Company by Barbara Gilbert, administrator, on March 18, 1752; free in the Grocers' Company, Feb. 5, 1754. | J. Brown 1; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BARTLETT, JOHN 2 | England, c.1900, | Roman Sundials, copies = Wray Sale-78 = OXF (falsely dated 1640), ADL-T46 (falsely dated 1642). | by D.B. Sheahan of New York City; address marked on sundials is "Chester." | Michel 1; Dyer; Fox 2; Tomlinson 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARTLETT, MOSES | England, d.1709, MIM | sundial recorded. | Exeter. | Loomes 2. | suggest correction | |
| BARTLETT, WILLIAM | England, c.1700, | apprenticed to Elizabeth Toogood in the Joiners' Company, July 16, 1700. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BARTOLLA, G. | England, c.1775, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 12/15/72. | Barford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARTON 1 | England, 18th Century, MIM | Ramsden worked under him. | Nachet . | suggest correction | ||
| BARTON 2 | England, 19th Century, OIM | Telescope, three-draw = Christie-SK 4/14/89. | Strand, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BARTON, JOHN | England, fl.1791-1815, NIM | invented a type of floating compass. | 36 Old Bond Street; upper Belgrave Square, Pimlico; both in London. | Taylor 2(926). | suggest correction | |
| BARTON, PETER | misreading for Peter Barbon. | Morrison-Low; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BARTRAM, ABRAHAM | England, c.1602, | apprenticed to Charles Whitwell of the Grocers' Company on June 24, 1602. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BARTS | England, MIM | Sundial, portable, case = Central Museum and Art Gallery, Northampton. | London. | Stevens and Aked. | suggest correction | |
| BARTSCH, JACOB | Holland, 1600-33, MIM | Instrument, 1624 = LEY. | also marked "Jac. ab Leiden." | Leiden. | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BARTSCHERER, HANS | Sweden, fl.1563-82, MIM | Cube Dial, 1580 = STH-12580. | Stockholm. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| BARUCKER | Germany, 18th Century, OIM | made Cuff-type microscopes; optician; possibly W. Burucker, which see. | Nürnberg. | Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BASERGA | France, c.1805, MIM | succeeded by his son, A. Baserga. | 54 Quai des Orfevres et 15 Place Dauphines, Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BASERGA, A. | France, c.1830, MIM | succeeded his father, Baserga. | Paris. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BASERGA, F., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Ipswich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BASNETT | early spelling for Bassnett. | Moskowitz 101. | suggest correction | |||
| BASS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Northampton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BASS, GEORGE | England, fl.1706-69, OIM | apprenticed in 1706 to Ralph Sterrop of the Spectaclemakers' Company; free of the Company on March 28, 1716; Master of the Company in 1747; took apprentices; made early achromatic lenses in 1733 which had been invented by Chester Moor Hall. | Bridewell Precinct (1733); Fleet Ditch (1764); both in London. | Taylor 2(6); Daumas 1; Dewhirst; Court and von Rohr 3(82); A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| BASSANO, CHRISTOPHER | Italy, fl.1700-50, MIM | Sundial = E.C. Middleton Coll. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BASSETT | USA, MIM | Bassett Adder = D.(1984). | Chicago, Ill. | Moskowitz 127. | suggest correction | |
| BASSETT, N. | USA, 1836, | patented a surveying compass, 1836. | Wilmington, Del. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BASSETT, THOMAS | England, c.1669, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Isaac Webb of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 18, 1669. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BASSNET, JAMES | see James Bassnett. | suggest correction | ||||
| BASSNETT | England, c.1840, NIM | Quadrant = PMS; Hadley's Quadrant = PEA-M3274; Octants = PMS (2), BMM, NMM, Dukes County Historical Society, Edgartown, Mass. | one PMS marked "G.W." on ivory scale, the other "SBR"; surely James Bassnett. | Liverpool. | NMM 2; Brewington 1; RSW; Moskowitz 101; USNM. | suggest correction |
| BASSNETT, J., AND H. DUREN | England; USA, c.1850, NIM | Octant = PMS. | James Bassnett and his New York dealer, Henry Duren. | Liverpool and New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BASSNETT, JAMES | England, fl.1829-57, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Barometer = PEA-751; Stick Barometers = PMS, VNN, MYS; Telescope = Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Ill.; Marine Barometer = MYS; Sextant = SFM; Quadrant = D.(1972). | changed name from Basnet to Bassnett in 1841; spelling variants are Bassnet and Basnett; optician; watch and clockmaker; T.C.; in partnership with son, Thomas?, 1857-60. | 4 Barnes Court, Shaws Brow (1829); 13 Roberts Street North (1834-37); 1 Roberts Street (1841-51); 58 Roberts Street (1857); 8 Roberts Street (1857-60); all in Liverpool. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2070); Brewington 1; Moskowitz 101; Bryden 9; USNM; Crawforth 6; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BASSNETT, JAMES, AND SON | England, fl.1855-65, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = Soth. 7/16/76; Marine Compass = Soth.-PB pre-1980; Telescope = Christie-SK 4/14/89. | opticians; probably the son was Thomas Bassnett; both barometers and telescope signed "Bassnett and Son"; compass signed "J. Bassnet and Son, Liverpool". | 8 Roberts Street, Liverpool. | Bryden 9; Moskowitz 104; Brewington 1; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BASSO, FRANCESCO | Italy, fl.1560-70, MIM | also a cartographer. | Milan. | Tooley. | suggest correction | |
| BASTARD, WILLIAM | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BASTICK AND DRIVER | England, PHIM | T.C.; scale makers; "late forman and apprentice to Mr. Vandome." | No.2 Holywell Row, Worship Street, near Finsbury Square, London. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| BASTIEN L'AINE | France, 1842, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1842 = BOM 3/28/06-556. | Bastien L'aîné. | Rue St André des Arts, 60, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BAT. LUGD. | 1640, MIM | Diagonal Scale, 1640 = SKO. | may be Lugdini for London. | Price 2; Bedini 5; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BATCH, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Chichester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BATE | England, fl.1807-49, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums including a terrestrial globe on tellurian, ADL-L34, garden sundial at Washington Old Hall, Washington Village, County Durham; a wooden protractor, 1846, at BM; mountain barometer in a cane; Bate's Ready Reckoner; Thomson's Lunar Corrector (No. 209), etc. | could be Robert Brettell Bate or his son; ADL tellurian is reputed to be by Sauter and Gyldenstolke. | 17 Poultry, Cheapside; 20/21 Poultry, Cheapside; both in London. | Taylor 2(1079); Goodison 1; Dewhirst; Brewington 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Moskowitz 107; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Delehar 9; ADL; Yonge; Coffeen 35; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BATE AND POULTRY | misreading for Bate in Poultry. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BATE AND SON | England, pre-1840-49, | Robert Bretsell Bate and son. | London. | Taylor 2(1079); Moskowitz 105. | suggest correction | |
| BATE, BARTHOLOMEW | England, 1806-95, OIM | apprenticed to Robert Brettell Bate, his father, of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Jan. 24, 1822, free of the Company on Jan. 27, 1829; see Bartlett Bate. | Clay and Court; Taylor 2(1079); Court and von Rohr 3(249). | suggest correction | ||
| BATE, BARTLETT | England, c.1822, OIM PHIM | optician; took out a patent for improvements in hydrometers and saccharometers; called Junior; may be Brettell or Bretsell Bate or may be confused with Bartholomew Bate; may be the son of Robert Bretsell Bate or may be a ghost except for the "Jr." | of the Poultry, London. | Taylor 2(1079); Clay and Court; Court and von Rohr 3(249). | suggest correction | |
| BATE, HENRY | France, c.1274, | wrote a treatise on the astrolabe. | Malines. | Gunther 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| BATE, JOHN | England, 1809-40, PHIM | worked with his father, Robert Brettell Bate. | London. | McConnell 4. | suggest correction | |
| BATE, JOHN 1 | England, c.1626, MIM | made gunner's scales; may be John Bates. | London. | Taylor 1(52); Evans. | suggest correction | |
| BATE, JOHN 2 | Ireland, 1750, MIM | Sundials = X (1750), Soth.-PB pre-1980. | Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BATE, JOHN 3 | England, c.1832, OIM | London. | Taylor 2(1773). | suggest correction | ||
| BATE, P. | England, 18th Century, MIM | Sundial = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BATE, PHILIP | Ireland, fl.1761-62, MIM | Nicholas Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| BATE, ROBERT BRETTELL | England, 1782-1847, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums; they include orreries, microscopes, dials, telescopes, globes, octants, barometers, etc.; Meridian Transit = ADL-A138. | T.C.;made free of the Spectaclemakers' Companyby redemption in 1814; Master of the Company, 1828-30; took his son, Bartholomew, as apprentice in 1822 and as partner before 1840; Brettell also appears as Brettel and Bretsell; some instruments are signed "R.B. Bate"; "Optician in Ordinary" to George IV in 1818, to William IV in 1830 and to Queen Victoria in 1837; also acted as dealer; T.C. | 17 Poultry; 20/21 Poultry (1830); both in Cheapside, London. | Taylor 2(1079); Goodison 1; Moskowitz 105; Brewington 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Price 3; Ward 4; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1 & 7; Court and von Rohr 3(238); McConnell 4; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BATECIN, S. LAUR. | Italy, NIM | Compass in gimbals = FLO-3176. | Venice. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | |
| BATEMAN, JOSEPH | England, fl.1823-40, MIM | made an eight-foot slide rule. | Middlesex. | Taylor 2(2071). | suggest correction | |
| BATEMAN, T. | England, MIM | globe maker; succeeded by John Newton. | at the Globe and Sun in Chancery Lane, Fleet Street, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| BATENBURG AND CO. | Holland, c.1790, NIM | Octants, ebony and ivory = ADL-A192, Christie 12/18/74. | Rotterdam. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BATENBURGH, JAN VAN | see Jan van Call. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BATERNA | 1780, PHIM | made barometer, c.1780; Baserga? | Halifax. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BATES | England, c.1760, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2), Phillips 4/20/83. | Kettering. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BATES, JOHN | see John Bate 1. | Taylor 1(52); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BATES, RICHARD | England, MIM | T.C. | at the Quadrant without Newgate facing the Old Bailey, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| BATES, THOMAS | England, c.1686, | apprenticed to John Worgan of the Grocers' Company on June 3, 1686. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BATH, ABRAHAM | Abraham, Bath; misreading of name on globe in the Chicago Historical Society; see Abraham 1 and Jacob Abraham. | Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BATHER | England, PHIM | Chondrometer = Christie-SK 10/6/83. | Haymarket. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BATIS, IOANNES | Italy, c.1575, MIM | Horary Quadrant = FLO-2525. | for latitude 42°. | Bonelli 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| BATKA, WENZD | Czechoslovakia, c.1850, MIM | in the 1851 Great Exhibition in London. | Prague (Austria). | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| BATTELL, AFFABELL | England, fl.1737-48, MIM | apprenticed to John Potten in the Broderers' Company, Jan. 15, 1707; free in the Company, June 8, 1737; assistant compass maker at Deptford Yard, 1741-48. | Beaufort Buildings in the Strand, London (1737). | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| BATTEN, EDWARD | England, c.1671, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to John Marke of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 16, 1671. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BATTENBURG AND CO. | misreading for Batenburg and Co. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BATTENBURGH | see Jan Bacher van Call. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BATTI | see Moretti and Batti. | suggest correction | ||||
| BATTINI, B. | Italy, 1721, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, silver and ivory, 1721 = Michel Sale-7. | the bottom has an engraved cruciform motif. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BATTISTA, B.D. | England, c.1860, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 1/27/88. | Downham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BATTISTESSA | see Zerbonie, Battistessa and Co. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BATTISTESSA AND CO. 1 | Scotland, c.1825, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = P.C. (1974); Soth.-S 1/27/88. | 8 and 9 Calton Street, Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BATTISTESSA AND CO. 2 | England, fl.1830-43, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers; see Battistessa, Molteni and Guanziroli; see Zerboni, Battistessa, Molteni and Guanziroli. | 13 Baldwins Gardens (1830-33); 106 Hatton Garden (1840-43); both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BATTISTESSA, MOLTENI AND GUANZIROLI | England, c.1834, PHIM | made barometers. | 13 Baldwins Gardens, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BAUDEN | Belgium, c.1800, MIM | Alidade = DOR. | Mons. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BAUDOU | France, c.1788, PHIM | made a balance barometer in 1788. | Grenoble. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| BAUER, CARL | Germany, c.1820, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, miniature, box = Soth. 6/23/87. | globe marked "P.B. 5"; published a pocket globe with the celestial gores on the outside of the case. | Nürnberg. | Edell 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BAUER, JOH. BERNARD | Germany, fl.1790-1801, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1792 = BAM; Terrestrial Globes = Markisches Museum, Berlin (1801), Soth. 6/9/25; Globe, 1800 = X; Planetarium, 1791 = BAM. | "mechanicus"; see Klinger and Bauer. | Nürnberg. | RSW; Tooley. | suggest correction |
| BAUER, JOHANN | Germany, 1639, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1639 = Berlin-Babelsberg University Observatory. | see Jan van Call; may be same man. | Callens. | Zinner 1; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| BAUER, KILIAN | Germany, fl.1725-26, MIM | Pillar Sundials, 1725, 1726 = WUR. | Würzburg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| BAUER, P. | Germany, 1683, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, 1683 = OXF. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BAUGH, JOHN | England, c.1672, | apprenticed to Walter Hayes of the Grocers' Company on June 24, 1672. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BAUM, J., AND CO. | England, c.1875, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, folding = WHI. | marked "Birmingham Patent", but no patent found. | Birmingham. | Bryden 16. | suggest correction |
| BAUMANN | Germany, fl.1760-1830, MIM NIM SIM | Circumferentor = STL; Repeating Circle = AMST. | Stuttgart. | Daumas 1; Evans 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction | |
| BAUMGARTINGER, JEAN ERASME | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Table Sundial, octagonal = Rosenheim Sale-374; Equatorial Sundial, copper-gilt and silvered = MADEX-152 = P.C.. | Mergentheim. | Michel 3; MADEX. | suggest correction | |
| BAUMGARTNER, FRIEDRICH | Germany, 1759-1843, | Baumgärtner; wrote on new mechanical instruments. | Leipzig. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| BAUSCH, J.J. | Germany?, PHIM | Microscope, pocket, wood = HAR. | "Excelsior Microscope." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BAUSSARD | France?, 1790, MIM | Water Clock, 1790 = CNAM. | Cons. Nat'l 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BAUSSE, JOHANN GEORG | Germany, fl.1750-84, MIM | made Copernican and Tychonic planetaria, now lost. | Gotha. | Zinner 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BAXTER | USA, NIM | see Nickerson and Baxter. | Boston, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BAXTER, JOHN | England, fl.1825-26, MIM | 32 John Street, Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1481). | suggest correction | ||
| BAXTER, ROBERT | England, c.1830, OIM | Livery Street, Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1774). | suggest correction | ||
| BAXTER, WILLIAM | England, c.1752, | apprenticed to John Gilbert 2 of the Grocers' Company on Mar. 19, 1752. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BAYENS GEBROEDERS | Holland, fl.1798-1850, MIM OIM SIM | Microscopes = LEY (1798), LEY; Circumferentor = Christie-SK 9/11/86. | Pieter and Adrianus Bayens; see Dellebarre and Bayens Gebroeders. | Delft. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BAYENS, ADRIANUS | Holland, fl.1790-post-1842, MIM OIM | see Bayens Brothers; see Dellebarre and Bayens Brothers. | Delft. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| BAYENS, PIETER | Holland, 1744-1846, MIM OIM | Plane Table Alidade = Christie-SK 11/19/87. | see Bayens Brothers; see Dellebarre and Bayens Brothers. | Delft. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BAYER, JOSEPH | Germany, c.1771, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = Soth. May, 1903 = Evans Coll. = OXF-G.434. | marked "Soc. Jesu fecit." | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Evans 1; Michel 3; Maddison 1; RSW; Gatty. | suggest correction |
| BAYER, MARTIN | Germany, c.1559, MIM | clockmaker; see M.B. 3. | Annaberg. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |
| BAYLEY 1 | England, fl.1663-70, OIM | Monconys called him Baili (1666); member of the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1663; optician. | in St. Paul's Churchyard, London. | Taylor 1(295); Daumas 1; Michel 3; Dewhirst; Court and von Rohr 3(III). | suggest correction | |
| BAYLEY 2 | sometimes Baili, Bailie, Baly, Baylie, Baille. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BAYNHAM, CHARLES | England, c.1744, | apprenticed to George Adams 1 of the Grocers' Company on Mar. 8, 1742; turned over to William Collier, Goldsmith, on Oct. 27, 1744. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BAYSER | Germany, MIM | Inclinable Sundial, case = MADEX-133 = P.C. | may be Beyser. | MADEX. | suggest correction | |
| BAYSER, BOE | Denmark, 1735, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1735 = Drecker Coll. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BAZERGA, GEBROEDEN | Holland, c.1830, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 4/20/83. | "Gebroeden Bazerga tot Rotterdam." | Rotterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BAZZANTI, ISIDORUS GASPAR | Italy, 1760, OIM | Solar Microscope, 1760 = FLO-3229. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BEACH AND BALDEN | England, -1817, PHIM | Thomas Beach and Joseph Balden; balance makers; succeeded by W. and T. Avery 1 in 1817. | Birmingham. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| BEACH, LEWIS | USA, fl.1830-46, MIM | made rules and squares. | Mass.(1830-46); Bennington, Vermont (1859). | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| BEACH, THOMAS | England, c.1800, PHIM | made balances; T.C.; was partner with Joseph Balden; succeeded by W. and T. Avery. | No. 11 in Digbeth, Birmingham. | Giordano 1; Calvert 2; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| BEAL, JOHN | England, c.1826, MIM | had James Prentice as an apprentice, c.1826; was he possibly John Beale 1 or 2? | London. | Smart 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BEALE, JOHN 1 | England, c.1812, MIM | Middlesex. | Taylor 2(1273). | suggest correction | ||
| BEALE, JOHN 2 | England, 19th Century, MIM OIM PHIM | T.C. | No. 76 Maid Lane near the Borough, London. | Calvert 2; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| BEAN, FOWLER | England, fl.1781-91, | apprenticed to George Adams 2 of the Grocers' Company on June 18, 1773; free of the Company on March 1, 1781; described himself as "surgeon" and took his two sons as apprentices. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BEARD, CORNELIUS | England, c.1670, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Edward Thorogood of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 7, 1670; turned over to James Atkinson 1 of the Clockmakers' Company. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BEARELLI | see Riva and Bearelli. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BEARETTI, PETER | England, c.1833, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 26 Great Bath Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BEASARDO, P. | Germany, 1553, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, 1553 = Drecker Coll. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BEATTIE | see Proctor and Beattie. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BEAUJEU, FRANQUE A. | France, MIM | Garden Sundials = Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79. | Rhône. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BEAUJEU, LIENARD DE | Canada, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = X. | "Nouvelle France." | "Antiques", 1965, 87:336-7. | suggest correction | |
| BEAULIEU, A. | Belgium, c.1790, OIM | made optical squares; showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | Brussels. | USNM; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| BEAUME | France, pre-1782, PHIM | Beaumé; invented an areometer. | Courtanvaux. | suggest correction | ||
| BEAUMONT, PHILIP | England, c.1689, MIM | apprenticed to Withers Cheney of the Clockmakers' Company on Aug. 15, 1689. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BEAUTEMPS DE ST.-POURCIN, P. | France, c.1575, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, mounted on an atlas figure = D.(1976). | signed also "Inventeur." | Avergne. | Brieux 3; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| BEAUTIN | France, c.1820, MIM | Window Dial, glass, with noon cannon = Satterlee Coll. | "Opticien de la Reine." | Rue de Castiglione No. 8, Paris. | Hamilton 2. | suggest correction |
| BEAUVAL, FIRMIN DE | France, c.1485, | designed an astronomical clock. | Amiens. | Weil 2(23). | suggest correction | |
| BEAVER, SAMUEL | England, c.1828, | apprenticed to William Green 2 in the Joiners' Company on Dec. 4, 1828. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BEAVES | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Trowbridge. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BEAVISS, EDWARD | England, 1760, MIM | Orrery, 1760 = Soth. 12/16/63-112. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BECHADERGUE, P. | France?, 18th Century, MIM | Dividers, wood = D.(1982). | Coffeen A. | suggest correction | ||
| BECHER, A.B. | England, fl. 1836-44, | invented an artificial horizon c.1843. | London. | McConnell 4. | suggest correction | |
| BECHLIN | pre-1798, PHIM | made magnets. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BECHTLER | USA, MIM SIM | Surveying Level, hand-held = North Carolina State Archives. | Rutherford County, North Carolina. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BECK | see R.and J. Beck; see Smith and Beck. | suggest correction | ||||
| BECK, G. | England, fl.1780-1840, NIM | Quadrant = Auction, August, 1807. | invented a quadrant, theodolite and protractor patented in 1780. | Taylor 2(1080); KEN. | suggest correction | |
| BECK, GEORGE W. | USA, c.1834, PHIM | manufactured and sold electrical machinery of various kinds. | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BECK, JOSEPH | England, c.1847, OIM | microscope maker; worked with his brother, Richard Beck 2, as R. and J. Beck. | London. | Moskowitz 132. | suggest correction | |
| BECK, R. AND J. | England, fl.1847-94, OIM | Microscope = D.(1989). | Richard and Joseph Beck. | 31 Cornhill, London. | Moskowitz 132. | suggest correction |
| BECK, RICHARD 1 | England, 1637, | apprenticed to Daniel Quare 1 of the Clockmakers' Company in 1673. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BECK, RICHARD 2 | England, fl.1847-, OIM | worked first with James Smith 3 as Smith and Beck; later with his brother, Joseph Beck and James Smith 3; after 1866 worked alone with Joseph Beck. | London. | Moskowitz 111. | suggest correction | |
| BECKEL BROTHERS | USA, OIM | Telescope = MYS. | New York, N.Y. | RSW; WEBDB. | suggest correction | |
| BECKER | England, PHIM | Balance, case = Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79. | probably Jecker. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BECKER AND SONS | USA, post-1836, MIM NIM SIM | founded by Christopher Becker 2, which see. | Brooklyn, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BECKER'S SONS | Holland?; USA, c.1860, PHIM | Specific Gravity Balance = D.(1972). | New York, N.Y. | Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction | |
| BECKER, A. | Germany, c.1850, PHIM | Barometer = DRE. | Gotha. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BECKER, ANDREAS | Germany, 1607, MIM | Astrolabe, 1607 = Elblag Museum, Poland. | ICA-594; offered to the Boerhave Museum, June, 1988. | Zinner 1; Price 1; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BECKER, C. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Galvanometer = Royal Institution, London; Heliochronometer = D.(1987). | London. | Coffeen 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BECKER, CHRISTOPHER 1 | Holland, 1806-90, PHIM | Physical Instruments = LEY, GRO. | Groningen. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| BECKER, CHRISTOPHER 2 | Holland; USA, 1806-90, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Theodolites = P.C., Christie-Amst 10/22/81-623. | made astronomical and nautical instruments; made first analytical balance in the U.S; see Becker's Sons; founded Becker and Sons in Brooklyn, N.Y. post-1836; Christie theodolite is signed "Becker Arnhem"; had display in Great Exhibition of 1851 in London as from Arnhem. | Arnhem (1851); New York, N.Y. | USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BECKET, JOHN | England, c.1698, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Conyers of the Clockmakers' Company on Dec. 15, 1698. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BECKETT, BENJAMIN | England, c.1767, | apprenticed to John Urings 2 in the Joiners' Company on March 3, 1767. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BECKHER, JOHANN | Austria, 1726, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1726 = NUR-WI1212. | invented by R.P. Michael Caucigh. | Linz. | Zinner 1; Globus Dec., 1956. | suggest correction |
| BECKIT, ROBERTUS | England, 1597, MIM | Sector with bow, 1597 = P.C. = OXF. | steel points. | Calvert 3; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BECKMAN, L. | USA, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = Gurley Museum, Troy, N.Y. | Toledo, Ohio. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BEDFORD, HILKIAH | England, 1634-89, MIM | Universal Ring Sundials = NMM, OXF, FLO, LAW, PAK, Foster's Sales Rooms, May, 1916, London Museum, Soth. 6/23/69; Quadrant = Soth. 10/22/76; Gunter Quadrant and Nocturnal = TIM; Dialing Rule = KEN. | apprenticed to John Thompson 1 of the Stationers' Company in 1646; free of the Company in 1654; admitted to Clockmakers' Company in 1667; took apprentices. | Hosier Lane (-1666); at the Sign of the Globe, near Holborn Conduit; in Fleet Street, near end of Fetter Lane (1666-89); all in London. | Taylor 1(284); Maddison 1; Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Michel 3; J. Brown 1 and 3; A.J. Turner 8, 9 & 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BEDINGTON, JOHN | England, fl.1845-52, | T.C. | No. 40 Digbeth, Birmingham. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| BEDOS DE CELLES | France, | author; designed sundials. | suggest correction | |||
| BEDWELL, THOMAS 1 | England, 1546-95, | designed a carpenter's rule. | London. | Taylor 1(41). | suggest correction | |
| BEDWELL, THOMAS 2 | England, fl.1825-49, MIM PHIM | made barometers and thermometers. | Leman Street, Goodmans Field (1825); 53 Great Alie Street (1834-45); 3-4 Little Alie Street (1846-49; all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1483). | suggest correction | |
| BEEFE, NICOLAS DE | Holland, fl.1761-67, MIM | The Hague. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BEELDSNIJDER, FRANCOIS | Holland, 1755-1808, OIM | Microscope objective, achromatic, 1791 = UTR-Physics Lab. | François Beeldsnijder. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| BEELING, Z. | see Boyling 2. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BEER, JOOST DE | Holland, fl.1620-30, MIM | Sundial, 1625 = ROM; Astronomical Compendium = LEY-A74; Dutch Box Sundial, silver and ivory = Wray Sale-38. | delivered instruments for Jacob van Neck's expedition; surely the maker of a pocket sundial signed "I.B." (10) at AMST, which see; perhaps the same as Joost Peer. | Amsterdam. | Zinner 1; Rooseboom 1; Price 2; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| BEERS, JAMES M. | USA, c.1810?, MIM | Wheelbarrow Hodometer = USNM. | New Haven, Conn. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BEERS, SMITH | USA, 1839, MIM | held a patent on a hodometer, 1839. | Waterbury, Conn. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BEETS, CORNELLIS | Germany, c.1787, NIM | Compass Roses = HAM, Focke. | Hamburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BEHAIM, CASPAR | see Chasparus Bohémus. | Vincent 2. | suggest correction | |||
| BEHAIM, HANS | 1740, PHIM | Weather Forecaster, 1740, #37 = MUN. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BEHAIM, MARTIN | Germany, 1459-1507, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1492 = NUR. | the globe is of cardboard covered with vellum. | Nürnberg. | Behaim Cat., 1957; Crone; Winter; Culver; Candee; Stevenson; DSB; A.J. Turner 10; Yonge. | suggest correction |
| BEHAIM, MORITZ | Austria, 1559, MIM | Quadrant with Sundial = FRA; Astronomical Clock, 1559 = Spitzer = Paul Garnier Coll. | Vienna. | Neumann 1 & 3. | suggest correction | |
| BEHAMB, MAURICUS | Germany, 1558, MIM | Evans thought that Behaim and Behamb were the same person; he said the town was Frankfort. | Frankfort. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| BEHRINGER | see Beringer. | suggest correction | ||||
| BEIGHTON, HENRY | England, 1687-1743, | designed and made an improved plane table; constructed an hodometer; F.R.S., 1720; engineer and land-surveyor; author. | Griff, Warwickshire; Chilversloton, near Nuneaton. | Taylor 1(550) and 2(9); DNB; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| BEILBY 1 | England, c.1810, MIM PHIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 1/22/73; Universal Ring Sundial = WHI-1661; Sundial, circular, with lid = Soth. 4/29/77; Stick Barometer = D.(1973), Soth. 5/18/89 = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | see Richard Beilby; see Charles Beilby. | Bristol. | Bryden 9 and 16; Wynter 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BEILBY 2 | England, | see Proctor and Beilby. | Birmingham. | Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BEILBY, CHARLES | England, fl.1809-19, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescope, three-draw = Christie-SK 10/6/83. | T.C. | 2 Clare Street, Bristol (1814-19). | Bryden 9; RSW; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction |
| BEILBY, R. AND C. | England, fl.1809-13, MIM OIM PHIM | Richard and Charles Beilby. | 2 Clare Street, Bristol. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| BEILBY, RICHARD | England, fl.1809-20, MIM OIM PHIM | see R. and C. Beilby. | 2 Clare Street, Bristol. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| BEILLY | misreading for Beilby. | suggest correction | ||||
| BEIPOLTH, JOHANN | see Johann Deilpolth. | suggest correction | ||||
| BEITELROCK, JOHANN | Germany, 1736, MIM | Astrolabe Clock, 1736 = Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague. | Augsburg. | Bruton. | suggest correction | |
| BEITENMAN, JOHN | USA, c.1775, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = D.(1986). | Coffeen 12. | suggest correction | ||
| BEKA AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = K. and C. 3/28/73. | Norwich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BELCHER AND BROTHERS | USA, c.1830, MIM | Gunter's Scales = MYS (2). | misreading for Belcher Brothers. | New York, N.Y. | DATM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BELCHER BROS. | USA, fl.1829-37, MIM | Gunter's Scales, wood = USNM, X. | New York, N.Y. | Bryden 9; USNM; Philip E. Stanley. | suggest correction | |
| BELCHER BROS. AND CO. | USA, c.1835, MIM | Gunter's Scale, wood = D.(1972). | New York, N.Y. | Moskowitz 104; DATM. | suggest correction | |
| BELCHER BROTHERS | USA, fl.1822-77, MIM | Gunter's Scales = PEA, D.(1979); Slide Rule, folding = D. (1972); Square, wood = Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. | Thomas, William and Charles Belcher. | New York, N.Y. | Moskowitz 103; Brewington 1; Philip E. Stanley; RSW; Bedini 8. | suggest correction |
| BELCHER, CHARLES, THOMAS AND WILLIAM | USA, fl.1837-43, MIM | rule makers; T. and W. Belcher and Co. may really be Thomas and William and Charles Belcher. | 17 Platt, New York, N.Y. (1837-43). | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BELCHER, T. AND J. | USA, | misreading, see T. and W. Belcher. | DATM. | suggest correction | ||
| BELCHER, T. AND W. AND C. | USA, fl.1824-26, MIM | Gunter Scale, wood = Maine Historical Society, Portland. | Thomas and William and Charles (or is the "C" for Co.?) Belcher. | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BELCHER, T. AND W., AND CO. | USA, fl.1825-26, MIM | rule makers; see T. and W. and C. Belcher. | 146 Division (1824); 141 Mulberry (1825-26); both in New York, N.Y. | USNM; Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| BELCHER, THOMAS | USA, fl.1823-29+, MIM | rule maker. | New York, N.Y. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| BELCHER, ZACHARIAH | England, c.1822, MIM | made wood and ivory rules. | 4 Knight Street, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1485). | suggest correction | |
| BELKMEER, PETRUS | Holland, 1732, OIM | Microscope, 1732 = Optical Convention Cat., Leyden? | Enkhuisen. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| BELL, EDMOND | England, c.1704, MIM | apprenticed to John Wood 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on June 5, 1704. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BELL, H., AND CO. | England, PHIM | balance makers. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| BELL, HENRY | Scotland, fl.1856-81, NIM OIM | worked with Isaac Bell, 1860-62. | 48 Maxwell Street (1856-57); 50 Maxwell Street (1858-59); both in Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| BELL, I. AND H. | Scotland, fl.1860-62, NIM | Isaac and Henry Bell. | 54 St. Enoch Square (1860-61); 70 1/2 Great Clyde Street (1862); both in Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| BELL, ISAAC | Scotland, fl.1838-59, NIM | compass maker; see I. and H. Bell. | Delftfield Lane (1839-44); 16 York Street (1847-48); 50 Maxwell Street (1849-57); 52 Maxwell Street (1858-59); all in Glasgow. | Bryden 3.à | suggest correction | |
| BELL, JAMES | Scotland, fl.1836-61, OIM PHIM | after 1839 he is listed as a clock and machine maker. | 54 South Bridge Street, Edinburgh (1836-38). | Taylor 2(2073); Bryden 3; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| BELL, JOHN 1 | England, c.1667, MIM | admitted to the Clockmakers' Company in 1667. | London. | Taylor 1(310); Clay and Court; J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| BELL, JOHN 2 | England, c.1699, MIM | apprenticed to Nathaniel Smith of the Clockmakers' Company on March 20, 1699. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BELL, JOHN 3 | England, 1710, MIM | may be John Bell 1. | London. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| BELLA, DELLA | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | Preston. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BELLANGER, P. | France, 1658, MIM | Instrument, 1658 = X. | Blois. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| BELLANI, ANGELO | Italy, c.1835, PHIM | Thermographs = FLO-1794 (1835), FLO-2025. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BELLANI, ANGIOLO MARIA | Italy, 1786-52, PHIM | made barometers, thermometers and meteorological instruments. | Monza; Milan. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| BELLARMATUS, HIERONYMUS | France, 1541, MIM | Sundial, ivory, 1541 = Prince de Conti Coll, 1771. | 7° east magnetic deviation. | Blois. | Evans 1; Hellman; Hamilton 2; Le Monnier; Vivielle 2. | suggest correction |
| BELLATTI AND SON | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Newark. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BELLATTI, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Burton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BELLATTI, L. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be Louis S. Bellatti, which see. | Lincoln. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BELLATTI, L. 2 | England, c.1825, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2); Angle Barometers = D.(1982), D.(1973). | probably Lewis Bellatti; D.(1973) is signed "Bellatti of Grantham." | Grantham. | Goodison 1; Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 13, No. 3, March 1982; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BELLATTI, LEWIS | England, c.1822, OIM | optician; jeweler; may have sold or made barometers; see L. Bellatti 2. | High Street, Grantham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BELLATTI, LOUIS S. | England, c.1856, PHIM | may be barometer maker; may be L. Bellatti 1. | 34 Steep Hill, Lincoln (1856). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BELLEJEAN | France, MIM | Neuveville. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BELLET | France, fl.1790-1825, NIM | Repeating Circle, 1805 = CNAM; Borda Circle = FGM; Surveying Compass = Melun 4/24/83. | principal worker for Etienne Lenoir. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Italian Inventory; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BELLETTI, PAOLO | Italy, fl.1680-89, OIM | Telescope, 1680 = D.(1973); Telescopes, refracting = Waddesden Manor (1682), P.C. (1689). | Bologna. | Rizzo/Garisenda Antiquariato; G.L'E. Turner 30; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BELLHOUSE, E.T., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Force Pump = College of Technology, Manchester. | Eagle Foundry. | Manchester. | Lowery. | suggest correction |
| BELLI, GIUSEPPE | Italy, PHIM | invented and made hygrometers, electric machines, electric magnetic models; invented an improvement in the pneumatic pump. | Pavia. | Brenni. | suggest correction | |
| BELLIENI | France, c.1812, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Christie 6/7/72; Inclinometer, pocket = D.(1986); Telescopic Compass = P.C. | Nancy. | Coffeen 13; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BELLIENI, SCHIOVETTI | France, NIM OIM | Rhumb Line Finder = P.C. | optician; Belliéni. | Brest. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BELLING, J. | England, 18th Century, MIM | Ring Sundial = Soth. 2/28/80. | Fore Street, Bodmin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BELLINGAM, JOHN R. | England, c.1675, OIM | member of the Spectaclemakers' Company; took apprentices. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | ||
| BELLINGER, CHARLES | England, c.1687, MIM | apprenticed to John Bellinger 1 of the Clockmakers' Company from date of indenture, Sept. 29, 1686, taken with a non-member of the Company. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BELLINGER, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1686-1720, MIM NIM | Rule, 1699 = P.C; Nocturnal, boxwood = Bonhams 3/11/77; Davis Quadrants = Whaling Museum, Nantucket, Mass., Christie-SK 11/27/86. | apprenticed by turnover to Robert Starr of the Clockmakers' Company on Aug. 14, 1677; free of the Company, July 5, 1686; took apprentices; rule made for Thomas Scalinger; nocturnal and quadrant signed "J. Bellinger". | Taylor 1(510); J. Brown 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BELLINGER, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1726-32, MIM | apprenticed to his father, John Bellinger 1, of the Clockmakers' Company on March 3, 1706; free of the Company, Jan. 17, 1726. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BELLINGER, JOHN 3 | England, c.1730, MIM | apprenticed to his father, John Bellinger 2, of the Clockmakers' Company on April 6, 1730. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BELLINGER, WILLIAM | England, c.1732, MIM | apprenticed to his father, John Bellinger 2, of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 9, 1732. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BELLISA, FRANCESCO | Italy, MIM | Calendar in clock case = TIM. | Aquila. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BELLONI, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BELLOTTI | variant spelling for Belotti. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BELLOTTI AND GUGERI | see Belotti and Gugeri. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BELLWORTH | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 11/16/76. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BELNET | France, c.1861, MIM | see Thuret et Belnet | Dijon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BELOTTI | England, | see Gugeri and Belotti. | Taylor 2(2142); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BELOTTI AND GUGERI | England, fl.1829-36, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, Soth. 12/14/89; Wheel Barometer = X. | Andrew Gugeri; changed to Gugeri and Belotti after 1838; the stick barometer has only London as an address; the wheel barometer shows the Holborn, London address; made thermometers and looking glasses | 15 Upper Union Court, Holborn (1829); 16 Charles Street, Hatton Garden (1830-36); both in London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BELOTTI, THOMAS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 2/28/80. | St. Ives. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BELTRAMI, LUIGI | Italy, c.1800, MIM | made instruments devised by Carlo Castelli. | Milan. | Emil Offenbacher 22, 1970. | suggest correction | |
| BELTRAMI, MARTINI | Holland, c.1790, PHIM | Barometers = LEY; Thermometers = LEY. | Leeuwarden. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| BELTRAMI, MARTINI, EN COMP. | Holland, c.1800, PHIM | made a mercury barometer, c.1800. | Leeuwarden. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BEMBO, PIETRO | Italy?, 1547, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1547 = X. | Tooley. | suggest correction | ||
| BEMBRIDGE, THOMAS | England, c.1683, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Robert Starr of the Clockmakers' Company on Aug. 16, 1669; free of the Company on May 23, 1683. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BEMELMANS, NICOLAS | Austria?, c.1738, MIM | maker or dealer; supplied a large collection of instruments to Charles, Duke of Lorraine, Regent-Prince of Belgium. | Vienna? | Michel 14. | suggest correction | |
| BEMIS AND CALL CO. | England, c.1850, MIM | Bow Dividers, = D.(1971). | "Cast Steel." | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| BEMIS, SAMUEL AMERICANUS | USA, 1790-1881, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1810 and 1860 = Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn Mich. | Professor of History, Yale University; made clocks and watches; dentist. | Keene, New Hampshire (1806); Boston, Mass. (1817). | Smart 1; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| BENARD, F. | France, c.1600, | see Chauvin. | Paris. | Baillie 1; Britten. | suggest correction | |
| BENARD, JEHAN | France, 1611, MIM | Sundial in watch lid = BM. | Paris. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| BENBRICKE, JAMES | England, c.1671, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Hilkiah Bedford of the Clockmakers' Company on June 5, 1671. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BENBRIDGE | see Bembridge. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BENCI, CARLO | Italy, 1616-76, MIM | Pair of Globes, 1671 = X. | Tooley. | suggest correction | ||
| BENDON | England, PHIM | see Keyzor and Bendon. | Bell 2; Goodison 1; Moskowitz 114. | suggest correction | ||
| BENEDETTI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA | Italy, c.1574, MIM | invented an instrument, presumably to construct sundials; author. | Turin. | Schatzki, 1970. | suggest correction | |
| BENEEDEN | Denmark?, 1763, NIM | Octant, 1763 = Roussel Sale-81. | signed on front "Beneeden het Lohat" below cupid; marked "Jens Nickelsen" on mirror support; also marked "Capt. Cornelis Strop 1763." | Lohat. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BENELLI, F. | Italy, 1813, PHIM | Measure, 1813 = FLO-1429. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BENER | see Benner. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BENER, PHILIPP JAKOB | Germany, fl.1582-1633, MIM | goldsmith; father of Johannes Benner; made pillar sundial signed "P.I.B.", 1629, at University Art Museum, Uppsala, Sweden. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |
| BENETJINK AND CO. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Stick Barometer = K. and C. 9/29/76. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BENEVOLO | France, PHIM | Machine à Vapeur = D.(1966). | Bénévolo. | Passage de l'Hôtel Dieu 22, Lyon; Paris. | RSW; Brieux 3. | suggest correction |
| BENHAM, JOHN | England, 18th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Collumpton. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| BENNECKE | Germany, 1792, MIM OIM SIM | Graphometer, 1792 = P.C. | optician; variant spelling is Benecke. | Berlin. | Daumas 1; Brieux 3. | suggest correction |
| BENNER | see Bener. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BENNER, JOHANNES | Germany, 1620-59+, MIM | Astrolabe Clock = Christie 6/20/74. | son of Philipp Jakob Bener, which see. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BENNET 1 | England, fl.1785-1814, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Auction, 1803. | London. | Taylor 2(799). | suggest correction | |
| BENNET 2 | variant spelling for Bennett. | suggest correction | ||||
| BENNET, JOHN | England, c.1710, MIM SIM | Protractor = KEN; Compass = OXF; Circumferentor = NMM-T.22; Rule, ivory = Soth. 10/17/60-130. | sometimes spelt "Bennett"; T.C. at BM; member of the Spectaclemakers' Company. | London. | Taylor 1(556); Maddison 1; Dewhirst; Evans 1; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BENNET, NEHEMIAH | USA, 1775, MIM SIM | Surveying Quadrant, 1775 = D.(1992); Alidade for plane-table, 1777 = USNM - 319076. | both instruments signed "N. Bennet"; see Noah Bennet. | Middleboro, Mass. | USNM; Bedini 1 and 8; Coffeen 36. | suggest correction |
| BENNET, NOAH | USA, 1777, MIM SIM | possibly Nehemiah Bennet. | Middleboro, Mass. | USNM; Bedini 1 and 8; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BENNET, THOMAS | England, fl.1775-94, MIM | made sandglasses. | 49 Wade Street (1775); Bridewell Lane (1793-94); both in Bristol. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| BENNETT 1 | Ireland, fl.1780-1800, MIM | Compass Sundial = OXF. | Cork. | Taylor 2(1082); Michel 3; Britten; Gunther 2; Dewhirst; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| BENNETT 2 | Ireland, PHIM | Marine Barometer = GMM. | see F. Bennett; see J. Bennett 2. | Cork. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BENNETT, ANTHONY | England, c.1841, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | barometer signed "Bennett" plus address. | High Street, Kettering. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BENNETT, F. | Ireland, c.1815, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 7/21/83. | see Bennett 2. | Cork. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BENNETT, J. 1 | England, 1775, MIM | Sundial, round, 1775 = Soth. 2/28/80. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BENNETT, J. 2 | Ireland, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1987). | see Bennett 2. | Cork. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BENNETT, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1712-50?, MIM SIM | Theodolite = KEN. | apprenticed to his father, William Bennett, of the Clockmakers' Company; free of the Company on Sept. 29, 1712; took apprentices. | High Holborn, London. | Taylor 2(10); J. Brown 3; Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| BENNETT, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1743-68, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Circumferentors = ADL-M156, NMM-T.22, KEN, Christie-SK 3/31/83; Pantograph, 1767 = Burton Constable; Pair of Globes = Temple Newsham, Leeds; Telescope, double prism eyepiece = VCW; Theodolite = Soth. 12/19/66-67; Stick Barometer = WHI. | most instruments signed "J. Bennett"; made "Fowler's Sliding Rule and Halfpenny's Tangent Rule"; "Instrument maker to their Royal Highnesses William, Duke of Gloucester, Prince Henry and Prince Frederick"; T.C.; opposed Peter Dollond's patent in 1754; not a member of the Spectaclemakers' Company. | The Globe, Crown Court, between St. Ann's, Soho and Golden Square, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(332); Crawforth 1; Michel 3; Engelmann 1; E. Hall; Calvert 2; Maddison 1; C.N. Robinson; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BENNETT, JOHN 3 | England, c.1715, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Bennett 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 10, 1715. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BENNETT, JOHN 4 | England, c.1733, MIM | apprenticed to William Bennett of the Clockmakers' Company; turned over to Richard Bennett 2 of the Clockmakers' Company; free of the Company on April 2, 1733. | Hatton Wall, St. Andrews Holborn, London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| BENNETT, JOHN 5 | England, c.1850, MIM | Stick Barometers = WHI, D.(1976), Soth. 10/19/87. | in the 1851 Great Exhibition, London. | 65 Cheapside, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BENNETT, JOHN 6 | England, fl.1731-59, MIM | John Cobham turned over to him, in the Clockmakers' Company on May 6, 1732; took eleven apprentices. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BENNETT, JOSEPH | England, c.1828, MIM | 133 Goswell Street and 10 E. Harding Street, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| BENNETT, L. | England, fl.1799-1826, MIM | 26 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Taylor 2(1277); Dewhirst; Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | ||
| BENNETT, RICHARD 1 | England, c.1663, | apprenticed to John Blighton 1 or 2 of the Grocers' Company on March 2, 1663. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BENNETT, RICHARD 2 | England, fl.1715-29, MIM | apprenticed to his father, William Bennett, of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 29, 1707; free of the Company, July 4, 1715; took apprentices. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BENNETT, THOMAS 1 | Ireland, fl.1809-67, MIM NIM OIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1996). | T.C.; taken over by Reynolds and Wiggins, 1867. | Patrick Street (1809-12); 2 Patrick Street (1820); 65 Patrick (1824); 124 Patrick Street (1844-67); all in Cork. | Soth. 9/20/83-98; RSW; Morrison-Low and Burnett; AH Summer, 1996. | suggest correction |
| BENNETT, THOMAS 2 | England, fl.1832-40, MIM PHIM | T.C. | 162 Goswell Street, London. | O'Mara; Taylor 2(1777). | suggest correction | |
| BENNETT, WILLIAM | England, fl.1687-1733, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to John Brown 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on April 2, 1677; free of the Company, Sept. 29, 1687; took apprentices. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BENOIT FILS, JEAN | France, c.1800, MIM | constructor, technician, clockmaker; firm founded in 1791. | Besançon. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BENSON, FREDERICK | England, c.1796, | apprenticed to Anthony Oldiss Bancks in the Joiners' Company on Aug. 16, 1796. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BENSON, J.W. | England, PHIM | Barometer, pocket = K. and C. 12/12/73. | Ludgate Hill, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BENSON, JOHN | USA, fl.1793-98, OIM | made lenses; imported telescopes. | Birmingham, N.Y.; 12 Princess Street; 106 Pearl Street; 147 Pearl Street, at the Sign of the Green Spectacles; all in New York, N.Y. | Bedini 1 and 8. | suggest correction | |
| BENTLEY, G. | England, c.1850, MIM | Engineer's Set Square = D.(1975). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BENTLEY, THOMAS | England, c.1766, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Darlington. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| BENTWICKE, JAMES | England, c.1671, | Bentwicke's apprentice was turned over to Hilkiah Bedford of the Clockmakers' Company on June 2, 1671. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BENZONI, A. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1976). | Sheraton style. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERANGER, ANE. MAISON | France, c.1850, PHIM | Countertop Balance = Phillips 2/15/89. | (Ancienne Maison Beranger); "Usines de la Mulatière"; see Joseph Beranger et Cie. | Lyon. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERANGER, DAVID | Germany, 1806, MIM | Astronomical Sundial, 1806 = MERC-115; Cube Sundial = MERC-163. | surely misreading for David Beringer. | Hamilton 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERANGER, JOSEPH | France, 1847, PHIM | Béranger; invented a sensitive balance in 1847. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| BERANGER, JOSEPH, ET CIE. | France, c.1850, PHIM | in 1851 Great Exhibition, London. | 97 Rue Centrale, Lyons. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| BERCINI | England, PHIM | see Wheelhouse and Bercini. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BERENDT | Holland, c.1777, MIM | Perpetual Calendar = X. | Groningen. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| BERENGER | Germany, MIM | Cube Sundial = Drouot 4/26/67-42. | surely David Beringer. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERG, F.L. | Germany, MIM | Augsburg. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BERG, FRANS JOHAN | Sweden, 1825-98, MIM OIM SIM | Telescopic Level, 1850 = NOR; Alidade = STM; Dumpy Level = P.C. (1987). | business founded in 1850; made surveying, mining, and drawing instruments; T.C. | Kammakaregaten 19 (hörnet af Drottinggaten), Stockholm. | Pipping 1; Calvert 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERG, JOHANN DANIEL VOM | Germany?; Belgium?, c.1795, PHIM | Money Balances = Koller 11/17/75, Soth. 10/3/88; Balance = DRE. | is Daniel the surname? | in der Bergischen Haupstadt, Lennep, 179. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERGANER, MICHAEL | Austria, | misreading for Michael Bergauer. | MADEX-64. | suggest correction | ||
| BERGAUER | Germany, MIM | Quadrant = P.C.(1976). | modern English forgery. | signed Bergauer of Augsburg but was made in London. | Brieux 4. | suggest correction |
| BERGAUER, JOHANN MICHAEL | Austria, fl.1716-35, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundials = BM-OA/384, NUR, INN, Beyer Coll., Diözesan Museum, Brixen, etc. | Ward thinks c.1690. | Innsbruck; Vienna. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Baillie 1; W. Eckhardt 3. | suggest correction |
| BERGAUER, MICHAEL | Austria; Germany, c.1671, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundials = BMR, NMM, BM, OXF, INN (1671), NUR, HEI, USNM, PRA, etc. | some made in Innsbruck, others in Augsburg; probably invented this type of sundial. | Innsbruck; Augsburg. | Josten; Zinner 1; Michel 1; Dewhirst; Price 3; Ward 4; Bobinger 2; Chandler and Vincent. | suggest correction |
| BERGE | England, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Sextant = D.(1986). | many instruments are signed "Berge"; some are marked "Berge London late Ramsden" it is difficult to determine whether John or Matthew Berge made them. | London. | Goodison 1; Bedini 5; Wynter 1; Serrio; Moskowitz 105; Coffeen 14; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERGE, JOHN | England, 1742-1808, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Octant = D.(c.1976); Telescope = P.C.; Mirometer = WHI-399; Sextant, box = X; etc. | apprenticed to Peter Dollond of the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1756; free of the Company in 1773; worked for Dollond until 1790; Taylor and Wynter think John Berge was responsible for the instruments signed "late Ramsden"; Crawforth and Goodison think that Matthew Berge was the maker. | 59 St. Paul's Churchyard (1756); Johnson Court, Fleet Street (1791); 3 Crane Court, Fleet Street (1797-1803); 26 Lower Eaton Street, Pimlico (1805-07); all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(571); Dewhirst; USNM; Court and von Rohr 3(193); Crawforth 6; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERGE, MATTHEW | England, fl.1802-51, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including sextants, surveying compasses, gunner's calipers, stick barometers, Gunter's scales, telescopes, etc. | above instruments all signed "M. Berge late Ramsden"; son or nephew to John Berge, which see; also see Berge; worked for Ramsden and succeeded him; may have been apprenticed to him; T.C. | 119 Piccadilly, London (c.1819). | Taylor 2(1083); Goodison 1; Dewhirst; Evans 1; Moskowitz 105; USNM; Crawforth 1 & 6; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERGEN | USA, | see Doty and Bergen. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BERGER | England, c.1800, | "late Ramsden"; misreading for Berge. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BERGER, C.L., AND SONS | USA, MIM SIM | Plane Table = Mystic Seaport, Conn.; Theodolite = P.C. | No. 37 Williams Street, Boston, Mass. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERGER, L., AND SON | USA, MIM SIM | Field Theodolite = Christie 12/21/71. | Boston, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERGER, MATTHIAS | Germany, MIM | Astronomical Instrument = NOR. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERGERE, VAN DER | Holland, fl.1800-21, OIM | microscopes in 1800 and 1821 catalogues. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BERGERON | France, 1796, MIM | Ornamental Lathe, 1796 = P.C. (1988); Set of Turning Tools = Christie-SK 5/24/90. | à la Flotte d'Angleterre, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERGNA, J. BAPTIST | England, fl.1830-40, PHIM | barometer maker; some barometers signed "J.B. Bergna", others "Baptist Bergna"; see Grassi, Bergna and Origoni. | St. Nicholas Churchyard, Newcastle. | Taylor 2(2074); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BERHAIM, MARTIN | see Martin Behaim. | Candee. | suggest correction | |||
| BERI AND PATERA | England?, c.1780, PHIM | Barometer = X. | Leek. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BERI, G. | England, c.1770?, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BERIDGE | England, c.1748, PHIM | made a certain type of thermometer; watchmaker. | Boston. | Chaldecott 2. | suggest correction | |
| BERIGER | see Beringer. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BERINGER, A. | France, MIM | Sundial (dated 1708) = P.C. | Bedini thinks it is by D.B. Sheahan. | Dieppe. | Price 2; Bedini 6. | suggest correction |
| BERINGER, D. | Germany, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument = OXF. | "D. Beringer fecit"; possibly David Beringer, which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERINGER, D., AND G.P. SEYFRIED | Germany, c.1800, MIM | Cube Sundials , wood and paper = BRS, FLO, MUN, WUR, LIE, KAS, UTR, Soth. 2/28/75; etc; Cube Sundial, silver = ADL-M327; etc. | David Beringer; the ADL sundial is mounted on a later base. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Michel 1; Chandler and Vincent 2; Price 2; de Rijk; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERINGER, DAVID | Germany, 1756-1821, MIM | many wood and paper cube and diptych sundials exist; some of the latter have two volvelles on the lid and sometimes are in French; compass sundials are at OXF, WHI and ADL, etc.; brass horizontal sundial is at OXF; a pair of globes, signed "David Beringer", are in a P.C.; we agree with Moskowitz that compass sundials signed "B." or "D.B." were made by Beringer; an artillery level is at NYC. | some of the sundials are signed "D. Beringer"; wooden diptychs often signed "Verfertigt von David Beringer." | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Michel 1; Bonelli 1; Moskowitz 109; Monreal; Garcia 1; Engelmann 1; Hamilton; Wynter 1 and 2; USNM; Nachet; Chandler and Vincent 2; Bryden 16; ADL; Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERINGERUS, P. | Germany, 1750, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1750 = NMM-D.1. | signed "P. Beringerus Herzog Can:Soreth"; may be owner. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| BERKETTS | see Becket. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BERLE, JEAN DE | France, c.1400, MIM | pupil of Johannes Fusoris. | Paris. | Poulle 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| BERLINGER | Austria, post-1769, MIM | Astronomical Clock = P.C. | Vienna. | Tardy. | suggest correction | |
| BERNARD DE VERDUN | France, c.1250, | may have devised the torquetum. | Verdun. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| BERNARD, DESIRE F. | France, c.1850, MIM | Desiré F. Bernard; in the 1851 Great Exhibition, London. | 30 rue des Maroursets, Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| BERNARDA | see Cermanati and Bernarda. | suggest correction | ||||
| BERNARDI, DANIEL | Italy, 1629, MIM | Cruciform Dial, 1629 = MADEX-80 = Prin Coll. = NMM-D.44. | Michel 1; Dewhirst; MADEX; NMM 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BERNARDI, N. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BERNARDINUS | Italy, 1565, MIM | Astrolabe, 1565 = Museo Civico Malatestiano, Fano. | "Aurifex." | Italian Inventory. | suggest correction | |
| BERNARDUS | France, c.1680, MIM | Astronomical Compendia = OXF-B, Evans Coll. = D.(1988). | first name. | Maddison 1; D. Brieux 1. | suggest correction | |
| BERNASCHONI AND MONTHI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2); Stick Barometers = X, Soth. 2/28/80. | one of the wheel barometers is signed "Barnaschoni and Monthi"; one of the stick barometers is signed "Bernaschoni and Monti." | Leicester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERNASCHONI AND MONTI | Barometer=P.C. | see Bernaschoni and Monthi. | RSW; WEBDB. | suggest correction | ||
| BERNASCONE | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Merthyr. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BERNASCONE, L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 4/19/78. | Sheffield. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERNASCONI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | see M. Bernasconi. | Leeds. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERNASCONI, A. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Newcastle. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BERNASCONI, A. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-West Sussex 10/18/83. | "Warranted." | Boston. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERNASCONI, M. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth.-S 1/27/88, Soth.-S 7/17/96. | variant of M. Barnasconi? | Leeds. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERNHARDUS | France, c.1600, MIM | Sundial = Evans Coll. = OXF? | Dewhirst; Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BERNIE | France, MIM | Sundial, octagonal, small = Wray Sale-62. | probably Bernier. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERNIER | France, fl.1783-1820, MIM OIM SIM | Pantograph = Spitzer Sale-2870; Rules = MADEX-499, WHI, Roussel Sale; Sector = Soth. 10/17/60-134; Butterfield-type Sundials = P.C., D., Drouot 4/26/67-45, Libert et Castor 4/28/82, Drouot 4/7/87; Telescopic Quadrant = NAC; Folding Square = BIR; Protractor = VCW; Graphometers = Chayette 6/28/86, P.C. | probably successor to Langlois; WHI has 30 inches on one side, 80 cm. on the other. | au Niveau à la Sphère; en la Cité; both in Paris. | Daumas 1; Michel 1; Dewhirst; Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERNIERES, M. | France, c.1774, OIM | constructed a burning glass for M. Trulaine de Montigny of the Académie des Sciences, Paris. | Paris. | Spargo 1. | suggest correction | |
| BEROSSUS | c.300 B.C., MIM | invented an early sundial, the hemicycle. | Cousins. | suggest correction | ||
| BERQUEZ | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer and clock = Soth.-Chester 3/9/83. | Vere Street, Cavendish Square, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERQUIN, JEAN | France, 18th Century, MIM | Ring Sundials = WHI-733, McVitty Coll. | WHI is silver, 1650?, and with leather case. | Bordeaux. | Bryden 16; Hamilton 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERRICK, RALPH | England, c.1770, MIM | rule maker. | Queen Street, Wolverhampton. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| BERRINGER | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BERRINGTON, JOHN | England, c.1822, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | signed "J. Berrington, Leicester." | High Street, Leicester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BERRY 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Great Windmill Street, Hay Market, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BERRY 2 | see Newton and Berry; see Newton Son and Berry. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BERRY 3 | England, c.1777, OIM PHIM | optician; succeeded by Matthew Wisker, a barometer maker. | Spurriergate, York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BERRY AND BERRY | England, post-1700, MIM | globe makers; William and E. Berry. | Holborn Court, London. | Taylor 1(331). | suggest correction | |
| BERRY AND MACKAY | Scotland, fl.1879-1975, NIM | Octants = Christie 3/31/83, FRK = RSM. | made clocks and watches; started out as James Berry and Alexander Spence Mackay, 1879-90; Mackay worked alone until his death in 1914; firm taken over in the 1940's by Walter Murray, who may have already been working for the firm; the firm closed in 1975 when Murray died. | Aberdeen. | Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERRY, A. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Bearne's 3/11/97. | Hertford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERRY, D. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Huntingdon. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BERRY, D. 2 | England, c.1780, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 1/13/76. | Nottingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERRY, E. | see William Berry. | suggest correction | ||||
| BERRY, G., AND SON | England, NIM | Sextant = Soth. 12/15/78. | West Hartlepool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERRY, GEORGE ALLAN | Scotland, fl.1857-86, NIM | son of James Berry; see James Berry and Son, 1857-64; was made a member of the Hammermen Incorporation in 1866. | Aberdeen. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| BERRY, J. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 5/18/89. | Soth. signed "J. Berry Berwick St. John"; maybe J. Berry 2, 3 or 4 at different addresses. | 16 Berwick Street, Soho, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERRY, J. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be J. Berry 1, 3 or 4 at different addresses. | 12 Little Chapple Street, Soho, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERRY, J. 3 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be same as J. Berry 1, 2 or 4 at different addresses. | 78 Wardover Street, Soho, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERRY, J. 4 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 1/26/90. | may be J. Berry 1, 2 or 3 at different addresses. | 17 Noel Street, Soho, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERRY, JAMES | Scotland, 1808-90, NIM OIM | Sextant = Christie-SK 5/17/78. | apprenticed to William Spark; admitted to the Hammermen, 1837; made clocks, watches and chronometers; took his son, George Allan Berry, as a partner in James Berry and Son, 1856-64; took Alexander Spence Mackay as partner in Berry and Mackay, 1879-1890; firm lasted until 1975. | 52 Castle Street (1835-52); 53 Marischal Street (1852); 88 Union Street (1853-56); all in Aberdeen. | Bryden 3; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERRY, JAMES, AND SON | Scotland, fl.1857-65, NIM OIM | Sextant = Soth. 10/28/86. | James Berry and George Allan Berry, 1857-64; son worked alone, 1866-78. | 88 Union Street (1857-60); 29 Union Street (1861); 29 St. Nicholas Street (1862-64); 59 1/2 Marischal Street (1865); all in Aberdeen. | Bryden 3; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERRY, JOH. | England, c.1836, MIM | 14 Jamaica Terrace, Limehouse, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| BERRY, JOHN | England, fl.1738-65, PHIM | Angle Barometer = X. | The Dial near the Cross, Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BERRY, T. | Scotland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-Glasgow 5/19/82 lot #36. | Aberdeen. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| BERRY, WILLIAM | England, 1639-1718, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Moxon of the Weavers' Company in 1656; free of the Company, 1664; globe maker; publisher; his grandson was William Watkins 1; some of the addresses probably the same place; partner with Robert Morden as Morden and Berry, (1669-70). | The Blue Anchor, Middle Row, Holborn, just outside Holborn Bars (1669); The Globe near the New Exchange on the north side of the Strand (1674); at the Globe between Charing Cross and Whitehall (1680); The Globe, Craggs Court near Charing Cross (1681-1700); Holborn Court, between Holborn and Gray's Inn; Sign of the Globe, between Charing Cross and Whitehall; all in London. | Taylor 1(331); Evans 1; Tooley; Tyacke 1. | suggest correction | |
| BERSELIUS, HADRIAN AMEROCCIO | Italy, 1522, MIM | Astrolabe, 1522 = Fry Coll. | Price thought the astrolabe was c.1380; ICA-202; owner? | Michel 2; Price 1; ICA 2; Gunther 1. | suggest correction | |
| BERT, PAUL | France, 1767, MIM | Globe Sundials, stone, 1767 = MADEX-173 & -174 = NMM-Caird; Globe Sundials, ivory, 1767 = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88. | Michel 1; Dewhirst; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BERTHAUD, L'ABBE | France, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = P.C.(1965). | l'Abbé Berthaud. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERTHAUX | France, MIM | Celestial Globe = CNAM-7432; Armillary Sphere = CNAM-7444. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| BERTHELEMY, A. | France, 19th Century, MIM OIM | Telescopic Level = La Rochelle 7/16/83. | Berthélémy; succeeded by A. Lepetit. | Paris. | Christie 12/18/74; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERTHERAN, M. | France, c.1560, MIM | Sundial in base of clock = Soth.-NY 6/22/88. | needle in compass box probably is a replacement. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERTHET | France, c.1750, NIM | mounted a micrometer on a quadrant. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| BERTHET, ANDRE | France; Portugal, 1774, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, 1774 = Ineichen 10/18/74; Heliochronometer, case = LIM. | "Horloger"; see Berthet; André Berthet. | Lisbon. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERTHOUD, FERDINAND | Switzerland; France, 1729-1807, MIM NIM | Tide Timer, 1788 = AMST; Celestial Globe on clock = Hertford House, London. | Paris. | USNM; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Grimaldi (975); Cajori; J.A, Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| BERTHOUD, PIERRE-FREDERIC | France, c.1750, MIM | Sundial = Musée de la Chaux-des-Fonds. | Pierre-Frédéric Berthoud. | Couvet. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BERTHROUD | France, | misreading for Berthoud. | Grimaldi (975). | suggest correction | ||
| BERTIE, GEORGE | USA, fl.1807-08, MIM | Georges Street, Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BERTIN, JEAN | France, c.1830, PHIM | Steam Apparatus = ADL-M412. | "Bertin inv. No. 175." | Engelmann 1; Michel 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERTINI, D. | Italy, 1796, PHIM | Electric Machine, 1796 = Lycée, Lucca. | Italian Inventory. | suggest correction | ||
| BERTINI, MICHELE | Italy, c.1780, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial, 1780 = WHI. | Bryden 16; Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BERTOLA, ANTONIO BARTOLOMEO | Italy, c.1763, MIM OIM | made astronomical instruments. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BERTONI, ANGIOLO | Italy, fl.1850-61, OIM | Florence. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BERUCKER | Germany, c.1768, OIM | made solar microscopes. | Nürnberg. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| BERVILLE, MATTHIEU | France, c.1690, MIM | Bloud-type Sundials = Wray Sale-138, D.(1964). | Dieppe. | Michel 1; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BERZELIUS, JONS JACOB | Sweden, 1779-1848, MIM | Baron Jöns Jacob Berzelius; chemist; secretary to the Academy of Sciences; invented a slide rule for atomic weights, c.1830. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BESANCENOT | France, 1759, MIM | Sundial, oval, 1759 = NAC. | Besançenot. | Is-sur-Tille. | Michel 3; Nachet. | suggest correction |
| BESERGA | England, | see Monti and Beserga. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BESNOS | England, c.1849, MIM | Armillary Sphere = CNAM. | misreading for Desnos. | Paris. | Grimaldi(991). | suggest correction |
| BESOZZI, B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie-SK 10/20/89. | the barometer at Christie was marked "Shaftsbury." | Weymouth; Shaftsbury. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BESSARD, TOUSSAINCTS DE | France, c.1574, MIM | invented a canometer to find the meridian and a micrometer for directional measurements; author. | Rouen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BESSLER, JOHANN ERNEST ELIAS | Germany, 1680-1745, PHIM | made a "perpetuum mobile"; called himself "Orffyrius." | Kassel? | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BESSON, JACQUES | France, c.1567, | author; designed instruments for astronomy, surveying and navigation including the "cosmolabe." | Paris. | O'Neal; Poggendorf; Dawson 216, 1971. | suggest correction | |
| BEST, ROBERT | USA, fl.1811-31, MIM PHIM | repaired philosophical and mathematical instruments; watchmaker. | Cincinnatti, Ohio. | "Antiques", July, 1974. | suggest correction | |
| BESTER, OWEN HIBBARD | USA, 1809-57, MIM OIM PHIM | Washington, D.C. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| BETALLI | France, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = CNAM. | same as Christophe Bettally. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| BETTALLY, CHRISTOPHE | France; England, fl.1770?-88, PHIM | Wheel Barometer and Thermometer = Bute Coll. (1787) = D. (1967); Stick Barometer = X; Vacuum Pump = FLO-1537. | surely same as Betalli; stick barometer is signed "Bettally London"; other signed "C. Bettally fecit London 1787"; T.C.; made physical instruments in glass. | Paris; 1 Charlotte Street, Pimlico (1787); 292 Oxford Street, opposite Stratford Place (1788); both in London. | Goodison 1 and 5; Bonelli 1. | suggest correction |
| BETTALLY, JOSEPHE | France, fl.1768-71, PHIM | Wheel Barometer, 1771 with a Thermometer, 1768 = Christie 6/22/89. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BETTESWORTH, J. | England, c.1800, MIM | succeeded by William Garrard. | The Naval Academy, Ormond House, Paridise Row, Chelsea, London. | Taylor 2(838); NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| BETTINI, MARIO | Italy, 1582-1657, MIM | invented instrument for tracing the meridian. | Bologna. | Boffito; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| BETTS, JOHN | England, fl.1839-63, MIM | Globe, portable, 1850 = X. | publisher. | 115 Strand; 7 Compton Street Brunswick Square; both in London. | Taylor 2(2075); Tooley. | suggest correction |
| BETTS, THOMAS | England, c.1818, MIM | rule maker. | Inge Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| BEUCKEL | 1763, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood, 1763 = P.C. | date could be 1768. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BEUERLEIN, JOACHIM | misreading for Joachim Deuerlin. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BEVAN, BENJAMIN | England, fl.1804-38, MIM | engineer; modified the Dunn-type accounting slide rule in 1822; invented a self-registering rain-gauge. | Leighton Buzzard, Bushey Heath. | Taylor 2(1084); Delehar 2 and 9. | suggest correction | |
| BEVAN, E. | England, PHIM | Marine Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BEVAN, SYLVANUS | England, c.1817, | invented an improved slide rule. | Taylor 2(1279); G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| BEWTON, ARNOLD | England?, 1865, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1865, on stand = Lesieur et Le Bars, Le Havre 7/9/90. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BEYER, JOHANN | Germany, 1673-1751, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1718 = KAS. | Hamburg. | Zinner 1; Tooley. | suggest correction | |
| BEYERINCK | Holland, fl.1829-45, OIM | Telescope = LEY. | Leiden. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BEYSER, JEAN-DAVID | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundials = OXF, MEM; Augsburg-type Sundials = Spaulding Coll., P.B. 1/22/54-55, OXF; Sundials, horizontal = OXF, CLU, USNM, MERC-49 (silver), Schuhmann Sale-134, Lempertz 6/14/76; Perpetual Calendars = D.(1972), Soth. 3/27/72. | D. calendar is in lid of case of L.T.M. sundial. | Mannheim. | Maddison 5; Zinner 1; Michel 1 and 3; Daumas 1; Hamilton 1 & 2; Wynter and Turner; USNM; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BEZARD | France, c.1769, OIM | optician; lens maker. | Quai de l'Horloge, Paris (1769). | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHETTI, I. | France, c.1850, NIM | Hadley Quadrant = NMM-S.189; Octant = Christie-SK 10/23/87. | T.C. | 1 rue Beauvais, Marseilles. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BIANCHI 1 | Holland, fl.1740-78, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHI 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = X. | probably George Bianchi. | Ipswich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BIANCHI 3 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHI 4 | France, 18th Century, MIM SIM | Graphometer = D.(1980). | rue de Coq, St. Honoré 11, Paris. | Coffeen I; Moskowitz 120. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHI AND CO. | Holland, pre-1793, MIM OIM PHIM | made solar microscopes, pumps, etc.; by 1793 owners of a fancy-goods shop. | Kalverstraat over de Gapensteeg, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHI AND PRIMAVESI | Holland, PHIM | Barometer = LEY. | Amsterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHI AND SONS | France, 1831, MIM | worked in 1831. | Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHI, A., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BIANCHI, B. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Portsmouth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHI, B. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Tunbridge Wells. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHI, B. 3 | France; Italy?, c.1820, PHIM | see Fioruzzi e Bianchi. | Paris; Piacenza? | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHI, BARTHELEMY | NIM | Sextant = CNAM-6692. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| BIANCHI, CAMPORINO | Belgium, NIM | Spyglass, ivory = Soth. 12/13/65-95. | Brussels. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHI, F., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Leicester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHI, G. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = X. | could be either G. Bianchi 2 or 3 or George Bianchi. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHI, G. 2 | Scotland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHI, G. 3 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/16/76. | Windsor. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHI, GEORGE | England, fl.1805-16, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie-SK 5/8/86; Stick Barometer = X. | all signed "G. Bianchi Ipswich." | St. Clements Street (1805-08); Westgate Street (1809-16); both in Ipswich. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BIANCHI, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Barometer = Soth. 2/4/77. | wheel marked "Lane End"; other marked "Blandford." | Lane End, Blandford. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BIANCHI, PRIMAVESI AND CO. | Holland, c.1771, OIM | made optical instruments. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHI, V. | Ireland, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, D.(1976), Christie-SK 10/20/89. | the barometer at Christie's is marked "Belfast." | Dublin; Belfast. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BIANCHII, FILIPPO E XAVIER DI | Italy, fl.1764-66, MIM PHIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundials = DEU, KEN-1923/404; Equatorial Sundials = VEN (1764), Soth. 5/19/96-46 (1754); Universal Equatorial Sundial, No. 3, 1764 = P. and S. 3/20/96; Air Pump, No. 93, 1766 = PRA. | "Filippo and Xavier Fratelli di Bianchii"; also spelled "Bianchy." | Venice. | Evans 1; Michel 3; Czech. Inventory; D. Bachman (1983); Earle; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BIANCHINI, ANTONIO | Italy, 1564, MIM SIM | Surveying Sector, with dials, 1564 = FLO-2511. | see A.B. 1; clockmaker. | Venice. | Bonelli 1; Michel 2; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| BIANCHINI, FRANCESCO | Italy, 1662-1729, MIM | inventor or maker. | Verona. | Hamilton 2. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHINI, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1972). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BIANCHY 1 | Austria, 1767, PHIM | Thermometer, 1767 = X. | Vienna. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHY 2 | France, 1785, PHIM | made physical apparatus. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHY 3 | Holland, c.1790, PHIM | made barometers. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BIANCHY 4 | see Bianchi. | suggest correction | ||||
| BIANCHY, DI | MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = P.C. | probably Filippo e Xavier Fratelli di Bianchii, which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BIANCHY, R. | France, c.1785, PHIM | Barometer = CNAM. | Rue St. Honoré No. 252, Paris. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIANELI | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 9/10/86. | Ipswich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BICKERTON, JOHN | England, c.1735, MIM | Samuel How turned over to him as an apprentice; may have been a member of the Clockmakers' Company. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BIDAULT, C. | France, 1650, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, case, 1650 = Evans Coll. = OXF; Table of Latitudes = Evans Coll. | au Palais des Galleries, quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | Evans 1; Dewhirst; Nachet; Price 2; Britten; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BIDAULT, JACQUES | France, post-1762, MIM | Garden Sundial = Picard, Drouot Richelieu, Dec. 11, 1991. | perhaps related to C. Bidault, which see; apprenticed to Clerget. | Quay de l'Horloge, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BIDDELL, JONAS | England, c.1756, | apprenticed to John Farmer 2 in the Grocers' Company on Nov. 2, 1756. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BIDDLE | USA, pre-1776, OIM | repaired telescope now at Library Company, Philadelphia, Pa. | Philadelphia, Pa. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BIDDLE, OWEN | USA, 1737-1799, MIM | clockmaker; made a planetarium. | North Ward, Philadelphia; Chester County; both in Pa. | Bedini 1 and 8;; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BIDER, FRANCIS | England, 1716, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1716 = OXF-Evans. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BIDLAKE, JAMES 1 | England, 1767-1805, MIM | also made clocks and watches. | 31 Minories, (until 1782); 16 Sun Street, Bishopsgate Without (1799-1805); both in London. | Taylor 2(572). | suggest correction | |
| BIDLAKE, JAMES 2 | England, fl.1820-27, MIM | watch and clockmaker; son of James Bidlake 1. | 48 (or 8) Chiswell Street, London. | Taylor 2(1489). | suggest correction | |
| BIDSTRUP, JESPER | Denmark; England; Denmark, fl.1762-1802, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescopes = ROS, Soth. 4/27/64-140, D., AUI, Videnskabs- historisk Museum, Aarhus; Mechanical Powers Apparatus = Sor° Akademi, Sor°. | worked first with Nairne and Blunt, 1788; by 1793 was working by himself; had a catalogue; appointed "Royal City Mechanicus" upon his return to Copenhagen. | Copenhagen; 36 St. Martin's Street, Leicester Square, London (1793); Copenhagen. | Brieux 3; Chaldecott 3; Taylor 2(438); Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BIE, C. DE | Holland, c.1689, NIM | Magnetic Compass = D.(1986). | compass maker. | The Hague. | Schück; Coffeen Z. | suggest correction |
| BIEHELER, LANDELINUS | Germany, fl.1781-84, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1781 = FRE; Terrestrial Globe, 1784 = FRE. | Freiburg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIENNAIS, MARTIN GUILLAUME | France, 1764-1843, MIM | Instrument Set in travel case = Musée Carnavalet; Rule, folding, mother-of-pearl = D. | "orfèvre de Leurs Majestés Imperiales et Royales"; "Me. Tabletier ébeniste"; travel case belonged to Napoleon; rule from travel case of the Duchess d'Otrante; made magnificent traveling cases. | au Singe violet, rue St.-Honoré, No. 283, Paris (1809-19). | "Connaissance des Arts", Oct., 1980; Versailles 11/19/78; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BIENVENU | France, c.1775, PHIM | made physical apparatus. | 18, rue de Rohan, Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| BIETTE | France, c.1820, OIM PHIM | Telescope = P.C. (1973); Marine Barometer = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88. | Lyon. | Troadec; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BIFEZZI, G. | Italy, 1835, MIM | Telemeter, 1835 = FGM. | Naples. | Italian Inventory. | suggest correction | |
| BIGAS | England, PHIM | Hydrometer = A-P 3/15/76. | "Patented". | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BIGG, BENJAMIN | England, c.1679, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Robert Cooke of the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 3, 1679. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BIGGS, B. | England, c.1800, NIM | Octant = P.C.; Sextant = ADL-A249. | Swansea; Cardiff. | Taylor 2(1085); ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BIGGS, EDMUND | England, c.1695, MIM | apprenticed to John Bellinger 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on Dec. 12, 1695. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BIGGS, SAMUEL | England, c.1752, | apprenticed to John Urings 2 in the Grocers' Company on March 9, 1752. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BIGGS, THOMAS | England; USA, fl.1785-1822, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Hadley Quadrant, 1785 = Virgina Historical Society, Richmond, Va.; Octant, 1792 = P.C. | T.C. in Adams' quadrant; apprenticed to Benjamin Condy, up to 1776; soldier, 1776-1781; worked in New York for eight years; returned to Philadelphia; succeeded Benjamin Condy in 1792; made and dealt in instruments. | 32 Well-Fleet Street, London; Philadelphia, Pa.; No. 8 Water Street; 60, facing Beekman's Slip (1786); 32 Wall Street, near the Coffee House; both in New York, N.Y.; 81 South Front Street (1792); 85 South Front Street (1801-06): at the Sign of the Sextant (1815), 66 South Front Street (1807-21); all in Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 1 and 8; Smart 1; Gillingham; USNM; D.J. Warner 8; DATM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BIGNELL | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIGOT, E. | French Guiana, MIM | Cruciform Sundials = MERC-14 (176)= WHI, ADL-DPW47. | may be one sundial, Bryden 16 does not show it, although Hamilton stated that it was sold to Whipple. | Cayenne. | Hamilton 1 and 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BIHLER, JOHANN PHILIP | Germany, c.1750, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = Huelsmann Coll. | hour-plate is star-shaped; fitted case. | Augsburg. | Syndram. | suggest correction |
| BILD, VEIT | Germany, 1484-1529, MIM | astronomer; sundial maker. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |
| BILDT, BAUKE EISMA VAN DER | Holland, 1753-1831, OIM | Telescopes = LEY, LOS, UTR, Eisinga's House, Franeker, Bom Auctions 1906 & 1910. | succeeded his great-uncle, Jan van der Bildt 1, c.1791. | Franeker. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2; Daumas 1. USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BILDT, JOHANNES VAN DER 1 | Holland, 1709-91, OIM | Telescopes = ZUR, UTR; LEY, Eisinga's House, Franeker, Dr. Coopman's House, Franeker (No. 368), LOS, TEY, P.C., Frisian Maritime Museum, etc. | worked with his two sons; his great-nephew, Bauke Eisma van der Bildt succeeded to the business c.1791; full name was Jan Pytters van der Bildt; taught in high school in Franeker. | Franeker. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; Zinner 1; G.L'E. Turner 28; Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BILDT, JOHANNES VAN DER 2 | Holland, 1736-1779, OIM | Telescopes = LEY, AMST, Eisinga's House, Franeker. | son of Jan van der Bildt 1. | Franeker. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BILDT, LUBBERTUS VAN DER | Holland, 1738-80, OIM PHIM | Instruments = LEY, UTR (Physics Dept), Eisinga"s House, Franeker. | Franeker. | Rooseboom 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BILLAUX L'AINE | France, c.1787, PHIM | made physical apparatus; also spelled Billeau and Billiaux; Billaux l'Aîné. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| BILLIAUX | France, c.1782, PHIM | see Greppin et Billiaux. | Paris. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| BILLING, JOSEPH | England, c.1830, OIM | 14 Maryland Street, Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1778). | suggest correction | ||
| BILLING, R. | England, c.1703, MIM | bookseller with G. Briant, may have been instrument makers. | at the King's Head, Cornhill, London. | Taylor 1(536). | suggest correction | |
| BILLINGHURST, ANTHONY | England, c.1672, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Hilkiah Bedford of the Clockmakers' Company on July 1, 1672. | J. Brown 3; A.J. Turner 9. | suggest correction | ||
| BILLON | France, 1787, MIM | made instrument to draw ellipses. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| BINDA 1 | France, MIM | Cannon Sundials = NOR (2). | Marseilles. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BINDA 2 | France, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Versailles 4/17/83. | "Opticien". | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BINDA, GIOVANNI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1973). | York. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BINGHAM | England, c.1825, | Captain, R.N.; invented a perpetual log. | 22 Arundel Street, Strand, London. | Taylor 2(1779). | suggest correction | |
| BINGHAM, CHARLES | England, fl.1808-18, MIM | Table of Equation of Time, silver = BM-1897/3/15-2. | signed "C. Bingham"; Price thought London and 18th Century; made sundials. | Ann Street, Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1779a); Bryden 9; Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction |
| BINGLEY, WILLIAM, AND SON | England, 1808-18, PHIM | made plates for batteries and piles. | Bishopgate Street, Islington, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| BIOLA, B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Cambridge. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIOLO, B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Norwich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BION FILS | France, | son of Nicholas Bion. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| BION, L. | MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, case = Soth. 5/19/86-64. | possibly Nicholas Bion. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BION, NICHOLAS | France, 1652-1733, MIM | his wide range of very well made instruments is illustrated in his book of 1709 on the construction and use of mathematical instruments; his production was very large and examples can be seen in numerous museums. | his book was translated into English in 1723 by Stone, and into German in 1717 by Doppelmayer; "Ingénieur du Roi pour les Instruments de Mathématique"; T.C.; Lordelle was successor. | quay de l'Horloge du Palais à l'enseigne du Soleil d'or (1699-1702 and 1708); au Quart de Cercle Géométrique sur le quay de l'orloge du Palais (1704); both in Paris. | Daumas 1; Michel 1 and 2; Maddison 1 and 5; Josten; Bonelli 1; Price 3; Ward 4; NMM 2; USNM; Wynter 1; Hamilton 2; Tooley; Dewhirst; Moskowitz 109; Calvert 2; Engelmann 1; DSB; J.A. Bennett 2; Bryden 16; ADL; Syndram; Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BIRCH, WYRLEY | England, MIM | Vertical Plate Dial = Evans Coll.= OXF. | Evans 1; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| BIRD, JOHN | England, 1709-76, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums including miniature sextant, ADL-A288, mural quadrants at Technical Museum, Milan and NMM (1750), theodolite at Palermo Observatory, meridian telescope at MLL, stick barometer and thermometer at Herschel Home Museum, Bath; etc. | apprenticed to Jonathan Sisson 2 in 1740; worked for him and George Graham; author; last great instrument maker to divide his scales by hand; T.C.; opposed Peter Dollond`s patent. | Durham (1709-40); Sea Quadrant, Court Gardens; Sea Quadrant near the New Exchange Buildings (1748-63); both in Strand, London. | Taylor 2(232); Goodison 1; Middleton 1; Maddison 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Stimson 2; Moskowitz 4 & 7; USNM; King 1; ADL; RSW; Daniel; Pipping 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Garcia 1; DNB; DSB; J.A. Bennett 2; Crawforth 1; de Rijk; Coffeen 11; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| BIRD, THOMAS | England, c.1822, OIM | High Street, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1490); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| BIRDSTRUP, J. | misreading for Jesper Bidstrup. | Taylor 2(438); Dewhirst; Chaldecott 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BIRKHEAD, JOHN | England, c.1722, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Smith 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on July 2, 1722. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BIRNIE, JOHN | Ireland, fl.1775-85, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = Bigger Coll. | clockmaker. | Templepatrick, Co. Antrim. | Bigger; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| BISCHOFF, J.P. | Germany, fl.1780-90, MIM | Heliochronometer = Huelsmann Coll.; Instrument = DEU. | Ansbach. | Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BISHOP 1 | England?, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = APS. | London? | Multhauf 1. | suggest correction | |
| BISHOP 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see John Bishop. | Sherborne. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| BISHOP, JAMES | Scotland, c.1794?, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, Christie-SK 5/15/96. | clockmaker; X instrument signed "Jas. Bishop Edinburgh"; Christies signed "Jas. Bishop Musselburgh." | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BISHOP, JOAQUIM | USA, fl.1845-57, MIM NIM PHIM | made philosophical and chemical instruments. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BISS, JOHN | England, c.1746, | apprenticed to John Farmer 2 in the Grocers' Company on Oct. 14, 1746. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BISSAKER, ROBERT | England, fl.1642-54, MIM | Slide Rule, wood, 1654 = KEN. | made shipbuilder's rule. | Ratcliff over against the Red Lyon Tavern, London. | Bryden 9; Taylor 1(200); Dewhirst; Daumas 1; Clay and Court; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| BISSEKER | see Bissaker. | suggest correction | ||||
| BITHRAY, STEPHEN | England, fl.1827-60, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 1/22/88; Stick Barometers = X, Heathcote Ball 12/14/90, Phillips 10/5/76; Telescopes = D.(1982), Soth.-West Sussex 6/21/83; Compass Sundial = KEN-1947-280; Sextant with Telescope = Soth. 11/13/61-70; Universal Equatorial Sundial, case = Soth. 3/25/86. | also made microscopes; "Bithray successor to J. Smith, Royal Exchange, London." | North Piazza (or North Gate), 29 Royal Exchange, London. | Taylor 2(1491); Goodison 1; Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Lake Forest, Ill. Antique Show, June 1982; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BITTERLIN | Germany, MIM | Compass = Strasbourg. | Colmar. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| BIZOT, J.L. | France, 1702-81, MIM | Vertical Dial = House, Faubourg Tarragnoz, Besançon, 1757; Floor Dial = Madeleine Church, Besançon. | Bizot was counselor to the Presidial of Besançon; vertical dial was destroyed in 1880. | Besançon. | Gatty; COMP Vol. 1, No. 2. | suggest correction |
| BLACHFORD AND CO. | England, NIM | probably Robert and William Blachford. | Minories, London. | Taylor 2(1086). | suggest correction | |
| BLACHFORD AND IMRAY | England, fl.1836-42, NIM OIM PHIM | Gunter Rule, sliding = D.(1980); Wheel Barometer= Christie-SK 5/15/96. | Robert Blachford and James Imray were partners, 1836-42. | 116 Minories; Navigation Warehouse; both in London. | Taylor 2(1086); Brewington 1; O'Mara; Moskowitz 120; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLACHFORD, ROBERT | England, fl.1804-42, NIM OIM | Telescope = PEA; Sextant = D.(1989). | signed "Blachford"; worked with William Blachford at the Warehouse in the Minories; it was Blachford and Co. at Leadenhall Street; James Imray joined him in 1836. | Navigation Warehouse, Little Tower Hill (1804-20); 137 Minories 1805; 114 Minories (1810-17); 79 Leadenhall Street (1821-25); 116 Minories (1836-40); all in London. | Taylor 2(1086); Brewington 1; Moskowitz 120; O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLACHFORD, WILLIAM | England, c.1830, OIM | worked with Robert Blachford in the Minories; perhaps Blachford and Co. | Minories, London. | Taylor 2(1086). | suggest correction | |
| BLACKBURN | England, | see Moffett and Blackburn; T.C. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BLACKBURN, CUTHBERT | England, fl.1847-48, PHIM | see Johnson and Blackburn; barometer and thermometer maker. | 34 Hatton Garden (1847-48); 7 Alfred Street, City Road (1848); both in London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| BLACKBURNE, R. | England, c.1850, NIM | Mariner's Journalets = P.C.(1986), D.(1986). | plotting device; D. also marked "aBn.", letters being in reverse. | London. | Multhauf 3; Coffeen 12. | suggest correction |
| BLACKIE | England, c.1825, OIM | microscope maker. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| BLACKIE, WILLIAM | Scotland, fl.1834-38, OIM | made jewel lenses for microscopes. | Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| BLACKWELL, J. | England, c.1820, OIM | Telescope = Frau Dr. Gustav Bloch Coll., Vienna. | watchmaker. | 43 Plumben Street, City Road, London. | Britten; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLACKWOOD, W. AND J.T. | England, NIM | Octant = Christie 3/29/60-9. | North Shields. | Morrison-Low 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BLADEL, JOSEPH | Germany?, 18th Century, MIM | Crescent Sundial = ZAG. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BLADO- | England, c.1800, NIM | name appears on a Hadley's quadrant shown on Thomas Swann's T.C.; may be owner or maker. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BLADON | see Bleyghton. | Taylor 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BLAEU, WILLEM JANSZOON | Holland; Italy, 1571-1638, MIM | he made many celestial and terrestrial globes of different sizes including a 67.7 cm. celestial globe, 1640 = ADL-M440, a printed astrolabe, telluriums to be found at LEY, BAU, WOL, KAS and AMST, etc.; a mural quadrant at LEY. | pupil of Tyche Brahe on Hven; designed a Copernican armillary sphere; dated globes range from 1602-40. | Alkmaar; Amsterdam; Venice. | Koman; Rooseboom 1; Zinner 1; Stevenson; Gunther 1; Bonelli 1; Michel 2; Daumas 1; Belgian and Italian Inventories; Millburn 5; Wynter 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2; NMM 2; DSB; ADL; T. Campbell; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLAGRAVE, JOHN | England, b.1558? d.1612, | designed many fine astronomical and surveying instruments, including his Mathematical Jewel, Uranical Astrolabe, three-legged compass, running staff, armillary sphere, etc; author. | Reading. | Taylor 1(52); Dewhirst; Gunther 1 and 4; Michel 1, 2 and 3; Engelmann 1; D. King; DNB; ADL; John Collins; Blundeville; John Palmer; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BLAIR | USA, | see Booth, Garrett and Blair. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| BLAIR, ARCHIBALD | Scotland, c.1827, OIM | 16 Broughton Place, Edinburgh (1827). | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BLAIR, H.G., AND CO. | England, fl.1829-60, NIM | T.C. in OOM Hadley octant case; compass adjusters; made chronometers; opticians. | Bristol (1829); 95 Bute Street, Cardiff (1860). | Bryden 9; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BLAIR, ROBERT | Scotland, fl.1783-1828, | invented the aplanatic telescope. | Edinburgh. | Taylor 2(802). | suggest correction | |
| BLAKE, JOHN | England, fl.1766-1820, MIM | apprenticed to John Urings 2 in the Joiners' Company, July 23,1752; free in the Company, May 6, 1766; took apprentices. | near Hermitage Bridge, near Broad Street, Ratcliff (1766-73); New Ratcliff (1774-76); near Ratcliff Cross (1801); near Brewers Meeting, Stepney (1820); all in London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| BLAKELEY, BENJAMIN | England, fl.1832-36, MIM PHIM | 11 High Street, Lambeth, London. | Taylor 2(1780); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| BLAKELY | England, c.1780, MIM | Drawing Instrument Set = NMM. | London. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| BLAKENE | England, 1342, MIM | Astrolabe, 1342 = BM-1853/11/4-1. | ICA-292. | Gunther 1; Price 1 and 3; Ward 4; ICA 2; Michel 3; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| BLAKENEY | see Cameron and Blakeney. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BLAKENEY AND CO. | England, NIM | Octant, brass with ivory scale = Christie-SK 10/6/83. | Sunderland and Howe. | Morrison-Low 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BLAKENEY, J.B., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = OMM. | see J.W. Blakeney and Co. | South Shields. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLAKENEY, J.W., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = VNN. | see J.B. Blakeney and Co. | Hull and Sutherland. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLAKEY, G.H. | England, | Master, R.N.; invented a stadiometer, c.1850; instrument made by W. Heath, Devonport. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| BLAKSLEE, ZIBA | USA, 1768-1834, MIM SIM | made surveying instruments, clocks and bells. | Newtown, Conn. | Bedini 1; Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| BLANC, JACQUES | Switzerland, PHIM | Money Balances = Stadtmuseum, Meissen. | Geneva. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BLANCHINI, ANTONIUS | see Antonio Bianchini. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BLANCKE BZ., HENDRIK | Holland, fl.1816-26, NIM | compass maker. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| BLAND, EDWARD | England, c.1668, | apprenticed to Walter Hayes of the Grocers' Company on Aug. 19, 1668. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BLAND, JOSEPH | England, c.1700?, MIM | diallist. | Beeston, Nottinghamshire. | Taylor 1(516). | suggest correction | |
| BLASER, JACOB | Switzerland, MIM | Hohenmesscheibe = Stuker 11/22/66. | Berne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BLASET | France, fl.1769-72, OIM | optician. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| BLATCHFORD AND IMRAY | see Blachford and Imray. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | |||
| BLATON | see Bleyghton. | Taylor 1(163). | suggest correction | |||
| BLATT, I. | England, 20th Century?, PHIM | Stick Barometers = D.(1975), K. & C. 12/12/73. | Brighton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BLATTNER, JACOB | Switzerland; USA, 1812-88, MIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = P.C.; Clark County Historical Museum, Vancouver, B.C., Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, D.(1990), D.(1987). | Berne; St. Louis, Mo. | USNM; Smart 1; Coffeen 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BLAUWE, P.D. | Belgium, 1777, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, disc, 1777 = BM-1901/11/15-16. | Gend. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| BLAVET | France, 1769, OIM | made lenses and mirrors. | Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| BLAXAM, RICHARD | England, 1651, MIM | Quadrant, silver, 1651 = BM-1855/5/9-1 (destroyed). | also has monogram of "B." over "RH."; usually listed erroneously as "Bloxham." | Price 3; Ward 4; Taylor 1(250); Clay and Court; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| BLAYTON, EDWARD | England, c.1612, | apprenticed to Elias Allen of the Grocers' Company on July 7, 1612. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BLENAERTS, I. | France, 1770, MIM | Sundial, 1770 = OXF. | Malines. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| BLENKINSOP, JOHN | England, c.1793, | apprenticed to Dudley Adams of the Grocers' Company on July 4, 1793. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BLENLER | misreading for Bleuler. | K. and C. 3/28/73. | suggest correction | |||
| BLEUBER | misreading for Bleuler. | Christie 2/8/79. | suggest correction | |||
| BLEULER, JOCK | Globe, miniature = D.(1997). | misreadimg for John Bleuler. | ATG 10/14/97. | suggest correction | ||
| BLEULER, JOHN | England, c.1757-1829, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums , including a microscope, 1788, sextants, an orrery, sundials, an ivory thermometer, a barometer, Miniature Terrestrial Globe, etc. | apprenticed to Henry Raines Shuttleworth of the Spectacle- makers' Company in 1771; free of the Company, Oct. 7, 1779; Master of the Company 1792, 1795, 1811; worked with Shuttleworth until 1791; succeeded to Thomas Whitford's business, 1791; T.C., optician. | Mr. Shuttleworth's, 23 Ludgate Street; 27 Ludgate Street, (1791); both in London. | Taylor 2(687); Daumas 1; Brewington 1; Dewhirst; Crawforth 1; Moskowitz 105; Calvert 2; Court and von Rohr 3(200); USNM; J.A. Bennett 2; Sotheby's 5/11/94; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLEWLER | misreading for Bleuler. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BLEYGHTON, JOHN | England, fl.1630-34, MIM | may be the same as John Blighton 1. | near Bull Head Tavern in Tower Street, London. | Taylor 1(163); Dewhirst; Evans 1; J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| BLIGHTON, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1620-54?, MIM | apprenticed to Elias Allen of the Grocers' Company; free of the Company on Aug. 16, 1620; may be John Bleyghton. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BLIGHTON, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1654-, MIM | free of the Grocers' Company by Patrimony on Aug. 9, 1654; might mean that his father, John Blighton 1, had died and thus the last three apprentices in his father's list would have been his. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BLIGNY, AUGUST | 18th Century, MIM SIM | Carpenter's Square with pivoted index = LOS. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BLISS AND CO. | USA, c.1845, NIM | Bearing Sight Instrument = MYS. | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BLISS AND CREIGHTON | USA, c.1845, MIM NIM SIM | John Bliss 1 and Creighton. | New York City. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BLISS, JOHN (1), AND CO. | USA, fl.1845-78, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Marine Compasses = PMS, Nat'l Museum of Canada, D.(1978); Surveying Compass = USNM; Bliss Taffrail Log = D.(1971). | log patented 1864 and 1878.; started as Bliss and Creighton; T.C. | 2 Burling Slip; 128 Front Street, between Wall and Pine; all in New York, N.Y. | USNM; Brewington 1; Moskowitz 132; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLISS, JOHN 1 | USA, 1795-1857, MIM NIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = D.(1960); Marine Compass = Glenbow Museum, Canada; Alidade = D.(1997). | became John Bliss and Co. in 1845. | 42 Fulton Street, New York, N.Y. | USNM; Moskowitz 103; Brewington 1; Bedini 6; J.A. Bennett 2; MAD June 1997. | suggest correction |
| BLISS, JOHN 2 | USA, fl.1840-78, NIM | New York, N.Y. | J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BLISS, MOSES BRIDGMAN | USA, 1798-1885, MIM | Garden Sundial with compass and analemma = D.(1980). | sundial registered in Maine. | Mass.; Maine; Wis. | Moskowitz 120. | suggest correction |
| BLOCH, ABRAHAM | Germany, 1583, MIM | Calendar Plate, 1583 = MUN-1294. | Bayreuth. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| BLOCK, FRANCIS | England, c.1689, MIM | apprenticed to John Bellinger 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on July 18, 1689. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BLOCKER, SYMEN DIRCKXSEN | Holland, c.1626, MIM | marked on mariner's astrolabe at SKO, (NMM-13); thought to be owner; copy of it is at STK. | Waters 1; A. Stimson 3; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BLOK, TJEPKE | see Keimpe Zeilmaker en Tjepke Blok. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BLOMBERG, MARTINUS | Sweden, c.1575, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, silver = NOR-81.147. | Stockholm. | Swedish Exhib. Cat., 1952; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BLOND, C. | misreading for C. Bloud. | Pugsley Sale. | suggest correction | |||
| BLOND, C.H. | misreading for C. Bloud. | Stewart, et al. | suggest correction | |||
| BLONDEAU | France, 18th Century, MIM | Square = Spitzer-2869; Level = Spitzer-2824 = And.-Spitzer Sale-5; Universal Ring Sundial = MADEX-218 = CNAM; Sector = ADL-M89. | universal ring sundial had five sundials added at a later time and is signed "Blondeaux"; could be B., or Nicholas or Roch Blondeau. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Cons. Nat'1 1; Destombes 4; Hamilton 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLONDEAU, B. | France, 18th Century, MIM | sundial maker. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| BLONDEAU, NICOLAUS | France; Italy, fl.1694-1706, MIM SIM | Universal Ring Sundials = CNAM, Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88, D.(1986), OXF-B112, TIM, Drecker Coll.= P.C., etc.; Military Protractor = ADL-M125; Sector, 1694 = OXF; Pair of Dividers, = NMM (1694); Compass = P.C.(1965); Surveying Quadrant, 1695 = P.C.; Ellipsometer Track = HAK; Gunnery Calipers = MAA. | calipers signed "N. Blondo"; OXF sector signed "Nicolaus Blondo fecit" (the final "o" has an acute accent over it); the Nouveau Drouot and D.(1986) universal ring sundials all have an inner rotating ring divided into 15-minute intervals, to give Italian or Babylonian hours as well as local suntime. | Paris (1694-95); Naples (1706). | Daumas 1; Engelmann 1; Michel 3; Gunther 2; Josten; NMM 2; Coffeen 12; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLONDEAU, PETRUS | see Petrus Blondeus. | Daumas 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BLONDEAU, ROCH | France, fl.1664-90, MIM SIM | Sector, 1670 = Soth. 12/19/66-53; Rule, 1668 = CNAM; Butterfield-type Sundials = OXF-B71 and B72, WHI (silver) (1673), MADEX-91 = NMM (1670), Christie 2/13/68-38, LEY, ADL-M89; Rule, folding, silver, 1670 = A-P 3/15/76; Horizontal String-gnomon Sundial, 1667 = WHI; Pocket Sundial, 1664 = D.(1994); etc. | "ingénieur du roi en instruments des mathématiques." | à l'enseigne de la Boussole, Quai du Grandcours-d'Eau, Ile de la Cité, Paris (1665). | Daumas 1; Michel 1; Dewhirst; Engelmann 1; Evans 1; Josten; Bryden 11 and 16; Coffeen 46; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLONDEAUX | see Blondeau. | MADEX. | suggest correction | |||
| BLONDEL ET MELLY | Switzerland, 1840, MIM | Zakhorloge, 1840 = AMST. | Geneva. | Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction | |
| BLONDEL, HENRY | 1707, MIM | Sundial, copper, 1707 = P.C. | for 48°. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BLONDEUS, PETRUS | France; Italy, c.1700, MIM | Recipiangle = ADL-M107. | the instrument is signed "Petrus Blondeus Gall. fecit Romae"; he was a Frenchman working in Rome; the invention of the recipiangle is credited to Silvius Maggirius. | Rome. | Engelmann 1; Daumas 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLONDO, NICOLAUS | see Nicolaus Blondeau. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BLONO, NICOLO | Italy, MIM | Instrument = NMM. | probably Nicolaus Blondeau. | Naples. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLOUD | many Bloud-type sundials are signed "Bloud"; could be by Charles, Charles le Jeune, Gabriel, Jacques or Jean Bloud. | suggest correction | ||||
| BLOUD, CHARLES | France, fl.1653-80, MIM | Bloud-type Sundial, large, 1653 = HAR; a great number of his portable sundials are found in numerous collections, including ADL, WHI, OXF, etc. | Huguenot; he invented a magnetic azimuth sundial now known as the Bloud-type; they were usually of ivory but a few tortoise- shell ones exist; a sliding hour scale within the compass box is adjusted to the time of year by turning the volvelle on the back; when the sundial is aligned with the sun, the compass needle points to the proper hour; usually signed "Fait et Invent par Charles Bloud à Dieppe" on back plate. | Dieppe. | Michel 1 and 3; ADL; Syndram; Bryden 16; Daumas 1; Maddison 1 and 5; Josten; Vivielle 1; Monreal; Price 2 and 3; Ward 4; USNM; NMM 2; Tardy; Nachet; Hamilton 1; T. Murdock; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLOUD, CHARLES, LE JEUNE | France, c.1700, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = WUP, Lempertz 4/28/61, Christie 11/24/83; Bloud-type Sundial, ivory = Soth. 11/13/61-81. | Dieppe. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BLOUD, GABRIEL | France, c.1666, MIM | Bloud-type Sundials, ivory = ADL-N20, MADEX-168 = Musée, Dieppe, MERC-88, PMM, etc.; Diptych Sundial, ivory = P.C. | probably son or brother of Charles Bloud. | Dieppe. | Michel 3; Hamilton 1 and 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLOUD, I. | France, c.1670, MIM | Horizontal Sundials = BM, Soth. 12/12/55/ (ivory). | BM gnomon is for 50° latitude; maybe Jacques or, less likely, Jean Bloud. | Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BLOUD, JACQUES | France, c.1666, MIM | Bloud-type Sundial, ivory = MERC-60. | possibly son or brother of Charles Bloud. | Dieppe. | Hamilton 1 and 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLOUD, JEAN | France, c.1690, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, ivory and silver = OXFB-201. | Dieppe. | Maddison 5. | suggest correction | |
| BLOUD, KAREL | France, MIM | Montfoort. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BLOW, EDMUND | England, fl.1704-38, MIM NIM | Napier's Bones, 1715 = OXF; Backstaff, 1736 = WHI. | apprenticed to Grace Wells in the Joiners' Company, Aug. 6, 1695; free in the Company, June 13, 1704; took apprentices; the bones were made for Mr. Julius Deeds; the backstaff was made for James M'Culloch. | Golden Quadrant, Plow Alley, Union Stairs, Wapping; Virginia Street; both in London. | Taylor 1(570) and 2(14); Dewhirst; Crawforth 7; RSW; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction |
| BLOW, F. | see Edmund Blow. | suggest correction | ||||
| BLOXAM, JAMES MACKENZIE | England, 1843, | invented depleidoscope in 1843, made and sold by E.J. Dent who named the instrument. | Coffeen; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| BLOXHAM, RICHARD | misreading for Richard Blaxam. | Taylor 1(250); Price 3; Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |||
| BLOYD, C. | misreading for C. Bloud. | Bernal Sale. | suggest correction | |||
| BLUNDY, CHARLES | England; USA, fl.1753-60, PHIM | made or sold thermometers. | London; Church Street, Charleston, S.C. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |
| BLUNT 1 | see Nairne and Blunt. | suggest correction | ||||
| BLUNT 2 | England, OIM | Spyglass = USNM. | could be Edward or Thomas Blunt. | London. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| BLUNT AND CO. | USA, fl.1868-78, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | George William Blunt; succeeded Blunt and Nichols. | New York, N.Y. | Moskowitz 103; Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| BLUNT AND NICHOLS | USA, fl.1866-68, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Edmund Blunt 2, F.M. Nash and John H Nichols were partners in Blunt and Nichols; succeeded by Blunt and Co., in 1868; Nichols was the Blunts' uncle. | New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| BLUNT AND SON 1 | England, 1802 and 1814, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Thomas Blunt 1 and possibly William Blunt or Thomas Blunt 2. | London. | Wess 1. | suggest correction | |
| BLUNT AND SON 2 | England, fl.1822-24, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Thomas Blunt 1 and Edward Blunt. | London. | Wess 1. | suggest correction | |
| BLUNT, CHARLES 1 | England, fl.1811-18, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Surveying Compass = Soth. 4/22/65-53; Instrument = NMM; Alt-azimuth Quadrant = WHI; Telescope, single draw = Christie-SK 4/14/89. | T.C.; made sextants, alt-azimuth circles and pocket theodolites; compass is signed "C. Blunt." | Cornhill; 38 Tavistock Street (1817); both in London. | Taylor 2(1281); Wess 1; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLUNT, CHARLES 2 | Sir Charles Blunt; marked on a sundial, ADL-T22, which is signed "H.C. 1591"; it is the work of D.B. Sheahan of New York, N.Y. c.1900. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BLUNT, E. | England or USA, OIM | Telescope = MYS. | could be Edmund or Edward Blunt. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BLUNT, E. AND G.W. | USA, fl.1826-66, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums. | Edmund (1) and George William Blunt, sons of Edmund March Blunt; manufactory at Elizabeth, N.J., listed as being formerly Hermann Wendt (1859). | 149 Fly Market Street (1826); Maiden Lane; 179 Water Street, corner of Burling Slip and West Hooker Street; all in New York, N.Y. | Moskowitz 103; Smart 1; Brewington 1; USNM; Bedini 8; RSW; J.A. Bennett 2; D.J. Warner 10; DATM. | suggest correction |
| BLUNT, EDMUND 1 | USA, 1799-1866, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | son of Edmund March Blunt; older brother and partner of George William Blunt; see E. and G.W. Blunt. | New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; Moskowitz 103; J.A. Bennett 2; D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| BLUNT, EDMUND 2 | USA, 1842-94, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | son of Edmund Blunt 1; partner in Blunt and Nichols with F.M. Nash and John H. Nichols, 1866-68; this firm became Blunt and Co. in 1868, and Edmund was succeeded by his brother, William Sinclair Blunt at that time; he established the New York Optical Works that same year. | 16 Burling Slip, New York, N.Y. (1868-94). | Smart 1 | suggest correction | |
| BLUNT, EDMUND MARCH | USA, 1770-1862, MIM NIM | Nautical Compass = USNM. | publisher; set up chart and quadrant shop, 1812; his sons, Edmund (1) and George William Blunt, carried on the firm; Warner 12 says that son-in-law, William Hooker, took over 202 Water Street in 1819. | Newburyport, Mass. (1793-1811); at the Sign of the Quadrant, 202 Water Street, corner of Beekman Slip, New York, N.Y. (1811-62). | USNM; Brewington 1; Bedini 8; D.J. Warner 10 and 12. | suggest correction |
| BLUNT, EDWARD | England, c.1828, MIM PHIM | Barometer = Christie 8/2/72. | son of Thomas Blunt 1; could be Blunt and Son, 1822-24; free by Patrimony in 1825; took over the business; barometer is signed "E. Blunt"; spirit level signed "Pool-London." | 22 Cornhill, London. | O'Mara; Wess 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLUNT, GEORGE WILLIAM | USA, 1802-78, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | younger son of Edmund March Blunt and younger brother of Edmund Blunt 1; see E. and G.W. Blunt. | New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; Brewington 1; Moskowitz 103; Bedini 8; J.A. Bennett 2; D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| BLUNT, JOHN | England, c.1767, NIM | Sextants = Soth. 3/21/73, Christie 12/17/75. | compass maker; catalogues think he is 1800 or later; may be two men. | Wapping Dock, London. | Taylor 2(576); RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLUNT, ROBERT | England, c.1789, MIM | apprenticed to George Adams 2 of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 5, 1782; free of the Company on Dec. 3, 1789. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BLUNT, T. AND T. | England, c. 1822, MIM OIM PHIM | Sets of Drawing Instruments = P.C., Decatur House, Washington, D.C.; Microscope = Phillips 11/16/76; Rule, ivory = P.C.; Hydrometers = X (de Luc-type), Phillips 5/20/75; Garden Sundial = D.(1975); Telescope, Gregorian = Moose Factory Museum, Ontario; Barometer = P.C. | perhaps Thomas Blunt 1 and 2. | 22 Cornhill, London. | USNM; Delehar 3; Wess 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLUNT, T., AND SON | England, c.1822, OIM | Microscope = P.C.; Telescope = Christie 4/9/75. | Thomas Blunt and Son; telescope signed "Blunt and Son." | 22 Cornhill, London. | O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLUNT, T.T. | misreading for T. and T. Blunt? | Soth. 2/8/83. | suggest correction | |||
| BLUNT, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1760-1822, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including barometers, microscopes, telescopes, sundials, levels, dipping needles, orreries, etc. | apprenticed to Edward Nairne of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1760; free of the Company in 1771; Master of the Company 1782-94; partner of Nairne, 1774-93; worked alone, 1793-1805; had son in business in 1805; "Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Majesty"; T.C.; see Nairne and Blunt; see T. and T. Blunt; see T. Blunt and Son; succeeded by Thomas Harris.. | 22 Cornhill; 136 Minories (1814-20); both in London. | Taylor 2(577); Goodison 1; Clay and Court; Symonds; Moskowitz 112; Wynter and Turner; Dewhirst; Multhauf 1; USNM; Pipping 1; Court and von Rohr 3(180); Calvert 2; Crawforth 1 & 6; Wynter 1; Wess 1; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BLUNT, THOMAS 2 | England, c.1811., MIM OIM | free of the Spectaclemakers' Company on March 2, 1811; may have been son in Blunt and Son 1. | 18 Ivy Lane, London. | Dewhirst; Court and von Rohr 3(241); Wess 1. | suggest correction | |
| BLUNT, WILLIAM | England, c.1825, MIM | Rev. William Blunt, son of and apprenticed to Thomas Blunt 1 of the Spectaclemakers' Company, June 1, 1816; free of the Company on Oct. 11, 1825. | Court and von Rohr 3(244); Wess 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BLUNT, WILLIAM SINCLAIR | USA, 1837-1903, MIM SIM | in 1868 he replaced his brother, Edmund Blunt 2 in Blunt and Co. with F.M. Nash as a partner. | New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| BLYDENBURGH AND GILES | USA, fl.1838-42, MIM SIM | Transit = D.(1983). | Samuel Blydenburgh and Edward Giles; also sold nautical, optical and philosophical instruments. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; USNM; Coffeen E. | suggest correction |
| BLYDENBURGH AND HYDE | USA, c.1847, MIM | Samuel Blydenburgh and Joseph Hyde; machinists. | 1 Fetter Lane, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| BLYDENBURGH, SAMUEL | USA, 1802-52, MIM | see Blydenburgh and Giles; see Blydenburgh and Hyde. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BLYTON | see Blighton. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BOARDMAN | England, 1709, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1709 = D.(1975). | Wynter 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BOBY | see Schulen and Boby. | suggest correction | ||||
| BOCHSEN, JOHANN CARL | France, 1616, | Bochsen designed an artillery level in 1616; author; in a mms. in Ulm he takes the title "Meisterey." | Strasbourg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BOCKELTS, JAN | Holland; Germany, fl.1607-40, MIM | Sundials in watch lids = Mallett Coll., NYM (Morgan Coll.) | the sundial in the NYM is signed "Jan Bockelts Aachen." | Aachen. | Vincent 2; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| BOCKSTAEL, VAN | France, d.1740, MIM | Equatorial Sundials = Musée, Nancy (2). | "Machiniste du Roy." | Nancy. | Michel 3 and 14. | suggest correction |
| BODDINGTON, JOHN | England, c.1734, MIM | Perpetual Calendar = BM-1930/1/6-1 | apprenticed to Simon Cade of the Clockmakers' Company on April 5, 1725; free of the Company, Oct. 7, 1734. | Threadneedle Street, London. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction |
| BODEUR | France, 1819, PHIM | Barometer, 1819 = CNAM. | Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | USNM; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| BODIN, FRIEDRICH | Germany?, 1788, MIM | Lippspring. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BODSON | France, c.1800, OIM | optician; made lenses and mirrors. | Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| BODUMONT, J.B.F. | Belgium, 1796, MIM | Sundial, slate, large = X; Tellurium = X. | rue de l'Intendant, Brussels. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| BOEHM, ANDREAS | Germany, 1720-90, OIM PHIM | Geissen. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BOEKENES, P. | Holland, 1707, NIM | Cross-staff, three vanes, 1707 = HAK. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BOEKMER, TOBIAS | misreading for Tobias Volkmer. | "Engineering", post-1944. | suggest correction | |||
| BOELAU, G. | Ireland?, c.1850, MIM | Clinometer = D.(1972). | Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction | ||
| BOERNAVE, JEHAN | France, 1354, MIM | Astrolabe Clock = Strasbourg Cathedral. | destroyed c.1550. | Strasbourg. | Gunther 1. | suggest correction |
| BOETHIUS, A.M.S. | fl.480-525, MIM | was commissioned by Theodoric to construct a water clock and sundial for Gundibald, King of the Burgundians. | Cousins. | suggest correction | ||
| BOFFAT | see Buffat. | suggest correction | ||||
| BOFFI, A. AND P. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth., 6/6/96. | see P. and A. Boffi. | Hastings. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOFFI, L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Hastings. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BOFFI, P. AND A. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 7/21/87, D.(1990). | D.(1990) is signed "P.A. Boffi." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BOFFY, L. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie 4/25/91. | Hastings. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BOGGAIA, D. | England, c.1839, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 29 1/2 Great Warner Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BOHAIM | see Behaim. | suggest correction | ||||
| BOHEIM, MORITZ | see Moritz Behaim. | Neumann 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BOHEMUS, CHASPARUS | Austria, 1568, MIM | Astrolabe Clocks = Spitzer Sale = Chauteau d'Anet (1568), Morgan Coll. = NYM (1568). | Chasparus Bohémus; alternative spelling is "Caspar Böheim." | Vienna. | Tardy 1; Vincent 2; Van Cittert; Neumann 1. | suggest correction |
| BOHINI DE PORTARIS | Italy, 17th Century, MIM | Astrolabe = Castello Sforzesco, Milan. | might be ICA-2059 or -2061. | Italian Inventory; ICA 2. | suggest correction | |
| BOHLING, CHRISTIAN | see Christian Boyling. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BOHM, MARCUS | Germany, c.1660, MIM | Astrolabe Table Clock = UTR. | Gunther 333; Van Cittert thought c.1600. | Augsburg. | Gunther 1; Michel 3; Britten; Van Cittert; de Rijk. | suggest correction |
| BOHME, PROF., AND M. REITER | Austria, MIM | Starfinder, celestial globe with two telescopes = AUI. | "Pat. des Prof. Bohme, etc." | Innsbruck. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOIG, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1649-d.1663, MIM | Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BOIJLING | see Boyling. | suggest correction | ||||
| BOISSIER | Germany, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = HEI. | Berlin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BOITTE | France, MIM | see Girard and Boitte. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BOJSI, PAUL | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Rayleigh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BOKMA, ALLE JANS | Holland, 1801-80, MIM | Planetarium, 1841 = Eisinga's House, Franeker; Tellurium = FRI. | mill maker. | Workum. | Rooseboom 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOLING, Z. | Z. Böling; see Z. Boyling. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BOLLAND, WILLIAM | PHIM | Beam Balance, pocket = Christie-SK 2/9/84. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BOLLEN, E.R. | Germany, 1697, MIM | Instrument, 1697 = X. | Hertogenbosch. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| BOLLES, WILLIAM | USA, 1800-67, | designed a trigonometer, 1824. | New London, Conn. | Brewington 1; Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| BOLLETTI, L. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BOLLING | Germany, 1709, | Bölling; possibly Z. Boyling. | Kassel. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| BOLLON | see Thomas Bolton. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |||
| BOLLORE, LOUIS | France, NIM | Marine Compass, small = Versailles 4/17/83. | Concarneau. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BOLONGARO AND SON | England, fl.1848-60, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers; "Printers and Publishers to the Queen"; Dominic and Peter Bolongaro. | 32 Market Street (1845-54); 30-32 Market Street (1855-60); both in Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BOLONGARO, DOMINIC | Italy; England, 1817?-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | making barometers by 1843; his son, Peter, was partner, 1848-60; worked with Vittore Zanetti up to 1817. | 2 Old Millgate (1817-30); 14 Market Street (1832-33); 32 Market Street (1834-54); 30-32 Market Street (1855-60); all in Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BOLONGARO, PETER | England, fl.1848-60, PHIM | son of Dominic Bolongaro; see Bolongaro and Son. | Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BOLTER, HUGH | England, fl.pre-1638-72, OIM | apprenticed into the Woodmongers' Company; free of the Company in 1666; transferred to the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1666; worked for Robert Hooke. | Little Minories, London (1670-72). | Taylor 1(275); Court and von Rohr 3(18); Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| BOLTON 1 | England, fl. c.1837-50, MIM | Rule, ivory = Soth.-Chester 9/22/83; Sectors, ivory = Phillips 2/2/84, D.(1984); Routledge-type Slide Rule, ivory = Christie-SK 11/15/79. | the rule from the Soth. Cat. is from a set of drawing instruments. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BOLTON 2 | MIM | Bolton's Cypher Wheel = D.(1973). | Wynter 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BOLTON, D. | England, c.1815, MIM | Garden Sundial = BM-1926/10/16-10. | made for Queen Caroline. | London. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction |
| BOLTON, FREDERICK AND HENRY | England, c.1837, MIM | successors of Thomas Bolton. | 62 Loveday Street, Birmingham. | Taylor 2(2018). | suggest correction | |
| BOLTON, JOHN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Durham. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| BOLTON, THOMAS | England, fl.1808-45, MIM | Set of Mathematical Instruments, case = X; Garden Dial = X. | Bryden says (Bollon?), 1808-18 and rule maker; Clay and Court thought instrument set c.1780; may be two makers. | 6 Colmore Row (1808; Colmore Row (1818); 61 and 62 Loveday Street; all in Birmingham. | Bryden 9; Taylor 2(1782); Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Crawforth 6. | suggest correction |
| BOMBARDA | see Augustinus Cucco, bombarda. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BOMBELLI, BALDASSARO | England, c.1830, PHIM | made barometers. | 6 King Street, Whitehaven. | Taylor 2(1783). | suggest correction | |
| BOMBERG, CARL | Germany, OIM | Refracting Telescope = P.C. | four-inch. | Fredinau Strasse, Berlin. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BON, JEAN | France, c.1820, | Jambon? | Coffeen Note. | suggest correction | ||
| BON, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1840-46, NIM | Octant = D.(1976); Marine Barometer = Soth. 4/28/88. | also made chronometers and watches; succeeded by Mrs. John Bon by 1850; signature on back of compass card in azimuth cmpass by Thomas Smith. | 17 Dock Street (1840); 25 Dock Street (1845); 26 Dock Street (1846); all in Dundee. | Taylor 2(2082); Bryden 3; Moskowitz; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BON, MRS. JOHN | Scotland, fl.1850-53, NIM | succeeded her husband after 1846; by 1853 she was no longer listed as a NIM. | 24 Dock Street East, Dundee (1850). | Bryden 3; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| BONALDO, MARCO | Italy, 1677-99, MIM | Pair of Globes = Widener Library, Harvard U., Cambridge, Mass. | the celestial globe is dated 1677, the terrestrial, 1699. | Venice. | Yonge. | suggest correction |
| BONANNI, P. PHILIPPE | Italy, c.1689, OIM | made microscopes; author. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BONAR, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1623-34, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, Dec. 11, 1623, slate = Dumfries Burgh Museum; Sundials, slate = Kirkcudbright (1623), Loudoun Castle (1634), Soth. 10/15/73 (1634) = Soth. 6/24/74 = D, RSM, Bangor Heritage Center. | Johanne? | Aerae = Ayr. | Gatty; Wynter and Turner; USNM; Rohr and Somerville; RSW; Clarke et al; Somerville. | suggest correction |
| BOND, A. | England, c.1850, OIM | Microscope, double pillar = D.(1981). | London. | Moskowitz 122. | suggest correction | |
| BOND, HENRY | England, c.1600-78, | developed a ship-builder's scale; may be the Henry Bond who observed variations in the compass in 1662. | London. | Bryden 9; Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| BOND, JOHN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X. | one barometer is signed "Bond Okehampton", the other "John Bond." | Okehampton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BOND, THOMAS | England, c.1685, MIM | apprenticed to Withers Cheney of the Clockmakers' Company on April 30, 1685. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BOND, W. | England, 1795, MIM | Garden Dial, 1795 = D.(1975). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BOND, WILLIAM | USA, fl.1781-1823, MIM NIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1781 = X; Octant, ebony, 1823 = UTR. | apprenticed in 1769; naturalized in 1785; father of William Cranch Bond. | 152 State Street, Boston, Mass. | Price 2; Evans 1; Carlaw. | suggest correction |
| BOND, WILLIAM CRANCH | USA, 1789-1859, MIM PHIM | astronomical and meteorological instruments, 1819; son of William Bond; showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; Director of Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge (1839-). | Dorchester, Mass. | USNM; Bedini 8; J.A. Bennett 2; Carlaw. | suggest correction | |
| BOND, WILLIAM, AND SON | USA, c.1850, MIM NIM | in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | Boston, Mass. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| BONET | see Bonetus de Latis. | suggest correction | ||||
| BONETUS DE LATIS | France, c.1490, MIM | Astrolabe on a finger ring = X. | made for Pope Alexander; Gunther 172. | Gunther 1; Michel 3; Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | |
| BONFA, R.P., S.J. | France, fl.1672-73, MIM | Wall Dial, 1672-73 = facade of the Jesuit College (now a girls' high school, Grenoble. | Grenoble. | Boursier. | suggest correction | |
| BONIUS, JOANNES | Germany, fl.1573-91, MIM | Astronomical Compendia = ADL-M366, KEN, FRA, VAA; Diptych Sun- dial, gilt-brass = LIE; Perpetual Calendar, 1591 = Rein Stift. | Boone? | Bamberg? | Zinner 1; Michel 1 and 2; Engelmann 1; Evans 1; Rooseboom 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BONNE | France, 1727-94, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1783 = CNAM-768; Celestial Globe = Dépôt de la Marine, Paris. | "Ingénieur-hydrographie de la Marine." | Paris. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Michel 3; Brieux 2; Howse 2. | suggest correction |
| BONNEAU, VINCENT | France, 1574, MIM | Nocturnal with Quadrant, 1574 = WHI. | "Faict à Sens par Vincent Bonneau." | Sens. | Bryden 16; Hamilton 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BONNEMAIN | 1626, MIM SIM | Surveying Cross, 1626 = BMR. | Michel 7; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| BONNES | France, 18th Century, MIM | Analemmatic Sundial = OXFB-237. | Maddison 5. | suggest correction | ||
| BONNET | France, c.1850, MIM | in Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | 5, Chemin de Ronde de la Barriere, Ménilmontant. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| BONNEVIE, CLAUDE | France, fl. 1654-87, MIM | Horizontal Sundials, silver, oval = NMM-D.125 (Caird), D.(1997); Watch, enameled = Musée Paul Dupuy. | NMM is ex-Bernard Coll.; watch is signed "Claude Bonnevye." | Paris. | Hamilton 2; Nachet; Tardy 1. | suggest correction |
| BONONIE, PEREGRINA SPANIOLUS | 1637, MIM | Square, 1637 = ROM-4080. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BONSIGNORI, DOM STEFANO | Italy, fl.1570-87, | made polyhedral sundials of wood and leather; for instruments see D.S.B.F.F., D.S.F.F., D. Steph. B.F.F.; possibly D. Stephanus; sometimes spelled "Buonsignori." | Florence. | Bonelli 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| BOOK | see Boig. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BOOKER, FRANCIS AND JOHN | Ireland, fl.1761-73, OIM | T.C. shows microscope and telescope. | Essex Bridge, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| BOOKER, JOHN | Ireland, fl.1774-89, | sold looking glasses; see Francis and John Booker. | 6 Essex Bridge; 4 Jervis Street; both in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| BOONE | see Joannes Bonius. | Engelmann 1; Michel 1 and 2; Rooseboom 1; RSW.. | suggest correction | |||
| BOONEN, J. STAATS | Holland, fl.1823-40, NIM | succeeded Johannes Gerard Hulst van Keulen van de Velde in 1823; succeeded by Jacob Swart although the firm continued under the name of "Gerard Hulst van Keulen." | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| BOONIUS | see Bonius. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BOOSMAN, W. | Holland, 19th Century, NIM | Compass Rose = AMST. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction | |
| BOOSMAN, WILLEM, EN CO. | Holland, 1836-1926, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Horseshoe Magnet = LEY; Compass = KRO; Instruments = ROT; Compasses = AMST (19); Sextant = AMST. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| BOOTH, GARRETT AND BLAIR | USA, 1836-99, PHIM | made chemical and physical instruments. | 404 and 406 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BOOZ | Germany, 18th Century, MIM SIM | Protractor and Compass = BAM. | made geodetic instruments. | Aschaffenburg. | Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| BORBIGE, CHARLES | England, c.1830, MIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 1 King Street, Whitehaven. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1784). | suggest correction | |
| BORCH, HANS | MIM | Horizontal Sundial, lead = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BORDA, JEAN CHARLES, CHEVALIER DE | France, 1733-99, NIM | Reflecting Circles = PMM, PEA-M4082. | improved the reflecting circle in 1787; author. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Brewington 1; Italian Inventory; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| BORDER, G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Sleaford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BORDES, LOUIS | France, fl.1700-47, MIM | inventor or maker. | Lyon. | Hamilton 2. | suggest correction | |
| BORDESSA AND EATON | England, c.1855, PHIM | barometer and thermometer makers; see Novati, Bordessa and Eaton. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BORDESSA, PIETRO | England, fl.1834-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | signed "P. Bordessa Chester"; sometimes found as Peter Bordesa. | 33 Bridge Street Row, Chester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BORDOGNA | Italy, 1780, MIM | Instrument, 1780 = X. | Milan. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| BORDOGNA, ANTONIO | Italy, c.1810, MIM | made meteorological and magnetic instruments; compasses and astronomical instruments. | Milan. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| BORDOLI AND CASSAROTI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Stamford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BORDOLI, BERNARD | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Marlborough. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BORDOLI, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 22 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BOREL, PIERRE | France, 1620-89, OIM | made a telescope for l'observatoire de Paris in 1673; member of l'Académie Royal des Sciences, 1674. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| BORELLI 1 | Italy, 1608-79, OIM | pupil of Galileo; made 40' and 60' telescopes. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| BORELLI 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/18/89. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BORELLI, D. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 11/21/95; Thermometers = Christie-SK 11/21/95. | thermometers signed "Borelli Farnham." | Farnham. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BORELLI, G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BORG, ERIC | fl.1737-67, MIM | globe maker. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BORGER | France, 1753, NIM | compass maker. | Paris. | Schück. | suggest correction | |
| BORGER, IVER JENSEN | Denmark, fl.1755-99, MIM NIM | Compasses = P.C., PEA, ADL-N50; Hanging Compasses = CRT, Soth. 11/16/87; Compass Sundial = Ineichen 10/20/75; Compass Rose, paper = GMM. | compass card is one of four in a crown compass at PEA, see also Benjamin Brown. | Copenhagen. | Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BORINI | England, c.1810, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1965). | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BORINI, P. 1 | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 7/16/76, X(3); Stick Barometer = X. | the stick and two wheels signed "P.Borini." | Bull Street, Birmingham. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BORINI, P. 2 | England, c.1818, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers; see Peter Borini and Co. | Snowhill, Birmingham. | Goodison 1; Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| BORINI, PETER, AND CO. | England, c.1808, OIM PHIM | opticians. | 14 Edgbaston Street, Birmingham. | Goodison 1; Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| BORIUS | Holland?, pre-1794, OIM | telescope mentioned in catalogue of 1794. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BORLACE, J. | 1724, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, silver, 1724 = P.C.(1983). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BORNER, JOHAN HENRICH | Germany, 1693, MIM | Vertical Disc Sundial, 1693 = KEN-1938/337. | Johan Henrich Börner; has perpetual calendar. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BORNIER | misreading for Bernier. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BORRELLI, J. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 10/16/86. | Basingstoke. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BORRIUS | see Borius. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BORROMEI, JULES | 1775, MIM | Plotting Protractor, 1775 = ADL-M98. | instrument invented by Robequi. | Daumas 1; Michel 3; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BORSARI, BONIFACIO | Italy, 1760, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1760 = Modena Museum? | Modena. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| BOS, JOHANNES | Belgium, fl.1591-1623, MIM | Astrolabe, 1597 = ADL-M33A; Calculating Device, 1623 = Soth. 3/11/52. | son of Jacob Bos, cartographer; he made several astrolabes dated between 1591-97; some are dated "Marti 24 1597"; these last seem to be copies, in a smaller size, of ADL-M33A, including HAR, WHI, etc. | Antwerp; Rome. | Engelmann 1; Maddison; Price 1 and 5; Zinner 1; Michel 3; Rooseboom 1; Gunther 1; Hollands Glorie; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOS, SALOMON EN JAN | Holland, c.1799, NIM | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BOSCH, ANDREAS | see Andreas Busch. | Zinner 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BOSCH, D. VAN DER | Holland, fl.1821-50, MIM | Rule = AMST; Parallel Rules, 1821 = RIJ. | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |
| BOSCH, S. | see P. Odenkirchen. | suggest correction | ||||
| BOSE, GEORG MATTHIAS | Germany, c.1743, | improved the electrical machine. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| BOSIUS, IOANNES | see Johannes Bos. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BOSSAGE, NICOLAS | France?, c.1790, PHIM | Thermometers, mercury = GEM (2). | de Saussure Coll. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| BOSSI, L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Hastings. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BOSSI, P. | England, PHIM | WQheel Barometer = X. | Rayleigh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BOSTOCK, J. | England, c.1765, OIM | Microscope = D.(1983); Microscope, Watkins-type = D.(1986). | London. | Coffeen. | suggest correction | |
| BOSWELL, SAMUEL | England, fl.1709-57, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 1 of the Joiners' Company Sept. 9, 1701; free in the Company on May 5, 1709. | Spittalfields, London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| BOTJES, WILDRIK | Holland, 1814-74, MIM | Planetariums = X(2), Eisiga's House, Franeker, (1857-58). | Nieuwe Pekela. | Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BOTTA, LOUIS | England, c.1780, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 6/6/75, 1975 Sales Cat., X. | sometimes Luigi Botta. | Evesham and Worcester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOTTI, GIOVANBATTISTA AND MATTEO | Italy, pre-1776, MIM SIM | Sundial = FLO-2506; Graphometer = FLO-187. | Bonelli 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BOTTOMLEY | England, c.1850, NIM | Sextant = Christie 12/12/72. | 11 Billiter Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BOTTOMLY, J. | USA, MIM | Protractor = X. | DATM. | suggest correction | ||
| BOUCART | France, MIM PHIM | Cameras Lucida = Soth. 12/2/74, Christie 11/22 78; Horizontal Sundial = Chez Boucart; Cannon Sundial = Cranbrook Institute of Science, Michigan. | sundial maker; "Constructeur." | Quai de l'horloge 35, Paris. | Boursier; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOUCART, MAISON | France, MIM | Sundial = Maison Boucart. | 35 Quai de l'horloge, Paris. | Boursier. | suggest correction | |
| BOUCHER ET LESNE | France, c.1810, OIM | Boucher et Lesné; opticians and lens makers. | au Soleil et à la Gerbe d'or, 3 Quai de l'horloge, Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| BOUDHUINE | France?, 19th Century, NIM | Reflecting Circle = PMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BOUDRY | see François Ducommun-dit-Boudry. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BOUFFLER, R. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 17 Leather Lane, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BOUFFLER, ROBERT | England, c.1839, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers. | 7 Bell Court, Grays Inn Lane, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BOUGLOUX | France, c.1830, PHIM | Thermometer = Nouveau Drout 5/20/88. | "élève et succ. de Mr. Vincent." | Quai Pelletier No. 30, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOUGUER, PIERRE | France, 1698-1758, PHIM | barometer maker; constructed the first effective photometer. | Poggendorff; DSB; Wolf; Middleton 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| BOUILLY | France, MIM SIM | Graphometer, copper = And.-Spitzer-32. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BOUJUS | see Bovius. | suggest correction | ||||
| BOULANGER, LOUIS | France, fl.1500-50, MIM | Globe, 1514 = X. | sometimes spelt Boulenger; astronomer and geographer. | Albi. | Tooley; Hamilton 2; Price 2; Gunther 2. | suggest correction |
| BOULBY, GEORGE | England?, 1813, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, 1813 = X. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BOULTER, BENJAMIN | England, c.1776, | apprenticed to Michael Dancer in the Joiners' Company on Oct. 1, 1776. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BOULTER, JAMES | USA?, c.1850, MIM | made mathematical drawing instruments. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| BOULTON, THOMAS | England, c.1645, | apprenticed to John Brown 6 in the Joiners' Company, 1645. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BOUQUET ET GEORGES OBERHAUSER | France, c.1830, OIM | Microscope = NAC. | Trécourt was also involved with this microscope. | Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction |
| BOUR | France, post-1817, MIM | Orrery = VNN. | invented by Ch. Rouy, 1817, Paris. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOURBON ET ASSIER-PERRICAT | France, c.1771, PHIM | Thermometer = CNAM; Barometer = CNAM. | André Bourbon and Antoine Assier-Perricat. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| BOURBON, ANDRE | France, fl.1751-71, PHIM | Barometers = Lehmann Sale-31, Academy of Sciences, Paris, 1751; Thermometers = COR, Academy of Sciences, Paris, 1752. | André Bourbon; took Antoine Assier-Perricat as partner, c. 1771. | Paris. | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOURBON, M. LANGE DE | see Lange de Bourbon, M. | Hamilton 2. | suggest correction | |||
| BOURBON, MICHAEL | France, fl.1735-53, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial, 1735 = MERC-45 = OXFB-209; Sundial, silver, 1753 = Soth. 5/10/54-134. | 1753 dial may be Butterfield-type. | Paris. | Maddison 5; Michel 3; Hamilton 1; F.J.B. Watson; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOURDIN | see Bourdon. | Weschler 5/22/76. | suggest correction | |||
| BOURDON, EUGENE | France, 1808-84, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer in clock base = Weschler 5/22/76. | Eugène Bourdon; invented the aneroid barometer, 1849. | 74 Faubourg du Temple, Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Middleton 1; DSB; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOURET, VDA DE CH. | France, c.1850, MIM | label on Spanish terrestrial globe. | Paris. | Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction | |
| BOURETTE, E.H. | France, fl.1841-62, PHIM | made thermometers. | rue Saint-Maur, 131, Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BOURGAUD | France, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = USNM (1964). | Nantes. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BOURGEOIS, JACQUES | France, c.1645, OIM | made mirrors and lenses. | rue Saint-Denis, près Saint-Jacques, Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| BOURGOIS | France, PHIM | Altimeter Barometer = Phillips 2/2/84. | 27 Rue des Pyramides, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BOURIOT, L'ABBE, DE L'ETANG | France, fl.1765-70, OIM | L'Abbé Bouriot de l'Etang; amateur; made achromatic lens. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BOURN | England, c.1839, PHIM | made barometers. | 40 Bull Street, Birmingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BOURNE AND SON | England, fl.1799-1802, MIM | Thomas Bourne 1 and 2. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| BOURNE, JOSHUA | England, fl.1744-67, MIM | apprenticed to John Urings 1 in the Joiners' Company on April 4, 1731; free in the Company, Oct. 2, 1744; took apprentices. | Goodmans' Fields, London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| BOURNE, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1767-1821, MIM | apprenticed to Joshua Bourne in the Joiners' Company on June 3, 1755; free in the Company, May 5, 1767; listed as Bourne and Son, 1799-1802; may have taken apprentices. | Bethnal Green Road (1803-09); Hog Row, Bethnal Green Road (1821-38); both in London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| BOURNE, THOMAS 2 | England, fl.1801-03, MIM | younger son of Thomas Bourne 1; free in the Joiners' Company by Patrimony on March 3, 1801, on the report of William Williams 3 and Michael Dancer; the apprentices listed to him might have been his father's. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BOURNE, WILLIAM | England, fl.1565-88, | designed nautical instruments; wrote in 1574 a description of the log line. | Gravesend. | Taylor 1(38); Bedini 8; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| BOUTORDO | France, 18th Century, PHIM | Coin Balance = Soth. 10/3/88. | also marked "D.O.R." with anchor. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BOUTY, EDOUARD | France, NIM | Borda Circles = D.(1967), Soth. 2/25/86. | Paris. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BOUVERI | England, | also spelled Bouverie; see Francis Boveri. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BOVERI, FRANCIS | England, fl.1830-41, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | also made thermometers. | 9 Eyre Street Hill, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BOVIUS, FRANC. XAVER JOSEF | Germanyfl.1711-19, MIM SIM | Sundials, stone = AUG (1711), KEN-1880-33 (1712), GRA-7655 (1715), EIS (1716), SOL (1716), MUN (1718), FRA (1718), ADL-M286 (1719); Surveying Instrument = MOS. | "Franc. Xaveri Josephus Bovius SS can. exam. et approb. Presbyter Eystettensis invent fecit"; see F.B.P. | Eichstatt. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Evans 1; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOVOLENTA, ANTO FABRIS | Italy, MIM SIM | Quadrant = Christie 2/8/66-6; Alidade for plane table = ADL-M134; Rule = P.C. | Fabris probably means maker; ADL is signed "Fabris Bovolenta." | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BOWDITCH, NATHANIEL | USA, 1773-1838, MIM | Horary Quadrant, Aug. 20, 1792 = PEA-M9819. | author of "American Navigator." | Boston, Mass. | Bowditch; Brewington 1; Loring; Taylor 2(689); Burstyn; Bedini 8; DSB. | suggest correction |
| BOWE, JOHN | England, c.1699, | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 2 of the Joiners' Company in 1699. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BOWEN, EMANUEL | England, fl.1720-67, MIM | Planisphere = Soth. 10/17/60-148. | geographer to George II, 1748-60. | Taylor 2(153). | suggest correction | |
| BOWEN, RICHARD | England, c.1678, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Wells of the Clockmakers' Company; free of the Company on Dec. 2, 1678. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BOWEN, THOMAS | England, c.1830, OIM | 27 Market Place, Manchester. | Taylor 2(1785). | suggest correction | ||
| BOWER | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1976). | "Model Barometer". | St. Neats. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOWERMAN, R. | England?, c.1770, MIM | Gunter's Rule. | signature stamped, may be owner, though another name is carved on the rule. | Coffeen 55. | suggest correction | |
| BOWERS, JOHN | England, c.1761, | apprenticed to John Farmer 2 in the Joiners' Company on June 30, 1761. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BOWLES, DANIEL | England, c.1767, | apprenticed to John Atkinson 2 of the Grocers' Company on March 6, 1764; turned over to Richard Rust of the Company on March 26, 1767. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BOWLES, J.S. | England, c.1830, MIM | Quadrant Sundial, slate. 1830 = South Wilts. and Blackmore Museum, Salisbury. | Stevens and Aked. | suggest correction | ||
| BOWLES, THOMAS SALTER | USA, b.c.1765-1821, MIM NIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses, wood = Bedini Coll., D.(pre-1967), P.C., Streeter Coll., Yale University / Bennington Museum, Vermont; Compass Card from surveying compass = Dartmouth College Museum, Hanover, New Hamp. | some compass cards engraved by Joseph Callender. | Portsmouth, New Hampshire. | Bedini 1 and 8; Smart 1; Price 2; USNM; D.J. Warner 10 and 12; DATM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOWLEY, WILLIAM | England, fl.1809-16, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X. | barometers signed "Bowley Salop"; also made thermometers; T.C. in FIT (WHI). | Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BOWMAN, EDMUND | USA?, 1785, MIM | Sundial, 1785 = Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| BOWMAN, ROBERT | Scotland, c.1802, OIM | Calton Hill Observatory, Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BOWSKILL | England, NIM | Marine Compass = Versailles 11/20/83. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BOWYER, WILLIAM | England, 1630, MIM | Garden Sundial, copper, 1630 = Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. | clockmaker. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOXER, J. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 2/2/84. | "warranted." | Folkestone. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOY DE MORNAS, CLAUDE | France, fl.1761-68 d.1783, MIM | Celestial Globe = HAY. | Paris; Lyon. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| BOYER | France, c.1800, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = Appay, Cannes 5/14/88. | Amiens. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BOYER, J.H. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BOYLE, ROBERT | England, 1627-91, | scientist; invented the hydrometer and named it; developed an air pump at Oxford with Robert Hooke. | Oxford; London. | G.L'E. Turner 20; Middleton 1; USNM; DNB; DSB. | suggest correction | |
| BOYLING, CHRISTIAN | Germany, fl.1669-77, MIM SIM | Circumferentor, 1669 = GRA-7678; Artillery Levels = ROU-217 = Rosenheim-319 = ADL-M206 (1675), OXF (1677), Auction Sale, 1903 (1671); Augsburg-type Sundial, 1676 = NOR; Perpetual Calendars = Marouf III 3/27/71 (on base of sand-box), TIM = Christie 4/14/88 (on top of silver pill box, 1677). | the "y" in Boyling has an umlaut over it; "Mechanicus"; silver pill box has hall-mark for 1677. | Dresden. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Engelmann 1; ADL; Evans 1; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BOYNTON, G.W. | England?, OIM | Telescope = D.(1978). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BR---- | England, NIM | Octant = Pannett Park Museum, Whitby. | ivory scale signed "SBR", for Spencer, Browning and Rust. | Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRABY | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Tunbridge Wells. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRACEGIRDLE | England, PHIM | Barometer with feet = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRACHER, GEORGE | England, fl.1826-38, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescopes = PEA, D.(1976), Dukes County Historical Society, Edgartown, Mass., Whalers' Village Museum, Lahine, Maui. | made telescopes for E.A. Kutz (1), New York, City; Taylor dated him a century earlier; telescopes signed "G. Bracher." | 19 King Street, Commercial Road, London. | Taylor 2(1496); O'Mara; Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRACHER, H. | England, c.1820, OIM | Telescope, refracting = Soth. 10/19/87. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRACHET | Germany, MIM | Universal Sundial, folding gnomon = P.B. 1/22/54-28. | Hannover. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRADBURN | England, c.1840, MIM | Gunter Rule, boxwood = D.(1975). | Birmingham. | Moskowitz 110. | suggest correction | |
| BRADBURY, A. | England, c.1822, MIM | 28 Hollis Street, Cavendish Square, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| BRADDERLEY | England, 1760, MIM SIM | Theodolite, 1760 = X. | Taylor thinks may be same as J. Baddely. | Daumas 1; Taylor 2(578). | suggest correction | |
| BRADEL, JOSEPH | Germany, | see Joseph Bradl. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BRADFIELD, WILLIAM HENRY | England, fl.1838-46, OIM | 30 Royal Street, Lambeth, London. | Taylor 2(2085). | suggest correction | ||
| BRADFORD | England, c.1820, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Octant = Bowes Museum; Hadley Quadrant = OMM; Inclinable Sundials = Soth. 3/10/87, Gilbert 8/27/76, NOR; Telescopes = Soth. 3/12/62, D.(1982); Sextants = PEA, D.(1972), Historical Society of Delaware; Circumferentor = D.(1975); Marine Barometer = Phillips 10/26/83. | could be George, Isaac or John Bradford 2; all worked at same address; octant was given as a prize in 1863. | 99 Minories; 136 Minories; both in London. | Taylor 2(929 and 929a); Brewington 1; Moskowitz 108; Coffeen B; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRADFORD AND SON | England, c.1825, NIM | Octant = D.(1987). | 136 Minories, London. | Coffeen 15. | suggest correction | |
| BRADFORD, GEORGE | England, fl.1817-46, MIM NIM OIM | Hadley Quadrants, ebony = NMM, PEA; Sextants = PEA, Victory Museum, Portsmouth; Telescopes = PEA, P.C., HAM, Honfleur 6/17/79; Compass = AMST; Circumferentor = WHI. | uncle of John Omer; T.C. | 99 Minories (1817-36); near Tower Hill (1843); both in London. | Taylor 2(1284); Brewington 1; Soth. 7/7/78; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Moskowitz 108; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRADFORD, I., AND SON | England, OIM | Telescope = DeLuca 8/1/87. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRADFORD, ISAAC | England, fl.1795-1822, MIM NIM | Mariner's Compass = Christie-SK 10 23/87. | T.C.; worked with his brother, John Bradford 2; see Isaac Bradford and Co.; see Isaac and John Bradford (2). | Wapping Old Stairs; 136 Minories; both in London. | Taylor 2(929); Collins 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRADFORD, ISAAC AND JOHN | England, fl.1795-1822, MIM NIM | Isaac Bradford and his brother, John Bradford 2. | 87 Bell Dock, Wapping (1795-1800); 69 Bell Dock, Wapping (1805-15); 136 Minories; all in London. | Taylor 2(929, 929a). | suggest correction | |
| BRADFORD, ISAAC, AND CO. | England, NIM | Octant, ebony = TIM (1987). | 136 Minories, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRADFORD, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1654-56, MIM | Taylor 1(261); Dewhirst; Evans 1; Clay and Court; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BRADFORD, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1795-1822, MIM NIM | worked with his brother, Isaac Bradford, 1817-22. | London. | Taylor 2(929a); Coffeen B. | suggest correction | |
| BRADL, JOSEPH | Germany, fl.1756-70, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = AUG. | Oberhausen. | RSW . | suggest correction | |
| BRADLEE, J. | see John Bradley. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BRADLEY, JAMES 1 | England, 1693-1762, | Astronomer Royal, 1742-62; F.R.S.in 1719; made a clock-driven telescope with his uncle, James Pound in 1719; discovered the aberration of light, 1728, etc. | London. | Taylor 1(470)and 2(16); DNB; DSB; Dewhirst; Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| BRADLEY, JAMES 2 | England, c.1786, MIM | member of the Feltmakers' Company; took over Rowland Tiddler as an apprentice from William Morris of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 12, 1786; Tiddler became a MIM in the Grocers' Company. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BRADLEY, JOHN | England; Russia, fl.1710-16, MIM | Analemmatic Sundial = MLL; Universal Ring Sundial = GEL. | apprenticed to John Worgan of the Grocers' Company in 1697; turned over to Jonathan Roberts, Embroiderer; free of the Grocers' Company in 1704. | Navigation School, Moscow; Naval Academy, St. Petersburg (1715). | Taylor 2(17); Chenekal; J. Brown 1. | suggest correction |
| BRADSHAW, J. | England, | Water Clock, 1690 = Neumarkt 10/8/71. | surely a modern object. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRAGAZZI, A. AND J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Bregazzi. | Ashburn. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BRAGONZI, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BRAHAM BROS. | England, MIM | Protractor and Parallel Rule = Christie-SK 3/31/83. | Bath. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRAHAM, JAMES | England, c.1850, MIM PHIM | Compass and Thermometer on column = Soth.-Chester 6/9/83; Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = D.(1973). | thermometer gives full name and address; wheel barometer signed "Braham Torquay"; "Clockmaker to the Duchess of Clarence." | 8 The Strand, Torquay. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRAHAM, JOHN | England, 1797-1856, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Microscope = Wellcome Institute; Plotting Rule = OXF; Instrument = KEN; Telescope with stand = P.C.; Stick Barometers = X(2); Wheel Barometers = X(2), Christie-SK 10/20/89; Theodolite = D.(1979); Telescope, refracting = Soth. 3/10/87. | P.C. telescope, rule and one wheel barometer signed "Braham Bristol"; other telescope signed "Braham Bath"; one stick barometer signed "Braham Bath and Bristol." | 42 College Green, Bristol (1830); 8 Pulteney Bridge, Bath (1833); 10 St. Augustines Parade, Bristol (1833-42); 5 York Buildings, Bath (1837); 17 St. Augustines Parade, Bristol (1851-56). | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1788); O'Mara; Bryden 9; RSW; Moskowitz 119; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| BRAHE, TYCHO | Denmark; Czechoslovakia, 1546-1601, | Pin Gnomon Sundial, 1578 = DEU. | astronomer; author; teacher; designer of many important large instruments that he used in his observatories on Hven and in Prague. | Hven; Prague. | Brahe; Dreyer; Michel 3; Repsold; Raeder and Strömgren; Maddison; Grimaldi; Tooley; Price 2; DSB; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| BRAMAN, J. | England, pre-1867, MIM | Instrument = Royal Institution. | invented and made by J. Braman; belonged to Faraday. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRAMBANA AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 3/7/75. | see P. Brambano. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRAMBANO, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Brambana and Co. | Evesham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BRAMEN, THOMAS | Holland, c.1675, MIM | planetarium mentioned in 1765 collection catalogue. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRAMER, BENJAMIN | Holland; Germany; Czech., 1588-1652, | brother-in-law and student of Jost Bürgi; author; architect to the Prince Elector in Marburg; may have been the father of Willem Bramer, according to Rooseboom; made improvements to some surveying instruments. | Kassel (1591-1604); Prague (1604-09); Kassel (1609-12); Marburg (1612-30); Kassel (1630-34); Ziegenhain (1635-52). | Zinner 1; Michel 3; DSB; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRAMER, PAULUS | Holland, 18th Century, MIM | Cube Sundials = Spitzer-2852, Ken-93. | may be one sundial. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| BRAMER, WILLEM | Holland, fl.1686-1734, MIM | clockmaker; Rooseboom thought that he might be son of Benjamin Bramer. | Zwolle. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRANCHLE, T. | Germany, | I. Brauchle?. | Munich. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRAND FRERES | Belgium, c.1800, MIM SIM | Augsburg-type Sundial, case = D.(1972); Graphometer = Soth. 3/10/87. | Brand Frères; "Opticiens du Roi." | Brussels. | Moskowitz 104; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRAND, G. 1 | see Gerardus Brand. | suggest correction | ||||
| BRAND, G. 2 | see Georg Brand. | suggest correction | ||||
| BRAND, GEORG | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Ring Sundial = OXFB-34; Equatorial Sundial = OXFB-101. | Zinner thought he might be Gerardus Brand. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Josten. | suggest correction |
| BRAND, GERARDUS | Holland, 1594-1659, MIM | Diptych Sundials = NOR, LIN, MOS (1653); Sundial, pocket = Maritime Museum, Groningen; Equatorial Sundial = OXF; Hour Scale from Compass Sundial = NOR; Sundial, oval, in ivory box = MERC = McVitty Coll. = P.B. 1/22/54-53. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Zinner 1; Hamilton 1 & 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRAND, J. | Holland, | see Gerardus Brand. | Hamilton 1 and 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BRANDEGGER | Germany, c.1800, MIM NIM | Measuring Instrument = Stuker 11/22/66; Sextants = BAM, Soth. 6/23/87. | Ellwangen. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRANDER AND CO. | England, c.1760, NIM | Compass in gimbals = D.(1971). | signed on compass card. | 82 Minories, London. | Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction |
| BRANDER UND HOSCHEL | Germany, 1774-83, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Alidade, large = AUG; Reflecting Quadrant = ADL-M184; Sextants = OXF, Christie-SK 4/17/86; Theodolite = Soth. 4/22/65-49; Microscope = KEN; Meridian Compasses = D., P.C.; Instrument Set, silver = OXF; Artillery Level = BAM; Meridian Sundial = AMST; Equatorial Sundials = ADL-W228, Harburg Museum, DEU, ZUR; Protractors, full = Christie-SK 4/17/86, Huelsmann Coll. (with vernier); Compass = P.C. (1987). | Georg Friedrich Brander and his son-in-law, Christof Kaspar Höschel. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Brachner; Wissner; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Engelmann 1; J.A. Bennett 2; Syndram; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRANDER, C.G., AND SON | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 6/1/88. | includes an "Improved Sympiesometer." | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRANDER, GEORG FRIEDRICH | Germany, 1713-83, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | noted prolific instrument maker; his instruments are found in many museums,the principal collection being at DEU; the quality ranges from magnificent to mediocre. | pupil of J.G. Doppelmayer in Nürnberg; invented quite a few new types of instruments, star-finder and mirror dividers, etc.; took his son-in-law, Christof Kasper Höschel, as a partner, 1744-83; one of the microsopes at the DEU is signed "G. F. Brander Ratisb." (Regensburg); most of the instruments however have Augsburg as an address. | Regensburg; Augsburg (1734). | Zinner 1; Brachner; Wissner; Daumas 1; Maddison 5; Bobinger 2; Michel 3; Price 3; Ward 4; Bonelli 1; Pipping 1; USNM; Nachet; Clay and Court; J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRANDER, J.F. | Germany, | misreading for G.F. Brander. | NAC. | suggest correction | ||
| BRANDIS AND SONS | USA, fl.1916-20, NIM | Sextants = USNM, ADL-L46b, D.(1990). | ADL is on loan from Navy; D. marked "No. 3227", its frame marked "Navy 845." | Brooklyn, N.Y. | ADL; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRANDIS, F.E., SONS AND CO. | USA, fl.1890-1916, NIM | Mechanical Navigator = USNM; Wye Level = Gurley Museum, Troy, N.Y. | Brooklyn, N.Y. | USNM; Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRANDRETH AND WILLDEY | England, fl.1711-13, MIM OIM | Timothy Brandreth and George Willdey; "late servants to Mr. Yarwell and Mr. Sterrop"; produced maps; T.C. | Sign of Archimedes and Globe, Ludgate Street (1711); in Exchange Alley running out of Cornhill (1712); both in London. | Taylor 1(498 and 517); Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; Tyacke 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRANDRETH, TIMOTHY | England, 1677-1714, MIM OIM | apprenticed to John Yarwell and Ralph Sterrop of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1693; free of the Company, 1701; took apprentices; made instruments, as journeyman, for John Marshall; partner to George Willdey, 1707-13; made maps. | Sign of the Archimedes and Globe, near Ludgate (1711); in Exchange Alley running out of Cornhill (1712); both in London. | Taylor 1(517); Clay and Court; Evans 1; Tyacke 1; Court and von Rohr 3(69). | suggest correction | |
| BRANDT, G. | see Gerardus or Georg Brand. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BRANHAM, JAMES | England, | misreading for James Braham. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BRASELMANN, JOHANN PET. | Germany, fl.1776-79, PHIM | Money Scales = HAK (1779), DRE, Phillips 4/20/83; Balances = Pharmacy Museum, Cracow, Phillips 2/2/84. | Wichlinghausen in Oberbarman. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRASHER, G. | England, OIM | Telescope = MYS. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRASSI, F. HIERONOMI | Italy1591, MIM | Azimuth Quadrant, 1591 = POB. | also signed "Graecius." | Destombes 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRAUCHLE, I. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Universal Ring Sundials = SLM, OXF. | OXF is on stand with compass. | Munich. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| BRAUCHLER, I. | surely I. Brauchle. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BRAUER | Germany, 19th Century, MIM | Transit = KEN. | J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BRAUN, ANTONIUS | Czechoslovakia; Austria, 1685-1728, MIM NIM OIM | Sundial, silver and brass, 1716 = OXF; Astrolabe with compass, 1716 = Lanna Coll-1220; Universal Ring Sundial on stand, 1719 = ADL-M313; Ring Sundial, 1720 = Miller Coll.; Parallel Rule, 1722 = Warren Coll. = P.B. 10/9/43-120; Telescope, parchment = DEU-34362; Astronomical Instrument = Auction Sale, 1943; Linear Rule, 1722 = D.(1987). | linear rule signed "Invenit et Fecit"; Price and Daumas say the telescope was marked "de Löwenfeld"; developed a multiplying machine. | Prague (1720); Vienna (1724). | Zinner 1; Culver 1; Habacher; Daumas 1; Engelmann 1; Price 2; A.J. Turner 10; ADL; cOFFEEN 17; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRAUND, J. | England, c.1690, PHIM | Barometer with Thermometer = Soth., Wilkinson and Hodge 2/9/23. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRAUNHOFFER, MATHIAS | Germany, 1759, MIM | Circle Measuring Instrument, 1759 = Pressburg Museum. | Augsburg. | Fischer. | suggest correction | |
| BRAUNMULLER, JOSEF ANTON | Germany, 1763-1800, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundials = AUG, ZUR. | signed "Anton Braunmüller." | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRAUNSHARDT | Germany, OIM | Telescope, ivory and brass = DRE (lost). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BRAY, JOHN | England?, c.1820, MIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = P.C., D.(1978). | Moskowitz 116; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BREAKS, THOMAS | England, 1771, | improved the theodolite; author. | Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction | ||
| BRECAZZI | England, | misreading for Bregazzi. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BRECHTE, ROGER | France?, 1537, MIM | Vertical Sundial with Quadrant and Calendar, 1537 = OXF. | Gunther 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BRECKNEEL | England, c.1850, PHIM | Balance = K. and C. 7/13/73. | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BREE, CORNELIS JANSZ. DE | Holland, c.1672, NIM | marine compass maker; head of the compass makers guild in 1672. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| BREE, WEDUWE CORN. DE | Holland, c.1744, NIM | compass maker; widow of Corn. de Bree. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2 & 5. | suggest correction | |
| BREED, AARON | USA, 1791-1861; fl.1810-60, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Surveying Compass, wood = Old Sturbridge Village Museum, Mass.; Surveying Compass, brass = Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Mich.; Marine Compass, dry = DeLuca Auction 3/21/81. | T.C. | at the Sign of the Quadrant, No. 2 Rowe's Wharf, opposite Purchase Street; No. 166 Broad, corner of Purchase Street; No. 143 Broad Street, head of India Wharf; all in Boston, Mass. | Bedini 1 and 8; Smart 1; USNM; D.J. Warner; Chaldecott; DATM. | suggest correction |
| BREEM BURGH, JAN | Holland, c.1740?, NIM | Compass Card = AMST. | marked on the back "Iacob de Iong in Amsterdam"; Jong may be the maker. | Edam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| BREESE, JAS. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | Wisbech. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BREGAZZI 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably Samuel Bregazzi, which see. | Derby. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BREGAZZI 2 | England, c.1790, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = D.(1970), X(2), Phillips, Son and Neall Jan. 1971. | probably Innocent or Peter Bregazzi; D. and Phillips barometers signed "Breggazzi". | Nottingham. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BREGAZZI, INNOCENT | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Dursley. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BREGAZZI, IT. AND PR. | England, fl.1825-34, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers; Innocent and Peter Bregazzi, brothers; T.C. | High Pavement, Nottingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BREGAZZI, J.P. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 10/20/89. | Nottingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BREGAZZI, J.P. AND T. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | probably Innocent and Peter Bregazzi. | High Pavement, Nottingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BREGAZZI, PETER | England, fl.1825-42, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | barometers signed "P. Bregazzi"; worked with his brother, Innocent, 1825-34. | Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham (1840-42). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BREGAZZI, S., AND CO. | England, c.1809, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2), Soth. 12/17/87. | Willow Row, Derby. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BREGAZZI, SAMUEL | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2); Barometer, Thermometer and timepiece in Gothic tower = John Harrison, 1830 = Bagshaws of Ashbourne Auction House, July, 1946; Angle Barometer = Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. | wheel barometers signed "S. Bregazzi"; one says "Darby." | Queen Street, Derby. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BREGENS, BENEDICT | Germany, 1690, OIM | Burning Glass, 1690 = FLO-2545. | Dresden. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | |
| BREGNA | see Grassi, Bregna and Origoni. | Taylor 2(1869). | suggest correction | |||
| BREGUET, ABRAHAM-LOUIS | France, 1747-1823, PHIM | Thermometers = Christie 7/16/68-173, BM; Pedometer = BM. | watchmaker; invented bi-metallic thermometer, 1820. | Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24; C. Breguet; Ward 4. | suggest correction |
| BREGUET, ANTOINE LOUIS | France, c.1770, MIM | Paris. | C. Breguet. | suggest correction | ||
| BREGUET, LOUIS-FRANCOIS-CLEMENT | France, 1804-83, PHIM | Thermometer = FLO-367; Resistor = FLO-494. | Louis-François-Clement Breguet; grandson of Abraham-Louis Breguet. | Paris. | Bonelli 1; C. Breguet; DSB. | suggest correction |
| BREHMER, E.F. | Sweden, c.1855, MIM | Kammakargatan 62; Normalmsgaten 20; both in Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BREITHAUPT, CARL WILHELM | Germany, c.1790, MIM | son of Johann Christian Breithaupt; brother of Friedrich Wilhelm Breithaupt; made astronomical instruments. | Kassel. | J.A. Bennett 2; von Mackenson 3. | suggest correction | |
| BREITHAUPT, F.W., UND SOHNE | Germany, c.1850, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Theodolites = DRE, Clock Museum, Warsaw, Christie 12/12/72; Meter = P.C.(1973); Compass = DRE. | also made balances; they were in the 1851 Great Exhibition in London. | Kassel, Hesse, Prussia. | G.L'E. Turner 24; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW; von Mackenson 3. | suggest correction |
| BREITHAUPT, FREDRICK WILLIAM | Germany, 1780-1855, MIM | Artillery Level = Christie 4/9/75; Mining Compass = P.C.; Sundial, watch-type = USNM. | succeeded his father, J.C. Breithaupt. | Kassel. | Zinner 1; Daumas 1; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW; von Mackenson. | suggest correction |
| BREITHAUPT, JOHAN CHRISTIAN | Germany, 1736-99, MIM OIM | Ruling Engine = KAS; Mural Quadrant = KAS; Semi-Circles = KAS (2). | succeeded by his son, Fredrick William Breithaupt. | Kassel. | Zinner 1; Kirchvogel; Daumas 1; J.A. Bennett 2; von Mackenson 3. | suggest correction |
| BREITINGER | Switzerland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = DEU. | Zurich. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| BREMER, GABRIEL | Sweden, fl.1770-90, OIM | apprenticed to Henrik Holmbom. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRENNER | see Bener. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BRENNER AND SIBE | Denmark, fl.1556-1600, MIM | Astronomical Clock = ROS. | Copenhagen. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRENNER, STEFFEN | Denmark, fl.1556-1602, MIM | Astrolabe Clock, 1588 = Tihloror Museum, Lubeck. | see Brenner and Sibe. | Copenhagen. | Baillie 1; Maurice 1. | suggest correction |
| BRENTA, DOMINICUS | Italy; Holland, fl.1760-85, PHIM | Barometer = P.C. | also made mirrors. | Varenna (-1760); Holland. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| BRENTA, JOSEPH | Holland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie 4/28/82. | Amsterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRENTEL, GEORG | Germany, fl.1573-1619, MIM | Chalice Sundial, paper, 1608 = CRT. | also designed various types of sundials; Price thought Brentel was from Nürnberg. | Lauingen. | Zinner 1; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| BRESTBARTA, C. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth., 6/6/96. | Northampton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRETON | France, c.1850, PHIM | Thermometer = Versailles 11/20/83. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BRETON FRERES | France, c.1840, MIM OIM PHIM | Model of Rack and Pinion = Soth. 11/21/74; Solar Microscope = A-P 3/15/76; Model Jack = OXF; Equatorial Sundial = Gersaint 7/20/96. | Breton Frères. | Rue Dauphine 23 (25), Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BREWING | misreading for Browning. | Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79. | suggest correction | |||
| BREWSTER, DAVID | Scotland1781-1868, | scientist; invented the kaleidoscope; held various patents including a micrometer telescope with William Harris 1, c.1809; F.R.S. in 1815; author. | Edinburgh. | Taylor 2(1088); Dewhirst; G.L'E. Turner 24; DNB; DSB; Wynter 1; Morrison-Low 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BREZI | see Brzezi. | suggest correction | ||||
| BRIANT, G. | England, c.1703, | bookseller with R. Billing; may have been instrument makers. | King's Head, Cornhill, London. | Taylor 1(536). | suggest correction | |
| BRICKHEAD | see Birkhead. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BRICKHILL, JAMES | England, c.1688, MIM | apprenticed, by turnover, to Robert Jole of the Clockmakers' Company, for eight years, on Oct. 5, 1668. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BRIDGER, RICHARD | England, fl.1707-17, MIM PHIM | apprenticed to Francis Hauksbee 1; carried on the business for Hauksbee's widow; see Vream and Bridger. | Upper end of Hind Court, Fleet Street, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 1(551) and 2(18); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRIDGES, HENRY | England, fl.1730-41, MIM | Astronomical Clock, monumental = X. | Waltham Abbey. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRIDGES, THOMAS | Englandc.1761, MIM | apprenticed to Christopher Jacobs; ran away before 7/20/1761. | Wolverhampton. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| BRIEF, FRANCIS | England?, 1575?, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial = ADL-M318. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BRIERE | France, 1789, MIM | Sectors = Wray Sale, VCW, NYC-156-27-349; Square = D.(1964); Set of Drafting Instruments, silver, 1789 = P.C.; Graphometer = KEN. | Brière; the drafting set is signed on the protractor. | Paris. | Industrial Museum of New York Cat.; Bedini 8; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRIGGS | see Lewis and Briggs. | Taylor 2(623). | suggest correction | |||
| BRIGGS, FRANCIS | England, c.1718, MIM | apprenticed to William Bennett of the Clockmakers' Company on May 5, 1718. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BRIGGS, JAMES | England, c.1804, | apprenticed to Ebenezer Hoppé in the Joiners' Company on Jan. 10, 1804. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BRIGGS, MATTHEW | England, c.1785, MIM | apprenticed to Edward Roberts 1 in the Joiners' Company on June 7, 1785; made excise insruments. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| BRIGGS, WILLIAM | England, c.1819, MIM | globe maker; worked for Thomas Marriott Bardin in 1819. | London. | Millburn 11. | suggest correction | |
| BRIGHTLY, CHARLES H. | USA, 1816-97, MIM SIM | Wye Level = Gurley Museum, Troy, N.Y. | partner with Charles S. Heller in Heller and Brightly, 1870-89; initial is H. or S. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM; Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| BRIGUET | Germany, c.1800, MIM | Quadrant with equation of time, silver = Evans Coll. | Paris. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRIN, N. | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = O-P-6. | Nürnberg. | Monreal. | suggest correction | |
| BRIND, WILLIAM | England, PHIM | T.C.; "from Mr, Reed's." | at the Hand and Scales in Carey Lane in Foster Lane, Cheapside, London. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| BRINK, VAN DEN | Holland, c.1830, | see Krap and van den Brink. | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRINKMAN, C., AND D.B. SELTER | Holland, c.1860, MIM NIM | makers and repairers of instruments; T.C. in octant box at BRE. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRINKMAN, J.G. | Germany, 18th Century, OIM | Microscope = UTR. | Bremen. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRIOT, I.F. | France, 19th Century, MIM | Floating Sundial, paper = ADL-N10. | manuscript. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRIOYS, JEAN | 1644, MIM SIM | Circumferentor, 1644 = DOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BRISCALL | England, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1972). | Birmingham. | John Bell. | suggest correction | |
| BRISSYEUS, STEPHEN | France, pre-1690, MIM OIM | mentioned by Bonanni in 1690 as an instrument maker. | Grenoble. | Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| BRISTOW, JOHN | England, fl.1775-95, MIM | engine-maker (instruments). | 47 Ratcliff Highway; 12 Mansion House Street; both in London. | Taylor 2(691). | suggest correction | |
| BRISTOW, MARGARET AND JAMES | England, c.1820, MIM | probably daughter and son of John Bristow; T.C. | Taylor 2(691). | suggest correction | ||
| BRISTOW, MARY | England, fl.1796-1805, MIM | widow of John Bristow; presumably mother of Margaret and James Bristow. | London.. | Taylor 2(691). | suggest correction | |
| BRISTOW, MARY, AND SONS | England, c.1805, MIM | widow and sons of John Bristow. | London. | Taylor 2(691). | suggest correction | |
| BRIT, WALTER | England, 1395, MIM | Horary Quadrant, 1395 = OXF? | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BRITTON, W. | England, c.1840, OIM | Goring Aplanatic Engiscope = Crisp Coll. | Taylor 2(2087); Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| BROADBELT, MICHAEL | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Knaresborough. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BROADHURST, CLARKSON AND CO. | England, c.1850, OIM | Telescope, refracting = Soth. 6/23/87. | 63 Farringdon Road, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BROCI | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 10/19/87. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BROCK, B. | England, c.1753, OIM | Solar Microscope = X. | see G. Brock. | London. | Taylor 2(443). | suggest correction |
| BROCK, G. | England, c.1775, OIM | Solar Microscope = X. | may be same as B. Brock. | London. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| BROCOT | Germany?, PHIM | Barometer on clock = Keglemann Auctionhaus 6/8/74. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BRODARD | France, c.1800, PHIM | made barometers. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRODERICK, WILLIAM | Ireland, c.1824, PHIM | Barometer and Thermometer on clock = Armagh County Museum, The Mall. | Dublin. | Stevens and Aked; G. Fennel; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| BRODSORG, S. | see S.B. 1. | Gunther 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BROEDE, H. | Holland, c.1742, NIM | compass maker. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| BROEN, JOANNES DE | c.1650, MIM | Celestial and Terrestrial Globes = Lehmann Sale-307. | only one is signed. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BROGGI, GILLANDO | England, fl.1826-28, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = P.B. 5/31/39, X(6), Soth. 5/14/87 = 10/22/87; Stick Barometer = X. | stick barometer signed "Broggi Chelmsford"; some wheel barometers are signed "G. Broggi", two are signed "G. Broggi Chelmsford", one is "G. Brogi", others, "G. Broggio." | Maulsham, Chelmsford. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1789); RSW. | suggest correction |
| BROGGIO, G. | see Gillando Broggi. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BROGI, G. | see Gillando Broggi. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BROKAW, ISAAC | USA, c.1771, MIM | may have been instrument maker; son-in-law of Aaron Miller. | Philadelphia Pa.; New Jersey? | Bedini 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BROMAN, ANDERS | Sweden, c.1816, PHIM | Electrical Machine = SWE. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BROME | see Broom. | Taylor 1(368). | suggest correction | |||
| BRONLUND, R.J. | Sweden?, c.1850, NIM | Marine Compass = OMM. | Porsgrunn. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRONNE, JOHN | T.C.; misreading for John Browne (3). | Pearsall. | suggest correction | |||
| BROOK, ABRAHAM | England, c.1789, PHIM | Barometer with Thermometer - USNM. | devised an electrometer; barometer and thermometer signed "Brook Norwich." | Norwich. | USNM; Schuman Cat. XXIII, 1970. | suggest correction |
| BROOKE | England, MIM | Dividers, iron = Soth. 10/15/73. | Sheffield. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BROOKE, CHRISTOPHER | see Christopher Brookes. | Taylor 1(230); J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BROOKE, JACOBUS | England, 1698, MIM | Sundial, rectangular, 1698 = Soth. 2/5/53 = P.C. (1990). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BROOKES AND HAWKES | England, NIM | Binnacle Compass = Christie-SK 2/9/79. | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BROOKES, CHRISTOPHER | England, fl.1649-51, MIM | apprenticed to Elias Allen of the Grocers' Company in 1629; free of the Company, 1639; married to the daughter of William Oughtred; worked in metal; designed and made quadrants and planispheres; the name sometimes appears as Brooks. | Oxford. | Taylor 1(230); J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| BROOKES, THOMAS | England, 1695, MIM | Gunner's Calipers = D.(1994). | might be owner? | Coffeen X (1994). | suggest correction | |
| BROOKS | England, c.1850, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Microscope = Christie 5/26/76; Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/21/83; Augsburg-type Sundial = Soth. 3/10/87; Drum Sextant = Kelton Coll. (1990). | Ludgate Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BROOKSBY, THOMAS | England, PHIM | free of the Blacksmiths' Company 24 years after he was apprenticed; scalemaker. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BROOM | England, c.1674, OIM | glass grinder for Robert Hooke. | St. Paul's Churchyard, London. | Taylor 1(368). | suggest correction | |
| BROSONI, M. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Brighton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BROSSET FRERES | France, c.1855, MIM OIM SIM | Surveying Compass = Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79; Telescopic Level = D.(1975). | "Brosset Frères." | 22 Puedes Fianes-Bourgeois, Paris. | J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BROUGHTON, WILLIAM | England, 1679, MIM | Nocturnal, fruitwood, 1679 = Soth. 2/2/76. | "for both Bears." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BROURBER, ALEXANDER | see Alexander Brourbrer. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BROURBRER, ALEXANDER | MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, small = Roussel Sale-234. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BROUSSON, MARC HENR | Germany, MIM | Pedometer = Evans Coll. = OXF? | accent mark over `n' in Henr. | Neirwied. | Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| BROUWER, REINIER | Holland, c.1708, NIM | Marine Compass = WMH. | Hoorn. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| BROWGI, GILLANDO | see Gillando Broggi. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BROWN 1 | England, 1792-96, NIM OIM | Octant, 1792 = RSM; Hadley Quadrant, 1796 = MYS. | Bristol. | Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN 2 | England, c.1799, OIM | made telescopes. | Taylor 2(930); Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWN 3 | England, c.1850, OIM | Microscope = D.(1980). | signed "Brown London", but might be of French origin. | London. | Moskowitz 121. | suggest correction |
| BROWN 4 | see Browne. | suggest correction | ||||
| BROWN AND CHALMERS | Scotland, fl.1838-42, NIM | George B. Brown or H. Brown and James S. Chalmers. | 37 Bridge Street (1838-40); 48 Bridge Street (1841-42); both in Leith. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN AND HEARTTE | USA, fl.1830-31, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Surveying Compass = GUR. | John G. Brown and Isaac T. Heartte; T.C. | at the Sign of the Quadrant, Baltimore, Md. (1830). | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| BROWN AND HUNT | USA, fl.1834-37, MIM NIM OIM | Sextants = Peabody Museum, Yale University. | Edmund Brown and Harvey W. Hunt; T.C. | Sign of the Compass Card, 190 Water Street (1834-35); Sign of the Compass, 27 Fulton, one door from Water Street, near Holt's Hotel (1835-37); both in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| BROWN, ANDREW | Scotland, fl.1817-21, MIM | 100 High Street, Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWN, B. | Scotland, PHIM | Double Barometer = P.C. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN, BENJAMIN | England, fl.1797-1831, MIM NIM OIM | Octant = MYS; Telescope = WHI; Crown Compass = PEA. | may be Brown 1 or 2; sometimes spelled Browne; T.C.; foul anchor on scale of octant; telescope signed "Browne Bristol"; the crown compass at PEA is signed "B. Browne Bristol" but has three other cards on top; see I.I. Borger, James Gale, and Gray and Lisset. | the Quay (1813); Quay and 14 Wilson Street (1814-24); 2 Old Park Hill and opposite Crane No. 7 (1829-31); all in Bristol. | Taylor 2(930a and 1497); Bryden 9; Brewington 1. | suggest correction |
| BROWN, BUSH G. | USA, 1820-63, MIM | see E. Brown and Son. | New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN, D., AND SON | USA, c.1833, MIM NIM | owned their own dividing engine. | Providence, R.I. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN, DAVID STEPHENS | England, PHIM | made self-acting sympiesometer and barometer. | Eton Lodge, Ashby Road, Islington, London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN, E., AND SON | USA, fl.1841-63, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Compass = P.C.; Transit = WHI; Octant = USNM; Theodolite = D.(1981). | T.C. at PEA; T.C. in box of Gennert and Holzke Wye Level; Edmund Brown and Son; octant signed "E.W. Brown and Son." | New York, N.Y. | Brewington 1; USNM; Smart 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Coffeen H; Moskowitz 122; Garcelon 33. | suggest correction |
| BROWN, E.W., AND SON | see E. Brown and Son. | suggest correction | ||||
| BROWN, GEORGE | Scotland, 1650-1730, MIM | Rotulas Arithmetica = RSM (1699,incomplete), (1699), (1700), (1701). | Rev. George Brown; patented his Rotula Arithmetica, a simple calculator, in 1698. | Edinburgh. | Bryden 15; Morrison-Low 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BROWN, GEORGE B. | Scotland, fl.1836-37, NIM | H. Brown probably was his brother. | 38 Shore, Leith. | Taylor 2(2088); Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN, GEORGE G. | England, c.1850, NIM | Binnacle = MAN-I65. | compass rose signed "Imray, Son and Co. London." | London. | Garcia 1. | suggest correction |
| BROWN, H. | Scotland, c.1837, NIM | George B. Brown was probably his brother. | 38 Shore, Leith. | Taylor 2(2088a); Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN, H.L., AND SON | England, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer = D.(1976). | Sheffield. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN, J., AND C.S. FRANCIS | USA, c.1836, MIM OIM | astronomical instrument makers. | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN, JAMES | Scotland, fl.1773-89, PHIM | Hydrostatic Glass Bubbles = RSM (4). | T.C.; made hydrostatical bubbles invented by Alexander Wilson; the business was continued by William Twadell from 1789 to 1792. | Irongate, Glasgow. | Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; Bryden 3; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BROWN, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1654-97, MIM OIM PHIM | Nocturnal, boxwood = Gabb Coll. = NMM-N.20; Triangular Quadrant, fragment = OXF; Quadrant, ivory = BM-1923/2/6-2; White's Rule, 1663 = Pepys; Timber Rule, small, 1663 = Pepys; Spiral Calculator, 1664 = Pepys; Telescope, 1666 = Pepys; Perspective Instrument (Wren's design), 1669 = Pepys; Vertical Sundial, boxwood = NMM-D.341. | son of Thomas Brown 1; father of Thomas Brown 2; apprenticed in the Joiners' Company; free in the Company sometime between 1627 and 1654; see J.B. 2; admitted to the Clockmakers' Company in 1667 as a Brother; took apprentices; Master of the Company in 1681; T.C.; invented a triangular quadrant; see Crawforth 7 for further information. | see Brown, John 1 (cont.). | see Brown, John 1 (cont.). | suggest correction |
| BROWN, JOHN 1 (CONT.) | Dukes Place (1661); Sign of the Sun Dyal (later Sphere and Sun Dial or Sphere and Dial), Minories; both near Aldgate, London. | Taylor 1(224); Goodison 1; Dewhirst; Latham and Matthews, vols. 4,5,7,9; Price 3; Ward 4; Wynter and Turner; Daumas 1; Calvert 2; J. Brown 1 and 3; NMM 2; Clay and Court; Crawforth 7; Robischon; Rabone 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BROWN, JOHN 10 | Scotland, 1708, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, 1708 = Bowland, Galashiels. | Edinburgh. | Somerville. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN, JOHN 2 | England, c.1654, MIM | apprenticed to John Johnson 1 in the Joiners' Company, Jan. 8, 1627; free of the Company on Aug. 7, 1654; may be John Brown 1. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWN, JOHN 3 | Englandc.1627, MIM | apprenticed to William Hammond of the Joiners' Company in 1627; may be John Brown 1. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWN, JOHN 4 | England, c.1629, MIM | apprenticed to Henry Wylan in the Joiners" Company, 1629; may be John Brown 1. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWN, JOHN 5 | England, c.1635, MIM | apprenticed to Christopher Turner in the Joiners' Company, 1635; may be John Brown 1. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWN, JOHN 6 | England, fl.1642-99, MIM | had fourteen apprentices in the Joiners' Company; could have been John Brown 1-5 or another man. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN, JOHN 7 | England, c.1703, MIM | apprenticed to Walter Henshaw of the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 13, 1703. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWN, JOHN 8 | England, c.1808, | apprenticed to John Corless in the Joiners' Company on May 3, 1808. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWN, JOHN 9 | England, c.1830, OIM | 51 Dean Street, Newcastle. | Taylor 2(1790). | suggest correction | ||
| BROWN, JOHN G. | USA, 1805-post-48, MIM | worked for Richard Patten for many years in New York, N.Y.; partner with Isaac T. Heartte as Brown and Heartte, 1830. | New York, N.Y.; Baltimore, Md. (1830-39); Washington, D.C. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN, JOHN ROGERS | USA, 1810-76, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = X. | invented first automatic machine for graduating rules, 1850. | Providence, R.I. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| BROWN, JOSEPH R. | USA, c.1852, MIM | made rules, standards. | Providence, R.I. | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN, M. | England, c.1802, OIM | made a special type of telescope. | London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN, R., AND SONS | England, c.1850, PHIM | balance makers. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWN, S.G. | USA, NIM | Marine Compass in binnacle = K. and C. 3/19/75. | may be S.B. Brown. | Watfford. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BROWN, T. | England, | Water Clock, variant, 1631 = D.(1973). | modern work. | York. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BROWN, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1627-53, MIM | Gunter's Quadrant, circular, ivory = P.C.(1987). | sometimes spelled `Browne'; father of John Brown 1; apprenticed to Launcelot Smith in the Joiners' Company; free of the Company in 1623; took apprentices; made a circular, wooden slide rule in 1631; made Napier's bones, etc. | The Globe, Fenchurch Street, near Northumberland Alley, Aldgate, Minories, London. | Taylor 1(154); Dewhirst; Evans 1; Clay and Court; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BROWN, THOMAS 2 | England, fl.1676-79, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to his father, John Brown 1, of the Clockmakers' Company, on April 5, 1669; free of the Company, July 3, 1676; took an apprentice; "Thomas Browne" was an alternative spelling. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWN, W.H., AND CO. | England, 19th Century, MIM | Slide Rule, boxwood, with index = D.(1986). | Birmingham. | Coffeen 13. | suggest correction | |
| BROWN, WILLIAM | England, c.1797, | apprenticed to John Browning 1 of the Grocers' Company on Jan. 5, 1797. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWNE, B. | England, fl.1797-1831, MIM | T.C. at PEA; see Benjamin Brown. | The Quay, Bristol. | Taylor 2(930a); Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| BROWNE, DANIEL | England, fl.1614-34, MIM | made brass instruments. | Cricklade, London. | Taylor 1(127); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| BROWNE, JOHN 1 | England, | see John Brown 1. | Calvert 2; Robischon; Rabone 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWNE, JOHN 2 | England, c.1650, | apprenticed to John Brown 6 in the Joiners' Company in 1650. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWNE, JOHN 3 | England, fl.1750-75, NIM | Backstaff = Soth. 1960. | also made compasses; T.C. | near Wapping Old Stairs; Southwark; both in London. | Taylor 2(450); Calvert 2; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction |
| BROWNE, JOHN 4 | England, c.1750, NIM | compass maker. | No. 5 Stoney Lane near Pickle Herring Stairs, Southwark, London. | Delehar 1. | suggest correction | |
| BROWNE, ROBERT | England, fl.1705-30, | devised sextants and quadrants. | near St Katherine's Dock, London. | Taylor 1(548). | suggest correction | |
| BROWNE, WILLIAM | England, c.1790, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = Soth. 3/10/87. | might possibly be William Brown, which see. | Wapping, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BROWNELL, FRANKLIN C. | USA, fl.1855-60+, | educator; hired by Dwight Holbrook in 1855 as a promoter, wrote manuals; he founded the American School Apparatus Co. of New York, N.Y. in the 1860s. | Hartford, Conn.; New York, N.Y. | D,J. Warner 4. | suggest correction | |
| BROWNING 1 | England, c.1780-1830, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Spectroscopes = OXF. | probably John Browning 1; see Spencer, Browning and Rust; see Spencer, Browning and Co; see Browning and Rust. | London. | Taylor 2(805); Brewington 1. | suggest correction |
| BROWNING 2 | USA, c.1825, MIM NIM SIM | Surveying Compasses, wood = Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Mich., P.C.; Octant = De Young Museum, San Francisco. | P.C. and octant signed "Baltimore"; other instrument signed "Boston"; probably Samuel Browning 1. | Boston, Mass.; Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1; USNM; DATM. | suggest correction |
| BROWNING 3 | USA, c.1803, MIM OIM | see Newell and Browning. | Merchants' Row, Boston, Mass.(1803). | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| BROWNING AND RUST | England, c.1835, NIM | Octant = OMM; Sextant = PMS. | London. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BROWNING AND SON | USA, fl.1816-41, MIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = GUR, Old Sturbridge Village, Mass. | Samuel (1) and Samuel S. Browning, father and son. | 67 Broad Street, Boston, Mass. | Smart 1; USNM; DATM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BROWNING, GEORGE | England?, 1782, NIM | Octant, mahogany, 1782 = Soth. 12/19/66-16. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWNING, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1782-1838, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscope = D.(1972); | apprenticed to Richard Rust of the Grocers' Company on March 1, 1768; free of the Company, July 4, 1782; brother of Samuel Browning 1; according to the addresses John Browning appears not to have been involved in any firm; Taylor's addresses were different. | 49 Virginia Street (1782); Pennington Street, Ratcliffe Highway (1793); Prince's Square, Ratcliffe Highway (1797); 25 Prince's Square (1800); 17 Wellclose Place, New Road, St. George in the East (1803); all in London. | Taylor 2(805); Moskowitz 104; Coffeen B; USNM; J. Brown 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BROWNING, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1803-, MIM | apprenticed to his father, Samuel Browning 1, of the Grocers' Company on Sept.3, 1795; free of the Company, May 5, 1803. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWNING, JOHN 3 | England, fl.1860-72, OIM PHIM | Spectroscope, hand = D.(1991). | T.C.; "Optical and Physical Instrument Maker to Her Majesty's Goverment, The Royal Observatory, Kew Observatory, etc."; probably was the successor to Spencer, Browning and Co., c.1860. | 111 Minories E. (1860-72) and 63 Strand (1872); 6 Vine Street, E.C.(factory); all in London. | Calvert 2; Moskowitz 4; Chaldecott 3; RGO; Gemmary III. | suggest correction |
| BROWNING, RICHARD | England, c.1818, MIM | admitted to the Grocers' Company by Patrimony on Dec. 3, 1818; son of Samuel Browning 1; partner in the firm of Spencer, Browning and Rust 2 with his brother, William and with Ebenezer Rust 2 from 1819 until 1840 when the name of the firm changed to Spencer, Browning and Co. | 66 Wapping (1818-39); 111 Minories (1839); also at 6 Vine Street (1848); all in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| BROWNING, SAMUEL 1 | USA, 1778-1864, MIM NIM | see Browning 2; clockmaker; partner with Joseph Newell, as Newell and Browning, 1803; T.C. engraved by Thomas Wightman. | 4 Dock Square (1805); 35 Broad Street (1809); 77 Broad Street (1816-25); 282 Washington (1829-41); all are in Boston, Mass.; Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1; USNM; Warner 12. | suggest correction | |
| BROWNING, SAMUEL 2 | England, fl.1782-1819, MIM NIM | Octant = VNN. | brother of John Browning 1; apprenticed to Richard Rust of the Grocers' Company on Feb. 5, 1767; free of the Company, July 4, 1782; partner in Spencer, Browning and Rust 1 with Ebenezer Rust 1 and William Spencer 2. | 327 Wapping Street, London (1782-83); Eaton Socon, Beds. (1786-92); Wapping, London (1795-1819). | J. Brown 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BROWNING, SAMUEL 3 | England, c.1792, | apprenticed to Samuel Browning 2, his father, in the Grocers' Company on June 7, 1792. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BROWNING, SAMUEL S. | USA, c.1803-35, MIM OIM | son of Samuel Browning 1. | Boston, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| BROWNING, WILLIAM | England, fl.1819-40, MIM | brother of Richard Browning; Spencer, Browning and Rust 2 was run by Ebenezer Rust 2 and William and Richard Browning, 1819-40, a continuation of the original firm. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRUCE | England, | see Wilson and Gillie, Bruce and Son. | Cardiff. | suggest correction | ||
| BRUCE, J., AND SONS | England, NIM PHIM | Marine Compass = NOR; Marine Barometer = D.(1972). | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRUCE, JOHN | England, fl.1865-96, NIM PHIM | Sextant = Melun 4/24/83; Octant, ebony and brass = Soth. 12/8/69; Marine Barometer = DeLuca 10/21/95. | octant signed "J. Bruce Liverpool"; T.C. in sextant case; also made chronometers. | Wopping?, Liverpool. | Bryden 9; Crawforth 1. RSW; Nautical Brass Jan/Feb, 1996. | suggest correction |
| BRUCE, JOHN, AND SON | England, NIM | Sextant = Christie-SK 2/8/79; Position Indicator = Soth. 7/15/63-152. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRUCE, WILLIAM | England, fl.1806-27, | brass and optical turner; worked with Charles Robert West on a portable telescope, 1806. | 16 King's Head Court, Shoe, Lane, London. | Taylor 2(1092). | suggest correction | |
| BRUCKNER, G. | 1842, MIM | Pair of Globes, 1842 = X. | Tooley. | suggest correction | ||
| BRUFF, CHARLES OLIVER | USA; Canada, 1735-1817, MIM | loyalist. | New York, N.Y.; Tarrytown, N.Y. (1777); New York, N.Y.; Shelburne, Nova Scotia (1783). | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| BRUGGER AND HOFFMEYER | England, c.1822, PHIM | made barometers and clocks. | Norfolk Street, Lynn Regis. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRUGGER AND STRAUB | England, fl.1845-60, PHIM | barometer and thermometer makers? German clock and watchmakers, 1856. | 79 High Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRUGGER, LORENZ AND A. | England, fl.1843-44, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers; see Brugger and Straub. | 79 High Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRULAT ET CHOARET | France, 18th Century, MIM | Sundial = D.(1970). | Lyon. | Merzbach. | suggest correction | |
| BRUMELL, G.T. | England, post-1839, MIM | Slide Rule, Hawthorn-type = P.C. | Delehar 2 and 9. | suggest correction | ||
| BRUN, J. | England, 1772, OIM | Microscope, 1772 = KEN. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| BRUNDELL, PHILIP GEORGE | England, c.1795, | apprenticed to John King 2 of the Grocers' Company on Feb. 5, 1795. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BRUNDL, J. | Sweden?, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = NOR. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BRUNELL, J. | MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = NOR. | scales for 59° and 63°20'. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRUNER | France, NIM | Meridian Circle = PMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BRUNER AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BRUNER, ERASMUS | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Instrument = DRE. | there is a tower clock case at OXF signed Asmus Birin Bruner, 1577 = Mallett Coll.-120. | Augsburg. | Evans 1; Maddison 7. | suggest correction |
| BRUNI | Italy, 1787, MIM | Horary Quadrant, 1787 = Koller 11/17/75. | Bologna. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRUNI, POMPILIO | Italy, d.1668, MIM NIM | also made compasses. | Urbino. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | |
| BRUNI, THEOPHILI | Italy, 1640, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1640 = Naval Museum, Venice. | Venice. | Italian Inventory. | suggest correction | |
| BRUNN, LUKAS | Germany, fl.1598-1620, MIM | Protractor = DRE; Rules = DRE(2). | invented a measuring instrument with screw micrometer, made by Christoph Trechsler. | Annaberg. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRUNNER, CASPAR | Germany, c.1555, MIM | Rule, folding, 1555 = HAK; Artillery Level, 1556 = DRE. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRUNNER, IGNATIUS | England, fl.1849-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | wheel signed "I. Brunner Birmingham"; stick signed "Brunner" with full address. | 66 Edgbaston Street, Birmingham. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRUNNER, JOHANN | Germany; France, 1804-62, MIM OIM SIM | succeeded by his sons, Emil and Otto; perhaps worked with them, 1855 on. | rue de Vaugirard, 183, Paris. | Pipping 1; Poggendorff; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BRUNTON | England, NIM | Sextant = MYS. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRUSH, THOMAS | England, fl.1643-56, MIM | made garden sundials. | Taylor 1(225). | suggest correction | ||
| BRUYN, WEDUWE W. | Holland, fl.1826-35, MIM NIM | the widow of W. Bruyn; instrument and compass maker. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| BRUYNEEL, CORNELIS | Holland, c.1684, NIM | compass maker. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| BRYAM, E.M. | USA, c.1846, | see Ephraim N. Byram. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| BRYAN, EDWARD | England, MIM | Level = Melun 2/24/83. | 24 Cross Street, Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRYAN, THOMAS | England, 1656, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1656 = MYS. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BRYANT, J. | England, c.1825, MIM | Garden Sundial, bronze = D.(1982). | (check Pearson Page Pictures)? | Coffeen A. | suggest correction | |
| BRYN | see Jong and Bryn. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BRYSON | Scotland, c.1830, NIM | Sextant, pocket = Soth. 2/28/80. | Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BRYSON, ALEXANDER | Scotland, 1816-66, MIM NIM PHIM | eldest son of Robert Bryson 1; made meteorological instruments including thermometers and barometers; member of the Society for the Promotion of Useful Arts in Scotland; trained in Musselburgh and London. | Edinburgh (1844-66). | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| BRYSON, JAMES MACKAY | Scotland, 1824-94, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X; Surveying Compass = Soth. 2/8/83; Microscopes = Christie-SK 7/10/80, FRK = RSM (3); Spectroscope = FRK = RSM; Scale, boxwood = RSM; Rain Gauge = RSM; Thermometer, maximum, mercury = RSM; etc. | son of Robert Bryson 1; brother of Alexander and Robert (2) Bryson; worked under Repsold in Hamburg,1843, and later under Merz in Munich; set up as an optician in 1850; worked independently; member of the Edinburgh Merchant Company; instruments signed "Bryson Edinburgh." | 65 Princes Street (1850-52); 24 Princes Street (1853); 60 Princes Street (1855-66); 60A Princes Street (1867-93); all in Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; Bryden 3; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BRYSON, ROBERT 1 | Scotland, 1778-1852, MIM PHIM | a Hammerman, 1815; noted clockmaker; interested in instruments involving time pieces; made self-registering barometers and thermometers; father of Robert Bryson 2 and Alexander Bryson; founding member of the Society for the Promotion of Useful Arts in Scotland; influential member of the scientific community in Edinburgh; see Robert Bryson and Son(s). | The Mint, High Street (1810-15); 5 South Bridge opposite to Hunter's Square (1815-40); 66 Princes Street (1840-52). | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| BRYSON, ROBERT 2 | Scotland, 1819-86, MIM PHIM | son of Robert Bryson 1; worked with his father and brother Alexander as Robert Bryson and Son(s). | Edinburgh. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| BRYSON, ROBERT, AND SON(S) | Scotland, 1844-86, PHIM | clockmakers; also made meteorological instruments; Robert Bryson 1 and his sons Robert Bryson 2 and Alexander Bryson. | 66 Princes Street, Edinburgh. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| BRZEZI, STEPH A. | Czechoslovakia, 1573, MIM | Sandglass, four-part, 1573 = Museum Kradec Kralové, Bohemia. | Brezi? | Czech. Inventory. | suggest correction | |
| BUC, N. DU | France, c.1666, NIM | compass maker. | Dieppe. | Schück. | suggest correction | |
| BUCH, D. ZACCARIAS | Germany, fl.1593-1633, MIM | Armillary Spheres = Hamilton Coll. (1593), AMST (1633). | the AMST instrument is signed "D. Zaccarias Buch. Aquensis"; the Hamilton sphere is signed "Zacharias Bucha." | Aquensis. | Mörzer Bruyns 1; Hamilton 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| BUCHAN, L. | Scotland, c.1835, MIM PHIM | Barometer, portable = RSM. | Taylor thoght that he was a Scot. | Manchester. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2089); Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction |
| BUCHANAN, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BUCHANAN, JOHN | England, fl.1710-11, MIM | made sundials. | Steeple Bumpstead, Essex. | Taylor 1(557). | suggest correction | |
| BUCHART | see Bucher. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BUCHART, JOHAN HEINRICH | Germany, 1686, MIM | Sundial, composite, 1686 = KAS; Mathematical Instrument Set, 1686 = KAS. | Hamburg. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BUCHER, HANS 1 | Germany, fl.1561-79, MIM | Orrery Clock = DRE; Celestial Globes, 1575, 1577 = lost. | see Baldwein and Bucher. | Marburg. | Zinner 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| BUCHER, HANS 2 | Germany, 1570, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1570 = Soth. 1/27/48-148 = 16/17/75. | probably misreading for Hans Ducher. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BUCHER, HANS 3 | Germany, 1750, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1750 = Koller 11/17/75. | Marburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BUCK, J. | England, c.1850, MIM PHIM | Drawing Compass = Versailles 11/20/83; Balance, folding = DRE. | "maker". | New Gate Street (London?). | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BUCK, J.W. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Barometer = Soth. 5/31/89. | "Improved Marine." | 36 High Street, Wapping (London). | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BUCKHAM, A. | USA, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = P.C. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BUCKLEY, AND. | England, fl.1716-18, MIM | Perpetual Calendars = Wray Coll. (1716), BM-1901/11/15-4, Bodleian Library, Oxford. | Price 3; Ward 4; Evans 1; Wray; Gunther 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BUCKLEY, JOSEPH | Ireland, fl.1832-59, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 2/28/80; Protractor with Rule = D.(1995). | optician; the barometer is signed "J. Buckley Dublin." | 14 Lower Sackville Street, Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett; offeen 51; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BUCKLEY, WILLIAM | England, 1519-71, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1546 = Princess Elizabeth (1546). | may be W.B. 1. | Lillieshal, Shropshire; London. | Taylor 1(14); RSW. | suggest correction |
| BUCKNALL, WILLIAM | England, 1731, | received a patent in 1731 for an astronomical instrument. | Millburn 8. | suggest correction | ||
| BUDD | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Banbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BUEHLER, JAMES A. | England, fl.1740-1800, MIM | globe maker. | Tooley. | suggest correction | ||
| BUEL, ABEL | USA, 1742-1822, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = Conn. Historical Society, Hartford, Conn. | sometimes spelled as "Buell." | New Haven, Conn. | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| BUFFAT | France, 1682, | invented the sidérostat. | Toulouse. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| BUFFHAM | USA, c.1850, OIM | Telescope, tin and brass = D.(1988). | has three- and six-inch lenses. | Milburn, Lake County, Illinois. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BUFFHAM, WILLIAM | England, OIM | Microscope = Phillips 6/15/76. | Rochdale. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BUFFON | France, MIM | Cannon Sundial = Jardin des Plantes (Jardin Royal), Paris. | Paris. | Boursier. | suggest correction | |
| BUHLE, GEB. | Germany, 1853, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1853 = BOM 3/28/16-557. | Berlin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BUHLER, J.A. | Germany, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, miniature = Soth. 2/9/61. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BUIRD, EDWARD | Scotland, fl.1674-80, | a sea captain; imported nautical instruments. | Leith. | Bryden 3; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| BULBRECK | France, c.1850, MIM | made Burnier's combined compass and clinometer. | Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BULFORT | see Newbord and Bulfort. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BULKELEY, THOMAS | England, c.1715, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Feilder of the Clockmakers' Company on June 11, 1707; free of the Company, Dec.17, 1715; took an apprentice. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BULL 1 | England, c.1830, NIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = Soth. 6/9/77. | 113 Upper East Smithfield, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BULL 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Bedford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BULL, JOHN | England, c.1582, MIM | made rules, compasses and geometrical instruments in metal; may have held office at the Mint. | Exchange Gate, London. | Taylor 1(59); Evans 1; Dewhirst; Michel 3; Gunther 4; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| BULL, WILLIAM | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Stratford, Essex. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BULLA, A. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Bulla, Grasi and Fontana. | Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BULLA, GRASI AND FONTANA | England, c.1830, PHIM | barometer makers; variant is Bulla, Grassi and Fontana; probably A. Bulla and B. Fontana. | 134 Fore Street, Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BULLANT, JEAN | France, fl.1561-72, MIM | Armillary Sphere = X. | tradition says that he made the sphere for Catherine de Medici, c.1572; wrote book on sundials, 1561. | NYM Bulletin, Summer, 1966; Weil 2(19); Nachet; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| BULLET, PIERRE | France, 1639-1716, | invented the "pantomètre" about which he wrote. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| BULLOCK | England, c.1780, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, K. and C. 3/19/75. | K. and C. has thermometer on it; X could be F. Bullock. | Melkesham. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BULLOCK, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Corsham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BULLOCK, JAMES | England, fl.1776-94, MIM | Mathematical Machine = OXF; Calculating Machines = KEN, (see Sotheby 1994 note), Aubert Sale, 1806. | the calculating machine was invented by Viscount Mahon (later Lord Stanhope) in 1777; Sotheby's offered, by private treaty, a calculating machine in 1994; clockmaker; his son, Edward, was apprenticed to David Cateay in 1776. | Leather Lane; Furnival's Inn; both in London. | Taylor 2(807); A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BULMAIN AND DENNIES | USA, c.1799, NIM | New York, N.Y. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BULMAN, HANS | see Jakob Pühlmann. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BULTE, DANIEL | England, c.1663, MIM | apprenticed to Ralph Greatorex of the Clockmakers' Company; free of the Company on April 6, 1663. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BUMA SIBOUT | 1747, MIM | Ring Sundial, silver, 1747, with case = Soth. 12/12/55. | probably not the maker's name. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BUMEL, MICHAEL | Germany, fl.1613-33, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument, 1613 = STU; Plane Table with Alidade and Sundial, 1625 = FLO-150; Pedometer, 1626 = NUR-WI1320; Graphometer, 1633 = STU-12870; Horary Quadrant = SLM. | see M.B. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Bonelli 1; Michel 3; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| BUNDERS, JAN | Holland, 1797, MIM | grandson and pupil of Jan van Deijl; see Jan van Deijl en Zoon. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BUNDERS, JAN VAN DEIJL | Holland, 19th Century, OIM PHIM | Barometer = X. | probably great grandson of Jan van Deijl 2. made telescopes; see Jan Van Deijl Bunders en Zoon. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| BUNDERS, JAN VAN DEIJL, EN ZOON | Holland, c.1850, PHIM | Barometer = X. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| BUNDOCK, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer, with clock = Soth. 5/14/87. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BUNTEN | France, fl.pre-1828-43, NIM PHIM | Barometers, Siphon-type = OXF (1840), CNAM (1841); Mountain Barometer = Nisbit 4/4/1860; Marine Compass, small = PMM. | made standard thermometers. | Quai Pelletier 30, Paris. | Dewhirst; USNM; Chaldecott 3; RGO; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BUNTING, THOMAS | England, c.1724, | apprenticed to John Crooke 1 or 2 in the Joiners' Company on May 12, 1724. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BUONSIGNORI, DOM STEPHANO | see Dom Stephano Bonsignori. | Bonelli 1 and 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BURACKER | MIM | Floating Sundial = UTC. | probably Burucker. | suggest correction | ||
| BURATTINI, TITO LIVIO | Italy; Poland, fl.1659=80, MIM OIM | Lens = FLO (1690 inventory); Calculating Machine = FLO-3179 (?). | made microscopes and telescopes; made telescopes for Hevilius; he gave a calculating machine to one of the Medici and may have been the maker. | Warsaw (post-1670). | Bonelli 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| BURBIDGE | England, c.1820, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, miniature, case = Soth. 5/21/73. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BURBRIDGES | see Burgoyne, Burbridges, and Squire. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BURCKARDT, JOANN: AD: | Germany, 1692, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1692 = Habsburg, Feldman S.A. Auction, Geneva 1987. | solid center plate with alidade. | Munich. | Delehar 5. | suggest correction |
| BURDEN, PETER | England, c.1682, | apprenticed to John Worgan of the Grocers' Company on Feb. 7, 1682. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BURDETT, HENRY | England, c.1734, MIM | apprenticed to Simon Cade of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 2, 1723; free of the Company, Oct. 7, 1734; took an apprentice, Willand Challand (Shalland), 1737/38. | Crooked Lane, London. | J. Brown 1; Clifton 1. | suggest correction | |
| BURDETT, WILLIAM | Holland, MIM | Inclinable Sundial, round, case = DRE. | Amsterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BURDON, E., ET RICHARDS | misreading for E. Bourdon et Richards. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BURDY, WILLIAM | England, fl.1806-23, MIM | Camden Town, Middlesex; Fulham, London. | Taylor 2(1094). | suggest correction | ||
| BUREAU, THOMAS | England, fl.1756-60, OIM | Microscope = OXF; Microscope, pocket, 1756 = Crisp Coll. | ownership of the OXF microscope is attributed to George III, of England. | Taylor 2(452); Nachet; Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| BUREL, COL. | c.1829, | invented a plummet level, 1829. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| BURFORD, EDMUND GOODWIN | England, c.1778, | apprenticed to John Gilbert 2 of the Grocers' Company on Jan. 9, 1778. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BURGE | misreading for Berge. | Christie 12/18/74. | suggest correction | |||
| BURGE, CALEB | England, c.1682, MIM | apprenticed to Simon Barrett of the Clockmakers' Company on April 13, 1682. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BURGE, JUSTE | see Jost Burgi. | Hamilton 2. | suggest correction | |||
| BURGE, M. | England, 1851, NIM | Sextant, 1851 = NMM. | possibly M. Berge. | Taylor 2(1083); NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| BURGER, GEORG MATHAUS | Germany, 1750-1825, MIM | Heliochronometers = O-F 5, Drecker Coll., Schmitt-Friderich Coll., DEU-1679, Traunstein Heimatmuseum-1344. | "Mechaniker"; all signed "Mathäus Burger." | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Monreal; Lunardi. | suggest correction |
| BURGER, M. GEORG ARNOLD | Germany, 1649-1712?, MIM | Evans 1; Doppelmayer. | suggest correction | |||
| BURGERS UND CO. | Germany, MIM | Sector = DRE. | Cologne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BURGES, BARTHOLOMEW | USA, 1740-1807, MIM | made an orrery; lecturer. | Boston, Mass. | Hindle 1; Bedini 1 and 8. | suggest correction | |
| BURGESS, GEORGE JAMES | England, c.1789, | apprenticed to William Morris 1 of the Grocers' Company on April 2, 1789. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BURGESS, ROGER | England, c.1737, MIM | apprenticed to William Dean in the Broderers' Company on March 5, 1728; free in the Company, Oct. 5, 1737. | Vere Street, Clare Market, London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| BURGH, IAN BREEM | Holland, c.1730, NIM | Compass Rose = AMST. | Edam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction | |
| BURGH, JAN VAN DER | Holland, 1690, NIM | Parallel Rules, 1690 = AMST. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | ||
| BURGH, JUST | see Jost Bürgi. | suggest correction | ||||
| BURGI, JOST | Switzerland; Germany, 1552-1632, MIM SIM | a notable maker of fine instruments, his work covered a wide range including an astrolabe (KAS), astronomical sextant (PRA), globe clocks (BASH), (GOT), (CNAM), proportional dividers (KAS), etc. | Jost Bürgi; thought to have invented the proportional dividers; worked for Wilhelm IV at Kassel; see"I.B." (12). | Lichtensteig; Kassel (1584-1623). | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Evans 1; Baillie 1; Josten; Horsky; Horsky and Skopova; Maddison 5; Daumas 1; Aked; Von Mackensen (1983); DSB; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BURGOYNE, BURBIDGES, AND SQUIRE | England, MIM | 16 Coleman Street, London. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| BURI | see Burry. | Britten. | suggest correction | |||
| BURKETT, EDWARD | England, c.1700, MIM | apprenticed to William Sellars of the Clockmakers' Company on April 16, 1700. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BURLEIGH, M. | England, MIM | Calculating Scale = ADL-N41. | also marked "M.B." | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BURLESTER, E. | South Africa, OIM | Microscope = Christie-SK 2/9/84. | see Burmester, probably the same man. | Cape Town. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BURLINI, BIAGIO | see Biasio Burlini. | Brieux 2. | suggest correction | |||
| BURLINI, BIASIO | Italy; England, 1720-60, OIM | Telescope = KEN; Microscopes = LEY, NAC, Natural History Museum, Antwerp, Crisp Coll. | "Prof. in Venig"; author; Crisp signed "Elaboratum a Blasis Burlini Venitiis Optico", according to Clay and Court. | Venice; at Archimedes, London. | Brieux 2; Daumas 1; Belgian Inventory; Nachet; Crisp Coll.; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BURMEISTER, JOCHAM | Germany, 1777, NIM | Hanging Compass = NMM-C152. | Lubeck. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| BURMESTER | South Africa, OIM | Telescope, single draw = Phillips 2/14/79. | see E. Burlester, probably the same man. | Cape Town. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BURNABY, THOMAS | England, c.1697, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Tuttell of the Clockmakers' Company on June 7, 1697. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BURNAP, DANIEL | USA, 1759-1838, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass, 1791 = Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio. | clockmaker; also made wooden and brass surveying compasses. | East Windsor; Coventry; both in Conn. | Bedini 1, 8 and 17; Price 2; Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| BURNCKER | see W. Burucker. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| BURNELL, RICHARD | England, c.1801, | apprenticed to Charles Fairbone 1 of the Grocers' Company on Feb.6, 1794; turned over to Richard Lomas of the Wheelwrights' Company on Feb.12, 1794; free of the Grocers' Company on May 7, 1801. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BURNETT 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Durham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BURNETT 2 | Ireland, c.1860, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 7/23/87. | Dublin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BURNHAM | USA, c.1831-42, MIM | a partner in the firm of Robinson, Burnham and Co., 1831-42; probably from Essex, Mass. | Danvers, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| BURNIER, CAPT. | France, c.1850, MIM | invented a type of compass and clinometer, 1850. | Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BURNS | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Epsom. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BURNTHWAITE, GEORGE | England, MIM | Protractor, full = P.C. | Lamonby. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BURON | France, fl.1830-51, NIM | Octant, case = D.(1976). | 8, rue des Trois Pavillons, Paris. | Brieux 3; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| BURROUGHS, ROBERT S. | USA, c.1840, NIM | made or sold nautical compasses. | Warner 12. | suggest correction | ||
| BURROW | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Barometer = Phillips 9/10/86. | Malvern. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BURROW AND THOMS | England, c.1847, PHIM | 289 Strand, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| BURROW, W. AND J. | England, c.1810, MIM | Slide Rule = D.(1983). | 62 and 63 Great Tower Street, London. | Moskowitz 125. | suggest correction | |
| BURRY, JACOB | France, 1667-1722, MIM | Cruciform Sundial = Feill Coll. | Paris. | Baillie 1; Britten. | suggest correction | |
| BURSILL AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BURT AND BAILEY | USA, fl.1835-56, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = Sacramento County Historical Society, Cal. | William Burt and John Aylesworth Bailey. | Jefferson Avenue between Bates and Randolph (1853-54); 213 Jefferson Avenue (1855-56); both in Detroit, Mich. | Smart 1; Elgin. | suggest correction |
| BURT AND WATSON 1 | USA, fl. 1857-58, MIM SIM | Burt's Solar Compasses = Henry Ford Museum; Burt's Equatorial Sextant = Michigan Museum of Surveying, Lansing. | William Burt and Thomas Watson. | Detroit, Mich. | Elgin; Leiserowitz. | suggest correction |
| BURT AND WATSON 2 | USA, 1860, MIM SIM | Burt Solar Compass = Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit, Mich. | William Austin and John (2) Burt and Thomas Watson. | Detroit, Mich. | Elgin; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BURT, J. AND W. | USA, fl.1856-57, MIM | John Burt 2 and his brother, William Burt; W.H. Fawcett, a MIM, worked for them. | 214 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Mich. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| BURT, JOHN 1 | England, c.1824, | apprenticed to William Elliott 1 in the Joiners' Company on March 31, 1824. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BURT, JOHN 2 | USA, 1814-86, MIM | surveyor with his father, William Austin Burt, 1840-50; partner with his brother, William Burt in J. and W. Burt, 1856-57; also a partner in Burt and Watson, 1857-58; invented a type of lock for canals. | Detroit, Mich. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| BURT, PETER | England, fl.1813-27, | devised a new binnacle, log and steering compass. | 4 Providence Place, Commercial Road, Limehouse, London. | Taylor 2(1286); Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| BURT, WILLIAM | USA, 1825=98, MIM SIM | son of William Austin Burt; partner with John A. Bailey, 1853-56; partner with his brother, John Burt 2 as J. and W. Burt, 1856-57; partner with John Burt 2 and Thomas Watson in Burt and Watson, 1857-58. | Detroit, Mich. (1814-66); Marquette, Mich. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| BURT, WILLIAM AUSTIN | USA, 1792-1858, MIM | Equatorial Sextants = D.(1993, U.S Naval Obs., USNA. | invented the solar compass in 1836, a typewriter in 1829, and the equatorial sextant c.1855; see William Burt and Watson. | Petersham, Mass.; Wales Township, Erie County, N.Y. (pre-1824); Mount Vernon, Mich. (1824); Detroit, Mich. | Smart 1; Bedini 8; Coffeen 43; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BURTON | England, c.1750, MIM NIM | Sextant = Leigh and Soth. 4/10/1794. | Ramsden started as an engraver to a Burton in 1751, perhaps Mark Burton, which see. | London. | Goodison 1; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BURTON, EDWARD | England, MIM OIM | 47 Church Street, Minories, London. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| BURTON, GEORGE 1 | England, fl.1772-1815, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Stick Barometers = Gloucester Museum, Christie-SK 9/11/86, X. | "X" is signed "G. Burton"; the others signed "Burton London"; he was probably the Burton whose instruments were carried on Cook's second voyage by William Wales and another set was given to Mr. W. Gooch when he went to join Vancouver in the Pacific in 1791; it is unlikely that John Burton was the maker involved. | 136 High Street Borough, Southwark, London. | Taylor 2(694); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BURTON, GEORGE 2 | England, c.1830, MIM NIM PHIM | 3 Devonshire Buildings, Great Dover Street, London. | Taylor 2(1791). | suggest correction | ||
| BURTON, JAMES | England, fl.1828-46, OIM PHIM | 10 Great Bell Alley (1828-29); 10 Western Street, Pentonville; 25 Pleasant Row, Pentonville; all in London. | Taylor 2(1792); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| BURTON, JOHN | England, fl.1758-75, OIM | might have been the Burton who furnished instruments for Cook's second voyage but more likely it was George Burton 1; opposed Peter Dollond's patent in 1764. | Johnson Court, Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 2(453); Court and von Rohr 3(XXVI). | suggest correction | |
| BURTON, JON. | Ireland, c.1780, MIM | Garden Sundial, "made for Henry Percy" = D.(1973). | Dublin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BURTON, JOSEPH | England, c.1822, OIM | 15 Blackfriars Bridge, near the Magdalen, London. | Taylor 2(1499); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| BURTON, MARK | England, fl.1730-69, d,1786, MIM OIM PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker; divided scales; T.C.; possibly successor to G. Lyford; took apprentices, including Jesse Ramsden; Clay and Court thought him 20 years later. | Euclid's Head, near New Church, Strand; Denmark Court, Strand (1755); Strand (1763-69); all in London. | Taylor 2(454); Goodison 1; Clay and Court; Clifton 1. | suggest correction | |
| BURTON, W. | England, c.1750, MIM | Sector = Soth. 2/20/85 = D.(1991). | Coffeen 35; Clifton 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BURUCKER, W. | Germany, 1728-80, MIM | Pillar Sundials, wood = CNAM-13.591, Luipold Museum, Würzburg, LID-M43, Drecker Coll., STS, NUR-WI1300, BASH-1917/856, D.(1984); Sundials = AMST, Koller 11/17/75; Magnetic Compass = P.C.; Calendar, pendant = OXF; Equatorial Sundial = OXF; Horizontal Sundials = Drecker Coll.(3); Artillery Level = P. and S. 3/20/1896 = OXF. | Koller sundial is polychrome paper dial in brass sphere; the OXF instrument is also marked "W.B." (1), which see. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Esdaille; Lunardi; Coffeen F; Cons. Nat'l 2; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BURY | see Burry. | Britten. | suggest correction | |||
| BUSBY, SAMUEL | England, c.1811, | invented a compass to show the time of longitude. | Taylor 2(1287). | suggest correction | ||
| BUSCH AND OEHLSCHLAGER | Germany, fl.1654-64, MIM | Copernican Planetaria = MLL, Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark, | Andreas Busch and Adam Oehlschläger. | Limburg; Gottorp. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; H.C. King 2. | suggest correction |
| BUSCH, ANDREAS | Germany, fl.1654-64, MIM | worked for Duke Ferdinand IV; see Busch and Oehlschläger. | Limburg; Gottorp. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; King 2. | suggest correction | |
| BUSCH, C.C., AND CO. | USA?, PHIM | Kalaidoscope = Maria Mitchell House, Nantucket, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BUSCH, E. | Germany, c.1850, OIM | in the 1851 Great Exhibition, London. | Rathenow, Prussia. | USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| BUSCH, ELIAS | Germany, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = Soth. 7/23/62-10. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BUSCHMAN, JNO. | Germany, c.1692, MIM | Sundial with Compass on table clock = SPI-Anderson 3/25/27. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BUSCHMANN, CASPAR 1 | Germany, c.1536-1613, MIM | Calendar Clock = ADL-M378. | clockmaker; signed "Cas: Bu." | Augsburg. | Engelmann 1; Bobinger 2 and 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BUSCHMANN, CASPAR 2 | Germany, c.1563-1629, MIM | Astronomical Compendium with Regiomontanus-type Sundial and a Nocturnal, 1611 = BEK; Compass and Calendar, 1628 = CLU; Astronomical Compendium = DEU; Sundial, 1628 = Middelburg Zeeuwsch Genootschap der Wetenschappen. | signature on the 1611 sundial is "Caspar Buschman automatarius in Augusta Anno 1611." | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2 & 3; Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| BUSCHMANN, DAVID | Germany, 1626-1701, MIM | Vertical Sundial on a table clock = MUN; Equatorial Sundials on clocks = VIE, Feill Coll., P.C.(1918-Frankfort). | VIE has a sundial and an armillary sphere on a clock. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2 and 3; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| BUSCHMANN, HANNS | see Johann Buschmann 1. | Bobinger 2 and 3. | suggest correction | |||
| BUSCHMANN, JOHANN 1 | Germany, c.1600-62, MIM | Diptych Sundial, round = MUN-33/234; Sundial in pocket watch = SPI-2731; Planispheric Sundial = Prin Coll. = NMM; Proportional Compasses, = NUR (1635), THO. | member of the Clockmakers' Guild; SPI signed "Hanns Buschmann." | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2 and 3; Zinner 1; NMM 2; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BUSCHMANN, JOHANN 2 | Germany, c.1632-76, MIM | Magnetic Azimuth Sundial = MADEX-105 = NMM-D.60; Ring Sundial = Stuker 2/7/58-3442 = Weil = P.C.; Pin-gnomon Horizontal Sundials = MUN-33/234, Prin. | clockmaker. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2 and 3; Zinner 1; NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| BUSH, JOSEPH | England, c.1700, MIM | free of the Stationers' Company after 1664 and before 1747. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BUSH, MARGARET | England, c.1763, MIM | member of the Stationers' Company for at least 15 years after William Bush's death; took apprentices. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BUSH, R., AND CO. | England, c.1816, PHIM | made a brass and copper still, in use for many years; seized by the I.R.S. in 1951. | Bristol. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BUSH, WILLIAM | England, pre-1763, MIM | free of the Stationers' Company; succeeded by his widow, Margaret Bush. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| BUSHELL, EDWARD | England, c.1687, MIM | apprenticed to William Bennett of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct.3, 1687. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BUSHELL, SAMUEL | England, c.1690, MIM | apprenticed to Withers Cheney of the Clockmakers' Company on July 12, 1690. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BUSNELL, WALTER | India, 19th Century, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = Phillips 10/26/83. | Calcutta. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BUSS | England, MIM | Slide Rule, Proof, ivory = D.(1981). | 48 Hatton Garden, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BUSS, THOMAS O'DEMPSEY | England, 1847- 83, PHIM | Saccharometer = D.(1972); Sikes' Hydrometer = Christie 5/15/73; Hydrometer Sets = Longleat House, Wilts.(2); etc. | successor to R.B. Bate. | 33 Hatton Garden; 3 Upper East Smithfield, Tower Hill; both in London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Moskowitz 104; RSW; Coffeen A; USNM. | suggest correction |
| BUSS, THOMAS ODEMCY | see Thomas O'Dempsey. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |||
| BUSSY, WILLIAM | England, c.1714, MIM | apprenticed to William Bennett of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct.26, 1714. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| BUSUCKER | see W. Burucker. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BUTCHER, CHAR. | England, MIM | Garden Sundial = Chicheley Hall, Newport Pagnell. | for 52°10' latitude. | Bedford. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BUTCHER, JOHN | England, c.1786, | apprenticed to John Parminter 1 of the Grocers' Company on Dec.3, 1778; free of the Company on Feb.2, 1786. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| BUTERFIEL | Butterfield-type Sundial = Christie-N.Y. 4/3/85 = D. | naive copy of a Butterfield-type sundial. | Moskowitz ; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| BUTERFIELD | instruments signed this way are sometimes contemporary copies of the very popular sundials made by Michael Butterfield. | Moskowitz 102; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| BUTLER | England, 1630, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1630 = Christie-SK 11/15/79. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BUTLER AND POWELL | England, c.1818, MIM | rule makers. | Lionel Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| BUTLER, JAMES | England, c.1765, MIM | apprenticed to Francis Morgan in the Joiners' Company on November 19, 1765; listed as a MIM in the directories. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| BUTT, MR. | England, c.1815, OIM | made a short Cassegrain telescope. | The Paragon, Kent Road, London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| BUTTERFIELD, HORACE S. | USA, c.1815, MIM | made an astronomical calculator with Olof Ohlson. | Portland, Oregon. | A.H. Brown. | suggest correction | |
| BUTTERFIELD, MICHAEL | England; France, 1635-1724, MIM OIM SIM | Butterfield made a wide range of well made instruments. | an Englishman who spent his working life in Paris, from before 1665 to his death in 1724; master and juror (1702-04) in the "Corporation des fondeurs"; "Ingénieur du Roi"; best known as the developer of the Butterfield-type sundial; many copies and forgeries of his work exist. | England (1635-pre-1665); Aux Armes d'Angleterre, Faubourg Saint-Germain, rue Neuve-des-Fossés (1678); Quai des Morfundus, Ile de la Cité (1691); both in Paris. | Daumas 1; Taylor 1(369) and 2(22); Coffeen A; Mörzer Bruyns 1; USNM; Michel 1; Dewhirst; Price 3; Ward 4; Belgian Inventory; Hamilton 2; Wynter 1; Stewart; Moskowitz 110; Lister; Engelmann 1; J.A. Bennett 2; Bryden 16; Bonelli; A.J. Turner 10; Rinaldi 23; Syndram; Augarde; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BUTTERWORTH, JOHN | England, c.1759, MIM | clockmaker; engraver; may have made sundials. | Bull and Bear Yard, Leeds. | Loomes. | suggest correction | |
| BUTTI 1 | Holland, PHIM | Barometer = LEY. | Amsterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| BUTTI 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Taunton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| BUTTI GEBROEDERS EN STOPANNI | Holland, fl.1794-1817, PHIM | Barometer = WMH. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| BUTTI, BARNASCHINA AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Francis Barnaschina? | Newcastle-on-Tyne. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| BUTTI, DONATI | Italy; Holland, c.1794, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers; see the Gebroeders Butti en Stopanni as well as D. Butti and Sons; partner with Solaro in 1817. | Milan; Amsterdam (1794-1817). | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Crommelin; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| BUTTI, DTO, EN ZONEN | Holland, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie April, 1978. | made thermometers. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| BUTTI, L. | Scotland, fl.1825-67, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | carver and gilder. | 232 Cargate (1825-26); 1 and 2 Ronaldson's Buildings (1836); 2 Springfield Buildings (1848-52); all in Leith; 14 Hanover Street, Edinburgh (1853-67). | Goodison 1; Morrison-Low. | suggest correction |
| BUTTI, LOUIS JOSEPH | Italy; Scotland, fl.1823-24, OIM PHIM | worked with John Zenone as Zenone and Butti; dealt in telescopes and, probably, barometers. | 5 Calton Street, Edinburgh. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| BUTTIERI, CARLO ANTONIO | Italy, OIM | Telescope, cardboard = D.(1986). | signed on the objective lens. | Rome. | Wynter 1. | suggest correction |
| BUZZOFO, HIERONIMO DE ANTONIO | Italy, 1562, MIM NIM SIM | Cross-staff, wood and brass, 1562 = BM-1901/7/20-1. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | ||
| BYGRAVE, RICHARD | England, c.1742, OIM | apprenticed to George Bass, an OIM in the Spectaclemakers' Company, March 27, 1733; free in the Company on Feb. 28, 1742 | Court and von Rohr 3(136). | suggest correction | ||
| BYNTER, JORG | Germany, 1485, MIM | "compastmacher" in 1485. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| BYRAM, EPHRAIM N. | USA, fl.1836-46, MIM NIM | made a "Universal Planetarium", c.1836; received an award for an improvement in the suspension of the marine compass, c.1846. | Sag Harbor, Long Island, N.Y. | USNM; Warner 12. | suggest correction | |
| BYRD, JOHN | England, c.1760, MIM | Garden Sundial = Palacio Réal, Madrid. | misreading for John Bird, which see. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| BYWATER AND CO. | England, c.1840, NIM | Quadrant = D.(1976). | Liverpool. | Rinaldi. | suggest correction | |
| BYWATER, DAWSON AND CO. | England, c.1835, MIM NIM | Octant = D.(1975); Compass, portable = Soth. 5/25/68; Marine Compass = Soth. 3/25 86. | see John Bywater, Dawson and Co. | No. 18 Pool Lane , Liverpool. | Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BYWATER, JOHN | England, fl.1816-35, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | invented a corrected compass for deviation; see John Bywater, Dawson and Co.; see Bywater, Dawson and Co; optician. | 49 Gloucester Street (1816); 44 Seymour Street (1832-35); 18 Pool Lane; all in Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1288); Goodison 1; Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| BYWATER, JOHN, AND CO. | England, MIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = P.C.(1976). | opticians; agent for Dollond telescopes. | 18 Pool Lane, Liverpool. | Crawforth 6; RSW. | suggest correction |
| BYWATER, JOHN, DAWSON AND CO. | England, fl.1819-32, MIM NIM OIM | agents for Adie, Dicas and Willis; T.C.; see John Bywater; see Bywater, Dawson and Co. | 20 Pool Lane, Liverpool. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1288); Moskowitz 101. | suggest correction | |
| C. 1 | France, 16th Century, MIM | Astronomical Compendium = Koller 11/17/75. | punchmark is "C." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C. 2 | c.1550, MIM | Dividers = P.C.(1987). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| C. DES P. | France?, MIM | Sector = Drouot 4/26/67-71. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| C. KO. | see C.K.F. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| C.A.B. | Germany, 1600, | marked on an astronomical ring, dated 1600, at OXF signed "Succa"; also marked "I.A.D." and "A." (2). | Zinner 1; Hamilton 1 and 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| C.A.D. | 18th Century, MIM | Table Sundial, circular = Koller 11/17/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| C.B. | England, c.1650, MIM | probably Christopher Brookes; author. | Wadham College, Oxford. | Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| C.B.A. 1 | see C.A.B. | Hamilton 2. | suggest correction | |||
| C.B.A. 2 | Germany, MIM | Rule with Level = TIM. | may be scale markings. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.C. 1 | MIM | Compass Sundials, brass in round ivory boxes = NOR, OXF. | punchmark on hour scale. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.C. 2 | c.1850, PHIM | Electrical Apparatus = D. | Brieux 2. | suggest correction | ||
| C.C., SIR | England, 1667, | see Sir Charles Cotterel. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| C.D. 1 | 16th Century, MIM | Artillery Level = LOS. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| C.D. 2 | MIM | Compass, three legs = ADL-M72. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| C.D. 3 | c.1830, MIM | Cannon Sundial = Versailles 2/28/82. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| C.D.P. | France, c.1800, | not an instrument maker; abbreviation for "Calibre Des Pieces." | Christie 4/3/85. | suggest correction | ||
| C.F.Z.K. | Germany, 1570, MIM | Diptych Sundial, 1570 = Rosenheim Sale. | may be owner; sundial also marked "V.S." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.G. 1 | Germany, fl.1572-76, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, wood, 1572 = VIE; Horary Quadrant, 1574 = BASH. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Evans 1; Price 2 | suggest correction | ||
| C.G. 2 | Holland?, 17th Century, MIM | Compass Sundial, ivory box = OXFB. | Maddison 5; Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| C.G. 3 | England, c.1700, MIM | Vertical Sundial, east declining = OXF. | Cornwall. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.H. | 1677, MIM | Compass Sundial in bone sphere, 1677 = WRAY-85; Capuchin Sundial, wood = SLM. | Zinner 1; RSW; Haupolter. | suggest correction | ||
| C.H.B. | Germany, MIM | Vertical Sundials = P.C., Soth. 12/17/62-112. | the Soth. instrument is like Roman "Ham" sundial. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.H.M.A.D. | Germany, 1601, MIM | Horizontal - Vertical Sundial, 1601 = Drecker Coll. | misreading for C.T.M.F.D.? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.H.R.S.S. | Germany?, 1596, MIM | Sundial, 1596 = FLO-2511. | Bonelli 1 called it a sundial but Bonelli 5 picture is of artillery level. | Bonelli 1 and 5. | suggest correction | |
| C.I. | Germany, 16th Century, MIM | Artillery Instrument = VIE-AR3102. | Zinner 4. | suggest correction | ||
| C.I.K./A.M. | MIM | Ring Sundial, cast pewter = NOR. | "C.I.K." over "A.M." (6). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.I.R.S.T. | 1701, | see C.T.P.M.A. | Czech. Inventory. | suggest correction | ||
| C.K. | see C.K.F. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| C.K.F. | Germany, fl.1631-48, MIM | Diptych Sundial, 1631 = MERC-105 = Soth. 12/12/55 = 3/27/72; Artillery Level, 1648 = KES; Instrument = Koller, Nov. 1967; Astronomical Compendium = Drouot 6/16/65. | Koller signed "C. Ko."; Drouot signed "C.K."; probably Christoph Köhler. | Dresden. | Zinner 1; Hamilton 1 and 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| C.L. 1 | 16th Century, MIM | Artillery Level = VIE-742. | Zinner 4. | suggest correction | ||
| C.L. 2 | 17th Century, MIM | Dividers = Soth.-P-B 6/14/76. | fleur-de-lys under monogram. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.M. | England, c.1780, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-West Sussex 10/18/83. | Portsmouth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.M. DE W. | Holland, 1797, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, marble, 1797 = UTR. | "C.M. de W. fec. et exc." | Amsterdam. | de Rijk; RSW. | suggest correction |
| C.N.A.L. | owner? on astrolabe at CLU, also signed "Nepos Gemmae Frisii fecit Lovani 1661"; re-engraved from 1561; ICA-234. | Price 1; ICA 2; Nachet; Cluny Cat. | suggest correction | |||
| C.P. 1 | Germany, 16th Century, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, box = P. and S. 3/20/1896. | probably the owner. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.P. 2 | England, c.1800, | "C.P." is marked on the dial plate of a horizontal sundial, WHI-1191; the wind rose is marked "H." (4) and the compass card is marked "R.G." (1), perhaps Ralph Greatorex? | Bryden 16. | suggest correction | ||
| C.R. 1 | c.1663, MIM | Sundial, silver = Soth. 11/5/28-424. | epact tables for 1663-1700; tide table. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.R. 2 | France, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = P.C. | signed "C. deposé R." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.R. 3 | Germany, c.1750, OIM | Microscope = BIL. | Nürnberg. | Purtle. | suggest correction | |
| C.R.W. | c.1575, MIM | Astrolabe = BRN. | Louvain-type. | Czech. Inventory. | suggest correction | |
| C.S. 1 | Germany, fl.1546-1602, MIM | probably Christopher Schissler; many instruments signed this way; Zinner thought initials might also stand for Christopher Senft. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Bobinger 1; Drechsler 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.S. 2 | Germany, | this mark is inside the lid of a table clock signed "B.S." there is a sundial on the bottom plate of the clock. | Pippa. | suggest correction | ||
| C.S. 3 | Germany, 1646, MIM | Artillery Level, 1646 = AUG-3547. | dolphin on front; Christopher Schissler der Junger? | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.S. 4 | Germany, | Astronomical Compendium, wood and silver, 1565 = Physics Institute, Padua. | modern work; see Georg Hartmann for similar sundial by same maker. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| C.S. CO. | USA, | distributor or dealer for Stanley and Co. | Pine Meadow, Conn. | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| C.S.A.P. | 1633, MIM | Artillery Level, 1633 = HAK. | also marked "Elias Innsel." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.S.L. | MIM | Full Protractor = D.1968). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| C.S.S. | Germany, fl.1578-87, MIM | Dividers with altimeter scale, 1578 = ZUS; Dividers with Sundials = VIG (1584), VIE (1587). | may be Christopher Schissler Senior. | Zinner 1; Egger; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.T. 1 | Germany, 1534, MIM | Rule, 1534 = DRE. | Drechsler 2. | suggest correction | ||
| C.T. 2 | the initials are marked on a nocturnal with sundial; the months have Italian initials; the owner was Caesar Sambara, Bishop of Tortona; WHI-734, 1548. | Hamilton 1; Whipple 1; Bryden 16. | suggest correction | |||
| C.T. 3 | England, 1581, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, stone, 1581 = Corpus Christi College, Oxford. | Charles Turnbull, which see; author. | Lincolnshire. | Gatty. | suggest correction |
| C.T.C.F. | Germany, 1609, MIM | Micrometer, 1609 = DRE. | Christoph Trechsler or his son? | Dresden. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| C.T.D. | Germany, 1598, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, 1598 = BEK. | "Christoph Trechsler, Dresden." | Dresden. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| C.T.D.E.M. | Germany, fl.1611-24, MIM NIM SIM | many instruments signed this way within this period; "Christoph Trechsler Der Elder Mechanicus." | Zinner 1; Michel 15; Maddison 5; Josten; Drechsler 2; Société Belge; Czech. and Polish Inventories; Trois Siècles; Price 3; Ward 4; Engelmann 1; ADL; Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| C.T.D.E.M.F. | Germany, 1614, MIM | Artillery Level, 1614 = DRE. | "Christoph Trechsler Der Elder Mechanicus Fecit." | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| C.T.F. | Germany, 1589, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument, 1589 = DRE. | "Christoph Trechsler Fecit"; signed "C.T.F. Anno 1589 M.S."; it is "M.S." (5); also marked "A.B. Riesen." | Zinner 1 and 4; Josten; Gunther 2; Kirnbauer 2; Dreschler 2; Bonelli 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.T.M. | Germany, fl.1604-20, MIM | Rule, 1604 = DRE; Pairs of Dividers, 1604 = OXFB, Soth, 2/15/53; Artillery Levels = HAK (1605), DRE (1609); Range Finder, wood, 1605 = DRE; Circles = P.C. (1605), DAR (1620); Level, 1608 = Soth. 12/8/69; Dividers, 1623 = HAK. | "Christoph Trechsler Mechanicus." | Zinner 1; Maddison 5; Drechsler 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.T.M.D. | Germany, fl.1607-09, MIM | Quadrant, 1607 = DRE; Artillery Level, 1609 = ADL-M200; Sundial = DRE. | "Christoph Trechsler Mechanicus Dresden." | Dresden. | Zinner 1; Körber 1; Drechsler 2; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| C.T.M.F. | Germany, fl.1603-15, MIM SIM | Circle, 1603 = DEU; Nocturnal, 1603 = P.C.; Surveying Instrument, 1608 = OXF; Sector, 1615 = DRE. | "Christoph Trechsler Mechanicus Fecit." | Dresden. | Zinner 1; Dewhirst; Gunther 2 and 6; Drechsler 2. | suggest correction |
| C.T.M.F.D. | Germany, 1609, MIM | Micrometer, 1609 = DRE. | "Christoph Trechsler Mechanicus Fecit Dresden." | Dresden. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| C.T.P.M.A. | 1701, MIM | Analemmatic Sundial, 1701 = Museum of Arts and Sciences, Brno. | also marked "C.I.R.S.T." and "Bene Sociantur." | Czech. Inventory. | suggest correction | |
| C.T.S.M. | Germany, 1624, MIM | Diptych Sundial, 1624 = Goteborg Museum. | "Christoph Trechsler Sohn Mechanicus." | Dresden. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| C.T.S.M.F. | Germany, 1623, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1623 = DRE-521. | "Christoph Trechsler Sohn Mechanicus Fecit." | Zinner 1; Drechsler 2. | suggest correction | |
| C.V. | MIM | Horizontal Sundial = USNM. | may be "G.V." | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| C.W. 1 | England?, 1610, MIM | Astronomical Compendium = Christie 7/16/68 = P.C.; Case of Drawing Instruments = KEN. | both may be by Charles Whitwell. | Taylor 1(88); Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.W. 2 | Germany, 1694, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1694 = Koller 11/17/75. | Gotha. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| C.W. 3 | c.1900, | Horary Quadrant = ADL-T27. | the work of D.B. Sheahan but in the style of Christopher Wren. | Fox 2; Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CABASSON | Germany, c.1850, MIM OIM SIM | Telescopic Levels = La Rochelle 7/16/83, Versailles 11/20/83; Mining Dial = P.C.(1987). | the telescopic levels may be one instrument. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CABEO, NICOLO | Italy, 1585-1650, | S.J.; developed a compass with a dipping needle; author; recognized and described electrical repulsion; professor of mathematics at Padua when Galileo was there. | Ferrara; Padua. | Zeitlin and Ver Brugge Cat.; DSB. | suggest correction | |
| CABER, CHARLES, AND CO. | USA, OIM | Telescope = MYS. | "Wanderer Telescope." | New Bedford, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CABINET DU ROY | France, c.1650, | Armillary Sphere = ADL-M7. | an address, not a name. | Versailles. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CABOGA, C. MARII | see G. Maru. | USNM; Thielmann; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CABRIER | Holland, c.1704, PHIM | made barometers and gave them English makers' names. | Amsterdam. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| CABRIER, CHARLES | England, fl.1697-1724, MIM | Astronomical Clock = Feill Coll. | Lombard Street, London. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| CADDEI, GIOVANI | Italy, MIM | Garden Sundial, round = Delft Sundial Exhib. (1984). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CADE, SIMON | England, fl.1688-1730, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, D.(1976), K. and C. 4/7/76. | apprenticed to Henry Wynne of the Clockmakers' Company on April 12, 1680; free of the Company, April 12, 1688; took apprentices; D. barometer is in olivewood. | Charing Cross, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 1(456); J. Brown 3; Baillie 1; Dewhirst; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CADENAZZI | England, | see Dangelo and Cadenazzi. | Winchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CADGELL, THOMAS | England, c.1682, MIM | apprenticed for eight years to William Elmes of the Clockmakers' Company on June 3, 1682. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| CADOL | France, 18th Century, MIM | Artillery Instrument = Stuker (1961). | Cadot? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CADOT | France, fl.1747-53, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial, 1751 = Versailles 4/17/83; Sector, 1747 = OXF; Sundial, 1748 = McVitty Coll. = P-B 1/22/54; Graphometer, 1753 = KEN. | does not appear to be Michel Cadot. | Lyon. | Gunther 2; Hamilton 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CADOT, MICHEL | France, fl.1730-53, MIM SIM | made many Butterfield-type sundials (including one dated 1742 in the Huelsmann Coll and another, 1740, in Soth. 12/12/55) and mathematical instruments, including sectors, theodolites and rules; examples may be seen in many museums including the ADL, BM, OXF, etc.; Sector, 1733 and Folding Square, 1733 = HAR | apprenticed to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas Delure in the "Corporation des fondeurs, 1718; Master n the Corporation; son-in-law of Henry Macquart, 1720; see Macquart and Cadot. | Quay de l'Horloge, Ile de la Cité (1730); à l'Astrolabe (1734); both in Paris. | Daumas 1; Hamilton 1 and 2; Michel 1 and 3; Nachet; Dewhirst; Gunther 2; Körber 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Engelmann 1; Syndram; Augarde; Giordano X; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAELLINS, MARCUS ANTONIUS | Italy, 1684, MIM | Astronomical Instrument, 1684 = MIM-312. | Caellius? | Rome. | Chenakal 4. | suggest correction |
| CAESIUS | see Blaeu. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CAETANI | see Joseph-Maria Cavaliero, Baron of San Caetani. | Gunther 2; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CAFFIERI | Italy; France, c.1750, OIM | made the decorated brass tubes for Magny's microscopes; either Giacomo or Filipo. | Daumas 1; Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CAFFIERI, J. | France, c.1710, MIM | J. Caffiéri; signed on base of astronomical clock by Fardoil; also marked "A. Coypel." | Trois Siècles. | suggest correction | ||
| CAFSERA | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1979). | Cassera? | Stourbridge. | Antique Collector, Oct. 1979. | suggest correction |
| CAGNI, I. | Italy, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CAGNOLI | Italy, MIM | Quadrant = Bologna University Observatory. | Bonelli 4. | suggest correction | ||
| CAHUET | France, fl.1770-72, OIM | Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| CAIETANUS, P., CAPUC. | see P. David a San Cajetanus, Capuc. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CAIL | England, MIM NIM SIM | Protractor = Phillips 10/5/76; Surveying Level = Phillips 10/26/83; Level = Soth. 10/28/86; Sextants, pocket = Christie 7/29/76, Soth.-C. 6/26/85; Mining Dial = Soth. 6/23/87; Parallel Rules = ADL-W163; Rule = ADL-W160; etc. | either John or Septimus Anthony Cail. | Newcastle-on-Tyne. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAIL AND SONS | England, MIM NIM | Sextant, incomplete = Christie-SK 1/31/85. | Newcastle. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CAIL, JOHN | England, fl.1825-65, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Stick Barometer = Soth-S 1/25/89; Theodolite = RSM; Quintant, 1825 = NMM; Octants, ebony = Rye Museum, Soth. 4/28/69; Telescope = Soth. 1/22/73; Circular Slide Rule = Cooke's Shop, CMY; Sextant, copper and wood = NMM; Circumferentor = Dean and Chapter, Durham Cathedral; Sector, ivory = ADL-W117; Protractor = ADL-W115; Parallel Rule = ADL-W163; etc. | worked for Troughton in London; partner with his brother, Septimus Anthony Cail, 1851-53; T.C.; Rye octant is marked "improved." | 2 New Bridge Street (1823-37); 44 Northumberland Street (1838-39); 61 Pilgrim Street (1841-53) and 45 Quay Street (1841-53); 8 Grey Street(1853-55) ; 21 Grey Street (1855-58); all in Newcastle-on-Tyne. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1500); Calvert 2; KEN; Moskowitz 115; Crawforth 1; Delehar 2; Coffeen 11; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAIL, JOHN AND SEPTIMUS ANTHONY | England, fl.1851-53, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | brothers. | 45 Quay Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1095 and 1500); Moskowitz 115. | suggest correction | |
| CAIL, SEPTIMUS ANTHONY | England, fl.1857-84, MIM NIM PHIM | Hadley Quadrants = NMM, OMM; Sextant, ebony and ivory = ADL-W217; Octant = Glasgow Art Museum; | T.C.; usually signed "S.A. Cail." | Newcastle-on-Tyne. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1095); Price 2; Moskowitz 115; Crawforth 6; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAIRNS | England, c.1850, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Barometer = AMST; Telescope = D.(1974). | probably Alexander Cairns. which see. | 12 Waterloo Road, Liverpool. | Goodison 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAIRNS, ALEXANDER | England, pre-1842-c.1869, NIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Sextant = San Francisco Maritime Museum; Octant = D.(1974); Quadrant = Mystic Seaport, Conn. | T.C.; optician; chronometer and watchmaker; sold nautical instruments. | 12 Waterloo Road; 13 Waterloo Road (1869); both in Liverpool. | Goodison 1; Moskowitz 108; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAJETANUS, P. DAVID A SAN, CAPUC. | Austria, 1726-82, MIM | Horizontal Sundials, stone = Koller 11/17/75, BEK; Sundial, 1750 = Soth. 12/12/55 = Ader Picard 3/16/81; Horizontal Sundial, brass and marble, 1742 = ADL-M282. | the ADL instrument is signed "P. Caietanus Capuc." and probably was not made by David as he would have been only 16. | Vienna. | Zinner 1; Moreau; Price 2; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAL, DIRCK VAN | Holland, 1650, MIM | made a celestial globe in 1650. | Steenwijk. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| CALANI AND CO. | PHIM | Thermometer = Soth. 10/17/60. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CALDERA, SERAPHANO | see Serafino Antonio Maria Calderara. | Taylor 2(2091); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |||
| CALDERARA, S. AND A. | England, PHIM | Angle Barometer = Soth. 7/21/83. | probably Serafino Calderara. | London, | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CALDERARA, SERAFINO ANTONIO MARIA | England, fl.1831-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = Soth. 12/14/95. | X is signed "S. Calderara London"; Soth. signed with address "Leather Lane, Holb., London." | 16 Kirby Street (1831-33); 78 Leather Lane, Hatton Garden (1834-51); 42 Baldwins Gardens (1852-60); 2 Kings Terrace, Bagnippe Wells Road (1854-55); all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2091); Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CALDERON ES TARSA | Hungary, c.1850, MIM PHIM | Aneroid Barometer = Christie 5/5/70; Compass = P.C.(1987). | Budapest. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CALDINI, GIUSEPPE | Italy, c.1780, PHIM | Electrostatic Machine = FLO. | "Mecanico." | Florence. | Bonelli 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CALE, WILLIAM | England, | Water Clock, 1700 = CAS. | modern work from Birmingham. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CALEHOF | see Kalthoff. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |||
| CALL 1 | England, MIM | Set of Drawing Instruments = Phillips 10/5/76. | surely misreading for "Cail." | Newcastle-on-Tyne. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CALL 2 | see Bemis and Call Co. | suggest correction | ||||
| CALL, JAN BACHER VAN | Holland, fl.1644-67, MIM PHIM | Nocturnal, 1647 = OXF. | made sundials, clocks, pumps, etc; Zinner listed him as "Johan Bacher Van Call." | Batenburg; Nijmegen. | Rooseboom 1; Zinner 1; Gunther 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| CALL, JAN BECKER | see Jan Bacher van Call. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CALL, JAN VAN | Holland, MIM PHIM | see Jan Bacher van Call. | Batenburg; Nijmegen. | Rooseboom 1; Gunther 2; Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| CALLAGHAN 1 | England, c.1840, NIM OIM | Hadley Quadrant = PEA; Telescope, refracting = Soth.-S 7/23/87. | 45 Great Russell Street, London. | Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CALLAGHAN 2 | England, c.1860, OIM PHIM | Barometer = X; Barograph = Christie-SK 2/9/79; Telescopes = FRK-T42, Phillips 2/14/79; Spyglass = Christie 2/12/72. | barometer signed "Callaghan." | 23a New Bond Street, corner of Conduit Street, London. | Goodison 1; Frank; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CALLAGHAN AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CALLAGHAN, W. | England, c.1850, MIM | may be the same as Callaghan 1. | 45 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| CALLCOTT, JOHN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Cotton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CALLENDER, J. | England, c.1820, OIM | made a sea-telescope and stand. | 19 Plough Court, Fetter Lane, London. | Taylor 2(1501). | suggest correction | |
| CALLENDER, JOSEPH | USA, 1751-1821, | Compass Cards = D, Eldred 10/11/75. | apprentice of Paul Revere; engraved compass cards for T.S. Bowles, Gedney King, Samuel Emery, D. Pearson, Newell and Son, etc. | Boston, Mass. | Brewington 1; Moskowitz 103; Bedini 8; Rudd; Warner 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CALLICUM, W. | England, 1598, NIM | Quadrant, 1598 = D.(1965?) = Soth. 6/8/70. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CALLOW, JOHN | England, fl.1797-1808, MIM NIM | also made compasses and dog collars. | Ashted Row (1797); 31 Ashted Row (1801-08); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| CALLOW, MARY ANN | England, c.1818, MIM NIM | also made compasses and dog collars; probably the widow of John Callow. | Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| CALLOW, R. | England, c.1750, MIM | Ring Sundial = WHI. | Bryden 16. | suggest correction | ||
| CALOMBO, LEONIDE | USA, c.1867, PHIM | New York, N.Y. | D.J. Warner 5. | suggest correction | ||
| CALONNE | France, c.1750, MIM | Architect's Etui with Instruments = Versailles 5/6/79. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CALTENBACK, FULLER AND CO. | England, c.1850?, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 1/22/87. | 77 Blackman Street, Borough, London. | Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CALTHOFF | see Kalthoff. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CALTIN, B. | 1728, MIM | Astronomical Clock and Sundial, 1728 = MADEX-16A = Strauss Coll. = NMM. | MADEX; NMM 2. | suggest correction | ||
| CALVI, DR. CARMELUS | Italy, 1755, MIM SIM | Circumferentor, 1755 = Stucker, 1958. | maker. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CAM | France, 19th Century, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = Christie-SK 9/11/86. | Rue de la Paix, 24, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CAM, J. | England, OIM | Telescope = FRK-T133. | London. | Frank. | suggest correction | |
| CAMBON, BALTZER | 1642, MIM | Astrolabe, cardboard, 1642 = LUN. | ICA-613. | Price 1; Zinner 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction | |
| CAMDEN, WILLIAM | England, c.1710, MIM | Sundial inside lid of watch = OXF. | Weldon Coll. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAMENADE, CAREL ANTHONIJ | Italy; Holland, 1761-1809, MIM PHIM | made barometers and calipers. | Milan; Delft. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAMERON AND BLAKENEY | Scotland, fl.1853-60, MIM NIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 10/22/87; Sympiesometer = Soth 12/5/72; Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 1/12/83; Octant = NMM; Telescope = FRK = RSM; Azimuth Dial = FRK = RSM. | Paul Cameron and John Blakeney. | Glasgow. | Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAMERON, ALEXANDER | Scotland, fl.1818-48, NIM | Octant, with case = Christie 2/8/66-2 = FRK = RSM. | watch and clockmaker; probably only a dealer. | High Street (1818-24); Overgate (1829-48); both in Dundee. | Frank; Bryden 3; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| CAMERON, J.R. | England, fl.1840-52, NIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = Jared Coffin House, Nantucket, Mass.; Tell-Tale Compass = PEA; Sextants = PEA, Koller June, 1967, Soth. 12/19/66-10. | T.C. in case for Chrichton octant (1852) in Kelton Coll. (1990); octant was made for A. Dobbie. | 54 South Castle Street; 14 South Castle Street near the Customs House (1852); both in Liverpool. | Brewington 1; Calvert 2; USNM; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAMERON, PAUL | Scotland, 1814-70, MIM OIM PHIM | Compass Card = NMM. | author, 1848; took John Blakeney as his partner, 1853-60; firm became Paul Cameron and Co., 1861-64, 1866-69; firm was Houston and Cameron in 1865; exhibited at the London Exhibition of 1851. | 87 London Street, Glasgow (1851-54). | Bryden 3; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| CAMERON, PAUL, AND CO. | Scotland, fl.1861-69, MIM NIM PHIM | interrupted in 1865 when firm's name was Houston and Cameron. | 11 and 19 Howard Street (1861-64); 25 Howard Street (1866-67); 2 York Place (1868); 178 Broomielaw (1869); all in Glasgow. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| CAMILLUS | Italy, 1554, MIM | Armillary Sphere = VAA. | could be Camillus Vulparia? | Florence. | Grimaldi (706). | suggest correction |
| CAMINADA | Italy; Holland, c.1790, PHIM | made barometers; glass blower. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CAMINADA GEBR. | Holland, c.1850, MIM | Linear Dividing Machine = P.C. (1973); Dividing Circle = P.C. (1973). | Rotterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CAMINADA, J. | Holland, fl.1820-61, MIM PHIM | made barometers and calipers. | Delft. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAMINADA, L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAMINADA, P. | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(4), Soth.-S 1/10/90; Barometer = Soth. 7/3/70. | Taunton. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CAMMACK | see Foster and Cammack. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CAMMENADE, CAEL ANTHONY | see Carel Anthonij Camenade. | suggest correction | ||||
| CAMOTTA, MRS. ANN | England, c.1860, PHIM | made barometers; probably widow of Richard Camotta. | 14 Bull Green, Halifax. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAMOTTA, RICHARD | England, fl.1830-41, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | signed "Camotta Halifax." | 14 Bull Close (1830); 12 Bull Green (1841); both in Halifax. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CAMOZZI, CHARLES | England, fl.1830-52, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(3). | all signed "C. Camozzi Bicester"; succeeded by his widow, Eleanor Camozzi, in 1852. | Market End (1830); Market Place (1832-50); both in Bicester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CAMOZZI, ELEANOR | England, 1852, PHIM | succeeded her husband, Charles Camozzi, in 1852; barometer maker or dealer. | Bicester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAMP, ALB. U.D. | Holland, c.1742, NIM | Alb. u.d. Camp; compass maker. | Buitenkant, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| CAMPANI, GIOVANNI | Italy, | see Giuseppe Campani. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CAMPANI, GIUSEPPE | Italy, 1620-96, OIM | a renowned maker of telescopes and microscopes; his work is found in many museums, including KEN, KAS, NAC, POB (2)(1673), FLO, Zeiss Jena (1696) etc.; dated examples range from 1669-1696; brother of Matteo Campani; author; clockmaker. | Spoleto; Rome. | Bonelli 1 and 4; Morpurgo 1; Daumas 1; Nachet; Paris 1900; Gunther 2; Italian Inventory; Purtle; Trois Siècles; Bryden 11; Drechsler 2; Bedini 11; DSB; Clay and Court; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| CAMPANI, MATTEO | Italy, fl.1660-80, MIM | brother of Giuseppe Campani; made clocks and watches; author; devised instruments for his brother. | Rome. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Morpurgo 1; Baillie 1; Britten; Zeitlin No. 214; Michel 3; Bedini 11 and 14. | suggest correction | |
| CAMPBELL 1 | England, PHIM | Marine Barometer = D.(1989), Cardoza Auction 8/26/89. | see John Campbell 2. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAMPBELL 2 | Germany, NIM | Compass Rose = HAM. | Hamburg. | Schück 2. | suggest correction | |
| CAMPBELL, CHARLES | USA?, 1798, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1798 = X. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| CAMPBELL, J. 1 | England, c.1850, NIM | Octant = LIM. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CAMPBELL, J. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Gatehouse (York?). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAMPBELL, JOHN 1 | England, 1720-90, | improved Hadley' quadrant; devised a sextant; Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. | Taylor 2(335); Brewington 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CAMPBELL, JOHN 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Campbell 1 and J. Campbell 1. | 6 South Castle Street, Liverpool. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAMPBELL, W., AND CO. | Germany, NIM | Sextant = X. | see Campbell 2. | Hamburg. | Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAMPI, GIO. BATTA | Italy, c.1750, OIM | T.C.; optician. | Genoa. | Calvert 2; KEN. | suggest correction | |
| CAMPI, JOHN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Wolverhampton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAMPINI, JEAN-JUSTIN | Italy, 1639-98, OIM | lens maker; designed microscopes; author; nom de plume was Carlo di Napoli. | Naples. | Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CAMPIONE 1 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Oxford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAMPIONE 2 | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie 12/17/75. | Christie signed "Campioni Edinburgh." | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAMPIONI | Scotland, | see Campione 2. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CAMPIONI AND CO. | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAMPONOVO, ANGELO | England, c.1846, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2), Christie-SK 6/24/88. | one X signed "Camponovo Summers Town, Oxon."; the other X and Christie-SK signed "Camponovo Oxford." | St. Thomas's Parish, Oxford. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CANBY, J., AND SON | England, 19th Century, OIM | Telescope = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | South Castle Street, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CANISIUS, DANIEL | Holland, 18th Century, NIM | Reflecting Circle = AMST. | Daniél Canisius; owner? | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CANIVET, JACQUES | France, fl.1743-74, MIM OIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including ADL; dated ones range from 1750-72. | nephew, pupil of, and successor to Claude Langlois; "Ingénieur du Roi" and "Ingénieur en Instruments de Mathématique de Messieurs de l'Académie Royale des Sciences" (1756-74); Master of the "Corporation des fondeurs, 1743; took over Jean-Baptiste Lordelle's shop sign; took apprentices; made many instruments for Courtanvaux; succeeded by Lennel. | Place de la Marché Neuf (1743); à la Sphère, Quai de l'Horloge (1747); both on the Ile de la Cité, Paris. | Daumas 1; Brieux 3; Courtanvaux; Trois Siècles; Wynter and Turner; Coffeen 14; Michel 3; J.A. Bennett 2; Bryden 16; ADL; Augarde; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CANNON, F.W. | England, | see W.F. Cannon. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CANNON, W. | England, c.1820-40, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1980). | surely W.F. Cannon. | Shadwell. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CANNON, W.F. | England, c.1850, NIM | Sextants = Christie-SK 4/17/86, Soth. 10/28/86, MYS, Seamans Institute, New York; Marine Compass = OMM; Octants, ebony = Pugsley Sale, Christie-SK 2/9/84. | compass and octant signed "W.F. Canon"; Institute sextant signed "W.K. Cannon"; surely the same man. | 177 Shadwell; 175 High Street, Shadwell; both in London. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CANOVA, PETER | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Halesworth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CANTERO, FRAN. DE LA FUENTE | Spain, MIM | Dividers = MAA. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CANTI, C.A. 1 | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Phillips 10/26/83, Soth. 4/28/88. | X has first address; Phillips has the other and may be for C.A. Canti 2. | Malling, Kent; 16 Brooke Street, Holborn (London). | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CANTI, C.A. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 2/4/77. | X signed "C.A. Canti, Jr." | 59 Shoe Lane, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CANTI, C.A., AND SON | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 16 Brooke Street, Holborn (London). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CANTI, E. | England, c.1775, PHIM | Barometer = Christie 2/19/70. | Town Malling, Kent. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CANTLEY | England, c.1726, MIM | sundial maker; taught James Ferguson the art. | Earle. | suggest correction | ||
| CANTON, J. | England, 1753, PHIM | Electroscope, 1753 = DEU. | London. | Wheatland 2. | suggest correction | |
| CANTONI, B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 2/19/87. | "Warranted." | Horsham. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CANTY, C.A. | see C.A. Canti 2. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CANTZLER | Germany, c.1790, MIM | Kantzler? | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CANVA, FRANCISCO ANTON | Spain, NIM | Marine Compass = ROM. | Barcelona. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| CANZ, GIOVANNI | Italy, MIM | Sandglass = TRE; Marine Compass = TRE. | Trieste. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CANZIUS, JACOB HENDRIK ONDERDEWYNGAART | see Onderdewyngaart Canzius. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Rooseboom 1; Brieux 2; Crommelin 1; Multhauf 1; KEN; Daumas 1; Clay and Court; Nachet. | suggest correction | |||
| CAPADORA, D. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer with Thermometer = Soth. 6/6/75. | may be variant spelling for "Capoduro." | Cirencester. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAPADURO | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Deal. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAPADURO, DOMENICO | England, c.1830, OIM | Lombard Street, Margate. | Taylor 2(1793). | suggest correction | ||
| CAPELLA, J. | England, c.1780, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1975). | Coventry. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CAPELLA, L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | could be L. Casella. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CAPELLA, MICHAEL | England, c.1854, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | signed "M. Capella" with address. | 53 Edgbaston Street, Birmingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CAPELLI | England, PHIM | made barometers; see Stringa and Capelli. | Newport. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAPI | France, pre-1782, PHIM | Barometer = COR. | Paris. | Courtanvaux. | suggest correction | |
| CAPILUPI, GIULIO | Italy, 1609, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, 1609 = P.C. | designed a universal sundial; author. | Mantua. | Morpurgo 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAPO, ANTHONY | Ireland, fl.1819-54, OIM PHIM | Barometer, 1819 = X. | spelled "Cappo" from 1839 on; optician. | 154 Millfield (1819-20); 164 Millfield 1839-40); 168 Millfield (1843-46); 160 Millfield (1850-54); all in Belfast. | G. Fennell; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction |
| CAPPI, WILLIAM | England, fl.1844-50, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 11 Bakers Row, Clerkenwell, London. | Goodison 1; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| CAPPO, JOSEPH 1 | Ireland, fl.1835-80, PHIM | weather-glass maker; philosophical and chemical instrument maker; may be related to and successor to Anthony Cappo. | 168 Millfield (1835); 202 North Street (1839); 164 Millfield (1840); 147 Millfield (1856); 24 Portland Street (1858); 14 Portland Street (1860-61); 5 Portland Place (1863-80); all in Belfast. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| CAPPO, JOSEPH 2 | Scotland, fl.1847-53, PHIM | made hydrometers. | Buchanan Court, 75 Argyll Street (1847-52); 404 Parliamentary Road (1853); both in Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| CAPPO, JOSHUA | Ireland, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Belfast. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| CAPPY | France, 1767-80, PHIM | Thermometers = CNAM; Barometers = CNAM. | Rue et Place Royale, Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAPPY ET MOSSY | France, fl.1768-80, PHIM | Aerometer = CNAM; Thermometer = CNAM; Barometer = D.(1970); Weather Instrument = D.(1970). | Rue et Place Royale, Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAPPY ET NEVEU | France, 1776, PHIM | Thermometer, 1776 = CNAM. | Rue et Place Royale, Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAPRA, ALLESSANDRO | Italy, c.1678, | invented a hodometer. | Bologna. | Morpurgo 1; Weil 2. | suggest correction | |
| CAPRA, BALDASSAR | Italy, c.1580-1626, | claimed to have been making sectors for six years in 1607. | Milan. | Daumas 1; DSB; Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| CAPRANI, G., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Norwich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAPRANI, L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Leicester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAPUCCINI, NETO | Italy, 1812, MIM | Sundial, 1812 = P.C. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CAR. PL. | see Carolus Platus. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| CARACIA, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Edenbridge. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CARACIA, JOSEPH | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie 1/26/90. | Edenbridge, Kent. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CARAFA, GIOVANNI | Italy, c.1550, MIM | globe maker. | Rome? | Globus, Dec., 1956. | suggest correction | |
| CARCANI | variant spelling for "Carcany", which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CARCANO | France, | Carcanô; see Carcany. | suggest correction | |||
| CARCANY | France, c.1775, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = D.(1973), BEK; Barometers = P-B 3/18/39, Koller Nov. 1968; Stick Barometer = Soth. 6/4/92. | P-B signed "Carcanô"; Koller signed "Carcani"; Soth signed "Carcano." | Place Dauphine No. 2, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARD, CHARLES | England, fl.1785-1820, MIM | apprenticed to Robert Tangate 1 in the Joiners' Company on Sept. 3, 1776; free in the Company, Nov. 1, 1785; took apprentices. | Martlett Court, Bow Street, Covent Gardens (1786); 10 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane (1788-20); both in London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| CARDAN | England, c.1600, MIM | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |||
| CARE | Italy, 1778, MIM | Quadrant, 1778 = X. | Venice. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Hamilton 2. | suggest correction | |
| CAREY | misreading for Cary. | suggest correction | ||||
| CAREY, J. AND W. | England, | misreadimg for J. and W. Cary. | Soth.-Wilkinson and Hodge 11/28/24. | suggest correction | ||
| CARGRAVE | England, 1778, MIM | Wall Sundial, 1778 = Leyburn, Yorks. | also signed "J.B."; full name may be "J.B. Cargrave." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CARINALLI, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Gloucester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CARIOLI, A. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie-SK 4/17/86, 10/20/89. | Whitby. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CARITAT, H. | USA, c.1799, MIM | astronomical instrument maker? | 153 Broadway, New York. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |
| CARK, PAUL | MIM SIM | Graphometer = ZUR. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CARLAW, DAVID | Scotland, 1832-1907, MIM | Drafting Protractor = Soth. 12/19/66-38 = FRK = RSM. | apprenticed to Thomas Rankine Gardner in 1846; made instruments for Lord Kelvin. | South Portland Street (1860); Sydney Court, 62 Argyle Street (1865-71); Havelock Buildings, 75 East Howard Street (1872-74); Ropewalk Lane (1875-97); Finnieston Street (1897-1907); all in Glasgow. | Frank; House; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARLILL, JOHN | England, c.1837, MIM NIM OIM | Northside, Old Dock, Hull. | Taylor 2(2093). | suggest correction | ||
| CARLL, JOHANN | Germany, 1587-1665, MIM | Bow Compass = NUR WI-1532. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Lunardi; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CARLO DI NAPOLI | see Jean-Justin Ciampini. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |||
| CARLO, CRINDEL | misreading for Carlo Grindel. | Czech. Inventory. | suggest correction | |||
| CARMAN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CARNIVET | see Canivet. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CARNOVA, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Charlesworth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAROANI | France, c.1780, PHIM | Barometer = Koller Oct. 1969. | Rue et Faubourg St. Antoine, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CAROCHE, C. | France, c.1792, OIM | made a twenty-two-foot telescope; may be "Carochez." | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| CAROCHET | France, | see Carochez. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| CAROCHEZ, NOEL-SIMON | France, fl.1767-1813, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Folding Square = P.C.; Graphometer = Chayette 6/28/86; Telescope = Prin Coll; Angle Barometer = D.(1988). | Noël-Simon Carochez; apprenticed to P. Vallée, 1759; turned over to Berin de la Croix, 1761; Master in the "Corporation des fondeurs"; "Ingénieur du Roi"; "Opticien de Monsieur"; inventoried Passsement's estate, 1769; made achromatic lenses and physical instruments, etc. | Le Pont Nôtre Dame, côte de Saint-Denys-de-la-Chartre (1769); Rue de la Pelleterie (1774); Quai de l'Horloge (1789);last two on the Ile de la Cité; Place de Cambrai (1792); Place de Grève, près l'Hôtel de Ville (no date); all in Paris. | Augarde; Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction |
| CAROCHEZ, VEUVE | France, MIM | Sector = Drouot 4/26/67-71. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CARON, VEUVE | France, c.1770-72, OIM | Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| CARONCHEZ | France, 18th Century, MIM | Square = P. and S. 3/8/1895. | probably Carochez. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARONNI | France, PHIM | made wheel barometers. | Rue de Faubourg St. Antoine, à côte de la fontaine de la rue Charone, Paris. | ? | suggest correction | |
| CAROUCHER | France, MIM | Square = Evans Coll. | probably Carochez. | Paris. | Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| CARPANTIER, J. | France, 19th Century, MIM | Level = A-P 3/15/76. | possibly a misreading of J. Carpentier. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARPENTER | England, OIM | Microscopes = Christie-SK 5/10/77; Soth.-S 7/23/87. | made an improved compound folding microscope; surely Philip Carpenter. | 24 Regent [Street], London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARPENTER AND WESTLEY | England, fl.1835-1900+, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Barometers = X, KEN, OXF, D.(1972); Octant with telescopic sights = P.C.; Opera Glasses = WHI; Microscopes = BIL, Soth. 12/8/69, 2/8/83 and 10/3/88; Telescope = Soth. 12/13/65; Level = P. and S. 4/21/1898; Sector, Rule with Protractor, Parallel Rule, ivory = D.(1984). | Philip Carpenter; dealt also in globes; T.C. | 111 New Street, Birmingham (1835); 24 Regent Street (1838); 21 Regent Street; both in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1795); Calvert 2; Dewhirst; Whipple 1; Purtle; Moskowitz 108; Coffeen B; G.L'E. Turner 24; Crawforth 1 & 6; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARPENTER, PHILIP | England, fl.1817-38, MIM OIM | Compass = WHI; Spy Glass = Susquehanna County Historical Society, Pa.; Microscopes = KEN, P.C.(3), WHI, Christie 12/17/75, Soth. 3/25/86, D.(1995); Telescope, 7-draw = D. (1997). | optician; made Brewster's kaleidoscope; T.C.; see Carpenter and Westley; the London shop was called "Microcosm"; D. signed "Carpenter's Improved Microscope for Opake and transparent Objects, 24 Regent Street, London." | Bath Row (1817); 111 New Street (1824); 33 Navigation Street (1829); all in Birmingham; 24 Regent Street, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1794); KEN; Calvert 2; USNM; Gunther 2; Whipple 1; Moskowitz 108; Bryden 9; Crawforth 1; Coffeen 58; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARPENTER, THOMAS | England, c.1830, NIM | compass maker. | New Canal Street, Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1794). | suggest correction | |
| CARPENTER, WILLIAM | England, c.1808, OIM | optician. | Inge Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| CARPENTIER, J. | France, c.1877, PHIM | Galvanometer = D. | succeeded Ruhmkorff at his death. | Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Brieux 1. | suggest correction |
| CARPENTIERE, ANDRIES | France, c.1750, MIM | garden sundial at Dunham Massey attributed to him. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CARR, GRIFFITH | England, c.1718, | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 2 in the Joiners' Company in 1718. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| CARR, H. | England, MIM | Horary Quadrant, wood = Newcastle Science and Engineering Museum. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CARR, JOHN | England, c.1823, | devised way to increase field of view of telescopes. | Bristol. | Taylor 2(1503). | suggest correction | |
| CARRARESI, GIOVANNI | Italy, fl.1851-54, PHIM | made electrical apparatus. | Florence. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| CARRE, E. | Germany, c.1840, PHIM | Electrostatic Apparatus = D. | E. Carré. | Brieux 3. | suggest correction | |
| CARRE, PAUL | France, 1652, NIM | Holland Circle, 1652 = OXF. | Paul Carré; punchmark is a heart pierced by an arrow. | Paris. | Maison Française. | suggest correction |
| CARREW, JOHN WILLIAM | England, fl.1836-58, MIM PHIM | Taylor thought he was John Carrew. | 18 Wapping Lane (1836-40); 13 Wapping Lane (1842-58); both in London. | O'Mara; Taylor 2(2094). | suggest correction | |
| CARRIEU | France, c.1840, MIM SIM | Surveying Circle = D.(1986). | "Ecole de chalons." | Coffeen 13. | suggest correction | |
| CARROCHEZ | see Carochez. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CARROLL, NICHOLAS | England, 1842, MIM | Sundial, slate, 1842 = P.C. | Rattoo. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CARRON, JEAN FRANCOIS | France, 1787, MIM | Mathematical Instrument Set, 1787 = MADEX-473. | Jean François Carron. | MADEX. | suggest correction | |
| CARRY | see Cary. | Daumas 1; Brieux 3. | suggest correction | |||
| CARSARTELLY | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably variant of "Casartelli." | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CARSATELLI | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | probably a variant of "Casartelli." | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CARTA, GEORGE | England, fl.1839=52, OIM PHIM | optician; barometer maker. | 252 High Street, Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CARTAILIER | France, MIM SIM | Graphometers = PSH, Soth. 11/13/61 = D.(1965), Ineichen 6/7/75, 10/20/75. | some may be same instrument. | Avignon. | Paris 1900; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARTARIUS | see Mario Cartaro. | suggest correction | ||||
| CARTARO, MARIO | Italy, fl.1560-91, MIM | Celestial Globes, 1577 = ROM(2), FLO; Terrestrial Globe, 1577 = ROM. | also signed as "Cartarius." | Viterbo; Rome; Naples. | Bonelli 4; Michel 3; Italian Inventory; Globus, Dec. 1956; Tooley 1; Bedini 12. | suggest correction |
| CARTE, JOHN | England, fl.1695-1703, MIM | Altitude Sundials with perpetual calendars = OXF; KEN. | member of the Clockmakers' Company; author; advertised a "Great Geographical Clock." | Coventry; Dial and Crown near Essex Street, Strand; Lombard Street (1696); Garden Court, Middle Temple; all in London. | Taylor 1(495); Dewhirst; Britten; Gunther 2 and 6; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| CARTER | Englandc.1740, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1968). | Ripon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CARTER, FREDK. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 12/15/72. | Hart Street, Bloomsbury, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CARTER, G. | England, c.1830, OIM | Refracting Telescope = Bearne's 2/17/92. | with stand and case. | Exeter. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARTER, HENRY | England, fl.pre-1717 to post-1724, MIM | took Anthony Lamb, his nephew?, as an apprentice, 1717-24. | near St. Clement's Church, Strand, London. | Taylor 2(154a); Baber; Smart 1; Bedini 7. | suggest correction | |
| CARTER, J. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 5/14/87. | 61 Cornhill (London). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CARTER, N. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 4/7/86. | Salisbury. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CARTER, THOMAS | England, fl.1784-1811, | made instrument cases. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CARTILLA, CARMELO | Italy, 1720, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1720 = ROM. | Turin. | Michel 3; Tooley; Globus, Dec. 1956. | suggest correction | |
| CARTLAND, GEORGE | Ireland, 1824, OIM | optician. | 8 Rosemary Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| CARTON, WILLIAM | England, c.1721, | free in the Joiners' Company in 1721; took apprentices. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| CARTWRIGHT AND SON | England, c.1840, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer with Thermometer = Soth.-Bearne 4/4/78. | see C. Cartwright and Son. | Preston. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARTWRIGHT, C., AND SON | England, c.1840, OIM PHIM | Student's Microscope = Soth. 6/8/70. | Preston. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CARUGHI | England, | see Gugeri and Carughi. | suggest correction | |||
| CARUGHI, PAUL | England, fl.1839-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = D.(1976), Phillips-Leeds 12/16/87. | also made thermometers; see Gugeri and Carughi; see Paul Carughi and Co.; Phillips-Leeds signed "P. Carughi, High Holborn." | 15 Brook Street (1839); 128 Holborn (1841-43); 16 Charles Street, Hatton Garden (1844-45); 38 Brook Street (1846-47); 139 High Holborn (1852-60); all in London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARUGHI, PAUL, AND CO. | England, pre-1846, PHIM | barometer and thermometer makers. | London. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| CARVALHO DA COSTA, ANTONIO | Portugal, 1650-1714, | designed a mariner's astrolabe. | Lisbon. | Weil 2(25). | suggest correction | |
| CARVER | see Baker, Carver and Morrell. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CARVER, ISAAC | England, fl.1667-1728, MIM | Sectors, ivory = KEN (1683), P.C. (1704); Everard-type Slide Rules = P.C. (1686), OXF (1688), KEN (1689); Level, 1696 = GEL; Goniometer, 1696 = GEL; Slide Rules = KEN (1700, 1713), OXF, Soth. 7/15/63; Triangular Sector, 1704 = D.(1975); Globe Sundial, 1708 = X; Log Slide Rule, wood, 1710 = P.C.; Drawing Instrument = GEL. | author, 1687; T.C.; watchmaker; admitted as a Brother to the Clockmakers' Company in 1668; took apprentices. | Sign of the Globe Dial, Horseley Down, Southwark, London, (1696-1728). | Taylor 1(313); Wynter 1; Wynter and Turner; Dewhirst; Calvert 2; Gunther 2; Clay and Court; Evans 1; Baillie 1; Maistrov 3; Novokshanova-Soklovskaja; KEN; Crawforth 1; J. Brown 1 & 3; A.J. Turner 10; Delehar 9; RSW | suggest correction |
| CARVER, JACOB | England, c.1715, MIM | son of Isaac Carver; T.C.; made slide rules and gauges. | Globe Dial, Horseleydown, Southwark; Atlas and Quadrant, near Cherry-Garden Stairs on Rotherhith Wall; both in London. | Taylor 2(33); Calvert 2; Clay and Court; KEN; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| CARVER, SAMUEL | misprint for Jacob Carver in Index. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CARWARDINE, PHILIP | England, c.1674, OIM | member of the Spectaclemakers' Company. | London. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| CARY 1 | England, 1783-1859, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including barometers, globes, sextants, microscopes, theodolites, etc. | family of instrument makers; it is difficult to distinguish between the work of John (1), John (2), William, George (1), or George (2) Cary. | 181 Strand; 272 Strand (1786-91); both in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(810, 935, 1290); Wynter 1; Coffeen C; Gunther 2 and 6; Moskowitz 103; Whipple 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Pipping 2; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARY 2 | England, c.1810, PHIM | Marine Barometer = VNN. | Andrew Cary. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARY AND CO. | England, fl.1856-1900+, MIM OIM | T.C.; established in 1765; last owned by Henry Porter; "late of 181 Strand, London, W.C." | 7 Pall Mall, two doors east from Waterloo Place, London, S.W. | Calvert 2; Moskowitz 132. | suggest correction | |
| CARY'S | England, 1811, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, miniature, 1811 = ADL-W56. | made by one of the Carys. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CARY, ANDREW | see Cary 2. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CARY, FRANCIS | England, 1756-1836, MIM | brother of John (1), George (1), and William Cary; globemaker. | London. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| CARY, G. AND L. | England, | misreading for George (20) and John (2) Cary. | Chenekal 3. | suggest correction | ||
| CARY, GEORGE (2) AND JOHN (2) | England, fl.1821-53, MIM SIM | Pairs of Globes = MLL, Soth. 2/25/86; Terrestrial Globes = Soth. 9/20/83 (1821), USNM(2) (1828), USNM(2) (1838). | brothers; George Cary 2 and John Cary 2; succeeded their uncle William Cary, in 1825 and their father, John Cary 1, in 1831; usually signed "G. and J. Cary." | 86 St. James's ; 181 Strand (1825-56); both in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(695, 810, 1290); Chenekal 3; KEN; USNM; Moskowitz 103; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARY, GEORGE 1 | England, d.1830, MIM | brother of John (1), Francis and William Cary; globemaker. | London. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| CARY, GEORGE 2 | England, fl.1821-59, MIM NIM OIM | son of John Cary 1; brother of John Cary 2; see George (2) and John (2) Cary; globe maker; succeeded by George Frederick Cruchley. | 86 St. James's; 181 Strand; both in London. | Taylor 2(1290); KEN; Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| CARY, J. AND C. | misreading for J. and W. Cary. | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| CARY, J. AND W. | England, fl.1780-1828, MIM NIM | makers of globes and nautical instruments, their work is found in many museums. | John (1) and William Cary; brothers, and father and uncle, respectively, to John (2) and George (2) Cary. | 181 Strand (1780); 272 Strand (to 1820); both in London. | Taylor 2(695 and 810); USNM; Chenekal 1; KEN; Catalogus der Bibliotheek; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARY, JOHN 1 | England, 1754-1835 fl.1783-1831, MIM NIM | globe and map maker; worked with his brothers, William Cary and George Cary 1; retired in 1831; father of George (2) and John (2) Cary; see J. and W. Cary. | 181 Arundel Street, Strand (1783); 181 Strand (1792); 85/6 St. James's Street (1821); all in London. | Taylor 2(695); KEN; Price 3; Ward 4; Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| CARY, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1791-1853, MIM | globe maker; worked with his brother, George (2), as G. and J. Cary; son of John Cary 1. | 86 St. James's; 181 Strand; both in London. | Taylor 2(1290); Moskowitz 103; KEN; Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| CARY, W. AND J. | England, c.1822, MIM | Terrestrial (1815) and Celestial (1822) Globes on clock = Town Museum, Oslo. | William and John (1) Cary; clock by James Shearer. | 272 The Strand, London (1786). | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CARY, WILLIAM | England, 1759-1825, MIM NIM OIM | Terrestrial Globe = Custis-Lee Mansion, Arlington, Va.; Slide Rule for currency conversion, wood and paper, 1815 = OXF; Stand for Astronomical Sextant = CMY; Microscope = CMY; Meridian Telescope = DRE; Slide Rule, chemical = P.C. | apprenticed to Jesse Ramsden; worked with older brother, John Cary 1, 1786; T.C.; worked alone from 1789; the name of the shop continued as William Cary until 1891; also brother of George (1) and Francis Cary. | 272 Strand (1786); No.182 Strand near Norfolk Street (1794); 181 Strand (1794-1825); all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(810); Maddison 1; Dewhirst; Gunther 2; Clay and Court; Wheatland 1; Daumas 1; USNM; Moskowitz 103; Pipping 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Crawforth 1 & 6; J.A. Bennett 2; Delehar 9; RSW; Yonge. | suggest correction |
| CARZATELLI | France, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Longleat House, Wilts. | à la Tour d'Argent, rue et Faubourg St. Antoine, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CAS. BU. | see Caspar Buschmann 1. | Michel 2; Bobinger 2; Engelmann 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CASA, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CASARETELLI | England, | probaly the same as Casartelli. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CASARTELLI 1 | England, MIM PHIM | Anemometer = P.C.; Level = Phillips 10/5/76. | mining instrument maker; could be Joseph or Lewis (2) Casartelli. | Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CASARTELLI 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | similar to one by Charles Molliner. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CASARTELLI 3 | England, c.1847, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | could be Anthony or Joseph Casartelli. | Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CASARTELLI 4 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, Soth. 5/1/86. | London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CASARTELLI, A. 1 | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = VNN; Wheel Barometer = X. | may be Anthony Casartelli 1 or 2. | Duke Street, Liverpool. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CASARTELLI, A. 2 | Ireland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 2 Fade Street, Dublin. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CASARTELLI, ANTHONY (1) AND JOSEPH | England, fl.1845-49, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth.-West Sussex 12/13/83; Marine Barometers = X(2), Soth. 6/6/75; Telescope = Christie-SK 4/17/86; Stick Barometer = Soth. 7/19/88. | instruments signed "A. and J. Casartelli"; opticians. | 20 Duke Street, Liverpool. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CASARTELLI, ANTHONY 1 | England, 1802-59, PHIM | optician; made barometers and thermometers; Antonio Giovanni Casartelli; worked from 1845-59. | 20 Duke Street, Liverpool. | Goodison 1; Moskowitz 105. | suggest correction | |
| CASARTELLI, ANTHONY 2 | England, 1830-81, PHIM | Giovanni Antonio Santino Casartelli; worked with Anthony (1) and Joseph Casartelli; made barometers. | 11 Castle Street, Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CASARTELLI, J., AND SON 1 | England, MIM SIM | Miner's Surveying Compasses = D.(1970), Christie-SK 4/17/86. | surely Joseph L. Casartelli and Son. | Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CASARTELLI, J., AND SON 2 | England, OIM | Microscope, simple = FRK-M331. | Salford. | Frank. | suggest correction | |
| CASARTELLI, JOSEPH L. | England, 1822-1900, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/21/83; Rolling Parallel Rule = D.(1972); Bubble Level = D.(1973); Surveying Instruments = Soth.-NY 2/23/79, RSM; Dickinson's Anemometer = Christie-SK 5/10/77; Miner's Surveying Compass = Phillips 2/2/84; Theodolite = Christie-SK 4/17/86; Mining Dial = P.C. (1987); Soho-type Slide Rule = P.C. | barometer signed "J.L. Casartelli"; the rest signed "J. Casartelli"; Giuseppe Luigi Casartelli, great-nephew of Lewis Casartelli 1; worked with Anthony Casartelli 1, 1845-49, in Liverpool; succeeded to the business of his brothers-in-law, John B. and Joshua Ronchetti (2), in Manchester in 1851; T.C. | 20 Duke Street, Liverpool (1845-49); 42 Market Street, Manchester (1851-on). | Goodison 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Moskowitz 105; Delehar 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CASARTELLI, LEWIS 1 | England; Italy, 1784-1860 fl.1810-45, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Octant = GEP; Stick Barometer = Soth.-C 10/31/90. | Luigi Antonio Casartelli; succeeded by his nephew and great-nephew, Anthony Casartelli 1 and Joseph L. Casartelli; retired to Italy in 1845; also made thermometers. | 37 King Street (1820-32); 39 King Street (1821, 1824, 1826); 37/8 King Street (1823); 36 King Street (1827, 1829); 30 King Street (1832); 132 King Street (1834-43); 134 Duke Street (1834); 133 King Street (1834-37); 20 Duke Street (1835-43); all in Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1505); Goodison 1; Moskowitz 105; Crawforth 6; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CASARTELLI, LEWIS 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Market Street, Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CASATI | Italy, c.1800, PHIM | made thermometers. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CASATI, FRERES | France, NIM | Octant = LAS. | Casati Frères. | Marseilles. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CASATI, PIERRE | France, c.1750, PHIM | Thermometer of Lyons = KEN. | Lyon. | KEN. | suggest correction | |
| CASBOIS, DOM | France, c.1793, PHIM | designed a new type of barometer tube. | Metz. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| CASE | Holland, c.1685, OIM | made telescopes; optician. | Amsterdam. | Daumas 1; Huygens. | suggest correction | |
| CASE, WILLIAM | England, c.1827, MIM | 22 Crown Street, Finsbury Square, London. | Taylor 2(1506). | suggest correction | ||
| CASELLA | England, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums. | a firm that still exists today; originated with Louis Paschel Casella. | London. | Price 12; Whipple 1; Gunther 2; Moskowitz 105; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CASELLA AND CO. 1 | England, post-1840, PHIM | Lewis Casella; specialized in thermometers. | Taylor 2(1796). | suggest correction | ||
| CASELLA AND CO. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably Louis Casella and Co. | London. | Goodison 1; Moskowitz 105. | suggest correction |
| CASELLA AND TAGLIABUE | England, fl.1846-48, PHIM | Louis Casella and Caesar Tagliabue; barometer makers; succeeded Tagliabue and Casella; succeeded by Louis Casella and Co. | 23 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CASELLA, C.F., AND CO. LTD. | England, c.1875, MIM | Alidade = ADL-W165. | London. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CASELLA, LEWIS | Scotland; England, fl.1833-38, MIM PHIM | Diptych Sundial, boxwood = WHI. | marked "Sundial and Compass"; specialized in thermometers; later became Casella and Co. 1. | London. | Taylor 2(1796); Bryden 16; Morrison-Low. | suggest correction |
| CASELLA, LOUIS PASCHEL | England, fl.1844-97, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including barometers, sextants, sundials, microscopes, etc. | "Maker to the Admiralty"; "Maker to the Admiralty and Ordnance"; most instruments signed "Casella London" or "L. Casella London"; worked with Tagliabue from 1846-48. | 23 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1796); Brewington 1; Moskowitz 108; Middleton 4; Coffeen D; Pipping 1; Price 12; Whipple 1; Gunther 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; J.A. Bennett 2; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CASELLA, LOUIS, AND CO. | England, fl.1848-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1983). | barometer makers; succeeded Casella and Tagliabue; "Instruments Makers to the Admiralty and Government of America", 1856; "Instrument makers to the East India Co.and Board of Trade", 1860. | 23 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CASELLI, ANTONIUS | Italy, c.1692, MIM | Sectors = D.(1965), Musée Lombard, Geneva. | the dealer's sector is signed "Antonius Caselli faciabat Luiz." | Luiz. | Brophy; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CASERTELLI | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | surely one of the Casartellis. | Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CASHEE, R. | misreading for Richard Cushee. | Christie 10/31/67; Yonge. | suggest correction | |||
| CASS, DANIEL | England, c.1798, MIM | apprenticed to William Moris of the Grocers' Company on Oct. 2, 1794; turned over to John Fentiman, member of the Tiler and Bricklayers' Company on June 23, 1798. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| CASSARD, ANDRE | France, 1423, MIM | Astrolabe Clock, 1423 = Saint-Etienne Church, Bourges. | André Cassard; worked under the direction of Johanne Fusoris. | Bourges. | Gunther 1. | suggest correction |
| CASSAROTI | England, PHIM | see Bordoli and Cassaroti. | Stampford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CASSEGRAIN, GUILLAUME | France, c.1672, | Sieur Guillaume Cassegrain; developed the type of reflecting telescope which carries his name. | Chartres; Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; H.C. King 1; L. Bell; DSB. | suggest correction | |
| CASSELI | Italy, MIM | Military Compass = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CASSELLIS | MIM | Universal Ring Sun Dial = SWE. | mathematics and optics professor. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CASSEVA, GENERA | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 10/26/83. | Stourbridge. | Taylor 2(1797); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CASSINI, GIAN DOMENICO | Italy; France, 1625-1712, OIM | Cassini I; first Director of the Paris Observatory, 1669-c.1710; repaired the meridian of Bologna in 1655; designed telescopes; author; made a 136-foot telescope; made an improvement to the barometer in 1673. | Bologna; Paris. | Nachet; Morpurgo 1; Daumas 1; Dewhirst; Middleton 1; DSB. | suggest correction | |
| CASSINI, JACQUES | France, 1677-1756, OIM | Cassini II; directed the Paris Observatory from c.1710 to 1740; helped his father, Gian Domenico Cassini, in the restoration of the meridian of the Church of San Petronio in Bologna, in 1695. | Paris. | DSB. | suggest correction | |
| CASSINI, JACQUES DOMINIQUE | France1748-1845, OIM | Cassini IV; director of the Paris Observatory from 1784 to 1793; attempted to have a seven-foot quadrant cast in one piece; The DSB says that his name was Jean Dominique Cassini. | Daumas 1; DSB. | suggest correction | ||
| CASSINI, P. GIOVANNI MARIA, C.R.S. | Italy, fl.1790-92, MIM | Set of Celestial Gores, 1792 = ADL-A302; Pair of Globes = D.(1976); Celestial Globes, 1792 = ROM, etc.; Terrestrial Globes, 1790 = ROM, NMM, P.C., Bib. Mun., Ancona. | ADL gores are for an 8.5 cm. globe. | Rome. | Bonelli 4; Daumas 1; Italian Inventory; NMM 2; Globus, Nov. 1954; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CASSON, GEORGE | England, fl.1814-22, OIM | George Terrace, Commercial Road, London. | Taylor 2(1291). | suggest correction | ||
| CASSON, RUSSELL | England, 1727, MIM | Sundial, 1727 = X. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CASTEL, JACQUES THOMAS | France, 1710-72, MIM | Orrery Clock, 1763 = Christie 6/22/89; Analemmatic Sundial, 1769 = PMM; Sundial, 1769 = Lab. de Physique du Collège de France; Meridian Sundials = MADEX-176, 178 = PSH. | secretary to the King, 1758-74; designed window sundial at Oxford, made by Baradelle; invented and made sundials giving true time. | Rue Neuve Saint Roch (1758-71); Rue Neuve des Bons Enfants; both in Paris. | Michel 1 and 3; Nachet; Paris 1900; MADEX; Gunther 6; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CASTELLA, L. | England, MIM | Compass, ivory = Christie 11/8/66-11. | probably misreading for L. Casella. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CASTELLETTI, JOHN | England, c.1841, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | barometer signed "John Casteleti." | High Street, Leicester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CASTELLI, CARLO | Italy, c.1800, | devised philosophical instruments. | Milan. | Offenbacher 22, 1970. | suggest correction | |
| CASTIGONE | France, c.1831, OIM | Opera Glass = WHI. | Paris. | Whipple 1. | suggest correction | |
| CASTLEMAINE, EARL OF | England, | see Roger Palmer, Earl of Castlemaine. | Bryden 11; Gunther 3; Taylor 1(402, 406). | suggest correction | ||
| CASWELL | England, c.1690, | devised a nocturnal, made by Prujean. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | ||
| CATAILIER | France, | see Cartailier. | Ineichen, 1975. | suggest correction | ||
| CATALINI, SIMONE | Italy, 1720, NIM | Marine Compass, 1720 = GEP. | Livorno. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CATELLI AND CO. 1 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | may be C. Catelli and Co. or Catelli and Co. 2. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CATELLI AND CO. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Worcester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CATELLI, C., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, D.(1976). | D. is signed "Catelli and Co. Hereford." | Hereford. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CATELLI, G. | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 11/21/95. | see C. Catelli and Co. | Hereford. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CATMUR, BENJAMIN | England, fl.1838-40, MIM OIM PHIM | 28 Chamber Street, Goodman's Field, London. | Taylor 2(2096). | suggest correction | ||
| CATON, W. | England, c.1825, OIM | Microscope = Clay Coll. | Taylor 2(1507); Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| CATTANEO | England, fl.1830-60, PHIM | family of barometer makers including Austin, Henry, John, Joseph and Philip in various partnerships. | 12 Castlegate, York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANEO AND CO. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie's 2/19/97. | Leeds. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANEO AND CO. 1 | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Reigate. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANEO AND CO. 2 | England, c.1848, PHIM | made barometers, watches and clocks; partnership of Henry and Philip Cattaneo and Joseph Fattorini. | 12 Castlegate, York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANEO, AUSTIN | England, pre-1838, OIM PHIM | optician; made barometers; in partnership with Henry and John Cattaneo, Peter Ballarini and Joseph Fattorini. | Kings Staith, York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANEO, H., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Henry Cattaneo and Co. | York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CATTANEO, HENRY | England, 1806-60, PHIM | in partnership with Joseph Cattaneo, 1838-48; see Austin Cattaneo; see Cattaneo and Co. 2. | Kings Staith (pre-1838); 12 Castlegate (1838-48); 2 St. Martins Lane (1851); all in York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANEO, JOHN | England, pre-1838, PHIM | see Austin Cattaneo. | Kings Staith, York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANEO, JOSEPH | England, fl.1838-51, PHIM | see Joseph and Henry Cattaneo; bankrupt, 1849; in business on his own, 1851. | 12 Castlegate (1838); Minster Gates (1849); 1 South Entrance (1851); all in York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANEO, JOSEPH AND HENRY | England, fl.1838-48, OIM PHIM | opticians; made barometers. | 12 Castlegate, York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANEO, PHILIP | England, c.1848, PHIM | made barometers, clocks and watches; see Cattaneo and Co. 2. | 12 Castlegate, York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANIO, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 9/23/88. | Worcester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANIO, A. AND L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be Austin Cattaneo; `L' may be `H'. | York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CATTANIO, ANTHONY 1 | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X(2). | also made thermometers. | Blackhall Street, Kidderminster. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1801). | suggest correction |
| CATTANIO, ANTHONY 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Phillips-Leeds 12/16/87, Phillips 8/12/87, Christie 4/28/89. | Market Place, Malton. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANIO, C., AND DOTTI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Braintree. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANIO, P. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | Croyden. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANIO, P. 2 | England, 18th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-Chester 10/6/86. | Chester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANIO, V. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Worcester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CATTANO, ANTHONY | England, c.1830, | see Anthony Cattanio 1. | Taylor 2(1801). | suggest correction | ||
| CATTELY AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X. | stick has address. | 81 Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CATTELY, G., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CATTENCO, A. | misreading for A. Cattanio 2. | Phillips 12/16/87. | suggest correction | |||
| CATTIN, JEAN-BAPTISTE | France, 1726, MIM | Planetarium, 1727 = P.C.; Celestial Globes with clockwork = NMM-G.136 (1727), NMM-G.137 (1728), CNAM (1727), Nouveau Drouot 6/3/83 (1727), D.(1995) (1726). | "Mécanicien Horloger"; the clockwork globes were invented by Abbé D.Reginald Outhier of Besançon; the D.(1995) globe was presented to the French Royal Academy of Sciences in 1727. | Fort de Plasne en Franche-Comté, Jura; Paris. | MADEX; NMM 2; Cons. Nat'l 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAUCHOIS | France, c.1830, MIM | Garden Sundial, marble = Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/23/94. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CAUCHOIX, ROBERT AGLAE | France, 1776-1845, OIM | Lunette Murals, 1818 = USNM; Prism = USNM; Telescopes = NAC, D.; Achromatic Lens = NAC; Microscope = P.C.; Prospect Glass, with double eyepiece = D.(1976). | Robert Aglaé Cauchoix; instruments signed "Cauchoix à Paris"; made telescopes for Cambridge Observatory in 1835. | rue de la Loi (1803); rue des Amandiers-Sainte-Geneviève; 27 Quai Voltaire (1819); Quai Voltaire No. 17; all in Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; USNM; Gunther 3; Moskowitz 113; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAUCIGH, R.P. MICHAEL | Austria, 1726, | invented a type of celestial globe, 1726, made by J. Beckher. | Linz. | Zinner 1; Globus Dec., 1956. | suggest correction | |
| CAUMONT, M. | France, c.1820, MIM | Sundial, large = Dijon. | laid out on the ground. | Gatty; Earle. | suggest correction | |
| CAUS, SALOMAN DE | France, 1644, MIM | author; made sundials. | Moreux. | suggest correction | ||
| CAVAGNOLI, GIUSEPPE | Italy, 1665, MIM SIM | Alidade with altimeter scale, 1665 = BRP; Cicumferentor, 1665 = BRP. | Piace. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CAVALIERI | Italy, c.1660, | developed a type of telescope. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CAVALIERO, JOSEPH-MARIA | Italy, 1770, MIM | Polyhedral Sundials in shape of casket = OXF (1770), U. of Naples (1769). | Baron of San Caetano; owner; U. of Naples is silver. | Naples. | Michel 3; Gunther 2; Regozzino and Schettino; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAVALLERI | Italy, c.1845, OIM | made reflecting microscopes. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| CAVALLI, ATANAGIO | Italy, PHIM | made meteorological instruments. | Asti; Rome. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAVALLO, TIBERIUS | Italy; England, 1749-1809, | invented an electrometer in 1777; modified the air pump; lived most of his life in England; F.R.S.; author. | Naples; London. | Wolf; G.L'E. Turner 24; DSB; DND; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAVE, THOMAS | Ireland, fl.1750-80, MIM SIM | Compasses = X, P.C.; Butterfield-type Sundial, 1780 = WHI; Horizontal Sundial, oval = WHI; Mathematical Instrument = WHI; Circumferentors = Soth. 3/11/63-115, Soth.-PB pre-1980; Surveying Compass = D.(1982). | WHI horizontal sundial probably instrument mentioned by Clay and Court. | Dublin. | Taylor 2(811); Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Price 12; Egestorff; Moskowitz 123; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAVELLATI | Italy, MIM | Table Sundial = POR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CAVENDISH, SIR CHARLES | England, 1591-1652, | physicist; designed lenses. | London. | Taylor 1(124). | suggest correction | |
| CAVENS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Carlisle. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAVERHILL AND CO. | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Berwick-on-Tweed. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAVINET | France, c.1771, MIM | Micrometer = X. | probably Canivet; instrument maker of the Royal Academy of Sciences. | Paris. | Dewhirst; USNM. | suggest correction |
| CAVOT | France, 1747, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1747 = Soth. 5/10/54. | surely "Cadot." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CAWDLE, W. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.S 1/27/88. | Torquay. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CAWOOD, FRANCIS | England, fl.1709-12, MIM | made mathematical instruments; author. | Bartholomew Lane, near the Royal Exchange, London. | Taylor 1(555); Dewhirst; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| CAYGILL, CHRISTOPHER | England, 1747-1803, MIM | made sundials; clockmaker. | Askrigg. | Loomes. | suggest correction | |
| CAYTHORP | England, 17th Century, PHIM | Bell Weight = Soth. 10/3/88. | weighs twenty-eight pounds. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CECH | see Czech. | Czech. Inventory. | suggest correction | |||
| CEDEBORG, ANDREW | England, c.1798, MIM | St. John's Lane, Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(936). | suggest correction | ||
| CEDERSTEN, NILS GABRIEL | Sweden, c.1770, OIM | optician; apprenticed to Carl Lehnberg. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| CELEBRINI, P. | Italy, c.1680, OIM | Microscope = D. | also made telescopes. | Weil 2(19, 23). | suggest correction | |
| CELI, MARCUS ANTONIUS | see Marcantonio Cellio. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |||
| CELLA, AUGUSTINUS | Sweden, PHIM | Stick Barometer = NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CELLA, PHILIPP | Germany, 1831, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1831 = VNL. | Munich. | Globus, Dec. 1956, June 1962. | suggest correction | |
| CELLIO, MARCANTONIO | Italy, 1685, OIM | Objective Lens, 1685 = Bologna University Observatory; Microscope = D. | Bologna. | Bonelli 4; Nachet; Weil 2(19); Price 2; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| CELLIS, M.A. | see Marcantonio Cellio. | Weil 2(23). | suggest correction | |||
| CELSIUS, ANDERS | Sweden, 1701-44, | designed the centigrade scale for thermometers. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Middleton 4; DSB. | suggest correction | ||
| CELVI, DOMENICO | misreading for Domenico Selva. | KRE; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CERF, H. | Belgium, MIM PHIM | Compass and Barometer, each in shape of watch = Soth.-NY 2/23/79. | 59 Rue de la Madeleine, Brussels. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CERI AND PINI | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably Ciceri and Pini. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CERMANATI AND BERNARDA | USA, c.1807, OIM PHIM | T.C.; made and sold telescopes and thermometers. | Essex Street, Salem; No. 2 State Street Boston (1807); both in Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CERMENATI AND MONFRINO | USA, c.1810, OIM PHIM | Bernard Cermenati and Monfrino; made telescopes, barometers and thermometers. | No. 2 State Street, Boston, Mass. | Comstock; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| CERUELLATI, LUIGI | misreading for Luigi Cervellati. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CERUTTY, JOHN | England, PHIM | Barometer with Thermometer = Longleat House, Wilts. | At the Tuns Lodging House, Bath. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CERVALATI, LUIGI | Italy, 1572, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1572 = Stuker (1958). | Jesuit. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CERVELLARI, GUIDO | Italy, 1805, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1805 = ROM. | Bonelli 4. | suggest correction | ||
| CERVELLATI, LUIGI | Italy, c.1824, MIM | Magnetic Compass, gilt, 1824 = Soth. 2/1/79; Armillary Sphere = D.(1975); Sundial, pin-gnomon, in wooden box = OXF; Table Sundial = POR. | table sundial is for 44°30'; armillary sphere is marked "forma" and is of wood and paper, manuscript, Copernican. | Bologna. | Evans 1; Gunther 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CESARINO, CESARE | Italy, 1483-1543, | claimed to have invented a hodometer. | Milan; Ferrara. | Weil 2(15). | suggest correction | |
| CESPEDES, DR. ANDRES GARCIA DE | 1560-1611, MIM | made reflection sundials; author. | Michel 14; Zeitlin 224. | suggest correction | ||
| CETTA AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably J. and J. Cetta. | Stroud. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CETTA, G., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Dursley. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CETTA, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | Stroudwater. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CETTA, J. AND J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Stroud. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CETTA, J., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CETTA, JOHN | England, fl.1838-60, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers; took over Paul Carughi's shop at 15 Brook Street in 1839; was succeeded by Wheelhouse and Bercini at 40 Hatton Garden. | 7 Union Court, Black Hill, Holborn (1838); 15 Brook Street (1839-44); 14-15 Brook Street (1845-46); 40 Hatton Garden (1847-60); all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2097). | suggest correction | |
| CETTEA | England, | see Gobbi and Cettea. | Nottingham. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| CETTI 1 | Italy; England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Henley. | Goodison 1; Morpurgo 1; NAWCC Bull. | suggest correction | |
| CETTI 2 | England, c.1853, PHIM | see Pastorelli and Cetti. | 11 Brook Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CETTI AND CO. 1 | England, c.1810, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Sotheby 12/15/94. | may be same as Cetti and Co. 2, before they moved to London. | Leeds. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CETTI AND CO. 2 | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2), Phillips 4/10/83; Soth-S 7/23/87; Stick Barometers = X, Soth. 7/21/83. | probably John or Joseph Cetti. | 54 Red Lion Street; 25 Red Lion Street; both in Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; NAWCC, April 1969; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CETTI, A. 1 | Denmark, c.1770-80, OIM PHIM | Barometer = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | T.C. in Danish and French. | corner of Gothersgade and Storekongensgade No. 29, Copenhagen. | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CETTI, A. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Reading. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CETTI, DUDLEY | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 6/6/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CETTI, E. | England, c.1740, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(3). | London. | USNM; Goodison 1; "Antiques" Nov. 1942. | suggest correction | |
| CETTI, FRA | Italy; Sweden, 1803-79, PHIM | Stick Barometer, No. 353, 1818 = NOR; Stick Barometer = NOR; Thermometers = STM(2). | Francesco Cetti; meteorological instrument maker to the Swedish Royal Academy, 1830; partner with C.E. Collin. | Stockholm (1821 on). | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CETTI, J. 1 | England, PHIM | physical instrument maker. | Buckingham. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | |
| CETTI, J. 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | 81 High Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CETTI, J., AND CO. 1 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | either Joseph or John Cetti. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CETTI, J., AND CO. 2 | England, fl.1816-39, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | probably Joseph Cetti. | 25 Red Lion Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CETTI, J., AND CO. 3 | England, fl.1840-48, PHIM | John Cetti and Co.; succeeded Joseph Cetti and Co. | 25 Red Lion Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CETTI, J., AND CO. 4 | England, c.1810, PHIM | Marine Barometer = D.(1977). | 24 Bullion Street, Holborn, London. | Wynter 1. | suggest correction | |
| CETTI, JOHN | England, PHIM | see J. Cetti and Co. 1 and 3. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CETTI, JOHN, AND CO. | England, fl.1840-48, PHIM | barometer makers; succeeded Joseph Cetti. | 25 Red Lion Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CETTI, JOS | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | surely Joseph Cetti. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CETTI, JOSEPH | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CETTI, JOSEPH, AND CO. | England, fl.1802-39, PHIM | barometer and thermometer makers; succeeded by John Cetti and Co. | 3 Long Lane, Smithfield (1802); 54 Red Lion Street (1803-15); 25 Red Lion Street (1816-39); all in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CETTI, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CEULEN, JAN VAN, THE ELDER | Holland, fl.1682-1715, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1682 = Soth. 3/5/59; Planetarium = LEY; Clock = LEY. | The Hague. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| CEULEN, JEAN VAN, LE JEUNE | Holland, MIM | Astronomical Table Clock = ADL-M390; Repetition Watch = Pierpont Morgan Coll. | The Hague. | Engelmann 1; Rooseboom 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CEULEN, JOHANNES VAN | see Johannes van Keulen. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |||
| CEULL, JOHANN | c.1630, MIM | Proportional Compass = NUR. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| CEVIN | misreading for Sevin. | Soth. 7/31/58. | suggest correction | |||
| CEVIN, P. | misreading for "P. Sevin." | Soth. 6/23/87; Christie-G 5/13/86. | suggest correction | |||
| CHACOT | France, c.1775, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = P.C. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHADBURN 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = P.C. | probably A. Chadburn, which see; see Chadburn and Co.; see Chadburn and Wright; see Chadburn Brothers. | Sheffield. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHADBURN 2 | England, c.1840, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Compass = D.(1971); Microscope = Soth. 3/22/76; Telescope = Phillips 10/5/76; Proportional Dividers and Sector, ivory = Soth. 10/27/69; Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 5/20/88; Wheel Barometer = New House 9/10/93. | optician; "Instrument Maker to H.R.H. Prince Albert"; branch of the Sheffield business. | 71 Lord Street, Liverpool. | Bryden 9; ATG 8/28/93; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHADBURN AND CO. | England, fl.1830-33, MIM OIM PHIM | succeeded William Chadburn. | 40 Ladys Bridge, Nursery Street (1830); 23 Nursery Street (1833); both in Sheffield. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHADBURN AND SON | England, c.1830, MIM OIM PHIM | Level = Phillips 4/20/83; Stick Barometer = Bearnes 11/12/86; Telescope = Soth. 2/8/83. | "Opticians." | 71 Lord Street, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHADBURN AND WRIGHT | England, c.1830, OIM | Achromatic Telescope = D. | 40 Nursery Street; The Wicker; both in Sheffield. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1509); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHADBURN BROTHERS | England, fl.1837-84, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometers = X(3), Soth.-C 10/9/86; Martin-type Microscope = Soth. 6/23/69; Telescopes = MIM, MLL; etc. | "opticians to H.R.H., the Late Prince Consort"; T.C.; see Chadburn 1. | 26 Nursery Street (1842); Albion Works, Nursery Street; both in Sheffield; 71 Lord Street; 7 Lord Street; both in Liverpool. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Goodison 1; Calvert 2; Chenekal 4; KEN; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHADBURN, A. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Model of a Beam Engine = Levens Hall, Kendal, Cumbria. | Sheffield. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHADBURN, CHARLES HENRY | England, fl.1845-57, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 1/30/84. | optician and instrument maker to Prince Albert; factory at Sheffield is now Chadburns Ltd; T.C.; barometer is signed "C.H. Chadburn Liverpool." | 71 Lord Street, Liverpool; Albion Works, Nursery Street, Sheffield. | Goodison 1; Calvert 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHADBURN, JOHN | England, fl.1830, OIM | 3 Mulberry Street, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1802). | suggest correction | ||
| CHADBURN, WILLIAM | England, fl.1816-30, PHIM | made barometers; succeeded by Chadburn and Co. | 81 The Wicker (1816-17); Albion Works, 27 Nursery Street, Ladys Bridge (1830); both in Sheffield. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHADBURN, WILLIAM, AND CO. | England, c.1830, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | sold telescopes,barometers,sextants, compasses, etc.; wholesalers. | Albion Works, 27 Nursery Street, Ladys Bridge, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1803). | suggest correction | |
| CHAFFAT, ANT. DU | France, Germany, fl.1720-52, MIM | Graphometer, 1720 = ULM; Instrument, 1721 = P.C.; Protractors, with arms, 1732 = ULM(2); Drawing Set in etui = AUG; Sector, 1723 = Soth. 7/15/82-11; Sector and Level = HAK. | various signatures, "Lieutenant", "Ingénieur Lieutenant de la Ville d'Ulm", "Capitaine", "Capitaine et ingénieur de la ville d'Ulm." | Ulm; Nürnberg. | Maurice 1; Zinner 1; Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHAIZY | misreading for Choizy. | Holbrook 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CHALAMONT | Francec.1646, OIM | made telescopes. | Aix. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| CHALKHILL, JOHN | England, c.1729, MIM | apprenticed to Lawrence Miles in the Joiners' Company, Feb. 7, 1720; insolvent in 1729. | St. Giles in the Fields, London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| CHALLAND, WILLIAM | England, 1749, MIM | (Shalland); apprenticed to Henry Burdett in the Clockmakers's Company, 1737/38-1749. | Green Arbour Court, London, 1749. | Clifton 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHALLEN, WM. | England?, 1777, NIM | Hadley Quadrant, 1777 = Larvik Marine Museum, Norway. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CHALLICUM, W. | England, 1598, MIM | Quadrant, 1598 = D.(1965?) = Soth. 6/8/70. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CHALLONERE, WYLLYAM | England, c.1700, MIM | Horary Quadrant, ivory, for 52° = P.C. | London? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHALMEL | France, 18th Century, OIM | Telescope = P. and S. 5/19/1896. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CHALMERS, JAMES S. | Scotland, fl.1843-44, NIM | also made clocks and atches; successor to Brown and Chalmers. | 48 Bridge Street, Leith. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| CHALONS, JEAN DE | France, d.1414, MIM | there is a circumflex over the "a" in Chalons; an associate of Johanne Fusoris. | Paris. | Poulle 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHAMBERLAIN AND RITCHIE | USA, fl.1850-54, MIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Compass = HAR. | Nathan B. Chamberlain and Edward Samuel Ritchie. | 313 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. | Smart 1; USNM; Moskowitz, 1976. | suggest correction |
| CHAMBERLAIN AND SON | England, fl.1852-60, PHIM | James Bradley Chamberlain and Son. | 203 High Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHAMBERLAIN, D.H. | USA, c.1850, | patented a type of dividers. | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| CHAMBERLAIN, JAMES BRADLEY | England, fl.1830-60, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometers = X(2); Wheel Barometer, with clock = Soth. 5/14/87. | one of the stick barometers is signed "Chamberlain"; T.C. | 37 Broad Street, Bloomsbury, opposite the London and Manchester Hat Warehouse; 203 High Holborn; both in London. | Goodison 1; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHAMBERLAIN, N. AND N.B. | USA, fl.1841-58, MIM NIM PHIM | Hygrometer, 1855 = PEA. | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| CHAMBERLAIN, N.B. AND D. | USA, fl.1844-45, MIM | Mechanical Orrery = USNM. | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| CHAMBERLAIN, N.B., AND SONS | USA, fl.1860-84, MIM | Boston, Mass. | Moskowitz, 1976. | suggest correction | ||
| CHAMBERLAIN, NATHAN B. | USA, 1810-78, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Vacuum Pump = D.(1976). | listed as a machinist in 1832; partner of Edward Samuel Ritchie, 1850-54. | 9 School Street,(1832-50); 313 Washington Street (1850-54); both in Boston, Mass. | Smart 1; Brewington 1; USNM; Moskowitz, 1976. | suggest correction |
| CHAMBERLAND, CH. | France, | invented a universal equatorial sundial. | Guyot. | suggest correction | ||
| CHAMBERLIN, HENRY W. | USA, 1849, SIM | Chamberlin's Improved Draughting Table = D.(1996). | patent model. | Pittsfield, Mass. | Coffeen 55. | suggest correction |
| CHAMBERY | France, 1750, MIM SIM | Circumferentor, 1750 = P. and S. 6/18/1894. | Chambéry. | Paris. | Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| CHAMPAGNE | France, c.1725, MIM | Amplitude Compass = NMM. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CHAMPIO, ANDA | variant spelling for Andrea Championi. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CHAMPION AND CO. | Ireland, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Bearnes 9/17/86. | Belfast. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHAMPIONI, ANDREA | England, c.1780, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X (2), Soth. 7/16/76. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CHAMPLIN, JOHN R. | USA, 1878-93, OIM | made telescopes. | Lanconia, NH. | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| CHAMPNESS, JAMES | England, | misreading for James Champneys. | Clay and Court; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CHAMPNEYS | see Cuthbertson and Champneys. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CHAMPNEYS, JAMES | England; Holland, fl.1764-70, MIM OIM | Telescopes = Soth. 10/17/60, D.; Telescope, reflecting = Soth. 6/23/87. | T.C.; member of the Stationers' Company; took John Cuthbertson as his apprentice in 1761; became his father-in-law in 1768 and his partner by 1770; opposed Dollond patent in 1764; was successfully sued for infringing it in 1766 and went bankrupt. | near the Royal Exchange, Cornhill, London; Amsterdam (1770). | Taylor 2(583); Rooseboom 1; Dewhirst; Daumas 1; Hackmann 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHAMPNEYS, JOSEPH | misreading for James Champneys. | Court and von Rohr 2. | suggest correction | |||
| CHANCELLOR, RICHARD | England, fl.1520-56, MIM | Quadrant, 5-foot = Dr. John Dee. | also designed instruments. | Bristol. | Taylor 1(13); USNM; Dewhirst; Daumas 1; Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| CHANDLEE AND BROTHERS | USA, fl.1790-91, MIM SIM | sons of Benjamin Chandlee 2. | Nottingham, Md. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHANDLEE AND HOLLOWAY | USA, fl.1819-22, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = P.C.(1993). | Benjamin Chandlee 3 and Robert Holloway. | Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1; USNM; Coffeen 1. | suggest correction |
| CHANDLEE AND SONS | USA, fl.1788-90, MIM SIM | Benjamin Chandlee 2 and his sons. | Nottingham, Md. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHANDLEE, BENJAMIN 1 | USA, c.1680, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = P.C. | apprenticed to Abel Cottie, 1680; clockmaker. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHANDLEE, BENJAMIN 2 | USA, 1723-91, MIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = P.C., Chester County Historical Society, Pa., Kentucky Historical Society; Circumferentor = P.C. | father of Goldsmith, Isaac, and John Chandlee; clockmaker. | Nottingham, Md. | Bedini 1, 8 and 17; Smart 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHANDLEE, BENJAMIN 3 | USA, 1780-1822 fl.1814-22, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = Witte Memorial Museum. | son of Goldsmith Chandlee; partner in Chandlee and Holloway, 1819-22; clockmaker. | Winchester, Va.; Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1; USNM; Bedini 17. | suggest correction |
| CHANDLEE, E. AND I. | USA, fl.1797-1804, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = Chester County Historical Society, Pa. | Ellis and Isaac Chandlee. | Nottingham, Md. | Bedini 1; Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| CHANDLEE, ELLIS | USA, 1755-1816, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = P.C. | son of Benjamin Chandlee 2; made Churchman's perpetual motion machine. | Nottingham, Md. | Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| CHANDLEE, ELLIS, AND BROTHERS | USA, 1791-97, MIM SIM | sons of Benjamin Chandlee 2. | Nottingham, Md. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHANDLEE, GOLDSMITH | USA, 1751-1821, MIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = P.C. (3), Mount Vernon, Ohio State Museum (2), GUR, Logan County Archaeological and Historical Society, USNM, ADL-W279. | apprenticed to his father, Benjamin Chandlee 2; developed an improved type of surveying compass; ADL appears to be an early model, with needle lift, and without the later scales. | Nottinghan, Md; Winchester, Va. | Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1; USNM; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHANDLEE, ISAAC | USA, 1760-1813, MIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = Ohio State Museum, P.C.(1978), P.C.(1982), George Wilson and Son, Auctioners, Chester Heights, Pa. (1984), Adena, Chillicothe, Ohio. | son of Benjamin Chandlee 2. | Nottingham, Chester County, Md. | Bedini 1; Smart 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHANDLEE, JOHN | USA, fl.1790-97, MIM SIM | son of Benjamin Chandlee 2. | Nottingham, Md. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHANDLER, ABIEL | USA, 1807-81, MIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = D.(1984), New Hampshire Historical Society Museum, Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Mich.; Transit = Old Sturbridge Village. | instruments signed "A. Chandler"; son of Timothy Chandler, clockmaker; DATM says he flourished 1844-50. | Main Street; South Street; both in Concord, New Hampshire. | Smart 1; USNM; Coffeen H; DATM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHANDLER, TIMOTHY | USA, 1762-1848, MIM SIM | father of Abiel Chandler; clockmaker; silversmith; made Merrill's quadrant, surveying compasses and mathematical instruments. | Concord, New Hampshire. | Smart 1; DATM. | suggest correction | |
| CHANGEUX, P.N. | France, 1740-1800, | designed a barometer and a barometrograph; author. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHANIERE, LT. | France, 1767, | Lt. Chanière; invented a magnetometer, 1767. | Paris. | NMM 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHANTREY, ROBERT | England, c.1716, MIM | apprenticed to John Johnson 3, of the Grocers' Company on April 11, 1704; free of the Company Nov. 10, 1716; took one apprentice. | Tower Hill, London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHAPETOT | misreading for Chapotot. | Drechsler 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CHAPIN'S SON AND CO., H. | USA, 1897-1901, MIM | partners were Hermon M. Chapin 2 and Frank Chapin, sons of Edward M. Chapin; Rufus E Holmes was also a partner; merged with L.C. Stephens and Co., 1901. | New Hartford, Conn. | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| CHAPIN, EDWARD M. | USA, fl.1853-1897, MIM | joined his father Hermon M. Chapin, a rule maker, c.1853; the firm changed its line of rules and its numbering system at that time; the company merged with Stephens and Co. in 1901 to become Chapin-Stephens; see H. Chapin's Son and Co. | New Hartford, Conn. | Philip E. Stanley; DATM. | suggest correction | |
| CHAPIN, FRANK | USA, | see H. Chapin's Son and Co. | New Hartford, Conn. | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| CHAPIN, H., AND SONS | USA, fl.1860-65, MIM | made rulers, planes, etc.; sons of Hermon M. Chapin 1 were Edward M., George W., and Philip E. | New Hartford, Conn. | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| CHAPIN, HERMON M. 1 | USA, 1799-1866; fl.1835-53, MIM | Folding Rule, ivory and brass, 1839 = The Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn.; Folding Rule, wood = D.(1976). | the 1839 rule has an inscription about Andrew Jackson; Hermon M. Chapin's son, Edward M., joined the firm c.1853; the line of rules and the numbering system were changed at that time; see H. Chapin and Sons. | Union Factory, New Hartford, Conn. | Philip E. Stanley; DATM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHAPIN, HERMON M. 2 | USA, | see H. Chapin's Son and Co. | New Hartford, Conn. | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| CHAPIN, HERMON. M., 2 | USA, | see H. Chapin's Son and Co. | New Hartford, Conn. | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| CHAPIN-STEPHENS | USA, fl.1901-29, MIM | a merger of H. Chapin's Son and Co. with Stephens and Co.; makers of wood and ivory rules. | Conn. | Philip E. Stanley; DATM. | suggest correction | |
| CHAPITOL | misreading for Chapotot; Vienna Museum Sale-839. | Christie 3/12/1860. | suggest correction | |||
| CHAPITOT | misreading for Chapotot. | Soth.-Wilkinson and Hodge 11/28/23. | suggest correction | |||
| CHAPLAIN | England, c.1736, OIM | made reflecting telescopes. | Dewhirst; Court and Von Rohr 3(xvi). | suggest correction | ||
| CHAPMAN 1 | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-West Sussex 10/18/83. | possibly W. Chapman 2, which see. | Alresford. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHAPMAN 2 | England, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = D.(1986). | James Chapman 1 or 2? | London. | Coffeen 13. | suggest correction |
| CHAPMAN, EDWARD | England, c.1805, MIM | also iron-monger. | Bridge Street, Westminster, London. | Taylor 2(1097). | suggest correction | |
| CHAPMAN, G. | England?, OIM | Telescope = ROM. | may be James Chapman 2. | Bonelli 4. | suggest correction | |
| CHAPMAN, GEORGE A. | USA, 1768, OIM | Lens, 1768 = Charleston Museum, South Carolina. | New York, N.Y.. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| CHAPMAN, JACQUES | England, c.1750, NIM | Octant = Cranbrook Institute of Science, Mich. | may be James Chapman 1; made for French market? | London. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| CHAPMAN, JAMES 1 | England, c.1760, NIM | T.C.; father of James Chapman 2? | Sign of the Hadley's Quadrant, opposite the King's Storehouse, St. Catherine's Street, London. | Taylor 2(812). | suggest correction | |
| CHAPMAN, JAMES 2 | England, fl.1775-1804, MIM NIM OIM | Octants, ebony and ivory = PEA (1775), RSM (1788); Sextant, 1788 = X; Telescope, one draw = X; Telescopes = La Rochelle 7/16/83, CMY, ROM, D.(1988); Telescope, decahedral, wood = D.(1988). | son of James Chapman 1? they may be one person; T.C. in English, French and Dutch; member of the Stationers' Company? D. telescope has a decahedral wooden tube. | The Hadley Quadrant, opposite the King's Storehouse in St. Catherine's (1776); 5 St. Catherine's Street; 41 St. Catherine's Street; St. Catherines Street near the Tower; all in London. | Taylor 2(812); Brewington 1; Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Daumas 1; J. Brown 1; Crawforth 1; RSW; Nautical Brass, Vol. VIII, No. 3. | suggest correction |
| CHAPMAN, JOHN | England, c.1714, MIM | apprenticed to John Dobson of the Clockmakers' Company on Nov. 25, 1714. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| CHAPMAN, SIMON | England, fl.1675-87, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to John Nash of the Clockmakers' Company on March 5, 1668; free of the Company, March 29, 1675; took apprentices. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| CHAPMAN, THOMAS | England, fl.1659-89, MIM | Sector, wood, 1689 = P.C. | apprenticed to Withers Cheney of the Clockmakers' Company on June 6, 1659. | J. Brown 3; Loomes 2; Waterman 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHAPMAN, W. 1 | England, c.1869, OIM | Microscope = Soth. 10/27/69. | 21 Featherstone Buildings, Holborn, London. | O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHAPMAN, W. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Chapman 1. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHAPOTEAU | misreading for Chapotot. | Gersaint. | suggest correction | |||
| CHAPOTOT FILS | France, fl.1690-1721, MIM OIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = LOS; Microscope = NAC. | son of Louis Chapotot; may be Jean Chapotot; continued his father's practice of making astronomical quadrants etc. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Thielmann; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHAPOTOT, I. | France, MIM SIM | Universal Ring Sundial, variant = GEL; Plane Table = GEL; Sundial = Christie 5/8/79; Butterfield-type Sundial, silver = ADL-W45. | surely Jean Chapotot. | Paris. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHAPOTOT, JEAN | France, fl. 1690-1721, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundials, silver = NOR, WHI; Table Sundial, oval, silver = Rosenheim Sale; Telescopic Quadrant = Chevalier de Louville. | may be Chapotot fils, son of Louis Chapotot; see I. Chapotot; Master in the "Corporation des fondeurs"; juryman, 1701-03; the quadrant was invented by de Louville and the lenses were made by Jean Lebas. | à la Sphère, Quai de l'Horloge, Ile de la Cité, Paris (1690). | Augarde; Daumas 1; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHAPOTOT, LOUIS | France, fl.1670-1700, MIM OIM | instruments mainly signed "Chapotot"; both he and his son were prolific makers and it is difficult to tell the difference; he worked for Chérubin in 1670 and there is a signed instrument dated 1688; Master in the "Corporation des fondeurs"; author. | Sur le quay de l'Horloge, Ile e la Cité, à la Sphère, Paris. | Daumas 1; Hamilton 1; Bonelli 1 and 4; Maistrov 2 and 3; Horsky and Skopova; Novokshanova-Soklovskaja; Michel 1, 3 and 4; Engelmann 1; Coffen 15; J.A. Bennett 2; Con. Nat'l 1.; Bryden 16; Augarde; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHAPUZET, JEAN-CHARLES | Germany, 1694-1767, MIM | parents were French émigrés. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| CHARBONNIER, PH. | France, c.1630, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, with case = P.C.(1987). | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHARDIN | misreading by Engelmann of the ivory compendium, ADL-M257; it should have been read as "du Jardin." | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CHARINETTI, D. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Gloucester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHARITE | France, fl.1770-90, MIM OIM | Charité; made astronomical instruments. | à l'Observatoire, Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| CHARLA, JEH | France, c.1450, MIM | Astrolabe = OXF (ICA-162). | owner? may be fake. | Gunther 1; Price 1; Poulle 6; ICA 2. | suggest correction | |
| CHARLAMONIOUS | France, pre-1690, OIM | mentioned by Bonani in 1690 as an instrument maker. | Aix-la-Chapelle. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| CHARLES, ANTHONY D. | Italy, pre-1690, MIM | Tortona. | Bonani; Dewhirst; Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| CHARLES, JACQUES-ALEXANDRE-CESAR | France, 1746-1823, OIM | Jacques-Alexandre-César Charles; made achromatic lenses; physician. | Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| CHARLES, MR. | France, OIM | Microscope = NAC. | No. 15; owner? | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| CHARLES, NEPHEW AND CO. | misreading for Charles Nephew and Co. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CHARLET | France, c.1840, NIM | T.C. | Le Havre. | Moskowitz 126. | suggest correction | |
| CHARLET AINE | France, c.1850, NIM | Octant = MYS. | Charlet aîné; "Opticien." | Le Havre. | Preuss and Treworgy. | suggest correction |
| CHARLTON, JOHN | England, c.1771, MIM | apprenticed to John Troughton 1 of the Grocers` Company on July 2, 1771. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHARNIERES, M. DE | France, pre-1782, | invented a megameter. | Courtanvaux. | suggest correction | ||
| CHAROST | France, 18th C., MIM | not a member of any corporation; lived in a privileged enclave. | Paris. | Augarde. | suggest correction | |
| CHAROT | France, c.1775, MIM SIM | Magnetic Compass, wood = Soth. 3/21/73; Rules = P.C., Libert et Castor 4/28/82; Circumferentor = Christie-NY 10/24/83; Alidade = Observatory of Marseilles; Trough Compass = D.(1993). | en la Cité à Paris. | Daumas 1; Brieux 2; Coffeen 41; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHARPENTIER | France, fl.1770-92, MIM | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CHARPENTIER, G. | France, c.1850, MIM | Calculator = WHI; Slide Rule = Stuker (1958); Circular Slide Rule = D.(1971). | circular slide rule is called a "Calculimeter"; "Breveté S.G.D.G." | Whipple 1; Moskowitz 102; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHARPENTIER, PERE, FILS ET CIE. | France, 1750, NIM | Marine Compasses = GEP (1750), D.(1968). | Charpentier, Père, Fils et Cie. | Rareursa, Nantes | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHARRETONII, ANT. | France, | owner of astrolabe by Michel Piquer, 1542. | Lyon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHASE, JAMES | USA, 1737-1812, MIM | made rules, etc. | Gilmanton (later Gilford), N.H. | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| CHASPAR, MICHAEL | Germany, 1530-82, MIM | Lunar Volvelle and Calendar, 1570 = VIE-762. | also marked "M.C." | Augsburg. | Zinner 1 and 4; Evans 1; Michel 3; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction |
| CHASSIGNET, DANIEL | Italy, 1617, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1617 = Vatican. | Rome. | Price 2; Globus, Dec., 1956. | suggest correction | |
| CHASSIGNET, DAVID | France, 1617, | misreading for Daniel Chassignet? | Tooley. | suggest correction | ||
| CHASSIGNET, FRANCISCUS | Italy, 1622, MIM | Astrolabe, 1622 = PBN. | ICA-521. | Rome. | Price 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction |
| CHATEAUNEUF | France, 18th Century, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = La Rochelle 7/25/87. | probably an address rather than a maker. | Gazette 9/11/87. | suggest correction | |
| CHATFIELD, JOHN | England, 1630, MIM | Quadrant with Volvelle, 1630 = Soth. 7/4/66. | wrote on the "Trigonal Sector" which was made by Anthony Thompson. | London. | Taylor 1(236); RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHATTERTON, T. | England, PHIM | made barometers. | 14 King's Terrace, Bagnigge Wells Road, London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| CHAUCER, GEOFFREY | England, c. 1343-1400, | none | author not known to have made instruments; wrote on the astrolabe and the equatorium. | London. | Skeat; DSB. | suggest correction |
| CHAULNES, DUC DE | France, 1714-69, | Michel Ferdinand d'Albert d'Ailly, Duc de Chaulnes; designed a Cuff-type microscope; invented a dividing engine; author. | Paris. | American Philosophical Society Library; Clay and Court; Poggendorff. | suggest correction | |
| CHAUVET, JACQUES | France, 1585, | designed a "Cosmomètre", a surveying quadrant, published, 1585. | Paris. | Daumas 1 and 6; Dawson 207. | suggest correction | |
| CHAUVIN | France, c.1600, MIM | Sundial in lid of watch = NYM (Morgan Coll.). | watch works by F. Benard; see Ch. Chavyn. | Paris. | Britten. | suggest correction |
| CHAVE, S. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | High Street, Taunton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHAVES, ALONZO DE | Spain, c.1528, MIM | successor to Diego Riveiro as instrument maker to the Casa de la Contratacion in Seville. | Seville. | Michel 3; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| CHAVOT | mis-reading for Charot. | Coffeen 41. | suggest correction | |||
| CHAVYN, CH. | France, 1600, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, 1600 = LOS. | Chauvin? | Fountainbleau. | USNM; Thielmann. | suggest correction |
| CHEARSLEE, JOHN | England, 1679, MIM | Computing Rule = P.C. | owner? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHEBICHOF | Russia, MIM | Leningrad. | Maistrov 5. | suggest correction | ||
| CHEKE, SIR JOHN | England, 1514-57, | designed an astronomical quadrant at the BM (1858 8/21 1). | Cambridge. | Taylor 1(9); Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| CHEMIN | France, c.1825, PHIM | Balance = Soth.-NY 2/23/79. | made pans for Fortin's balances. | Paris. | A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHENEVIE | France?, MIM | Rule, fruitwood = A-P 3/15/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CHENEY, WITHERS | England, fl.1657-95, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Elias Allen of the Clockmakers' Company on April 13, 1646; free of the Company, April 20, 1657; took apprentices; also was a wax-chandler. | Fleet Street, London (1662). | J. Brown 3; Loomes 2; Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| CHERUB, F. | Italy, c.1597, | see Franciscus Cherubini-Sandolini. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CHERUBIN, PERE | France, 1613-97, OIM | Telescopes, 1681 = CNAM(2); Binocular Telescope = FLO. | Père Chérubin; Michel Lasséré; author; also made microscopes and lens-grinding machines; designed a universal telescope. | Orléans; Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Paris 1900; Weil 2(23). | suggest correction |
| CHERUBINI-SANDOLINI, FRANCISCO | Italy, 1597, MIM | Skaphe, oval box, 1597 = CLU. | designed sundials; author. | Venice. | Morpurgo 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHESIO, CHARLOS | Spain, 19th Century, PHIM | Barometer = MAN-1178. | Cadiz. | Garcia Franco 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHESNEAU, J. DE | France, c.1610, MIM | Sundial inside cover of verge alarm clock = O'Byrne Coll. = Christie 11/21/61; Horizontal Sundial in watch lid = D.(1964). | Orléans. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHESNON, PIERRE | France, c.1672, MIM | son of Salomon Chesnon 2; became a Master in 1672; left France. | Blois. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| CHESNON, SALOMON 1 | France, 1572-1630, MIM | Sundial in lid of watch = Blot-Garnier Coll.; Sundial, octagonal = Norwich; Sundial, small, silver = NMM. | Norwich is either Castle or Bridewell Museum. | Blois. | Stevens and Akens; Michel 3; Nachet; Britten; MADEX; Baillie 1; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHESNON, SALOMON 2 | France, 1639-84, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial, silver = Drecker Coll. = P.C.; Horizontal Sundial = WHI. | son of Salomon Chesnon 1; made especially small sundials; the sundial at the WHI is signed "S. Chesnon." | Blois. | Michel 3; Bryden 16; Price 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHESSE, J. CHARLES | France, 1778, NIM | Marine Compass, 1788 = PMM-439. | La Rochelle. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHESTER, EDWARD | England, post-1751, MIM | apprenticed to Benjamin Cole 2 in the Merchant Taylors' Company; free in the Company. | London. | Crawforth 7 and 8. | suggest correction | |
| CHESTERMAN, J. | England, c.1800, SIM | Chains = D.(1994); Tape = D.(1994). | Sheffield. | Taylor 2 (1510); Garcelon 33. | suggest correction | |
| CHEVALIER 1 | France, c.1750, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = Maritime Museum of British Columbia, Vancouver; Microscopes = WHI (2); Augsburg Sundial = MAR; Hygrometer = D. | Paris. | USNM; Price 12; Brieux 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHEVALIER 2 | England, fl.1770-91, NIM OIM | Hadley's Quadrant = NMM-S174. | Guernsey, Channel Islands. | Taylor 2(598); NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| CHEVALIER 3 | France, MIM | Sundial, round, ivory = POR. | adjustable gnomon. | Portaluppi; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHEVALIER 4 | France, 1838, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer, 1838 = D.(1982); Colorimeter = STM. | "Opticien du Roi"; possibly Charles-Louis Chevalier. | Paris. | Moskowitz 110; Antique Collector, April, 1982; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHEVALIER 5 | England, c.1700, MIM | Universal Horizontal Sundial = D.(1986). | 3 latitudes, 40°, 45°, 51°30'; 11 English towns for latitude 51°, and Shrewsbury for 52°; surely the work of one of the French Chevaliers, for the English market; date is too early. | Coffeen 12; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHEVALIER AINE | France, c.1830, PHIM | Dark Mirror = Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88. | Chevalier aîné; "Ingénieur Opticien"; Vincent-Jacques-Louis Chevalier, which see; see also "Vt. Chevalier l'aîné." | No. 69 Quai de l'Horloge au miscroscope achromatique, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHEVALIER L'AINE PERE ET FILS, VINCENT | France, c.1830, MIM | Drawing Set = D.(1997). | Vincent Chevalier l'aîné père et fils; son was Charles-Louis Chevalier; T.C. | Au Microscope Achromatique, No. 69 Quai de l'Horloge à Paris. | Coffeen 56. | suggest correction |
| CHEVALIER L'AINE, VINCENT | France, 1770-1841, | Beam Compass Set = D.(1997). | Vincent Chevalier l'aîné; see Vincent-Jacques-Louis Chevalier; sometimes signed "Vt. Chevalier l'aîné" or "Vinc't Chevalier l'aîné." | Paris. | Moskowitz 119; Coffeen 58. | suggest correction |
| CHEVALIER MAISON | France, 19th Century, OIM PHIM | Thermometer = Versailles 4/17/83; Telescope = D.(1982). | "Ingénieur Opticien." | 4 Place de la Bourse, Paris. | Moskowitz 105; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHEVALIER, ARTHUR | France, fl.1859, OIM | Telescope, with stand = D.(1978); Microscopes = AMH, D.(1989). | Dr. Arthur Chevalier; son of Charles-Louis Chevalier; author; T.C.; "Ancienne Maison Chevalier Ingénieur de pere et fils depuit plus d'un siècle, seul successeur"; "opticien"; "Officier de l'Académie"; see A. Chevallier. | Palais Royal 158, Paris. | Belgian Inventory; Richardson Cat.; Calvert 2; Moskowitz 132; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHEVALIER, CHARLES | France, c.1750, | father of Louis-Vincent Chevalier. | Paris. | Daumas. | suggest correction | |
| CHEVALIER, CHARLES-LOUIS | France, 1804-59, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Microscopes = NAC, UTR(2), AMH, KEN(6), BIL, Yale U., Cranbrook Institute of Sciences, Mich., etc.; Surveying Level = D.(1975); Solar Microscope = X; Objective Lens = KEN; Cannon Sundial = O-F; Opera Glass = WHI; Camera Lucida = P.C.; etc. | son of Vincent-Jacques-Louis Chevalier; succeeded him in 1841; T.C.; "Ingénieur"; Transylvania College has several philosophical instruments. | Palais Royal 163 (1845); factory at Cour des Fontaines No.1 bis; Palais Royal 158; all in Paris. | Daumas 1; USNM; Dewhirst; Whipple 1; Calvert 2; KEN; Monreal; Nachet; Brieux 3; Moskowitz 110; Purtle; G.L'E. Turner 24; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHEVALIER, L'INGR. | France, MIM | Cannon Sundial = Soth.-LA 6/7/76. | "Opticien du Roi"; possibly Vincent-Jacques-Louis Chevalier, who patented this type, which see. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHEVALIER, LOUIS | France, c.1780, OIM | oldest son of Louis-Vincent Chevalier; brother of Vincent- Jacques-Louis Chevalier; optician. | Quai de l'Horloge 31, Paris. | Nachet; Moskowitz 119. | suggest correction | |
| CHEVALIER, LOUIS-VINCENT | France, 1734-1804, OIM | father of Louis, Vincent-Jacques-Louis and Nicolas-Marie Chevalier; T.C.; mirror maker; son of Charles Chevalier, which see. | Quai de l'Horloge 31, Paris (1765). | Nachet; Moskowitz 119; Daumas 1; Warner 13. | suggest correction | |
| CHEVALIER, NICOLAS-MARIE | France, d.1807, OIM | youngest son of Louis-Vincent Chevalier. | Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| CHEVALIER, VICTOR | England, MIM | Cannon Sundial = Maidstone Museum; Time Clock Sundial = NMM-D.375. | cannon sundial signed "Ingr. Brevt. Quai de l'Horloge 77 à Paris"; probably misreading for Vincent Chevalier. | Quai de l'Horloge 77, Paris. | Strand Magazine, 1893, pp. 308-18. | suggest correction |
| CHEVALIER, VINCENT ET CHARLES | France, c.1828, OIM | Microscopes = CRI, UTR, KEN; Camera Lucida = USMA. | Louis-Vincent and Charles-Louis Chevalier. | Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | Gunther 2; Van Cittert 3; KEN; Warner 13. | suggest correction |
| CHEVALIER, VINCENT-JACQUES-LOUIS | France, 1770-1841, MIM OIM SIM | Compass = D.(1979); Microscopes = Faculté des Sciences, Paris (1820, 1823), KEN(2), NAC, BIL, etc.; Graphometer = P.C.; Surveyor's Compass with telescope = P.C.(1987). | middle son of Louis-Vincent Chevalier; brother of Louis Chevalier; father of Charles-Louis Chevalier; did research on the achromatic microscope; called himself Chevalier l'aîné after death of Louis Chevalier; compass is signed that way; title was "Ingénieur Opticien Breveté"; patented cannon sundial. | 21, 67 and 69 (1830) Quai de l'Horloge, at the Sign of the Achromatic Microscope, Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; USNM; Purtle; KEN; Moskowitz 119; Paris 1900; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHEVALLIER 1 | France, c.1800, MIM | Sector = D.(1985). | "Ingr. Opticien de S.M le Roi de Westphalie"; probably Jean-Gabriel-Augustin Chevallier. | Paris. | Coffeen 11. | suggest correction |
| CHEVALLIER 2 | France, c.1830, MIM OIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = ADL-A97; Opera Glass= Soth. 3/25/86; Graphometer with two telescopes = Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/23/94. | "L'Ingr. Chevallier Breveté du Roi"; "Opticien du Roi"; probably J.-G.-A. Chevallier but the address is unique to these instruments. | vis-a-vis le Marché aux Fleurs No. 1 à Paris. | Rinaldi 23; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHEVALLIER, A. | France, c.1830, MIM | Sundial = CLO. | probably misreading for Arthur Chevalier, which see. | Paris. | Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHEVALLIER, JEAN-GABRIEL-AUGUSTIN | France, 1778-1848 fl.1796-1840, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Theodolite = Versailles 4/17/83; Barometer = D.(1969); Sundials = CLO, Soth. 5/10/54; Microscopes = OXF, BIL, MIM; Surveying Compass = Drouot 4/26/67; Hygrometer = Drouot 3/9/70; Cannon Sundials = ADL-W104, VNN; Sandglass = NAWCC Museum, Pa.; Sundial = Capt. Hallett House, Mass.; etc. | theodolite is signed "l'Ingénieur Chevallier Place de Pont Neuf 15, Paris"; its telescope is signed "Réparée par l'ingénieur Chevallier opticien du Roi à Paris"; author; last four instruments signed "L'Ing. Chevallier Place de Pont Neuf 15, Paris." | coin de Quai de l'Horloge (1796); Place de Pont Neuf 15; both in Paris. | Daumas 1; Purtle; Nachet; Brieux 3(1967); Moskowitz 105; RSW; Kosobutsky; G.L'E. Turner 24; Coffeen 11; ADL. | suggest correction |
| CHEVALLIER, MAISON DE | France, 1900, OIM | Telescope, with stand = D.(1989). | "Maison de l'Ingr. Chevallier Optn"; succeeded by Avizard Frères. | Place de Pont Neuf 15; 21 Rue Royal; both in Paris. | Moskowitz 132; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHEVILLE | France, c.1796, PHIM | Money Balance = Versailles 11/19/78, 4/17/83. | 1978 instrument signed "Cheville Père marchand balancier ajusteur poids des espèces d'or et d'argent"; 1983 signed "Cheville Marchand balancier, ajusteur" plus address. | à l'I courronné, rue St. Denis, vis à vis la rue des Lombards No. 341, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHEZY, ANTOINE DE | France, 1718-98, MIM | Instruments, 1751 = Trudaine (1751); Level = CNAM. | perfected levels by smoothing the inside of the tube. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction |
| CHIARANDA, J.P. | Italy, c.1701, | Father J.P. Chiaranda; designed sundials; author. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CHICKERING, NATHANIEL | USA, 1750-1837, MIM | records at the South Natick, Mass. Historical Society Museum show that he made "a compass" in 1780. | Dover, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHICKIE, FRANCIS | Scotlandfl.1827-29, PHIM | barometer maker. | 127 Broad Street (1827); 127 Gallowgate (1828); 48 Broad Street (1829); all in Aberdeen. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| CHIDGOR | Russia, MIM | Sundial = GEL. | instrument maker to the Chamber of Instruments. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHIESA | see Greener and Chiesa. | suggest correction | ||||
| CHIESA, JOS. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Macclesfield. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHIESA, JOSH | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | one signed "J. Chiesa Manchester"; the other "Josh Chiesa Manchester." | Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CHILD, HENRY | England, fl.1832-68, MIM OIM PHIM | apprenticed to James Gardner of the Grocers' Company, March 5, 1807 for 7 years. | 3 Barnet Street, Lambeth; 66 Vauxhall Walk; both in London. | J. Brown 2; Taylor 2(1804); Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| CHILD, JOHN | USA, MIM | Astronomical Clock = Library Company, Philadelphia, Pa. | Philadelphia, Pa. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHILDREY, JOSHUA | England, 1623-70, | claimed to have designed three telescopes; | Faversham, Kent. | Taylor 1(209); Dewhirst; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHILMEAD, JOHN | England, c.1695, MIM | globe maker. | London. | Globus, June, 1963. | suggest correction | |
| CHILTON, GEORGE | England USA, fl.1800-36, MIM PHIM | invented a rain-gauge, barometer, hygrometer, etc.; made astronomical instruments. | New York, N.Y. (1800). | USNM; D.J. Warner 6. | suggest correction | |
| CHIPLEY, S.E. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CHIQUET, JEAN-BAPTISTE NOEL | France, 1722-c.1794, OIM | Microscope, rosewood, 1788 = D.(1968). | Jean-Baptist Noël Chiquet; "Breveté Ingénieur du Roi" in 1791; succeeded by Jacquet 1. | rue du Haut Moulin près le Pont Nôtre-Dame, Paris. | Daumas 1; Brieux 2; Nachet. | suggest correction |
| CHIRIGI, RAFAELLO | Italy, 1812, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1812 = ROM. | Naples. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHISHOLM, W.F. | USA, NIM | T.C. | 101 Main Street, Gloucester, Mass. | Moskowitz; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHISLETT, A. | England, fl.1850-56, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Dumpy Level = D.(1984); Marine Compass, 1854 = NMM. | T.C. see A. Chislett and M'Call. | 27 Greenfield Street, Commercial Road (East), London. | Moskowitz 127; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHISLETT, A., AND M'CALL | England, c.1850, NIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 10/20/89. | "late Gilkerson"; John M'Call shared Gilkerson address. | 8 Postern Row, Tower Hill, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHIZHER, D. NICHOLAS | Russia, c.1750, MIM | Sundials = MLL(2), GEL. | also designed sundials. | Chenekal 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHLASNER, O. | Austria, 1567, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1567 = Capodimonte Observatory, Naples. | Innsbruck. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHOARET | France, 18th Century, | see Brulat et Choaret. | Merzbach. | suggest correction | ||
| CHOATE AND ALDER | USA, c.1857, NIM | Tell-Tale Compass = MYS; Marine Compass = MYS. | see Choate, Alder and Topham. | New Bedford, Mass. | D.J. Warner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHOATE, ALDER AND TOPHAM | USA, c.1859, NIM | George Choate and William D. Alder. | New Bedford, Mass. | D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| CHOATE, GEORGE W. | USA, fl.1845-56, NIM | T.C.; in instrument case at Mystic Seaport, Conn.; repaired instruments for Charles Taber and Co., 1856; see Choate, Alder and Topham. | New Bedford, Mass. | D.J. Warner 10; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHOISY | see Choizy. | suggest correction | ||||
| CHOIX, SAUTOUT | France, | see Sautout-Choizy. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CHOIXEGUE | France, c.1830, | engraved an astronomical and perpetual calendar made by Mlle. Ginot Desrois. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CHOIZI | France, c.1740, MIM | Sundial, oval, silver = D. | Choizy? | Paris. | Weil 2(25). | suggest correction |
| CHOIZY 1 | France, 1667, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1667 = Landau = NMM; Sundials, silver = Bernard = NMM, AND-SPI; Sundials = OXF, P.C., D.(1976); Butterfield-type Sundials = OXF, P.C.; Circumferentor = Huelsmann Coll. | may appear to be signed "Choisy." | Paris. | Daumas 1; MADEX; Nachet; USNM; Gunther 2; Brieux 3; Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHOIZY 2 | France, | see Sautout-Choizy. | suggest correction | |||
| CHOIZY, F.V. | France, c.1750, MIM | Universal Ring Sundials = FIN-156, OXF; Sundial = AND-SPI-19; Compass and Quadrant = Soth. 6/9/39. | Paris. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHOIZY, J. | France, 18th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, oval, case = Phillips 10/26/83. | Evans and Nachet list him as "J. Choisy." | Paris. | Nachet; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHOPPIN | France, 18th Century, OIM | Microscope = X. | may be Ch. Oppin. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| CHOQUART | France, c.1770, OIM | microscope maker. | Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| CHOREZ, DANIEL | France, fl.1616-25, MIM OIM | Henrion-type Sectors = X (1616), Royal Institute of British Architects. | also designed a binocular telescope; made telescopes and microscopes; "Opticien." | rue de Périgueux de Marais; l'isle Nôtre Dame at the Sign "Au Compas"; both in Paris. | Daumas 1; Boffito; Nachet; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| CHORLEY, T. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CHOULE, ROBERT | see Robert Jole. | Taylor 1(334); Dewhirst; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CHOUR, FERRER ARVERNA | France, pre-1690, OIM | mentioned by Bonani in 1690 as an instrument maker. | Paris. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| CHOVIN | MIM | Rule, meter, walnut = Christie-SK 2/9/84. | emblem of clasped hands. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHRICHTON 1 | England, c.1795, NIM | Quadrant, ebony = MYS. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHRICHTON 2 | England, c.1820, MIM NIM OIM | Microscopes = Soth. 9/20/83, Christie-SK 11/15/79; Protractor = East India Company; Protractor and Rule = Soth. 11/1/65; Sextant = McKee Museum, Florida; Artillery Calipers = Snowshill Manor; Octants = SPI-2776, RJK, D.(1985); Gunter Rule = D.(1985). | calipers also signed "E.I.C.; could be John Crichton 2 or Joseph Crichton. | London. | Dewhirst; Coffeen 11; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CHRICHTON 3 | see Crichton. | suggest correction | ||||
| CHRICHTON, JAMES | Scotland, fl.1785-1835, PHIM | Grammer School Wynd (1785); 129 allowgate (1789); Charlotte Street (1790-1811); 5 Charlotte Street (1812) (1826-35); 2 Charlotte Street (1813-18) (1820-25); 9 Charlotte Street (1819); all in Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| CHRICHTON, JOHN | see John Crichton 2. | Coffeen 10; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CHRISTENSEN, H.P. | Denmark, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Den Gamle By, Aarhus; Marine Barometer = Heathcote, Ball and Co. 2/1/90. | Randers. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHRISTIAENSEN, CHRISTIAEN | MIM | Compass, ivory box = BMR; Compass Sundial, ivory box = P.C. | BMR compass card is pivoted. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| CHRISTIAENSON, GERRIT | MIM | Compass Sundial, ivory box = TIM. | round. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHRISTIAN, GEORGE | England, NIM | Sextant = MYS; Octant = FRK-OC2. | Liverpool. | Frank; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHRISTIAN, JOHN | England, c.1772, MIM | apprenticed to John Gilbert 2 of the Grocers' Company on July 7, 1772. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHRISTIAN, THOMAS | England, fl.1790-1820, MIM NIM | Octant = NMM. | 102 Strand, London. | Taylor 2(939); NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| CHRISTIE, ELIZABETH | England, c.1838, MIM OIM PHIM | 32 Warner Street, New Kent Road, London. | Taylor 2(2099). | suggest correction | ||
| CHRISTIE, GEORGE | England, fl.1794-1837, MIM OIM | Leigh on Mendip, near Frome; 11 Strand, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(940). | suggest correction | ||
| CHRISTMANN, JAKOB | Germany, 1554-1613, NIM OIM | made telescopes, Jacob's staves, sextant; said to be first to apply telescopes to instruments. | Heidelberg. | Zinner 1; Goldschmidt 66. | suggest correction | |
| CHRISTON | France, 1743, | proposed inverted Celsius scale for thermometer. | Lyon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CHRISTOPH, ANTHON | 1772, MIM | Instrument, 1772 = GIM. | Maistrov 4. | suggest correction | ||
| CHRISTOPHER, WILLIAM | England, | owner; marked on a Hadley's quadrant signed "William Scatcliff 1759." | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CHRYSOLGUE, NOEL ANDRE | France, 1778, MIM | Pair of Celestial Planispheres, 1778 = D.(1978). | "par le R.R. (Noël André) Chrysolgue deGry en Franche-Comté, Capuchin 1778." | Franche-Comté. | Moskowitz 116. | suggest correction |
| CHURCHILL, GARDNER ASAPH | USA, 1839-96, MIM SIM | see Loring and Churchill. | Boston, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| CHURCHMAN, JOHN | USA, 1753-1805, MIM | the third John Churchman in his family; surveyor; produced a perpetual motion machine operated by magnetic power; made for him by Ellis Chandlee c.1785. | Nottingham, Md. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| CIATTI, PIETRO | Italy, 1798, MIM | Rule, wood, 1798 = FLO-529. | invented and made it. | Bonelli 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| CICERI AND PINI | Scotland, fl.1850?-58, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(4), RSM, D.(1997). | all the recorded barometers except the D. one, show the Calton Street address; the firm was succeeded by P.D. Torre and Co. | 8-9 Calton Street; 81 Leith Street (1852-58); both in Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; Clarke et al; ATG 3/29/97. | suggest correction |
| CICERI, C., ET CIE. | France, c.1800, PHIM | Pyrometer = CNAM. | sold instruments by English makers. | rue Saint-Honoré; rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin; both in Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction |
| CICERI, J. AND J., MANTICA AND TORRE | Scotland, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/18/89. | succeeded by P.D. Torre and Co. which also succeeded Ciceri and Pini. | Edinburgh. | Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CICERI, P. AND A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CICERINI AMD PINI | misreading for Ciceri and Pini. | ATG 3/20/97. | suggest correction | |||
| CIMBERLINUS | see Cimerlinus. | suggest correction | ||||
| CIMERLINUS, ALBERTUS | Austria?, fl.1560-70, | instrument drawings in BM Print Room. | Vienna? | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| CIMERLINUS, JOANNES PAULUS | Italy, fl.1560-66, MIM | Nocturnals, paper, 1565 = P.C., Munich State Library; Quadrants, printed = BM Print Room; Astrolabe, printed = NUR. | engraved world map, 1566; J.P. Zimmerlin? | Verona. | Michel 14; Evans 1; Weil 2(25). | suggest correction |
| CIMOLIN, P. GASPAR | Italy, c.1700, MIM | Pillar Sundial, wood = VEN. | for 45°. | Venice. | Price 2; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CINDEN, G. | see P. Gaspar Cimolin. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CINGELING, HK. VAN | Holland, c.1805, MIM | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CINGELING, WEDUWE HK. VAN | Holland, c.1809, MIM | succeeded her husband, HK. van Cingeling. | Achterburgwal, vis-à-vis le Bloemmarktsteeg, Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| CINISELLI, LUIGI | Italy, 1803-78, PHIM | made electrical apparatus. | Pavia (1803); Cremona. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| CIOVINO, ANT. | Holland, c.1750, PHIM | made very large mercury thermometers. | Amsterdam. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| CIQUINO, ANTHONIO | Holland; England, c.1750, OIM PHIM | T.C.; made barometers and thermometers; sold lenses. | Le Nes, allée Lombaert, Drie Veerglazen, Amsterdam; London. | Daumas 1; USNM; Taylor 2(457); Van Cittert 3. | suggest correction | |
| CIRILLO, JOSEPH | Italy, 1789, MIM | Alidade with Rule, 1789 = D.(1997). | "Joseph Cirillo fecit"; rule signed "Due palmi Napolitani." | Naples? | Coffeen 56. | suggest correction |
| CITTELI, PASQUALE | Italy, fl.1832-42, MIM PHIM SIM | Cannon Sundial, 1832 = PRA; Plane Table Alidade = P.C.; Rule = Soth. 10/17/60-132. | instruments signed "Citteli Milan." | lungo il Naviglio, alla sinistra del Ponte di Porta Tosa, Terza Porta, No. 300, Milan. | Horsky and Skopova; Brenni 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CIZL, MARTIN | see Martin Gizl. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CLAGGETT, WILLIAM | USA, 1684-1749, NIM | made marine compasses; devised electrical machines. | Boston, Mass. | Champlin. | suggest correction | |
| CLAP, THOMAS | USA, 1703-67, | president of Yale University; constructed an orrery in 1743. | New Haven, Conn. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| CLARCKSON | England, MIM SIM | Theodolite, case = Drouot 6/15/65. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CLARE, PETER 1 | England, fl.1764-1811, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | may be by Peter Clare 2, his son; Taylor thought that they were the same person. | Manchester. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(699); Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| CLARE, PETER 2 | England, 1781-1851, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | may be by Peter Clare 1, his father; Taylor thought that 1 and 2 were the same person. | Manchester. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1; Taylor 2(699). | suggest correction |
| CLARK 1 | Ireland, c.1820, PHIM | made sets of solids; probably Edward Clark. | Sackville Street, Dublin. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK 2 | USA, pre-1870, | see Wolfe and Clark's. | suggest correction | |||
| CLARK 3 | England, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | 20 Old Bond Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK AND SON | Scotland, c.1850, PHIM | Barometer = Soth.-S 7/23/87. | Greenock. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, ALVAN | USA, 1804-87, OIM | the most notable American telescope maker of the nineteenth century; many of his lenses are still in use in modern mountings; tube and mounting 18.5" (1863) = ADL-G33 & L35. | Prospect Street (pre-1860); Henry Street (1860); both in Cambridge , Mass. | D.J. Warner 1; DSB; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, ALVAN GRAHAM | USA, 1832-97, OIM | son of Alvan Clark; worked with his father and brother, George Bassett Clark; did the optical work. | Cambridge, Mass. | D.J. Warner 1: DSB. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, ALVAN, AND SONS | USA, c.1850-97, OIM | Telescope, 1896 = ADL-A206. | Alvan Clark and his sons, George Bassett and Alvan Graham Clark. | Cambridge, Mass. | D.J. Warner 1; DSB; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CLARK, E.M. | England, c.1835, | see E.M. Clarke. | London. | KEN. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, FREDERICK HARVEY | USA, 1811-66, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = P.C. | New York, N.Y.(1829-34); Memphis, Tenn. (1849-66). | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, GEORGE BASSETT | USA, 1827-91, OIM | son of Alvan Clark; worked with his father and brother, Alvan Graham Clark; did the mechanical work; see Alvan Clark and Sons. | Cambridge, Mass. | D.J. Warner 1; DSB. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, HORATIO | USA, 1772-1833, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio. | clockmaker. | Bennington, Vermont. | Smart 1; USNM; Bedini 17. | suggest correction |
| CLARK, J. | Scotland, fl.1751-76, OIM | Magnifying Instrument Set = LAW; Microscopes,= WHI (1751), KEN (1776). | James 1 or John 3 Clark. | Edinburgh. | Whipple 1; Clay and Court; Morrison-Low. | suggest correction |
| CLARK, JACOB 1 | Scotland, 18th Century, MIM | Double Horizontal Sundials = Phillips 12/2/87, RSM. | Phillips also marked "TH MD" and a Scottish thistle; see Jacob Clark 2. | Edinburgh. | Somerville; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CLARK, JACOB 2 | Scotland, c.1800, MIM OIM | Microscope = CRI. | Dundee. | Gunther 2; Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, JAMES 1 | Scotland, fl. 1756-74, OIM | Microscope, 1774 = WHI. | may have been apprenticed to John Yeoman. | Edinburgh. | Taylor 2(458) & 2(675a); Daumas 1; Whipple 1; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| CLARK, JAMES 2 | England, c.1822, OIM | 13 Smith Street, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1511). | suggest correction | ||
| CLARK, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1667-72, OIM | free of the Spectaclemakers' Company, c.1667; took apprentices. | Leadenhall Street, London. | Dewhirst; Court and von Rohr 3(19). | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, JOHN 2 | England, 1742, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1742 = ex-Salford Priory; Perpetual Calendar = Cranbrook Institute of Science, Mich. | Petworth. | Gatty; Evans 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, JOHN 3 | Scotland, fl.1749-96, OIM | Microscopes = P.C., KEN(3), EMA, CRI, WHI, OXF, KEN (1776), OXF (1773, 1774, 1776), RSM (1749, 1751, 1775, 1776), P.C. (1774), etc. | goldsmith; designed a simple microscope in 1754. | at James Gilliland's, Jeweller, upper-end of the Luckenbooths (1749); Parliament Close (1751-55); Sir Isaac Newton's Head, a little above the Guard, north side of the High Street (1773-82); all in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3 & 4; Taylor 2(700); Nachet; Clay and Court; KEN; Morrison-Low 1; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CLARK, JOHN 4 | USA, c.1839, MIM | son of William Clark. | 122 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, JOHN 5 | England; USA, 1815-90, MIM | Washington, D.C. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CLARK, JOHN 6 | England, PHIM | Angle Barometer = X. | Chester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, LATIMER | England, c.1845, PHIM | Galvanometer = P.C. | also marked "Muirhead and Co. Ltd." | Westminster, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CLARK, MATHEW | England, c.1752, OIM | apprenticed to George Bass, OIM, in the Spectaclemakers' Company on Sept. 30, 1742; free of the Company on Oct. 5, 1752. | Court and von Rohr 3(148). | suggest correction | ||
| CLARK, PETER | England, c.1693, MIM | apprenticed to John Worgan of the Grocers' Company on Dec. 4, 1693. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, ROBERT 1 | England; USA, c.1785, MIM OIM PHIM | also made clocks. | London; 5 1/2 Church Street, Tradd and Church Street, Charleston, South Carolina (1785). | Bedini 1; Smart 1; Britten; USNM; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, ROBERT 2 | England, fl.1836-45, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers. | 2 Whartons Place, High Holborn (1836); 27 Brook Street, Holborn Bars (1838-45); both in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2100). | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, THOMAS 1 | England, c.1697, MIM | apprenticed to Charles Crick 1 of the Grocers' Company on Aug. 1, 1692; turned over to John Nash 2, a member of the Clockmakers' Company, on July 16, 1697. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, THOMAS 2 | England, fl.1846-57, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 20 Kirby Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, WILLIAM | USA, fl.1837-60, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | see William Clark and Son. | 122 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| CLARK, WILLIAM, AND SON | USA, fl.1837-46, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = P.C.(2). | son was John Clark 4, which see; may have dealt in those instruments labeled "Warranted." | 122 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; USNM; Warner 14; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CLARKE 1 | England, c.1830, OIM | Microscope = ESS; Electrical Apparatuses = D., Dr. Pearson sale, c.1848. | London. | USNM; Brieux 3; Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction | |
| CLARKE 2 | England, | see Husbands and Clarke. | Bristol. | suggest correction | ||
| CLARKE 3 | England, pre-1825, | designed "Clarkes Improved Hydrometer" before 1825, they were made by Dring and Fage. | London. | Moskowitz 103; Coffeen 27. | suggest correction | |
| CLARKE AND SON | England, fl.1822-34, NIM | William Clarke 2 and Son. | 13 Wapping Wall, London. | Taylor 2(942). | suggest correction | |
| CLARKE, C.F. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 2/2/84. | St. Ives. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CLARKE, E., AND CO. | Ireland, fl.1823-33, MIM PHIM | see Edward Clarke. | 83 Dame Street, Dublin. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| CLARKE, EDWARD 1 | Ireland, fl.1810-32, MIM OIM PHIM | Compass Sundial = P.C.(1982); Sundial, portable = EGE; Inclinable Sundial = Soth. 7/26/65 = D.(1965); Microscopes = EGE, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland; Theodolite = P.C. | see Spear and Clarke; see E. Clarke and Co. | 18 Lower Sackville Street (1810-12); 10 Lower Sackville Street (1819-21); 84 Dame Street (1830); 83 Dame Street (1832); all in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Moskowitz 106; Egestorff; Morrison-Low and Burnett; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CLARKE, EDWARD 2 | England, c.1833, PHIM | Magnetic Induction Machines = D.(1971), KEN. | worked for Watkins and Hill, 1833. | Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction | |
| CLARKE, EDWARD MARMADUKE | England, fl.1804-50, OIM PHIM | Hydrometers = U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., Auction (1804), Soth.(1960); Electro-magnetic Apparatus = KEN; Air Pump = Soth.-B 4/7/82. | most writers refer to him as "Edward Montague Clarke"; made polariscopes, microscopes; T.C.; "Optician and Magnetician"; "Philosophical Instrument Maker by appointment to the Royal University of Christiana, Sweden and to the Zoological Society of London." | 11 Lowther Arcade, Strand; 9 Agar Street, West Strand; 428 Strand and Rodney Iron Works, Battersea, Surrey (1847); all, except Surrey are in London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Taylor 2(1099); Calvert 2; USNM; Crawforth 1; Chaldecott 3; Ragozzino and Schetino; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CLARKE, EDWARD MONTAGUE | see Edward Marmaduke Clarke. | Chaldecott 3. | suggest correction | |||
| CLARKE, J. | England, | Water Clock = D.(1969). | modern copy. | Devonport. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CLARKE, JAMES 1 | England, fl.1792-1808, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Rust of the Grocers' Company on June 4, 1779; free of the Company, Dec. 6, 1792; took apprentices; sometimes spelled "Clerk." | No. 28 Ratcliffe Highway (1792); No. 7 Jealous Row, New Road (1802); Goodman's Fields (1808); all in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| CLARKE, JAMES 2 | England, c.1836, MIM | 103 York Street, Commercial Road, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| CLARKE, JOHN 1 | Scotland, 1776, OIM | Microscope, 1776 = RSM. | Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CLARKE, JOHN 2 | see the John Clarks. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |||
| CLARKE, MARK | England, c.1720, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Feilder of the Clockmakers' Company on March 7, 1720. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| CLARKE, ROBERT | England, c.1662, | apprenticed to William Howe in the Grocers' Company in 1662. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CLARKE, STEPHEN | England, c.1653, | apprenticed to John Brown 6 in the Joiners' Company in 1646; free in the Company in 1653. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| CLARKE, THOMAS | USA, | engraved compass cards for William Davenport. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| CLARKE, W. | England, c.1850, NIM | Octant, ivory scale and vernier = D.(1972). | Lowestoft. | Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction | |
| CLARKE, WILLIAM 1 | England, 1743, NIM | Backstaves = P.C. (1743), U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, Md. | Union Stairs in Wapping, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CLARKE, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1797-1822, NIM | made quadrants and compasses. | 13 Wapping Wall, London. | Taylor 2(942). | suggest correction | |
| CLARKSON | England, OIM | Telescopes = D.(1969), D.(1970), Christie 7/28/70. | made refracting telescopes; see Broadhurst, Clarkson and Co. | 63 Farringdon Road, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CLARKSON, A. | England, OIM | Microscope = Soth. 10/22/76. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CLATHOUT | USA, | see Meneely and Clathout. | West Troy, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CLAUDET, ANTOINE FRANCOIS JEAN | England, 1797-1867, OIM | Reflecting Stereoscope = KEN. | Antoine François Jean Claudet. | 18 King William Street; 107 Regent Street (1851); both in London. | KEN. | suggest correction |
| CLAUDIUS, RICHARD | c.1646, MIM | Astrolabe, wood = MAS; Celestial and Terrestrial Planispheres = MAS. | ICA-571; brass rule on astrolabe. | Price 1; ICA 2; Garcia Franco 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CLAVIUS, CHRISTOPHER | Germany, 1537-1612, | worked on dividing an arc; designed sundials and astrolabes; author. | Bamberg. | Zinner 1; Daumas 1; Boursier; DSB. | suggest correction | |
| CLAXTON AND MORTON | England, c.1842, MIM | 27 Harrington Street, Hatton Garden, London (1842). | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| CLAXTON AND PROTHERO | England, c.1847, MIM | 27 Harrington Street, Hatton Garden, London (1847). | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| CLAXTON AND WIGHTMAN | USA, c.1835, PHIM | Timothy Claxton and Joseph M. Wightman; made philosophical apparatus for schools. | Boston, Mass. (1835). | USNM; D.J. Warner 6. | suggest correction | |
| CLAXTON, TIMOTHY | England; USAfl.c.1825-50, PHIM | founded the Mechanical Institution in London; invented an air pump and produced many of them; took Joseph Milner Wightman as a partner in Claxton and Wightman; made philosophical apparatus for schools. | Boston, Mass. | D.J. Warner 6. | suggest correction | |
| CLAY | England, c.1675, MIM | Sundial once owned by Robert Hooke. | Taylor 1(382); Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CLAY, C. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Pickford, Hertford 4/10/97. | Messingham. | ATG 4/5/97. | suggest correction | |
| CLAY, JAMES | England, c.1772, | apprenticed to Joseph Hill of the Grocers' Company on Feb. 4, 1772. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CLEARS, J. | England, c.1753, OIM | apprenticed to John Cuff in the Spectaclemakers' Company; free of the Company in 1753. | Fleet Street, London. | Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| CLEAVER, SAMUEL | England, fl.1845-49, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | signed "Cleaver London"; also made thermometers. | 30 Theobalds Road, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CLEAVES, NATHANIEL | USA, c.1839, MIM PHIM | Hydrometer, silver = Salem Maritime Nat'l Historic Site, Mass.; Slide Rule = MYS. | invented a silver hydrometer; successor to J.W. Harris, Boston, Mass. | Boston, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CLEEVE, JOH. | England, d.1813, MIM | Globe, Celestial, wood = VAA; Globe, Celestial and Planisphere = WHI. | wooden globe signed "Cleeve." | Price 12; Grimaldi. | suggest correction | |
| CLEMENS, FR. | Italy, fl.1638-40, MIM | Pillar Sundial, ivory, 1638 = VEN; Nocturnal, with shadow square, 1640 = VNM. | pillar sundial is for 45°. | Venice. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CLEMENT, JOSEPH | England, pre-1819, | invented an ellipsograph. | Gunther 8; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CLEMENT, WILLIAM | England, fl.1677-99, MIM | admitted as Brother in the Clockmakers' Company in 1677; Master of the Company, 1693. | Evans 1; Robischon. | suggest correction | ||
| CLEMENTS | see Joseph Clement. | suggest correction | ||||
| CLENCH, J. | England, c.1810, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 9/28/95. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CLEPHIN, JOHN | England, c.1790, | apprenticed to John Blake in the Joiners' Company, Sept. 24, 1776; free in the Company on Jan. 12, 1790. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| CLERET | France, c.1720, PHIM | Barometer and Thermometer = Bonnier de la Mosson Coll. | Sometimes C. Leret a Rouen | Nachet; Gersaint. WEBDB. | suggest correction | |
| CLERGET | France, c.1750, MIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including a graphometer at Musée Loraine, Nancy marked "L'Appartien à Jean de St. Loire Architect du Feu, Roy de Pologne." | some appear to be signed "C. Lerget" [?]. | au Butterfield, Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Michel 3; Price 12; Gunther 3; Bryden 9; Moskowitz 103; Coffeen B; Trois Siècles; Paris 1900; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CLERGUET | misreading for "Clerget." | Nachet; Coffeen B. | suggest correction | |||
| CLERK, JAMES | see James Clarke 1. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CLERKE, GILBERT | England, 1626-97?, MIM | made sundials to order; author. | Cambridge; Luffenham. | Taylor 1(220). | suggest correction | |
| CLERTY | England, c.1760, | succeeded by John Goater, c.1760. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CLIFFORD, ED. | England, c.1840, MIM PHIM | 42 Old Bond Street, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| CLIFFORD, WHYNOT WILLIAM | England, c.1741, | apprenticed to Henry Craford in the Grocers' Company in 1741. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CLIFT, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 3 New Inn Yard, Shoreditch. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CLINNICK, WILLIAM | England, c.1840, MIM PHIM | 34 York Street, City Road, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| CLOCHE, A LA | France, 17th Century, | Sundial with Italian hours = MADEX-97. | this is surely an address, "à la Cloche." | MADEX. | suggest correction | |
| CLOESE, BERNARD VAN DER | Holland, fl.1688-1712, MIM | Sphere = LEY. | clockmaker; father of Jacob van der Cloese; member of the Clockmakers' Guild. | The Hague. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| CLOESE, JACOB VAN DER | Holland, 1690-1766, MIM PHIM | Pedometer = LEY; Heliostats = LEY, The Hague. | also made clocks and pyrometers; son of Bernard van der Cloese; made a garden sundial, designed by P. de Laraux, in 1711. | The Hague; Leiden (1718-66). | Rooseboom 1; Crommelin; USNM; Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| CLOESEN | see Cloese. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CLOOTE | Holland, MIM | globe maker. | Globus, June, 1963. | suggest correction | ||
| CLOUGH, JERE | USA, 18th Century, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass, wood = Streeter Coll., Yale University. | Boston, Mass.? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CLUSKEY, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Boston. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| COAD | England?, c.1850, | patented a graduated galvanic battery. | Antique Show, Boston, 1969. | suggest correction | ||
| COAKE | England, c.1671, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| COALLY AND CO. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer with Thermometer = K. and C. 10/8/75. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COATSFIELD, JOHN | England, c.1682, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Robert Starr of the Clockmakers' Company on May 18, 1682. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| COBHAM, JOHN | England, c.1737, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Bennett 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 29, 1729; turned over to John Bennett 6 of the Clockmakers'Company on May 16, 1732; free of the Company, Oct. 10, 1737; took apprentices. | Scroop's Court, Holborn, London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| COBHAM, STOCKLEY | England, fl.1737-87, MIM | apprenticed to James Wilson of the Clockmakers' Company on July 4, 1723; free of the Company, Oct 10, 1737; took apprentices. | Scroop's Court, Holborn, London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| COBURN, J. | England, 1756, MIM | Sundial, 1756 = Christie-SK 2/2/77. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COCART, JUANIN | Spain; Belgiumfl.1596-1600, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundials = KEN (1596), OXF (1596), VIE (1598), MAN (1599), Christie 4/3/85 (1599), POB (1600), P.C. (1600); Diptych Sundial, 1600 = D.(1986). | clockmaker to Charles V; Christie and D.(1986) sundials made in Madrid. | Madrid (1599); Brussels. | Guye et Michel; Michel 3 and 14; Garcia Franco 1; Garcia Diego; Trois Siècles; Ward 3; Baillie 1; Zinner 4; KEN; Queries, SIS Bull. No. 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COCER | Austria, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = P. and S. 3/8/1895. | Vienna. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| COCHRAN, JOHN | England, c.1773, | apprenticed to Charles Fairbone 1 in the Grocers' Company on Jan. 7, 1773. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| COCK | England, c.1800, MIM | Gauger's Slide Rule and Rod = KEN; Measuring Rod, boxwood and brass = Soth.-Chester 6/26/85. | "Cock, maker London." | London. | KEN; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COCK AND HUGHES | England, c.1790, MIM | Dipping Measure, wood = D. | "Makers to the Excise." | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| COCK AND REEVES | England, post-1650, OIM | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| COCK, CHRISTOPHER | angland, fl.1660-97, OIM | Objective Glass, 1668 = WHI; Telescope, 1673 = KEN; Microscope = WHI. | apprenticed to Richard Reeves 1 in the Spectaclemakers' Company; admitted as Brother to the Company in 1680; free of the Turners' Company in 1697; had worked with Reeves 1; employed by Hooke, Newton, Flamsteed and Gregory. | Long Acre, London (1673). | Taylor 1(285); Daumas 1; G.L'E. Turner 17; KEN; Evans 1; USNM; Dewhirst; Price 12; Clay and Court; Court and Von Rohr 3 & 4; Robischon; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COCK, JOHN | England, fl.1710-11, OIM | glass grinder; son of Chistopher Cock?; free of the Turners' Company before 1710; not a member of the Spectaclemakers' Company; made perspective glasses.. | Coach and Garter, Long Acre, London. | Taylor 1(452); Dewhirst; Evans 1; Court and Von Rohr 3(VII); Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| COCK, THOMAS | England, c.1750, MIM | Instrument = WHI. | mathematical teacher. | Cirencester. | Taylor 2(459). | suggest correction |
| COCKE | see Cock. | suggest correction | ||||
| COCKER | England, c.1664, MIM | arithmetician; writing master; engraved a silvered small rule, made by John Brown 1, for Samuel Pepys. | London. | Rabone 1. | suggest correction | |
| COCKEY, EDWARD | England, c.1790, MIM | Astronomical Clock = Longleat House, Wilts. | Warminster. | Britten; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COCKNEY, EDWARD | Edward Cockey? | Britten. | suggest correction | |||
| COCKS | see Cox; see Cock. | Taylor 1(285). | suggest correction | |||
| COCQUART, JENNIN | see Juan Cocart. | Michel 14. | suggest correction | |||
| COCQUER, JUAN | see Juan Cocart. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |||
| CODART | France, c.1580, MIM | globe maker. | Globus, Dec., 1958. | suggest correction | ||
| CODDINGTON, H. | England, c.1830, | Rev. H. Coddington; designed a thick single lens microscope which was made by William Cary. | Nachet; Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction | ||
| COE, GEORGE | England, c.1786, | apprenticed to John Karmock in the Grocers' Company on Dec. 7, 1786. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| COECIUS | Italy?, 1622, MIM | Globe, Celestial, 1622 = Doge's Palace, Venice. | Caecius = Blaeu. | Grimaldi(727); Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| COENRAEDT, JAN | Holland, c.1742, MIM | Amstelstraat, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | ||
| COFFEY, J., AND J. SMITH | England, c.1850, MIM | 4 Providence Row, Finsbury, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| COFFIN | England, fl.1672-74, OIM | made telescope and microscope tubes; carpenter or joiner; worked for Robert Hooke. | Taylor 1(355). | suggest correction | ||
| COFFIN, JAMES H. | USA, c.1837, PHIM | Wind Vane = USNM. | made meteorological instruments. | Ogdensburg, N.Y. | USNM; Middleton 4. | suggest correction |
| COFFIN, R. | England, 18th Century, MIM | Vertical Declining Sundial = D.(1980) = ADL-W95. | for 50°31'. | Oxon. | Moskowitz 121; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COFFIN, T. | USA, c.1825, MIM SIM | Wine Gauging Rod, wood = D.(1981); Surveying Compass, wood = D.(1980). | Newburyport, Mass. | Moskowitz 117. | suggest correction | |
| COFSA | probably misreading for Cossa. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| COGGER | England, 18th Century, MIM | Garden Sundial = D.(1969). | Maidstone. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COGGESHALL, HENRY | England, 1623-90, MIM | Coggeshall Rule = KEN. | invented a slide rule with a Gunter-type logarithmic scale, 1677; author; developed a hinged slide rule with girt line for calculating timber in 1682. | Suffolk. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Taylor 1(210); KEN; Delehar 2 and 9.; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| COGGS, I. | England, MIM NIM PHIM | Universal Ring Sundials = Snowshill Manor, D.(1969); Compass Sundials = VCW, P.C.; Holland Circle = Libert et Castor 4/28/82; Compass = D.(1985); Circumferentor = P.C.. | may be John Coggs 1 or 2. | Fleet Street, London. | Coffeen 9; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COGGS, I., AND N. HILL | England, post-1730, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, stand = Christie 5/5/83. | may be later label? John Coggs 1 or 2 with Nathaniel Hill. | The Globe and Sun near St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 2(25 and 242); RSW. | suggest correction |
| COGGS, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1715-40, MIM PHIM | Universal Ring Sundials = FIN, Kenny, Soth. 7/15/63, and 11/16/87; Sundial, circular = Soth. 6/9/77; Compass Sundials = OXF(2); Table Sundial = FIN;; Ellipsograph = Soth. 10/17/60; Butterfield-type Sundial, silver = Soth. 3/27/72. | freeman of the Pewterers' Company 1712; barometer maker; had worked with John Rowley; T.C.; some of these instruments may have been made by John Coggs 2; took William Wyeth, a former apprentice as a partner. | Globe and Sun, near St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street; 136 Fleet Street; both in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 1(463), 2(25); Michel 3; USNM; Gunther 2 and 6; Dewhirst; Coffeen 9; Crawforth 1, 6 & 7; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COGGS, JOHN 2 | England, c.1757, MIM PHIM | apprenticed in 1757 to Benjamin Cole 2 in the Merchant Taylors' Company; may have been free by patrimony in another Company; it is hard to distinguish the instruments made by John Coggs 1 from those of John Coggs 2. | Globe and Sun, between St. Dunstan's Church and Chancery Lane, Fleet Street; 136 Fleet Street; both in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(242); Clay and Court; Coffeen 9; RSW; Crawforth 6, 7 and 8. | suggest correction | |
| COGGS, JOHN 3 | England, c.1759, MIM | apprenticed to Benjamin Cole 2, 1759; may be son of John Coggs 2. | opposite Water Lane, London. | Taylor 2(463). | suggest correction | |
| COGGS, JOHN, AND WILLIAM WYETH | England, c.1740, MIM | made rules based on Shirtcliffe's design. | St Dunstan's Church in Fleet Street, London. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| COGWELL, H.S. | Canada, OIM | Telescope = D.(1989). | Halifax, N.S. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COHEN | England, c.1830, NIM | Octant, ebony = Melun 4/24/83. | probably David Cohen. | Newcastle. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| COHEN, DAVID | England, fl.1821-58, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | see Cohen; optician; T.C. | 5 Collingwood Street (1821-37); 1 Grey Street (1838-44); 76 Grey Street (1847-51); 30 Mosley Street (1853); 9 Mosley Street (1855-58); all in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1807); Crawforth 1. | suggest correction |
| COHEN, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 7/21/87. | Louth. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COHEN, S.B. | misreading of Simon Phineas Cohen. | Bryden 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| COHEN, S.C. | misreading of Simon Phineas Cohen. | Bryden 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| COHEN, SIMON PHINEAS | Scotland, fl.1838-53, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescope, refracting = Phillips 10/26/83; Hydrometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86; Protractor = Christie 10/31/67; Protractor, Simson-type = FRK. | managed the Glasgow branch of A. Abraham and Co. of Liverpool, 1838-43; took over the firm in 1844 and changed the name to his own; some of his instruments seem to be signed "S.B. Cohen" or "S.C. Cohen." | 8 Exchange Square (1838-40); 82 Queen Street (1841-44); 105 Buchanan Street (1845-49); 121 Buchanan Street (1850-51); 51 St. Vincent Street (1852); 136 Buchanan Street (1853); all in Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COIFFIER, A. | France, c.1830, OIM | Telescope = Soth. 7/26/65-105; Telescopes, refracting = Soth-PB pre-1980-Phillips 12/12/89. | "Ingénieur Opticien." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| COIGNIET, GILLES | Belgium, 1557, MIM | Astrolabe, 1557 = Ecouen (Cl.9149). | made spheres; was he Aegidius Coigniet? | Anvers (Antwerp). | Rooseboom 1; Michel 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COIGNIET, MICHAEL | Belgium, fl.1572-1618, MIM SIM | Astrolabes = BEK (1572), MAN (1598), LEY (1601), MNN (1618); Armillary Sphere, 1591 = ADL-M5; Circumferentors = Drouot 4/7/87, Ecouen-Cl.12016 (1600), P.C. (1602), ADL-M149 (1606), CNAM (1606), BMR; Graphometer, 1606 = CNAM; Nocturnal = OXF; Table Sundial, 1604 = POTS; Compass = P.C.; Polyhedral Sundial = Christie-SK 1986. | MAN astrolabe is ICA-467, LEY is ICA-533, MNN is ICA-464, BEK is ICA-564; author and instrument designer; improved the cross-staff. | Anvers (Antwerp). | Price 1; ICA 2; Gunther 1; Garcia Franco 2; Michel 3; Daumas 6; Engelmann 1; Veltman; A.J. Turner 10; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COL. R.I. | MIM | Sundial = NMM-Caird. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| COLBY, HALL | USA, fl.1847-70, MIM NIM SIM | Altimeter = P.C. | Rochester, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| COLE 1 | England, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | it is very difficult to distinguish between the work of Benjamin Cole 1 and 2 except for the few dated pieces; usually signed "B. Cole London" or "Cole Maker London." | London. | Taylor 1(492) and 2(336); etc. | suggest correction | |
| COLE 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Borough Museum, Newbury, Bucks. | Newbury. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COLE AND SON | England, | T.C.; Benjamin Cole 1 and his son, Benjamin Cole 2. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | ||
| COLE, B., AND SON | England, fl.1751-66, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Telescope, reflecting = D.(1979); Grand Orrery, 1763 = Queen's College, Oxford; Camera Obscura, book-form, 1757 = Burton Constable. | Benjamin Cole 1 and his son, Benjamin Cole 2; T.C.; succeeded by Edward Troughton. | at the Orrery next the Globe Tavern, in Fleet Street, London. | Oxford 1; Gunther 2; Taylor and Wilson; Moskowitz 119; Crawforth 1; E. Hall. | suggest correction |
| COLE, BENJAMIN 1 | England, 1695-1766, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Sundial, 1721 = Wadham College, Oxford; Davis Quadrant, 1746 = ADL-A137; Compass Sundial = ADL-W62; Octant = D.(1995); also a wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums. | apprenticed to Thomas Wright 1; free in the Merchant Taylors' Company; succeeded Wright about 1748; see Wright and Cole; see B. Cole and Son. author; T.C.; invented a "Seamans' Quadrant". | Royal Exchange; Poppins Court, Fleet Street (c. 1735); Ball Alley going out of George-Yard into Lombard Street (-1748); at the Sign of the Orrery, next the Globe Tavern, Fleet Street 1748-66), this became 136 Fleet Street c.1760; 200 Fleet Street; all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 1(492); Price 3; Ward 4; ADL; RSW; Taylor and Wilson; KEN; Moskowitz 106; E. Hall; Coffeen 11 and 51; Calvert 2; H.C. King 2; Crawforth 1, 6 & 7; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction |
| COLE, BENJAMIN 2 | England, 1725-1813, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Hadley Quadrants,= NMM (1760), OMM (1779); Telescope = USNM; Lodestone = D.; Drawing Instrument Set = Phillips 12/12/89. | apprenticed to his father, Benjamin Cole 1 in 1739 in the Merchant Taylors' Company; made free in the Company; took apprentices; became a partner in 1751; see B. Cole and Son; the difference in the two men's work is very hard to distinguish ; they made many examples of a wide range of instruments; the OMM quadrant is also marked "Ole Jensen"; T.C.; John Troughton 2 took over the firm in 1782. | Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 1(492) and 2(336); Bedini 1; Calvert 2; Moskowitz 106; Brieux 3; Goodison 1; Taylor and Wilson; Eden; Crawforth 6 & 7; J.A. Bennett 2; E. Hall; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COLE, BENJAMIN 3 | England, pre-1813, MIM | son of Benjamin Cole 2; trained as a MIM in the Merchant Taylors' Company; free in the Company. | Crawforth 6 & 7. | suggest correction | ||
| COLE, BENJAMIN 4 | England, 17th Century, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial = D. | engraved on this sundial was a notice to return it to the owner who was also the maker; this Cole does not seem to be connected with the London family. | Oxford. | Moskowitz 6. | suggest correction |
| COLE, HUMPHREY | England, b.1530?-d.1591MIM NIM SIM | one of England's earliest and most skillful instrument makers; he is noted for his beautiful astrolabes, astronomical compendia, sundials, armillary sphere, etc. | sometimes spelled "Humfray Coolle" or "Coole"; member of the Goldsmiths' Company; made a map of the Holy Land in 1572; two instruments that had been attributed to Humphrey Cole, have been found to be by an earlier maker, "V.C.", who has not as yet been identified, which see. | Great North Door of St. Paul's, London. | Taylor 1(21); Belgian Inventory; Gunther 1, 2, 4, and 8; Italian Inventory; Michel 1 and 3; Jane Turner; Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Daumas 1; Perry; Société Belge; Maddison 1; Price 3 & 11; Ward 4; Engelmann 1; Daumas 1; J.A. Bennett 2; J. Brown 3; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COLE, ISAAC | England, c.1753, | apprenticed to John Urings 2 in the Joiners' Company on Feb. 3, 1753. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| COLE, JOHN, JUNIOR | England, 1691, MIM | Triangular Quadrant, 1691, boxwood, 36" = D.(1994). | John Brown's (1) triangular quadrant made for the latitude of London; signed "John Cole Junior of Kingston, June ye 26, 1691." | Kingston. | Coffeen 46. | suggest correction |
| COLE, M., CO. | MIM NIM | Protractor = MYS; Course Plotter = MYS. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| COLE, NIC., ESQ. | England, 1705, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1705 = OMM. | probably the owner. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COLE, RICHARD | England, c.1815, MIM | Sundial in watch back cover = OXF. | Cornhill, Ipswich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COLE, ROBERT 1 | England, c.1737, MIM | free in the Stationers' Company c.1737; took apprentices. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| COLE, ROBERT 2 | England, c.1835, | apprenticed to William Elliott 1 in the Joiners' Company on July 7, 1835. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| COLE, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1725-40, MIM | Perpetual Calendars = BM (1725),(1735), WRAY (1735). | leatherseller; took apprentices including William Baker from Edmund Blow c.1738. | London. | Price 3; Ward 4; Crawforth 7; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COLE, THOMAS 2 | England, fl.1840-69, MIM NIM | Compass Corrector = Soth. 6/23/87; Plotting Compass = Soth. 2/25/86. | 21 Hannibal Road, Mile End, Stepney, London. | O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COLE, UMFREDUS | England, MIM | father of Humphrey Cole? Latinization of Humphrey Cole? | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | ||
| COLE, WILLIAM | England, fl.1780-1805, MIM OIM | Reflecting Telescope = Ineichen 10/20/75; Pedometer = BM; Ring Sundial = X. | last two instruments signed "W. Cole"; clockmaker. | Gutter Lane, London. | Taylor 2(815); Clay and Court; Britten; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COLEMAN | England, PHIM | Barometer = P.C.; Marine Barometer = D.(1972). | Newbury. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COLEMAN, ANN | England, fl.1832-33, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers; succeeded Charles Coleman. | 11 Vineyard Walk, Clerkenwell, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| COLEMAN, CHARLES | England, fl.1823-29, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 7 Dorrington Street, Clerkenwell; 11 Vineyard Walk, Clerkenwell; both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| COLEMAN, EBEN | USA, c.1855, MIM | made compasses. | Wolfeboro, N.H. | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| COLEMAN, JOHN | England, c.1803, MIM | apprenticed to William Morris of the Grocers' Company, May 3, 1796; free of the Company May 5, 1803. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| COLEMAN, STEPHEN | England, c.1704, MIM | apprenticed to John Bellinger 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on July 3, 1704. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| COLEMARE, J. | England, 1737, | student; "J. Colemare, 1737 Soph. at St. John's Cambridge" is marked on a universal ring sundial, WHI-1091. | Price 12; Gunther 3; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| COLES, CHRISTOPHER | England, c.1664, MIM | Slide Rule = KEN. | Taylor 1(302); Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| COLESON, JOHN | England, c.1699, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Tuttell of the Clockmakers' Company on Aug. 28, 1699. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| COLL | England, c.1730, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 5/19/88. | "Coll Fecit." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COLLADO, LUDOVICUS | Spain, 1584, MIM | Bow Compass, gilt-brass, 1584 = VIE. | Michel 3; Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| COLLE, HUMFRAY | see Humphrey Cole. | Gunther 4; NMM 2. | suggest correction | |||
| COLLEIE, THOMAS | Belgium, fl.1721-22, MIM | Horizontal Sundial in snuff box, 1722 = OXFB; Horizontal Sundials = X (1721), (1722). | may be Colley. | Liège. | Michel 3; Taylor 2(156). | suggest correction |
| COLLES, CHRISTOPHER | USA, fl.1774-89, MIM PHIM | Hydrometer = Winterthur Museum, Delaware; Sundial, octagonal = NYS. | invented an hodometer for carriages; author. | 42 Pearl Street, New York, N.Y. | N.Y. Historical Society, 1945; USNM; Hindle. | suggest correction |
| COLLET | France, 1760, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1760 = OXF. | Paris. | Evans 1; Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| COLLET, TIMOTHEE | France, 1652-59+, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundials = NMM, D.(1994); Sundials, 1659 = Michel Coll., LIE and P.C. (1663). | Timothée Collet; D. signed "Orlogeur à Paris" and has a lunar volvelle on the back; watchmaker. | Nantes; Rouen (1652-59); Paris. | Michel 1, 3, and 9; Nachet; MADEX; Tardy; Coffeen 46. | suggest correction |
| COLLEY, THOMAS | England, fl.1765-80, MIM | George Graham's successor. | Fleet Street, London. | Josten; Britten. | suggest correction | |
| COLLIBER, THOMAS | England, c.1736, MIM | Abraham Lorkin turned over to him as an apprentice on Feb. 20, 1736 by James Wilson 2; may have been a member of the Clockmakers' Company. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| COLLIER | England, c.1720, MIM | Protractors = PYM, D., D.(1987). | Coffeen 17; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| COLLIER, BENJAMIN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| COLLIER, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1712-45, MIM SIM | Sector, 1730 = OXF, Sector,ivory = D.(1986); Compass = OXF; Universal Ring Sundial = NYM; Circumferentors = PYM, Soth. 10/22/76; Sundial = P.B. 9/24/38. | apprenticed to Thomas Tuttell of the Clockmakers' Company on April 3, 1699; may be same as William Collier 2; some instruments signed "W. Collier"; T.C.(1731). | the end of Wood Street, facing Cripple Gate,(1731); at ye Atlas next the Fountain Tavern without New Gate; both in London. | Bryden 9; Taylor 1(564); Chandler and Vincent; Lubke; Dewhirst; Evans 1; Baillie 1; Gunther 2 and 6; Crawforth 1; J. Brown 3; Coffeen 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COLLIER, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1744, MIM | member of the Goldsmiths' Company; had apprentice turned over to him from the Grocers' Company; may be same man as William Collier 1. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| COLLIN | France, 1809, NIM | Compass Rose, 1809 = PMM. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COLLIN, AXEL H. | Sweden, c.1830, OIM | younger son of Gabriel Collin. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| COLLIN, CARL ERIC | Sweden, 1791-1852, OIM | older son of Gabriel Collin; took over the shop in 1825. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| COLLIN, CARL GUSTAF | Sweden, 1830-1900, OIM | Telescope = Hammer Sale. | son of Carl Eric Collin; worked in his father's shop until 1852, when he succeeded him; the telescope is signed "Collin Stockholm." | Stockholm. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COLLIN, GABRIEL | Sweden, 1761-1825, OIM PHIM | Balance = Berzelius Museum (SWE). | head of optical shop at Swedish Royal Academy from 1793. | Uppsala; Stockholm. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COLLINGS, C.W. | England, fl.1845-58, PHIM | made barometers and philosophical instruments. | 16 Mortimer Street, Cavendish Square (1845-46); Royal Polytechnic Institute (1847); both in London. | Goodison 1; O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| COLLINGS, JAMES | England, c.1830, MIM OIM PHIM | Instrument = WHI. | Skinner Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(1808). | suggest correction | |
| COLLINS 1 | England, c.1710, MIM | globe maker. | London. | Globus, June, 1963. | suggest correction | |
| COLLINS 2 | England, OIM | probably Charles Collins, which see. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COLLINS, CHARLES | England, fl.1850-80, OIM | Webster Condenser = WHI; Binocular Microscopes = Soth. 6/23/87 (2); Microscopes = BIL, P.C., Christie-SK 4/17/86, various auctions; Binocular Microscope = Versailles = 11/19/78; etc. | optician; some instruments are signed "Collins" or "C. Collins"; retailer of R. & J. Beck microscopes. | 157 Great Portland Place; 77 Great Titchfield Street, Portland Place; Polytechnic Institute; all in London. | Price 12; Moskowitz 104; O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COLLINS, J. | England, c.1750, MIM | designed or made quadrants. | London. | Weil 2(2). | suggest correction | |
| COLLINS, JAMES | England, c.1827, PHIM | balance maker. | Birmingham. | Christie-SK 4/17/86. | suggest correction | |
| COLLINS, JOHN 1 | England, 1625-83, MIM | maker of the Royal sundials; designed a quadrant made by Prujean; author; possibly J. Collins with a wrong date; F.R.S., 1667. | Oxford; near the Three Crowns, Bloomsbury; next the Adam and Eve in Petty France; Garlick Hill; the last three in London. | Taylor 1(215); Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| COLLINS, JOHN 2 | England, c.1726, MIM | apprenticed to his father on Jan. 14, 1716; turned over to John Wilson of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 1, 1718; free of the Company, April 4, 1726. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| COLLINS, PETER | England, fl.1687-99, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to James Atkinson 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 19, 1680; free of the Company, Sept. 29, 1687; took apprentices. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| COLLINS, ROBERT | Scotland, PHIM | Barometers = D.(1972), Christie-G 4/30/1986-40. | Paisley. | J. Bell; Morrison-Low. | suggest correction | |
| COLLIS, W.H. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Bury St. Edmunds. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| COLLISON, JOHN | England, c.1793, | apprenticed to Rowland Tidder in the Grocers' Company on July 6, 1793. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| COLLOT FRERES | France, c.1851, MIM PHIM | Standard Meter, folding = D.(1997). | Collot Frères; T.C.; successors to M. Hirbict; scale makers; surely E. et A. Collot, one of whom was listed as a glassmaker and thermometer maker in Paris in the 1820's. | 41 Rue de l'Ecole de Médicine; (formerly the rue des mauvais Garçons), Paris. | Calvert 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; Coffeen 58. | suggest correction |
| COLLOT, A. | France, 1827-1900, PHIM | Paris 1900. | suggest correction | |||
| COLLOT, E. ET A. | France, c.1848, PHIM | made precision balances. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| COLLYER, W. | England, c.1850, NIM | Sextant = ADL-A167. | used by Comdre. Robert E. Peary in 1893, on an Arctic expedition; carries Lloyd's Indent 0005 over 39. | Commercial Docks, London. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COLMAR | see Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |||
| COLOM, JACOB ARNOLD | Holland, fl.1628-42, MIM | Terrestrial Globes = NMM-G.170,- G.171. | also signed "Colum"; possibly Columb, which see; Price reported them as a "Pair of Globes." | NMM 2; Globus, Dec., 1957; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| COLOMBA AND HARE | England, fl.1844-46, PHIM | Andrew Colomba and Hare; made barometers and thermometers. | 37 Charles Street, Hatton Garden (1844-46); 89 Chancery Lane (1846); both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| COLOMBA, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Salisbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| COLOMBA, ANDREW | England, fl.1842-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 1/27/88. | made barometers and thermometers; worked with Hare, 1844-46. | 37 Charles Street, Hatton Garden (1842-59); 89 Chancery Lane (1846); 16 Charles Street, Hatton Garden (1860); all in London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COLOMBI | France, c.1850, MIM OIM SIM | succeeded by Schiavetti-Bellini; breveté; see Colombi Fils; may be son or firm of Cles. Colombi; T.C.; "Opticien de la Marine de S.A. Mgr. le Prince de Joinville." | Brest, St.Malo and Paris. | Calvert 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COLOMBI FILS | France, c.1848, MIM SIM | Colombi (C.) Fils; probably son of Cles. Colombi. | Quai Conti, Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| COLOMBI, CLES. | France, fl.pre-1844-50, MIM NIM OIM | Telescope = P.C.(1958); Marine Compass in wooden box = Drouot 4/26/67-56; Spyglass = D.(1985). | T.C.; "Breveté Opticien de la Marine." | Brest et St. Malo. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Calvert 2; Coffeen 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COLTI, DI GIO. BARTOL. | Italy, 1788, MIM | Bow Compass Sector, 1788 = OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| COLTON, LEVI | USA, 1803-85, MIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = Connecticut Historical Society, P.C.(2), D.(1984), Soth. N.Y. 3/16/83, D.(1977), USNM (2). | worked for Richard Patten; fl.1846-54; three compasses repaired by Gurley Co., 1885-1921; probably imported some of the instruments he sold. | New York, N.Y.; New Haven, Conn.; Boston, MA.; Utica, N.Y.; Hartford, Conn. (1854). | Smart 1; USNM; Moskowitz 127; Coffeen D; Rudd; Giordano (1977); Warner 14. | suggest correction |
| COLUM | see Colom. | suggest correction | ||||
| COLUMB | Holland, MIM | Floating Sundial = Snowshill Manor. | possibly Coulomb. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COMBES, FISHER | England, fl.1728-37, MIM NIM SIM | Circumferentor = Snowshill Manor. | apprenticed to Simon Cade of the Clockmakers' Company on June 5, 1721; free of the Company Oct. 7, 1728; T.C.; the name sometimes is spelled Coombs or Combs. | at ye Mariner and Globe in Broad Street, near ye Angel and Crown Tavern, behind ye Royal Exchange, London. | Bryden 9; Calvert 2; Clay and Court; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COMBRET, PIERRE | France, fl.1592-1622, MIM | Sundial inside bottom lid of watch = Soltykoff Coll. = Garnier Coll. = LOU; Astronomical Watch = NYM. | Lyon. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| COMBS, OLIVER | England, fl.1693-1747, OIM | T.C.; optician; journeyman to Mr. Scarlett; admitted to the Spectaclemakers' Company as a foreign brother on Jan.11, 1728. | Leadenhall Street (1693); at the Spectacles, ye second house from Essex Street; at the Spectacles, St. Martin's Court, Lincoln Fields (1740); at the Spectacles, the Strand, near Temple Bar (1747); all in London. | Dewhirst; Calvert 2; Evans 1; KEN; Crawforth 1; Court and Von Rohr 3(66). | suggest correction | |
| COMETTI | England, 1722, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1722 = Soth.-Chester 9/8/83. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| COMILLI | England, | Wheel Barometers = D.(1975); Soth.-Chester 5/16/85. | modern reproductions. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| COMITTI | England, PHIM | Barometer = D.; Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 1/25/89. | Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COMITTI, JOS. | Scotland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Banff. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| COMMANDINO, FEDERICO | Italy, c.1600, MIM | also made clocks. | Urbino. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | |
| COMMESSARI, EGIDIO | Italy, 18th Century, MIM | Astrolabe = FLG. | ICA-495; owner? | Bonelli 4; Price 1; ICA 2; Italian Inventory; Righini 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COMOLI AND CO. | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| COMOLI AND NOZZI | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably J. Comoli 2. | 82 St. Mary's Wynd, Edinburgh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| COMOLI, ANDREW | England, c.1830, | see Peter Comoli. | Dudley. | Taylor 2(1809). | suggest correction | |
| COMOLI, J. 1 | Scotland, fl.1825-26, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 82 St. Mary's Wynd, Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1513). | suggest correction | |
| COMOLI, J. 2 | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Aberdeen. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| COMOLI, J. AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| COMOLI, J., NOLLI AND CO. | Scotland, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth., 6/6/96. | see S. Nolli, Comoli and Co. | 82 St. Mary Wynd, Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| COMOLI, JOHN | England, c.1830, PHIM | see Peter Comoli. | Dudley. | Taylor 2(1809). | suggest correction | |
| COMOLI, PETER | England, c.1830, PHIM | made and/or sold barometers; Andrew and John Comoli in shop too. | High Street, Dudley. | Taylor 2(1809). | suggest correction | |
| COMOLI, PETER, AND CO. | England, fl.1817-30, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | barometer signed "P. Comoli and Co"; spelled "Curmoli" in Directory. | High Street, Dudley. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| COMOZZI, C. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X. | Aylesbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| COMOZZI, C. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably C. Comozzi 1. | Buckingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| COMPANIE DES INDIES | China., c.1800, | Horizontal Sundials = CNAM, P.C. | surely the firm that commisioned the sundials. | Canton. | Cons. Nat'l 2; Société Belge. | suggest correction |
| COMYNS, HENRY | England, fl.1830-45, MIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 9/18/86. | 15 Asylum Terrace (1836); 14 Asylum Terrace (1838); 7 King's Road; 5 Hereford Terrace, King's Road (1845); all in Chelsea, London. | O'Mara; Taylor 2(1810); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CONDOLE, VULLY DE | France, 1831, MIM | Planetarium, 1831 = POB. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CONDY, BENJAMIN | USA, fl.1756-98, MIM NIM | Backstaff, 1761 = P.C.; Octants = Pennsylvania Historical Society, Philadelphia (1763), Franklin Institute, Philadelphia (1765) = X. | 81 South Front Street (1791); Fromberger's Court (1798); both in Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1; USNM; Gillingham 1; Price 2; D.J. Warner 8 and 10. | suggest correction | |
| CONDY, BENJAMIN, AND SONS | USA, c.1785, MIM NIM | Front Street between Chestnut and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CONEY, AMBROSE | England, c.1676, OIM | free in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1676. | London. | rawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| CONGERS | England, c.1674, | probably John Conyers. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CONICHON | France, c.1750, OIM | Gregorian Telescope = Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79. | rue des Postes, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CONNELL | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Cheapside, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CONNER | see Potter and Conner. | American Philosophical Society. | suggest correction | |||
| CONNETTE, MICHEL | France, c.1626, | invented a pantometer; author. | Paris. | Wheatland 2. | suggest correction | |
| CONNOLLY, GEORGE | Ireland, fl.1835-45, OIM | optician. | 45 Grangegorman Lane, Dublin (1835-45). | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| CONRAD, ANDREAS | Germany, fl.1734-39, MIM SIM | Graphometers = DEU (1734), BRE, DEU; Sectors = ANM, BM (1739) Huelsmann Coll. (1739); Table Sundial = LAW = Soth. 5/10/54; Universal Ring Sundial, 1738 = WHI; Square = STU; Equatorial Sundials = GRE, Koller 11/17/75; Armillary Sphere = D.(1965); Rule = ULM. | Ulm. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Price 3; Ward 4; Daumas 1; Evans 1; Whipple 1; Belgian Inventory; Wheatland 2; Bryden 16; RSW; Syndram. | suggest correction | |
| CONRADI | c.1710, OIM | microscope maker. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| CONRADIAT, ANDREAS | misreading for Andreas Conrad. | suggest correction | ||||
| CONSTANTIN AND HUYGENS | Italy, c.1685, OIM | Objective Lenses = BMR(3). | surely Constantine Huygens. | The Hague. | Belgian Inventory. | suggest correction |
| CONTARINI, SAC. PAOLO | Italy, fl.1820-44, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, cardboard, 1820 = P.C.; Pillar Sundial, 1844 = FLO; Horizontal Pin Gnomon Sundial = NYM. | Netini. | Bonelli 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CONTI, THOMAS | Germany, 1711, MIM | Cannon Sundial, 1711 = P.C. | Mulhausen. | Rohr 2. | suggest correction | |
| CONTINHO, D. MARTINHO DA FRANCA | Portugal, MIM PHIM | Lisbon. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| CONTURIES | France, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1978). | rue de Bercy No. 6, Faubourg St. Antoine, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CONYERS, JOHN | England, fl.1673-79, MIM | amateur instrument maker; author. | Holborn Bridge, London. | Taylor 1(371). | suggest correction | |
| CONYERS, RICHARD | England, fl.1689-1708, MIM | apprenticed to John Cooke 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 30, 1672; free of the Company, Nov. 4, 1689; took apprentices. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| COOBEROW, MATTHEW | England, fl.1690-1716, OIM | apprenticed in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1683; free of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1690; took James Mann 2 and Thomas Lincoln as apprentices. | Angel Street, London. | Robischon; Court and von Rohr 3(58). | suggest correction | |
| COOCKE | mis-spelling for Cooke. | suggest correction | ||||
| COOK 1 | England, 18th Century, NIM | Octants = BAR, POR, New Hampshire Historical Society, TRE, GEP, Whaling Museum, Nantucket, Mass.; Sextants = WHI, GEP; Hadley Quadrant = OMM. | London. | USNM; Price 12; Italian Inventory; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COOK 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| COOK 3 | England, | see Laban Cooke. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| COOK 4 | see Cooke. | suggest correction | ||||
| COOK AND SON | England, c.1820, NIM | Octant = D.(1972). | surely William and George Cook. | 178 Shadwell High Street, London. | Taylor 2(1104); RSW. | suggest correction |
| COOK, ALBERT, AND CO. | USA, c.1850, MIM NIM PHIM | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| COOK, BENJAMIN E. | USA, fl. 1827-34+, MIM SIM | partner with Nathan Storrs as Storrs and Cook, 1827-34; he succeeded Storrs in 1834. | Shop Row, Northampton, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| COOK, FRANCIS | see Francis Cooke. | Daumas 1; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |||
| COOK, GEORGE | England, c.1822, NIM | Octants = FRK, D.(1982), D.(1984). | D.(1984) has anchor on scale; all signed "G. Cook"; also made compasses; probably son of William Cook. | 178 Shadwell High Street, London. | Taylor 2(1104); Frank; Coffeen; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COOK, J. | England, PHIM | made spring balances. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| COOK, THOMAS | England, fl.1693-1709, MIM | Slide Rules = D.(1693), Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (1709). | took apprentices; "Gauging Instrument Maker to the Excise Office for more than 40 years"; 1709 instrument signed "Thomas Cooke"; T.C. | by the Excise Office in the Old Jury, London. | Calvert 2; KEN; Evans 1; Britten; Darius 2.. | suggest correction |
| COOK, W.C. | England, 19th Century, MIM | Sector = Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79. | Devonport. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COOK, WILLIAM | England, fl.1806-20, NIM | quadrant and compass maker; probably father of George Cook. | 178 Shadwell High Street, London. | Taylor 2(1104). | suggest correction | |
| COOK, WILLIAM GEORGE | England, c.1814, MIM | may have been a member of the Masons' Company; took apprentices. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| COOKE 1 | England, 19th Century, MIM OIM | Magnetic Compass = Versailles 11/20/83; Telescopic Level = Versailles 4/17/83. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COOKE 2 | England, OIM | Equatorial Telescope = Teramo Observatory. | Bonelli 4. | suggest correction | ||
| COOKE AND KELVEY | India and England, 19th Century, OIM | Telescope, case = Soth. 2/28/80. | Calcutta and Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COOKE AND SON | England, c.1910, OIM | Telescope, refracting = Soth. 6/23/87. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| COOKE AND SONS | England, pre-1837-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Telescope, refracting, stand = Soth. 6/23/87. | probably Thomas Cooke 3. | Micklegate; 50 Stonegate (1837-38); 12 Coney Street (1843-51); 26 Coney Street (1860); all in York. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COOKE, B., AND SON | England, NIM | Binnacle = Tower of Gold, Seville. | Hull. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COOKE, FRANCIS | England, fl.1590-96, NIM | made backstaves; author. | Mark Lane, London (1596). | Taylor 1(81); Daumas 1; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| COOKE, FREDERICK | England, 1835-98, MIM | son of Thomas Cooke 3; brother of Thomas Cooke 4; firm of T. Cooke and Sons. | York. | Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | |
| COOKE, GEORGE 1 | England, c.1635, | apprenticed to Elias Allen in the Grocers' Company in Aug. 1635. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| COOKE, GEORGE 2 | England, c.1694, MIM | apprenticed to William Sellars of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 29, 1694. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| COOKE, JOHN 1 | England, c.1649, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Isaac Lowe of the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 18, 1640; free of the Company on April 2, 1649. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| COOKE, JOHN 2 | England, c.1662, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to William Dobb of the Clockmakers' Company on Nov. 16, 1655; free of the Company, Dec. 1, 1662; took an apprentice. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| COOKE, LABAN | England, fl.1825-33, MIM | Slide Rules = OXF, D.(1976). | also made gauges; "Maker to the Honble Board of Excise"; "late Wellington", D. signed "Cook, ----." | 21 Crown Court, Soho, London. | Taylor 2(1514); O'Mara; Moskowitz 118. | suggest correction |
| COOKE, ROBERT | England, fl.1668-79, MIM | citizen; free of the Weavers' Company; admitted as a Brother in the Clockmakers' Company in 1668; took apprentices in the Clockmakers' Company, including Johnson Weekes. | London. | Taylor 1(493); Clay and Court; Baillie 1; J. Brown 1 & 3. | suggest correction | |
| COOKE, T., AND SON | England, MIM | T.C.; surely misreading for T. Cooke (3) and Sons. | York? | Soth. 10/27/69-31. | suggest correction | |
| COOKE, T., AND SONS | England, fl.1856-1922, MIM OIM SIM | Thomas Cooke 3 and his sons, Frederick and Thomas Cooke 4 became partners, c.1856; from 1868-94, Frederick and Thomas Cooke 4 carried on the firm; in 1894 Frederick Cooke retired in favor of Alfred Taylor and his brother Dennis Taylor who continued the firm; Dennis Taylor had headed the optical shop; the name was changed to T. Cooke and Sons Ltd. in 1897; Vickers Ltd. acquired the firm in 1916 and merged it with Troughton and Simms Ltd, to form Cooke, Troughton and Simms Ltd. in 1922. | York. | Taylor and Wilson; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| COOKE, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1690-1742, MIM | apprenticed to John Toogood in the Joiners' Company on April 4, 1682; free in the Company on June 3, 1690; took apprentices. | Old Jewry; Threadneedle Street; both in London. | Taylor 1(493); Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| COOKE, THOMAS 2 | England, fl.1690-1718, | free in the Joiners' Company; took apprentices. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| COOKE, THOMAS 3 | England, 1807-68 fl.1837-68, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Telescope = Soth. 10/27/69; Striding Level = KFR 12/3/64. | mechanical engineer and builder of steam engines; also an instrument maker; worked alone from 1837 to c.1856; took his sons Frederick and Thomas Cooke 4 as partners to form T. Cooke and Sons; the sons continued the firm after his death. | Allerthrope (1807-29); Micklegate (1832); 50 Stonegate (1837); Coney Street (c.1838); all in York. | Taylor 2(1515); Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction |
| COOKE, THOMAS 4 | England, 1839-1919, MIM OIM | brother of Frederick Cooke; son of Thomas Cooke 3; about 1856 he and his brother joined their father to found the firm of T. Cooke and Sons. | York. | Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | |
| COOKE, THOMAS 5 | England, | see Thomas Cook. | suggest correction | |||
| COOKE, TROUGHTON AND SIMMS LTD. | England, 1922-, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums. | in 1922 the firms of Troughton and Simms Ltd. and T. Cooke and Sons Ltd. merged into Cooke, Troughton and Simms Ltd.; Vickers Ltd. acquired control of T. Cooke and Sons Ltd. in 1916 and that of Troughton and Simms Ltd. a few years later; the company is now known as Vickers Instruments Ltd. | York and London. | Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction |
| COOKE, WILLIAM D. | USA, c.1850, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, for the blind = New York Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations, 1853. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| COOLE, HUMFRAY | England, 1568, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, 1568 = OXF. | Humphrey Cole. | Gunther 4. | suggest correction | |
| COOLLE, HUMFRAY | England, c.1580, MIM | Gunner's Combination Dividers, 1580 = BM-1878/11-1 114. | see Humphrey Cole. | Price 3; Ward 4; Gunther 2 and 4. | suggest correction | |
| COOMBE, OLIVER | see Oliver Combs. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |||
| COOMBES 1 | see Cox and Coombes. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| COOMBES 2 | England, MIM NIM OIM | see J. Coombes. | Devonport. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COOMBES, D. | England, 19th Century, NIM | Borda Circle = Saint-Brieuc 8/4/79. | Devonport. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COOMBES, J. | England, c.1850, MIM NIM OIM | Sextants = FRK (2), Soth. 10/31/66-83, 10/27/69, Soth. N.Y. 2/23/79, D.(1976), etc.; Telescope = D.(1971); Rolling Rule = Phillips 2/14/79; Rule, ivory = X. | "Optician and Admiralty Agent, Devonport"; some may be too late for this Index; some instruments signed "Coombes Devonport." | 87 Fore Street, Devonport. | Frank; Bryden 9; DATM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COOMBS 1 | see King and Coombs. | Moskowitz; Coffeen C. | suggest correction | |||
| COOMBS 2 | see Combs. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |||
| COOMBS 3 | see Combs. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |||
| COOMBS, FISHER | England, c.1728, | see Fisher Combs. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| COOPER 1 | USA, c.1839, PHIM | made a baroscope in 1839. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| COOPER 2 | 1830, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1830 = Cromarty. | may have made dial. | Somerville. | suggest correction | |
| COOPER, C.T. | England, c.1850, MIM | Ham's Ullaging and Proof Rules = NMM, KEN. | London. | NMM; KEN. | suggest correction | |
| COOPER, C.T., AND SONS | England, MIM | Gunnery Scales, boxwood = Soth. 7/27/64-200. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COOPER, JAMES C. | England, 18th Century, MIM | Manchester. | Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction | ||
| COOPER, S. | England, 1836, MIM | Engineer's Rule, 1836 = D.(1971) = P.C. | Miller Street, Shidehill, Manchester. | Moskowitz 102; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COOPER, THOMAS | England, 1701, NIM | Nocturnal, wood, 1701 = X. | J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | ||
| COOPER, W. | Scotland, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer with clock = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | the combined clock and barometer dial is signed "W. Cooper Hamilton"; the thermometer is signed "Wm. Ticadell? Glasgow", which see. | Hamilton. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| COOPER, W.C. | England, 1842, PHIM | Electrometer = Christie-SK 8/20/87. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| COOPER, W.G. | England, c.1830, MIM | Berzelius-type Slide Rule = Berzelius Museum (Swedish Academy of Sciences). | 44 Union Street, Plymouth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COPE | see Molyneux and Cope. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| COPERNICUS, NICHOLAS | Poland; Italy; Poland, 1473-1543, MIM | Wall Sundial, pre-1512 = Olsztyn Castle. | author; noted astronomer who proposed a heliocentric theory; he also made an armillary sphere and a quadrant. | Torun. | Zinner 1; Polish Inventory; DSB; etc. | suggest correction |
| COPINI, GATINI | England, fl.1832-49, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 11/21/95. | barometer and thermometer maker; barometer signed "Copini London." | 217 High Street, Shoreditch (1832-41); 280 High Holborn (1839-41); Norton Folgate (1842-49); all in London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COPLAND, PATRICK | Scotland, fl.1775-1822, MIM | Rule, 12-inch, silvered brass = Natural Philosophical Museum, Dept. of Physics, U. of Aberdeen. | professor of natural philosophy; the rule used Troughton's five-foot standard-rule as a model. | Aberdeen. | J.S. Reid; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| COPLEY, CHARLES | USA, c.1852, MIM | Globe, 1852 = D.(1966). | made terrestrial and celestial globes. | New York, N.Y. | USNM; Vietor. | suggest correction |
| COPODURO, D. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Gloucester Museum. | address spelled "Cerincester." | Cirencester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| COPP, JOHANN | Poland, fl.1524-84, | Dr. Johann Copp; designed an astrolabe; author. | Breslau. | Price 2; Zinner 1; Weil 2(25). | suggest correction | |
| COPP, PHILIP | 1703, MIM | Astronomical Instrument, 1703 = GEL-TX898. | Chenekal 4. | suggest correction | ||
| COPPIN, EDOUARD | France, post-1827, MIM NIM OIM SIM | made surveying instruments, sextants and microscopes; succeeded his father, M. Coppin in the firm Maison Hue-Coppin. | 56, rue de Turbigo, Paris, 3e. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COPPIN, M. | France, post-1827, MIM NIM OIM SIM | made surveying instruments, sextants and microscopes; succeeded Hue to form the firm Hue-Coppin; he was succeeded by his son Edouard Coppin; the "M" in M. Coppin is probably Monsieur Coppin. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COPPLE, RICHARD | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Sankey. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CORBETTA, I. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 11 Brook Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CORBINO, VINCENZO | Italy, 18th Century, NIM | Plate for Compass Rose = P.C. | Bonelli 4. | suggest correction | ||
| CORBY, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CORDERO, T. | Italy, OIM | Telescope = Technical Museum, Milan. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CORDEROY, WILLIAM | England, c.1650, MIM | worked with Caspas Kalthoff and Johannes Digges. | London. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| CORDETT, RICHARD | England, c.1765, | apprenticed to Charles Lincoln, an OIM in the Spectaclemakers' Company, Oct. 3, 1765. | Court and von Rohr 3(193). | suggest correction | ||
| CORELAND, J. | USA, MIM | made compasses. | DATM. | suggest correction | ||
| CORLESS, JOHN | England, fl.1806-38, MIM PHIM | Balance = Chemical Laboratory Inventory, 1823, Oxford. | apprenticed to Robert Tangate in the Joiners' Company, May 4, 1773; listed as a MIM in the directories; took apprentices; the balance was signed "Corless." | 19 Newcastle Street, Strand, London (1828). | Baillie 1; O'Mara; Gunther 2; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction |
| CORNEL, ANTONIO F. | MIM | Rule, ivory = LOS. | "Antonio F. Cornel" over "H." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CORNELISZ, JAN | Germany, fl.1760-84, NIM | Octants = HAA (1777), DRE, BRE, FLE, AMST; Sextant = LUB. | sometimes spelled Corneliss. | Föhr Island, Schleswig-Holstein. | Zinner 1; Basserman-Jordan 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction |
| CORNELIUS, VON | Germany, 19th Century, MIM | Artillery Level = BRE. | Bremerhaven. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CORNELL | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | c.1820? | Royston. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CORNELL, SILAS | USA, c.1845, MIM | made an "improved terrestrial globe." | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| CORNELLI, GEMMAE | Spain, 1630, MIM | see Cornelius Gemma 2. | Garcia Franco 2; Price 1; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CORNIQUET, PHILIPPE JACQUES | France, fl.1785-1813, MIM | Astronomical Clock = X. | Paris. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| CORNISH, W.H. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Okehampton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CORNITTI, O., AND SON | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 9/10/86. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CORONELLI, P. MARCO VINCENZO MARIA | Italy, 1650-1718, MIM | Celestial Globe Gores, 1693 = ADL-A159 & -W258; Celestial Globe Gores = New York Public Library (2); Pair of Globe Gores, 1697 = ADL-A303; Terrestrial Globe Gores = Library of Congress (1688), New York Public Library (1697). | the Louvre owns the plates for the 1693 gores and occasionally restrikes them; ADL-W258 is one of those restrikes; the 1693 gores make a globe of 108 cm. in diameter; ADL-A303 would have a diameter of 8.5 cm. | Ravenna; Venice. | Bonelli 1, 4 and 8; Michel 1 and 3; Nachet; Italian and Belgian Inventories; Société Belge; Stevenson; Globus Nov. 1954; Grimaldi (732); DSB; Yonge; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CORONTE, A. | France, 1787, PHIM | Stick Barometer, 1787 = D.(1958). | Metz. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CORPA | Holland, c.1795, OIM | made a microscope with W. Eisland. | The Hague. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| CORRALL, WILLIAM | England, fl.1822-41, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Church Street, Lutterworth (1835-41). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CORRAZINI, F. | Italy, 1747, MIM SIM | Circumferentor, 1747 = P. and S. 4/3/1894. | Evans 1; Gunther 2. | suggest correction | ||
| CORSAN, ROBERT | see Robert Corson. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |||
| CORSAN, THOMAS | England, c.1770, MIM | rule maker. | Queen Street, Wolverhampton. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| CORSON, L.H., M.A. | USA, c.1840, | invented a type of perpetual calendar, engraved by Doty and Bergen. | Christie 4/3/85. | suggest correction | ||
| CORSON, ROBERT | England, fl.1767-70, MIM | Rule, wood = P.C. | rule maker; sometimes spelled "Corsan." | Berry Street, Wolverhampton. | Bryden 9; Crawforth 10. | suggest correction |
| CORSS, JAMES | Scotlandc.1650, MIM | maker and seller of scientific instruments; publisher of the "Edinburgh Almanack." | Edinburgh. | Bryden 15. | suggest correction | |
| CORT AND CO. | England, pre-1846, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Leicester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CORT, L.E. VAN | England, OIM | Telescope = D.(1989). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CORTE, JAS. | Scotland, c.1790, PHIM | Stick Barometer, yew = Soth. 2/4/77; Hydrostatic Bubbles = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CORTI AND SON | England, c.1790, PHIM | Wheel Barometer, satinwood = D.(1989). | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CORTI, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = X. | 7 Greville Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CORTI, ANTONI | Scotland, fl.1833-45, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometers = Soth. 2/28/80, Christie-SK 1/22/87. | the wheel barometer is signed "A. Corti, Glasgow"; the stick barometer from Christie is signed "A. Cortie" plus the address. | 97 Nelson Street, Glasgow. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CORTI, B. | Scotland, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1972). | Glasgow. | J. Bell. | suggest correction | |
| CORTI, ENRICO | Italy, 19th Century, PHIM | Balance = A-P 3/15/76. | "successore a Orlandi." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CORTI, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Newcastle. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CORTI, G.A. | Scotland, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 12/17/87. | Inverness. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CORTI, J. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Colchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CORTI, J. 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CORTI, J. NO. | England, c.1775, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Chelsea Fair Cat., 1973. | probably Jno. Corti. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CORTI, J.B. | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Glasgow. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CORTI, JNO. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X(2), Soth. 12/14/95; Wheel Barometers = X(2). | one wheel barometer signed "J. Corti" but shows the same address; Soth. signed "Jno. Corti Fecit." | 94 Holborn Hill, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CORTI, JOHN | England, fl.1815-34, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, Phillips 2/15/89; Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | supplied the trade; instruments signed "J. Corti, London" except Phillips which is signed "John Corti Fecit"; may be by Jno. Corti. | 27 Leather Lane (1815-25); 35 Eyre Street, Hatton Garden (1826-34); Union Court, Hatton; all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1516); RSW. | suggest correction |
| CORTI, JOS. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Ipswich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CORTI, PAUL | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(5). | may be father of Paul Courti. | 5 Market Street, Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| CORTI, PETER | England, fl.1845-50, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 30 Eyre Street Hill, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CORTILO, CARMELO AND FRANCALANCIO | Italy, 1720, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1720 = ROM-7780. | Turin. | Bonelli 4. | suggest correction | |
| CORTS, J. | PHIM | Spring Balance = DRE. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CORTY, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see John Corti. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| COSENS, NICHOLAS | England, fl.1638-54, MIM | hour glass maker; also spelled "Cussans." | York. | Loomes; Baillie 1; Britten. | suggest correction | |
| COSIMO, BERNARDINUS | Italy, 18th Century, MIM | Table Sundial = Stuker (1958). | "di casa Bernardini Cosimo." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COSLE | France, | invented a horizontal sundial made by Menant. | Wheatland 2. | suggest correction | ||
| COSSA | England, 18th Century, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1971). | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COSSA, P. | Scotland, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 7/20/83. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COSSINET, FRANCIS | England, c.1659, | sold navigational instruments and globes; maker? | at the Sign of the Anchor and Mariner, Tower Street, Mincing Lane, London. | Taylor 1(281). | suggest correction | |
| COSTA, ANTONIO CARVALHO DA | see Carvalho. | Weil 2(25). | suggest correction | |||
| COSTA, ANTONIUS | Italy, fl. 1670-76, MIM | Sectors = ROM (1675), FLO; Armillary Spheres = NMM-Sp.11 (1676), D. (1670). | Italian Inventory says the sectors are 1679; the NMM armillary sphere is signed "Antonius Costa Mirandulanus fecit in Fere 1676"; armillary sphere, 1670, is 15 inches high. | Mirandolana; Fera. | Price 2; Italian Inventory; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COSTA, CESAR | Italy, fl.1690-1715, MIM | Squadra Mobile, 1712 = D.; Sliding Gauge, 1690 = ADL-M114; Graphometers = BM (1692) (1715), P.C.(1965); Sectors, 1699 = VEN, NYC. | ADL was stolen, 1964, while on loan; the BM graphometer of 1692 is lost. | Mirandolana. | Bonelli 4; Price 2 and 3; Michel 3; Daumas 1; Engelmann 1; Brieux 2; Ward 4; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COSTA, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO | Italy, d.1773, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1754 = ROM. | Venice. | Bonelli 4; Italian Inventory; Globus, Dec. 1956. | suggest correction | |
| COSTA, JOSEPH DE MIRANDA | Portugal, 1711, NIM | Mariner's Compass, 1711 = WHI. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| COSTENBADR, GEORG | Germany, c.1583, MIM | Astrolabe Clock = Soth. 5/21/53-103. | see Kostenbader. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COSTER, D. | Italy, 1715, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1715 = LIE. | The Hague. | Michel 3 and 9. | suggest correction | |
| COSTER, SALOMON | Holland, d.1659, MIM | with Steven Thrasi built a "magnificent planetarium known as the `Leidse sphera'"; clockmaker. | Rotterdam. | Daumas 1; Rooseboom 1; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| COSTERE, JACOBUS DE | Holland, 1618, MIM | Astrolabe, 1618 = MAA. | ICA 464; designed by Michael Coignet and engraved by Ferdinand Arsenius. | Rooseboom 1; Price 1; ICA 2; Michel 3 & 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COSTIGAN | USA, post-1836, NIM | T.C. | 74 South Street, New York, N.Y. | Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction | |
| COTES, ROGER | USA, c.1716, | invented a meridian telescope which was made by Voight. | Boston Mass. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |
| COTTA | Germany, PHIM | Electrical Instrument = X. | Leipzig. | Hackmann. | suggest correction | |
| COTTAM AND HALLEN | England, c.1820, MIM | Level = D.; Hodometer = Soth. 7/15/63-148. | Winsley Street, London. | Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COTTE, LOUIS | France, 1740-1815, | invented or perfected meteorological instruments; author. | Paris. | Goldschmidt and Co. Cat. | suggest correction | |
| COTTEL, TIMOTHEE | France, c.1620, MIM | Timothée Cottel or possibly Timothée Collet, which see. | Paris. | Hamilton 2. | suggest correction | |
| COTTEREL, CHARLES | England, c.1667, | Sir Charles Cotterel invented a form of Napier's Rods. | Taylor 1(314); Dewhirst; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| COTTIE, ABEL | USA, 1680, MIM | had Benjamin Chandlee 1 as an apprentice, 1680; clockmaker? | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| COTTON, EDWARD | England, fl.1818-23, MIM | made dividers, protractors, etc. | Boston. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| COTTON, L. | USA, c.1850, MIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = P.C., D.(1969), USNM. | New York, N.Y. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COTY | France, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = Christie 7/5/71. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COUCHMAN, PETER | England, c.1682, | apprenticed to Nathaniel Anderton in the Grocers' Company on Dec. 6, 1682. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| COUDRAY, JULIEN | France, fl.1504-30, MIM | Astrolabe, 1507 = Blois Chateau; Astronomical Clock = Tours. | also made armillary spheres; he may have repaired the astrolabe. | Blois. | Michel 3; Baillie 1; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| COULDRY, JOSEPH | England, fl.1819-51, MIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | also made thermometers and saccharometers. | Church Passage, Tooley Street (1819-29); 4 Churchyard Passage (1828); 26 St. Thomas Street, East Borough (1838-51); all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1297); O'Mara. | suggest correction |
| COULOMB | France, 17th Century, MIM | Floating Sundial, round, ivory = MERC-87. | Columb? | Hamilton 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |
| COULOMB, CHARLES AUGUSTIN | France, 1736-1806, PHIM | devised a torsion balance electrometer in 1785. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| COULSELL, ELIZABETH | England, c.1838, MIM OIM PHIM | probably widow of Thomas Coulsell. | 153 Union Street, Borough, London. | Taylor 2(2104). | suggest correction | |
| COULSELL, ELIZABETH AND MATHILDA | England, c.1836, MIM OIM PHIM | widow and daughter? | 153 Union Street, Borough, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| COULSELL, JOHN | England, c.1830, MIM | 7 Wooten Street, Cornwall Road, London. | Taylor 2(1813). | suggest correction | ||
| COULSELL, THOMAS | England, fl.1810-29, MIM | made ivory and box rules; Elizabeth Coulsell his widow? | 29 Union Street; 41 Union Street (1822); 153 Union Street (1828-29); all in Southwark, London. | Taylor 2(1299); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| COULSELL, WILLIAM | England, 1815-58, MIM | 9 Castle Street, Southwark, London. | Taylor 2(1300); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| COULSELL, WILLIAM, AND SON | England, MIM | 4 Salmon Lane, Limehouse, London. | Taylor 2(1300). | suggest correction | ||
| COULSON, DANIEL | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | 58 Charles Street, City Road, London. | Taylor 2(2105). | suggest correction | ||
| COULSON, S. | England, c.1825, | engineer; devised a type of slide rule. | Redcar. | Delehar 2. | suggest correction | |
| COUNSEL | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 10/19/87. | Farringdon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COUPPEY, JEAN ANDRE | France; Austria, fl.1764-73, MIM | Jean André Couppey; made several astronomical clocks. | Paris; Vienna. | Baillie 1; Britten. | suggest correction | |
| COUR, DE LA | see Delacour. | suggest correction | ||||
| COURT, WILLIAM, AND MARMADUKE HODGESON | England, c.1690, | T.C.; sellers of books and mathematical instruments. | at the Mariner and Anchor on little Tower Hill, London. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| COURTANVAUX, MARQUIS DE | France, pre-1782, | invented the gnomograph to calculate sundials; one of the great eighteenth century collectors. | Paris. | Courtanvaux. | suggest correction | |
| COURTI, PAUL | England, 1856-57, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 10/19/87, Bearne's 2/12/92. | probably son of Paul Corti; Soth. barometer signed "Courti Exeter"; Bearne's signed P. Courti, Exeter." | 38 1/2 South Street (1856); 7 High Street (1856-57); both in Exeter. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COURTI, PH. | France, 19th Century, MIM | Cannon Sundial = Drouot 4/26/67-36. | Mulhouse. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COURVOISIER ET HOURIET | France, fl.1775-1804, MIM | David Courvoisier et Jacques Frédéric Houriet; made astronomical clocks. | Le Locle. | Britten. | suggest correction | |
| COUSENS AND CO. | England, NIM | T.C. | 20 Wind Street, Swansea. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COUT | surely Gout. | Koller, May 1966. | suggest correction | |||
| COUTTS, I.P. | misreading for "I.P. Cutts." | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| COVAGNOLI, GIUSEPPE | Italy, 1665, MIM SIM | Circumferentor, 1665 = Brescia Museum-56. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| COVELL, THOMAS | England, c.1787, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Ripley 1 of the Grocers' Company on July 5, 1787. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| COVENS, CORNELIS | Holland, fl.1792-1803, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = AMST(2), BOM 3/28/06 (1803); Celestial Globe, 1803 = AMST; Armillary Sphere = AMST. | succeeded the Valk Brothers. | Amsterdam. | Cat. der Bibliotheek, AMST; Krogt 2; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| COVENTRY, JOHN | England, fl.1790-1816, MIM | made glass micrometer scales and designed a hygrometer. | Southwark, London. | Taylor 2(1107); Chaldecott. | suggest correction | |
| COVERI, STEFANO | Italy, fl.1660-80, OIM | made telescopes. | Livorno. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| COWAN, HENRY | England?, c.1850, PHIM | Gold Balance = D.(1970). | Boston. | Moskowitz 101. | suggest correction | |
| COWIE, A. | England, NIM | Sextant, case = Eldred 10/11/75. | Grangemouth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COWLAND, W. | England, MIM | Gunter Quadrant = Libert et Castor 4/28/82-89. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| COWLEY, J. | England, fl.1739-46, MIM | Celestial Globe, glass, 1739 = KEN. | engraved the glass globe of the "Powderham sphere", c.1740; appointed Geographer in ordinary to his Majesty (George II) in 1741. | KEN; Millburn 9. | suggest correction | |
| COWLEY, MISS | Englandc.1787, | invented a cardboard pocket armillary sphere, c.1787, "Miss Cowley's Pocket Sphere"; published by Jno. Marshall and Co., which see; example is ADL-W246. | London? | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COWLEY, W.H. | England, NIM | Sextant with platina scale = Soth. 5/21/71. | Milford Haven. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COX 1 | see Cock. | Taylor 1(285); Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| COX 2 | England, c.1750, OIM | Telescope = PEA. | London. | Taylor 2(701); Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| COX 3 | England, 18th Century, MIM NIM | Sextant = D.(1972); Protractor = WHI; Pantograph = OXF; Sundials = NMM(2); Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | may be more than one person; barometer signed "Cox" on the level. | London. | Taylor 2(816); Whipple 1; Gunther 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COX 4 | England, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Marine Barometers = NMM-B.12, Soth.-S 7/23/87; Stick Barometer =X; Protractor = Phillips 4/20/83; Theodolite = Soth. 2/2/70; Garden Sundial = D.(1973). | either William Charles Cox or William Cox 3; "Optician." | Devonport and Plymouth. | Goodison 1; Wynter 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COX 5 | England, 1838, MIM | Pocket Globe, 1838 = Soth. 12/19/66-19; Compass Sundial = NMM-Caird. | globe signed "Cox's Second Edition of 1838." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COX 6 | England, NIM | Nautical Sextant = Exhibition-Maps. | probably William Charles Cox; see entry for instruments. | Exhibition-Maps. | suggest correction | |
| COX AND COOMBES | England, NIM | Sextants, ebony and ivory, cases = Chicheley Hall, Newport-Pagnell, Christie-SK 4/17/86. | the name is in an ivory circle on the Chicheley Hall sextant. | Devonport and Plymouth. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| COX AND FARQUAHSON | England, fl.1775-91, | glass workers. | Glasshouse, near Falcon Stairs, Southwark, London. | Taylor 2(701). | suggest correction | |
| COX AND SON | England, MIM | Protractor = NYM. | probably William Cox 2 and Son. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| COX, ANNE AND ROGER | England, c.1808, MIM | rule makers. | Suffolk Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| COX, ARTHUR | England, c.1754, | apprenticed to Edward Roberts 1 in the Joiners' Company on Aug. 6, 1754. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| COX, BENJAMIN | England, c.1733, MIM | apprenticed to John Bennett 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on Dec. 5, 1726; free of the Company, March 4, 1733. | Green Arbour Court, Little Old Bailey, London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| COX, DANIEL | England, post-1780, OIM | Glasshouse, Falcon Stairs, Southwark, London. | Taylor 2(701). | suggest correction | ||
| COX, E. | England, 19th Century, MIM | Rule, folding, fruitwood = A-P 3/15/76. | 15 Great Queens, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COX, F. | England, MIM OIM | Tablet Sundial, wood = Soth. 12/16/63; Microscope = Phillips 9/10/86. | 100 Newgate Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COX, FRANCIS B. | England, c.1860, MIM | Slide Rule, carpenter, boxwood = OXF. | "late Thomas Cox and Co"; also worked in ivory. | 50 Camden Street, Birmingham. | G.L'E. Turner 24; USNM; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COX, G. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 5/5/83. | George Cox 2? see James Cook 2. | 5 Barbican, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1815); RSW. | suggest correction |
| COX, GEORGE 1 | England, c.1818, MIM | maker of boxwood and ivory rules. | Navigation Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| COX, GEORGE 2 | England, fl.1830-36, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Beam Level = D.(1972); Instrument = WHI; Sector, ivory = P.C. | P.C. has a small rosette at beginning of Numbers line; D. marked "Webster's Improved Beam Level, G. Cox." | 128 Holborn Hill, London (1830-36). | Moskowitz 104; Taylor 2(1815); Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COX, I.S. | England, 1833, MIM | Pair of Globes, miniature = Phillips 11/16/88. | terrestrial globe is dated 1833; 2nd edition; see James Cox 2. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COX, J. | England, c.1840, NIM | Octant, ebony, brass and ivory = D. | London. | Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | |
| COX, JAMES 1 | England, c.1780, OIM | Telescope with watch on hinged lens cover = Wilsdorf Coll. (1976) = UTO 11/2/76 = TIM. | photogragh caption says "William Cox"; see William Cox 2. | London. | Country Life, June 3, 1976, pp. 1486, 1488. | suggest correction |
| COX, JAMES 2 | England, fl.1811-57, MIM OIM PHIM | Terrestrial Globes, miniature, with cases = H.M. Queen Elizabeth II Coll. (1835), Phillips 12/2/87 (1835), Soth. 12/19/66-19 (1838); Wheel Barometer = X. | the globe from Phillips is signed "Cox Barbican, London, 1835" on a label pasted over the original signature which was "Lane's Improved Globe, London"?; Soth. globe is signed "Cox's Second Edition of 1838"; succeeded Joseph Cox; T.C; "Working Optician"; see I.S. Cox. | 51 Banner Street, St. Luke's; 5 Barbican, Aldersgate Street (1830-51); 85 Lombard Street (1839); all in London. | Wynter and Turner; Wynter 1; Goodison 1; Brewington 1; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COX, JOHN 1 | England, c.1664, | see Reeves and Cox. | suggest correction | |||
| COX, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1732-64, OIM | apprenticed to Thomas Lincoln of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Sept. 30, 1724; free of the Company on June 29, 1732; John Margas turned over to him, after 1735; T.C. | at the Cock and Garter in Long Acre, London. | Court and von Rohr 3(112); Crawforth 1; Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| COX, JOHN 3 | England, c.1759, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Hill of the Grocers' Company on July 19, 1759. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| COX, JOSEPH | England, fl.1790-1835, NIM OIM | Borda Circle = KEN. | succeeded William Cox 2. | 3 Barbican (1798-1817); 5 Barbican (1820-35); both in London. | Taylor 2(816); Brewington 1; KEN. | suggest correction |
| COX, ROGER | England, | see Anne and Roger Cox. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| COX, S.W. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Market Harborough. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| COX, SAMUEL | England, c.1820, MIM | Hour Circle, pewter = Soth. 10/21/74. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| COX, THOMAS | England, c.1797, MIM | rule maker; continued as Thomas Cox and Co? | Hill Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COX, THOMAS, AND CO. | England, pre-1860, MIM | rule makers; succeeded by Francis B. Cox. | Birmingham. | G.L'E. Turner; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| COX, W. | England, OIM PHIM | Telescope = Christie 12/17/75; Stick Barometer and Sympiesometer = X. | William Cox 3 or William Charles Cox? | Devonport. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| COX, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1727-44, OIM | apprenticed to William Johnson in the Spectaclemakers' Company; turned over to Jane Sterrop, widow of Thomas Sterrop 1, of the Spectaclemakers' Company; free of the Company, 1727; took his son as an apprentice in 1744. | London. | Robischon; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| COX, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1774, OIM | Telescope, two-draw = Bearnes 3/30/88. | apprenticed to Charles Lincoln in the Spectaclemakers' Company; free of the Company, 1774; see James Cox 1 re: telescope with watch. | 3 Barbican, London. | Taylor 2(816); Brewington 1; Robischon; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COX, WILLIAM 3 | England, c.1806, MIM NIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = X. | supplied nautical instruments to the Naval College. | Plymouth Dock, Devon. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1108); Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction |
| COX, WILLIAM CHARLES | England, fl.1822-57, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Barometer = NMM; Stick Barometer = X; Marine Barometer = X; Protractors = WRAY, USNM, Soth. 3/21/73 (silver); Sextants = Soth. 11/9/59 and 7/15/63; Electrometer = KEN; Theodolite = Soth. 2/2/70; Beam Compass = NMM; Surveying Compass = D.(1975); Watch Counter = D.(1982); Telescope = D.(1992). | T.C.; some instruments signed "Wm. Cox" and could be by William Cox 3. | 86 Fore Street, Plymouth Dock (1822-39); 89 Fore Street (1852-56); 24 Southside Street (1856); 83 Fore Street (1857); all in Devonport; in Plymouth also. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1517); USNM; Moskowitz 107; Bryden 9; Coffeen B and 39; RSW. | suggest correction |
| COX, WILLIAM, AND SON | England, fl.1786-1838, OIM | William Cox 2 and Son. | 3 (later 5) Barbican, London. | Taylor 2(816). | suggest correction | |
| COYPEL, A. | France, c.1710, | signature on case of astronomical clock by Fardoil; also signed "J. Caffieri." | Trois Siècles. | suggest correction | ||
| COYSGARNE | England, | see Wilcox and Coysgarne. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CR. R.B.F. | Germany, c.1700, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = STU. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CRABBE, GEORGE | England, c. 1850, | Rev. George Crabbe; made a cheap meridian instrument that showed time at noon to within one second. | Merton Rectory, Thetford. | USNM; London Internat'l Exhibition of 1862. | suggest correction | |
| CRAFORD, HENRY | England, fl.1737-61, MIM | apprenticed to John Gilbert 1, Grocers' Company, Dec. 15, 1724; free of the Company Jan. 19, 1737 (OS); took apprentices; sometimes spelled "Crawford." | Denmark Street, Ratcliffe Highway (1737); Ratcliffe Highway (1741); both in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| CRAIG, JAMES | Scotland, c.1760, MIM | made an astronomical clock. | Glasgow. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| CRAMER, GERNARD | Holland?, 1714, MIM | Polar Sundial, 1714 = P-B 10/28/63. | "sculpsit"; Gerrit Cramer? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CRAMER, GERRIT | Holland, fl.1729-55, MIM OIM | Equatorial Sundial = LIE; Microscopes = CRI, UTR, BM, GRO; Telescope = LEY; Sundial = P.C.; Parallactic Machine = LEY. | Groningen. | Rooseboom 1; Zinner 1; Nachet; Daumas 1; Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| CRANE, AARON D. | USA?, c.1850, MIM | made astronomical clock. | USNM; N.Y. Exhib. of the Industry of all Nations, 1853. | suggest correction | ||
| CRANENDONCK, I. DE, M.F.A. | 1607, MIM | Radio Latino, 1607 = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CRANEVELT, JOHN | England?, c.1730, NIM | Backstaff = Soth. 6/25/68-19 = D.(1982). | could be Middelburg, Holland; Moskowitz thinks he is owner, and that instrument was made in England. | Middelbur-; Middelburg? | Moskowitz 123; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CRASSIER, G. DE | Germany, MIM | Quadrant, folding, wood and paper = ADL-W129. | probably owner. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CRAWFORD, HENRY | see Henry Craford. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CRAWHAL, T.W. | England, c.1850, MIM | Drawing Instrument Set, case = Ineichen 5/10/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CRAWLEY, THOMAS | England, fl.1676-1702, OIM | instrument maker for Robert Hooke. | Gresham House, London. | Taylor 1(391); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| CRAWLEY, WILLIAM | England, fl.1828-46, OIM | may have been partner with or successor to Thomas Jones. | 6 Castle Street, Leicester Square (1828-29); 21 Oxenden Street, Piccadilly (1836-38); both in London. | O'Mara; Taylor 2(2107). | suggest correction | |
| CRAYLE, WILLIAM | England, c.1595, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CREED, ROBERT | England, c.1700, | apprenticed to Thomas Tompion in the Clockmakers' Company. | Robischon. | suggest correction | ||
| CREEK | see Crick. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CREMENSIS, FRANCISCUS | see Franciscus of Cremona. | suggest correction | ||||
| CREMER, GERHARD 1 | see Gerardus Mercator. | Osley; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CREMER, GERHARD 2 | Germany, 1714, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, 1714 = D. | "Gerhard Kloppenburgh Invenit et Delineavit Gerhard Cremer Sculpsit 1714." | Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | |
| CREMER, J.D. | Holland, c.1750, MIM | Sundial = P.C.(1798). | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CREMON, JOSEPH, AND CO. | c.1780, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1969). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CREMONINI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Bilston. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CREMONINI, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CREMONINI, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CREMSDORFF | France, c.1720, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundials, silver = OXFB, NMM, FIN-172, MERC-41 (oval), Soth. 7/31/58 and 6/25/68 (ex-Chester Beatty Coll.), MADEX, P-B 2/22/54, LIE. | Paris. | Michel 1, 3, 9 and 15; Nachet; Zinner 1; Josten 1; MADEX; Hamilton 1 and 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CREMSTORFF | see Cremsdorff. | Soth. 6/25/68. | suggest correction | |||
| CRENTZIN, CHRISTIAN | Germany, 18th Century, MIM SIM | Table Sundials = DEU, NUR; Graphometers = DEU-10499, DEU; Equatorial Sundial = SPI-166; Instrument = MUN-33/283. | some instruments listed as `C. Creutzin', and of the 17th century. | Munich. | Zinner 1; Price 2; Evans 1; Michel 3; Ernst. | suggest correction |
| CRENY, ANTHOINE DE | France, c.1660, MIM | Sundial, silver and ivory = Soth.-N.Y. 2/23/79. | may be Bloud-type. | Dieppe. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CRESCENZIO, BARTOLOMEO | Italy, c.1607, MIM | made magnetic compasses; designed a mariner's astrolabe; author; Price said that he was not an instrument maker. | Rome. | Boffito; Michel 3; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| CREUTZIN, C. | Germany, | see Christian Crentzin. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CRICHTON | England, c.1830, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Octants = PMS, RSM, GEP, Kelton Coll. (1990), Soth. 4/29/77; Sextants = ADL-A178, Whaling Museum, Nantucket, Mass., Soth. 5/12/75, K. and C. 7/14/76; Gunter Rule = Christie 11/22/78; Artificial Horizon = D.(1981); Parallel Rules, ivory = NMM; Thermometers = CNAM (Lavoisier Coll.); Quadrant = SUN; Microscope = Christie-SK 8/20/87; etc. | PMS octant made for Alder and Duren, New York; surely John 2 or Joseph Crichton; Kelton octant made for A. Dobbie, surely James Crichton 2. | 112 Leadenhall Street, London. | Taylor 2(1518), (2108); Michel 3; Daumas 1; Clay and Court; Frank; Moskowitz 122; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CRICHTON BROS. | England, fl.1820?-1872, MIM NIM PHIM | Rule, ivory = Soth. 10/17/60; Octant = Christie-SK 4/17/86; Sextant = Phillips 11/16/76; Sympiesometer = Christie 12/8/76; Rule with Protractor = D.; Stick Barometer, 1872 = D.(1976). | most instruments may be very late. | 11 Billiter Street, London. | Taylor 2(2108); Moskowitz 122; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CRICHTON, J. | England, c.1825, OIM | Microscopes = P.C., Soth. 11/9/59, 6/8/70; Monocular Microscope = Soth.-B 9/15/76. | either John 2 or Joseph Crichton. | 112 Leadenhall Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CRICHTON, JAMES 1 | Scotlandc.1817, MIM PHIM | Barometer = RSM; Magnetometer, Air Pump, Compass Variation Needle = University of Strathclyde. | also a balance maker. | Glasgow. | Taylor 2(1301); Fiona Wilson. | suggest correction |
| CRICHTON, JAMES 2 | England, c.1845, NIM | Octants, ebony = Soth. 4/29/71 and 10/28/86. | made instruments for A. Dobbie. | London. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| CRICHTON, JOHN 1 | England, c.1826-32, MIM | 32 Fore Street, Limehouse, London. | Taylor 2(1518). | suggest correction | ||
| CRICHTON, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1846-51, MIM NIM | Octant, ebony = Soth. 3/10/87. | showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; T.C. reads "Manufacturer of Mathematical, Optical and Nautical Instruments to the Honorable East India Company and to the Honorable Corporation of the Trinity House." | 112 Leadenhall Street, London. | Taylor 2(2108); Nachet; G.L'E. Turner 24; Coffeen 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CRICHTON, JOSEPH | England, f.1838-51, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = X. | 112 Leadenhall Street, London. | Taylor 2(2108); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CRICK, CHARLES 1 | England, fl.1689-97, MIM | apprenticed to William How, of the Grocers' Company, on Nov. 7, 1679; free of the Company Dec. 2, 1689; took apprentices; also spelled "Creek." | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| CRICK, CHARLES 2 | England, fl.1722-38, MIM | admitted to the Grocers' Company by Patrimony on Aug. 29, 1722; "Rulemaker"; son of Charles Crick 1; took an apprentice; also spelled "Creek." | East Smithfield, London. | J. Brown 1; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| CRICK, JAMES | England, fl.1733-54, MIM | son of Charles Crick 1; admitted to the Grocers' Company by Patrimony on Oct. 10, 1733; took an apprentice; also may be spelled "Creek." | near the Maypole, in East Smithfield, London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| CRICK, THOMAS | England, c.1737, MIM | son of Charles Crick 1; admitted to the Grocers' Company by Patrimony on Jan. 19, 1737 (OS). | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CRICKMORE, T. | England, c.1825, OIM | Compound Microscope = Wellcome Institute, London. | Ipswich. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| CRIGHTON, J. | see J. Crichton. | suggest correction | ||||
| CRINDEL | see Carlo Grindel. | Czech. Inventory. | suggest correction | |||
| CRISTEL, CONRAD | Germany, 1484, MIM | "compastmacher" in 1484. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| CRISTIN, JEAN PIERRE | France, 1683-1755 tuv, | redesigned the Celsius scale to the modern centigrade scale for thermometers. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| CRITCHLEY AND MATHER | England, fl.1822-24, MIM | Critchley and John Mather; opticians. | 3 North Side, Old Dock, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1520); Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| CROCE | USA, PHIM | Barometer = VCW. | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CROCE, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Lewis. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CROCE, G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CROCE, J. | England, 1789, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X (3); Wheel Barometers = X. | probably Joshua Croce 1 or Joseph Croce; see William Peacock 2, who was probably his dealer; one of the stick barometers is dated "1789." | York. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CROCE, JOSEPH | England, c.1847, PHIM | barometer maker; son of Joshua Croce 1? | York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CROCE, JOSHUA 1 | England, fl.1823-41, PHIM | barometer maker; father of Joseph Croce? | 15 Grape Lane, York (1823-30). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CROCE, JOSHUA 2 | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometers = Christie-SK 2/26/88, Soth.-S 1/25/89. | the barometers are signed "Josh. Croce 212 Holborn." | 212 Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CROFLER, CRISTOFO | Germany, MIM | may be a ghost. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CROGER, J. | England, fl.1830-50, NIM | Sextant, ebony, miniature = Soth. 11/9/70. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CROIX, BERIN DE LA | England, 1761, MIM | Noël-Simon Carochez turned over to him by P Vallée in 1761; member of the "Corporation des fondeurs"; possibly Lacroix, which see. | Paris. | Augarde. | suggest correction | |
| CROLIUS, JOHANN | Denmark, fl.1575-91, MIM | collaborator of Tycho Brahe; goldsmith; instrument maker. | Hven. | Michel 3; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| CROLL, L. | c.1650, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = BUR. | L. Cröll. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| CROMER, GERRIT | see Gerrit Cramer. | suggest correction | ||||
| CRONMIRE, J.M. AND H. | England, c.1850, MIM | Drawing Instruments = Soth. 11/9/70. | Soth. says 18th century. | 10 Bromehead Street, Commercial Road East, London. | London Intern'l Exhib., 1862; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CROOKE, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1693-1758, MIM | apprenticed to John Toogood in the Joiners' Company; freed in the Company by Elizabeth Toogood, July 4, 1693; took apprentices. | Without Newgate, London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| CROOKE, JOHN 2 | England, c.1722, | apprenticed to his father, John Crooke 1, in the Joiners' Company on Sept. 1, 1713; free in the Company, April 3, 1722. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| CROOKE, RICHARD | England, c.1715, | son of John Crooke 1; apprenticed to his father in the Joiners' Company, April 12, 1715. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| CROOKES, JOHN | England, MIM | Quadrant, surveying = Musée Lombard, Geneva; Surveying Instrument= D.(1994). | D. signed "Jno. Crookes Fecit Leeds". | Leeds. | Coffeen X (1994); RSW. | suggest correction |
| CROOKES, WILLIAM | England, 1832-1919, PHIM | invented and made a wide range of philosophical instruments, including Crooke's radiometer; F.R.S. | London. | DSB; DNB; Zeitlin Cat. | suggest correction | |
| CROOME, ROBERT | England, c.1764, | free in the Joiners' Company; testified for Francis Morgan, July 3, 1764. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| CROSA, ANTONIUS | Italy, 1573, MIM | Astrolabe, 1573 = D. | "Antonius Crosa De Castronovo Genve Elaborabat Anno Salatis Domini MDLXXIII." | Genoa. | Brieux 2. | suggest correction |
| CROSBY AND ROBINSON | England, pre-1743, | T.C.; Thomas Crosby and John Robinson 1; sold all sorts of instruments; split up in 1743. | at the lower end of Fair-street, "upon Horse-ly-down", in Southwark, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| CROSBY, DANIEL | Ireland, fl.1783-1804, PHIM | Balances = D., WHI. | 36 Pill Lane, Dublin. | Coffeen III; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| CROSBY, JOHN | England, c.1675, OIM | member of the Spectaclemakers' Company, c.1675. | London. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| CROSMAN, CHARLES | USA, 1830-1907, MIM | worked for Burt and Bailey, 1853-56; worked with Burt and Watson, 1857-58; partner with William Cicero Grant as Grant and Crosman, 1858-61. | Jefferson Avenue, between Bates and Randolph, Detroit, Mich. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| CROSSE, JAMES | England, c.1688, MIM | apprenticed to John Brown 1 with effect from March 25, 1688. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| CROSTA AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Nottingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CROSTHWAITE, JOHN | Ireland, fl.1787-95, MIM | also made watches. | Dublin. | Taylor 2(818). | suggest correction | |
| CROTCHIE, CHAS. | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Inverness. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CROUCH, HENRY | England, c.1850+, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 1/27/89; Microscope, binocular = D.(1997). | London. | Coffeen 56; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CROUCHER, JOSEPH | England, c.1800, MIM | also made a marine time-keeper. | 27 Cornhill, London. | Taylor 2(1111). | suggest correction | |
| CROUCHLEY, G.F. | misreading for George Frederick Cruchley. | suggest correction | ||||
| CROW, FRANCIS | England, 1780-1832 fl.1813-32, NIM PHIM | Octant, 1832 = NMM; Compass, liquid filled = RSM; Wheel Barometer = X; Box of Magnetic Recreations = Museum, Wallington, Northumberland. | patented liquid compass and Crow's seaman's octant in 1813. | Faversham, Kent (1780-95); Gravesend; 37 Windsor Terrace, City Road, London. | Taylor 2(1302); Goodison 1; NMM 2; USNM; J.A. Bennett 2; Hill and Padget-Tomlinson; McConnell (1984); Bedini 8. | suggest correction |
| CROW, GEORGE | USA, fl.1725-71, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass, 1754 = P.C. | several other instruments survive; clockmaker. | Wilmington, Del. | Bedini 1 and 17; Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| CROW, T. | England, 1801, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1801 = NMM. | Wateringbury. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CROWDER, JOHN | England, c.1836, MIM | Providence Place, Tash Street, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| CROWDER, JOHN PETER | England, c.1795, | apprenticed to William Spencer 1 of the Grocers' Company on Nov. 5, 1795; he may be the same as John Crowder. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CRUCHLEY, GEORGE FREDERICK | England, fl.1822-75, MIM | Terrestrial Globes = Stuker (1958), P.C., Larvik Marine Museum, Norway (1853).; Pair of Globes = P-B 4/28/39, etc. | apprenticed to Aaron Arrowsmith, c.1840; "Map-Seller, Globe Maker and Publisher"; took over Cary firm and plates in 1850 and added his own name. | 64 and 81 Fleet Street, London. | Lister; Moskowitz 123; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CRUCIFIX, NICOLAS | France, MIM | Bloud-type Sundials, ivory and silver = D.(1976) & D.(1986). | probably the same sundial. | Dieppe. | Coffeen Z; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CRUISE, JOHN | Ireland, 1843, MIM | Garden Sundial, slate, 1843 = D.(1989). | gnomon stamped "Yeates/Dublin." | Castletown, Kilpatrick. | Moskowitz 132. | suggest correction |
| CRUNDWELL | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | High Street, Tunbridge Wells. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| CRUNKLES, JAN AND FERDINAND NABOTH | Czechoslovakia?, fl.1695-97, MIM | Pair of Globes = Museum, Olomuc, Czech. | Naboth was painter; Crünkles was the constructer. | Czech. Inventory. | suggest correction | |
| CRUQUIUS, NICOLAUS SAMUEL | Holland, 1678-1754, MIM | Astronomical Quadrant = LEY. | surveyor;, expert on water-works. | Delft; Spaarndam. | Michel 3; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction |
| CRUS, JOZE DA | Portugal, c.1808, MIM NIM | Compass = LIM. | compass signed "Joze da Crus, a Fez." | Lisbon. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CRYER, THOMAS | England, fl.1754-1801, MIM | apprenticed to John Farmer 2 in the Joiners' Company on June 7, 1748; listed as a Householder from 1754 to 1801. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| CUBITT, WILLIAM | England, 1817, | devised an "Ellipsifex" in 1817. | Ipswich. | Delehar 7. | suggest correction | |
| CUCCO, AUGUSTINUS | Italy, 1596, MIM | Artillery Instrument, 1696 = ADL-M100. | "Bombarda er aris cent°." | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CUFF, JOHN | England, 1708-72, OIM PHIM | Microscopes = CRI (No. 1), EGE, OXF, FLO, BIL, KEN (6), UTR, WHI, MAS, AMH, RSM, etc.; Telescopes = NMM, OXF, MLL, etc.; Stick Barometer = D.(1977); Angle Barometer = X; etc. | apprenticed to James Mann 2 of the Spectaclemakers' Company on April 13, 1722; free of the Company on Jan. 8, 1730; Master of the Company, 1748-49; took apprentices; T.C.; author. | at the Sign of the Reflecting Microscope and Spectacles, opposite Serjeant's Inn Gate, Fleet Street (1742-54); Salisbury Court, Fleet Street (1758); from opposite Shoe Lane (1759); of the Parish of St. Dunstan's in the West (1760); all in London. | Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; Taylor 2(158); Goodison 1; Whipple 1; Bonelli 1; Chaldecott 1; Belgian Inv.; Egestorff; Gunther 2 & 6; Chenakal 4; KEN; Daumas 1; Nachet; Purtle; Coffeen 58; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CUFF, WILLIAM | England, c.1720, MIM | Sundial = Bishop's Palace, Wells. | Shepton Mallet. | Britten. | suggest correction | |
| CUINET, AEGIDIUS | variant spelling of Coignet, which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CUINIET, GILLES | variant spelling for Coignet, which see. | Michel 12; Rooseboom 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| CULLOCK, M. | England, c.1787, | invented a new azimuth compass. | 38 Minories, London. | NMM. | suggest correction | |
| CULLS, J.P., TOMS AND SUTTON | misreading for J.P. Cutts, Sons and Sutton. | Soth.-B 9/15/76. | suggest correction | |||
| CULMER, C. | England, 18th Century, NIM | Hadley Quadrant = D.(1993). | mispelling of J. Culmer? | London. | MAD, Aug. 1993. | suggest correction |
| CULMER, J. | England, c.1700?, NIM | Octant = Marine Historical Assoc., Conn.; Hadley's Quadrant = Mystic Seaport, Conn. | Josiah Culmer? | Wapping New Stairs, London. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CULMER, JOSIAH | England, fl.1770-1810, NIM | Sextant, 1786 = Robert Watt (1786); Octants = Liverpool Museum (1786), Marine Historical Association, Conn.; Hadley's Quadrant = Mystic Seaport, Conn. | apprenticed to John Urings 2 in the Joiners' Company on Oct. 2, 1770; listed as a MIM in the directories. | 130 (later 126) Wapping Stairs, London. | Taylor 2(820); Dewhirst; Clay and Court; NMM 1; Crawforth 7; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CULPEPER AND SCARLETT | England, OIM | Microscope = CRI. | London. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| CULPEPER, EDMUND 1 | England, 1660-1738 fl.1713-38, MIM NIM OIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including microscopes, various types of sundials, grapho- meters, circumferentors, sectors, etc; (see Coffeen 46.) | apprenticed to Walter Hayes in the Grocers' Company, Sept. 6, 1684; free of the Company on Mar. 4, 1713; took over Hayes' shop before 1700; took one apprentice; sometimes spelled `Culpepper"; gave his name to a type of microscope but it is not certain that he was the inventor; T.C. also lists telescopes; some instruments signed "E.C" which see. | Cross Daggers, Moorfields (the Old Mathematical Shop); Black and White Horse, Middle Moorfields; under the Piazza at the Royal Exchange; all in London. | Taylor 1(422), 2(31); Bryden 11 & 16; J. Brown 1; Crawforth 1; Calvert 2; Moskowitz; Coffeen 46; Price 3; Ward 4; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CULPEPER, EDMUND 2 | England, fl.1758-59, MIM | admitted to the Grocers' Company by Patrimony, Oct. 3, 1758; son of Edmund Culpeper 1; took his son as as apprentice. | Mile End in Stepney Parish; Mare Street, Hackney (1759); both in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| CULPEPER, EDWARD | clergyman; not an instrument maker; father of Edmund Culpeper 1. | Court and von Rohr 3(IV); Taylor 1(307 and 422); J. Brown 1; Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |||
| CULPEPER, JOHN CHANDLER | England, c.1759, | apprenticed to his father, Edmund Culpeper 2, in the Grocers' Company on Sept. 6, 1759. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CULPEPPER | see Culpeper. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| CULPER, E. | England, MIM | Ring Sundial, large = MERC-23. | probably E. Culpeper. | Hamilton 1. | suggest correction | |
| CUMBERLAND, RICHARD | England, 1631-1718, MIM | Dr. Richard Cumberland; constructed an orrery, pre-1700. | Stamford; Peterborough. | Milburn 5; Gunther; Taylor and Wlson; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| CUMMING, ALEXANDER | Scotland; England, fl.1773-1814, MIM PHIM | Clock Barographs = Buckingham Palace (1765), Cumming (1766); Luke Howard (1814) = KEN, Lowther Castle = P.C. = VAA (loan); Microtome = KEN. | clockmaker; author; F.R.S.; Philosophical Society of Edinburgh; sometimes spelled ~Cummings"; in 1781 he was made an Honorary Freeman of the Clockmakers' Company. | Edinburgh; 12 Clifford Street, Bond Street (1785); 75 Fleet Street; Pentonville; all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(462); Britten; Boffito; Baillie 1; Chaldecott 1; Cosh 2; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| CUMMINS, ALEXANDER | England, c.1840, | clock and chronometer maker; held patents for improvements in barometers and sympiesometers. | Leadenhall Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CUNAEUS, ANDREAS | Holland, c.1755, | devised, independently, the Leyden jar. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| CUNIGHAM, JACOB | England, 1661, OIM | Telescope, 1661 = NMM. | maker or owner? Cuningham? earliest dated telescope known. | NMM 2; Daumas 1; Taylor 1(289); London Illustrated News, 4/10/37. | suggest correction | |
| CUNINGHAM, WILLIAM | England, 1531-86, | designed mathematical instruments including a new quadrant and an astronomer's ring. | Norwich; Cambridge; Colman Street, London. | Taylor 1(22); Gunther 2; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| CUNLY, ETHAN | USA?, 1804, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, slate, 1804 = Mercer Museum, Pa. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CUNN, SAMUEL | England, fl.1714-22, | designed a new sector. | Litchfield Street, London. | Taylor 1(572). | suggest correction | |
| CUNO, COSMUS CONRADUS | Germany, 1652-1745, OIM | Microscope, simple, wood and ivory, case, 1692 / Christie-SK June/1996. | optician; made fine microscopes. | Augsburg. | Nachet; Daumas 1; Price 2; Zahn; Clay and Court; ATG June, 1966. | suggest correction |
| CUNO, JAKOB | Germany, fl.1561-79, MIM | made astronomical clock for Strasbourg Cathedral. | Frankfort. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| CUPER | France, MIM | Sundial in lid of watch = Ineichen 5/3/74. | Blois. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CURMOLI | England, | mis-spelling in directory for Comoli. | Dudley. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| CURSOR, PAPIRIUS | Italy, MIM | Sundial = Rome. | Rome. | Randall 1. | suggest correction | |
| CURTAIN, WILL. | Ireland, 1748, | watchmaker; perhaps the same as Curtin in Tipperary. | Cork. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| CURTIN | Ireland, MIM | Garden Sundial, slate = P.C. | Tipperary. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CURTIS, JOHN | England, c.1715, MIM | apprenticed to William Sellars of the Clockmakers' Company on May 24, 1715. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| CURTIS, SAMUEL | England, c.1695, | apprenticed to John Patrick 1 in the Joiners' Company on Aug. 6, 1695. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| CURTIS, WILLIAM | 1795, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1795 = DeLuca Auction 3-21-81; Sextant, ebony, ivory and brass, 1795 = Soth.-PB pre-1980. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CURTIUS, JACOB | Germany, c.1580-90, | invented a geographical-astronomical disc. | Senstenar. | Zinner 4. | suggest correction | |
| CURTIUS, MARCUS | Germany, 1601, MIM | Sundial, honestone, 1601 = BM; Astrolabe Clock = Ilbert. | sundial also marked "A.P. 1601"; Britten thought clock was c. 1665 and from Bohemia. | Price 2 & 3; Ward 4; Daumas 1; Britten. | suggest correction | |
| CUSA, NICOLAUS DE | see Nicolaus de Cusa | Zinner 1; Weil 2(6); Hartmann; DSB. | suggest correction | |||
| CUSHEE | England, MIM | made orreries according to J. Harris.; probably E. Cushee. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CUSHEE, E. | England, fl.1729-68, MIM | globe maker; probably Elizabeth, wife/widow of and successor to Richard Cushee; associated with Thomas Wright; associated with Benjamin Cole from 1757 on. | Globe and Sun, between St. Dunstan's Church and Chancery Lane, Fleet Street (after 1741); The Orrery, Water Lane, Fleet Street (pre-1768); both in London. | Goodison 1; Wynter and Turner; Taylor 2(247); Globus, Dec. 1957; Wynter 1; Yonge. WEBDB. | suggest correction | |
| CUSHEE, LEONARD | England, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, miniature, with cases = Soth. 2/28/80, 6/25/68; Pannett Park Museum, Whitby; Globe, 12-inch = X. | brother of E. Cushee; son of Richard Cushee. | Wynter 1; Krogt 2; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CUSHEE, RICHARD | England, fl.1708-34, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, miniature, with cases = Soth. 11/6/87 (1731), OXF, P.C., KEN, D.(1983), Soth. 3/9/64, 10/31/67, 7/29/69, etc.; Celestial Globe = Soth. 3/13/67; Pairs of Globes = Physics Academy, Sor°, Denmark (1720), D.(1977) (1730); Terrestrial Globes = Burton Constable, OXF (on Wright"s orrery). | worked with Thomas Wright (1731-34); father of Leonard and E. Cushee, the latter succeded him; T.C; surveyor; the celestial gores in the cases use a geocentric projection. | Globe and Sun, between St. Dunstan's Church and Chancery Lane, Fleet Street, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(33); Calvert 2; Gunther 2; Globus, Dec. 1957 and 1968; KEN; Wynter and Turner; Wynter 1; E. Hall; Crawforth 1; Krogt 2; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CUSHIN, JEDIDIA | England, c.1672, | apprenticed to Walter Hayes of the Grocers' Company on April 26, 1672. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| CUSHING, ABBY C. | USA, 1822-1907, | succeeded her husband, Samuel Thaxter Cushing, in 1892, as head of S. Thaxter and Son; sold company to Herbert Risteen Starret in 1905; he had been with the company since 1884. | 125 State Street, Boston, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| CUSHING, SAMUEL THAXTER | USA, fl.1843-99, NIM | owner of Samuel Thaxter and Son, 1843-99; "Grandson of Samuel Thaxter"; on T.C. of Samuel Thaxter and Son; succeeded by Abby C. Cushing, his widow, in 1882. | 125 State Street, Boston, Mass. | Bedini 1; Brewington 1; Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| CUSIN, NOEL | France, c.1675, MIM | Sundial in lid of watch = LOU. | Noël Cusin. | Autun. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CUSSANS | see Cosens. | Loomes. | suggest correction | |||
| CUTBUSH, ROBERT | England, 1656, MIM | Quadrant on lid of tobacco box, 1656 = OXF. | Clay Coll. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CUTHBERT 1 | England, c.1800, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Chayette 6/28/86. | either John Cuthbert 2 or T. Cuthbert. | St. Martin's Lane, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CUTHBERT 2 | England, OIM | made catoptric microscopes; could be any of the Cuthberts. | London. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| CUTHBERT, CHARLES | England, fl.1830-47, MIM OIM PHIM | 88 1/2 Gernault Place, Spitalfields, Clerkenwell (1836-40); 9 Clerkenwell Green (1842-47); both in London. | O'Mara; Taylor 2(1820). | suggest correction | ||
| CUTHBERT, J. | England, fl.1829-35, OIM | Gregorian Telescope = Wellesley College Observatory, Mass.; Microscope, 1829 = CRI. | probably James Cuthbert or John 2. | London. | USNM; Gunther 2. | suggest correction |
| CUTHBERT, JAMES | England, fl.1820-35, OIM | Reflecting Microscope = KEN. | also made Gregorian telescopes. | 445 Strand, London. | Taylor 2(1523); Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| CUTHBERT, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1783-1810, OIM | Microscope = WHI; Instrument = KEN; Telescope, reflecting = WHI. | T.C. | Taylor 2(822); Whipple 1; Price 12; Gunther 3; Purtle; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| CUTHBERT, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1817-52, OIM PHIM | Microscope, reflecting, 1829 = KEN; Telescopes. Gregorian = Soth. 3/10/87, BIR (1840), KEN (1852); Microscope, 1828 = Christie-SK 12/1/83. | T.C. (c.1839). | 113 St. Martin's Lane (1817); Westminster Road (1821); 16 Paradise Street, Lambeth (1822); 58 (inked out and 84 inserted) Brook Street, West Square, Lambeth; all in London. | O'Mara; KEN; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CUTHBERT, JOHN 3 | England, OIM | Magic Mirror = Soth. 10/31/66-78. | could be John Cuthbert 1 or 2. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CUTHBERT, T. | England, fl.1815-22, MIM OIM | 113 St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross, London. | Taylor 2(1303); USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| CUTHBERTSON AND CHAMPNEYS | England; Holland, c.1770, MIM OIM PHIM | Universal Ring Sundial = Drecker Coll. = P.C.; Air Pumps = UTR, LEY; Telescopes, reflecting = FRK, Christie-SK 11/19.87. | John Cuthbertson and his father-in-law, James Champneys. | London; Amsterdam. | Hackmann 1; Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; Frank; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CUTHBERTSON, I., AND CO. | Holland, post-1768, PHIM | Air Pump, double-barrelled = LEY. | see John Cuthbertson and Co. | Amsterdam. | Hackmann 1. | suggest correction |
| CUTHBERTSON, JOHN | England; Holland; England, 1743-1821, MIM OIM PHIM | Air Pumps = LEY (1789, 1790), GRO, KEN, TEY; Electrical Machines = TEY (1784), LEY (1788), UTP, KEN; Microscope = UTP; Twin-Plate Electrical Machines, 1799 = RIL, Inverness Museum; etc. | apprenticed to James Champneys of the Stationers' Company in 1761; later married his daughter; invented new form of air pump; did a lot of work in Amsterdam for Van Marum; see Cuthbertson and Champneys; see I. Cuthbertson and Co. | Amsterdam (1768- post-1793); Poland Street West (1796); 53 Poland Street (1798-99); 54 Poland Street (1800-); all three in London. | Hackmann 1; Rooseboom 1; G.L'E. Turner 7 & 24; Taylor 2(340); Crommelin; Dewhirst; Daumas 1; USNM; Clay and Court; KEN; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| CUTHBERTSON, JOHN, AND CO. | England, MIM OIM PHIM | later than Cuthbertson and Champneys; see I. Cuthbertson and Co. | London. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; Hackmann 1. | suggest correction | |
| CUTHBERTSON, JONATHAN | England; Holland, 1744-1806, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Circumferentor = Auction, 1906; Thunder House = LEY. | brother of John Cuthbertson; made an instrument, a `distance measurer', similar to Hadley's quadrant; designed and made air pumps and solar microscopes; made instruments for Teyler Museum. | Rotterdam (1773-1806). | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Hackmann 1; G.L'E. Turner 7; Rooseboom 1; Taylor 2(340a); Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| CUTHBERTSON, MR. | England, c.1777, | see Walter Field. | Price 3. | suggest correction | ||
| CUTLER, EDWARD | England, c.1821, | apprenticed to George (Huggins) Dollond 1 in the Grocers' Company, Sept. 6, 1821; no further record available to date. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | ||
| CUTLER, J. | USA, 1777, MIM | Sundial, pewter, 1777 = D.(1982). | Salem, Mass. | Coffeen A. | suggest correction | |
| CUTLER, JAMES | England, c.1796, | apprenticed to Charles Fairbone 1 of the Grocers' Company on April 7, 1796. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| CUTLER, NATHANIEL | England, c.1631, | T.C; teacher of mathematics; seller of mathematical and nautical instruments. | near Wapping Dock, London. | KEN; Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| CUTS, J.P. | England, OIM | Microscope = K. and C. 4/7/76. | misreading for Cutts. | Sheffield. | suggest correction | |
| CUTTS | England, OIM | Telescope = DRE. | surely J.P. Cutts. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CUTTS, E.A. | USA, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = D.(1969). | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CUTTS, I.P. | England, 1825-60, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Octant = VNN; Spyglass = D.(1980); Microscopes = Christie 4/3/85, Soth. 3/23/70 and 7/21/75. | see J.P. Cutts. | Sheffield. | Moskowitz 121; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CUTTS, I.P., SUTTON AND SON | see J.P. Cutts, Sutton and Son. | suggest correction | ||||
| CUTTS, I.P., SUTTON AND SONS | see J.P. Cutts, Sutton and Sons. | suggest correction | ||||
| CUTTS, J.P. | see John Priston Cutts. | suggest correction | ||||
| CUTTS, J.P., AND SONS | England, c.1830, OIM PHIM | Telescope = Christie 7/28/70; Microscope = D.(1975). | "Opticians to Her Majesty"; microscope signed "J.P. Cutts and Son." | Sheffield. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| CUTTS, J.P., SONS AND SUTTON | England, fl.1845-60, OIM PHIM | Telescopes = PEA, D.1978). | "Opticians to Her Majesty." | 43 Division Street, Sheffield. | Goodison 1; Brewington; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CUTTS, J.P., SUTTON AND SON | England, fl.1835-60, NIM OIM | Telescopes = D.(1972), Soth. NY 2/23/79, Soth. 1/22/73; Octant = Detroit Historical Society; Microscope = D.(1989). | "Opticians to Her Majesty" (which Queen?); trademark is an anchor and "Try Me"; Soth. telescope and the octant are signed "I.P. Cutts, Sutton and Son." | Sheffield and London. | Coffeen 27; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CUTTS, J.P., SUTTON AND SONS | England, fl.1845-82, NIM OIM | Ship's Log = D.; Harpoon Logs = D.(1975), D.(1976). | harpoon logs also signed "J.P. Cutts' Patent Dolphin Log No. 2"; one of the harpoon logs is called a taffrail log in catalogue and is signed "I.P.Cutts, Sutton and Sons." | London. | Moskowitz 111; Rinaldi; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CUTTS, JOHN P., SUTTON AND SON | England, 1845-, OIM PHIM | sometimes seen as J.P. Cutts, Sutton and Sons. | 43 Division Street, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1821); USNM. | suggest correction | |
| CUTTS, JOHN PRISTON | England, fl.1825-60, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = USNM; Microscopes = Soth. 12/8/69 and 3/23/70; Marine Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X; etc. | instruments signed "J.P. Cutts" or "John P. Cutts"; see T.P. Cutts; see I.P. Cutts; see J.P. Cutts Sons and Sutton; see J.P. Cutts, Sutton and Son; T.C.; "Optician to Her Majesty." | 58 Norfolk Street (1825); 43 Division Street, near the National School (1826-60); both in Sheffield; London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1821); Calvert 2; USNM; Nachet; KEN; Moskowitz 111; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CUTTS, T.P. | England, c.1822, OIM | Telescope = K. and C. 12/15/72. | misreading for J.P. Cutts. | 58 Norfolk Street, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1524); RSW. | suggest correction |
| CUVIERE | France, c.1850, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = Drecker. | Cuvière. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| CUZZETTI, FABIANI | Italy, 1699, MIM | Table Sundial, soapstone, 1699 = WHI. | from the bell tower of Waltham Abbey Church; signed "Ex Operib, Presbyt: Fabiani Cuzzetti." | Whipple 1; Bryden 16. | suggest correction | |
| CZADECKY, FERDINAND | Czechoslovakia, fl.1690-1710, OIM | Telescope = Museum, Komarov. | Zabrdovice. | Czech. Inv. | suggest correction | |
| CZECH, JOSEF | Czech; Italy; Austria, fl.1710-30+, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Table Sundial = P.C.; Universal Ring Sundials = P. and S. 11/21/1894 and Phillips 2/2/70; Clock = X; Graphometers = P.C. (1965), Gottingen Heimatmuseum-119; Compass in gimbals = P.C. | one graphometer also marked "W.D. Scheefer"; came into power as co-assistant to Antonius Braun, court optician; succeeded him at the court of Bohemia. | Prague; Milan; Vienna. | Zinner 1; Michel 1 and 3; Brieux 3; Habacher; RSW. | suggest correction |
| CZERNY, JOSEF | Austria, fl.1825-38, MIM | Celestial Globes = Mechitharistenkloster, Vienna. | Globus, Nov. 1954, Dec. 1956. | suggest correction | ||
| D'AMERY, LAMBERT | Belgium, fl.1600-14, MIM | Astrolabe, 1614 = BMR (ICA-451); Astrolabe = LIE (ICA-459). | father of Leonard D'Amery. | Liège. | Price 1; ICA 2; Michel 1, 3, 9, 10, 13, 16; Belgian Inventory; Zinner 1; Société Belge; Art. | suggest correction |
| D'AMERY, LEONARD | Belgium, 1607-40, MIM NIM SIM | Circumferentors = ADL-M150 (missing, never shipped by Mensing who thought this was a double entry), ADL-M151, BMR, Michel Coll., Rosenheim; Holland Circle = ROU. | signed himself as a `mathematician'; son of Lambert D'Amery. | Brussels. | Michel 3, 9, 10; Price 2; Engelmann 1; Zinner 1; Belgian Inventory; Daumas 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| D'ANNONE, NIKLAUS | Switzerland, fl.1678-1703, MIM | Astronomical Clock = BASH. | Basle. | Baillie 1; Britten. | suggest correction | |
| D. AND F. | England, c.1810, NIM PHIM | Hydrometer = D. | Dring and Fage. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| D. AND S. | USA, -1866, MIM | Triangular Plotting Scale = P.C. | Darling and Schwartz. | Bangor, Maine. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| D. JAC. | Italy?, 1658, MIM | Plate for Equatorial Sundial, 1658 = NAC. | "D. Jac. in ordine cart. fecit anno 58." | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| D.A.V.M. | MIM | Universal Ring Dial = P.C. | bridge replaced by wire; similar instrument in Landau Coll. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| D.B. 1 | David Beringer; see also D.B.F. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| D.B. 2 | Bobinger thought this was David Buschmann. | Evans 1; Bobinger 4. | suggest correction | |||
| D.B. PAT. | Germany; Austria, PHIM | Barometer, diagonal, No. 46 = GMM. | Munich; Innsbruck. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| D.B.F. | MIM | Sundial, oval, portable = VNN; Compass Sundials = ADL-M263, Drouot 4/7/87, etc. | "D.B.f."; D.B. fecit; surely David Beringer, although Bobinger lists this as David Buschmann. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Bobinger 2; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| D.D. | Germany?, 1674, MIM | Sandglass, four-part, geared, 1674 = DRE. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| D.F. | England, c.1825, NIM | scale on an octant is marked "D.F." with a fouled anchor, Dring and Fage. | London. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| D.G. | 1573, MIM | Pillar Sundial, ivory, 1573 = STS. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| D.G.B.F. | Italy, 1641, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1641 = Drecker Coll. = DPW. | the dial has a cardboard lunar volvelle. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| D.H.S./B.A.D. | 1693, MIM | Garden Sundial, stone, 1693 = NOR. | "D.H.S." over "B.A.D." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| D.I.V. | 1692, MIM SIM | Circumferentor, 1692 = Soth. 3/17/38 = Kenney Sale = DPW. | Kenney gives "I.D.V." but Exhibition-Maps gives "D.I.V." | Exhibition-Maps; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| D.K. 1 | Germany, fl.1707-13, MIM | Table Sundial, stone 1707 = MUN; Vertical Sundial, stone, 1713 = Landshut Isar Museum. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| D.K. 2 | France, 18th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, paper dial plate, in boxwood case = Lausanne Palais Rumine. | Strasbourg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| D.K. 3 | see the entry "I." (2). | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| D.N. | France, 17th Century, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88. | "D.N." is punchmark on back. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| D.N.J. | 1693, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1693 = DEU-26897. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| D.N.S. | see "DNS." | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| D.P. | Germany?, 1664, MIM | Cruciform Sundial, 1664 = White Coll. = WHI (FIT). | Bryden 16; Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| D.Q. | 1754, MIM | Horary Quadrant, 1754 = USNM. | Capuchin sundial on reverse. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| D.R.P. | Italy?, PHIM | Barometer = FLM. | Bonelli 4. | suggest correction | ||
| D.S. | see Dom Stefano Bonsignori. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| D.S.B.F.F. | Italy?, MIM | Sun and Moon Dial = FLO-2499. | for 40°30'; Don Stephano Buonsignori? | Florence? | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction |
| D.S.F.F. | Italy?, 1587, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, 1587 = FLO-2456. | Don Stephano Buonsignori? | Florence? | Bonelli 1; Michel 3; Italian Inventory; A.J. Turner 10.. | suggest correction |
| DABNEY, JOHN, JR. | England; USA, fl.1739-43, MIM | apprenticed to Jonathan Sisson; came to Boston, Mass. in 1739; met Rowland Houghton; repaired instruments for Harvard College. | Mr. Rowland Houghton's Shop, the north side of the Town House (1739-43); Milk Street (1743); both in Boston, Mass. (1743). | Bedini 1, 8 & 13; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DAFFNAY, JOANNES | 1743, MIM SIM | Circumferentor, 1743 = BMR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DAGGER, D.D. FRANCISCUS LEONARDUS | Austria, 1729, MIM | Table Sundial, stone, 1729 = SLM. | Zinner 1; Haupolter. | suggest correction | ||
| DAGLISH, R. | England, c.1780, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = P.C. | Orell near Wigan. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DAGUET, THEODORE | Switzerland, b.1795, OIM | made optical lenses. | Solothurn. | USNM; Exhibition of the Industries of the World, N.Y., 1853. | suggest correction | |
| DAKIN, JONATHAN | USA, c.1745, PHIM | balance maker. | Sign of the Hand and Beam, Boston, Mass. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |
| DALE, E.R. | England, c.1770, NIM | Backstaff = Phillips-NE 7/19/93. | may be owner. | ATG 7/10/93. | suggest correction | |
| DALE, JOHN | England, 1661, MIM | set up two sundials in the quadrangle of St. John's College, Oxford in 1661; he was a fellow there. | Oxford. | Beeson. | suggest correction | |
| DALE, THOMAS | England, MIM | Sundial = Museum of Science and Industry, Oslo. | Bath. | Dr. Johan Knap, Antiquarian Horology, Sept. 1970. | suggest correction | |
| DALES, CHARLES | England, MIM | Heliochronometer = Soth. 7/10/67. | signed "optician"; perhaps only a dealer. | Bournemouth. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DALLAND | England, OIM | Telescope = OMM. | misreading for Dollond. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DALLAWAY 1 | England, MIM | Compass Sundial = Soth. 2/9/56; Map Measurer = Phillips 4/20/83. | see Joseph James Dallaway. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DALLAWAY 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | could be Dallaway 3 or 4. | Goodison 1; RSW.. | suggest correction | |
| DALLAWAY 3 | England, c.1775, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 1/19/73. | optician. | Cheltenham. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DALLAWAY 4 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie 5/26/76. | Bath. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DALLAWAY, I. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. Wilkinson and Hodge 12/18/24. | Stroud. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DALLAWAY, JOSEPH JAMES | England, fl.1799-1809, MIM OIM | apprenticed to Edward Troughton in the Grocers' Company on June 4, 1789; free of the Company on May 2, 1799; optician; T.C.; invented a map pedometer. | 4 George Lane, Botolph Lane (1802); 147 Tottenham Court Road (1805-09); both in London. | Goodison 1; J. Brown 1; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| DALLMEYER, JOHN HENRY | England, c.1850, OIM | Telescope, 4-draw = FRK-T92; Telescopes = Christie 12/17/75, Phillips 2/14/79. | issued a catalogue as late as 1865. | London. | Frank; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DALTON, JOHN | England, c.1850, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = PEA. | Hartlepool. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| DAM, JAN VAN DEN | Holland, fl.1738-73, MIM | Orrery, 1756 = AMST. | Michel thought this orrery was at the University of Amsterdam. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| DAME, RICHARD | USA, c.1840, MIM | made rulers. | Hanover, N.H. | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| DAMERIN, MAISON | Belgium, MIM SIM | Graphometer = Auction, Chartres 6/10/79. | House of Damérin. | Brussels. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAMMESTARRE | Holland?, MIM | Planetarium Clock = LEY. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DANBY, JOHN | England, c.1737, | apprenticed to John Farmer 2 in the Joiners' Company on Feb. 14, 1737. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| DANCE, J.B. | misreading for John Benjamin Dancer. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| DANCER 1 | England, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer, with Thermometer = K. and C. 12/3/75; Optical Square = OXF. | Abraham or John Benjamin Dancer. | Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DANCER 2 | see Abraham and Dancer. | suggest correction | ||||
| DANCER AND ABRAHAM | England, c.1843, | surely Abraham and Dancer. | Manchester. | Alker. | suggest correction | |
| DANCER AND SONS | England, fl.1800-10, MIM OIM | Michael Dancer and his sons. | 55 Great Sutton Street; 53 Red Lion Street; both in Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(1112). | suggest correction | |
| DANCER, ABRAHAM | England, fl.1838-42, OIM | probably Abraham and Dancer. | 13 Cross Street, King Street, Manchester. | Taylor 2(2110); Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| DANCER, E.E., AND CO. | England, fl.1878-1900, OIM | daughter of J.B. Dancer; succeeded him in 1878 when he retired; firm was taken over in 1900 by Richard Suter. | Manchester. | Soth. 3/25/86. | suggest correction | |
| DANCER, J.B., AND CO. | England, fl.1883-1884, MIM OIM PHIM | John Benjamin Dancer and Co. | Manchester. | Alker and Osborne. | suggest correction | |
| DANCER, JOHN BENJAMIN | England, b.1812 d.1887 fl.1835-81, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including a microscope, balance and rule, all in silver, at College of Technology, Manchester, thermometers at Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, and 2 microscopes at KEN, etc. | his father, Josiah, and his grandfather were instrument makers; partner of Abrahah Abraham in Manchester (1841-44); made instruments for Joule; T.C.; also signed " J.B. Dancer"; "Optician"; "By appointment to Her Majesty's Commissioners." | Liverpool; 13 Cross Street, King Street (1835-45); 43 Cross Street, King Street (1848-81); both in Manchester. | Taylor 2(1525); Calvert 2; Clay and Court; Lowery; Ashworth; Alker and Osborne; Goodison 1; KEN; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW; Coffeen B; Bryden 9; Collins 1; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| DANCER, JOSIAH | England, fl.1810-35, OIM | father of John Benjamin Dancer who succeeded him in 1835. | Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1304); Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| DANCER, MICHAEL | England, fl.1776-1810, MIM | apprenticed to Robert Tangate 1 in the Joiners' Company on Dec. 2, 1766; free in the Company, Sept. 3, 1776; took apprentices. | Bride Lane (1776); Bangor ourt, Shoe Lane, Holborn (1781); New Street Square (1788); Blewitt's Buildings, Fetter Lane (1793); Rosomond Street, Clerkenwell (1796-1800); Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell (1801); 55 Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell (1810); all in london. | Taylor 2(947); Dewhirst; Daumas 1; Clay and Court; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| DANCKERTS, JUSTUS | Holland, 1635-1701, MIM | Globe, glass = VIE. | globemaker, engraver, map seller; also see Justinius Dankerts. | Calverstraat, Amsterdam. | Michel 3; Alker; Tooley; Globus, Dec. 1956; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DANESI, PIETRO PAOLO | Italy; Paraguay, 1719-69, MIM | made sundials in Paraguay. | Babuco, Italy. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | |
| DANFRIE, PHILIPPE | France, 1525-1608, MIM SIM | Astrolabe = BM; Astrolabes, wood and paper = PSH (1578); Astrolabes, 1584 = OXF, P. and S. 11/21/1894, Soth. 10/31/66, Soth. 6/2/87; Graphometers = P.C., Soth. 6/23/87, D.(1970), Prin Coll. = NMM; Theodolite (incomplete) = ADL-M187; Trigonometers = BMR, MAD, NMM; Armillary Spheres = MADEX (1602), OXFB; Sundial, silver-gilt = Evans Coll.; Circumferentors = HAK (1608), WHI; etc. | invented the graphometer; author; Jehan Moreau reprinted the paper astrolabe of 1584 in 1622, which see. | à l'Enseigne du Mirouer, rue des Carmes, Paris; Rouen (1608). | Daumas 1; Price 1 and 3; Ward 4; ICA 2; Gunther 1 and 6; Michel 1 and 3; Engelmann 1; Josten; Belgian Inv.; Nachet; USNM; Hamilton 2; Whipple 1; MADEX; Paris 1900; Société Belge; J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10; Gibbs 2; USNM; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DANGELO AND CADENAZZI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Winchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DANGELO, G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Basingstoke. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DANIEL, HENRY | England, c.1687, | apprenticed to Thomas Walpole in the Grocers' Company on April 4, 1687. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DANIEL, JOHANN | Germany, 178?, PHIM | Balance = Christie-SK 12/1/83; Coin Balances = D. and D.(1986). | in der Bergischen Hauptstadt, Lennep. | Coffeen II; Wynter 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DANIELL, EDWARD | England, c.1686, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to James Atkinson of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 6, 1686. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| DANIELL, JOHN FREDERICK | England, 1790-1845, PHIM | Hygrometer = WHI. | inventor of the Daniell cell, the register pyrometer and the Daniell hygrometer; first professor of chemistry at King's College, London.. | London. | USNM; Whipple 1; Middleton 1; Coffeen 56. | suggest correction |
| DANIELL, WILLIAM | England, fl.1632-70, MIM | Quadrant Sundial, 1665 = OXF; Horary Quadrant, 1663 = X. | member of the Clockmakers' Company, 1632; also made watch cases. | Sign of the Golden Ball, Ivy Bridge, Strand, London. | Taylor 1(172); Michel 3; Evans 1; USNM; Gunther 6. | suggest correction |
| DANIELS, AUGUSTUS | Austria, c.1765, MIM | Sundial = P.C. | Vienna. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DANKBAAR | Holland, 1789, NIM | Cross-staff, 1789 = BMR. | see L. Dankbaar. | Belgian Inventory; Société Belge; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| DANKBAAR, L. | Holland, fl.1783-98, MIM NIM | Instrument = Schloss near Feidestock; Cross-staves = Haeberlin-Friesen Museum (1783), Heimatmuseum, Bremen-Schönebeck (1790), OMM (1798). | see Dankbaar. | Fiedestock. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| DANKERTS, JUSTINUS | Holland, 1616, NIM | Compass Rose, 1616 = Hamburg State Archives. | may be related to Justus Danckerts, which see. | Amsterdam. | Schück 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DANNELLI | England, c.1850, PHIM | see Vittory and Dannelli. | Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DANNER, JACOB | USA, 1765-1850, MIM | probably father of Jacob Sensensy Danner, which see; also clock maker and silversmith. | Middletown, Va. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| DANNER, JACOB SENSENSY | USA, 1807-77, MIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = USNM, Winchester-Frederick Historical Society, Va. | probably son of Jacob Danner; type invented by S. Kern. | Middletown, Va. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| DANTI DEL RINALDI, PIERVINCENZO | see Pier Vincenzo Danti. | suggest correction | ||||
| DANTI, EGNATI | Italy, 1747, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1747 = VNN. | probably a fake. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DANTI, F. EGNAZIO | Italy, 1537-86, MIM | Astrolabe, 1568 = GEP; Astrolabes = DRE (ICA-181), NMM (ICA-427), Roussel = OXF (ICA-180); Armillary Sphere and Horary Quadrant = Santa Maria Novella, Florence; Terrestrial Globe = Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. | see "F.E.D.P.F." | Perugia; Florence (1562); Bologna (1573); Alatri (1583). | Bonelli 1, 6 and 7; Gunther 1 and 6; Price 1; ICA 2; Italian Inventory; Michel 1 and 3; Nachet; Morpurgo 1; Globus, June 1963; Settle 1; DSB; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DANTI, GIROLAMO | Italy, c.1550, MIM | brother of Egnazio Danti, helped him with the maps in the Vatican. | Perugia. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| DANTI, GIULIO | Italy, 1500-73, MIM | son of Pier Vicenzo Danti and father of Egnazio Danti; goldsmith and architect. | Perugia. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| DANTI, PIER VINCENZO | Italy, fl.1488-1522, MIM | Astrolabe = HAK (ICA-171). | grandfather of Egnazio Danti; the astrolabe in the Adler planetarium, ADL-DPW51, is a copy of the instrument in HAK. | Perugia. | Price 1; ICA 2; Gunther 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DANTIS, EGNAZIO | Cube Sundial, 1665 = BAR. | fake. | Pisa. | Catalogo Generale; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DANTIS, G.B. | Italy, MIM | Compass with handle = BAR. | fake? | Pisa. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DANVER, I.L. | USA, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = Winchester-Frederick Historical Society, Va. | Middletown, Va. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DANVERS | USA?, 1775, MIM | Horary Quadrant, wood, 1775 = PEA. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DARDENNE | France, c.1750, NIM | Octant = PMM. | Nantes. | Daumas 1; MADEX; Paris 1900; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DARKER, C. | England, PHIM | Light Defractor = P. and S. 6/18/1894. | Lambeth (London). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DARKER, C. AND F. | England, PHIM | Kaleidoscope = WHI. | Whipple 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DARKER, W.H. | England, c.1850, | Pyrometer = D. | Paradise Street, Lambeth (London). | Weil 2(23). | suggest correction | |
| DARLET, THOMAS | England, 1769, NIM | Octant, 1769 = MYS. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| DARLEY, JOHN | USA, 1721, NIM | Backstaff, 1721 = Auction, Honfleur 6/17/79 = D.(1983) = D.(1988). | M.A.D., Nov. 1983; Rinaldi 22; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DARLEY, THOMAS | 1769, NIM | Backstaff, 1769 = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DARLING AND SCHWARTZ | USA, -1866, MIM | made rules; see D. and S. | Bangor, Maine. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| DARLING, BROWN AND SHARPE | USA, MIM | made rules, squares, etc. | Providence, R.I. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DARLING, SAMUEL | USA, c.1833, MIM | rule maker; see Darling, Brown and Sharpe. | Portland, Me. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| DARLOT | France, c.1865, OIM | succeeded Maison Jamin, pre-1865. | Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DASYPODIUS, KONRAD | France, 1531-c.1583, MIM | Celestial Globe = STR; Wall Sundial = Giebelfeld. | made a planetarium and an astronomical clock in 1574; nom de plume of Konrad Hasenfratz. | Strasburg. | Zinner 1; Boffito; Baillie 1; Globus, Dec. 1956; Dawson 217, (1971); Tooley; DSB. | suggest correction |
| DATHEE, ALEXANDRE ET JEAN | France, fl.1769-72, OIM | Alexandre et Jean Dathée. | Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| DAUTHIAU | France, fl.1735-67, MIM | Astronomical Clock with Armillary Sphere, 1749 = X. | designed by Passement. | Paris. | Baillie 1; Bertele 2. | suggest correction |
| DAVANS | see Dawans. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DAVENPORT, ANTHONY | USA, fl.1823-38, MIM NIM SIM | Surveying Compass = P.C. | T.C. | Sign of the Quadrant and Compass, 10 Jones Row, Exchange Street, Portland, Maine. | Bowditch; USNM; Wind Rose Vol. 18, No.2, April, 1987; D.J. Warner 7 & 10. | suggest correction |
| DAVENPORT, J. | USA, fl.1856-57, MIM NIM PHIM | may be James M. Davenport; may be J. Davenport in S. and J. M. Davenport, which see. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DAVENPORT, JAMES M. | USA, fl.1835-37, MIM | 144 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DAVENPORT, QUINCY AND CO. | USA, c.1846, | were agents for James McCoskrie. | 81 John Street, New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DAVENPORT, ROBERT | England; Scotland, fl.1635-c.1650, MIM | Oughtred Double Horizontal Sundial with Circles of Proportion on reverse = Christie 12/12/72 = RSM. | apprenticed to Elias Allen of the Grocers' Company on March 25, 1623; free of the Grocers' Company on Nov. 25, 1635; he received permission to settle in Edinburgh in 1647. | London (1635); Edinburgh (1647). | J. Brown 1; Bryden 15; Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVENPORT, S. AND J. | see S. and J.M. Davenport. | suggest correction | ||||
| DAVENPORT, S. AND J.M. | USA, fl.1830-38, MIM OIM SIM | Plane Table Azimuth Compass, case = P.-B. 9/24/38. | shop called "William Davenport, sign of the Quadrant; S. and James M. Davenport; probably sons of William Davenport. | Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; USNM; Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVENPORT, STEPHEN 1 | England, fl.1720-37, MIM PHIM | made air pumps, barometers, etc.; T.C.; author; may be same man as Stephen Davenport 2. | against the Distillery, High Holborn, near Drury Lane; Smarts Building, Cole Yard in High Holborn near Drury Lane; both in London. | Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Taylor 2(160); Calvert 2; Daumas 1; Crawforth 1 and 7. | suggest correction | |
| DAVENPORT, STEPHEN 2 | England, fl.1725-57, MIM | apprenticed to John Hodgkin in the Joiners' Company, Sept. 6, 1715; free in the Company, Sept. 7, 1725; may be same as Stephen Davenport 1. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| DAVENPORT, WILLIAM | USA, 1778-1829, MIM NIM SIM | Artillery Instrument = D.; Magnetic Compass = Old Gaol Museum, York, Maine; Surveying Compasses = PEA, GUR, Michigan State U. Museum, Lansing, Old Gaol Museum, York, Maine, Mercer Museum, Pa. | apprenticed to William Dean; made nautical compasses. | 43 South Front Street (1802-03); 45 South Front Street (1805-14); 25 South Front Street (1816-29); all in Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1; USNM; Brewington 1; D.J. Warner 10 and 12; DATM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVEY | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 10/19/87. | Lewes. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DAVID, I. | Poland, 1638, MIM | Sectors = Museum, Torun (1638), SWE (1640); Protractor = Museum, Torun. | Gdansk. | Polish Inventory. | suggest correction | |
| DAVID, J. | England, MIM | see John Davis 3. | Windsor. | Taylor 2(1823); Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| DAVID, JACOB | Holland, b.1607 fl.1637, MIM | son of Jan David. | Leyden. | Rooseboom 1; Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| DAVID, JAN | Holland, fl.1640-50, MIM SIM | Astrolabes = Auction, 1799; Circumferentors = SWE (1640), SKO (1640, 1641), P.C., West Friese Museum, Hoorn; Marine Compass = Auction, 1981; Sector = SWE. | father of Jacob David; made sectors, including one for Hevelius. | Leiden. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2; Pipping 1; Hollands Glorie; Price 2; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVID, PATER CAJETANO CAPUC. | Austria, 1726-96, MIM | Table Sundials, stone = SLM (1735), MUN (1737), ADL-M282 (1742), SLM (1750), DEU, Soth. 12/12/55 (1750), SLM(3), Berchtesgarden, ROU; Astronomical Clock = Schwartzenberg Coll. | alias for Sebastian Rutschmann; worked with Joseph Rutschmann. | Lembach; Vienna. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Michel 3; Britten; Haupolter; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVIDSON, D. | England?, 1781, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, stone, 1781 = EMA. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DAVIDSON, F., AND CO. | England, OIM PHIM | Telescope, refracting = FRK-T181; Telescope, sighting = Christie-SK 11/15/79; Barometer, Liègeois = P.C. | 29 Great Portland Street, London. | Frank; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIDSON, GEORGE | USA, 1825-1911, NIM | Octant = USNM. | moved to Washington, D.C. in late 1840's; sextant mentioned in Journal of Franklin Institute, 1866. | Philadelphia, Pa; Washington, D.C. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| DAVIDSON, H. | USA, c.1864, MIM | made rules; "H. Davidson Maker/N.Y." | N.Y. | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIDSON, THOMAS | Scotland, fl.1836-45, MIM OIM | see Thomas Davidson and Co; worked for John Davis 5, 1836-38 and for Robert Bryson 1, c.1838. | 12 Royal Exchange (1840-43); 63 Prnces Street (1844); 67 Canongate (1845); all in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIDSON, THOMAS, AND CO. | Scotland, fl.1848-53, OIM | see Thomas Davidson. | 29 Haddington Place (1848-49); 187 High Street (1850-51); 4 Infirmary Street (1852-53); all in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIES | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Edward or James Davies? | Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| DAVIES AND CO. | England, MIM | Universal Ring Dial, on tripod = Christie 7/28/70. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIES AND MERRILL | see Merrill and Davis. | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |||
| DAVIES, ALFRED, AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = VNN. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIES, D. | Scotland, fl.1823-32, MIM OIM | 110 Nelson Street (1823-25); 98 Trongate (1826-32); both in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| DAVIES, EDWARD | England, c.1835, OIM PHIM | optician; barometer maker? | 65 Bold Street, Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIES, GABRIEL | England, fl. pre-1822-53, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | also made hydrographical instruments. | Sadley Street, Durham City; 20 Boar Lane (1822); 34 Boar Lane (1826-53); last two both in Leeds. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1527). | suggest correction |
| DAVIES, J. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1996). | London. | ATG 6/22/96. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIES, JAMES 1 | England, fl.1787-99, MIM | Perpetual Calendar Discs, 1789, 1792-95, 1799 = BM (11); Perpetual Calendar Disc, 1787 = P.C. | Birmingham. | Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIES, JAMES 2 | England, c.1835, OIM PHIM | optician; barometer maker? | 51 Paradise Street, Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIES, JOHN 1 | England, c.1773, | apprenticed to Tycho Wing in the Grocers' Company on Feb. 4, 1773; may be same as John Davies 2. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DAVIES, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1818-27, OIM | may be same as John Davies 1. | 10 High Street, Marylebone, London. | Taylor 2(1307); J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIES, JOHN 3 | England, c.1825, PHIM | Barometer = Nat'l Museum of Wales. | also made long case clocks. | St. Harmons, Radnor. | Peate. | suggest correction |
| DAVIES, JOHN 4 | Scotland, | "optician"; see John Davis 5. | Edinburgh. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIES, M. | England, c.1820, OIM | 101 High Street, Marylebone, London. | Taylor 2(1307). | suggest correction | ||
| DAVIES, OWEN | England, c.1835, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Long Bridge?, Llanidloes. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIES, WILLIAM | England, 1670, MIM | Sundial, 1670 = X. | see Davys. | Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 1(392). | suggest correction |
| DAVIES, WILLIAM C. | misreading for William C. Davis. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| DAVIS 1 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | H. Davis? David Davis? | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS 2 | England, OIM | Telescopes, refracting = FRK-T169,T170. | probably John Davis 2. | Derby. | Frank. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS 3 | England, c.1830, OIM PHIM | Telescope = Cheltenham Museum; Telescope, miniature = DeLuca 8/1/87; Cary-type Microscope = Wellcome Institute; Wheel Barometer = X; Microscope, Carpenter-type = D.(1987). | optician; T.C.; may be Edward Davis; see Messrs. Davis. | Cheltenham; 6 Bold Street, Liverpool. | Goodison 1; Bryden 9; Coffeen 15; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS 4 | USA, c.1836, | see Merrill and Davis. | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS 5 | see Syeds and Davis. | suggest correction | ||||
| DAVIS AND SON | England, fl.1840-1850+, MIM PHIM SIM | Protractors, full = D.(1975), Christie-SK 6/2/83; Hedley Mining Compass = D.(1983); Surveying Instrument = Soth.? 12/8/69; Mining Anemometer = Phillips 2/2/84. | see John Davis 2. | London and Derby. | Coffeen D; Moskowitz; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS AND SONS | England, PHIM | Barometer = Christie-SK 12/1/83. | see John Davis 2. | Derby. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS BROS. | England, fl.1820-60, MIM OIM | Walking Stick Telescope = Soth. 7/22/68. | T.C.; John 4 and ? Davis; sometimes written Davis' Brothers. | 33 New Bond Street (1820); manufactory, 209 High Holborn (1820); both in London; 1 Lower Terrace, Islington (1838). | Taylor 2(2113); Calvert 2; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS, A. | England, OIM | T.C.; spectacle maker. | 29 Warner Street, Portland Place, New Kent Road, London. | Calvert 2; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, ALBERT | England, | Clepsydra, 1671 = P.C. | modern work? | Norwich. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS, ARI | USA, 1811-85, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | also a watchmaker and inventor; took Elias Howe as an apprentice from 1837-44 in Boston. | Princeton, Mass.; 87 Washington (1834); 11 Cornhill; 19 Court Square 75 Court (1839-45); all in Boston, Mass.; Lowell, Mass., (1845-85). | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, CLARA | England, c.1830, MIM OIM PHIM | 12 South Finsbury, London.. | Taylor 2(1824). | suggest correction | ||
| DAVIS, D. 1 | England, c.1765, OIM | Cuff-type Microscope = FRK-M42. | London. | Frank. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, D. 2 | Scotland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Glasgow. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, DANIEL, JR. | USA, 1813-87 fl.1834-49, MIM NIM PHIM | brother of Ari Davis; worked with him from 1834-49; succeeded by Palmer and Thomas Hall, 1849; made electrical apparatus. | Princeton, Mass. (1813); 11 Cornhill, Boston, Mass. (1834-52). | USNM; Romaine; D.J. Warner 6. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, DAVID | England, fl.1822-28, OIM | Microscope = Melun 4/24/83. | successor to H. Davis; signed "D. Davis"; see D. Davis 1. | 9 Macclesfield, Soho (1822-23); 28 Bury Street, St. Mary Axe (1828); both in London. | O'Mara; Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1529); RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS, E. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | optician. | Shrewsbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS, EDWARD | England, fl.1833-42, MIM OIM PHIM | optician; see Davis 4; see Messrs. Davis. | 171 High Street (1833); 101 High Street (1842); both in Cheltenham; 65 Bold Street, Liverpool (1842). | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, ELIZABETH | England, c.1830, MIM | perhaps widow of David Davis, which see. | 9 Macclesfield Street, London. | Taylor 2(1529). | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, G. 1 | England, c.1790, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Telescopic Level = Phillips 2/2/84; Hadley Quadrant = NMM; Pantograph = American Art Galleries 3/18/75; Wheel Barometers = Bolling Hall, Bradford, Soth. 1/10/90; Etui of Drawing Instruments = Christie-SK 2/9/84; Garden Sundial = NYM; Drafting Instrument = Burndy Library; Surveying Instrument = Soth. 10/27/69; Stick Barometer = Phillips-Leeds 6/24/87. | some sources thought he might be Gabriel Davies but this is improbable. | Leeds. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1527); USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS, G. 2 | England, c.1800, MIM | London. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DAVIS, G. AND E. | England, 19th Century, MIM SIM | Drawing Instrument Set, case = Soth.-B 9/15/76; Protractor, full, geared = Christie 4/3/85; Protractor, full = P.C.; Surveying Cross = Phillips 2/2/84. | see G. Davis 1. | Leeds. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS, G.D. | England, 19th Century, MIM | Protractor with pivoted arm = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | Leeds. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, GABRIEL | see Gabriel Davies. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DAVIS, H. | England, fl.1799-1822, OIM | succeeded by David Davis. | 8 Macclesfield Street, Soho, London (1799-1817). | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1309). | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, I. 1 | England, PHIM | Barometer = Soth. 7/15/66. | optician. | Leeds. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS, I. 2 | see John Davis 3. | Chaldecott 1; KEN. | suggest correction | |||
| DAVIS, J. 1 | England, MIM SIM | Theodolites = Soth. 7/7/78 and 6/23/87; Prismatic Compasses = Soth. 4/22/65, Exhibition-Maps; 3-draw telescope=PC. | Cheltenham. | RSW; WEBDB. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, J. 2 | see John Davis 3. | Taylor 2(1823); Chaldecott 1; RSW; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DAVIS, J. 3 | England, c.1830, MIM | Microscope = Soth. 3/10/87. | "Improved Compound Microscope"; see Davis 4, Messrs. Davis and Edward Davis. | 65 Bold Street, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS, J., AND SONS | England, c.1850, MIM NIM | Marking Protractor = D.(1991). | probably John Davis 2. | Derby. | Gemmary III. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS, JAMES | England, 1783, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1783 = RSM. | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, JOHN 1 | England, 1552-1605, | invented the Davis quadrant, or backstaff, in 1590; arctic explorer. | Sandridge, Devon. | Taylor 1(46); USNM; Daumas 1; Evans 1; Michel 3; King; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1830-51, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Theodolite = Soth. 7/12/71; Anemometer = WHI; Microscope = Soth. 3/13/67; Telescopic Levels = D.(1969), Versailles 11/20/83; Miner's Surveying Compass = Phillips-Leeds 12/16/87. | optician; in 1851 Exhibition; signed "Davis, Derby" or "J. Davis, Derby." | 14 Iron Gate, Derby. | Bryden 9; Price 12; Taylor 2(1825); RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS, JOHN 3 | England, c.1690, MIM | Odometer = Guildhall Exhibition, Windsor; Plummet Inclinometer = KEN; Horizontal Sundial = Soth. 12/8/69. | see I. Davis 2 and J. Davis 3; inclinometer is from George III Collection. | Windsor. | Chaldecott 1; Taylor 2(1823); Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS, JOHN 4 | England, fl.1820-42, MIM OIM | 33 New Bond Street, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| DAVIS, JOHN 5 | Scotland, fl. 1836-42, MIM OIM PHIM | Inclinable Sundials = FRK = RSM, Ships of the Sea Museum, Savannah, Ga.; Telescope = EGE; Stick Barometer = Phillips-E 7/25/86; Sympiesometer = X; Thermometer = Phillips-E 2/24/89. | usually signed "J. Davis Edinburgh"; barometer signed "J. Davis, Optician Edinburgh"; was he only a dealer? | 64 Princes Street (1836-40); 78 Princes Street (1841-42); both in Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; Egestorff; Bryden 3; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS, JOHN 6 | England, c.1752, OIM | apprenticed to Edward Scarlett 2 in the Spectaclemakers' Company; admitted as a brother to the Company, 1752. | at Mr Scarlett's, the Archimedes and Globe, near Soho Square, London. | Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, JOHN 7 | England, 1685, | apprenticed to Daniel Quare 1 in the Clockmakers' Company, 1685; is he the same as John Davis 3. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| DAVIS, JOHN, AND SON | England, c.1850+, MIM PHIM SIM | Barometer = D.(1972); Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 1/27/88; Psychrometer = USNM; Compass = Phillips 4/20/83; Theodolite = Phillips 4/20/83. | T.C.; see John Davis 2. | London and Derby. | Middleton 4; RSW; USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS, MESSRS. | England, c.1842, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescope, six-draw = KEN. | T.C.; see J. Davis 2, Davis 4 and Edward Davis. | 65 Bold Street, Liverpool and 101 High Street, Cheltenham. | Calvert 2; KEN. | suggest correction |
| DAVIS, SAMUEL | England, c.1770, MIM | rule maker. | Burry Street, Wolverhampton. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, WILLIAM 1 | Ireland, c.1790, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = Soth. 3/10/87. | No. 7, Portland Row, Dublin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, WILLIAM 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Shiffnall. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DAVIS, WILLIAM C. | USA, 1813-79 fl.1835-79, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = GUR, P.C., New York State Museum, Historical Society of Plainfield, N.J., D.(1972), D.(1994). | all instruments signed "W.C. Davis"; partner of Merrill; see Merrill and Davis. | 36 Oak Street (1835-36); 157 South Street (1836-37); 255 Front Street (1837-38); 196 Water Street (1841-42); 302 Pearl Street (1878-79); all in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM; Brewington 1; Moskowitz 104; Garcelon 33; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAVISON, THOMAS | England, c.1832, OIM | made a new form of reflecting telescope. | Taylor 2(1826). | suggest correction | ||
| DAVY, MICHAEL | England, c.1674, MIM | made gauges. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DAVYS | England, fl.1676-77, MIM OIM | made instruments for Robert Hooke including a pole-telescope (partly made by Christopher Cock), a compass, rulers and telescope tubes; he may be same as William Davies, which see. | London. | Taylor 1(392). | suggest correction | |
| DAWANS, HENRIJ | Holland, fl.1758-69, MIM | The Hague. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DAWES | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DAWKINS, HENRY | USA, c.1740, | worked for Anthony Lamb as an engraver. | New York, N.Y. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| DAWSON 1 | Scotland, c.1790, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 10/20/89. | Perth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DAWSON 2 | see Bywater, Dawson and Co.; see Dawson and Melling. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| DAWSON AND CO. | see Bywater, Dawson and Co. | Taylor 2(1288). | suggest correction | |||
| DAWSON AND MELLING | England, fl.1837, MIM OIM | agents for R.B. Bate. | 20 South Castle Street, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(2114); Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| DAWSON, ALEXE | Ireland, OIM | in telescope case; owner? | Dublin. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| DAWSON, GEORGE | England, c.1722, | apprenticed to Mark Rogers in the Joiners' Company on June 19, 1722. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| DAWSON, M. | England, post-1780, MIM | Quadrant = KEN. | invented by G. Beck, patented in 1780. | KEN. | suggest correction | |
| DAWSON, NATHAN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DAWSON, THOMAS | England, c.1650, NIM | turned over his apprentice, Ralph Greatorex, to Elias Allen. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DAWSON, WILLIAM | England, c.1818, MIM | rule and bed screw maker. | Hill Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| DAY | England, c.1840, PHIM | Thermometer = PEA. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DAY, FRANCIS | England, c.1810, MIM OIM | Terrestrial Globe, miniature, case = Soth. 7/31/67-2; Microscopes = FRK (2), Soth. 10/27/69, 3/23/70 and 10/28/86; Parallel Rule = D.(1970). | also signed as "F. Day." | 37 Poultry, London. | Frank; Moskowitz 101; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DAY, I. | England, OIM | Telescope, 4-draw = FRK-T156. | Frank. | suggest correction | ||
| DAY, ISAAC | England, c.1690, MIM | NMM 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DAY, JACOB | England, c.1694, MIM | son of Isaac Day. | NMM 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DAY, JOHN | England, c.1783, | apprenticed to John Blake in the Joiners' Company on May 20, 1783. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| DAY, W. | USA, 1850, OIM | patented a submarine telescope, 1850. | Brooklyn, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DAY, WILLIAM | England, | see A. Martinelli and William Day and Co. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DAYE | England?, 1678, MIM | Sector, boxwood, 1679 = HAR. | name is stamped; there is a perpetual calendar; might be owner. | Giordano X. | suggest correction | |
| DCC DVVV DIXVV | 1736, | Chalice Sundial, glass, 1736 = SLM. | chronogram. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DE BIE, C. | see Bie, C. de. | suggest correction | ||||
| DE DIN, PHILIS | France, 1595, MIM | Astrolabe, 1595 = P. and S. 6/18/1894 = OXF. | ICA 211; "Ich Toebehorre Philis de Din." | Lille. | Price 1; ICA 2; Gunther 1, 2 and 6; Evans 4. | suggest correction |
| DE GRAGE AND CO. | misreading for De Grave and Co. | Christie-SK 10/6/83. | suggest correction | |||
| DE GRAVE | England, PHIM | Balances = K. and C. 10/8/75, Versailles 11/20/83. | could be either Charles De Grave 1 or 2. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DE GRAVE AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Coin Balance, Avery-type = Soth. 6/23/87; Set of Balances, case = Phillips 2/14/79. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DE GRAVE AND SAWGOOD | England, post-1821, PHIM | balance makers. | London. | Taylor 2(841). | suggest correction | |
| DE GRAVE AND SON | England, c.1799, PHIM | Diamond Balance = D.(1985). | probably Mary De Grave and her stepson, Charles De Grave 2; "Scale Makers." | corner of St. Ann's Lane, Aldersgate, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Coffeen 9. | suggest correction |
| DE GRAVE, CHARLES 1 | England, fl.1767-99, PHIM | Balances = D.(1981); Diamond Balance = Pym Sale. | partner with and successor to Samuel Read in 1780; T.C. "Scale maker to His Majesty"; "20 August 1789"; see De Grave; succeeded by his wife, Mary. | 59 (later 16) St Martin-Le-Grand, the corner of St Ann's Lane, Aldersgate, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Taylor 2(841); Moskowitz 126; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DE GRAVE, CHARLES 2 | England, c.1844, PHIM | maker of weights and balances; son of Mary and Charles De Grave 1; succeeded his mother in 1844; firm finally became De Grave, Short and Fanner; in 1920 the firm was taken over by W. and T. Avery. | London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| DE GRAVE, CHARLES, AND SON | England, fl.1793-1821, PHIM | Diamond Balance = D.(1985); Balances = OXF, KEN, WHI, etc. | one of the balances is dated 1821. | 59 (later 16) St Martin le Grand, corner of St. Ann's Lane, Aldersgate, London. | Coffeen 9; Taylor 2(841); Crawforth 6. | suggest correction |
| DE GRAVE, MARY | England, fl.1800-16, PHIM | Balance = X; Gold Balance = HAK. | succeeded her husband, Charles De Grave 1 in 1799; signed her balances "Widow of Charles De Grave"; see De Grave and Son. | No. 59 St. Martin Le Grand, corner of St. Anns Lane, Aldersgate, London. | Taylor 2(841); G.L'E. Turner 24; Crawforth 6; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DE GRAVE, SHORT AND CO. | England, c.1900, PHIM | Apothecary's Balance = Soth. 6/23/87. | continuation of the De Grave family business into the twentieth century. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DE GRAVE, SHORT AND FANNER | England, pre-1859-1962, MIM PHIM | Standard Yard = Christie 2/13/68. | Charles De Grave 2; firm taken over in 1920 by W. and T. Avery though old name lasted until 1962; made beam balances. | London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DE JONG EN BRUYN | Holland, c.1850, NIM | Azimuth Compass = AMST. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction | |
| DE L'ISLE, GUILLAUME | France, | see "Isle, Guillaume de l'." | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DE LA COUR | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 2/19/87. | 327 and 59 High Street, Chatham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DE LUC, JEAN ANDRE | Switzerland; England, 1727-1817, | Jean André De Luc; invented the first portable barometer, c.1750, and a type of hygrometer; author. | Geneva; Windsor. | Middleton 1 & 4; G.L'E. Turner 24; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| DE MORY, D. | USA, NIM | Octant = VNN. | 62 South Street, New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DE MORY, GRAY AND W.D. ALDER | USA, NIM | Sextant = D.(1981). | T.C.; successors to George C. Baker; also made chronometers. | No. 62 South Street, near Wall, New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DE NEGANI | origin of Denegan, Donegan? | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DE PALMA, FILIPPO | Italy; France; Austria1813-73, MIM PHIM | made a dividing engine and electrical apparatus. | Naples (1813); Florence (1861); Paris (1867); Vienna (1873). | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| DE SAUSSURE, HORACE BENEDICK | Switzerland, 1740-99, | Horace Bénédick De Saussure; invented a type of hygrometer; suggested many improvements for meteorilogical instruments; professor of philosophy at Geneva; author; his collection of instruments is in the Museum of the History of Science, Geneva. | Geneva. | G.L'E. Turner 24; A.J. Turner 10; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DE STEUR, JACOBUS | Holland, c.1675, MIM NIM SIM | Holland Circle = X; Circumferentor = D.(1960). | Leiden. | Bryden 9; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| DE. D.S. ERG. C.H. | 1571, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1571 = VIE-AR2655. | Zinner 4. | suggest correction | ||
| DEACON 1 | England, c.1834-35, MIM | made model of part of Babbage's computing machine. | Beaufort House, Strand, London. | Taylor 2(1828). | suggest correction | |
| DEACON 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometers = Leicester Museum, X; Wheel Barometer = SPI-Anderson 3/25/27. | could be Frederick or J. Deacon. | Leicester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DEACON, FREDERICK | England, c.1822, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | barometer signed "F. Deacon, Leicester"; watch and clockmaker. | Market Place, Leicester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| DEACON, J. | England, fl.1795-1835, MIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Leicester Museum; Sundial = Phillips 7/17/85. | see Deacon 2. | Leicester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DEACON, SAMUEL | England, 1746-1816, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Heathcote Ball and Co. 2/13/97. | brass plate to print barometer paper plates signed "S. Deacon Barton" in Leicester Museum; made barometers, clocks and watches. | Barton-in-the-Beans (1771+). | Goodison 1; Daniell; ATG 2/6/97. | suggest correction |
| DEAMER, JAMES | USA, fl.1823-28, MIM OIM PHIM | made, sold and repaired cases of mathematical instruments, barometers, thermometers, telescopes, microscopes, etc.; successor to J. Anderson, whipmaker. | 38 Maiden Lane, New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DEAN, JAMES | USA, c.1830, | professor at the University of Vermont; invented a cometarium which was made by Aaron Willard, Jr. | D.J. Warner 6. | suggest correction | ||
| DEAN, JOHN | England, c.1828, MIM | 6 Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| DEAN, PETER | England, c.1830, MIM OIM PHIM | Bear Yard, Lincoln's Inn, London. | Taylor 2(1531). | suggest correction | ||
| DEAN, WILLIAM | USA, fl.1778-97, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Surveying Compass = Clark County Historical Society, Ohio. | succeeded in business by William Davenport. | 43 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 1; Smart 1; D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction |
| DEANE | England, c.1730, NIM | Compass Rose = Soth. 6/1/88. | "Deane fecit"; possibly Ino. Deane. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DEANE, DAVID | England, fl.1735-77, OIM | apprenticed or turned over to Matthew Loft in the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1728; free of the Company in 1735; Master of the Company, 1760-61; signed the petition against Peter Dollond. | Smithfields, London (1764). | Taylor 2(161); Court and von Rohr 3(113); Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| DEANE, INO. | England, 1742, NIM | Backstaff, 1742 = D.(1974). | "Ino. Deane May 20 1742 IP." | Wynter 1. | suggest correction | |
| DEANE, WILLIAM | England, fl.1718-48, MIM SIM | Hodometer = WHI; Horizontal Sundials = KEN (1718),(stone), OXF, NMM, P.C., WHI; Universal Ring Sundials = VCW, NUR, KENNEY-140, BM, DEU, ROU-73; Sectors = ADL-M90, OXF; Gunners' Calipers = P.C. (1982), EGE, Christie-SK 4/17/86; Gunner's Scale = NMM; Gunter Quadrant with Sundial = WHI; etc. | apprenticed to John Rowley of the Broderers' Company, July 28, 1710; free in the Company Feb. 4, 1718; Master of the Company, 1747; took an apprentice; MIM to the Office of Ordnance. | Garden House, Crane Court, Fleet Street (1712); Golden Sphere in three Crane Court, Fleet Street; both in London. | Taylor 1(464) and 2(34); Bryden 16; Price 3 and 12; Ward 3 and 4; Michel 3; Dewhirst; Engelmann 1; Gunther 2 and 6; Nachet; Egestorff; KEN; Crawforth 6 & 7; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DEANS, JOHN | England, PHIM | Thermometer = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | on barometer by Lennie. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DEARBORN, WARREN | USA, 1802-63, MIM | made rulers, etc.; Dearborn and Skinner, cabinetmakers and planemakers. | Sandwich, N.H. | DATM. | suggest correction | |
| DEBOMBOURG, I. | France, c.1725, MIM | Protractor = D.(1993). | see Pierre Debombourg. | Lyon. | Coffeen 43. | suggest correction |
| DEBOMBOURG, PIERRE | France, 18th Century, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = LOU; Butterfield-type Sundial = LOU; Compass Sundial, square = Ernst Coll.(HAR); Horizontal Sundial = P.C. | see I. Debombourg. | Lyon. | Wheatland 2; Coffeen 43; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DEBONNAIRE, MR. | 1647, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1647 = ADL-M271. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DECHALES, CLAUDE FRANCOIS MILLIET | France; Italy, 1621-78, MIM | Claude François Milliet Dechales; compass maker; author. | Paris; Turin. | Schück; DSB. | suggest correction | |
| DECK | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | see I. Deck. | Leamington. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DECK, I. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | may be same as Deck of Leamington. | Cambridge. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DECOOL, J.F. | Belgium, c.1805, MIM | Astronomical Clock = P.C. = BMR. | Namur. | Société Belge; ART. | suggest correction | |
| DEE, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Skipton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DEEMS | misreading for Deens. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DEENS, INDOCUS | misreading for Jodocus Deens. | P. and S. 4/3/1894. | suggest correction | |||
| DEENS, JODOCUS | Belgium; Austria, c.1682, MIM SIM | Graphometers = KEN (1682), VIT; Universal Ring Dials = VIU, P. and S. 4/3/1894, Soth. 10/17/60. | graphometers made in Vienna; Daumas thought it was "Deems". | Louvain; Vienna. | Daumas 1; Evans 1; Michel 3; Gunther 2; Kirnbauer 2. | suggest correction |
| DEFORGES L'AINE | France, 1744, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, marble, 1744 = ADL-M328. | "Deforges l'aîné fecit." | tools, stars, comet, etc, carved in relief and colored, on the sides; owned by Heilbronner. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DEGENAUR, PIETER DIRCKZ | Germany?, NIM | Compass Rose, paper = GMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DEGERMAN, O.N. | Holland, 1756, OIM | Solar Microscope, 1756 = CRI-345 = KEN. | Rooseboom 1; Nachet; KEN. | suggest correction | ||
| DEGREZ | Sundial = Drouot 11/14/68. | probably misreading for "degrees." | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DEICHMANN, L. | Germany, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood = Geographische Institut, Hamburg; Tellurian = DEU. | sundial is for 51°19'. | Kassel. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DEIJL, HARMANUS VAN 1 | Holland, 1705, OIM | Telescope, 1705 = LEY. | son of Jan van Deijl 1 and father of Jan van Diejl 2; Mörzer Bruyns thought he lived c.1775. | Leiden. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| DEIJL, HARMANUS VAN 2 | Holland, 1738-1809, OIM | Achromatic Microscopes = LEY, UTP, UTR, BIL, TEY. | son of Jan van Deijl 2. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1 and 2; van Cittert 3; Daumas 1; Purtle; G.L'E. Turner 24; Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| DEIJL, JAN VAN (2), EN ZOON | Holland, fl.1769-75, OIM | Telescopes = STROZZI, KEN, AMST (1769 and 1775), DEU, PMM, Auctions, 1906 (1769) and 1910 (1769). | son was Harmanus van Deijl 2; see Jan Bunders and Jan van Deijl Bunders. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; Hamilton 2; KEN; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DEIJL, JAN VAN 1 | Holland, 1704, OIM | Telescope, 1704 = UTP. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| DEIJL, JAN VAN 2 | Holland, 1715-1801, OIM | Telescopes and Microscopes = TEY, LEY, Museum of Education, The Hague; Achromatic Telescope, pasteboard = DEU. | father of Harmanus van Deijl 2; DEU telescope signed "Jan van Deylen Zoon" (c. 1765). | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; Council of Europe 1; Wheatland 2; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| DEIMAN | PHIM | made potentiometers. | McConnell (1984). | suggest correction | ||
| DEINERT, PAULUS | see Deivert; see P.D. | suggest correction | ||||
| DEIPHOLTH, JOHANN | Germany; Holland, c.1750, MIM | Table Sundial = MADEX-107; Crescent Sundial = Bernal Coll. = BM. | Baillie thought him 17th century; Price thought him `Beipolth'; table sundial is signed "Augsburg", the other "Haag." | Augsburg; The Hague. | Whipple 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| DEIVERT, PAULUS | Germany, 1758, PHIM | Money Balance, 1758 = DRE. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DEKANG, JANA | Poland, 1643, MIM | Artillery Instrument, 1643 = Military Museum, Warsaw. | Lesznic. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DEKKER, R. | Holland, c.1791, MIM NIM | Nautical Rule = RIJ; Azimuth Compass = RIJ; Log = RIJ. | requested a patent in 1791. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| DEL VECCHIO, J. | see Vecchio, J. del | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |||
| DEL VECCHIO, JAMES | Ireland, fl.1833-38, | looking-glass and frame maker. | 15 Lower Abbey Street (1833-35); 68 Dame Street (1836-38); both in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| DELACOUR, L. | France, c.1730, MIM SIM | Cicumferentor = SPI-2763 = AND-SPI-30. | Dunkerque. | Daumas 1; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DELAGRAVE | France, 19th Century, MIM | Magnetic Compass = Versailles 4/17/83. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DELAGRAVE, CH. | France, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = CNAM-12852. | CNAM 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| DELAHAYE | France, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 5/18/89. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DELALANDE | France, fl.1775-79, MIM | Celestial Globes = Roussel (1779), Auction, Paris 6/15/79 (1779), GEL (1775), BMR (1777), Palermo Observatory. | Paris. | Serrio (1983); Chenekal 3; Belgian Inv.; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DELAMAIN, RICHARD | England, fl.1610-45, MIM | designed and made instruments for Charles I; author; designed a circular slide rule in 1632-33. | Drury Lane, upper part of Chancery Lane, London. | Bryden 15; Taylor 1(122); Gunther 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| DELAMARCHE 1 | see Charles François Delamarche. | suggest correction | ||||
| DELAMARCHE 2 | France, fl.1821-57, MIM | Terrestrial Globes = A-P 3/15/76 (2), FLO (1821); Planetarium, mechanical, 1839 = Soth. 12/15/78. | son of Charles François Delamarche. | 12, rue du Jardinet; rue du Battoir (1839-57); both in Paris. | Moskowitz 122; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DELAMARCHE, C.F., ET MESSIER, C. | France, c.1780, MIM | Terrestrial and Celestial Globes = NMM-Caird. | Paris. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DELAMARCHE, CHARLES FRANCOIS | France, 1740-1809, MIM | made many terrestrial and celestial globes, planetariums and armillary spheres (wood and paper); dated ones range from 1780-1808. | Charles François Delamarche; "Geographer"; successor to Sanson and Robert de Vaugondy. | chez Delamarche, 12 rue du Jardinet (1780); Géog., Rue de Foin St. Jacques au Collège de Mtre. Gervais (1783-91); both in Paris. | Moskowitz 122; Nachet; Price 2; USNM; Brewington 1; Bonelli 1; Brieux 2; Syndram; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DELAMARCHE, FX. | France, 1831, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, wood and paper, 1831 = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88. | "Succ. de Robert de Vaugondy, 1831"; "Ingen-Mécan. pour les globes et sphères." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DELAMARCHE, FX., ET CHLES. DIEN | France, 1816, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1816 = Melun 4/24/83. | "dressée ordre du Roi par le S. Robert de Vaugondy"; surely a misreading of the date. | rue du Jardinet N°13, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DELAMARCHE, MAISON | France, c.1860, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79. | the house of Delamarche. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DELAMARRE, CHOLLET | France, NIM | Repeating Circle = USNM. | Rue de Fourcy St. Antoine 6, Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DELANDER, DANIEL | England, 1674-1733, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1962); Stick Barometer = Clumber Park = P.C. | apprenticed to Charles Halsted of the Clockmakers' Company in 1692; free of the Company, 1699; journeyman assistant to Tompion; also made clocks; bill for another barometer is known. | Devereux Court; Temple, Fleet Street, London (1712 on). | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DELANDER, R. | England, c.1620, MIM | Sundial inside back cover of watch = Soth. 12/1/78. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DELCANO, JUAN SEBASTIAN | Spain, fl.1520-26, MIM | Delcaño; globe maker. | Globus, Dec. 1956. | suggest correction | ||
| DELCOMINETE | France, 18th Century, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = Auction Sale, Paris 11/24/79. | Moreau; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DELEUIL, JEAN-ADRIEN | France, 1820-94, MIM OIM PHIM | Cannon Sundial = CNAM; Meter Rod = FLM; Barometer = FLO-1144; Wind Instrument = PMM; Electrical Apparatus = D.; Photographic Barograph = USNM; Meridian Instrument = D.; Microscope = D.(1976). | Rue des Fourneaux 42, Paris. | CNAM 2; USNM; Paris 1900; Belgian Inv.; Brieux 1; Middleton 4; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| DELEUIL, L.J. | France; England, c.1850, PHIM | made air pumps, etc.; son of Jean Adrien Deleuil. | 8 rue du Pont-le-Lodi, Paris and 7 Althorpe Street, Grey's Inn Lane, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| DELHEUX, JEAN | Belgium?, 1814, MIM | Vertical Sundial, pewter, 1814 = LIE. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DELL'ACQUA, CARLO | Italy, 1806-75, PHIM | Barlow's Globe = Pavia University; Magnetic Sparkler = Pavia University. | Milan. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| DELLA TORRE, J. | Scotland, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Carter's Grove, Va., Soth. 2/4/77, Christie-SK 1/22/87. | Perth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DELLA TORRE, T. | Scotland, PHIM | Barometer = Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Mich. | may be J. Della Torre. | Perth. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DELLEBARRE | Holland, OIM | microscope maker; may be A. or Louis François Dellebarre. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| DELLEBARRE EN BAYENS GEBROEDERS | Holland, c.1800, OIM | Microscope = LEY. | Delft. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| DELLEBARRE EN CANZIUS | Holland, fl.1798-1806, OIM | Microscopes = LEY(1798), CRI(1806), UTP, LEY, DEU. | Delft. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| DELLEBARRE, A. | Holland, c.1797, OIM | Microscope = BIL; Dellebarre-type Microscope, 1788 = Soth. 4/18/88 = Soth. 10/3/88. | Soth. signed on microscope tube; marked on microscope at KEN, made by Onderdewijnwgaart. | Leiden. | Purtle; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DELLEBARRE, LOUIS FRANCOIS | Holland; France, 1726-1805, OIM | Microscopes = CNAM(1771), WHI(1785), NAC(1789, 1793), KEN(1793), DEU, OXF, UTR, BIL, LEY, UTP; Compound Microscopes = X, GEM (1788). | Louis François Dellebarre; see Dellebarre and Canzius, Dellebarre and Bayens. | Leyden (pre-1776); rue Saint-Jacques (after 1776); rue Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois (1793); both in Paris. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; Nachet; Whipple 1; Purtle; KEN; Bryden 9; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| DELLEMONT | France, pre-1840, | see Guillemin and Dellemont. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DELLER, COMP. P. AEMILIANUS | Germany, 1786, MIM | Quadrant, 1786 = DEU. | also marked "Ben. Prist." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DELLING, P. AEMILIANUS | Austria, 1699-1746, MIM | may be "P.AE.D.P.K." signed on horizontal sundial at KRM. | Rabenalt. | suggest correction | ||
| DELMOTTE, J. | Belgium, c.1800, PHIM | Money Balance = Koller 11/17/75. | Brussels. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DELURE, CLAUDE | France, c.1723, MIM | son (?) of Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas Delure; apprenticed to him in 1723 in the "Corporation des fondeurs." | Paris. | Augarde. | suggest correction | |
| DELURE, JEAN-BAPTISTE-NICOLAS | France, fl. 1695-1736, MIM SIM | Butterfield-type Sundials = ADL-DPW3, USNM, P.C., MAD, MAN, ANM, MERC, OPM, LIE, WHI (silver) (2), WRAY, etc.; Universal Ring Dials = MADEX, PEA, NMM, WRAY, MERC; Sectors = VEN, NAC; Graphometers = USNM, D.; Artillery Level = ROU; Analematic Sundial = ADL-DPW3; Drawing Instrument = WHI; Rapporteur = Drouot 11/14/68; Compass = NMM; Sundial = ADL-L3; etc. | father-in-law of Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas Bion; master and juror in the "Corporation des fondeurs"; "Ingénieur du Roi";took apprentices; worked for Abbé Nollet. | à l'Image Nostre-Dame, Place de Marché Neuf (1700); Quaide l'Horloge (1707); both on Il de la Cité, Paris. | Daumas 1; Bryden 16; Michel 1, 3, and 9; Hamilton 2; Nachet; Brieux 1; USNM; Price 12; Chenekal 1; MADEX; Augarde; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DELUREX | France, | misreading for Delure. | Gilbert 8/27/76. | suggest correction | ||
| DELVEDEZ | France, c.1800, OIM | Full Circle with Telescope = D. | Clermont. | Brieux files. | suggest correction | |
| DELVEDEZ AINE | France, c.1810, NIM | Holland Circle = P.C. | Delvedez Aîné. | Clermont. | Brieux 1; Wheatland 3. | suggest correction |
| DEMAINBRAY, STEPHEN CHARLES TRIBOUDET | England; Scotland, 1710-82, | designed a microscope; collected instruments for George III. | Westminster, London; Edinburgh; Kew, London. | Chaldecott 1; Taylor 2(248); Gunther 6; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| DEMEURIE | France, c.1820, NIM | Mariner's Compass = D. | Brest. | Brieux 1. | suggest correction | |
| DEMONGENET, FRANCISCUS | France; Italyfl.1552-1590, MIM | Pairs of Globes, 1552 = Drecker, ROM; Terrestrial Globe with Sundial and watch inside, 1552 = UTC; Gores for both a Celestial and Terrestrial Globe = ADL-A. | Vesow; Venice. | Stevenson; FOX; Yonge; Karrow 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DENCH, THOMAS | England, c.1795, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Rust 2 of the Grocers' Company on March 6, 1788; turned over to Thomas Lorkin, member of the Wheelwrights' Company, on March 16, 1789; free of the Grocers' Company, Oct. 1, 1795. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DENEGAN, JOHN | Italy; USA, c.1785, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers; succeeded by Alloysius Ketterer. | Race and Fourth Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 1 & 8; USNM; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| DENEGAN, JOSEPH | Italy; USA, c.1785, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers; may be same as John Denegan, which see. | Philadelphia, Pa. (1785). | D.J. Warner 5. | suggest correction | |
| DENGG, P. JOSEPHUS | Germany, 1752, MIM | Analemmatic Sundial, 1752 = NUR-WI 1228. | Mondsee. | Zinner 1; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| DENISOR, FEDOR | Russia, 1789, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial, 1789 = MOS-18463. | Chenekal 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DENN, WILLIAM | England, c.1695, | apprenticed to John Waite of the Grocers' Company on May 6, 1695. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DENNERT AND PAPE | England, c.1850, MIM | Instrument? = Soth. 10/4/77. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DENNEWALT, GERHART | Germany, 1681, PHIM | Gold Balance, 1681 = HAM. | Hamburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DENNIS | England, OIM | Telescope, refracting = FRK-T 163. | London. | Frank. | suggest correction | |
| DENNIS, GEORGE | England, c.1713, MIM | apprenticed to John Bennett 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 21, 1713; turned over to Thomas Baldwin. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| DENNIS, J.C. | England, c.1845, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Calling card; see John Charles Dennis. | Bristol. | Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction | |
| DENNIS, JOHN CHARLES | England, fl.1825-61, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = KEN; Artificial Horizon = KEN; Microscope = CRI. | T.C.; made sextants with Becher's artificial horizon; the microscope is signed "Dennis 118 Bishopsgate Street, London"; some instruments signed "J.C. Dennis", which see; calling card has "Bristol" as an address. | 118 Bishopsgate Street (1839-49); 122 Bishopsgate Street (1850-61); both in London; Bristol. | Taylor 2(1534); KEN; Goodison 1; Chaldecott 3 & 4; RGO; Gunther 2; McConnell 4. | suggest correction |
| DENNIS, JOHN WILLIAM | England, c.1816, MIM | apprenticed to John Holyman of the Grocers' Company, April 4, 1816. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DENNS, J. | 1679, MIM | Sundial, circular, 6 annular rings, 1679 = Soth. 3/17/38 = P-B 10/31/52 = Koller 11/17/75. | may be Jodocus Deens. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DENORRY | France, 1588, | professor of mathematics; invented a "Compas Optique", a form of Radio Latino, with optical sight attached to one leg. | Paris. | Kraus Catalogue. | suggest correction | |
| DENT | England, PHIM | Depliedoscope = UTR; Altimeter and Aneroid Barometer = Christie-Geneva 11/20/79. | surely E.J. Dent. | 33 and 34 Cockspur Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DENT, E., AND CO. | England, c.1820, NIM | Magnetic Compasses = Christie 7/16/68 (2), 10/8/68. | 61 Strand and 4 Royal Exchange, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DENT, E.I. | England, | see Edward John Dent. | suggest correction | |||
| DENT, EDWARD JOHN | England, 1790-1853, MIM NIM PHIM | Dipleidoscopes = HAY, ADL-W189, P.C., WHI (5), Soth. 11/9/59, Ineichen 5/3/74, etc.; Barometers with Thermometers = Soth. 7/26/65, K. and C. 3/19/75; Compass = Christie 7/28/70. | maker of "Big Ben"; named and made "E.I. Dent's Patent Meridian" which he called the dipleidoscope; author; a dipleidoscope shows the moment when the sun crosses the meridian; "Chronometer Maker to the Queen"; also invented a new magnetic compass and a chronograph. | 82 Strand and 33 Cockspur Street; 34 Royal Exchange; 61 Strand (post-1851); all in London. | Taylor 2(1310); Bryden 16; Brewington 1; Calvert 2; Whipple 1; Namur; Moskowitz; ADL; RSW; G.L'E. Turner 24; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction |
| DENT, J. | England, c.1845, PHIM | see Edward John Dent. | Particular Mechanic and Engineer's Magazine, Vol. IV, ppp. 100-01. | suggest correction | ||
| DENTON | England, | invented a level made by W. and S. Jones. | Whipple 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DENTON AND CO. | England, 1809, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, miniature, case, 1809 = Soth., Wilkinson and Hodge 11/16/22. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DENTON, JOSEPH | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DENTZEL, JOHANN | Germany, 1572-1625, | painter; devised a variant type of graphometer in 1616 with his brother, Melchior Dentzel. | Ulm. | Bedini 3. | suggest correction | |
| DENTZEL, MELCHIOR | Germany, 1585-1635, MIM SIM | Graphometer = Soth. 2/26/62 = USNM. | apprenticed to Michael Pauly Schmid, a master goldsmith, in 1599; passed his examination as a goldsmith in accessories in 1611; invented this type of graphometer in 1616 with his brother, Johann Dentzel; original case also includes some drawing instruments; author. | Ulm. | USNM; Price 2; Bedini 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DEPAGNET | France, c.1650, OIM | Dépagnet; made telescopes. | Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| DEPARCIEUX, ANTOINE | France, 1703-68, MIM | made sundials, instruments and watches; invented a lens-polishing machine; author. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Moskowitz 130. | suggest correction | |
| DEPETRIS, I., S.J. | France, 1753, MIM | Sundial, 1753 = ADL-A100. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DEPEUILLE | France, 1786, PHIM | Thermometer on Barometer, 1786 = Drouot 11/19/70. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DEPOUILLY | France, fl.1683-92, OIM | Microscopes = BIL, KEN (CRI). | see Depovilly and J. Pouilly; Coffeen thinks Pouilly and Depouilly are the same maker; Nachet thought it was Depovilly as the "u" is engraved as a "v". | Paris. | Nachet; Purtle; KEN; A.J. Turner 10; Nachet; Coffeen 46. | suggest correction |
| DEPOVILLY | France, | see J.Pouilly and Depouilly. | Paris. | Nachet; Purtle; KEN; A.J. Turner 10; Coffeen 46; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DERBY, EDWARD | England, PHIM | T.C.; "Successor to the Ingenious Mr. Joseph Hickman." | Union Court, facing St. Andrews Church, Holborn, London. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| DEREGNI, ANGELO | Italy, 18th Century, OIM | Telescopes, pasteboard and horn = ADL-M449, P.C., Soth. 10/28/86; Telescope, vellum and paper = D. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW; Brieux 2. | suggest correction | ||
| DEREPAS | France, c.1850, OIM | Achromatic Spyglass = WHI; Reflecting Telescope = Hérmes Museum, Paris; Spyglasses = Soth. 12/13/65, FRK = Soth. 3/25/86. | Palais Royal 23 (25), Paris. | Dewhirst; Whipple 1; Frank; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DERG, CAREL GUST. | Sweden, 1768, MIM | Horary Quadrant, 1768 = NOR. | Stockholm. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DERHAM, WILLIAM | England, 1657-1735, MIM | Horary Quadrant, 1678 = OXF; Wall Sundials = St. George's Chapel, Windsor (1723), Lincoln Chapel (1723), St. Laurence Church, Upminster. | quadrant signed "W. Durham", early form of his name; owner/maker?; designer of clocks and instruments; author. | Upminster. | Aked; Chamberlain. | suggest correction |
| DERING, G. | 1791, PHIM | Lodestone, 1791 = P.C. | Wheatland 3. | suggest correction | ||
| DERNER, I.M. | misreading for Dorner. | Lagos and Jozsef; Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| DEROGY | France, OIM | made optical instruments. | Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DERRIEN ET LEPRIEUR | France, NIM | Sextants = MYS (3). | Derrien et LePrieur. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DERRY, CHARLES | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | 6 Leigh Street, Barton Crescent, London. | Taylor 2(2115). | suggest correction | ||
| DERVIE, DE | France, pre-1690, OIM | mentioned by Bonani in 1690 as an instrument maker. | Lyon. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| DES BORDES & P.D.J.E. | France, c.1780, MIM | Surveyor's Square = P.C.(1987). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DESAGNEAUX | France, c.1809, | invented a rapporteur, made by Marchois. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| DESAGULIERS, JOHN THEOPHILUS | England, 1683-1744, MIM | made and designed instruments. | Westminster; Plough Court, Fetter Lane; both in London. | Taylor 1(545); Daumas 1; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| DESARGUES, GERARD | France, 1593-1661, OIM | Gérard Desargues; worked on objective lenses; author. | Paris. | Nachet; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| DESCARTES, RENE | France, 1596-1650, | René Descartes; scientist and philosopher; designed microscopes; first to design scale for barometers; author. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Middleton 1 & 4; DSB. | suggest correction | |
| DESCOMBES, MAL(COLM) | England, NIM | Octant = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DESCRIVANI | Italy, c.1832, | designed a planetarium, made by Pierret and at CNAM. | Morpurgo 1; CNAM 2. | suggest correction | ||
| DESCROIZILLES, FRANCOIS ANTOINE HENRI | France, 1751-1825, | François Antoine Henri Descroizilles; chemist; invented a still for wine analysis, 1810. | Rouen. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| DESCROLIERES, ADRIEN | Italy; Belgium; France, fl.1571-80, MIM | Astrolabes = VEN (1571)(ICA-503), GRE (1577)(ICA-455), TPD (1579)(ICA-525), SPI-2782 = BM (1580)(ICA-208), TIM (157?) = Christie-SK 4/14/88 = P.C.; Rule, folding with three legs, 1579 = OXF. | Adrien Descrolières. | Venice; Mantua (1577); Antwerp (1579); Paris (1580). | Michel 1 and 3; Price 1 and 3; Ward 4; Gunther 1 and 2; Nachet; Belgian Inv; Italian Inv; Ernst; Maison Française; A.J. Turner 8; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DESHARYS, JEAN | France, c.1790, | instrument maker? | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| DESILVA, WILLIAM | England, c.1850, NIM OIM PHIM | Telescopes = PMS (3); Octant = USNM; Compass = D.(1965); Sextants = Maritime Museum, Philadelphia, Pa., MYS; Stick Barometer = VNN; Wheel Barometer = Soth.-C 10/9/86. | barometer signed "Desilva." | 37 Bath Street, Princes Dock and 126 Duke Street; 250 Great Howard Street; 38 Regent Street (1857); all in Liverpool. | USNM; Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DESLINCOURT, JEAN FRACTORENSIS | France, c.1680, MIM | Skaphe, 1680 = CNAM-929. | copy of a classic skaphe; Fractorensis may be a town. | CNAM 2. | suggest correction | |
| DESNOS, LOUIS-CHARLES | France, fl.1753-82, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = Mariner's Museum, Newport News, Va.; Carte Odagraphique, 1763 = Balzekas Museum, Chicago; Sector = ADL-M89; Folding Square = USNM; Celestial Globes = LNB (1758), P.C. (1770); Butterfield-type Sundials = P. and S. 2/28/1896, FRY; Armillary Spheres = CNAM (1757), (1768), X (1754), DEU (2), Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88; Terrestrial Globe Clock, 1782 = DRE; Terrestrial Globes, 1757, 1772 = CNAM (2). | "on trouve chez Desnos toutes sortes D'instruments de Mathématiques"; son-in-law of Nicholas Hardy ? | Beauvais (1754); Chez Desnos, ingénieur géographe, rue St. Jacques St Severin à l'enseigne du Globe; rue St. Julien le pauvre, Quartier de la Place Maubert; both in Paris. | Michel 3; Engelmann 1; USNM; Nachet; Chenekal 3; Drechsler 2; Globus, Nov. 1954, June 1963; Pastoreau; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DESNOS, V.T. | France?, 1850, MIM | Goniometer, 1850 = MOS. | designed by Douglas. | Novokshanova-Soklovskaja. | suggest correction | |
| DESPAGNET | see Dépagnet. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |||
| DESROLIS | see Mlle. Ginot-Desrois. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| DESUOS | France, MIM | Goniometer = Koller, May 1962. | probably Desnos. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DETOUCHE | France, MIM | Pliers, engraved, iron = ROU-306; Planetarium = CNAM. | Sedan. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| DETOUCHE ET HOUDIN | France, c.1850, MIM | in the Great Exhibition, 1851, London. | 228 and 230 Rue St. Martin, Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| DETURE | France, | cadran solaire de poche fin 18ème | Delure, fabriquant | Paris | Pugsley Sale. Corpechot. | suggest correction |
| DEUCHAR, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1815-33, PHIM | made chemical apparatus. | Lothian Street, Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| DEUERLIN, JOACHIM | Germany?, fl.1619-33, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1619 = OXFB; Drawing Compasses, 1633 = DRE (2). | one compass has micrometer divided by letters. | Zinner 1; Maddison 5; Evans 1; Gunther 2; Drechsler 2; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DEUR, JOHANNES | Holland, fl.1702-14, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, cases = KRA, LEY. | engraved maps. | Amsterdam. | Globus, Dec. 1956; Krogt 1; Edell 1. | suggest correction |
| DEVACHT, FRANCOIS | USA, c.1792, MIM | François Devacht; made sundials, compasses, etc.; worked with his brother, Joseph. | Gallipolis, Ohio. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |
| DEVACHT, JOSEPH | USA, c.1792, MIM | made sundials, compasses, etc.; worked with his brother, François. | Gallipolis, Ohio. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |
| DEVASTON, J. | England, 1790, MIM | Pantograph, 1790 = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DEVAULX | France, 1583, MIM | Astrolabe, geographical, paper, 1583 = Giraudon. | Reichen. | suggest correction | ||
| DEVINPORT, ROBERT | variant of Robert Davenport. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |||
| DEVOT | France, NIM | Dry Card Compass = MYS. | Le Havre. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DEW, SAMUEL | USA, 1822, | patented nautical compass, 1822. | Romney, Va. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DEWAR, SIR JAMES | England, 1842-1923, | see Liveing and Dewar. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| DEWILDE, JOHN | England, c.1735, | apprenticed to John Patrick 1 in the Joiners' Company on Nov. 6, 1722; free in the Company, Mar. 23, 1735. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| DEWRY | England, 1693, | zodiac band engraved on Coronelli globe by Dewry. | Grimaldi. | suggest correction | ||
| DEXTER, GEORGE | USA, 1846, PHIM | 57 State Street, Albany, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| DEYERLIN | England, 1819, | see Holtzapffel and Deyerlin. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DEYL | see Deijl; also found as Deyle. | suggest correction | ||||
| DHIDERIC, MISER | Germany, c.1200, MIM | Sundial on pillar of church = Niederurff. | "Dhideric Miser Fecit." | Niederurff. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| DIAKOFF, GEORGE | Russia, MIM | made a new type of arithmometer. | St. Petersburg. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DIAS, JOAO | Portugal, fl.1614-38, | Joa~o Dias; thought to be the maker who signed mariner's astrolabes as "Y°. Dyas", which see; astrolabes dated 1614, 1619, and 1628; listed as astrolabe maker and examiner of Agostinhode Goes in 1630. | Lisbon? | A. Stimson 3. | suggest correction | |
| DIBBLEY | England, fl.1560-70?, MIM | also clock maker. | Taylor 1(28); Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DIBOLD, JOH. CHRISTOPH | Germany, 1780, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1780 = Baden-Baden Neues Schloss-6897. | Durlach. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| DICAS 1 | England, c.1790, PHIM | Hygrometer = KEN; Proof Slide Rule, ivory = ADL-161. | see John Dicas who patented an accurate hygrometer; the slide rule at the ADL is marked "Dicas Patentee Liverpool." | Liverpool. | Wheatland 1; KEN; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DICAS 2 | England, c.1800, MIM | Slide Rules, ivory = BM, NMM-Gabb Coll., KEN (2). | London. | Price 3; Ward 4; KEN; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DICAS AND ARSTALL | England, c.1807, PHIM | Mary Dicas and George Arstall; patent hydrometer makers. | 8 North Side Old Dock, Liverpool (1807). | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| DICAS, ANN | England, fl.1797-1822, PHIM | Hygrometer = Soth. 10/17/60. | made patented hygrometers sold by John Bywater and Co.; Turner thinks she was daughter and successor to John Dicas. | 83 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1535); RSW; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| DICAS, I. | England, MIM | Compass = Christie-SK 3/31/83. | may be related to Ann Dicas; see John Dicas. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DICAS, JOHN | England, fl.1774-97, MIM PHIM | Hydrometer, No. 986 = HAR. | patented Dicas Alcohol Hydrometer, June 1780; succeeded by his daughter, Mary Dicas, in 1797; T.C.; Turner thinks that Ann Dicas was his daughter; see Dicas 1. | Navigation Shop, 29 Pool Lane (1790); 27 Pool Lane (1796); both in Liverpool. | Bryden 9; Calvert 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DICAS, MARY | England, fl.1797-1806, MIM PHIM | succeeded her father in 1797; made hydrometers. | 27 Pool Lane (1800); 7 North Side Old Dock, Strand Street (1803); 7 North End Old Dock (1804-5); all in Liverpool. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| DICEY | misreading for Dixey. | Soth.-S 10/19/89. | suggest correction | |||
| DICK, ALEXANDER | Scotland, fl.1827-74, MIM SIM | made surveying chains; surveyor. | 101 Bridgegate (1827-32); Buchanan Court, 105 Stockwell (1833-74); both in Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| DICK, WILLIAM | England, c.1723, MIM | apprenticed to John Dobson of the Clockmakers' Company, June 3, 1723. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| DICKENS, JOHANNES | Holland, c.1740, NIM | Reflecting Circle = AMST. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |
| DICKENS, JOHN | England, c.1648, | apprenticed to Walter Hayes of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 12, 1648. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DICKINSON, EDMUND | USA, c.1772, MIM | made dip needles. | Williamsburg, Va. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| DICKINSON, S. | England, 1808, NIM | Compass Rose, 1808 = X. | Schück. | suggest correction | ||
| DICKMAN, JOHN 1 | Scotland, 1794-1855, NIM OIM | nautical instrument maker to Queen Victoria, 1845; made clocks, chronometers, telescopes, etc. | Kirkgate (1794-96); Bernard Street (1797-1813); 33 Shore (1814-40); all in Leith; 142 George Street (1841-42); 91 Princeses Street (1843); both in Edinburgh; 6 Charlotte Place (1844-48); 4 Charlotte Place (1849-54); both in Leith. | Bryden 3; Taylor 2(1829); USNM; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| DICKMAN, JOHN 2 | England, pre-1830, MIM | see John Dickman and Son. | Quayside, West Shore, Sunderland. | Taylor 2(1829)(1829a). | suggest correction | |
| DICKMAN, JOHN, AND SON | England, c.1830, MIM | John Dickman 2 and his son. | Quayside, West Shore, Sunderland. | Taylor 2(1829a). | suggest correction | |
| DICKSON AND CARGILL | Ireland, OIM | Student Microscope = P.C. | optician. | Belfast. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DIDDERICHSEN, JACOB | Denmark, MIM | Magnetic Compass, box = FRE. | cast pewter or tin. | Copenhagen. | Price 2. | suggest correction |
| DIEBOLDT | France, MIM | Drawing Instruments = LEY; Instrument = DEU. | Strasbourg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DIEGHEM, FRAN DE | Belgium, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = D.(1960); Quadrant = VEN. | sometimes signed "F.R. van Dieghem." | Brussels. | Bonelli 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DIEM, JAKOB | Germany, fl.1586-89, MIM | Astronomical Clock = Old Town Hall, Esslingen. | Esslingen. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| DIEN, CHARLES 1 | 1740, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1740 = P.C. | Globus, Dec. 1957. | suggest correction | ||
| DIEN, CHARLES 2 | France, 1809-70, MIM | Celestial Globes = MOS (1831), VNL (1840), MOS, Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79; Globe = D.; Terrestrial Globe, 1844 = Versailles 4/17/83. | "géographe"; see Delamarche et Dien. | rue Hauteville N. 13; Rue du Foin St. Jacques au Collège de Mtre. Gervais; both in Paris. | Chenakal 3; Globus, June 1962, Dec. 1957; Brieux 3; Tooley; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DIENERT, PAULUS | PHIM | balance maker; see "P.D." (1); may be Dierert. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DIEPEL, HERMANN | Germany, fl.1558-77, MIM | Celestial Globes = KAS (1563), DRE. | Kassel. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| DIETA | France, PHIM | Barometer = Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Strasbourg. | optician. | Strasbourg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DIETHELM, ABBOT | Switzerland, 1549, MIM | Diptych Sundial, 1549 = St. Gallen. | "Abbot Diethelm u St. Gallen, 1549." | St. Gallen Abbey. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DIETRICH, HANS | Austria, c.1628, MIM | see Johann Dietrich 1. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DIETRICH, JOHANN 1 | Czechoslovakia, 1611, MIM | Bow Compass, 1611 = Polytecnic Institute, Prague. | Cenipo. | Czech. Inv. | suggest correction | |
| DIETRICH, JOHANN 2 | Switzerland, fl.1751-55, MIM | Basle. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DIETRICHSTEIN, VON | Germany, 1647, MIM | Cube Sundial, 1647 = BM. | owner; the dial is also marked "S.L.G.V.D." with the "G" raised slightly above the other initials. | Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DIETSCHI, PANCRATZ | Germany, fl.1584-94, MIM | made an astronomical clock; "Passerace Troche" is alternative name. | Fribourg. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| DIETTE | France, c.1800, OIM | Telescope = Stuker, 1958. | Lyon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DIEU, FRANCISCUS LE | Holland, b.1700 fl.1726, MIM | also made clocks. | Leiden. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| DIGBY, CHARLES | England, fl.1729-67, MIM NIM | Backstaff, 1749 = Bowes Museum. | apprenticed to Benjamin Macy of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 12, 1721; T.C.; took over John Henshaw's shop. | The Globe, near Hermitage Stairs, Wapping, London. | Taylor 2(465a); J. Brown 3; Weil 2(23); Crawforth 1. | suggest correction |
| DIGEON | see Pigeon. | CNAM 2. | suggest correction | |||
| DIGGES, JOHANNES | Holland, c.1650, MIM | worked with William Corderoy and Caspar Kalthoff. | Dordrecht. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| DIGGES, LEONARD | England, 1510-58, | devised a theodolite and other instruments; author. | Barham, East Kent. | Taylor 1(4); Daumas 1; Michel 3; Gunther 6; DSB; DNB. | suggest correction | |
| DIGGES, THOMAS | England, 1531-95, | son of Leonard Digges; designed instruments; author. | Daumas 1; DSB; DNB; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| DIGUE | France, MIM SIM | Level = Soth. 6/9/39; Surveying Instrument = P.C. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DIJK, VAN DEN | see Petrus ab Aggere. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| DIJON | France, c.1781, MIM | won a prize from the Royal Academy of Sciences, 1781; possibly Pigeon. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DIKAUF, JOHANN | Germany?, c.1600, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood = WUR. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DILLER, BALTHASAR | Germany1780, MIM | Table Sundial, stone, 1780 = STU-8446. | Mergentheim. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| DILLON | England, c.1742, OIM | T.C.; optician. | in Long Acre, next door to the White Hart, London. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| DILLON AND TUTTLE | USA, fl.1820-40, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1980). | T.C.; formerly Kline and Co. | 74 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DIMMOCK | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Ryde. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DINGLEY, JAMES | England, c.1770, | apprenticed to Joseph Edwards; ran away May 11, 1770. | Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| DININCKOFF, BERNARD | England, 1585, MIM | Sundial, stained-glass, 1585 = Gilling Castle, Yorkshire North. | Daniels 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DIONYSODORUS | Greece?, c.100 B.C., | invented the conical sundial. | Amisus. | Cousins. | suggest correction | |
| DIPHOP | Russia, 1775, MIM | Sundial, 1775 = GMELV-IM 3035. | Chenekal 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DIRCK, JOHAN | Germany, 1653, NIM | Compass Rose, 1653 = X. | Hamburg. | Schück 2. | suggest correction | |
| DIRCKXSEN, SYMEN | see Symen Dirckxsen Blocker. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |||
| DIRICKSEN, DI | Germany, 1644, NIM | Compass Rose, 1644 = X. | Hamburg. | Schück 2. | suggest correction | |
| DISMORR, J. | England, MIM | Slide Rule = Soth. 10/28/86. | 42 Russell Street, Rotherhithe, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DIVINI, EUSTACHIO | Italy; France; Italy, 1620-95, OIM | Telescopes = ROM (1663), FLO (1664 and 1674), POB (1673), BM; Oculars = FLO (1665 and 1666); Microscopes, 1668 = ROM, BIL; etc. | developed a micrometer; tried fitting telescopic sights to surveying instruments in 1664. | Bologna; Paris; Rome. | Bonelli 1 and 4; Purtle; Michel 3; Dewhirst; USNM; Nachet; Gunther 2; Italian Inv.; Daumas 1; Price 2; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| DIVIS, P. | 1754, PHIM | made a thunder house (Paratonnerre). | ? | suggest correction | ||
| DIVISIOLI, G. AND F. | see Giovannes Franciscus Divizioli. | Forti. | suggest correction | |||
| DIVITIOLO, GIOAN. FRANCESCHO | see Giovannes Franciscus Divizioli. | Brieux 2. | suggest correction | |||
| DIVIZIOLI, GIOVANNES FRANCISCUS | Italy, fl.1593-1612, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1593 = Cabinet de physique du "Lycée d'Etudes Classiques Daniel Manin"; Reduction Compass with Protractor, 1612 = D.(1981). | Cremona. | Italian Inv.; Brieux 2. | suggest correction | |
| DIX, HENRY | England, c.1716, | apprenticed to Mark Rogers in the Joiners' Company on Aug. 7, 1716. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| DIXEY 1 | England, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Barometer in clock = Soth. 12/15/83; Telescope, single-draw = Phillips 4/20/83; Telescopes = D. (1976)(2); Stick Barometer = D.(1977). | probably Charles Wastell Dixey; the clock is inscribed "Luke Briggs, Wisbeach 144". | New Bond Street, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DIXEY 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Norwich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DIXEY 3 | England, OIM PHIM | Microscope = Phillips 6/15/76; Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | see L. Dixey; Soth.-S marked "from London and Brighton." | Brighton; London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DIXEY 4 | see Willson and Dixey. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| DIXEY AND SON | England, MIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = VNN; Proportional Dividers = Christie-SK 7/10/80. | surely Charles Wastell Dixey and Son. | 552 Oxford Street; Bond Street; both in London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DIXEY, C.W., AND SON | England, c.1845, MIM PHIM | Barographs =Christie 6/7/72, Phillips 10/26/83; Aneroid Barometer = D.(1976). | Charles Wastell Dixey; later became "C.W. Dixey and Sons"; "Opticians to the Queen." | 3 New Bond Street, London. | Gatty; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DIXEY, CHARLES WASTELL | England, 1798-1880, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1842 = NMM; Telescope = KEN; Barometers = X (4); Wheel Barometer = Buckingham Palace; Barograph = Melun 4/24/83; Microscope = Christie-SK 2/9/84; Stick Barometer and Thermometer = Longleat; Garden Sundial = Harlestone House, Northampton.; Sector, ivory = P.C.; Stick Barometer = Soth. 2/28/80; Spirit Level = Soth. 7/21/87; etc. | T.C.; "Optician to the Queen and to H.R.H. Prince Albert"; Taylor thought he was successor to George and Charles Dixey; generally signed "C.W. Dixey." | 335 Oxford Street (1821); 78 New Bond Street (1822-23); 3 New Bond Street (1825-60); all in London. | Taylor 2(1536)(1537); Calvert 2; KEN; Goodison 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Earle; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DIXEY, EDWARD | England, 1757-1838, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 12/14/89. | apprenticed to George Linnell of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1771; free of the Company in 1778; succeeded Fraser and Son in 1817; was succeeded by George and Charles Dixey, sons or nephews. | 335 Oxford Street (1782); 370 Oxford Street (1808); 335 Oxford Street (1822); all in London. | Taylor 2(703); Clay and Court; Court and von Rohr 3(202); RSW. | suggest correction |
| DIXEY, G. | England, 19th Century, OIM | Telescopes = D.(1987), Gersaint 7/20/96. | could be George Dixey 1 or 2; D. signed "Improved day or night." | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DIXEY, G. AND C. | England, fl.1821-38, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscope = CRI; Pedometer = Koller Oct. 1970; Beam Compass = WHI; Mathematical Instrument Set = Soth. 6/23/64; Ellipsograph = WHI; Spy Glass, 1821 = D.(1972); Marine Barometer = VNN; Pocket Compass = Christie 12/18/74; Hodometer = Soth., Wilkinson and Hodge 12/5/24 = Soth. 2/6/25; Telescope = KEN; etc. | T.C.; George and Charles (Wastell?) Dixey, which see; "Opticians to the King"; twin sons and successors to Edward Dixey; signed as "Late Fraser"; "Mathematical Instrument Makers to the King." | 335 Oxford Street (1821); 78 New Bond Street (1822-23); 3 New Bond Street (1825-28); all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1536, 1537); Whipple 1; Price 12; Gunther 2; KEN; Moskowitz 104; RSW; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction |
| DIXEY, GEORGE 1 | England, fl.1810-32, OIM | Telescope, 1825 = D. | may be connected with Charles and George Dixey 2. | 20 Vine Street, Picadilly, London. | Taylor 2(1311); Coffeen II. | suggest correction |
| DIXEY, GEORGE 2 | England, 1798-1838, MIM OIM PHIM | twin brother of Charles Wastell Dixey? father of L. Dixey; optician to the Royal Family; T.C. | Bond Street, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1536)(1537); Calvert 2; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| DIXEY, GEORGE AND CHARLES | England, fl.1825-38, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscope = CRI; Pedometer = Koller Oct. 1970; Beam Compass = WHI; Mathematical Instrument Set = Soth. 6/23/64; Ellipsograph = WHI; Spyglass = Soth. 12/13/65;Telescope = KEN; Thermometer = KEN; Opera Glasses = KEN (2). | George Dixey 2 and Charles Wastell Dixey; "Opticians to the King"; successors to Edward Dixey; signed as "Late Fraser"; see G. and C. Dixey. | 3 New Bond Street (1825-38); 335 Oxford Street; 78 New Bond Street; all in London. | Taylor 2(1536)(1537); Whipple 1; Price 12; Gunther 2; KEN; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DIXEY, L. | England, fl.1843-60, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer and Thermometer with clock = K. and C. 5/6/75. | optician; T.C.; son of George Dixey 2; see Dixey 3. | Bond Street, London; 62 Kings Road (1843); 21 Kings Road (1860); last two in Brighton. | Calvert 2; KEN; RSW; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DIXON | England, | instrument maker. | NMM 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DIXON AND PICKERING | PHIM | Stick Barometer = Salem Maritime Nat'l Historic Site, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DIXON, HUGH | England, c.1785, OIM | patented improvements of optical instruments; made telescopes, microscopes, etc. | St. James's, Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(827); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| DIXON, JOHN | England, c.1822, MIM | 93 Newman Street, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| DIXON, WILLIAM | England, fl.1688-90, MIM | member of the Joiners' Company; turned over William Roloson to Joseph Wells in 1690. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| DNS | Germany, 1562, | Ring Sundial, 1562 = ADL-M308. | marked "Anno Dns 1562"; "Dns" has a bar over the "ns"; shorthand for "Dominus." | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DO | France, c.1691, | enameler who sold barometers. | rue du Harley, Aux Armes de France, Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| DO---- | England, NIM | Compass Card = NMM. | Minories, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DOBBIE, ALEXANDER | Scotland, 1815-87, NIM OIM | Sextants = PEA, FRK(2) = RSM(1); Octant = Phillips 5/20/75; Telescopes = MYS, FRK = RSM(2); Chronometer = FRK = RSM. | also made watches; T.C.; retailed Chrichton octants. | 20 Clyde Place (1844-56); 24 Clyde Place, south side of Quay (1857-72); 24 and 25 Clyde Place (1873-85); all in Glasgow. | Brewington 1; Bryden 3; Frank; Clarke et al. RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOBBIE, ALEXANDER, AND SON | Scotland, fl.1886-1900+, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Compass Rose = AMST; Stick Barometer = P.C. | son was John Clark Dobbie. | 24 & 25 Clyde Place (1886-88); 18 & 19 Clyde Place (1889-91); 44 & 45 Clyde Place (1893-95); all in Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOBBIE, JOHN CLARK | Scotland, fl.1817-96, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | son of Alexander Dobbie; carried on the firm after his father's death in 1887; designed nautical instruments. | Glasgow. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| DOBBIE, RICHARD | England, NIM | repaired Bianchetti sextant. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DOBBIE, WILLIAM | Scotland, fl.1821-45, PHIM | made two barometers in 1845. | Falkirk. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DOBERSCHITZ, LAUR. | Austria, 1734-99, MIM | Lunar Volvelle = KRM-FS32; Sector = KRM. | cleric. | Kremsmünster. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOBINSON | England, c.1780, PHIM | Angle Barometer = P.-B. 4/28/39. | Wolsingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DOBLER, EUGENIUS | Austria, fl.1746-62, OIM | Gregorian Telescope = KRM. | Kremsmünster. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| DOBLER, J.M. | Germany, fl.1690-1730, OIM | Telescopes = Gel-TX895, DRE; Binocular Telescopes = DRE (1730), MOS (2). | "opticus fecit." | Berlin. | Chenekal 4; Drechsler 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOBROMIL | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = Drecker. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DOBSON 1 | USA, c.1798, MIM | Philadelphia, Pa. | Encyclopedia of Arts and Sciences, Vol. IX, Philadelphia, Pa. 1798. | suggest correction | ||
| DOBSON 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DOBSON AND BAKER | England, NIM | Quadrant = P.C. | London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DOBSON, F. | misreading for J. Dobson 1. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| DOBSON, GLOVER AND CO. | England, c.1780, NIM OIM | Quadrant, case = D.(1983); Telescope = Portland Museum of Art, Me. | telescope marked "Improved Day or Night." | 144 Leadenhall Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOBSON, J. 1 | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, Soth. 10/22/87. | Finsbury Street, Finsbury Square, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DOBSON, J. 2 | see John Dobson. | suggest correction | ||||
| DOBSON, JAMES | England, 1794, MIM | Chart Globe, 1794 = X. | based on Halley's observations. | Tooley. | suggest correction | |
| DOBSON, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1714-23, MIM | apprenticed to John Henshaw of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 15, 1698; free of the Company, Nov. 1, 1714; took apprentices. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| DOBSON, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1828-46, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | apprenticed to Thomas Lefever in the Merchant Taylors' Company; made free in the Company. | 4 Great Suffolk Street (1828-29); 13 Newington Causeway (1830); 54 Newington Causeway (1836-46); all in London.. | Taylor 2(1830); Goodison 1; O'Mara; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction |
| DOBSON, LEONARD | England, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Lefever in the Merchant Taylors' Company; free in the Company. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| DOD, DANIEL | USA, 1778-1823, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compendium = Fort Laramie Nat'l Monument, Wyoming; Surveying Compass = ADL- | son of Lebbeus Dod. | Mendham, New Jersey. | Smart 1; Bedini 8. | suggest correction |
| DOD, LEBBENS | see Lebbeus Dod. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| DOD, LEBBEUS | USA, 1739-1816, MIM SIM | Parallel Rule and Protractor = Guthman Coll.; Drafting Instrument = P.C.; Drawing Instrument Set = P.C. | sometimes signed "Lebbus Dod"; surveyor. | Mendham, New Jersey. | Smart 1; Guthman 1; USNM; Bedini 8. | suggest correction |
| DODASNE, DOMINIQUE | Belgium, 1697, OIM | Telescope, 1697 = Tomba. | Brussels. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DODD | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | Andrew Dodd? | Glasgow. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DODD, ANDREW | Scotland, fl.1837-47, MIM OIM PHIM | 70 Hutcheson Street (1837-38); 36 Glassford Street (1838-47); 88 Glassford Street 1847-48; all in Glasgow. | Goodison 1; Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| DODD, S. | USA, 19th Century, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = New Haven Colony Historical Society, Conn. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| DOERRETY | England, 1727, PHIM | Barometer, 1727 = D.(1971). | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| Dolberg & Hannay | Rostock, Germany | Octants | see Dolberg, Adolf | Rostock | suggest correction | |
| Dolberg & Petri | Rostock, Germany, c. 1858 | Theolodites | see Dolberg, Adolf | Rostock | suggest correction | |
| Dolberg, Adolf | Rostock, Germany, 1848-1863 | Octants, reflecting circle, chemical balances | continued as Dolberg & Petri, Dolberg & Hannay | Rostock, Munich, Stralsund, Greenwich | Hamel, Juergen, in Beitrag zur Astronomiegeschichte, Band 10 (2010) | suggest correction |
| DOLL, JOHAN GEORG | Germany, 1739, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1739 = OXF. | Evans 1; Esdaille. | suggest correction | ||
| DOLLAND | many optical and philosophical instruments signed "Dolland" are to be found; some are surely misreadings but others are deliberately mis-signed to take advantage of the great popularity of the Dollond name and avoid any legal action. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| DOLLARD | England, PHIM | Pocket Barometer = K. and C. 7/9/75. | misreading for Dollond? | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOLLON | England, c. 1780, NIM | Sextant = MOS. | probably Dollond. | London. | Novokshanova-Soklovskaja. | suggest correction |
| DOLLOND | England, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | a great many instruments are signed just "Dollond"; they could have been made by John 1, John 2, Peter or George (Huggins) (1) Dollond and covered a long period of time. | London. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DOLLOND AND SON | England, c.1752, MIM OIM | Orrery = Morrison Planetarium, San Francisco, Cal.; Telescopes = Soth. 10/17/60, D.(1972)(1977); Microscope = WHI. | John Dollond 1 and Peter Dollond. | London. | Whipple 1; RSW; O'Mara; Wynter 1. | suggest correction |
| DOLLOND, GEORGE (HUGGINS) 1 | England, 1774-1856, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescope, case = D.(1983); Microscope = Soth. 7/29/69; Instruments = OXF, WHI, NMM; Stick Barometers = City of Gloucester Museum, Erddig Park, Wrexham; etc. | born George Huggins 1, son of John Huggins 1; changed name 1805-06; nephew of Peter Dollond; apprenticed to him in the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1788; turned over to Charles Fairbone 1 of the Grocers' Company in 1788; turned over to Charles Fairbone 2 in the Company in 1802; admitted to the Spectaclemakers' Company by redemption in 1807; optician to William IV, Queen Victoria and the Honble. Board of Customs; F.R.S., 1819; author; succeeded Peter Dollond in 1820. | see Dollond, George (Huggins) 1 (continued). | suggest correction | |
| DOLLOND, GEORGE (HUGGINS) 1 (CONTINUED) | 28 New Surrey Street, Blackfriars Road; 59 St. Paul's Churchyard (1804-54); 61 Paternoster Row (1854-56); all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(955), (992a); Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; J. Brown 1 and 2; NMM 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; Court and von Rohr 3(223); Robischon; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| DOLLOND, GEORGE (HUGGINS) 2 | England, fl.1827-64, MIM OIM | born George Huggins 2; apprenticed to George (Huggins) Dollond 1 (who was probably his father) in the Grocers' Company on Feb. 6, 1817; free of the Company on April 5, 1827; took name of Dollond in 1852 as George (Huggins) Dollond 2; succeeded George (Huggins) Dollond 1 in 1856; took apprentices. | London. | J. Brown 2; Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| DOLLOND, J., AND SON | England, c.1752, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Telescopes = Soth. 10/17/60, D.(1973); Microscope = WHI; Octant, wood, with Telescope = P.C.(1978). | John Dollond 1 and son, Peter. | London. | Whipple 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOLLOND, JOHN 1 | France; England, 1706-61, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums. | French silk weaver; joined his son, Peter, in 1752; first to commercially produce achromatic lenses; F.R.S.; invented the splt objective micrometer; received the Copley medal. | Spitalfields (1750-52); Golden Spectacles and Sea Quadrant, Exeter Exchange, Strand (1752); both in London. | Taylor 2(164); Michel 3; Price 5; Dewhirst; Brewington 1; Daumas 1; Nachet; Gunther 6; G.L'E. Turner 24; Multhauf 1; Court and von Rohr 3(XX); J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10; Robischon; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOLLOND, JOHN 2 | England, 1740-1804, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | son of John Dollond 1; younger brother of Peter Dollond; admitted to the Spectaclemakers' Company on March 26, 1767 by redemption ; Master of the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1790 and 1792; partner of Peter Dollond from 1766 on; see Peter and John Dollond. | 59 St. Paul's Churchyard (1766); Haymarket (1795); both in London. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Clay and Court; J. Brown 1; Bedini 8; Court and von Rohr 3(181); Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| DOLLOND, P. AND J. | England, fl.1766-1820, MIM OIM PHIM | Orreries = P.C., Christie 5/7/63;; Eckardt's Rolling Rules = Soth. 10/17/60, P.C. (1968); Telescopes = OXF (2); etc. | Peter and John 2 Dollond; sons of John Dollond 1; "Opticians to His Majesty"; also made barometers. | 59 St. Paul's Churchyard (1766); 35 Haymarket (1795); both in London. | Taylor 2(469); Evans 1; RSW; Nachet; Daumas 1; Gunther 2; Goodison 1; | suggest correction |
| DOLLOND, PETER | England, 1730-1820, MIM OIM PHIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including telescopes at RSM (1765), VCW, ARM (Kew mural quadrant and equatorial); barometers = Earl of Bute (1793) and English, Scottish and Australian Bank Ltd., London, etc.; sundial at MOS; compass at NMM; mariner's astrolabe at Gold and Silver Museum, Schoonhoven (NMM-53). | oldest son of John Dollond 1; admitted as a foreign Brother to the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1755; took over William Gilbert 2 as an apprentice, July 4, 1769; in business for himself 1750-52 and 1761-66; "Optician to His Majesty and to His Royal Highness the Duke of York", 1763; his father joined him, 1752-61; see Dollond, Peter (continued). | suggest correction | ||
| DOLLOND, PETER (CONTINUED) | nephew, George (Huggins) Dollond 1 was a partner, 1804-20, and succeeded him; T.C.; author; Warden of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1772; Master of the Company in 1774, 1778 and 1799; took apprentices; John Dollond 2 was partner, 1766-1804. | Vine Street, Spitalfields (1750); Golden Spectacles and Sea Quadrant, near Exeter Exchange, Strand (1752-63); at the Sign of the Prisms (1763); 59 St. Paul's Churchyard (1769-1820); 35 Haymarket (1784); all in London; Richmond Hills, Surrey. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(469); Brewington 1; Calvert 2; Nachet; Clay and Court; Chenekal 1; Chaldecott 1; Bryden 9; RSW; Crawforth 1; Purtle; Gunther 6; J. Brown 1; Court and von Rohr 3(155); J.A. Bennett 2; Robischon; A.J. Turner 10; A. Stimson 3. | suggest correction | ||
| DOLLOND, PETER AND GEORGE | England, 1804-20, MIM OIM PHIM | T.C. | St. Paul's Churchyard, London. | Calvert 2; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| DOLLOND, THOMAS | England, c.1770, NIM | Compass = NMM. | name covered by P. Dollond mark. | RSW; NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| DOLLOND, WILLIAM | England, post-1852, MIM NIM OIM | Sextant = Soth. 2/25/86-123. | instrument signed "Dollond London"; T.C.; "Mathematical and Optical Instrument Maker to Her Majesty"; perhaps son (or son-in-law, having changed his name) of George (Huggins) Dollond 1. | 59 St.Paul's Churchyard, London. | Moskowitz 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOLLORD | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = K. and C. 3/19/75. | misprinting for Dollond. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOLON | England, c.1780, OIM | Telescope = ADL-M436. | signed "Dolon à Londres"; probably a contemporary forgery. | London. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOLOND | England, OIM | Telescope = Maria Mitchell Science Library, Nantucket, Mass. | imitator of Dollond; "Day or Night." | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DOMBEY AND SON | England, 19th Century, NIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = WHI. | could be retailers; arm marked "W. and T. Gilbert, London." | London. | Fitzgerald; Gunther 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOMENECUS, M. | Holland, 1770, MIM | Napier's Bones, 1770 = P.C. | sometimes spelled "Dominicus." | Amsterdam. | Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOMET DU MONT | France, fl.1801-23, OIM | amateur maker of achromatic lenses. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| DOMINUIS, C.D. | Holland, 18th Century, PHIM | Barometer = Christie April, 1978. | oak. | The Hague. | Mörzer Bruyns 2 | suggest correction |
| DONALDSON AND SONS | Scotland, c.1829, MIM | Pair of Globes, 1829 = Phillips 11/16/88. | published by Donaldson and Sons; engraved by W. and A.K. Johnston. | South Niddry Street, Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DONALDSON, ALEXANDER | Scotland, fl.1799-1830, MIM | toolmaker; made globes. | Cowgate (1799); South Niddry Street (1818-30); both in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| DONALDSON, ALEXANDER, AND SON | Scotland, fl.1831-55, MIM | Alexander and his son John; globe makers and toolmakers. | South Niddry Street, Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| DONALDSON, JOHN | Scotland, c.1850, MIM | son of Alexander Donaldson. | South Niddry Street, Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| DONAUER | see Donaverus. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DONAVERUS | painter Hans Danauer; on stone calendar by Andreas Pleninger. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DONCKER, HENDRIK | Holland, 1626-99, MIM NIM | Cross-staff, 1698 = D.(1986). | also made protractors; hydrographer. | in de Nieuwbrugh Street, in't Stuurmans gereetschap, Amsterdam (1651-99). | Rooseboom 1; Tooley; Wynter 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| DONDI, GIOVANNI DI | Italy, 1318-80, MIM | made the astrarium (astronomical clock); author; several models of the astrarium have been made, examples are at KEN, TIM, USNM, etc. | Padua. | Maddison and Bedini; Morpurgo 1 and 2; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| DONEGAN | variant spelling for "Denegan". | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DONEGAN AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | 94 Holborn Hill, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DONEGAN CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-PB pre-1980. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DONEGAN, F. | England, c.1775, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 12/15/72. | Leicester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DONEGAN, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be Joseph Donegan. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DONEGAN, JOSEPH | England, fl.1830-35, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Lad Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme. | Taylor 2(1831); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DONEGAN, L., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | 3 Long Lane, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DONEGAN, PETER | England, c.1805, PHIM | probably seller of barometers. | 7 Union Court, Holborn, Lomdon. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DONEGAN, PETER, AND CO. | England, c.1805?, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = X(2); Barometers = X. | one stick barometer is signed "Peter Donegan and Co."; others signed "P. Donegan and Co."; may be dealer only. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| DONEGANI | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DONEGANI, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | perhaps Joseph Donegan. | Newcastle-under-Lyme. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| DONEGANI, SANTINO | Italy, 18th Century, PHIM | Barometer = FLO. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DONEGANY, JOSEPH | Italy; USA, c.1785, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers. | Philadelphia, Pa.; 54 Smith Street, New York, N.Y. | Bedini 1 & 8. | suggest correction | |
| DONEVAN, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Donegan? | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| DONI, CARLO | Italy, pre-1761, MIM SIM | Graphometer = FLO-619. | Bonelli 1; Italian Inv. | suggest correction | ||
| DONKIN, B. | England, 1768-1855, MIM | Slide Rule = KEN; Rule = KEN. | London. | KEN. | suggest correction | |
| DONN, BENJAMIN | England, 1729-98, MIM NIM | Gunter's Scales = Pannett Park Museum, Whitby, D.(1995). | designed an improved Gunter's scale pre-1764 and wrote booklet about it; scales signed "Navigation Scale improved by B. Donn." | Bideford (until 1766); The Library House, King Street, Bristol; The Academy, Kingston (1774). | Taylor 2(470); Bryden 9; Moskowitz 103; Coffeen 51; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DONNAGE | France, c.1810, PHIM | Barometer, stick = D.(1996). | Paris. | AH Vol. 23. | suggest correction | |
| DONNIGAN AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-Chester 2/2/84. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DONOSTADIUS | see Simon Tunsted. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| DOOLITTLE, ENOS | USA, 1751-1806, MIM NIM SIM | Circumferentor = P.C. | made surveying and mariner's compasses; nephew of Isaac Doolittle 1. | Chapel Street, Hartford, Conn. | Bedini 1; Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| DOOLITTLE, ISAAC 1 | USA, 1721-1800, MIM SIM | made surveying instruments, etc; Bedini lists some of the family as clockmakers. | New Haven, Conn. | Bedini 1, 8 & 17; Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| DOOLITTLE, ISAAC 2 | USA, 1759-1821, MIM NIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Vermont Historical Society. | 46 North Haven, New Haven, Conn. | Bedini 1; Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| DOOLITTLE, JAMES | USA, fl.1802-39, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Chester Count Historical Society. | son of Enos Doolittle. | Hartford, Conn. | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| DOPPELMAYR AND PUSCHNER | Germany, 1730, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1730 = DRE. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DOPPELMAYR, JOHAN GABRIEL | Germany, 1671-1750, MIM | Celestial Globes = WOL (1718), Würzburg University (1720), PRA (2)(1728), DRE (1736), DEU, NMM (2), Innsbruck Stift, Wilton, KRO; Terrestrial Globes = NMM, DRE (1730, 1736), Soth. 3/10/87 (1728); Terrestrial and Celestial Globe Gores, 1728 = Drouot 12/19/66; Pair of Globes = D.(1989); etc. | "Mathem. Prof. Publ. Norib. exhibentur, concinnatus a Joh. Georg Puschnero Chalcographo Norib."; published a celestial atlas; translated Bion's book on instruments into German in 1717; had Georg Friedrich Brander as a pupil. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Horsky and Skopova; Stevenson; Drechsler 2; Globus Nov. 1954 and June 1962; NMM 2; A.J. Turner 10; Antiwue Collector May, 1989; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DORAL, D. ANTONIO | Spain, c.1850, NIM | Sighting Circle = MAN-I82. | Garcia Franco 2. | suggest correction | ||
| DORING, HANS | Poland, 1463-1470, MIM | Astronomical Clock = Marien Church, Danzig. | Danzig. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| DORMER, ROBERT | see Dorner. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| DORN, HANS | Austria, c.1430-1509, MIM | Astrolabes = BM (1491) (ICA-250), FLO (1483), KRA (1486) (ICA-642); Diptych Sundials = STU (1476), ADL-M288 (1476), OXF (1481), HAK; Celestial Globe, 1480 = KRA; Torquetum, 1486 = KRA. | Dominican friar; studied with Peurbach in Vienna; BM astro- labe has nocturnal, compass on the back, it is the only signed instrument; the others are identified because of the delicate, intricate strap-work decoration; BM & FLO astro- labes were divided by transversal lines; KRA instruments were left to the University by Martin Bylica, an alumnus. | Vienna. | Zinner 1; Amiesenowa; Przypkowski 2; Price 1 and 3; Ward 4; Maddison 1; Gunther 1; Michel 3; Engelmann 1; Fox 1 and 2; A.J. Turner 10; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DORNER, I.M. | Germany, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = BUD; Floating Sundial = Drouot 4/7/87. | Zinner 1; Lajos and Jozsef; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DORNER, P. AEGIDIUS | Austria, 1652-1727, MIM | may be "P.AE.D.P.K." signed on horizontal sundial at KRM. | Rabenalt. | suggest correction | ||
| DORNER, ROBERT | England; Italy, 1715, MIM | Sundial, slate, 1715 = FLO. | Florence. | Bonelli 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| DORNSTRAUCH, ADAMAS | Germany?, 1677, MIM | Mining Compass and Sundial, 1677 = P.C. (1677). | it is also marked "M.F. 1677." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DORRINGTON | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Truro. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DORSEY, PHILIP | USA, fl.1793-1802, MIM NIM OIM | Sign of Hadley's Quadrant and Compass-Card, corner of Queen and Thames Streets (1793); Fell's Point, 20 Queen Street; both in Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1; USNM; Bedini 8; D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| DORSMAN, SALING | Holland, 1750-1825, NIM | Compass = AMST. | Hoorn. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| DOTTI, G. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Bath. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DOTTI, G. 2 | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-Pulborough 3/1/83. | Carlisle. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DOTY AND BERGEN | USA, c.1840, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, volvelles = X. | engraved calendar devised by L.H. Corson. | 120 William Street, New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOU, JAN PIETERSZ. | Holland, fl.1612-20, | invented the Holland circle in 1612. | Amsterdam. | Bryden 9; Zinner 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| DOUBLET | England, OIM | Telescope, tripod = Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79. | see T. and H. Doublet. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOUBLET, HANNAH | England, c.1830, MIM NIM PHIM | 14 Shepperton Place, New North Street, London. | Taylor 2(1833). | suggest correction | ||
| DOUBLET, T. AND H. | England, c.1830, MIM NIM OIM | Transit Theodolite = Phillips 11/16/88; Telescope = Phillips 2/14/79; Microscope = Phillips 2/14/79; Pair of long Rules in cane = Soth.-B. 9/26/73; Magnetic Compass = Christie 12/16/69; Rule, ivory = D.; Rule = P.C.; Sextant = Bearnes 1/24/90. | Thomas and Henry or Thomas and Hannah Doublet; sextant marked "for W. and E. Seagrove Portsea." | 6 Moorgate Street, Bank; 48 City Road; Finsbury Square; all in London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOUBLETT, HENRY | England, MIM | may be the H. Doublett in T. and H. Doublett. | London. | Gilliland. | suggest correction | |
| DOUBLETT, THOMAS | England, c.1830, MIM | see T. and H. Doublett. | London. | Gilliland. | suggest correction | |
| DOUBLOTT, HANNAH | see Hannah Doublet. | Gilliland. | suggest correction | |||
| DOUGALL, J. | Scotland, c.1778, MIM | Kirkaldy. | Evans 1; Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| DOUGHTY | England, PHIM | Thermometer = TIM. | on ivory base. | 431 West Strand, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOUGLAS, HOWARD | England, c.1811, | Sir Howard Douglas; patented a protractor for plane table use in 1811. | Novokshanova-Soklovskaja; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | ||
| DOUGLAS, J. | England, 1724, | designed a surveying instrument called "The Infallible", in 1724. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | ||
| DOUGLAS, JAMES | Scotland, fl.1788-93, OIM | grandson and successor to Thomas Short. | Calton Hill Observatory, Edinburg. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| DOULLON | imitator of Dollond. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DOULLY, JACQUES-ANTOINE CARLIER | 1755, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, slate, 1755 = X. | Namur. | suggest correction | ||
| DOVER, A.W. | England, fl.1890-1918, NIM | Dip Needle Compass = Gilbert 8/27/76; Inclinometers = USNM (5). | son of John Dover; T.C. | Westwich Road, Charlton, Kent. | Multhauf and Good; McConnell 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOVER, JOHN | England, 1824-81, NIM PHIM | Inclinometer = USNM; Magnetometer = USNM; Dip Needle = Royal Greenwich Observatory, Cambridge. | father of A.W. Dover; apprenticed to Thomas Charles Robinson; balance maker; exhibited a balance at the Great Exhibition of 1851, in London. | 14 Little Street, London; Charlton, Kent. | Multhauf and Good; Bryden 8; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOVIKH, FEDOR | see Fedor Dowich. | Chenakal 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DOWICH, FEDOR | Russia, fl.1788-95, MIM SIM | Sundials = MOS (1795), MOS (2); Circumferentor, 1788 = MOS. | Tula. | Chenakal 1; Novokshanova-Soklovskaja. | suggest correction | |
| DOWLER, D.T. | England, NIM | Sextant = D. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DOWLING | England, c.1826, MIM | tried to punch graduations and numerals on rules in one operation; probably William Dowling; which see. | Delehar 9. | suggest correction | ||
| DOWLING, MICHAEL | USA, 1790-1853, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = P.C. | 158 Market Street, Newark, New Jersey. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| DOWLING, ROBERT | Ireland, fl.1830-33, OIM | optician. | 21 Lower Sackville Street (1830-31); 8 George's Quay (1832-33); both in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| DOWLING, WILLIAM | England, fl.1822-29, MIM OIM PHIM | Sundial = Soth. 12/8/69; Spyglass = D.(1968). | T.C.; "working optician." | Serle's Passage, West Gate, Lincoln"s Inn, London. | Taylor 2(1538); Calvert 2; Clay and Court; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction |
| DOWNIE, J. | Germany, c.1780, NIM | Octant = FRK. | Hamburg. | Frank. | suggest correction | |
| DOWNIE, THOMAS | Germany, c.1827, NIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = HAM; Marine Compass = HAM; Thermometer = MYS; Barometer = MYS. | telescope marked `Day or Night'; T.C. in box of ADL-A168. | No. 9 (or 19) Stebbinhur (or Stubbenhuk); Stuchvenhuk No. 9; both in Hamburg. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DOWNING | England, | see Kull and Downing. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DOWNING, SAMUEL | England, c.1829, MIM | rule maker; devised punch to mark gradations and numbers. | Delehar 2. | suggest correction | ||
| DOYLE, WILLIAM | England, 1815, MIM | Stained-glass Sundial, 1815 = Blackheath, London. | Daniels 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DRAGSTEDT, GUSTAF | Sweden?, c.1775, MIM | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DRAKE, O.P. | USA, fl.1846-55, MIM NIM PHIM | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| DRAKEFORD, DAVID | England, c.1716, OIM | apprenticed to George Bass in the Spectaclemakers' Company; free of the Company, 1716; worked with George Bass. | Fleet Ditch, London. | Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| DRANCHIJ, FILIPPO AND DE HAVERI | Italy, PHIM | Pneumatic Machine = FLO-831. | see Bianchi. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | |
| DRAPER AND KNOX | USA, fl.1837-38, MIM SIM | Edmund or George (his brother) Draper and Joseph Knox. | 60 Dock Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; Miller. | suggest correction | |
| DRAPER, E.A. | USA, | see Edmund Draper. | Miller. | suggest correction | ||
| DRAPER, EDMUND | USA, 1805-82, MIM OIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = Talbot County Historical Society, Md., P.C., USNM, William Penn Memorial Museum, Ohio Historical Society, Transit = P.C. | first was partner with Benjamin Stancliffe as Stancliffe and Draper, 1830-33; worked alone 1833-38; thn he took Joseph Knox as a partner, see Draper and Knox; the Gurley Co. has repaired over thirty of his instruments; made his own dividing engine; T.C.; some of his small compasses were signed "E.A. Draper." | 80 South Third Street (1833-37); 25 Pear Street, near Third below Walnut Street (1839-50); 22 Pear Street (1850-82); all in Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; USNM; Bedini 8; Miller; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DRAPER, EDWARD | USA, fl.1838-53, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | possibly Edmund Draper. | 25 Pear Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DRAPER, GEORGE | USA, c.1844, MIM | brother of Edmund Draper who refused to recommend him for a job with the Coast Survey in 1844; may have been the Draper in Draper and Knox, 1837. | 60 Dock, Philadelphia, PA. | Miller. | suggest correction | |
| DRAPER, MURRAY AND FAIRMAN | USA, pre-1827, MIM | Gideon Fairman. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |
| DRAYCOTT, RICHARD | England, c.1727, MIM | apprenticed to John Gilbert 1 of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 1, 1727. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DREBBEL, CORNELIUS JACOBSZ | Holland; England, 1572-1633, MIM OIM | Globe, 1621 = James I of England; Microscope, 1619 = X. | scholar who made a wide range of original instruments; invented baroscope; author; came to England in 1604-05 and was instrument maker to James I; made planetarium, etc; "Cor Drebel 1579" marked on diptych sundial, ADL-W236. | Alkmaar; Eltham, Ipswich. | Taylor 1(90); Rooseboom 1; Nachet; Zinner 1; Daumas 1; Dawson 207; Tooley; Michel 22; A.J. Turner 10; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DRECHSEL, CHRISTOPH | Germany, 1611, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, 1611 = DRE. | surely Christoph Trechsler. | Dresden. | Lübke. | suggest correction |
| DRECHSLER | Germany, c.1850, MIM | Celestial Globe = DRE. | date on label wrong for Trechsler. | Dresden. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DRECHSLER, E. | Austria, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1975). | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DRECHSLER, GEORG | Germany, fl.1775-82, MIM | Analemmatic Sundial, case = PMM; Bloud-type Sundial = PMM. | installed Herschel telescopes at Lilienthal, 1782. | Hannover. | Zinner 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| DREEVEN, J.J. VAN | Holland, OIM | Microscope, base only = UTR. | Nijmegen. | Van Cittert 3. | suggest correction | |
| DRESCHER, LOUIS | USA, c.1850, MIM NIM PHIM | New York. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| DRESSLER | Czechoslovakia, c.1841, PHIM | Barometrograph = KEN. | the barometrograph was designed in 1841 by Karl Kreil of Prague and used at the Kew Observatory in 1845. | Prague. | KEN; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| DREUX, S.T. | France, c.1585, | see Thibault. | Higgens 3. | suggest correction | ||
| DREW, HENRY | Scotland, fl.1730-38, MIM | clockmaker. | Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| DRIELENBURG, JACOB | Holland, 1656, PHIM | Coin Balance, box, 1656 = Soth. 4/18/88. | many weights stamped "I.D." (2). | Amsterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DRIESSENS, P. | France, 1828, MIM | Tellurian, 1828 = Yale U., New Haven, Conn. | Paris? | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| DRING AND FAGE | England, fl.1790-1940, MIM NIM PHIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including PEA, WHI, NMM, KEN, RSM, etc. | T.C.; John Dring and William Fage; used fouled anchor with D and F on either side as mark on ivory scales; "Hygrometer Makers to His Majesty's Honourable Board of Excise." | 6 Tooley Street, London Bridge, Borough, Southwark (1792-96); 248 Tooley Street, Southwark (1796-1804); 20 Tooley Street, Southwark (1804-44); 19-20 Tooley Street, Southwark (1846-60); 145 The Strand (1883-1902); 56 Stamford Street, S.E. (1903-38); all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(958); Calvert 2; Brewington 1; Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Price 12; Whipple 1; NMM 2; Brieux 3; KEN; Crawforth 1; RSW; Moskowitz 103; Coffeen 58; Clifton 1. | suggest correction |
| DRING AND FAGE AND CO. | England, c. 1850, PHIM | Edward Hall and Edward Jenkin; appointed Hydrometer and Saccharometer Makers to the Board of Inland Revenue, 1850. | 19 and 20 Tooley Street, London Bridge, Londn. | McConnell 4. | suggest correction | |
| DRING, JOHN | England, fl.1784-90, MIM | freed by Patrimony, 1780, possibly in the Feltmakers' Company; worked with William Fage, 1790 on, as Dring and Fage, which see; produced ivory scales for octants, etc.; signed "I.D." (2), which see. | 4 Albion Place, Walworth (1784-90); Gracechurch Street; both in London. | Mörzer Bruyns 1; Moskowitz 122; Coffeen 15; Clifton 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DRING, THOMAS | England; USA; England, fl.1786-98, MIM NIM PHIM | Barometer, 1796 = Chester County Historical Society, Pa. | optician; clockmaker. | West Chester, Pa. (1786-98). | Bedini 1 & 8. | suggest correction |
| DRIVER | England, PHIM | balance maker; apprenticed to Mr. Vandome; see Bastick and Driver. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | ||
| DROOGTE, GROOTE | Holland, c.1830, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 12/17/87. | Amsterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DROSCHEL | see Troschel; another variant is Droschell. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DRUNCKER, H. | Germany?, 1611, MIM | Diptych Sundial, oval, ivory, 1611 = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DRURY, JAMES | England, c.1714, | member of the Clockmakers' Company; James Rowley (MIM) was turned over to him by Thomas Woods in 1714. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| DRURY, JEREMIAH | England, c.1616, MIM | he and John Harper worked with William Pratt to obtain a patent for Pratt's 'Arithmeticall Jewell', in 1616. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| DRURY, STEPHEN | USA, fl.1788-1809, MIM | also made clocks; took David Moritz as an apprentice, c.1802. | Huntingdon County, Pa. | James W. Gibbs. | suggest correction | |
| DRURY, WILLIAM 1 | England, c.1761, MIM | apprenticed to John Urings 2 in the Joiners' Company on Aug. 18, 1761; might be William Drury 2, which see. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| DRURY, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1769-74, MIM | may be the same as William Drury 1, which see. | Dale Street (1769); North Side Old Dock (1772); both in Liverpool. | Bryden 9; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| DRYANDER, JOHANNES | Germany, c.1500-60, | expert instrument designer; "Cylindri usus et canones", 1543, is first known description of a portable cylinder sundial; Johann Eichmann, M.D. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DRYDEN, JOHN | England, | Water Clock = X; Garden Sundial, 1677 = D.(1996). | water clock is modern work; sundial looks like Pearson Page work, has long motto. | Coventry. | MAD, April, 1996; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DRYER, C. | USA, c.1850, PHIM | made thermometers and clocks. | Louisville, Ky. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DU BOIS, A. | Belgium, NIM | T.C. in sextant box, OMM. | Antwerp. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DU BUC | see Buc, du. | suggest correction | ||||
| DU PONT | France, 1580, MIM | Horizontal Sundial inside watch lid = P.C.; Sundial in watch = Bernal Sale. | Baillie thought about 1650. | Castres. | Benson; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| DUBARY | France, c.1810, MIM PHIM SIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/21/83; Graphometer = P.C. | barometer signed "Dubarry Selon Toricelli". | Dijon. | Brieux 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUBAS | France, c.1850, NIM | Octant, night = NMM-S.84; Octant = PMM; Sextant = D.(1985). | "breveté." | Nantes. | Coffeen 11; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUBINI 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 8 North Place, Brunswick Place (London). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DUBINI 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 25 Little College Street, West Camdentown (London). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DUBINI, L. | England, c.1815, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 12/17/87. | Cross Street, Hatton Garden, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUBINI, PETER | England, fl.1832-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | also spelled Duhum and Dulbini (?). | 11 Beauchamp Street (1832-33); 12 Beauchamp Street (1836); both in Leather Lane; 47 Red Lion Street (1853-60); all in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| DUBOIA | France, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = OXF. | possibly owner, engraving is different; may be misreading for Dubois. | Paris. | RSW; Soth. 2/28/80. | suggest correction |
| DUBOIN | France, 18th Century, | see Dubois. | Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| DUBOIS | France, fl.1771-74, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including ADL, ROM, FLO, COR, NMM, etc. | Aux Génies, Paris. | Daumas 1; Michel 3; Bonelli 1 and 4; Nachet; Italian Inv.; Frank; Wynter 1; Courtanvaux; A.J. Turner 10; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUBOIS, FREDERIC WILLIAM | Switzerland, 1811-69, MIM | Frédéric William Dubois; made several astronomical clocks. | Le Locle. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| DUBOIS, HENNON | France, c.1800, | invented a type of surveying instrument for triangulation; it was made by Charles Mercklein. | Libert et Castor 4/28/82; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DUBOSCQ, JULES | France, 1817-86, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Heliostats = WHI, Versailles 11/20/83, USNM; Microscopes = AMH, UTR, Versailles 11/20/83; Prism = La Rochelle 7/16/83; Goniometer = Soth. 3/10/87; Polariscope = USNM; etc. | "ingénieur, gendre et successeur de Soleil, opticien du Roy", 1849; "Appareil Breveté S.G.D.G."; also pupil and son-in-law of Soleil; traded as Duboscq- Soleil, which see; T.C.; took Ph. Pellin as a partner in 1883, until 1886 when Pellin took over. | 21, rue de l'Odéon au fond de la Cour, Paris (1849-83). | USNM; Calvert 2; Bonelli 1; Brieux 3; Fitzgerald; Paris 1900; Belgian Inv.; Van Cittert 3; G.L'E. Turner 24; Warner 13; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUBOSCQ, L.J. | France, c.1850, OIM | perhaps related to Jules Duboscq. | 21 Rue de l'Odéon, Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DUBOSCQ, TH. AND A. | France, c.1883, PHIM | J.W. Queen announced they were sole agents for the above; may have been disgruntled sons of Jules Duboscq. | Paris. | Warner 13. | suggest correction | |
| DUBOSCQ-SOLEIL, J. | France, 1851-75, PHIM | Solar Polariscope and Fresnel Press = Brown U., Providence, RI.; Saccharimeter = College of Charlston, SC; Fresnel Press = U. of Virginia; Cyanopolarimeter = Columbia College (University); etc. | "J. Duboscq-Soleil Brete S.G.D.G." | Paris. | Warner 13. | suggest correction |
| DUBOSE | France, MIM SIM | Graphometer = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DUBOSQ, G. | France, c.1831, PHIM | Polaiscope = FRK-M328. | polariscope; possibly J. Dubosq. | Paris. | Frank; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| DUBOSQ, PROSPER EDMOND | France, MIM SIM | Surveying Square = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DUBOSQ-SOLEIL, J. | France, c.1850, OIM | Microscopes = UTR, STM. | surely Jules Duboscq. | 35 Rue de l'Odéon, Paris. | Van Cittert 3; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUBY, C. | France, 1724, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, round, lead, 1724 = Schuhmann Sale. | Estavage. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUCHAFFAT, A. | see Chaffat, a. du. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| DUCHASSAR, A. | see Chaffat, a. du. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| DUCHEMIN, EMILE | France, 19th Century, NIM | Compass Rose = AMST. | Paris. | Mörzer Bruyns. | suggest correction | |
| DUCHER | alternative spelling is Tucher. | suggest correction | ||||
| DUCHER, CHRISTOPH | Germany, 1582-1632, MIM | member of the compass makers' guild; became a pedlar. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| DUCHER, H. | Germany, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, octagonal, compass on top = DRE. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DUCHER, HANNS | Germany, fl.1600-09, MIM | Sundial in watch case, 1600 = ADL-M287; Mining Compass, 1609 = ADL-M173. | ADL-M173 is signed "hanns ducher faci eh badt 1609"; ADL-M287 is signed "hanns ducher 1600"; punchmark is orb; Zinner confused him with Hans Ducher (Tucher), the ivory diptych sundial maker. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUCHER, HANS 1 | Germany, fl.1537-50, MIM | made ivory diptych sundials; Master in 1537; Ducher used a serpent as a mastermark; one of his sundials, signed "H.D." (2), is at OXF. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| DUCHER, HANS 2 | Germany, fl.1557-1615, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = OXF (1560, 1567), MERC-68 (1576) = Soth. 12/12/55. | became master in 1557; made ivory diptych sundials dating from 1560-97; hard to tell his work apart from Hans Ducher 3, his son, when their dates overlap; see H.D. 2. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Gouk 1; Hamilton 1 and 2. | suggest correction |
| DUCHER, HANS 3 | Germany, 1549-1632, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = P.C. (1569), ADL-W20, ADL-DPW30, BM (5), UTO 11/2/76, Christie-G 5/3/86, WHI (1567), OXF (1578), (1588), Huelsmann Coll. (1580); Cube Sundial, brass, 1581 = WHI. | son of Hans Ducher 2; Master in 1580; made ivory diptych and brass sundials dating from 1569-1621; some of the dials prior to 1597 may be by Hans Ducher 2; used both plain and spotted snakes as mastermarks; sometimes signed "H.D." (2), or "Hans Tucher" (OXF, 1588, signed as the latter), which see; see H.T. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Bryden 16; Price 3; Ward 4; Engelmann 1; Gouk 1; Syndram; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUCHER, HANS CHRISTOPH | Germany, 1584-post-1656, MIM | member of Compassmakers' Guild; became a city wait. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| DUCHER, JORG | Germany, c.1490, MIM | became Master compass maker in 1490; probably made ivory diptych sundials. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| DUCHER, JOSEF | Germany, 1614-44, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory, = STU (1641), OXF (1642), OXF, WHI, Drecker Coll. = DPW. | bird flying to left was his punchmark; several sundials with this punchmark are in the Huelsmann Coll. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Gouk 1; Syndram; Bryden 16. | suggest correction |
| DUCHER, JOSEPH PLUMEN | Germany, 1642, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1642 = Phillips 10/20/82. | "Angst und Kumer ist aler menschen Driwsal"; probably same as Joseph Ducher. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUCHER, KATHARINA | Germany, fl.1530, MIM | compass maker. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| DUCHER, THEODOR | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Diptych Sundial, 1600 = X. | compass maker. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction |
| DUCHER, THOMAS 1 | Germany, 1590-1645, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = OXF (1620), HAK. | son of Hans Ducher 2; Master in 1613; a snake is the mastermark; see T.D.; HAK is signed "Thomas Tucher"; Bryden thinks there are two unsigned diptych sundials at WHI by this maker. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Gouk 1; Syndram; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUCHER, THOMAS 2 | Germany, 1683, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1683 = NOR. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUCOMMUN, FRANCOIS | France, 1763-1839, MIM | Tellurian Clocks = CHF (1817), MIS, P.C., D.(1965); Universal Ring Sun Dials = P.C. (2). | François Ducommun-dit-Boudry. | La Chaux-de-Fonds. | NMM 2; RSW. Britten; Baillie 1; Musée d'Horlogerie. | suggest correction |
| DUCOMMUN-DIT-BOUDRY | see François Ducommun. | suggest correction | ||||
| DUCOMMUN-DIT-TINNON, DANIEL | France, 1728, | wrote of making sundials, 1728. | La Chaux-de-Fonds. | RSW; DRE Notes, 1973. | suggest correction | |
| DUDIER, HANS | Germany, 1578, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1578 = BASH. | the cover is 14th century work. | Augsburg. | Tardy. | suggest correction |
| DUDLEY | England, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1970). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DUDLEY, JOHN | England, c.1731, | apprenticed to John Farmer 2 in the Joiners' Company, Dec. 14, 1731. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| DUDLEY, ROBERT | England; Italy, 1573-1649, | Sir Robert Dudley; author, invented several instruments including a mariner's astrolabe (1596), an azimuth sundial, etc.; examples are in BM and FLO; exiled from England and went to Florence. | London; Florence. | Taylor 1(92); Bonelli 1; Michel 3, Boffito; Price 3; Italian Inv.; Ward 4; A. Stimson 3; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| DUDMAN, T. | England, NIM | Sextant, ebony and ivory = Star of India Maritime Museum, San Diego, Cal. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUDUICT, JACQUES | France, fl.1599-1645, | author; invented a sciatere (quadrant) to lay out sundials. | Blois. | Baillie 1; Zeitlin and Ver Brugge 219. | suggest correction | |
| DUFFEY, JAMES P. | USA, fl.1844-57, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | also made chemical and engineering instruments. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DUFOUR | France, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = P. and S. 11/21/1894. | Paris. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUFOUR, H. | France, 18th Century, MIM | Sundials, oval, silver = OXF, Strozzi; Butterfield-type Sundial, silver = Drouot 2/18/23; Sundial = AMST. | Blois. | Evans 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUGGLEBY, W. | England, c.1850, PHIM | barometer maker. | Kirkby Moorside. | Loomes 1. | suggest correction | |
| DUGLAS, JACQUES | France, NIM | Compass Rose = D.(1972). | Honfleur. | Brieux 3. | suggest correction | |
| DUGUE | France, c.1620, MIM | Sundial in watch = Ilbert Coll. | Dugué; Duguet? | Paris. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| DUHAMEL 1 | France, 18th Century, MIM OIM | Sectors = Soth. 12/12/55, Huelsmann Coll., Koller May, 1966; Sundial = Drouot 11/14/68; Folding Rule = Koller May, 1966; Set of Drawing Instruments, case = DEU. | made lenses and Butterfield-type sundials. | Paris. | Michel 1 and 3; Evans 1; Nachet; Wheatland 2; Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUHAMEL 2 | Germany, MIM | De Roias Sundial = DEU-1695. | DuHamel. | Munich. | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUHAMEL, CLEMENT | France; USA, 1818-86, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Compass = P.C.; Augsburg-type Sundials = P.C., D.; Telescope = USNM. | optician. | 111 Canal Street, New Orleans, La. | Smart 1; USNM; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUHIM | England, c.1832-33, | see Dubini. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DUHRE, GABRIEL OSTEN | Sweden, fl.1763-81, MIM | apprenticed to C.H. Westberg. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| DUJARDIN, FELIX | France, 1801-68, | designed a microscope. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| DULAC | France, c.1607, | invented a protractor with sundial and two movable arms; made by Vernie. | Hamilton 2; Whipple 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DULBINI | England, c.1836, | see Dubini. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| DULNIG, J. | Germany, c.1820, MIM | Astrolabe = Bleiberg. | Bleiberg. | Kirnbauer 2. | suggest correction | |
| DULOULIN | France, 1845, MIM | Analemmatic Sundial, glass and metal, case, 1845 = Cincinnati Museum of Natural History. | "Cadran solaire analemmatique", 15"X12". | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DULTON AND SMITH | England, 1828, PHIM | Set of Inspector's Standard Weights and Measures, 1828 = Phillips 10/26/83. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUMAYNE CADET | Switzerland, NIM | Mariner's Compass = Koller May, 1966. | Lausanne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUMONT D'URVILLE | France, c.1830, NIM | Artificial Horizon = PMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| DUMOTIEZ | France, c.1780, MIM OIM PHIM | Sector = PEA; Barometers = FLO (2); Microscope = CNAM; Augsburg-type Sundial = P. et J. Martin, Versailles 11/18/79; Electrometer = GEM. | one or the other of the Dumotiez frères. | Rue du Jardinet, no. 2; Rue Saint-André-des-Arts, both in Paris. | Brewington 1; Bonelli 1; Daumas 1; Moreau; A.J. Turner 10; USNM. | suggest correction |
| DUMOTIEZ FRERES | France, fl.1784-1815, PHIM | Hydrostatic Balance = P.C.; Air Pump = USNM. | Dumotiez Frères were Louis Joseph and Pierre François; succeeded by Nicholas Constant Pixii, 1815. | Rue du Jardinet; St André-des Arts; both in Paris. | Multhauf 1; USNM; Brewington 1; Daumas 1; Brieux 3; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUMOTIEZ, LOUIS JOSEPH | France, b.1757; fl.1784-1815, PHIM | see Dumotiez Frères. | Rue du Jardinet, Paris (1784). | Daumas 1; NMM 2; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| DUMOTIEZ, PIERRE FRANCOIS | France, fl.1784-1815, PHIM | Pierre François Dumotiez; see Dumotiez Frères. | Rue du Jardinet, Paris (1784). | Daumas 1; NMM 2; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| DUNBARR | USA, 1795, MIM | Philadelphia, Pa. or Maryland or South Carolina. | Prime; USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| DUNCAN 1 | Scotland, | see William Duncan. | suggest correction | |||
| DUNCAN 2 | England, c.1781, MIM | Zakhorloge = X. | might be John Duncan 1. | London. | Mörzer Bruyns; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| DUNCAN, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1828-34, OIM | 4 King David Lane, London. | Taylor 2(1835); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| DUNCAN, JOHN 2 | Scotland, pre-1856, OIM | Microscope = D.(1981). | Aberdeen. | Moskowitz 122. | suggest correction | |
| DUNCAN, WILLIAM | Scotland, fl.1841-49, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Microscope = CRI = RSM; Level = RSM. | microscope signed "W. Duncan, Aberdeen"; barometer signed "Duncan 92 Union Street, Aberdeen." | 46 Dee Street (1841); 92 Union Street (1842-49); both in Aberdeen. | Goodison 1; Bryden 3; Nachet; Gunther 2; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| DUNDAS | see Melville, Dundas and Whitson. | suggest correction | ||||
| DUNGAN, L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 4/24/87. | Newcastle. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUNKEN, THOMAS | England, c.1830, MIM | apprenticed to William Gilbert of the Grocers' Company, March 4, 1830. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DUNN 1 | England, pre-1794, NIM | Sextant, rosewood = Leigh and Soth. 4/10/1794-65. | possibly Samuel Dunn. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUNN 2 | Scotland, PHIM | Marine Barometer = X; Theodolite = FRK = RSM. | may be John 2 or Thomas Dunn. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| DUNN, JOHN 1 | England, c.1758, MIM | apprenticed to John Parminter 1 of the Grocers' Company on May 17, 1751; free of the Company on June 6, 1758. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DUNN, JOHN 2 | Scotland, fl.1824-43, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Level = RSM; Theodolite = Soth. 6/23/87; Graphometer, 1827 = Soth. 2/25/86 = RSM; Pyrometer = RSM; Magnetic Survey Compass = RSM; Transit for chronometer adjustment = RSM. | T.C.; made an improved air pump; older brother of Thomas Dunn; protractor, thermometer and telescope = Nisbet 4/4/1860; probably made barometer signed "Dunn Edinburgh"; RSM graphometer also marked "invt et fecit." | 7 West Bow (1824); 25 Thistle Street (1825-27); 52 Hanover Street (1828-31); Sign of the Gilded Globe, 50 Hanover Street 1832-42; all in Edinburgh; 157 Buchanan Street (1840); 28 Buchanan Street (1841); both in Glasgow. | Goodison 1; Calvert 2; Bryden 3; Taylor 2(1542); Clay and Court; Darius 3; Chaldecott 3; RGO; R.G.W. Anderson 1; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUNN, MICHAEL | 1813, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DUNN, SAMUEL | England, 1723-94, MIM NIM | designed an orrery within an armillary sphere, pre-1780; improved azimuth compass and Hadley's quadrant. | Crediton, Devon (-1751); Ormond House, Chelsea; Brompton Park, near Kensington (1763); 6 Clement's Inn, near Temple Bar (1774); 8 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden (1774); 1 Boar's Head Court, Fleet Street (1780-94); all in London. | Taylor 2(348); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUNN, THOMAS | Scotland, fl.1818-67, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Pantograph = Soth. 7/4/66; Telescopic Levels (2) = RSM; Stick Barometer = Soth. 2/4/77; Box Sextant, 1842 = Exhibit,"1000 Years of Navigation", Brussels, 1979; Calendar, elapsed-time, circular = P.C.; "Improved Pantograph" = RSM; Theodolite = P.C.(1987); Surveyor's Compass = P.C.(1987); Transit, incomplete = RSM. | worked with his brother, John Dunn 2, 1825-43; succeeded him, 1843-67; T.C.; in the London Exhibition of 1851; RSM transit marked "Edinburgh"; designed an accounting slide rule in 1818. | Glasgow (c.1818); 50 Hanover Street, Edinburgh (1843-67). | Taylor 2(1542); Goodison 1; Bryden 1; Delehar 2 and 9; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUNNETT | see Jack Dunning. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |||
| DUNNING, JACK | England, fl.1674-78, MIM OIM | may have been an apprentice of Richard Reeves 1; member of the Spectaclemakers' Company; a Turner; had John Marshall 2 as an apprentice in the Turners' Company; made tubes for telescopes. | Charing Cross, London. | Taylor 1(373); Evans 1; Crawforth 6; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| DUNOD, CLAUDE | France; Germany, 1672-1716, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundials = HAK (1711 1713 1714), DUS (1714), MERC = WHI (1713), NYM (1714), OXF (1716), NYC, KRM, Freiburg i Breisgau Museum, KRE, etc. | of French origin; an early maker of the mehanical equatorial sundial; some of these dials have cams to set the latitude. | Burgundy; Munich (1678-95); Düsseldorf (1711-16). | Zinner 1; Bryden 16; Michel 1 and 3; Nachet; Whipple 1; Art.; Chandler and Vincent; Gunther 6; Rabenalt; Belgian Inv.; Brieux 3; RSW; W. Eckhardt 3. | suggest correction |
| DUNSCOMBE AND HUSBANDS | England, pre-1876, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | M.W. Dunscombe and H. Husbands. | Bristol. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| DUNSCOMBE, M.W. | England, c.1855, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | apprenticed to John Braham in 1855; succeeded him. | Bristol. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| DUNSFORD, JAMES N. | England, c.1830, OIM | Fore Street, Devonport. | Taylor 2(1836). | suggest correction | ||
| DUNSTON, PAUL | England, c. 1695, MIM | apprenticed to Simon Chapman of the Clockmakers' Company on June 24, 1687 for eight years. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| DUPEE, JOHN | USA, 1729-1773, MIM NIM SIM | Backstaves 1764 = X (1753), Kelton Coll. (1764)(1990); Octants = PEA (1755), X (1760); Surveyor's Compasses, wood = Bostonian Society, South Natick Historical Society, P.C., Andover Historical Society, Mass., etc. | father was a French Huguenot; PEA quadrant made for Patrick Montgomerie; made nautical compasses. | North Side of Swing Bridge, Boston, New Eng. | Bedini 1; Smart 1; Taylor 2(472); USNM; Brewington 1; Price 2; American Neptune, Jan. 1975; D.J. Warner 8, 10 and 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUPRA | France, c.1770, PHIM | worked 18 years for the Abbé Nollet. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| DUPRESSOIR, C. | France, c.1850, MIM SIM | Mining Compass, box = P.C.(1987). | succeeded Baraban. | rue St. Honoré, 175, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUPRESSOIR, J.P.H. | France, MIM | Planetarium on clock = MLL. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUPUIS, JEAN | France, 17th Century, MIM SIM | Theodolite, wood = ROU-207; Theodolite, elaborate = CNAM; Astronomical Clock = ROU-260. | Paris. | Michel 3; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| DUQUET | France, c.1733, | devised a water clock. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DUREN | USA, | see Henry Duren, Alder and Duren, Bassnet and Duren, Duren and Alder, Duren and Castigan, Duren and Mediger. | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUREN AND ALDER | USA, | T.C.; dealers in nautical instruments. | 20 Burling Slip, New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUREN AND CASTIGAN | USA, NIM | Sextants = Mystic Seaport, Conn.(2). | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUREN AND MEDINGER | USA, c.1850, | T.C.; dealers in chronometers. | 20 Burling Slip, New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUREN, HENRY | USA, fl.1852-61, MIM NIM PHIM | Quadrants = P.C., MYS; Octants = Whaling Museum, Nantucket, Mass., Newport Historical Society, R.I.; Sextants = MYS (2). | "S.B.R." signed on ivory scale of P.C. quadrant; "Importer"; may have made some instruments; machinist, 1860; nautical instrument maker, 1861; name stamped on a Spencer & Co. sextant at ADL; American agent for James Bassnett. | 39 Burling Slip, opposite Fulton Ferry, one door from South Street, New York, N.Y. | Brewington 1; USNM; Moskowitz 104; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUREN, T. | USA, c.1860, NIM | Octant, ebony, case = D. | probably a misreading; H. Duren T.C. in lid of box. | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DURER, ALBRECHT | Germany, 1471-1528, | Altitude Sundials, round = WRAY, NYM, ADL-T4. | the sundials listed are all modern work, probably by D.B. Sheahan; Dürer designed sundials which are shown in his book on perspective; artist; author. | Nürnberg. | Lübke; Zinner 1; Baillie 1; Kurz; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| DURHAM, W. | see William Derham. | Aked. | suggest correction | |||
| DURINGER | see Döring. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DURKEE, C.D., AND CO. | USA, NIM | Boxed Dry Compass = MYS. | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DURN | see Duru. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| DUROD, CLAUDE | see Claude Dunod. | Smith. | suggest correction | |||
| DURONI AND CO. | Italy, MIM | Set of Drawing Instruments = Christie-SK 12/1/83. | German work, so Duroni and Co. probably dealers. | Milan. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DURRAN, JAMES HOPKINS | England, fl.1832-54, PHIM | advertised thermometers and barometers. | Banbury. | Beeson. | suggest correction | |
| DURROCH, W.F. | England, c.1850, OIM | Microscopes = Christie-SK 3/4/82, Soth. 9/20/83. | Soth. one signed "H. Durroch." | 28 St. Thomas's Street, Borough, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DURU | France, 1717, MIM | Sundial, in wooden box, 1717 = P. and S. 3/20/1896 = P. and S. 5/19/1896. | might be Durn. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DURU, L., ET FILS | France, OIM | Telescopic Level = Melun 4/24/83. | Bordeaux. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| DUTCH, HENRY D. | USA, fl.1841-42, MIM NIM PHIM | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| DUTRO | France, c.1850, MIM SIM | Y-Level = P.C. (1987); Mining Dial = P.C. (1987). | the instruments are signed "Dutro Fabt." | Bould. St. Germain, 94, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| DUTTON AND SMITH | England, c.1815, PHIM | Apothecary Balance = D. | "Scale Makers, late apprentice and foreman to Vincent and Co., London Bridge." | 248 Tooley Street, near London Bridge, London. | Coffeen II. | suggest correction |
| DUTTON, HENRY | England, c.1666, | misreading for Henry Sutton? | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DUTTON, MATTHEW | England, fl.1779-1800, MIM | free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1779; Master of the Company, 1800. | London. | Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| DUTTON, RICHARD | England, fl.1663-82, MIM | probably a sundial maker. | Sign of the Dial, Holborn, London. | Taylor 1(296); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| DUVAHN, CARL | Sweden; Denmark; Sweden, fl.1845-86, MIM | Lund (1845-49); Copenhagen (1849-); Lund (-1886). | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DUVAL | France, c.1680, MIM NIM | Horizontal Sundial = SPI; Marine Compass, 1680 = SPI. | made table sundials with bubble levels; Pierre Duval? | Paris. | Michel 3; Nachet; Ernst. | suggest correction |
| DUVAL, PIERRE | France, 1618-83, | wrote treatise on the sphere. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| DUYSTER, J.J. | Holland, 1761-1813, MIM | Rotterdam (c.1806). | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| DWELLE, E. | USA, c.1832, MIM OIM | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| DWYER, R.O. | Canada, c.1790, NIM | Sextant = Royal Ontario Museum. | St. Johns, Newfoundland. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| DYAS, Y°. | Portugal, fl.1614-28, NIM | Mariner's Astrolabes = Museo de las Casas Reales, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (16?9) (NMM-40), Dept. of Culture, St. John's, Newfoundland (1628) (NMM-44), Christie-NY 6/14/88 (Atocha)(1614)(NMM-60) = Museo de Marinha, Lisbon. | thought to be Joa~o Dias; the small "o" is directly over the "Y"; NMM is the National Maritime Museum Registry of Mariner's Astrolabes. | Stimson 3. | suggest correction | |
| DYER, SAMUEL | England, c.1696, MIM | apprenticed to Walter Henshaw of the Clockmakers' Company on March 3, 1696. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| DYSON, JOHN | England, c.1695, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Peter Collins of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 25, 1687; free of the Company, April 1, 1695. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| E. | Germany, C.1700, MIM | Compass Sundial, bone and brass = D.(1991). | signed on the brass chapter ring. | Coffeen 35. | suggest correction | |
| E.A. 1 | Germany, 1580, MIM | Gun Sight, 1580 = DRE-546. | Drechsler 2. | suggest correction | ||
| E.A. 2 | MIM | Vertical Sundial, silver = LOS. | in the shape of a cross; pin missing; also marked "Crux Victoria" and "SCT II ODA RKI". | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| E.A.M. | Germany, 1718, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1718 = Gymnasium, Linz. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| E.B. * N.L. | 1732, MIM NIM | Cross-staff, 1732 = Mystic Seaport, Conn. | marked on one side only. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| E.B. 1 | England, 1625, MIM | Sector, 1625 = BM-1880/8/20-17. | Taylor 1(150); Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | ||
| E.B. 2 | MIM | Cube Sundial, stone = NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| E.B. AND R. | France, c.1849, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer = PEA. | E. Burdon and Richards. | Paris. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction |
| E.C. | England, 1701, MIM OIM | Compass Sundial, ivory, 1701 = D.(1984); Compass Sundial, brass, 1701 = ADL-W255; Microscopes = D.(pre-1950), Soth. 10/3/88. | compass papers printed " E.C. fecit 1701"; surely Edmund Culpeper 1; Soth. microscope has shagreen case. | Moskowitz 130; Clay and Court; Weil 2(2); ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| E.E. | England, c.1560, MIM | Ring Sundial = Evans Coll. = OXF. | probably Epiphanius Evesham; seal has pineapple and "A.P." | Earle; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| E.F. | England, MIM | Napier's Bones, wood = OXF. | perhaps Edward Fage. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| E.F.H. | England, 1735, MIM | Analemmatic Sundial, 1735 = Soth. 10/27/69. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| E.H. 1 | France, 1659, MIM | Astrolabe, 1659, steel = NMM-Caird. | Michel 3; MADEX. | suggest correction | ||
| E.H. 2 | see Erasmus Habermel. | suggest correction | ||||
| E.I. | England, MIM | Gunter's Quadrant = P.C. | lunar volvelle and calendar. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| E.I.C. | England, MIM | Gunter's Scale = ADL-W146. | East India Company; marked "4 E.I.C."; see Chrichton 2. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| E.J. | OIM | Spyglass, miniature = FRK. | Frank. | suggest correction | ||
| E.L.B. | PHIM | Spring Balance = Soth. 7/29/69. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| E.M.G. | OIM | Telescope = Ships of the Sea Museum, Savannah, Ga. | owner? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| E.M.P. | Germany, 1630, MIM | Table Sundial, 1630 = INN. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| E.P. | England, pre-1800, NIM | Octant = MYS. | the scale on the octant is signed " E.P." with an anchor; this probably is Edward Parker. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| E.P.G. | "Elevati Poli Gradus." | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| E.R.L. | MIM | Gunner's Quadrant = SKO; Instrument = SKO. | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| E.V.Z. | Germany, 1568, MIM | Artillery Rule, 1568 = DRE. | may be same as E.Z. | Drechsler 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| E.Z. | Germany, 1568, MIM | Erhard Zimmermann; see E.V.Z. | Drechsler 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| EADE, JONATHAN | England, 18th Century, MIM NIM | Ship's Compasses = NMM-C145, Soth. 10/17/60; Slide Rule, ivory and silver = P.C. (Christie 5/5/70). | member of the Merchant Taylors' Company; took apprentices. | Wapping, London. | NMM; Crawforth 8; RSW. | suggest correction |
| EADE, WILTON AND ALLEN | England, 18th Century, NIM | Ship's Compass = Soth. 10/17/60. | Jonathan Eade, William Wilton 1 and Nathaniel Allen. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| EAGLAND, JOSEPH | England, fl.1856-59, PHIM | barometer maker. | 3 Wellington Row, Bethnal Green, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| EAMES | England, 19th Century, OIM | T.C. in the lid of a microscope box reads "By Eames Optician." | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| EAMES, JAMES | USA, c.1835, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Cyr Auction, May, 1997. | patented a wooden theodolite, Feb, 11, 1835; signed "Eames Improved Patent Compass, Newry, Me." | Newry, Maine. | USNM; Coffeen B; MAD June 1997. | suggest correction |
| EARLE, CHRISTOPHER | England, MIM | Magnetic Compass = Evans Coll. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | ||
| EARNSHAW, THOMAS | England, 1749-1824, MIM | Astronomical Clock = Skinner and Dyke, 2/5/1793-204. | the catalogue of the Earl of Bute's Coll. lists him as "L. Earnshaw"; watch and clockmaker noted for his chronometers. | 119 High Holborn (1791-1806; Chenies Street, Bedford Square; both in London. | Taylor 2(705); J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| EASLING | see Johann Ernst Essling. | Evans 1; P. & S. 4/3/1894; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| EAST INDIA COMPANY | England, | Horizontal Sundial = CNAM. | oriental; see E.I.C.; see Chrichton 2. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EASTLAND AND CO. | England, OIM | Compound Microscope = UTR. | see William Eastland 2. | Taylor 2(166 & 349). | suggest correction | |
| EASTLAND, WILLIAM 1 | England, 1704-68, OIM | apprenticed to Thomas Gay 2 of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1718; turned over to Thomas Lincoln in the Company in 1726; free of the Company in 1726; Assistant in the Company in 1737; father of William Eastland 2. | Clerkenwell, London (1764). | Taylor 2(166); Court and von Rohr 3(102); Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| EASTLAND, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1747-80, OIM | apprenticed to his father, William Eastland 1, c.1761, in the Spectaclemakers' Company; turned over to Henry R. Shuttleworth in the same Company in 1762; free of the Company, c.1768; Robischon thought he was free in 1773; some of his microscopes are signed "Eastland and Co." | London. | Taylor 2(349); Court and von Rohr 3(182); Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| EASTLANDT | Holland, c.1785, OIM | telescope maker. | The Hague. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| EASTMOND | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 4/28/89. | Redhill. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EASTON, EDWARD | England, c.1708, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Feilder of the Clockmakers' Company on March 3, 1701; free of the Company, April 5, 1708. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| EASTON, JAMES | England, 1731, MIM SIM | Backstaff, 1731 = DNM. | made for Francis Harrison. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EATON | England, PHIM | see Bordessa and Eaton; also see Novati, Bordessa and Eaton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| EATON, A.K. | USA, c.1854, OIM | in partnership with Charle A. Spencer for a few years c.1854. | Canastoga, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| EATON, JOHN | England, c.1658, MIM | apprenticed to Walter Hayes of the Grocers' Company on July 2, 1651; free of the Company on July 7, 1658. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| EBERBACH AND SON CO. INC. | USA, c.1843, PHIM | made physical, chemical and physiological apparatus. | Ann Arbor Mich. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| EBERHARD, J.G. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = D. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| EBERHARD, J.P. | Germany, c.1700, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = DEU. | this may be a misreading for J.G. Eberhard. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EBERHARD, P. AEGID | Germany, 1688, MIM | Azimuth Sundial, 1688 = KRM. | Raittenau. | Rabenalt. | suggest correction | |
| EBERHART, PHILLIPP | Switzerland, c.1602, MIM | designed a surveying instrument with Leonhart Zubler. | Zurich. | Dawson 216, 1971. | suggest correction | |
| EBERSPERGER, JOH. GEORG | Germany, c.1729-1755, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = Bernhard Canzler in 1750; Graphometer, 1729 = NUR-WI 252; Compass, 1737 = NUR-WI 697; Quadrant, steel with wooden tripod, 1739 = NUR-WI 207; Quadrant, 1751 = NUR-WI 584; Graphometer, 1755 = DEU-2893; Rule = ADL-M133; Alidade with Compass = NUR-WI 1268. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Michel 3; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EBLE | c.1850, NIM | Sextant, primitive = UTR. | Ellwangen | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EBMER, SEBALD | Germany, b.1580-d.1613, MIM | amateur mathematician & instrument maker; a friend of F. Ritter. | Nürnberg. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| EBSWORTH, GEORGE RICHARD | England, c.1827, OIM | optician. | 54 Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 2(1320); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| EBSWORTH, RICHARD | England, fl.1815-29, MIM OIM PHIM | Tellurians, miniature = HAY, ADL-W51, D.(1983); Drawing Instrument Set = Christie 5/6/69; Telescope, refracting = X; Telescope, reflecting = X; Microscope = Soth. 12/8/69; Astronomical Quadrant, miniature = D.(1983); Floating Sundial = Soth.-S 1/26/88. | T.C.; the telescopes and the microscope are signed "Ebsworth." | 68 Fleet Street and 41 Fleet Street, both in London. | Taylor 2(1320); Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Goodison 1; Coffeen; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ECCLES, D. | England, | Water Clock, dated 1697 from the town of Salisbury = Hindley Shop, CMY. | modern work by Pearson Page of Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ECCLESTON | England, c.1750, OIM | made Newtonian telescopes. | London. | Taylor 2(473a); Dewhirst; Daumas 1; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| ECHEVERRIA | Spain, MIM | Squadra Mobile = P.C. (1976). | Bilbao. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ECHO AND BARGOS | Spain, 18th Century, MIM | Armillary Sundial = P. & S. 4/21/1898. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ECKERT | Germany, c.1850, MIM | Nürnberg. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| ECKHARDT, A. GEORGE | Holland; England, fl.1770-99, MIM | Dividers = Auction, 1799; Parallel Rules = Auction, 1799; Graphometer, mahogany = Auction, 1799. | A. George Eckhardt, junr. invented a rolling parallel rule in 1770 which was made by Dollond; held fifteen patents; F.R.S. | Taylor 2(706); Mörzer Bruyns 2; Millburn 8. | suggest correction | |
| ECKHARDT, DR. CHRISTIAN LEONHARD PHILIPP | Germany, 1784-1866, MIM | Globes = X. | Tooley. | suggest correction | ||
| ECKHARDT, H.E. | England, | see A. George Eckhardt. | Soth. 7/27/64. | suggest correction | ||
| ECKLING, JOHANN M. | Austria, c.1820, MIM NIM | Sextant = NMM-S.115; Sextant and an unidentified Instrument = MOS; Goniometer = P.C.(1979). | Vienna. | Novokshanova-Soklovskaja; Maistrov 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EDELMANN | Germany, MIM | Wiedemann-type Galvanometer = WHI. | Price 12. | suggest correction | ||
| EDEN, ALFRED | England, c.1830, OIM | Achromatic Microscope = WHI. | pupil of Pritchard. | 6 Langham Place, Regent Street, London. | Taylor 2(1838); Clay and Court; Whipple 1. | suggest correction |
| EDEN, WILLIAM | England, fl.1818-27, OIM | apprenticed, c.1811, in the Spectaclemakers' Company; free of the Company in 1818; pupil of Andrew Pritchard 1, 1818-27; optician. | 30 Castle Street, Holborn, London. | Taylor 2(1321); Court and von Rohr 3(243). | suggest correction | |
| EDGECUMBE | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer =X. | Plymouth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| EDGEWORTH, HENRY | England, 1779, NIM | Octant, 1779 = NMM-Caird; Octant = Drouot 3/9/70; Compass = D; Wooden Magnetic Compass = P.C. | 51 on the Key, Bristol. | Taylor 2(707); Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EDGINGTON | England, fl.1810-13, OIM | apprenticed in the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1803; free of the Company, 1810. | 7 Charterhouse Lane, London. | Taylor 2(828); Court and Rohr 3(236). | suggest correction | |
| EDKINS, JAMES 1 | England, c.1721, | apprenticed to Mark Rogers in the Joiners' Company, Jan. 9, 1721. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| EDKINS, JAMES 2 | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Kensington, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| EDKINS, SAMUEL SABINE | England, c.1838, MIM | Terrestrial Globes = Melun 4/24/83, Bearnes 11/12/86. | signed "S.S. Edkins", son-in-law of, and successor to, William Bardin. | 16 Salisbury Square, London. | Taylor 2(2117); Hamilton 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| EDWARDS AND HUNTER | England, PHIM | Marine Barometer = Gloucester Museum. | Cornhill, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| EDWARDS AND KILBINGTON | England, c.1789, NIM | compass makers. | Wapping, London. | Taylor 2(831). | suggest correction | |
| EDWARDS, FREDERICK | England, fl.1838, MIM | 2 Hackney Road, London. | Taylor 2(2118). | suggest correction | ||
| EDWARDS, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1781-1803, MIM OIM | made mariner's compasses and position instruments; made improvements on reflecting telescopes. | Ludlow and Bristol. | Taylor 2(830). | suggest correction | |
| EDWARDS, JOHN 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be the same as John Edwards 1. | Menai Bridge. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| EDWARDS, JOSEPH | England, fl.1767-77, MIM | rule maker; had James Dingley as an apprentice. | Bull Street (1767); 46 Worcester Street (1770-77); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| EDWARDS, M. | Scotland, MIM OIM | Pantograph = FRK = RSM. | 209 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. | Frank; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| EDWARDS, MATTHEW | England; USA, c.1850, MIM | "skilled instrument maker"; author. | Boston, Mass. | D.J. Warner 6. | suggest correction | |
| EDWARDS, THOMAS | England, fl.1667-92, MIM | designed astrolabes, double horizontal dial with analemma; author. | Oxford. | Taylor 1(315); Gunther 2; Dawsons 204. | suggest correction | |
| EDWARDS, WILLIAM | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 5/1/86. | "Warranted." | Bishops Castle. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| EECKHOUT, JOSEPH VAN DEN | Holland, fl.1782-87, MIM | Grand Orrery = Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg. | Middelburg. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| EEDT, CORNELIUS VAN DEN | Holland, 1586, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial, round, 1586 = BM (ex-SPI 2799). | compass markings are in English and Italian. | Zinner 1; Rooseboom 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Nachet; BM-1895; Ernst; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| EEKSTROOM, JOHANNES | Holland, 1750, NIM | Backstaff = Dundee City Museum and Art Gallery. | marked "opt Schip de Swarte." | Adelaar. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| EFLING | Germany, 18th Century, MIM SIM | Graphometer = DEU-16613. | Berlin. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| EGER, G.K. | Holland, c.1840, MIM | Quadrant = Auction, 1906. | Utrecht. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| EGGERICH, JOH. | Holland, c.1660, MIM | Sector = DRE (lost). | Leyden. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EGGERICH, JOHANNES | Germany, c.1725, MIM | Calculating Instrument = GEL; Drawing Instruments = HAK. | see Johann Eggerich Frers; drawing instruments signed "Johannes Eggrich". | Berlin. | Maistrov 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| EGGERT AND SON | USA, fl.1848-50, NIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = D.(1971); Dry Card Compass = Mystic Seaport, Conn. | chronometer makers; Dominick Eggert and Son. | 239 Pearl Street, New York, N.Y. | Brewington 1; Moskowitz 103; RSW. | suggest correction |
| EGGERT'S, D., SONS | USA, c.1850, NIM | Chronometer = | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EGGERT, CHARLES | USA, fl.1850-51, NIM | associated with John and Dominick Eggert. | New York, N.Y. | Brewington; Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| EGGERT, D., AND SON | USA, fl.1850-59, MIM PHIM | Quadrant, ebony and ivory = D.1976). | "S.B. and C." stamped on the inside of the mirror housing. | New York, N.Y. | Moskowitz, Special Cat. 1. | suggest correction |
| EGGERT, DOMINICK | USA, fl.1834-51, MIM PHIM | watch, chronometer and barometer maker. | 239 Pearl Street, New York, N.Y.(1841-42). | Brewington; Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| EGGERT, JOHN | USA, fl.1850-51, NIM | associated with Charles and Dominick Eggert. | New York, N.Y. | Brewington; Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| EGIDI, DOMENICO | Italy, MIM | Horary Quadrant, marble = X. | Ancona. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | |
| EGRET, MARTIN | France, 1713, MIM | Sundial, pottery, 1713 = Evans Coll. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| EHLING, LEOPOLD | England, 1847, MIM | 151 St.George Street, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| EHRARD | Germany, OIM | constructed burning glasses; succeeded Hoesen. | Dresden. | Spargo 1. | suggest correction | |
| EHREN, FRIED HALB | Germany, 1762, | maybe town, Ehrenfriedhal; marked on wooden diptych sundials, WHI-773 and one from DPW Coll., both dated 1762; WHI marked "EHREN/FRIED/HAL." | Whipple 1; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| EHRENBERG | see Ney and Ehrenberg. | Kosobutsky. | suggest correction | |||
| EICHEL, JOHANN CHRISTOPH | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Dividers with pen points = AUG. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| EICHENS, WILLIAM | Germany; France, 1818-1884, MIM OIM | naturalized Frenchman; associate of Marc Secretan; established his own shop in 1866. | Paris. | Paris 1900; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| EICHMANN | see Dryander. | suggest correction | ||||
| EICHNER, L.C. | USA, 1900-1967 ?MIM NIM OIM PHIM | engineer; made reproductions of many historic instruments, all signed and dated by him. | 437 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, New Jersey. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EICKERT, JOHAN | Germany, c.1588, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1588 = SPI = VIE. | signed also "I.E."; see I.E. 1. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| EIGHERT, W. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Marine Barometer = West of England Auctions 12/31/90. | Cardiff. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EIMMART, GEORG CHRISTOPH 1 | Germany, 1638-1705, MIM OIM PHIM | Celestial Globes, 1705 = VNL, NMM, ROM, P.C.; Planetarium, 1680 = NUR.; Terrestrial Globe, 1705 = VNL, NMM, P.C. etc. | apprenticed to J. von Sandrart, an engraver; made a wide range of instruments including sundials, armillary spheres, telescopes, and other astronomical items; had J. Ludtring as an assistant. | Regensburg (1638-60); Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Bonelli 4; Stevenson; Globus, Nov. 54 and June 62. | suggest correction |
| EIMMART, GEORG CHRISTOPH 2 | Germany, c.1680, MIM | Armillary Sphere = NUR. | called "der Junger." | Nürnberg. | Lunardi. | suggest correction |
| EINDE, C.K. | Holland, MIM | Vertical Sundial = P.C. | Hollands Glorie. | suggest correction | ||
| EISINGA, EISE | Holland, 1774-1818, MIM | Planetarium built into the ceiling of Eisinga's house in Franeker; Wall Sundial, 1801 & Demonstration Planetarium, 1818 = Eisinga's house; Vertical Sundial, stone, 1801 = 'tCoopmanshus, Franeker. | Franeker. | Zinner 1; Rooseboom 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EISINGA, JELTE STEPHANUS | Holland, 1789-1812, MIM | astronomical clock maker; brother of Eise Eisinga. | Dronrijp | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| EISLAND | perhaps the same as Eastlandt. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| EISLAND, W., AND CORPA | Holland, c.1790, OIM | Microscope = P.C. (1798). | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| EIVILLIM (?), WILLIAM | England, c.1632, MIM | apprenticed to John Blighton 1 of the Grocer's Company on April 10, 1632. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| EJSER | France, MIM | Rule = Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Strasbourg. | Strasbourg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EKLING | same as Eckling. | Maistrov 4. | suggest correction | |||
| EKSTROM, DANIEL | Sweden, 1711-55, MIM NIM | Equatorial Sundial = SWE; Hadley's Quadrant = SWE | Ekstrôm was apprenticed to Peter Rosenberg in 1727; he was sent to Englnd and France to study instrument-making in 1740. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1; Arvet; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ELCKNER SENIOR | Germany, c.1780, MIM PHIM SIM | Balance = DRE; Graphometer = P.C.(1987). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ELDRED, JOSEPH E. | USA, 1831, MIM SIM | patented a surveying level with plumb 8/25/1831. | Rochester, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ELEKES, FERENC | Hungary; Austriac.1835, MIM | globe maker. | Vienna. | Globus June, 1963. | suggest correction | |
| ELEKES, FRANZ V. | fl.1825-44, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1831 = P.C. | Globus Nov., 1954 and Dec., 1956. | suggest correction | ||
| ELEY, HODSON | England, fl.1856-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometer, = X. | clock and watch maker; the barometer is signed "H. Eley." | Wide Bargate, Boston. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ELFIMOV, P.A. | Russia, fl.1841-42, MIM | published globes. | Chenakal 3. | suggest correction | ||
| ELFORD, JAMES M. | USA, fl.1816-39, NIM | Mariner's Compass = Huntington Historical Society, N.Y. | at the Sign of the Quadrant, 119 East Bay, Charleton, S.C. | Bowditch; USNM; Bedini 8; D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| ELFORD, JAMES M., AND SON | USA, c.1835, NIM | Crown Compass = Philadelphia Maritime Museum, P.A. | Charleston, S.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ELIAS, P. | Holland, 1804-78, | designed a galvanometer which was made by W.M. Logeman of Haarlem and which is now in Teyler's Museum; lawyer and amateur scientist. | G.L'E. Turner 7 & 24. | suggest correction | ||
| ELIOT, THOMAS | England, c.1686, | free in the Joiners' Company, c.1686; reported on John Patrick 1 on July 6, 1686. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| ELIOT, WILLIAM | see William Elliott. | Taylor 2(1548). | suggest correction | |||
| ELKINGTON, GEORGE R. | England, 1801-65, OIM | 44 St. Paul's Square, Birmingham; 11 Berners Street, London (1836). | Taylor 2(1547); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| ELKINGTON, J. | England, fl.1808-18, OIM | St. Paul's Square, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| ELKNER | 18th Century, MIM | Rapporteur = Drouot 11/14/68. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ELLA, WILLIAM | England, 1711, MIM | Astronomical Quadrant, 1711 = Soth. 7/26/65. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ELLDING, THOMAS | England, 1733, NIM | Backstaff, 1733 = Musée Lombard, Geneva. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ELLICOTT | England, pre-1794, MIM | Pyrometer, Thermometer = Christie 12/12/1794. | probably John Ellicott 2. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ELLICOTT, A., AND B. RITTENHOUSE | USA, c.1770, MIM | Surveyor's Compass = USNM. | Andrew Ellicott and Benjamin Rittenhouse. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ELLICOTT, ANDREW | USA, 1754-1820, MIM SIM | Transit, 1789 = USNM; Telescopic Quadrant = USNM; Surveying Compass, 1790 = State Historical Society of Wisconsin; etc. | noted American surveyor, fl.1774-1789; he was responsible for the mapping of Washington, D.C.; clockmaker. | 16 North Sixth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. and Ellicott Mills, Md. | Bedini 1, 8 and 17; Smart 1; Gillingham 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; USNM. | suggest correction |
| ELLICOTT, BENJAMIN | USA, 1765-1827, MIM SIM | Transit and Level = Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. | brother of Andrew Ellicott; surveyor. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| ELLICOTT, GEORGE | USA, MIM | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| ELLICOTT, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1696-1733, MIM | admitted to the Clockmakers' Company in 1696; succeeded by his son, John Ellicott 2. | Bodmin; London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(167). | suggest correction | |
| ELLICOTT, JOHN 2 | England, 1706-72, MIM PHIM | Pyrometer, 1736 = X; Astronomical Clock = X; Wheel Barometers in clocks = P.C. and VAA; Wheel Barometer, 1740 = P.C.; Variation Compass = Skinner and Dyke Auction, May 14-16, 1791. | succeeded his father, John Ellicott 1 in 1733; took his son as a partner in 1769; clockmaker to George III; invented a compensated pendulum; author; he was made an F.R.S. in 1738. | 17 Sweetings Alley, Royal Exchange, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(167); RSW. | suggest correction |
| ELLICOTT, JOSEPH | USA, 1732-80, MIM | Orrery in tall-case clock, 1769 = P.C. | mill builder; father of Andrew Ellicott. | Buckingham, Bucks County, Pa. and Ellicott's Lower Mills, Baltimore, Md.(1774). | Baillie 1; Britten 1; Mones and Jones. | suggest correction |
| ELLINETT, THOMAS | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | T. C. inside the door of the John Ellicott 2 clock with barometer at the VAA; barometer signed "Ellinett." | Boston and Charing Cross, Norwich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ELLIOT BROS. | misreading for Elliott Bros. | suggest correction | ||||
| ELLIOT, JOHN | England, fl.1846-48, PHIM | barometer and philosophical instrument maker. | 14 Stacy Street, Soho, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ELLIOTT 1 | England, c.1850, MIM | Wheatstone's Heliochronometers = KEN, WHI. | 30 Strand, London. | Bryden 16; G.L'E. Turner 24; Dewhirst; Whipple 1; Ward 3. | suggest correction | |
| ELLIOTT 2 | England, c.1840, OIM | sold instruments to Mrs. Janet Taylor. | Stepney, London. | Taylor 2(1325). | suggest correction | |
| ELLIOTT 3 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be William Edward Elliott. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ELLIOTT AND SON 1 | England, PHIM | Barometer = Gunston Hall, Lorton, Va. | Ashford. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ELLIOTT AND SON 2 | England, c.1880, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 7/20/83. | Leeds. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ELLIOTT AND SONS | England, fl.1840-55, MIM NIM OIM | Pocket Sextant = DPW; Microscope = FRK; Architect's Rule, boxwood = ADL-W122. | William Elliott 2 and Sons, also known as Elliott Sons. | 50 and 56 Strand, London. | Frank; DPW 3; Coffeen A; Moskowitz 104; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ELLIOTT BROTHERS | England, 1840-now, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums. | sons of William Elliott, they took over Watkins and Hill in 1857; T.C.; opticians to the Admiralty; sometimes signed "Elliott Bros." | 56 Strand (1840-58) and 5 Charing Cross (1856-58); 30 Strand (1858-60); 449 Strand; 101 St. Martin's Lane (c.1861); all in London. | Taylor 2(2121); Calvert 2; Price 12; Fitzgerald; Moskowitz 104; Coffeen G; G.L'E. Turner 24; Chaldecott 3 and 4; RGO; RSW; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction |
| ELLIOTT SONS | England, | see William Elliott and Sons. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ELLIOTT, CLARK | USA, 1732-93, MIM NIM SIM | Backstaves = Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. (1764), Cranbrook Institute (1753), P.C. (4) (1761, 1762, 1765, 1768), MYS (1765), New London County Historical Society (1780), Wadsworth Athenaeum (1761); Octant, 1765, for Mr. Asa Waterman = MYS; Surveyor's Compass = X. | apprenticed to Thomas Greenough 1 in Boston to 1767; made 403 backstaffs; compiled almanacs. | Boston, Mass.; New London, Conn. | Price 2; USNM; Smart; Bedini 1 and 8; D.J. Warner 8; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ELLIOTT, T. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 20 Haberdashers Walk, Hoxton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ELLIOTT, W. | England, fl.1815-18, MIM | Ivory Rule = Ships of the Sea Museum, Savannah, Georgia; Set of Drawing Instruments = Soth. 5/21/73; Architect's Rules = ADL-W120 (boxwood), ADL-W211 (ivory), ADL-N42 (ivory). | the drawing instrument set is marked "Elliott." | 20 Wilderness Road, Goswell Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(1324); Price 12; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ELLIOTT, WILLIAM (2), AND SONS | England, pre-1849, MIM | Architect's Rule, boxwood = ADL-W121; Drawing Instrument Sets = Christie-SK 4/17/86, Phillips 12/12/89. | the rule at the Adler is signed "W. Elliott and Sons." | 56 Strand, London. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ELLIOTT, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1795-1835, MIM | freed by patrimony in the Joiners' Company on the report by Charles Snart and William Medland in 1795; took apprentices. | 51 Artichoke Lane (1800); 19 Jane Street, Commercial Road; 3 Wright's Row, Pell Street, Ratcliff Highway (1830); all in London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| ELLIOTT, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl. 1821-53, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Circumferentor = Kenny; Surveying Compass = Soth. 4/22/65; Dynamometer, Pantograph, Drawing Instrument Sets = KEN, Christie-SK 4/17/86; Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 11/22/65; Box Sextant = Brussels 1979. | 21 Great Newport Street (1821-25); 277 High Holborn (1825-33); 268 High Holborn (1834); all in London. | Taylor 2(1325 & 1548); Clay and Court; Exhibition-Maps; KEN; Moskowitz 104; RSW; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| ELLIOTT, WILLIAM EDWARD | England, fl.1825-72, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Clinometer = VNN; Sextant, ebony, ivory = D.(1981). | 19 Upper Smithfield (1832); 36 Foxes Lane, Lower Shadwell (1836-40); 139 Shadwell High (1847-72); all in London. | Taylor 2(1549); O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ELLIOTTI, VINC. | Italy, 1733, MIM | Azimuth Sundial, 1733 = ROM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ELLIS, HENRY | England, fl.1748-49, NIM | devised an artificial horizon. | Taylor 2(254). | suggest correction | ||
| ELLIS, JOHN | England, c.1755, | improved the pocket aquatic microscope which was made by P. and J. Dollond; modified the Cuff-type microscope; F.R.S. | Wynter and Turner; Moskowitz; Soth. 4/29/77; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ELLISON | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ELLISON, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 6/8/72; Wheel Barometer = X. | the barometer at the unknown location is signed "Ellison." | Norwich. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ELLISON, T. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 4 Little Bath Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ELMER, THEOBALD | England, c.1685, | apprenticed to Joseph Wells in the Joiners' Company, April 3, 1677; free in the Company, Mar. 2, 1685. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| ELMER, W. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ELMES, JOSEPH | England, c.1673, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to William Elmes of the Clockmakers' Company on July 7, 1673. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| ELMES, WILLIAM | England, fl. pre-1668-82, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1667 = X; Ring Sundials = NMM, LAW; Astrolabe = NMM. | rulemaker; member of the Woodmongers' Company; one of 19 instrument makers admitted as a Brother to the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 24, 1668; took apprentices. | Moorfields, London. | Taylor 1(316); J. Brown 1 & 3; Clay and Court ; Dewhirst; Baillie 1; Michel 3; NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| ELMSDEN, EDMUND | England, c.1764, OIM | Telescope = OXF. | Lynn, Norfolk. | Taylor 2(585). | suggest correction | |
| ELSGREN, J. | Sweden, MIM | Diptych Sundial = NOR. | Ganef ? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ELTON | England, 1817, MIM | Orrery, transparent, miniature, 1817 = OXF; Orrery, transparent = D.(1985). | Princes Street, Cavendish Square, London. | Taylor 2(1326); G.L'E. Turner 24; Coffeen 11. | suggest correction | |
| ELTON, ANDREW | England?, MIM | Gunner's Calipers = D. (1994) | could be owner. | Coffeen X (1994). | suggest correction | |
| ELTON, JOHN | England, fl.1728-32, NIM | designed a new quadrant for which he received a patent in 1728; devised a new artificial horizon in 1732. | Taylor 2(255); Gunther 2; Bedini 8; Millburn 8; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ELTON, THOMAS | England, 1819, MIM | Astrarium, 1819 = Soth. 11/27/72. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ELVIUS, JOHAN | Sweden, c.1775, MIM | studied instrument-making in London. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| ELVIUS, PETRO | Sweden, fl.1695-1708, MIM | Horary Quadrant, wood and paper, 1695 = NOR; Horary Quadrant, 1708, wood and paper = SWE. | a mathematics professor who invented this particular form of instrument; author. | Uppsala. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| EMANUEL | France, 1666-1738, | author who published several papers on instruments and on the calendar; may be the same as C. Emanuel. | Toulouse. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EMANUEL, C. | France, c.1727, MIM | Planisphere = Spitzer-2839 = ADL-M464. | may be the same as "Emanuel"; Michel thought the name was Emmanuel. | Paris. | Michel 3; Nachet; Ernst; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| EMANUEL, E. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Peterborough. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| EMANUEL, E. AND B. | England, PHIM | Marine Barometer = X. | probably Ezekiel and Emanuel Emanuel. | Portsmouth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| EMANUEL, EZEKIEL AND EMANUEL | England, c.1850, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Ivory Sector = NMM; Quintant = NMM; Tide Gauge = AMST; Spy Glass = Soth. 10/31/66; Barometer = DeLuca 10/24/87; Telescope, German silver = P.C. (1975) = PMS Auction June, 1989 = P.C.; Marine Barometer = Christie's 2/19/97. | "Goldsmiths and Jewellers to Her Majesty"; barometer makers; mostly signed "E. and E. Emanuel"; PMS marked "By appointment to Her Majesty","No. 5169" and "R.G." | 3 Common Hard; 3 The Hard; both in Portsea; Portsmouth. | Taylor 2(1550 & 1550a); Goodison 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| EMANUEL, H.M. | England, OIM | Refracting Telescope = FRK. | Frank. | suggest correction | ||
| EMANUEL, M. AND E. | England, fl.1820-25, MIM | 1 Bevis Marks, St. Mary Axe (1820). | Taylor 2(1550). | suggest correction | ||
| EMANUEL, M., AND CO. | England, c.1825, MIM | 9-10 Bevis Marks, St. Mary Axe. | Taylor 2(1550). | suggest correction | ||
| EMBERSON, THOMAS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer signed "T. Emberson" = X. | made and sold barometers and thermometers; T.C. | Long Sutton, Lincs. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| EMBREY, WM. | England, c.1700, MIM | Artillery Quadrant, wood and brass = P.C. | repaired crudely; scales run 0°-90° and 0-12. | Moskowitz 6. | suggest correction | |
| EMDEN, ABRAHAM VAN | Holland, 1794-1860, MIM OIM PHIM | Thunder House = LEY; Air Pump = LEY; Microscopes =LEY; Thermometers = TEY; Compass Rose = AMST; Barometer = AMST; etc. | T.C. | in de Kalverstraat No. 55, Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Crommelin; Belgian Inv.; Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; G.L'E. Turner 7; P.R. de Clerq 1. | suggest correction |
| EMDEN, JOHANN VAN | c.1590, | collaborator of Tycho Brahe; architect. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| EMERSON, WILLIAM | England, d.1782, MIM | made sundials; mathematician; author. | Hurworth, County Durham. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| EMERY, SAMUEL | USA, 1787-1882, NIM | Mariner's Compasses = PEA, BMM, Hart Nautical Museum, Cambridge, Mass.; Compass Card = PEA; Sextant = Old Gaol Museum, Maine. | T.C. in the case of a quadrant by Spencer and Co. (sold by H. Duren), ADL-A257; Joseph Callender engraved compass cards. | 12 Water Street (1809-); 162 Derby Street (1864); both in Salem Mass. | Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1; Brewington 1; Huber; Moskowitz 104; D.J. Warner 10 and 12; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| EMMANUEL, EMMANUEL | England, 1851, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | also "Emanuel." | Upper Hill Street, Wisbech. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| EMMER, JOHN H. | USA, c.1847, | awarded a Diploma for "an ingenious galvanometer" at the Fair of the American Institute, Oct. 1847. | 61 Nassau Street, Albany, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| EMMERICH | Holland, OIM | Microscope = UTR. | Delft. | Van Cittert 3. | suggest correction | |
| EMMOSER, GERHARD | Germany; Austria, fl.1562-83, MIM | Astrolabe Clock, 1566 = BUD; Vertical Sundial and Nocturnal, 1571 = NUR; Celestial Globe, 1579 = NYM. | Gebhardt Von Baeinen is a misreading for Gerhard (Emmosser) Von Raeinen. | Augsburg; Vienna. | Zinner 1; Neumann 1 & 2; Council of Europe 2; Chandler and Vincent 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| EMOTT, BENJAMIN | England, fl.1667-69, MIM | apprenticed to Henry Sutton in the Joiners' Company on Feb. 6, 1659; turned over to John Marke in the Joiners' Company in Feb. 1667; free in the Company Dec. 2, 1667; took apprentices. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| ENBEECO | England, OIM | Refracting Telescope = FRK. | N.B. Co.? | London. | Frank. | suggest correction |
| ENDERLEIN, GEORG | Switzerland, 17th Century, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, octagonal = BASH. | Basle. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ENDERS | Enderesch. | Evans 1; Globus, Dec. 1956. | suggest correction | |||
| ENDERSBEE, WILLIAM | England, fl.1810-38, MIM | may be William Endersby, which see. | 1 Little Tower Street, Tower, London. | Taylor 2(1328). | suggest correction | |
| ENDERSBEE, WM., AND SON | England, fl.1810-38, MIM NIM PHIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = D.(1970); Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 7/16/76. | London dealers for J.M. Kleman en Zoon; see William Endersbee. | 335 High Street, Wapping, London. | Taylor 2(1328); Goodison 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ENDERSBY, WILLIAM | England, c.1781, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Garrard 1 in the Grocers' Company on Dec.6,1781. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| ENDERSCH, JOHANN FRIEDRICH | Germany, 1705-69, MIM | Pillar Dial, wood = ELB; Equatorial Sundial = HAK; Celestial Globes, 1740 = ELB, DEU, DAN; Celestial Globe = Konigsberg Wallenrodt Bibliothek; Terrestrial Globes = AOV. | engraved portrait. | Elbing. | Zinner 1; Rohde; Evans 1; Schück 1; Chenakal 3; Globus, June 1962, Dec. 1956, June 1963; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ENDICOTT, JOHN | England, fl.1832-50, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers. | 10 Norwich Court, Fetter Lane (1832-33); 23 Little Saffron Hill (1844-50); both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ENEFER, ROBERT | England, c.1778, | apprenticed to Thomas Ripley 1 of the Grocers' Company on June 4, 1778. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ENGELBERT | Czechoslovakia, MIM | Sundial, square = Hammer. | probably Engelbrecht. | Braune. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ENGELBRECHT, ANTON | Czechoslovakia, fl.1825-29, MIM | Analemmatic Sundials = D.(1825), CZJ (1829); Inclinable Sundial, 1825 = PRA. | Melnik. | Horsky and Skopova; Zinner 1; Fischer 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ENGELBRECHT, JOHANN 1 | Czechoslovakia, fl.1680-1702, MIM | Nocturnals = SPI (1684), HAK; Analemmatic Sundials = LIE (1680), Weimar Schloss Museum (1680); Azimuth Sundials = SPI (1681) = PRN, SPI (1684) = PRN; Table Sundials = ROU (1683) = VIE, LIN; Horizontal Sundials = P.C., SPI, MIL; Astronomical Clock = HAM. | Price thought there might be only one Johann Engelbrecht. | Brünn. | Zinner 1; Price 2; Fischer 2; Michel 1 and 3; Horsky and Skopova; Nachet; Ernst. | suggest correction |
| ENGELBRECHT, JOHANN 2 | Czechoslovakia, fl.1776-1804, MIM | made many brass horizontal, inclinable sundials dating from 1776 to 1804; examples may be seen at DEU, TGM, NUR, DRE, ADL, NYC, ZAG, PRA, MUN, STU, KEN, WHI, OXF, POTS, RSM, LIE, Huelsmann Coll., etc. | many of the instruments listed above have a notch in the gnomon to show the time of year; he is thought to have invented this type. | Brünn. | Zinner 1; Basserman-Jordan 1; Fischer 2; Horsky and Skopova; Price 3 and 12; Ward 3 and 4; Whipple 1; KEN; Chenekal 1; Coffeen G; Bryden 16; Syndram; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ENGELBRECHT, P. | Czechoslovakia, 1791, MIM | Armillary Sphere Clock, 1791 = PRA. | Seige. | Czech. Inv. | suggest correction | |
| ENGELHARDT, JOHANN | Germany, MIM | Sundial, portable = FIT. | Zinner 1; Gunther 3. | suggest correction | ||
| ENGELL, LEONHART CHRISTIAN VON | Germany, 1688, MIM | Squadra Mobile = FRA. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ENGELMANN, G. | Germany, 1696, MIM | Celestial Globe = ZIT. | Meffersdorf. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| ENGELS | Holland, MIM | Rule = MLL. | Amsterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ENGELSE, VAN | Holland, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = UTR; Magnetic Azimuth Sundial = UTR. | de Rijk. | suggest correction | ||
| ENGILL | MIM | Horizontal Sundial, equation of time = Kolding Castle Museum, Denmark. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ENGLAND, J. | England, c.1835, OIM | Optical Instrument = WHI. | probably the son of Moses England. | Walsall, Lancs. | Taylor 2(1840). | suggest correction |
| ENGLAND, JOHN | England, fl.1698-1730, MIM NIM | Garden Sundial, 1703 = Trinity College, Cambridge; Sector, 1703 = Trinity College, Cambridge = WHI; Universal Ring Sundials = OXF, Trinity College, Cambridge = WHI; Analemmatic Sundial = WHI. | apprenticed to Robert Jole of the Stationers' Company on Aug. 4, 1690; made free in the Company; took apprentices; had a contract with the Navy to make compasses, from 1704 on. | Charing Cross, London. | Taylor 1(475); Gunther 2 and 3; Michel 3; Dewhirst; Price 12; Tyacke 1; Crawforth 6 & 7; Bryden 16. | suggest correction |
| ENGLAND, MOSES, AND SONS | England, fl.1830-34, OIM | Lower Russell Street, London. | Taylor 2(1840). | suggest correction | ||
| ENGLEFIELD, HENRY C. | England, fl.1778-1818, PHIM | Sir Henry Englefield; devised a mountain barometer in 1808. | Taylor 2(710); McConnell 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ENGLISH AND SONS | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Brighton and Lewes. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ENGLISH, NATHAN FREDERICK | USA, 1828-c.1904, OIM | made microscopes and telescopes, worked with his sons. | Hartland, Vermont. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ENGLISH, W., AND SON | England, OIM | Telescope = D.(1973). | Exchange, Brighton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ENOCK AND SON | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 7/16/76. | Norwich. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ENTWISTLE, JAMES | England, c.1801, | apprenticed to Thomas Bourne 1 or 2 in the Joiners' Company, Mar. 17, 1801. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| EPISCHOFER, JOHANNES | Germany, 1580, MIM | Artillery Level, 1580 = VIG. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EPRY, CHARLES ET JACQUELIN | France, post-1855, OIM | made telescopes; successors to the "Ancienne Maison Lerebours et Secretan, Fondée en 1789." | 18 Place de Pont-Neuf; 20 Blvd. St.Jacques; both in Paris. | USNM; Bulletin Soc. Astronomique de France, vol. 28, 1914. | suggest correction | |
| EPSWORTH, R. | misreading for Richard Ebsworth. | Taylor 2(1552). | suggest correction | |||
| ERBEN, JOSEF | Czechoslovakia, 1830-1910, MIM | globe maker. | Prague. | Globus, June 1963; Tooley. | suggest correction | |
| ERFINDER, STREBIN UND FERCHEL | Erfinder means inventor; see Strebin und Ferchel. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| ERHARD, JOSEFO | Germany, MIM | Proportional Compass = DEU. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ERHARD, MATTHIAS | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Astrolabe Clock = P.C. | Augsburg. | Polish Inv. | suggest correction | |
| ERICSON, HAROLD | USA, 20th Century, MIM | Cross-staff = X. | reproduction. | Noank, Conn. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ERICSSON, JOHN | USA, fl.1835-51, | Rangefinder of sextant design = D. (1994). | Signed"Inventor"; patented a type of sounding device; showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | J.A. Bennett 2; Coffeen X (1994). | suggest correction | |
| ERIGNON, MAJ. | Belgium, 1822, MIM | Rule, folding, 1822 = P.C. (1988). | hollow square tubes. | Louvegné. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ERKSTROM | c.1774, MIM | Quadrant = Greiswalde Observatory. | "Erkström." | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| ERNLE, THOMAS | England, 17th Century, MIM | Azimuth Compass = MAN-I52. | Garcia Franco 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ERNST | France, fl.1830-50, NIM PHIM | Sextants = MOS, Ecole d'application de Fontainebleau; Stick Barometer = USNM; Marine Barometer = Meteorological Office,Bracknell. | rue de Lille 11, Paris. | Novokshanova-Soklovskaja; Paris 1900; Middleton 1 and 4. | suggest correction | |
| ERNST, HANS | Germany, c.1570, MIM | globe maker. | Globus, June 1963. | suggest correction | ||
| ERNST, PETER | Sweden, 1714-84, MIM | Astronomical Clock = Ventenskap Observatory; Pedometer = GOT. | Väuxjö and Stockholm. | Britten; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| EROKHIN | Russia, c.1850, PHIM | Barometer = MOS. | St.Petersburg. | Maistrov 4. | suggest correction | |
| ERSKINE, THOMAS | England, 1764, MIM | Octant, wood, 1764 = EMA. | may be owner. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ERST, HANS | Germany, 1546, MIM | Celestial Globe, painted, 1546 = STR. | Bertele 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ERTEL | Germany, c.1850, MIM OIM SIM | Meridian Telescope = MLL; Theodolite = DRE; Rule = P.C.(1987). | probably Georg or Gustav. | Munich. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ERTEL SOHN | Germany, MIM | Theodolite = MOS. | either Georg or Gustave Ertel. | Munich. | Novokshanova-Soklovskaja. | suggest correction |
| ERTEL UND SOHN | Germany, fl.1834-58, MIM OIM | Transit Instrument and Mural Circle of the U.S. Naval Observatory, 1845; Naval Theodolite = ADL-L28; Plotting Scale = ADL-M133; Sextant = DEU; Computing Rule, 1843 = P.C.; Altazimuth Instrument = WHI; Level = WHI; Theodolites = KEN, P.C.(1987). | T.L. and Georg Ertel; sometimes spelled "Ertell"; trade catalogue, 1847. | Munich. | Engelmann 1; USNM; Italian Inv.; Chaldecott 3; RGO; RSW; J.A. Bennett 2; ADL. | suggest correction |
| ERTEL, GEORG | Germany, 1813-63, MIM | worked with his father, T.L. Ertel, 1834-58. | Munich. | USNM; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| ERTEL, GUSTAV | Germany, b.1829, MIM | son of T.L. Ertel. | Munich. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ERTEL, TRAUGOTT LEBRECHT | Germany, 1778-1858, MIM OIM | Repeating circles, 12" and 6" (1836) for Chas. Wilkes, for use on U.S. Exploring Expedition; Level = FLM; Theodolite, 1835 = Observatory of Kazan | worked with Reichenbach 1814-26; father of Georg and Gustav Ertel. | Munich. | Novokshanova-Soklovskaja and Horsky; Italian Inv.; Pipping 1; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction |
| ERTLING, L. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Hydrometer = Phillips 10/26/83. | may be L. Oertling. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ERVEN VAN HENDRICK MOOY | see Mooy. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |||
| ESCHSOUX | France, c.1840, MIM | Surveyors' Y-Level = DPW. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ESLING, JOHAN ERNST | Germany, MIM | see Johan Ernst Essling. | Berlin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ESPERANCE, A L' | France, MIM | Sectors = ADL-M89i, ADL-W124. | this is not a name but is an address, "à L'esperance." | Paris. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ESPLIN, E. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = Christie 4/28/89. | Wigan. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ESSEN, CHRISTIAAN PAULUS VAN | Holland, 1771-1840, MIM | Delft. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ESSEN, HUGO | Holland, b.1798, MIM | Delft. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ESSER, HERMAN | USA, 1845-1908, | see Keuffel and Esser. | New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| ESSER, L. | Switzerland, MIM | Protractor = FLO. | see Hommel and Esser. | Aarau. | suggest correction | |
| ESSEX, CHARLES, AND CO. | England, fl.1824-28, MIM | Floating Sundials = D.(1824); Christie 4/3/85 (1826) = Kelton Coll. (1990) (wood), Soth. 11/13/61 (1828), EGE, WHI, ADL-W191, etc. | patented this type of sundial, 1824; in round ivory or wooden boxes; Kelton has logo of "S" superimposed on "X" on label in lid of box which is also marked "Pantochronometer 1826." | London. | Whipple 1; Bryden 16; RSW; Price 12; Egestorff. | suggest correction |
| ESSLING, JOHANN ERNST | Germany, 1716, MIM | Sectors = P. and S. 4/3/94, 6/18/1894; Compass Sundial, 1716 = Soth. 2/5/53; Sundial = GOL; Augsburg-type Sundial, 1716 = Soth. 5/9/60; Universal Equatorial Sundial = GEL. | Berlin. | Chenekal 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ESSLING, T.E. | Germany, | misreading for J.E. Essling. | Soth. 5/19/60. | suggest correction | ||
| ESTEVENIOT | France, 1768, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1976). | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ESTEVERY | France, 18th Century, MIM | Sector = D.(1970). | Merzbach. | suggest correction | ||
| ESTON, EDWARD | see Edward Easton. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |||
| ETANG, CHARLES FRANCOIS, GOUVERNEUR L' | France, fl.1739-87, OIM | Gouverneur Charles François L'Etang; an amateur constructer; made achromatic lenses. | rue du Colombier, No. 1341, Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| ETHERET | France, c.1792, MIM | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| ETSLAUB, JOHAN | Germany, 1599?, MIM | Mining Compass = FLO. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ETTRICK | England, fl.1836, MIM NIM | proposed improvements to the astronomical clock and the mariner's compass. | Taylor 2(2122). | suggest correction | ||
| ETZ, HY | USA, c.1840, OIM | made telescope mirrors and cameras. | Baltimore. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ETZLAUB, ERHARD | Germany, fl.1484-1532, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood, 1511 = NUR-WI28; Dyptych Sundial, wood, 1513 = Drecker = ADL-DPW22. | the dials are not signed but are ascribed to Etzlaub on the basis of the map and the early date; cartographer; sundials were much sought after. | Erfurt; Am Laufer Schlagturm, Nürnberg (1484). | Zinner 1; Michel 1 & 3; M. Behaim Cat. Nür. 1957; Willebois; Evans 1; A.J. Turner 10; Gouk 1; Schnelbögl; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| EUDRISCH, NIKOLAUS | Germany, fl.pre-1528, MIM | compass maker | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| EULER, JOHANN ALBRECHT | Germany, c.1775, MIM | designed sundials. | Chenakal 1. | suggest correction | ||
| EULER, LEONARD | France, 1707-83, OIM | worked on developing the achromatic lens. | Daumas 1; Nachet . | suggest correction | ||
| EUPORUS, M. ANTISTIUS | Italy, 1st Century A.D., MIM | Pelikinon Sundial, monumental = Archaeological Museum, Aquileia. | horizontal sundial with a wind rose. | Aquileia. | Kenner; Gibbs 1; Price 2; Portaluppi. | suggest correction |
| EUSTACHI, BARTOLOMEO | Italy, c.1510-74, MIM | Oddi mentions a "Geometricus Gnomon" designed by Eustachi. | Urbino. | Belloni. | suggest correction | |
| EUSTACHIO | Italy, OIM | reputed to have made an eye-piece for a telescope. | Naples. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| EVA, RICHARD | England, fl.1755-80, MIM | Planetarium on a clock = X. | Falmouth. | Britten. | suggest correction | |
| EVAIN, A. | France, c.1850, MIM OIM | T.C.; advertsed telescopes, compasses and chronomerers. | Rule Ville-ez-Martin, St. Nazaire. | Christie_SK 11/19/87. | suggest correction | |
| EVANS 1 | England, c.1790, MIM | Inclinable Sundial = Soth. 4/18/88. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EVANS 2 | England, MIM | Compass Sundial = Christie-SK 6/2/83. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EVANS, A.G., AND CO. | see Goy Evans and Co. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| EVANS, BENJAMIN | USA, 1776-1836, MIM | nephew, apprentice and partner of Benjamin Rittenhouse; see Rittenhouse and Evans. | Norriton, Pa. (1791); Worcester Township, Pa. (1798-1800). | Bedini 1 and 8; B.R. Forman. | suggest correction | |
| EVANS, FREDERICK | England, fl.1830-38, MIM OIM PHIM | 12 Denzell Street, London. | Taylor 2(1841). | suggest correction | ||
| EVANS, GEORGE | England; USA, fl.1796-98, MIM PHIM | London; 33 North Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa. (1796). | Bedini 1; Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| EVANS, GOY, AND CO. | England, c.1825, NIM | Octant, ebony, ivory and brass = Soth.-B 3/2/79. | catalogue says A.G. Evans and Co. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| EVANS, J. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | probably John Evans 1 or 2. | London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| EVANS, JAMES | England, c.1749, MIM | apprenticed to John Wilson 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 5, 1736; free of the Company, May 1, 1749. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| EVANS, JOHN 1 | England, c.1809, MIM | apprenticed to John Urings 2 in the Joiners' Company on June 3, 1759; free in the Company, June 12, 1768; "Rule Maker." | Sharrat Street, Golden Square (-1801); 8 Dean Street, Fetter Lane, (1809); both in London. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| EVANS, JOHN 2 | England, c.1809, OIM | "Optician". | 88 Bishopsgate Within, London. | Taylor 2(1118); Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| EVANS, REV. LEWIS | England, c.1824, MIM | Geometrical Curves = OXF; Mathematician's Tobacco Box, 1824 = OXF. | F.R.S.; ancestor of Lewis Evans who gave his collection of scientific instruments to OXF. | Gunther 2; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EVANS, THOMAS 1 | Ireland, c.1825, PHIM | Barometer = X. | also a clockmaker. | Usk. | Peate. | suggest correction |
| EVANS, THOMAS 2 | England, c.1825, MIM | Sundial inside lid of box = OXF. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EVANS, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1792-1805, MIM | apprenticed to Charles Fairbone 1 of the Grocers' Company in 1765; free of the Company in 1792; took one apprentice. | Hand Court, Holborn (1792); 58 Rosomon Row, Clerkenwell (1795); 48 Rosomon Street, Clerkenwell (1805); all in London. | J. Brown 1; Crawforth 6; Baillie 1; Taylor 2(1842). | suggest correction | |
| EVANS, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1805, MIM | 10 Dean Street, Fetter Lane, London. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | ||
| EVE, CLOVIS | England, c.1630, OIM | made astronomical telescopes. | Engelmann 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| EVE, GEORGE FREDERICK | England, fl.1851-60, PHIM | made barometers, etc. | 4 Charles Street, Hatton Garden (1851-53); 90 1/2 Holborn Hill (1854-60); both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| EVERARD, H.A. | England, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 10/18/71. | replica. | London. | RSW | suggest correction |
| EVERARD, P. AEGID. | Austria?, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = KRM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| EVERARD, THOMAS | England, fl.1683-84, MIM | designed a new pattern of slide rule for the excise in 1683-4; duty was first charged on alcohol in 1643. | The Excise (London). | Taylor 1(429a); Whipple 1; Gunther 2; Evans 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Delehar 2 and 9; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| EVEREST, GEORGE | England, 1790-1866, | Surveyor-General of India; designed and gave his name to a type of plain theodolite. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| EVERINGHAM, RICHARD | England, c.1784, MIM | apprenticed to Charles Fairbone 1 in the Grocers' Company in 1773; free of the Company in 1784. | London. | J.Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| EVESHAM, EPIPHANIUS | England, 1589, MIM | Sundial, 1589 = X. | Taylor 1(80); Michel 3; USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| EVIN AND H. RAILLE | misreading for Ewin and H. Raille, which see. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| EWART, HENRY | England, 1828, OIM | Refracting Telescope, 1828 = Soth.-Chester 6/26/85. | Tweedsmouth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EWART, J. | England, c.1850, | designed "The Cattle Gauge and Key to weighing machine arranged by J. Ewart"; made by James Tree of London. | Newcastle-on-Tyne. | Coffeen h. | suggest correction | |
| EWESTASCE, RICHARD | England, c.1688, MIM | apprenticed to Withers Cheney of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 18, 1688. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| EWIN AND H. RAILLE | USA, c.1840?, MIM PHIM | Surveyor's Compass = Illinois State Museum, Springfield. | Baltimore, Md. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EWIN, JOHN | USA, fl.1840, MIM | 23 Thames Street (1840-41); 71 Thomas Street (1845-48); both in Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| EWIN, WILLIAM | USA, fl.1833-42, MIM NIM OIM | Surveyor's Compass = D.(1982). | Ewin and Heartte, 1833-36; in business by himself, 1836-42; may have had access to a dividing engine. | 3 Commerce Street (1833); at the sign of the Quadrant, 53 South Street (1836-42); both in Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1; Coffeen B; USNM; D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction |
| EWIN, WILLIAM, AND ISAAC HEARTTE | USA, 1833-36, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Hadley's Quadrant = P.C.; Surveyor's Compass = P.C. | at the Sign of the Quadrant, 53 South Street, Baltimore Md. (1833-35). | Smart 1; USNM; D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| EWING, JOHN | USA, 1732-1802, NIM | described and illustrated an improvement of Godfrey's quadrant; provost of the College of Philadelphia. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Cajori; USNM; D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| EWINGTON, HENRY | England, c.1812, | invented and patented a navigational charting device, made by Still, Old, and Co. of Bristol. | Bath. | Coffeen 55. | suggest correction | |
| EYK, ISAAC VAN | Holland, c.1821, MIM | Amsterdam? | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| EYN DE PUESS, FRANS VAN DEN | Holland?, MIM | Sundial = WHI. | not listed by Bryden. | Whipple 1; Bryden 16. | suggest correction | |
| EYRE, R., AND R. RUST | England, c.1785, NIM | Azimuth Compass = NMM-Gabb Coll. | Ye Minories, London. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| EYRE, THOMAS | England, fl.1723-25, MIM | made hodometers. | Kettering, Northamptonshire. | Taylor 2(170). | suggest correction | |
| EYRE, W. | England, 1680-81, NIM | Compass Plate, brass, 1680 = D.(1994). | reverse side is a mirror image, including the signature with the date of 1681; this side could have been used to print compass cards. | Coffeen 46. | suggest correction | |
| EYSENBROEK | see Isenbroek. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| EZEKIEL | England, c.1780, PHIM | Barometer = D.; Stick Barometers = X(2), Christie 4/19/78, Winterton's, 7/13/94. | probably Abraham Ezekiel or Cath and America Ezekiel. | Exeter. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| EZEKIEL, ABRAHAM | England, c.1791, PHIM | made or sold barometers. | Fore Street, Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| EZEKIEL, AMERICA | England, | see Cath and America Ezekiel. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| EZEKIEL, CATH AND AMERICA | England, fl.1809-30, PHIM | made or sold barometers? | Fore Street (1809-30); 179 Fore Street (1828); both in Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| F. 1 | may be "fecit". | suggest correction | ||||
| F. 2 | England, c.1790, NIM | Hadley's Quadrants = PEA(2). | F with a fouled anchor; Fage? | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| F. ICW. | 1613, MIM | Regiomontanus-type Sundial on lid of box, 1613 = GHS. | Archinard 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.A. 1 | Germany, 1728, MIM | Table Sundial, 1728 = KLA-4464. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| F.A. 2 | 1765, MIM | Zappeck-type Sundial, 1765 = LJU. | for 46°. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| F.A. 3 | 1766, MIM | Altitude Sundial, 1766 = FIN-113. | with a combined nocturnal and sundial. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| F.A. 4 | Denmark?, 1770, MIM | Sundial, stone, 1770 = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.A. 5 | MIM | Garden Sundial, marble = TIM. | square. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| F.A.B. | see F.A.R. | Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| F.A.J.C.P.S.R.C. | 1715, MIM | Sundial, stone, 1715 = P. and S. 2/9/1897. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.A.R. | Germany, fl.1768-74, MIM | Vertical Sundial, pin-gnomon, small, 1768 = GRA; Zappeck-type Sundial, 1774 = Koller 11/17/75. | Zinner 1; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.AE.G. | Austria?, MIM | Ring Sundial = KRM. | Rabenalt. | suggest correction | ||
| F.B. | c.1900, | Capuchin Sundial = ADL-T20. | probably made by D.B. Sheahan. | Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| F.B.F. | Germany, 1752, MIM | Azimuth Sundial, 1752 = Landsberg a. Lech Heimatmuseum. | "F.B. Fecit"? | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| F.B.G. | MIM | Full Protractor = P.C. (1982). | owner? two odd scales. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| F.B.P. | Germany, fl.1743-55, MIM | Analemmatic Sundial, 1743 = CLU; Table Sundials, stone = TRA (1753), ADL-M279 (1755), Soth. 12/19/66. | Michel thought he might be Franz Bovius Presbyter. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| F.C. | 1701, MIM | Table Sundial, 1701 = Phillips 2/3/68. | "F.C. fecit, 1701". | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| F.C.R. | Germany, OIM | Nürnberg-type Microscope = NAC. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| F.D.I. | Germany, 1774, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1774 = Huelsmann Coll. | Syndram. | suggest correction | ||
| F.E.D. | 1542, MIM | Astrolabe, May, 1542 = P.C. | Brieux 2. | suggest correction | ||
| F.E.D.P.F. | Italy, 1568, MIM | Instrumentum Primi Mobilis, 1568 = FLO. | "Frater Egnatius Dantes Praedictatorum Faciebat." | Bonelli 1; Michel 3; Italian Inv. | suggest correction | |
| F.F.B. | 1705, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1705 = BUD. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| F.F.C.D.F. | 1697, MIM | Pillar Sundial, 1697 = Mercator Museum. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.F.F. 1 | 1629, MIM | Artillery Level, silvered brass, 1629 = OXF. | Evans 1; Gunther 2 and 6; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.F.F. 2 | 1774, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, wood, bone, brass, 1774 = Koller 11/17/75 (Linton Coll.) = Libert et Castor 10/10/80. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.G. 1 | Holland, 1714, NIM | Cross-staff, 1714 = AMST. | might be owner. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| F.G. 2 | England, c.1784, NIM | Octant = NMM-S.127. | may be F. Gabourg or F. Goater. | Taylor 2(837); Clay and Court; NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| F.G.P. | 1659, MIM | Protractor, 1659 = Soth. 5/24/71. | "Anno DNI 1659." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| F.H. | Germany?, c.1600, MIM | Gunner's Scale = ADL-M122a. | also marked "553" and "I W.W.B." with the first "W" over the recumbant "B"; see "I.W.W.B." | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| F.I. | Germany, MIM | Table Sundial, stone = Neuenberg-Schweiz, Museum. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| F.I.S. | 1781, MIM | Gauging Rod, 1781 = NYC. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.I.V. | Germany, 1698, MIM | Table Sundial, stone, 1698 = FIN-115 = P.C. | Zinner says 1766. | Zinner 1; Weil. | suggest correction | |
| F.J.F. | 1775, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, stone, 1775 = P. & S. 11/21/1894 = 2/28/1896. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.J.K.S.J. | Austria, 1729, MIM | Table Clock, 1729 = Linz Stadt Gymnasium. | Franz Jakob Knittl, Society of Jesus, which see. | Linz. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| F.K. | Germany?, 18th Century, MIM | Ring Sundial = MADEX-211. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.L. | 1779, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1779 = SLM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.M. | England?, c.1750, OIM | Refracting Telescope, three-draw = D. | Brophy. | suggest correction | ||
| F.M.B. | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Dialing Instrument = ADL-M323. | the copper instrument is in the form of an anchor and is misdescribed by Engelmann as an Instrumentum Primi Mobilis. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| F.N. 1 | France, c.1820, MIM | Rule, gold = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.N. 2 | England, 19th Century, MIM | Diptych Sundials, wood = GEP; AMST; P.C.(3). | All the dials include American cities in the latitude tables. | Mörzer Bruyns 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| F.P. | 1657, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1657 = Soth. 7/29/69. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.P.B. 1 | 1743, MIM | Astrolabe, 1743 = CLU. | Cluny. | suggest correction | ||
| F.P.B. 2 | MIM | Diptych, wood = LID-M186. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| F.P.G.P. | Germany, 1787, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, 1787 = PRA. | the F. is placed above the initals P.G.P.; the whole signature is surrounded by three decorative lozenges; a Penther-type sundial. | Horsky and Skopova. | suggest correction | |
| F.P.O.M. | Germany, 1676, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1676 = HAK. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.R. 1 | Spain, 1585, MIM | Dividers, one-handed, 1585 = P.C./owner. | signed "F.R." with an anchor in between; marked with four dots and a circle, arranged with the circle at the top with three dots underneath and a single dot,in the middle, at the bottom. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| F.R. 2 | Germany, 1683, MIM | Vertical Sundial, 1683 = OXF. | Zinner says 1863. | Zinner 1; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| F.S. 1 | Germany, c.1580, MIM | Surveyor's Cross, in the form of an astrolabe = ADL-M43. | the dorsum has the form of an astrolabe but the face has two sighting tubes forming a surveyor's cross; misdescribed by Engelmann as an astrolabe. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Gunther 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| F.S. 2 | Germany, 1762, MIM | Bow Calipers, iron, 1762 = ADL-M80. | marked "Jesus Maria Joseph." | Michel 3; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| F.S. 3 | MIM | Level = A.M. Earle Coll. | Earle. | suggest correction | ||
| F.S. 4 | MIM | Ring Sundial, expanded hour scale = DEU. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.S.F. | Germany?, 1757, MIM | Sundial with Calendar, 1757 = X. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| F.S.L. | Germany, 1656, MIM | Pillar Sundial, 1656 = MUN. | Munich. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| F.S.P. 1 | Germany, fl.1756-61, MIM | Zappeck-type Sundials = ZAG (1756), BUD (1761), BASH, SPL, LJU. | the 1756 dial is also marked "V.R." (3). | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| F.S.P. 2 | Germany, 1757, MIM | Table Sundial, 1757 = OXF. | chronogram; Frater Sebastian Prebyter? perhaps Sebastian Rutschmann. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Evans 1; Gunther 6. | suggest correction | |
| F.S.P. 3 | Germany, 1797, MIM | Sundial, 1797 = X. | Michel 3; Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| F.S.P.O.M.R. | Germany, 1759, MIM | Zappeck-type Sundial, silver, 1759 = LJU. | for 46°10' latitude; the gnomon is geared and set by a pointer on a calendar scale. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| F.T.A.B.C.R. | France, 1846, MIM | Wall Sundial, 1846 = farm at Clappey. | Clappey. | Berton. | suggest correction | |
| F.T.D. | Germany?, 1836, NIM | Octant, 1836 = HAA. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.V. 1 | Germany, 1699, MIM | Table Sundials, stone = PRA (1699), VIE, D., NUR; Calendar, stone = P.C. | Zinner 1 and 4; Michel 3; Horsky and Skopova. | suggest correction | ||
| F.V. 2 | MIM | Dividers, iron = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.V.V. | 1698, MIM | Sundial, stone, 1698 = P. and S. 3/8/1895. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| F.V.V.F. | 1550, MIM | Azimuth Sundial, 1550 = KRM. | Rabenalt. | suggest correction | ||
| F.W. H.Z.S. | marked on 1599 artillery level with vertical sundial, by Paulus Reinman, Spitzer 2820 (61). | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| FABER, SAMUEL | Germany, 1657-1726, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1705 = VNL; Globes = TSUMM-30535, TSUMM-8984, etc.; Terrestrial Globe, 1705 = P.C. | Zinner 1; Chenekal 3; Globus, Nov. 1954, June 1962. | suggest correction | ||
| FABRE ET KUNEMANN | France, c.1860, PHIM | Papin Digester = USNM. | "Fabre et Kunemann Succrs de Pixii." | Paris. | Warner 13. | suggest correction |
| FABRE LAGRANGE | France, c.1857, PHIM | Olivier Geometric Models = Mathematical Cabinet at Harvard U., 1857. | successor to Jean-Baptiste-François Pixii; see also Fabre et Kunemann. | Paris. | Warner 13. | suggest correction |
| FABRI, OTTAVIO | Italy, c.1598, | designed a surveying instrument, "squadra mobile"; author. | Padua. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FABRICIUS, PAUL | Austria, 1519-88, MIM | Astrolabe, paper = X; Pillar Sundial = ZIT; Rete on Astronomical Clock = Museum, Olomuc, Czechoslovakia. | Vienna. | Zinner 1; Morpurgo 1; Czech. Inv. | suggest correction | |
| FABRIQUE DE PARIS | France, | Sundials, tin = P. and S. 4/3/1894 and 2/28/1896. | "made in Paris." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FABRIS, ANTONIO | Italy, c.1800, MIM SIM | Quadrant = Christie 2/8/66; Sundial = Specola di Padova. | surveyor; mechanician; made the instruments necessary for his work. | Bovolenta. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction |
| FACCINI | see Facini. | suggest correction | ||||
| FACCIOLI, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO | Italy, 1774, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1774 = X. | Vicenza. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | |
| FACE | misreading for Fage. | Soth. 2/4/77. | suggest correction | |||
| FACINI AND CORONELLI | Italy, 1697, MIM | Goniometer, 1697 = GEL. | invented and made by Bernardus Facini and Vincentius Coronelli. | Venice. | Novokshanova-Soklovskaja. | suggest correction |
| FACINI, BERNARDUS | Italy, 1665-1731, MIM SIM | Plane Table Compasses = Michel (1704), Christie-NY 10/24/83 (1708), Koller 11/17/75 (1704); Perpetual Horometer, 1727 = MERC = Constantini Coll. = OXF; Circumferentor, 1704 = Michel; Set of miniature Surveying Instruments, 1710 = ADL-W82; Spiral Slide Rule, 1714 = ADL-A225; Astronomical Clock, 1725 = Vatican; Graphometer, 1694 = VNM; Alidade, 1698 = VEN; Quadrant, 1701 = UTO 9/29/75; etc. | set of miniature instruments made for Frederick William I of Prussia before he succeeded his father; the two instruments reported by Michel may be one. | Venice; Piacenza. | Learner; Bonelli 4; Hamilton 1; Michel 1 and 3; Price 2; Italian Inv.; Nachet; Morpurgo 1; Britten; Société Belge; Bedini 10; Righini 2; G. e M.L. Righini; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FACIOLI, NICOLA | Italy, c.1780, MIM | Goniometer, Rule = Museo Torricelliano, Faenza. | Milan; Rome. | Italian Inv. | suggest correction | |
| FACY, RICHARD | England, c.1850, MIM | Wapping Wall, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| FAGE | see Dring and Fage. | suggest correction | ||||
| FAGE, EDWARD | England, fl.1667-73, MIM | either he or John Read 2 succeeded Anthony Thompson 1; one of nineteen instrument makers admitted to the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 24, 1668. | Sign of the Sugar Loaf, Hosier Lane, West Smithfield, London. | Taylor 1(317); Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Gunther 2; J. Brown 1 & 3. | suggest correction | |
| FAGE, M. | England, c.1828, MIM PHIM | 20 Tooley Street, London (1828). | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| FAGE, WILLIAM | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | see Dring and Fage. | 10 Great Dover Street, Borough, London; Coffeen reported a finding of "10 Gridover Street, Boro." | Taylor 2(958),(2123); Coffeen 27. | suggest correction | |
| FAGERIO, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 4 Cross Street, Hatton Garden (London). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FAGIOLI | England, c.1835, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 5/12/72, 5/4/87. | London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FAGIOLI AND SON | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see D. Fagioli and Son. | 3 Great Warner Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| FAGIOLI AND SONS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 10/19 89. | Great Warner Street, Clerkenwell (London). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FAGIOLI, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 1/26/90. | 68 Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell (London). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FAGIOLI, D., AND SON | England, fl.1840-54, PHIM | Wheel Barometers, = Soth.-S 9/18/86 and 10/19/89, Soth. 7/21/87, Larvik Marine Museum, Norway, USNM, X(7), Soth. 5/12/72, D.(1972), (1983), Bearnes 9/16/87; Barometer = Christie 2/5/70; Barometer with clock = Phillips 4/16/88. | Dominic and J. (3) Fagioli. | 3 Great Warner Street (1840-51); 10 Great Warner Street (1851-54); both in Clerkenwell, London. | Goodison 1; Middleton 4; RSW; John Bell. | suggest correction |
| FAGIOLI, DOMINIC | England, fl.1836-54, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(5), D.(1970). | partner with his son J. Fagioli 3, 1840-54; X barometers are signed "D. Fagioli, Clerkenwell." | 3 Great Warner Street (1836-51); 10 Great Warner Street (1851-54); both in Clerkenwell, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2124); RSW. | suggest correction |
| FAGIOLI, J. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie-SK 5/15/96. | could be J. Fagioli 2 or 3. | London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FAGIOLI, J. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 5 Union Terrace, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FAGIOLI, J. 3 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably son of Dominic Fagioli. | 30 Great Warner Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| FAGLIABUE, A. | misreading for A. Tagliabue. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| FAHLMER | France, c.1725, MIM OIM SIM | Alidade = P.C.; Protractor = BAR; Double Protractor = BAR; Telescopic Alidades = WHI, P.C., D.; Dip Level = DeLuca 10/21/95. | WHI telescopic level also marked "Dépot de la Diron. de la Rochelle." | Strasbourg. | Price 12; RSW; Brieux 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction |
| FAHRENHEIT, DANIEL GABRIEL | Poland; Holland, 1686-1736, OIM PHIM | Mercury Thermometer = LEY; Alcohol Thermometer, 1727 = LEY. | also made barometers, anemometers, etc.; invented a scale for thermometers; first to use mercury in thermometers, 1717; developed the solar microscope. | Danzig; Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Crommelin; USNM; Daumas 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| FAHRR, P. | Germany, 1744, NIM | Compass Rose, 1744 = X. | P. Fährr. | Schück 1. | suggest correction | |
| FAIRBONE, CHARLES 1 | England, fl.1765-1802, MIM OIM SIM | apprenticed to Tycho Wing of the Grocers' Company in 1753; free of the Company, 1765; by 1780 he was a member of the Spectaclemakers' Company; took apprentices in both Companies. | Princes Court, Westminster (1765); St. Martin's Lane (1766); New Street, Shoe Lane (1773-1802); all in London. | J. Brown 1; Court and von Rohr 3(185). | suggest correction | |
| FAIRBONE, CHARLES 2 | England, fl.1786-1810, MIM OIM SIM | Set of Surveying Instruments = WHI-204. | apprenticed to his father, Charles Fairbone 1, in the Grocers' Company, 1781; free of the Company, 1802; took over his father's last two apprentices in 1802, and took others later. | 20 Great New Street, Shoe Lane, Fetter Lane, London. | Taylor 2(832); J. Brown 1 and 2; Dewhirst; Daumas 1; Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| FAIRBONE, HENRY | England, c.1794, | apprenticed to his father, Charles Fairbone 1, in the Grocers' Company in 1794. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FAIRBONE, ISAAC | England, c.1783, | apprenticed to his uncle, Charles Fairbone 1, in the Grocers' Company, 1783. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FAIRBONE, JOHN | England, c.1786, OIM | son of Charles Fairbone 1; apprenticed to John Dollond 2 in the Spectaclemakers' Company; admitted as Brother to the Company in 1786. | Court and von Rohr 3(220); Robischon. | suggest correction | ||
| FAIRBONE, TIMOTHY | England, c.1789, | apprenticed to his father, Charles Fairbone 1, in the Grocers' Company, 1789. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FAIRCLOTH, WILLIAM | England, c.1748, MIM | apprenticed to John Gilbert 1 in the Grocers' Company, 1740; free of the Company in 1748. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FAIREY, JOHN, AND SON | England, c.1823, MIM OIM PHIM | may be a misreading for Joseph Fairey and Son. | 22 Ratcliff Highway, London. | Taylor 2(964); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FAIREY, JOSEPH | England, fl.1800-1829, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Quadrant = NMM; Octant = D.; Sextant = BMR. | apprenticed to Samuel Browning 1 of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 1, 1796; free of the Company on Nov. 3, 1803; took apprentices after 1800. | 15 Fair Street, Horseleydown (1803); 150 Tooley Street (1806-11); 20 Ratcliffe Highway (1811-29); 8 Northumberland Place, Commercial Road East; all in London. | Taylor 2(964); J. Brown 1 and 2; Belgian Inv.; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FAIREY, JOSEPH, AND SON | England, c.1845, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = Soth. 7/21/83; Octant, ebony and brass = D.(1976). | Joseph Fairey and his son, Richard Fairey. | Commercial Road, London. | Taylor 2(964a); RSW. | suggest correction |
| FAIREY, RICHARD | England, c.1829, MIM | apprenticed to his father, Joseph Fairey, in the Grocers' Company on March 5, 1829. | J.Brown 2. | suggest correction | ||
| FAIREY, RICHARD AND JOSEPH | England, fl.1790-1846, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | 150 Tooley Street, Borough, London. | Taylor 2(964). | suggest correction | ||
| FAIRFAX, WILLIAM | England, c.1685, MIM | apprenticed to John Warner 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 2, 1685 for nine years. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| FAIRMAN, GIDEON | USA, 1774-1827, MIM | partner in the firm of "Hooker and Fairman" in Newburyport, pre-1810; later moved to Philadelphia and became a partner in the firm of "Draper, Murray and Fairman." | Newburyport, Mass.; Albany, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 1; Gillingham 3. | suggest correction | |
| FALCIOLA, B., AND CO. | England, fl.1839-43, PHIM | barometer makers. | 53 Edgbaston Street, Birmingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FALCIOLA, I. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer with Thermometer = Soth. 12/15 83. | Nottingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FALCK | Falck = Falconus? | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| FALCO | Italy, MIM | Horary Quadrant with volvelle = BRP. | for 45° Lat.; signed, "Opus Falco"; Bedini thinks it is a fake. | Bedini 14; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FALCON, A. | England, OIM | Spyglass = D.(1968). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FALCONER, G. | China, NIM | Sextant = FRK-54. | Hong Kong. | Frank. | suggest correction | |
| FALCONER, WILLIAM | England, c.1750, NIM | compass maker. | London. | Schück 1. | suggest correction | |
| FALCONI 1 | Italy, fl.1503-07, MIM | Astrolabe, 1505 = Lasotovich Coll., Venice = P.C. (ICA-3032); Astrolabe, 1507 = P. and S. 4/3/1894 = BM (ICA 251); Quadrants = BM, USNM. | goldsmith; quadrants for 45° are signed "Opus Falconi Bergomei Valensis"; BM one is lost. | Bergamo; Venice. | Price 1 and 3; Ward 4; Morpurgo 1; Gunther 1; Michel 3; ICA 2; Bedini 14; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FALCONI 2 | Italy, 1586, MIM | Nocturnal, 1586 = NMM-Caird. | ex-Goldschmied Coll.; Bedini thinks it is a fake. | Bedini 14; NMM. | suggest correction | |
| FALE, G. | England, 1796, NIM | Octant, rosewood, 1796 = RSM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FALE, THOMAS | England, fl.1586-93, | designed a sundial and a graphometer made by Thomas Osborn; author. | Cambridge. | Taylor 1(75) 2(76); Weil 2(25). | suggest correction | |
| FALEIRO, RUY | Spain, 1519, MIM | made one wooden astrolabe and six wooden quadrants for Magellan. | Waters 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FALES, JAMES 1 | USA, fl.1820-30+, NIM | T.C.; had "Little Navigator" as shop sign; also made clocks and watches; father of James Fales 2. | 91 Water Street, Newport, R.I.; New Bedford, Mass. (by 1830). | Bedini 8; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FALES, JAMES 2 | USA, -1888, NIM | figure of midshipman for shop sign, now in New Bedford Whaling Museum; son of James Fales 1. | New Bedford, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FALES, MARTHA | USA, NIM | compass maker. | Newburyport, Mass. | American Neptune, 1968; Bull. Maritime Museum, British Columbia, 1968. | suggest correction | |
| FALIGUM | Austria, 1721, MIM | Azimuth Sundial, 1721 = ADL-M266. | Graz. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; USNM; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FALLER | see Kaltenback, Faller and Co. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| FALLON, THOMAS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FALLOW, JOSEPH | England, fl.1827-29, PHIM | barometer maker. | 127 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FAMADIO | PHIM | Wheel Barometer = K. and C. 9/20/71. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FANNER | see DeGrave, Short and Fanner. | suggest correction | ||||
| FANZAGO, PIETRO | Italy, 1583, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1583 = Palazzo, Clusone. | Clusone. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | |
| FARADAY, MICHAEL | England, 1791-1867, | invented the electro-magnetic generator. | G.L'E. Turner 24; DSB. | suggest correction | ||
| FARBINGER | Germany, c.1700, MIM | Pocket Calendar = Soth. 2/21/66. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FARDOIL, P. | France, fl.1684-1722, MIM | Astronomical Clock = POB. | also signed "J. Caffiéri et A. Coypel" on case. | Paris. | Trois Siècles. | suggest correction |
| FARELLI, C. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = P-B 4/28/39. | Northampton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FAREY, JOHN, JNR. | England, fl.1791-1851, MIM NIM | Ellipsograph = Christie-SK 2/2/77 = RSM; Sextant = RSM. | invented a perspective machine in 1807; invented an ellipsograph in 1810; ellipsograph signed "Invented and Made by John Farey, Jnr"; suggested inverting the slide on the Soho slide rules in 1827. | Westminster, London. | NMM 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Delehar 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FARFLER, STEFAN | Germany, c.1655, MIM | sandglass and clock maker. | Nürnberg. | Lunardi. | suggest correction | |
| FARIMA, VINCENZO | Italy, MIM | Universal Sundial = NMM-D.75. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | ||
| FARLAM, EBENEZER | England, c.1707, MIM | apprenticed to Nathaniel Smith of the Clockmakers' Company on May 5, 1707. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| FARMADIE | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = VNN. | 2 St. John's Street Road (London?). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FARMER | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Christchurch. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FARMER, F.C., AND SON | England, c.1840, MIM | Slide Rule for publicans, boxwood = D.(1987). | Waterloo, Liverpool. | Coffeen 15. | suggest correction | |
| FARMER, JAMES | England, fl. 1672-1708, MIM | free of the Grocers' Company by Patrimony in 1672; took apprentices. | Well Street near Well Close, London (1701-08). | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| FARMER, JOHN 1 | England, c.1708, MIM | apprenticed in the Masons' Company in 1708; made free in the Company. | Crawforth 6 & 7. | suggest correction | ||
| FARMER, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1731-77, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 1 in the Joiners' Company on Dec. 4, 1722; made free of the Company Dec. 7, 1731; took over John Atkinson 2 as an apprentice from George Wright 1 of the Grocers' Company in 1739; uncle of Richard Gearing who succeeded him; made slide rules. | Cateaton Street (1731); St. Anns Lane near Aldersgate (1739); Lothbury; Dove Court, upper end Old Jewry, Wood Street; Whitefriars (1743); Pye Corner (1751); all in London. | J. Brown 1; Crawforth 1, 6 & 7; Darius 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FARMER, THOMAS | England, c.1703, MIM | apprenticed to James Farmer of the Grocers' Company in 1703. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FARMER, WILLIAM | England, c.1750, NIM | Mariner's Compass = NMM-Gabb Coll. | may be man who was apprenticed to his father, James Farmer, in 1708. | near the Limekiln, Horsley Down, London. | Taylor 2(476); J. Brown 1; RSW; Evans 1; May. | suggest correction |
| FARNGREN, JOHAN AUGUST | Sweden, 1811-60, MIM | Pantograph = NOR. | Färngren; T.C. | No. 9 Smala gränden, Stockholm. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FARONE | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-C 10/9/86. | Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FARONI, G. | England, PHIM | Barometer = KOT. | Hull. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FARR, JOSEPH | USA, 1775-1845, MIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = P.C., D.(1986), Buffalo Historical Society, N.Y., Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Mich. | the last instrument is numbered "85." | Cunningham, Mass. (1775); Manlius Village, N.Y. | Smart 1; Coffeen 12. | suggest correction |
| FARRAR, THOMAS | England, c.1677, | apprenticed to Walter Hayes in the Grocers' Company in 1677. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FARRELL, J. | England, c.1850, OIM | Telescope = D.(1981). | Manchester. | Moskowitz 122. | suggest correction | |
| FARRER, JOHN | England, c.1728, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Harrison in the Grocers' Company in 1713; turned over to Thomas Franklyn, Stationer, in 1716; free of the Grocers' Company in 1728. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FARROW AND JACKSON | England, c.1825+, MIM PHIM | Syke's Hydrometers = Phillips 2/14/79, Christie-SK 5/10/77, P.C.; Slide Rule, double, ivory = D.(1972); Bung Stick, wood = BIR; Slide Rule, double, wood = ADL-W144. | the Adler rule is marked "Farrow and Jackson Makers Ltd., London." | London. | Moskowitz 103; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FARTHING, I.H. | England, post-1799, MIM | T.C. on polygraph invented by Marc Brumel in 1799, patent number 2305. | Cornhill, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FASANA | England, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X(2). | one signed "Fasana Bath"; the other gives the street address as well. | 35 Milsom Street, Bath. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| FASCUA, F. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 1/30/84. | Bath. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FASOLDT, CHARLES | USA, c.1850, MIM | made mechanical instruments, watches and clocks. | Rome; Albany; both in New York. | Harrold. | suggest correction | |
| FASSANO, JOS. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FASTRE | France, PHIM | Fastré; barometer maker. | Paris. | Ashworth. | suggest correction | |
| FASTRE AINE | France, 1849, PHIM | Barometer, Fortin-type = CNAM. | Fastré aîné. | Quai des grands Augustins 63, Paris. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| FATIGET | c.1600, MIM SIM | Trigonum (surveying rule) = P.C. | "Fatiget non Rapiat"; a motto, not a maker. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FATORINI, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Antonio Fattorini. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FATORINI, M. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Chichester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FATORINI, M. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Polesden Lacey. | 24 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FATTON, FREDERICK LOUIS | France; England, c.1822, | patented an astronomical clock, 1822. | Paris; New Bond Street, London. | Britten. | suggest correction | |
| FATTORINI AND SONS | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 12/14/89. | Skipton and Bradford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FATTORINI, ANTONIO | England, c.1831, | pedlar of clocks and barometers; see also "Fatorini." | Como House, Harrowgate. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FATTORINI, JOSEPH | England, pre-1838-48, PHIM | barometer maker; in partnership with Henry Austin and John Cattanes, and Peter Ballarini before 1838; partner with Henry and Philip Cattanes in Cattanes and Co. (1848). | King's Staith (pre-1838); 12 Castlegate (1848); both in York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FAULHABER, JOH. | Germany, c.1600, MIM | invented a surveying instrument. | Ulm. | Weil 2(4). | suggest correction | |
| FAULKINGHAM | England, 1672, | sold faulty rules made by John Nash 1. | under the south east Corner of the Royal Exchange, London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| FAULKNER, JOHN, AND SON | England, c.1850, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument = OXF. | for measuring altitudes; has a water level. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FAURAY | France, c.1800, MIM | "Opticien"; TC in architect's etui of instruments. | Quai de l'Horloge à Paris. | Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/23/94. | suggest correction | |
| FAURE | France, 1724, MIM | Sundial, 1724 = Villeneuve, Hautes Alpes. | Villeneuve. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| FAUTH AND CO. | USA, MIM SIM | Theodolite = P.C. | Washington, D.C. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| FAUTOUT-CHUIZY | see Sautout-Choizy. | Weil 2(4). | suggest correction | |||
| FAVA, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FAVER | England, c.1838, | mis-spelling of Fayrer? | London. | Taylor 2(2125). | suggest correction | |
| FAVERIL, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/18/89. | Lincoln. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FAVERIO, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Phillips 11/16/76. | Lincoln. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FAVERIO, J. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Barometer = Soth. Wilkinson and Hodge 11/30/23; Wheel Barometers = Soth.-Sussex 9/18/86, D.(1972). | some of these barometers are signed "Faverio Andover." | Andover. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FAVRAY | France, 18th Century, MIM OIM SIM | Microscope = OXF or KEN; Theodolite = Weschler 5/22/76; Telescope = A-P 3/15/76. | à la Ville de Genève, 69 (or 79) Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FAWCETT, JOHN | Ireland, fl.1775-93, OIM | optician and watchmaker. | 34 Dame Street (1775-86); 3 Grafton Street (1787-92); 133 Capel Street (1793); all in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett; G. Ferrel. | suggest correction | |
| FAWCETT, W.H. | USA, fl.1856-57, MIM | worked for J. and W. Burt. | 24 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Mich. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| FAY, J.G. | England, 19th Century, NIM | Sextant = La Rochelle 7/16/83. | Southampton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FAY, S., AND SON | England, c.1825, NIM | Marine Compasses = Longleat House(2). | Cowes, Isle of Wight. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FAYER | England?, pre-1845, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial = S. Leigh Soth. 4/24/1845-38. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FAYRER | England, c.1830, MIM OIM | Orrery = OXF; Telescope = Soth. 9/20/83. | either James or John Fayrer. | 41? White Lion Street, Pentonville, London. | Taylor 2(2125); RSW. | suggest correction |
| FAYRER AND SONS | England, c.1825, PHIM | Marine Barometer = VNN. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FAYRER, J. | England, fl.1826-70, MIM NIM OIM | Circle = PEA-4530; Equatorial Telescope = D.(1986). | either James or John Fayrer. | 40 White Lion Street; 66 White Lion Street; both Pentonville, London. | Brewington 1; Wynter 1. | suggest correction |
| FAYRER, JAMES | England, fl.1838, MIM PHIM | "Faver" in the directories may be a misspelling of this name; Taylor said that he and his brother, John Fayrer, divided some of Troughton's instruments; made instruments for the East India Company. | 40 White Lion Street, Pentonville, London. | Taylor 2(2125); Brewington 1; Wynter 1. | suggest correction | |
| FAYRER, JOHN | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | see James Fayrer; made instruments for the East India Company. | 40 White Lion Street, Pentonville, London. | Taylor 2(2125); Brewington 1; Wynter 1. | suggest correction | |
| FAYTHURNE | England, c.1609, OIM | made perspective machines. | London. | Latham and Matthews, Vol. 9. | suggest correction | |
| FAYVER | England, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Phillips 11/16/76. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FAZZI, SAMUEL | Italy, 1760, PHIM | Thermometer, 1760 = SPI-2866. | Michel 3; Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FEATHERS, P., AND CO. | Scotland, c.1850, NIM | Sextant = FRK-S6 = RSM. | Dundee. | Frank; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| FEATHERS, P.C. | Scotland, NIM | Sextant = Dundee City Museum and Art Gallery. | surely Peter Arith Feathers. | Dundee. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FEATHERS, PETER ARITH | Scotland, fl.1842-73, NIM OIM | Octants, ebony, ivory = D.(1982), FRK = RSM, Soth. 3/10/87. | T.C.; took his son as a partner in 1874. | 73 High Street (1842); No. 10 Dock Street (1845-50); 26 Dock Street (1853-68); 40 Dock Street (1869-73); all in Dundee. | Bryden 3; Coffeen A; Frank; Moskowitz 102; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| FEATHERSTON, JOHN | England, fl.1650-68, MIM | Wall Sundials, 1650 = Packwood House, Hockley Heath (3); Polyhedral Garden Sundial, 1668 = Packwood House, Hockley Heath. | Hockley Heath. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FEATON, JOHN | England, c.1733, MIM | apprenticed to Simon Cade of the Clockmakers' Company on March 5, 1733. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| FEAU, NICOLAS | France, c.1625, MIM | Astrolabe Table Clock = Petit Palais, Paris. | Féau. | Marseilles. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| FECHTER | Switzerland, 18th Century, MIM SIM | Plane Table with fixed and movable alidades = BASH; Quadrant = Stuker Auction 1958. | Basle. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FECIOLUS, IO. DOM. | Germany, 1558, MIM | Astrolabe, 1558 = OXF. | gift of Mrs. Billmeir, 1973. | Trent. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FEELING, T. THOMAS | France, 1734, MIM | Garden Sundial, slate, 1734 = P.C. | Abbé de Meldon (Meudon?); Teeling? Keeling? | Meldon (Meudon). | Chew. | suggest correction |
| FEHRENBACK | see Stratz and Fehrenback. | John Bell. | suggest correction | |||
| FEHRENS AND ALBRECHT | USA, fl.1852-65, MIM NIM PHIM | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| FEIL, CHARLES | France, post-1827, OIM | grandson of Guinand; "Ancienne maison Ch. Feil"; succeeded his grandfather; succeeded by Mantois. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| FEILDER, THOMAS | England, fl.1687-1720, MIM | apprenticed to Withers Cheney of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 9, 1678; free of the Company on Sept. 9, 1687; Master of the Company, 1715; took apprentices. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| FELD | see Felt. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| FELDT | see Felt. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| FELKL, J., AND SON | Czechoslovakia, c.1850, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = DNM. | made for Croatia. | Prague. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FELKL, JAN | Poland; Czechoslovakia, 1817-88, MIM | globe maker. | Rostock; Prague. | Globus, June 1963. | suggest correction | |
| FELKL, L. | Poland; Gemany; Czech; Holl, 1817-87, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1850 = VNL; Planetarium, Ptolemaic = Birmingham Public Library, Alabama. | Rostock; Leipzig; Prague; Groningen. | Globus, Dec. 1957, June 1962; Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| FELL, ABRAHAM | England, fl.1740-70, MIM | made a new gnomon for the Ulverston church sundial in 1763. | Ulverston | Britten. | suggest correction | |
| FELLATA | France, c.1820, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88. | Place du Colège Royal, Lyon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FELLWOCK, JOHANN GEORG | Germany, fl.1762-83, MIM | Quadrant, 1766 = PRA; Azimuth Quadrant, 1768 = DEU; Astronomical Clock, 1768 = Würzburg University Library; Planetarium, 1772 = BAM. | Johann Georg Fellwöck, globe maker. | Würzburg. | Zinner 1; Horsky 2; Daumas 1; Wheatland 2; Czech. Inv.; Narodni; Globus, June,'62 and '63. | suggest correction |
| FELT, D., AND CO. | USA, MIM | Rule and Rectangular Protractor, ivory = D.(1993). | New York, N.Y. | Coffeen 41. | suggest correction | |
| FELT, DAVID | USA, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, stand = Soth.-PB pre-1980. | New York, N.Y. and Boston, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FELT, EBERHARD | Germany, d.1600, MIM | made diptych sundials; probably the son of Hans Felt; the name is also written "Feld." | Nürnberg. | Michel 1 & 3; Baillie 1; Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| FELT, HANS | Germany, fl.1561-77, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1566 = Drecker-110 = DPW = ADL-DPW20; Diptych Sundial, ivory = P.C.; Sundial = Evans Coll. | Master in 1564; the maker's mark is a fool's head; probably the father of Eberhard, Marx and Martin; the name is also spelled "Feld." | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Evans 1; Gunther 2; Baillie 1; Gouk 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FELT, MARTIN | Germany, d.1602, MIM | made ivory diptych sundials; probably the son of Hans Felt; sometimes spelt "Feldt." | Nürnberg. | Michel 1 & 3; Baillie 1; Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| FELT, MARX | Germany, d.1602, MIM | made ivory diptych sundials; probably the son of Hans Felt. | Nürnberg. | Michel 1 & 3; Baillie 1; Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| FELT, WOLF | Germany, c.1682, MIM | compass maker; made sundials. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| FENDERICH, CHRISTIAN | Germany?, MIM | Ring Sundial = ZUR. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FENET, LEON | France, c.1890, MIM | Celestial Planisphere = Versailles 11/20/83. | done under the direction of Camille Flammarion. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FENIG | England, 1795, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1795 = P. & S. 11/21/1894; Celestial Globe = P. & S. 11/21/1894. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FENING | c.1750, MIM | Armillary Sphere = WHI. | may be Fenig | Price 12. | suggest correction | |
| FENN | England, c.1850, MIM | Triangular Rule, ivory = D.(1976). | Newgate Street, London. | Moskowitz. | suggest correction | |
| FENN, DANIEL | England, c.1780, MIM | Wheel-Cutting Machine = OXF; Hodometer works with compass = BM. | London. | Taylor 2(965); Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| FENN, ISAAC | England, fl.1765-68, MIM | Hodometer = Christie 12/12/1794. | T.C.; invented a hodometer, patent granted in 1765. | at the Sign of the Measuring Wheel, near the corner of Bond Street in Oxford Street, London. | Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FENN, J. | England, c.1850, MIM | Watchmaker's Rule, ivory = D.(1976). | London. | Moskowitz. | suggest correction | |
| FENTIMAN, JOHN | England, c.1798, MIM | a member of the Tiler and Bricklayers' Company; he took over Daniel Cass as an apprentice on June 23, 1798 from William Morris of the Grocers' Company. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| FENTON AND SONS | England, MIM | T.C. in a box for an equatorial sundial. | 11 New Oxford Street, London. | Wheatland 2. | suggest correction | |
| FENWICK, T. | probably the owner; marked on a levelling staff by H. Atkinson. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| FER, A. DE | France, 1670, | Drawings of Quadrant, Cylinder Sundial, and Regiomontanus Sundial, 1670 = PBN-GED12781, -82, -83. | L'Isle du Palais sur le quai de l'Horloge, à la Sphère Royale, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FERARI | France, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1975). | Lille. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FERARI, B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Ipswich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FERAT | France, c.1750-1802, MIM PHIM SIM | Levels with sights = La Rochelle 7/16/83, P.C.(1987); Graphometers = P.C., Christie 3/21/91 (with case); Horizontal Sundial in watch case = O-F; Circumferentor, telescopic sights = D.(1965); Protractor for prisms = D.(1969); Goniometers = P.C., STT; Miner's Compass = P.C. (1987); Folding Rule, ebony and silver = D.(1989); Stick Barometer, 1802 = Leeds Castle = Christie 12/12/96. | Férat; Ferrat? level signed "Ecole imperial de Chalons"; rule is in "decimètres" and has silver numerals set into the ebony; barometer is signed "Chalons-sur-Marne." | opposite the Palais Marchand, Paris. | Monreal; Nachet; Brieux 3; Pipping 2; MAD march, 1997; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FERCHEL | see Strebin und Ferchel. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| FERCHEL, JOSEPH | Germany, fl.1841-47, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = Drecker; Sundial, 1847 = DEU; Instrument = NYM; Geared Sundial = P. and S. 5/19/1896 = OXF. | geared sundial invented by A. Zimmerman (P. and S.); Gunther said the opposite; may be the Ferchel in Strebin und Ferchel, which see. | Evans 1; Gunther 6; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FERCHNER, ANDREAS | Austria, c.1750, MIM | Celestial Globe on clock = WUP. | copy of Roll clock in VIE. | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FERDINAND II, GRAND DUKE OF TUSCANY | Italy, c.1660, | invented the sealed, alcohol thermometer. | Middleton 4. | suggest correction | ||
| FERDINAND, SIGNIFER | Spain, 1633, MIM SIM | Plane Table Compass and Circle, 1633 = D.(1968). | Valencia. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FEREARIUS | see Ferrerius. | suggest correction | ||||
| FEREIUS | see Ferrerius. | suggest correction | ||||
| FEREMITE, ANTOINE | France, c.1620, MIM | Antoine Férémité. | Paris. | Hamilton 2. | suggest correction | |
| FERENC, ELEKES | Hungary, c.1850, MIM | globe maker. | Tooley. | suggest correction | ||
| FERGUSON | Cruciform Sundial = UTR. | probably modern. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FERGUSON, DANIEL | Scotland; England, c.1771, | apprenticed to George Linnell of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1771. | Edinburgh. | Court and von Rohr 3(201). | suggest correction | |
| FERGUSON, JAMES 1 | Scotland; England, 1710-76, MIM OIM | made orreries, miniature globes with cases, "Astronoma Rotula" = RSM; several types of sundials, telescopes, etc; may be seen at the Banff Museum, KEN; FLO, NMM, NYM, ADL, RSM, VCW, etc. | astronomer; lecturer; F.R.S., 1763; author; taught by Cantley. | Banff; Edinburgh; Mortimer Street, London. | Taylor 2(258); Calthrop; Ward 3; Wynter and Turner; NMM 2; DNB; DSB; H.C. King 2; Wynter 1; Stevenson; Yonge; Krogt 2; Clarke et al; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FERGUSON, JAMES 2 | Scotland; England, c.1765, | son of James Ferguson 1; apprenticed to John Troughton 1 in the Grocers' Company in 1765. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FERICHEL, JOSEPH | MIM | Sundial in watch, copper = P. and S. 4/21/1898. | may be Ferchel. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FERIEUS | see Ferrerius. | suggest correction | ||||
| FERIEUS, JO. PAULUS | see Gio. Paolo Ferreri. | suggest correction | ||||
| FERIGNY, J.F. | 1736, MIM | Inclinable Sundial, 1736 = FRA. | amateurish. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FERIN, AUGUSTO | Portugal, MIM | T.C. | 70 Rua Nova do Almada, Lisbon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FERINA, VINCENZO | Italy, pre-1765, MIM | Horologium, wood pedestal = Goldschmied Coll. = NMM-Caird. | initials P.G. added later. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FERONI, ALEXANDER | Ireland, fl.1809-10, PHIM | barometer maker; 1809 directory showed his name as "Ferony." | 49 Fleet Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| FERRARI, LORENZO | Italy, fl.1813-24, MIM | Astronomical Clock = X; Cannon Sundial = P. and S. 6/18/1894. | also marked "Laurent". | Parma. | Morpurgo 1; Evans 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| FERRARI, LUIGI | Italy, MIM | Magnetic Compass = ADL-M467. | Fox 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FERRAT, JEAN BAPTISTE PIERRE FRANCOIS | France, c.1750, MIM NIM | Level = CNAM; Repeating Circle = ECO. | Jean Baptiste Pierre François Ferrat; possibly same as Ferat. | Cloître Nôtre-Dame, Paris. | Daumas 1; Paris 1900. | suggest correction |
| FERREIRA, MANOEL | Portugal, fl.1748-71, NIM | Marine Compass, wood and paper, 1771 = HAA; Instrument, 1748 = PMM. | HAA is in an octagonal, wooden painted box. | Lisbon. | Schück 2; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FERRERI, GIOVANNI PAOLO | Italy; France, fl.1600-24, MIM | Armillary Spheres = LEY (1600), NMM (1602, 1624). | LEY has star points; NMM are from the Barbarini Coll.; also signed as "Jo. Paulus Ferrerius", "Jo. Paulus Ferieus", "Paolo Ferrero." | Rome; Paris. | Michel 3; NMM 2; USNM; Morpurgo 1; RSW; Globus, Dec. 1956 and 1957. | suggest correction |
| FERRERIUS, JO. PAULUS | see Giovanni Paulus Ferreri. | suggest correction | ||||
| FERRERO, PAOLO | see Giovanni Paulus Ferreri. | suggest correction | ||||
| FERRET | France, fl.1770-89, OIM | lens maker; considered as a candidate for honor by the Royal Academy of Sciences. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| FERRIER | France, 18th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial base = Soth. 12/19/66; Sundial Plate = Koller June 1967. | aux Galeries, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FERRIER, ANTOINE | France, c.1820, PHIM | Money Scales = La Rochelle 7/16/83, Versailles 4/17/83. | "Balancier ajusteur". | rue St. Roch n° 6 près la Fontaine, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FERRIER, ANTOINE DU | France, fl.1600-22, MIM | Pocket Calendars, 1607 = P.C.; Sundial, silver, 1616 = NMM-Caird; Sundial in watch = BM; Astronomical Compendium, 1607 = van Heusen Coll. = LOS. | set up by Henri IV in his workshop in the Louvre; clockmaker to Louis XIII; 1616 sundial modified by Butterfield; see Le Sieur de Ferrier; the center section of the compendium has been incorrectly reassembled. | au Louvre, Paris. | Michel 1 and 3; MADEX; USNM; RSW; Daumas 1; Nachet; Baillie 1; Thielmann. | suggest correction |
| FERRIER, GUILLAUME | France, fl.1620-22, MIM OIM | Magnetic Azimuth Sundial = OXF; Sundial = Soth. 1/27/48. | son of Antoine du Ferrier; worked for Descartes in an attempt to produce hyperbolic lenses. | à la Gallerie, Paris. | Michel 1 and 3; Daumas 1; Josten; Société Belge; Maison Française; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FERRIER, JEAN | France, c.1641, MIM OIM | Quadrant = Académie royale des Sciences, Paris. | in the 1641 inventory of the Académie; made microscopes with hyperbolic lenses. | Paris. | Daumas 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| FERRIER, LE SIEUR DE | France, 1611, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, 1611 = Warren Coll. (1928) = Soth. May, 1974 = D.(1976). | Antoine du Ferrier?; dated "Nov. 21, 1611". | Culver 1; Brieux 3. | suggest correction | |
| FERRIER, THORNTON | England, fl.1817-23, PHIM | barometer maker? father of William Thornton Ferrier? | 34 Blackfriargate (1817); Queen Street (1822-23); both in Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FERRIER, WILLIAM THORNTON | England, fl.1826-51, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X. | signed "W.T. Ferrier." | 11 Queen Street (1826-42); 5 Nelson Street (1846-51); both in Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| FERRIG | 1795, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1795 = X. | surely Fenig. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| FERRIS, T. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Poole. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FES, JOZE DA CRUS A | see Crus. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| FESTE, L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FETTANI, T. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FEUCHERE, C.G. | France, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1989). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FEVONY | see Alexander Feroni. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |||
| FEYHEL, MARTIN | Germany, fl.1578-80, MIM | Hodometer, 1580 = DRE. | Nürnberg; Augsburg; Dresden. | Michel 3; Rohde; Nachet; Baillie 1; Beckmann; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FEYKES, B. | Holland, fl.1826-57, MIM | Compass = WHI. | Oude Teertuinen 42 (1826-52); Oude Teertuinen 133; both in Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FICK, A. | Russia, 1829-1901, MIM | Myograph = GMT. | Maistrov 4. | suggest correction | ||
| FICKLER | Germany, c.1568, | invented an astronomical compendium made by Nicholaus Rensberg. | Basserman-Jordan 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FIDLER, ROBERT | England, fl.1805-13, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Mean Motion Orrery, 1813 = KEN; Orrery, 1805 = Dr. Pearson (1805); Sextant = DRE; Balances = KEN, Royal Institution; Barometer = X. | 32 Wigmore Street, Cavendish Square, London. | Taylor 2(1332); Daumas 1; KEN; Goodison 1; Britten; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FIEBIG | see Viebig. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| FIEBIG, FRANCISCUS | Germany; Hollandfl.1633-47, MIM | Artillery Level, 1633 = BEK; Circumferentors = HAK, Königsberg Staat Kunstsammlung (1647), DEU, NUR; Graphometers = D.(1969), Copenhagen Rundturm; Celestial Globe, 1633 = BEK; Instrument, 1642 = P.C.; Geometry Set = KAS; Theodolite = D.(1969). | Arnstadt; Cologne; The Hague. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Rizzi; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FIEDLER, JOHANN, VON WESTIN | Germany, 1752, MIM | Protractor, 1752 = Christie 5/7/63-9. | Dresden. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FIELD AND CO. | England, fl.1830-80?, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscopes = Wellcome Museum, Phillips 4/20/83; Microtome = Phillips 11/16/88. | probably the firm of first Robert and then George Field. | New Street; Suffolk Street; both in Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1845); Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FIELD, CAPT. | England, | see Robert Field. | RSW; Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction | ||
| FIELD, GEORGE, AND CO. LTD. | England, post-1850, NIM | Compass in gimbals = FRK-N21. | probably succeeded Robert Field. | Birmingham. | Frank. | suggest correction |
| FIELD, JAMES | England, 1805, MIM OIM | billhead dated 1805. | 2 Bond Street, Bath. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| FIELD, JOHN | England, fl.1787-1830, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscope = X; Telescope = Soth. 4/22/65. | T.C.; apprenticed to Edward Nairne in the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1779; freed in 1787; worked at the Royal Mint, 1804-1830; Master of the Company, 1799-1801, 1820-22. | 74 Cornhill, (1791); His Majesty's Mint (1817-27); both in London. | Taylor 2(833); Calvert 2; Clay and Court; Evans 1; Dewhirst; Crawforth 1; Court and von Rohr 3(213). | suggest correction |
| FIELD, ROBERT | England, c.1800, MIM OIM SIM | Microscopes = WHI, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Mich.; Parallel Rules = SPL, OMM; Surveying Compass = Melun 4/24/83. | parallel rules marked "Capt. Field's improved rule" and "Field Improved." | 33 Navigation Street; 111 New Street, both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9; Moskowitz 104; RSW; USNM; Taylor 2(1845). | suggest correction |
| FIELD, ROBERT, AND SON | England, c.1830, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Microscopes = FRK, CMY, P.C., Phillips 2/14/79, Christie 2/2/77; Surveyor's Compasses = Snowshill Manor, D.; Magnetic Compass = Versailles 11/20/83; Protractors = Soth. 12/13/65 and Christie 12/21/71; Stick Barometer = Phillips 9/10/86. | often signed "R. Field and Son." | 113 New Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9; G.L'E. Turner 24; Frank; USNM; Moskowitz 103; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FIELD, W. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 2/26/88. | Aylesbury. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FIELD, WALTER | England, 1777, MIM | Slide Rule, boxwood, 1777 = BM. | also marked "Mr. Cuthbertson" and "J. Sutton." | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| FIELD, WILLIAM | England, c.1662, | apprenticed to Thomas Aldus in the Joiners' Company on July 1, 1662. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| FIELOT, R., AND SON | OIM | Compound Microscope = Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79. | probably a misreading of "R. Field and Son." | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FIERET | France, c.1620, MIM | Sundial in lid of watch = X. | Montpelier. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| FIERI | Portugal; England, c.1790, MIM | see Magellan and Fieri. | Lisbon; London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FIEUSET | France, 18th Century, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = Soth. 7/31/58; Mathematical Instrument Set = P.C.(1970). | rue Grenetta, Paris. | Troadec; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FIGATELLI, G.M. | Italy, c.1675, | instrument designer. | Weil 2(23). | suggest correction | ||
| FILBRI, GERARD BERNARD ANTON | Hollandfl.1769-1830, MIM | Level, 1769 = LEY. | made instruments for O. Canzius. | Delft. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction |
| FILBRI, GERARD BERNARD HENDRIK | Holland, 1811-83, OIM | Lens, 1753 = DEU. | 1753 entry must be a mistake. | Delft. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction |
| FILBY, D. 1 | Germany, fl.1750-60, NIM PHIM | Sextants = Cabrillo Marine Museum, Long Beach, Cal. (1750, 1760), HAM; Octants = HAM, Soth.-B 3/2/79; Barometer = HAA; Compass Rose = Staatl. Navigationsschule, Hamburg. | Hamburg. | USNM; Schück 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FILBY, D. 2 | Germany, c.1840, NIM | Sextant = P.C. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| FILFORD | see Vandome, Filford and Co. | suggest correction | ||||
| FILIBERTO, EMANUELE | Italy, fl.1570-75, MIM | globe maker. | Rome. | Globus, Dec. 1956. | suggest correction | |
| FILINGER | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Ely. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FILIPPO E HOVER | Italy, c.1764, MIM | Higgens 3. | suggest correction | |||
| FINCH | England, MIM SIM | Circumferentor, case = P-B 9/24/38. | may be I. Finch. which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FINCH, I. | England, c.1750, MIM | Sector = Soth. 2/8/83. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FINCH, JACOB | England, c.1686, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Isaac Carver of the Clockmakers' Company on May 3, 1686. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| FINE, FRANCOIS | France?, c.1500, MIM | François Finé. | Maddison 6. | suggest correction | ||
| FINE, ORONCE | France, 1494-1555, MIM | Navicula, ivory, 1524 = POR = MPP; Astronomical Clock, 1553 = Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris. | Oronce Finé; instrument designer and maker; author; navicula signed "Op. Orontii F. 1524." | Briançon; Paris. | Daumas 1; Michel 3; Nachet; Poulle 2; Moreux; Brusa 1; Portaluppi Cat.; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FINLAY, ROBERT | Scotland, fl.1846-50, MIM OIM PHIM | 46 John Street (1846-47); 225 George Street (1848); 87 London Street (1849-50); all in Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | ||
| FINLAY, WILLIAM | Scotland, fl.1820-22, MIM | 65 George Street, Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | ||
| FINLAYSON, JOHN | Scotland, 1743, MIM OIM SIM | Compound Microscopes = RSM (1743), OXF; Telescopic Level, double = Soth. 10/5/90. | Jacobite; Burgess and Guild Brother, 1743; may have been a Hammerman. | Edinburgh. | Bryden 3 & 4; Nichols; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FINNEY AND LIDDLE | Scotland, fl.1826-27, OIM | Joseph Finney 2 and William Liddle. | 3 North Bank Street, Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| FINNEY, JOSEPH 1 | England, 1708-72, PHIM | Angle Barometers = X, Christie-G 6/30/92, KEN; Pyrometers = X(2); Metallic Thermometer = Burton Constable. | Freeman of Liverpool, 1733; also made hygrometers and clocks; Christie barometer signed "J. Finney, Liverpool", walnut case; Joseph Finney 2 is probably son. | Liverpool. | D.N.B.; Antiquarian Horology, Sept. 1976; Fairclough; Elizabeth Hall; McConnell 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FINNEY, JOSEPH 2 | England; Scotland, fl.1770-1825, MIM OIM PHIM | Angle Barometer = KEN; Micrometer Gauge = KEN; Elliptical Trammel = KEN; Dial Pyrometer = KEN; Stick Barometer = P.C. | could be son of Joseph Finney 1; Edinburgh shop may be branch; all KEN instruments are part of George III Coll.; see Finney and Liddle. | Liverpool; 5 Bank Street (1818); 3 North Bank Street, (1819-1825); both Bank Street addresses are in Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1553); Daumas 1; Chaldecott 1; Bryden 3; Clarke et al; RSW; Tyler. | suggest correction |
| FIORA, J. | England, fl.1814-15?, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1970); Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 12/17/87. | Signed "J. Fiora Nottingham"; the name also appears on clocks. | Long Row?, Nottingham. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FIORENZA, FRANCISCO | Italy, | set of ivory tablets with designs of a fortress. | Peter Brophy thinks the work is Flemish or Dutch. | Milan. | Brophy. | suggest correction |
| FIORINI, MATTEO | Italy, 1827-1901, MIM | Terrestrial and Celestial Globes = Museo della Societa Geografica Italiana, Rome. | Bologna. | Maddison 7; Globus, Dec.1956. | suggest correction | |
| FIORINO, S.D. | c.1835, PHIM | Barometer = KAS. | von Mackensen 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FIORUZZI E BIANCHI | Italy; France?, c.1820, PHIM | Galvanometer = Dept. of Physics, U. of Parma. | A. Fioruzzi and B. Bianchi 3 of Paris collaborated on this instrument used in Macedonio Melloni's lab. | Piacenza; Paris? | Brenni 1. | suggest correction |
| FIORUZZI, A. | Italy; France?, c.1820, PHIM | see Fioruzzi e Bianchi. | Piacenza. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| FISCHER 1 | England, 1783, MIM | patented a pedometer in 1763. | London. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| FISCHER 2 | USA, c.1850, MIM | Hydrometer Set = Soth.-N.Y. 2/23/79. | 58 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FISCHER, JOHANN PAUL | Germany, c.1840, MIM | Heliochronometers = PRA, Soth. 11/16/87. | Nürnberg? | Zinner 1; Horsky and Skopova; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FISCHER, N.C. | Germany, 1781, MIM | Mining Compass, 1781 = P.C.(1987). | Saalfeld. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FISCHER, PETRUS | Denmark, 1591, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1591 = ROS-66. | pupil of Tycho Brahe. | Rosenborg Castle Cat. | suggest correction | |
| FISH, ASA | USA, MIM | Gunter Scale = Streeter Coll. = MYS. | Mystic, Conn. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FISHER | USA, c.1823, PHIM | Barometer = Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Pa. | may be Martin Fisher; also made thermometers and other philosophical instruments. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| FISHER, EBENEZER | England, c.1725, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Smith 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on March 4, 1717 for eight years; free of the Company on Oct. 4, 1725. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| FISHER, JAMES | USA, fl.1846-53, PHIM | also made chemical apparatus. | 58 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| FISHER, JOHN 1 | England, c.1776, | apprenticed to Richard Rust in the Grocers' Company in 1776. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FISHER, JOHN 2 | USA, c.1790, MIM | made an astronomical clock in 1790. | Yorktown, Pa. | Prime; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| FISHER, JOSEPH | USA, fl.1849-53, MIM PHIM | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| FISHER, MARTIN | USA, c.1791, PHIM | made glass instruments, barometere, thermometers, etc; succeeded Alloysius Ketterer; see Fisher. | Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Middleton 1; Bedini 1 and 8; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| FISHER, THOMAS | USA, c.1846, MIM | made an astronomical device; won an award for it in 1846. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| FISHWICK, C. | England, c.1839, MIM NIM OIM | Naval Quay, Hull. | Taylor 2(2127). | suggest correction | ||
| FITCH, JOHN 1 | England?, c.1770, MIM | Protractor = X. | Haviland. | Price 2 (1964). | suggest correction | |
| FITCH, JOHN 2 | USA, c.1793, | improved the traverse board with "The Columbian Ready Reckoner", 1793. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| FITCHETT, EDWARD | England, c.1804, | apprenticed to Michael Dancer in the Joiners' Company on Nov. 20, 1804. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| FITTON, ALEXANDER | Ireland, fl.1780-87, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1780 = P.C. | worked with Francis Fitton. | 36 Grafton Street; 60 Paul Street (1787); both in Cork. | Taylor 2(834); Brewington 1; Jannasch; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction |
| FITTON, ALEXANDER AND FRANCIS | Ireland, fl.1784-87, MIM NIM | 36 Grafton Street, Cork. | Taylor 2(834). | suggest correction | ||
| FITTON, FRANCIS | Ireland, fl.1784-87, MIM NIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1784 = PEA. | worked with Alexander Fitton. | 36 Grafton Street (1784); 36 Paul Street (1787); both in Cork. | Taylor 2(834); Brewington 1; NMM 1; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction |
| FITZ, HENRY, JR. | USA, 1803-63, OIM | Lens, ten-inch, achromatic = ADL-A207; twelve-inch Objective = P.C.; Refracting Telescopes = USNM, U. of Michigan, Allegheny Observatory. | first important telescope maker in the U.S.A. | 508 Fourth Street, New York, N.Y. | USNM; Howell; Multhauf 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FITZGERALD, KEANE | England, fl.1765-75, PHIM | Metallic Thermometer = X. | designed a new wheel barometer; author. | Taylor 2(478); Chaldecott 4; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| FITZGERALD, MICHAEL | Ireland, c.1820, MIM | Sullivan's Quay, Cork. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| FITZGERALD, WILLIAM | England, c.1801, NIM | invented a marine level instrument. | Grey's Inn, Middlesex, London[?]. | Taylor 2(1122). | suggest correction | |
| FITZROY, ADMIRAL ROBERT | England, 1805-65, | designed a new scale for barometere and a new shock-proof barometer for naval ships, both after 1850. | London. | Goodison 1; Middleton 1; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| FIXLMILLNER, PLACIDUS | Austria, 1721-91, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1766 = KRM. | Kremsmünster. | Zinner 1; Rabenalt. | suggest correction | |
| FLACK, RICHARD | England, c.1749, | apprenticed to Edward Roberts 1 in the Joiners' Company on May 2, 1749. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| FLAMENT | France, 19th Century, MIM | Set of Drawing Instruments = Christie-NY 10/24/83. | the French curve is marked "3614 Bte. S.G.D.G." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FLAMSTEED, JOHN | England, 1646-1719, MIM | Mural Quadrant (with Abraham Sharp), 1688-1689 = NMM. | The first Astronomer Royal; author. | Greenwich. | Taylor 1(318); Daumas 1; Nachet; Howse 1. | suggest correction |
| FLANAGAN, PATRICK | Ireland, 1824, MIM | 13 Fishamble Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| FLANTIN, ETIENNE | France, c.1608, MIM | instrument maker to Henry IV. | au Louvre, Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| FLECHET, P. | France, MIM | Heliochronometer = Musée Lombard, Geneva. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FLECHET, P.,ET CIE. | France, c.1850, MIM | Heliochronometer = USN. | "Ingénieur". | 5 Rue Nve. Pr. Augustin, Paris. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FLECHEUX, ABBE | France, c.1780, MIM | Tellurium = DPW; Loxocosme = P.C. | Abbé Flecheux; invented the "Loxocosme" to demonstrate the motions of the earth. | Brieux 2; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| FLEETWOOD, RICHARD | England, c.1793, MIM | apprenticed to John Browning 1 in the Grocers' Company on Mar. 7, 1793. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| FLEMING, JOHN | England, 1842-47, MIM | 41 Brick Lane (1842); 191 St. George Street (1847); both in London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| FLETCHER | Scotland, MIM | Pair of Globes, small = D.(1983) = RSM. | "Fletcher's Celestial Globe" also appears on a globe made by W. and A.K. Johnston. | Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FLETCHER, J., AND SON | England, OIM | T.C.; opticians; made chronometers and watches. | 148 Leadenhall Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FLETCHER, M., AND SON | England, c.1850, PHIM | Marine Barometer = VNN; Stick Barometer = Hutchinson-Scott Auctioneers, 6/14/94. | Stick barometer signed "Fletcher and Son, London." | 95 Leadenhall Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FLIEGER, KASPAR | Germany?, c.1750, MIM | Pair of Globes = Prague Observatory. | Society of Jesus. | Zinner 1; Globus, June 1963. | suggest correction | |
| FLINDELL, JOHN | England, c.1782, OIM | was turned over to George Ribright of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1775; free of the Company in 1782. | Court and von Rohr 3(206). | suggest correction | ||
| FLINT, HENRY | England, c.1701, MIM | apprenticed to Walter Henshaw of the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 3, 1701. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| FLINT, THOMAS | England, fl.1826-48, MIM NIM OIM | Octant = KEN. | 9 High Street (1826-31); 31 Whitefriars Gate; 34 Whitefriars Gate (1835-48); all in Hull. | KEN; Taylor 2(2128). | suggest correction | |
| FLOCKHART, ANDREW | England, fl.1811-23, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | barometer signed "Flockhart Covent Garden, London." | 5 King Street, Covent Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| FLORENT, ARNOLD | see Langren. | ART. | suggest correction | |||
| FLORENT, ARNOLD, FILIUS | see Langren. | Belgian Inv. | suggest correction | |||
| FLORENT, JACOB | see Langren. | Belgian Inv.; Globus, Dec. 1957. | suggest correction | |||
| FLORIANUS, ANTONIUS | Italy, fl.1545-55, MIM | Terrestrial Globe Gores, 1555 = N.Y. Public Library. | Udine. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| FLOTTMAN | Germany, c.1700, MIM | Protractor = Soth. 10/4/77 = P.C. | Berlin. | A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FLOUTRIERES, PIERRE DE | France, c.1619, | Floutrières; designed sundials; author. | Paris. | Goldschmidt Cat. | suggest correction | |
| FLOWER, CHRISTOPHER 1 | England, c.1650, MIM | successor to Thomas Flower. | in the Bulwarke by the Tower, London. | Taylor 1(237); NMM 1. | suggest correction | |
| FLOWER, CHRISTOPHER 2 | England, 1653-93, MIM OIM | employed by William Spencer 1 in early 1671; apprenticed, 1671, in the Spectaclemakers' Company; free of the Company, 1678. | Bishopsgate Street, London (1693). | Taylor 1(237); Evans 1; Dewhirst; NMM 1; Court and von Rohr 3(43). | suggest correction | |
| FLOWER, GEORGE | England, c.1682, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to James Atkinson 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on July 4, 1670; free of the Company, July 3, 1682. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| FLOWER, JOHN | England, fl.1712-57, MIM OIM | son of Christopher Flower 2; free of the Spectaclemakers' Company by Patrimony, 1712; Master of the Company in 1735. | NMM 1; Court and von Rohr 3(81). | suggest correction | ||
| FLOWER, MARY | England, fl.1693-97, MIM OIM | widow of Christopher Flower 2; mother of John Flower; managed husband's shop. | Bishopsgate Street, London. | Court and von Rohr 3(68). | suggest correction | |
| FLOWER, SAMUEL | England, MIM | made small Gunter's quadrant. | Taylor 1(217). | suggest correction | ||
| FLOWER, THOMAS | England, 1642-97, MIM | succeeded by Christopher Flower 1; engraved scales; his sign suggests that he made sundials. | Sign of the Dyall in the Bulwarke by the Tower, London. | Taylor 1(201); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| FLOWER, W. | England, c.1646, MIM | made gunnery instruments described in William Eldred's book. | The Bulwarke by the Tower, London. | Taylor 1(217). | suggest correction | |
| FLOWER, WILLIAM | England, c.1768, | clergyman; invented a type of slide rule; author, 1768; John Bennett 2 made the slide rule. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| FLUDD, ROBERT | England, 1574-1637, | designed instruments including a geometrical staff and combination barometer and thermometer. | Oxford; London. | Taylor 1(93); Weil 2; Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| FOBIS, PIERRE DE | France, fl.1535-65, MIM | Armillary Sphere with clock = VIE; Astronomical Clock, 1535 = X. | globe maker. | Lyon. | Michel 3; Bertele 1; Globus, June 1963; Brieux 2. | suggest correction |
| FOCARD, JACQUES | France, c.1546, | designed astrolabes; author. | Lyon. | Weil 2(27). | suggest correction | |
| FOCINI, BERNARDO | see Bernardus Facini. | suggest correction | ||||
| FOEF | MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood = Pugsley Sale. | "No. 5." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FOEHR, JAN CORNELISZ VON | Holland?, 1770, NIM | Octant, 1770 = HAK. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FOERING | see Pleis, Foering and Thudium. | suggest correction | ||||
| FOGGED, LUCAS | USA, c.1850, OIM | Telescope = Maritime Museum of British Columbia. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| FOIRET | France, c.1850, OIM | Parabolic Reflector = D. | Paris. | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| FOKKENBERG, J.D. | Holland, 1777, OIM | Microscopes = KEN (1777), CRI. | Utrecht. | Rooseboom 1; Gunther 2; KEN. | suggest correction | |
| FOLE, ROBERT 1 | England, c.1667, MIM | one of nineteen instrument makers admitted to the Clockmakers' Company in 1668. | J. Brown 1; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| FOLE, ROBERT 2 | misreading for "Jole." | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |||
| FOLETTI, MICHAEL | England, fl.1844-60, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 88 Curtain Road (1844-46); 4-5 Bateman's Row (1847-49); 64 Banner Street (1851-52); 89 Old Street (1853-60); all in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FOLGER, GIDEON | USA, OIM | Spyglass = Maria Mitchell Science Library, Nantucket, Mass. | Nantucket, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FOLGER, WALTER, JR. | USA, 1765-1849, MIM OIM | Astronomical Clock, Mariner's Compasses, Telescope = Foulger Museum, Nantucket, Mass. | scientist, astronomer, philosopher, Member of Congress, State Senator. | Nantucket, Mass. | Bedini 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FOLIE, A.P. | 1796, MIM | Garden Sundial, small, 1796 = D. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FOLKES, MARTIN | England, 1690-1754, OIM | designed a Cuff-type microscope with a micrometer. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| FOLLI, P. FRANCESCO | Italy, 1624-85, PHIM | Hygrometer = FLO-2434. | Poppi. | Bonelli 1 & 5. | suggest correction | |
| FOND, SIGAUD DE LA | France, 1730-1810, | worked on the plate electrical machine, 1771. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| FONDRINIER | see Fourdrinier. | Hamilton 2. | suggest correction | |||
| FONETES | MIM | Pillar Sundial, wood = DPW. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FONTAINE, DE | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 1/25/89. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FONTAINEMOREAU, PIERRE ARMAND | Scotland, c.1844, | Le Comte de Fontainemoreau; he invented a new type of barometer. | Skinner's Place, Sise Lane, Edinburgh? | Practical Mechanic and Engineer's Magazine, Vol.IV, p.56. | suggest correction | |
| FONTANA 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Wycombe. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FONTANA 2 | England, | see B. Fontana; Bulla, Grassi and Fontana; Grassi and Fontana. | Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FONTANA, B. | England, fl.1830-56, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | signed "B. Fontana Exeter". | Cowick Street, St. Thomas, Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| FONTANA, B. AND J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Kettering. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FONTANA, E. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth.-S 4/24/87. | High Wicombe. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FONTANA, FELICE | Italy, 1730-1805, OIM PHIM | Balance Barometer = FLO. | earliest known director of Grand Duke Léopold's Museum which is now the Museo di Storia della Scienza in Florence; used spider silk for cross lines in a level with two telescopes that he built; also made thermometers. | Florence. | Bonelli 5; Michel 1 & 3; Daumas 1; Morpurgo 1; Boffito; Italian Inv.; Bedini 8; Knoefel; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| FONTANA, FRANCESCO | Italy, fl.1580-1656, OIM | claimed to have invented a telescope in 1608, and a microscope in 1618; author; mentioned by Bonani in 1690 as an instrument maker. | Naples. | Offenbacher 22; Nachet; Weil 2(19); Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| FONTANA, G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | see Fontana 1 and E. Fontana. | High Wycombe. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FONTANA, G.B. | Italy, c.1590, MIM | Celestial Globe = Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck. | Globus, Nov. 1954. | suggest correction | ||
| FONTANI | see Fontana. | Bell 2; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| FONTANI, M. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Phillips 9/10/86. | High Wycombe. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FONTEYNE, LA | France, 1645, MIM | Sundial, compass in butt of pistol = Wallace Coll.-A1182, London. | Mourgues. | Cousins. | suggest correction | |
| FONZONOLE, ROUX | France, OIM | Microscope = D. | Paris. | Brieux 3. | suggest correction | |
| FOORD, RICHARD | England, c.1660, MIM | apprenticed to Walter Hayes in the Grocers' Company; free of the Company in 1660. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FOPPES, WYTZE | Holland, 1707-78, MIM NIM OIM | Trigonometric Instruments = P.C. (1751), LEY (1757); Telescope, Gregorian = Eisinga's house, Franeker; Reflecting Circle = AMST; Telescopes, reflecting = Auctions, 1906 and 1910. | Rooseboom puts "Dongjuma" in parentheses after the surname; also made microscopes. | Leeuwarden. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FORBIN | see Fortin. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |||
| FORD, GEORGE 1 | England; USA, fl.1811-42, MIM NIM SIM | Hadley's Quadrant = D.(1970). | either he or his son, George Ford 2, was a clockmaker. | West King Street, Lancaster, Pa. | Bedini 1 and 17; Smart 1; Moskowitz 101. | suggest correction |
| FORD, GEORGE 2 | USA, c.1842, MIM NIM SIM | succeeded his father, George Ford 1, in 1842. | Lancaster, Pa. | Bedini 1 and 17; Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| FORD, HENRY | England, c.1724, | free in the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1724. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| FORD, J. | England, c.1800, NIM | Sextant = Soth. 2/1/79; Octant = OXF; Hadley's Quadrant = PRA. | may be John Ford, which see. | London. | Taylor 2(1123); Horsky and Skopova; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FORD, JOHN | England, c.1813, MIM | apprenticed to John King 2 in the Grocers' Company, 1802; turned over to John Browning 1 of the Grocers' Company in 1805; free of the Company in 1813. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FORD, ROBERT | England, c.1730, MIM | apprenticed to Simon Cade of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 7, 1730. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| FORDHAM, THOMAS | England, c.1776, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | barometer signed "Fordham." | Bishops Stortford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| FOREST, J. | France, c.1850, MIM | Terrestrial Globes = Versailles 11/20/83 (3), Melun 4/28/83, Soth.-B 9/12/73, D.(1972), Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/20/96; Celestial Globe = D.(1972); Terrestrial Globe, miniature = Versailles 4/24/83. | some of the globes are marked "Trazada por J. Forest Ingenioro Geografo." | Paris. | Moskowitz 104; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FOREST-DUCHESNE, NICOLAS | France, 1639, | designed a sector with sights and socket, 1639; author. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FORIANO, FRA FRANCESCO DE | Italy, 1743, OIM | Microscope, 1743 = ROM. | Bonelli 4. | suggest correction | ||
| FORLANI, PAOLO DI | see Paulus de Furlanis. | Woodward 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| FORNELLI | see Mastaglio, Fornelli and Molteni. | Taylor 2(2179); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| FORNETH | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 11/21/95. | Sheffield. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FORRE AND CO. | England, c.1790, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1970). | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FORREST | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FORSTER | see Graham and Forster. | suggest correction | ||||
| FORSTER, CLEMENT | England, fl.1682-94, MIM PHIM | Sector = D.(1994). | apprenticed to Henry Wynne of the Clockmakers' Company on Aug. 29, 1670; free of the Company, July 3, 1682; took apprentices; barometer maker. | at Mr. Davis's, near Painter's Coffee House, Salisbury Court, Fleet Street, London (1694). | J. Brown 3; Taylor 1(345); Goodison 1; Coffeen X (1994). | suggest correction |
| FORSTER, DANIEL | England, 1733, NIM | Davis Quadrant, 1733 = Versailles 11/19/79. | Wapping, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FORSTER, HANS | Germany?, MIM | Dividers = NUR-WI242. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FORSTER, SAMUEL | England, | designed an equatorium, made by Anthony Thompson. | North 2. | suggest correction | ||
| FORSTER, WILLIAM | England, fl.1630-74, MIM | Calendar = NMM-Gabb Coll. | pupil of William Oughtred in 1630; designed a protractor. | Red Bull over against St. Clement's Churchyard, outside Temple Bar, London. | Taylor 1(164); Rabone 1. | suggest correction |
| FORSTHOFF, JOHANN WILHELM | Germany, c.1700, PHIM | Money Balance = Soth. 6/25/68. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FORSYTH, WILLIAM | England, MIM | Slide Rule, single, wood = RSM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FORTIER | France, fl.1725-60, MIM | Astronomical Clocks with Armillary Spheres = Wallace Collection (1763), Getty Museum, P.C. | Paris. | Connaissance des Arts, 1975. | suggest correction | |
| FORTIN ET HERMANN | France, c.1830, PHIM | Pneumatic Apparatus = USNM; Hygrometer = USNM; Porosity Apparatus = USNM. | Nicolas Fortin. | Paris. | USNM; Middleton 4; Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| FORTIN, AUGUSTIN | France, fl.1768-80, MIM | Astronomical Clock = NMM; Terrestrial Globes = Schuhmann-96 (1770), CNAM (1769, 1770, 1780), NMM (1770)(2); Celestial Globes = ADL-A262 (1780), CNAM (1770, 1780), Drouot 11/6/67; Pair of Globes, 1780 = D.(1970); Armillary Spheres = D.(1974), VEO, Hispanic Society, New York, N.Y.; Planispheres = P.C., ADL-DPW53 (1768); Planetarium = D.(1974). | "Ingénieur pour les globes et sphères"; Yonge gave first address. | Mouchy-la-V. (Oise); chez le S. Fortin, rue de la Harpe, Paris. | Brieux 3; Bonelli 4; Italian Inv.; Daumas 1; Nachet; MADEX; Wynter 1; Stevenson; Yonge; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FORTIN, ETIENNE | France, c.1785, MIM OIM | made large astronomical instruments. | Paris. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| FORTIN, JEAN NICHOLAS | France, 1750-1831, MIM NIM PHIM | Barometers = CNAM, FLG, GMT; Air Pump, 1780 = FLO; Air Pump = CNAM; Spherometer = CNAM; Repeating Circle = CNAM; Balance = WHI. | the foremost precision instrument maker in Paris of his era, he made chemical apparatus and precision balances for Antoine Lavoisier; developed a portable cistern barometer; Yonge thought he made the Hispanic Society armillary sphere. | rue Saint Honoré; rue de la Sorbonne; rue de la Montagne-Sainte Geneviève; all in Paris. | Daumas 1; Brewington 1; Bonelli 1 & 4; Maistrov 4; Brieux 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Italian Inv; J.A. Bennett 2; Middleton 1; Yonge. | suggest correction |
| FORTIN, LE SIEUR | see Augustin Fortin and Jean Nicholas Fortin as both used this title. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| FORTIN, LOUISE | France, c.1793, MIM | worked with her father, Augustin Fortin; globe maker. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| FOSANELLI, PETER | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Bishops Castle. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FOSSE-E-O | MIM | Proportional Dividers, wood and metal = USNM. | the hyphens indicate illegible letters. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| FOSSELL, DAVID | England, PHIM | Angle Barometer = X. | Hinckley. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FOSTER | England, 19th Century, MIM | Floating Sundial, ivory = P.C. | marked "Magnetic Sun Dial." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FOSTER AND CAMMACK | England, OIM | Telescope, 4-draw = FRK-TL98. | Liverpool. | Frank. | suggest correction | |
| FOSTER, CHARLES | England, PHIM | Angle Barometer = Christie 12/8/76. | Halifax. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FOSTER, CLEMENT | see Clement Forster. | suggest correction | ||||
| FOSTER, DANIEL | England, NIM | a copy of a mariner's compass signed "Daniel Foster" was made and signed by L.C. Eichner of New Jersey, for the Mayflower II. | near Wapping Old Stairs, London. | Taylor 1(351); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FOSTER, EDWARD | England, fl.1777-85, MIM | Planetarium, 1777 = X. | also a clock maker. | Carlisle. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction |
| FOSTER, JAMES 1 | USA, pre-1838, MIM OIM PHIM | partner with L.T. Wells as Wells and Foster 1. | Cincinnatti, Ohio. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| FOSTER, JAMES 2 | USA, 1814-73, MIM PHIM SIM | Solar Compass = Oregon State Logging Museum, Klamath Falls.; Surveyor's Compasses = Abraham Lincoln Museum, Springfield, Il., D.(1978). | see also "Wells and Foster" 2 and "James Foster Jr. and Co." | Fifth and Race Street, Cincinnatti, Ohio. (1852-73). | Smart 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FOSTER, JAMES, JR. AND CO. | USA, 1814-73, MIM PHIM SIM | Transit = Ohio State Museum, Columbus; Surveying Chain= D.(1991). | James Foster 2. | Baltimore, Md (1814-38); Cincinnati, Ohio (1838-73). | Smart 1; Coffeen 35. | suggest correction |
| FOSTER, JOHN 1 | England, c.1690, MIM | apprenticed to Daniel Quare 1 of the Clockmakers' Company in 1680; free of the Company on Jan. 20, 1690. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| FOSTER, JOHN 2 | Englandc.1693, MIM | apprenticed to Nathaniel Smith of the Clockmakers' Company on May 3, 1693; free of the Company, April 4, 1726. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| FOSTER, JOHN 3 | England, c.1726, MIM | apprenticed to his father, John Foster 2 (or 1) of the Clockmakers' Company on Aug. 1, 1726. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| FOSTER, JOHN 4 | England, c.1797, | apprenticed to Joseph Stutchbury in the Joiners' Company on July 4, 1797. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| FOSTER, JOHN 5 | England, fl.1830-37, MIM NIM OIM | Sextant, ebony = Soth. 10/28/86. | T.C. | 70 Sparling Street; 43 Sparling Street; 33 Strand Street. all in Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1849); Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FOSTER, JOSEPH | England, c.1728, MIM | apprenticed to his father , John Foster 2 (or 1), of the Clockmakers' Company on Aug. 6, 1728. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| FOSTER, ROGER 1 | England, c.1650, MIM | Horary Quadrant = D.(1969). | this instrument was later modified with a radius arm to serve as a surveying quadrant; it was used for survey work in New England, c.1750. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FOSTER, ROGER 2 | France?, c.1790, MIM | Horary Quadrant = Soth. 3/10/87. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FOSTER, SAMUELL | England, fl.1619-52, | designed a type of sector that was made by Anthony Thompson 1; designed and made other instruments and sundials; professor of Astronomy at Gresham College; author; see S.F. | Coventry. | Calvert 2; Taylor 1(139); Weil 2(15); Brusa 1. | suggest correction | |
| FOSTER, W. | England, fl.1685-90, MIM | Perpetual Calendars = BM(3) one dated 1685, OXF (1690). | Gunther 2; Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | ||
| FOSTER, W.T. | England, NIM | Octant = Christie 12/17/75. | Ramsgate. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FOUCALT, JEAN BERNARD LEON | France, 1819-68, OIM PHIM | Philosophical Instrument = POB; Telescope = Observatoire de Marseilles (2). | Jean Bernard Léon Foucalt; designed microscopes for daguerreotypes; designed pendulum to show motion of the earth; invented a gyroscope in 1852. | Paris. | Nachet; Trois Siècles; G.L'E. Turner 24; Maynent. | suggest correction |
| FOUCHE | see Fourché. | suggest correction | ||||
| FOUCHY, MR. GRANDJEAN DE | France, fl.1732-69, | invented the micrometer scale which was added by Le Maire Fils in 1741 to the telescopic quadrant, ADL-M186, which had been made by Philippe Claude Lebas, c.1675; Fouchy was a member of the Académie Royal des Sciences. | Paris. | Engelmann 1; Fox 1; Ronfort 1; Daumas 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FOUCQUIER, ANTHOUNE | France, fl.1587-89, MIM SIM | Sundial, ivory, 1587 = Peyrot Coll.; Circumferentor, 1589 = DEU. | Evans 1; Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| FOUITIE, MME. DE | France?, OIM | Telescope, 4-draw = FRK-T154. | Frank. | suggest correction | ||
| FOULLON | France, 18th Century, MIM | Rule, folding, ivory = Koller 11/17/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FOULLON, ABEL | France, 1513-65, | invented the holometer for surveying; author; director of the Mint for Henri II. | Paris. | Michel 3; Boffito; Weil 2. | suggest correction | |
| FOURCHE | France, fl.1780-1810, MIM | Measures = CNAM; Money Balance = TPD. | Fourché; measures marked "l'an V". | rue de la Ferronnerie, Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FOURDRINIER | France, pre-1672, MIM SIM | Graphometer = FIN-240 = ADL-N33; Gnomonic Instrument = X. | Paris. | Nachet; A.J. Turner 10; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FOUX | Holland, 1752, MIM SIM | made surveying instruments; went to Leyden in 1752. | De Clerq. | suggest correction | ||
| FOWLER, F. | England, MIM | Table Sundial = Musée Lombard, Geneva. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FOWLER, JOHN 1 | England, c.1709, OIM | apprenticed to John Yarwell in the Spectaclemakers' Company; free of the Company, 1709. | The Globe, Sweetings Alley, London. | Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| FOWLER, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1720-39, MIM PHIM SIM | Universal Ring Sundials = P.C., D.(1964), Soth. 11/23/59; Azimuth Compass = NMM; Sundial, 1737 = OXF; Sundial = Christie-SK 4/17/86; Protactor = D.(1996); Universal Sundial = D.(1995). | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 1; T.C.; made slide rules, thermometers, etc. | at the Globe in Swithin Alley by the Royal Exchange; at the Globe in Sweeting's Alley by the Royal Exchange (1737); both in London; [may be one address]. | Taylor 2(174); Calvert 2; Dewhirst; Evans 1; Baillie 1; RSW; Gunther 2; Daumas 1; Clay and Court; NMM 2; J.A. Bennett 2; Coffeen 49 and 55. | suggest correction |
| FOWLER, JOHN WILLIAM | England, c.1753, | apprenticed to John Morgan 2 in the Joiners' Company on Jan. 9, 1753. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| FOWLER, T. | England, c.1700, MIM | Azimuth Compass = SWE. | Royal Exchange, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FOWLER, WILLIAM | England, 1738, NIM | Backstaff, 1738 = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FOWLES | England, c.1676, MIM | made Townley-type micrometer which Flamsteed gave to Gian Domenico Cassini, c.1676. | London. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| FOWLT, JOHN | England, c.1737, | apprenticed to Robert Cole 1 in the Stationers' Company; turned over to John Farmer 2 in the Joiners' Company, June 7, 1737. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| FOX | England, PHIM | Dip Circles = X. | Cornwall. | McConnell (1984). | suggest correction | |
| FOX, E. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be Edmund Fox or earlier E. Fox recorded by Baillie; barometer signed "E. Fox Ely and Soham." | Ely and Soham. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| FOX, EDMUND | England, c.1850, PHIM | barometer maker? see E. Fox. | Broad Street, Ely. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| FOX, H. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1975). | scale plate etched (?). | Wakefield. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FOX, JOSEPH | England, c.1801, | apprenticed to Mrs. Martha Rust in the Grocers' Company, 1801. | London. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| FOX, ROBERT WERE | England, fl.1831-48, | designed a dipping needle and a terrestrial magnetism measuring instrument. | Falmouth, Cornwall. | Taylor 2(1850). | suggest correction | |
| FOXON, WILLIAM | England, 1772, | invented a hydrometer, or mechanical log, 1772. | Deptford. | Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | |
| FOY | France, OIM | Spyglass = FRK. | optician. | Galerie Vivienne No. 59A, Paris. | Frank. | suggest correction |
| FPLEGER, CHRISTOPH HUDIER | 1629, MIM | Protractor, 1629 = STU. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FRADER, DIDAE, SATDAN | 1511, MIM | Vertical Sundial, 1511 = P. and S. 2/9/1897. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FRAENKEL, H.H. | Holland, 19th Century?, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Auction, 1975. | Groningen. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| FRAGET, F. | Francec.1850, MIM | Theodolite = P.C. (1987). | marked "Constucteur." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRAIDEL | see Raidel. | suggest correction | ||||
| FRAMBOTTI, PAOLO | Italy, c.1649, MIM | Sector = X. | Padua. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| FRAN:US, P. PETRUS, DE WILLEVEAUX | see Willeveaux, P. Petrus Fraa~:us de. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| FRANCESCO DI PADUA | Italy, | owner of many fine instruments made for him by Erasmus Habermel; badge was three rose bushes. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FRANCHETTA | England, MIM | Alidade = CYM. | Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRANCIS, BULMER | England, fl.1731-74, MIM | apprenticed to Richard George on April 5, 1709; turned over to Richard Hutchinson, of the Clockmakers' Company; free of the Company; took apprentices. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| FRANCIS, E.G. | England, fl.1836-42, OIM | Microscope = CRI. | Gunther thought it was 92 Berwick Street. | 82 Berwick Street, Soho, London. | O'Mara; Gunther 2. | suggest correction |
| FRANCIS, GEORGE | England, fl.1828-42, MIM OIM PHIM | 103 Regent Street (1828-29); 93 Berwick Street; both in London. | O'Mara; Taylor 2(1851); Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| FRANCIS, JM. | USA, c.1820, PHIM | Stick Barometer, mahogany = Sack. | 13 Dock Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | I. Sack Brochure 29, 10/1/76. | suggest correction | |
| FRANCIS, LAWRENCE C. | USA, fl.1844-83, PHIM | Barometers = Soth.-PB pre-1980, Atwater Kent Museum and Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa.; Stick Barometer = Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Pa.; Barometer and Thermometer = D.(1957). | signed "L.C. Francis." | Fetter Lane, Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRANCISCI D'ESPANA | Spain, 1692, MIM | Astrolabe, 1692 = ROM. | Francisci d'España; ICA-501. | Bonelli 4; Price 1; ICA 2; Bedini 12; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRANCISCI DI VECTIOSI | Italy, 1577, MIM | Astrolabe-Quadrant, 1577 = P. and S. 6/18/1894-34 = BMR; Quadrant, 1577 = OXF. | P. and S. signed "Opus." | Gunther 6; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRANCISCUS DE SALUIS | Italy, 1682, MIM | Drawing Compass, 1682 = ADL-M75. | "Franciscus de Saluis Roman. fecit Neap. 1682." | Rome; Naples. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRANCISCUS DI CREMONA | Italy, 1638, MIM | Dividers, 1638 = Istituto di Fisico, Padua. | Cremona. | Italian Inv. | suggest correction | |
| FRANCISCUS DI VITIOLI | see Francisci di Vectiosi. | Société Belge; Belgian Inv. | suggest correction | |||
| FRANCK, CAROLUS | Austria, 1732, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = ADL-M256; Universal Ring Sundial, 1732 = ADL-DPW45. | Zinner and Michel thought he was c.1680. | Vienna. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRANCK, JOHAN FREDERICK | 1643, MIM SIM | Protractor with sights = SKO; Surveying Instrument Set = SKO; Horizontal Sundial, 1643 = SKO. | sundial is for 50° latitude. | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRANCO, CARLO | Italy, c.1653, MIM SIM | Horizontal Sundial = LIE; Graphometer = X. | Milan. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| FRANCOIS | France, c.1750, MIM | Carpenter's Square = ADL-M99. | "François." | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRANCOIS, A. LE | France, MIM | Instrument = KEN. | "A. Le François." | 174 Galerie de Valois, Palais Royal, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRANCOIS, GILBERT | France, pre-1767, OIM | Microscope, silver = Davila Sale 11/12/1767, Paris. | François. | Frick Library, New York City; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRANCONE, JOANNES | 1779, MIM | Nachet. | suggest correction | |||
| FRANK, HEI | Germany, c.1830, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood = Lempertz 4/28/61; Diptych Sundial, wood, leather and paper = WHI. | only initial of first name can be read on WHI. | Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRANKE | Austria, MIM | made various mathematical instruments. | Vienna. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| FRANKE, JOHANN FRIDERICH | Germany, fl.1640-43, MIM | Proportional Compass, 1640 = VIE; Graphometer, 1642 = VIE; Set of Surveying Instruments, 1643 = SKO; Mining Compass = P.C. | the 1640 octant also shows the name "Benjamin Bramer"; Franke was the Warden of the Castle and the Commandant of Plassenburg. | Plassenburg bi Kulmbach. | Zinner 1; Price 2; Michel 3 & 14; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRANKEN, JOHANN FRIEDRICH | see Johann Friderich Franke. | suggest correction | ||||
| FRANKHAM AND WILSON | England, fl.1856-60, PHIM | barometer makers; see Richard and Henry Frankham. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FRANKHAM, RICHARD AND HENRY | England, fl.1829-55, PHIM | Marine Barometer = Gloucester Museum; Barometer = Soth. 7/15/66. | also made thermometers; see Frankham and Wilson. | 12 Wilson Street, Grays Inn Road, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRANKIN, THOMAS | see Thomas Franklyn. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| FRANKLIN 1 | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | St. Anne's Place, Manchester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRANKLIN 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | 44 High Street, Bloomsbury. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRANKLIN AND CO. | England, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 4/24/87. | T.C. | N°. 20 St.Ann's Square, Manchester. | Calvert 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN | USA, 1706-90, MIM PHIM | Electrical Machine = Library Company, Philadelphia; Lodestone, 1729 with Franklin's name = Soth. 12/8/69. | scientist, author, diplomat; he invented many philosophical instruments. | Boston, N.E.; Philadelphia, Pa. | RSW; etc. | suggest correction |
| FRANKLYN, THOMAS | England, fl.1716-19, MIM | member of the Stationers' Company; he took over John Farrer and James Howell as apprentices in 1716 and 1719, respectively, from Joseph Harrison of the Grocers' Company. | London. | J.Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| FRANKS, A. | England, 19th Century, OIM | Microscope, compound binocular = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | Manchester, Southport and Hull. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRANKS, ABRAHAM | England, c.1830, OIM | Hick Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme. | Taylor 2(1852). | suggest correction | ||
| FRANSZ, PIETER | Holland, c.1629, MIM | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FRANZ, JOH. GEORG | Germany, fl.1790-1808, MIM | Celestial Globes = Eisenach Thüring Museum (1790), Gotha Landsbibliothek (1804), VNL, DEU, Regensburg Hofbibliothek, VIT; Terrestrial Globe, 1808 = NUR. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Globus, Nov. 1954, June 1962. | suggest correction | |
| FRANZ, JOSEPH, S.J. | Czechoslovakia, 1756, | developed a precision rule in 1756. | Czech. Inv. | suggest correction | ||
| FRANZ-LX, IORGE | Belgium?, 1593, MIM | Sundial, 1593 = LIE. | Michel 9; Belgian Inv. | suggest correction | ||
| FRANZEL, FERD. RUDOLF | Germany, 1749, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1749 = Schiller's House, Weimar. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FRANZI, FELIX | Holland, 18th Century, PHIM | Barometer, walnut = Christie April, 1978. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| FRASCATORO, GIROLAMO | Italy, | made a Copernican equatorium. | North 2. | suggest correction | ||
| FRASCOLI, ANTONIO | Italy, 1866, PHIM | Wheel Barometer, 1866 = Linceo Giulio Beccaria, Milan. | Milan. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| FRASER | England, fl.1789-1815, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums including sextants, barometers, telescopes, various types of sundials, pedometers, a magnetic compass dated 1789, etc. | William Fraser or perhaps his son; see Fraser and Son; "Optician to His Majesty." | 3 New Bond Street, London. | Taylor 2(835); Goodison 1; Evans 1; Whipple 1; Gunther 6; RSW; G.L'E. Turner 24; Wynter and Turner; Price 3; Ward 4; RSW; Coffeen 14; Bryden 16. | suggest correction |
| FRASER AND SON | England, 1799-1815, MIM PHIM SIM | Box Sextant = Christie 2/16/69; Theodolites = D.(1972), Soth. 11/9/70; Stick Barometers = X, Soth. 7/21/87. | William Fraser and his son; taken over by Hawks Grice, 1815, and by Edward Dixey in 1817. | New Bond Street, London. | Taylor 2(835); Goodison 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Dewhirst; RSW; Clay and Court; Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction |
| FRASER, A. AND H. | England, c.1825, MIM OIM | Spyglass, six-draw = Soth. 11/9/70; Sundial = Chriatie-SK 11/19/87. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRASER, ALEXANDER | Scotland, fl.1840-70, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1840, stone = Bredisholm. | sundial maker; mason. | Gatty; Somerville. | suggest correction | |
| FRASER, J.G. | England, | owner; "J.G. Fraser, R.N." marked on a sextant in the Frank Coll. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FRASER, JOHN | England, c.1681, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = SPI-2818. | apprenticed to Edward Eyston in the Clockmakers' Company, 1681. | London. | Taylor 1(528); Michel 3; Ernst; Evans 1; Britten; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRASER, W.M. | England, c.1775, MIM | sold Wright's celestial globes; probably a misreading for Wm. Fraser. | New Bond Street, London. | Soth. 11/20/70. | suggest correction | |
| FRASER, WILLIAM | England, fl.1785-1815, MIM OIM | Spyglass = KEN; Balance = Wallington Museum, Northumberland; Hodometer = Chelsea Fair (1973); Air Pump = P.C.; Level = X; Circular Slide Rule = P.C. | T.C.; instrument maker to King George III; "Optical and Mathematical Instrument Maker to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales"; see "Fraser" and "Fraser and Son." | Ferguson's Head, 3 New Bond Street; 31 New Bond Street; both in London. | Taylor 2(835); Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Crawforth 1; RSW; Moskowitz 103; Delehar 9. | suggest correction |
| FRASI, FREDERICK | MIM | Sun Compass = NMM-D.22. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | ||
| FRASSY | England? France?, c. 1850, MIM | Sector, wood = ADL-M498. | in centimeters. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRATELLI, BIANCHY | see Bianchy. | suggest correction | ||||
| FRAUENHOFER, JOSEPH VON | Germany, 1787-1826, OIM | Telescopes = STT, VIT, DRE; Spectroscope = DRE; Transit = STT. | made the most important telescopes of his era; joined Reichenbach and Liebherr in 1807; firm was Reichenbach, Utzschneider und Liebherr, 1807-14; was Utzschneider und Liebherr 1814-24; was Utzschneider und Frauenhofer, 1824-26; Frauenhofer built his own optical glass factory in Benedictbeuren Stift; his greatest contributions were in the field of spectroscopy. | Munich; Benedictbeiren. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Drechsler 2; Pipping 1 & 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; Repsold; RSW; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction |
| FRAZER 1 | England, fl.1785-88, MIM | Pedometers = CLO, P.C. | might be William Fraser. | London. | Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRAZER 2 | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-Sussex 9/18/86. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRAZER, WILLIAM | England, c.1825, OIM | 94 Wardour Street, London. | Taylor 2(1557). | suggest correction | ||
| FREAUN, A.R. | France, 1842, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1842 = MAN-I164. | Paris. | Garcia Fraanco 1. | suggest correction | |
| FRECOT | France, c.1780, PHIM | Barometer = Museum of Natural History, Paris. | Frécot. | 89 rue de la Harpe, Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| FREDENSBURG, C. | Germany, | this entry does not appear in Zinner, although the entry "B.E." says "see C. Fredensburg." | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FREEMAN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X. | 25 Great Warner Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FREEMAN AND NEW | England, PHIM | T.C.; scalemakers. | Leadenhall Street, London. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| FREEMAN, HENRY | England, fl.1817-38, MIM OIM PHIM | Taylor 2(1336a). | suggest correction | |||
| FREEMAN, HENRY WILLIAM | England, fl.1828-40, MIM | 3 Curtain Road (1828-29); 3 New Inn Yard, Curtain Road (1840); both in London. | O'Mara; Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | ||
| FREEMAN, S. | England, c.1900, | Water Clock, 1642 = MYS. | surely modern, by Birmingham firm. | Gloucester. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FREEMAN, T.G. | England, NIM | Sextant = Soth. 6/8/70. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FREEMAN, THOMAS | England, c.1698, MIM | apprenticed to Cornelius Harbert of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 6, 1686; turned over to Thomas Meades, also of the Clockmakers' Company; free of the Company, July 4, 1698. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| FREER, JOHN | England, 1646, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1642 = D.(1979). | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FREMINVILLE | France, c.1790, OIM | Telescope, wood = A-P 3/15/76. | Fréminville; made telescopes for the army. | rue du Bacq, No. 628; Gros Caillou (c.1790); both in Paris. | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FREMOY, C.G. DU | Austria, 18th Century, MIM | Equatorial Clock, geared = SLM. | also signed "Frenoy." | Salzburg. | Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| FRENCH, JAMES | England; USA, 1788, NIM | Davis Quadrant, 1788 = MYS. | brother of Samuel French; may have been owner. | Providence, R.I. | USNM; Price 2; D.J. Warner 8; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRENCH, SAMUEL | c.1788, | brother of James French. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FRENCH, SANTIAGO JAMES MOORE | England, fl.1810-44, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X; Stick Barometer = X. | instruments signed "French Royal Exchange." | 14-15 Sweetings Alley, Royal Exchange (1822-39); 80 Cornhill (1840-44); both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| FRENOY | see Fremoy. | suggest correction | ||||
| FRERSZ, JOHANN EGGERICH | Germany, 1666, MIM SIM | Case of Instruments, 1666 = KAS; Theodolite = BER; Cicumferentor = KAS. | Zinner thought him Frers; may be same as Johann Eggerich, which see. | Gottigen; Cologne. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRESNEL, AUGUSTIN JEAN | France, 1788-1827, | developed new microscopes; invented a special lens for lighthouse lamps; author. | Nachet; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| FREY, FRANZ | 1757, MIM | Sundial, square, 1757 = P. and S. 6/8/1894. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FREY, MARTIN | Germany, c.1590, MIM | the inscription, "Martin Frey Regenpure 1590", appears on a universal equinoctial hanging sundial c.1480 at OXF. | Regensburg. | Maddison 6; Evans 1; Gunther 1 and 6. | suggest correction | |
| FRIC, JOSE AND JAN | Czechoslovakia, c.1850, MIM SIM | Theodolite = MOS. | Prague. | Novokshanova-Soklovskaja; Hynie. | suggest correction | |
| FRIED, GEY | see Seyfried. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | |||
| FRIEDRICH | Germany, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = P. and S. 4/3/1894; Alidades = P. and S. 11/12/1894(2). | Evans 1 listed him as Friedrichy. | Berlin. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRIEHER, JOH. GEORG | Germany, c.1600, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument = LUN. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FRIEND | England, c.1850, MIM | River Current Meter = P.C.; Depth Sounder, No. 322 = D.(1987). | sounder marked "Patentee." | Southampton. | Coffeen 15; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRIES, A. | Italy, OIM | Telescope = Christie 12/16/69. | "Ottica." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRIES, FREDERIC | Holland, fl.1791-92, PHIM | made philosophical instruments for van Marum. | Haarlem. | G.L'E. Turner 7 and 24. | suggest correction | |
| FRIESE, H. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Sundial, wood = BEK. | Berlin. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| FRIESSFELDT, HANS | Germany, c.1555, MIM | Diptych Sundial = Liegnitz Stadtmuseum. | compass maker; Master in 1555; sundial signed "HANS FR__ NFELT NERMBERG FACIEBAT"; Zinner spelt him as Frueinsfeldt. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Gouk 1. | suggest correction |
| FRIEZ, JULIEN P., AND SON | USA, c.1900, MIM | Compass, with sights = Michigan Historical Society, Lansing, Mich. | also marked "Delagrave et Cie. Editeur, Paris." | Belfort Observatory, Baltimore, Md. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRIGERIO, G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 2/28/80. | may be same as J. Frigerio. | 281 High Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRIGERIO, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FRISI, GEO. L. | Italy, 1794, MIM | Quadrant, ivory, 1794 = OXF. | latitude 45°28'. | Evans 1; Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| FRISIUS, GEMMA | Gemma Frisius (Gemma of Friesland). | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| FRISIUS, NEPOS GEMMAE | see Gualterus Arsenius, nephew of Gemma Frisius. | USNM; RSW; van Ortroy 2. | suggest correction | |||
| FRIST | 1578, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, 1578 = MUN. | "Frist, Kurlze dout ewigist Bedenck das end zeit laub't behend." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRISY | see Gemma Frisius. | suggest correction | ||||
| FRITH | England, post-1826, OIM | Telescope, two-draw = FRK-T134. | see Peter Frith and Co. | London. | Frank. | suggest correction |
| FRITH, PETER | England, fl.1820-62, OIM | Microscope, drum = D.(1986). | signed "P. Frith." | London. | Coffeen 13. | suggest correction |
| FRITH, PETER, AND CO. | England, fl.1820-c.66, MIM OIM SIM | Telescope, post-1826 = PEA. | also made microscopes; T.C. | Sheffield; 28 Cursitor Street (1826); 5 Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn (1866), factory; both in London. | Taylor 2(1557a); Brewington 1; USNM; Calvert 2; Coffeen 13. | suggest correction |
| FRITZ, KARL | Germany, c.1750, PHIM | Steelyard = USNM. | Bonn. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| FROBERG, SVEN | Sweden, 1782, MIM | Fröberg. | Uppsala. | Sidenbladh. | suggest correction | |
| FRODSHAM | England, 19th Century, MIM | Map Measurer = KEN. | Kingsgate Street, Red Lion Square, London. | KEN. | suggest correction | |
| FRODSHAM AND BAKER | England, fl.1809-49, PHIM | John Frodsham and Baker. | Kingsgate Street (1809-23); 33 Gracechurch Street (1823-); both in London. | Britten. | suggest correction | |
| FRODSHAM AND KEEN | England, c.1840, MIM NIM | Sextant = Soth. 6/16/75. | T.C.; chronometer and watch makers. | 9 St. George Crescent; 17 South Castle Street and East Side Salthouse Dock; all in Liverpool. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction |
| FRODSHAM, CHARLES | England, 1811-70, MIM PHIM | Barometer = K. and C. 5/14/75. | apprenticed to his father, William James Frodsham, in the Clockmakers' Company; free of the Company in 1845; F.R.S.; successor to Arnold (1843) and to B.L. Vulliamy (1854); brother of John and Henry Frodsham. | London. | Poggendorff; USNM; Pipping 1; Britten; Clifton 1. | suggest correction |
| FRODSHAM, G. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X and K.and C. 5/14/75. | 84 Strand, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRODSHAM, HENRY, JR. | England, fl.1835-56, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = MYS; Octant = WHI; Stick Barometers = Soth. 2/19/87, VNN; Marine Barometer = NOR; Sympiesometer = D.(1961); Sextants = D.(1976), D.(1997). | his instruments are often signed "H.Frodsham"; brother of Charles and John Frodsham. | 38 Castle Street, Liverpool; Change Alley, Cornhill, London. | Taylor 2(1558); Price 2; Bryden 9; Clifton 1; Coffeen 56. | suggest correction |
| FRODSHAM, JOHN | England, 1785-1849, PHIM | Wheel Barometer =X. | member of the Clockmakers' company, 1822; livery of the company in 1830; partner with Baker, 1809-49 as Frodsham and Baker. | Kingsgate Street (1809-23); 33 Gracechurch Street (1823-); both in London. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1; Britten. | suggest correction |
| FRODSHAM, WILLIAM JAMES | England, fl.1800-38, MIM OIM | see Parkinson and Frodsham. | Taylor 2(1403). | suggest correction | ||
| FROGGATT, SAMUEL | England, fl.1827-46, MIM OIM PHIM | still listed as "Optician" in the 1846 Directory. | 14 Kirby Street, Hatton Garden (1822-29); 27 Bridgehouse Place, Newington Causeway and 13 Charterhouse (1840); all in London. | Taylor 2(1559); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| FROGGATT, THOMAS | England, fl.1822-30, OIM | Walkmile, Pickle; Savile Street; both in Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1560). | suggest correction | ||
| FROLANDER, ANDERS | Sweden, b.1733, MIM | Frölander was apprenticed to J.Z. Steinholtz in 1760. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FROMENT, PAUL GUSTAVE | France, 1815-64, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Microscope = BIL; Surveying Instrument, 1850 = P.C.; Electrical Machine = D.; Marine Compass = D. | student at the Ecole Polytechnique, Paris (1835-37); showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | 5 rue Ménil/Montant, Paris. | Poggendorff; USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24; Brieux 2; Purtle; Paris-1900; J.A.Bennett 2. | suggest correction |
| FROMOND | 1784, OIM | Microscope, small, 1784 = Liceo Ginnasio D. Manin, Cremona. | Italian Inv. | suggest correction | ||
| FROST | England, c.1777, MIM | rule maker; may be W. Frost. | Great Charles Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| FROST AND ADAMS | USA, 1835-1935, MIM SIM | Transit-Level = P.C. | founded in 1835; incorporated in 1895; the Makepeace Company bought Frost and Adams in 1931; artists' supplies; sold surveying instruments under the name of Frost and Adams; successors to Whipple; see Frost and Adams Co; the transit-level was marked "Yankee No. 155." | Boston, Mass. | Smart 1 and 2; Bedini 6; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FROST AND ADAMS CO. | USA, MIM | Rule, wood = ADL-W119. | see Frost and Adams. | Boston, Mass. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FROST AND WITHNOLL | England, fl.1767-70, MIM | W. Frost and T. Withnoll; successors to Wood and Lort; rule makers; authors. | Litchfield Street (1767); 14 Litchfield Street (1770); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9; Taylor 2(591). | suggest correction | |
| FROST BROS. | England, c.1850, MIM | Rope-maker's Gauge = OXF. | patent rope-makers. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| FROST, NOAKES AND CO. | England, PHIM | Frost, J. Noakes and Co. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FROST, W. | see Frost and Withnoll. | Taylor 2(591). | suggest correction | |||
| FROTHERINGHAM, SAMUEL | England, d.1745, | invented a metallic thermometer. | Holbeach, Elloe Holland, Lincolnshire. | Chaldecott 2; Britton. | suggest correction | |
| FROWD | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Hemel Hempstead. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| FRUEINSFELDT, HANS | see Hans Friessfeldt. | Zinner 1; Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |||
| FRUTOLF | Germany, d.1103, MIM | Benedictine monk; made sundials. | Bamberg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| FRY, J. | England, 1742, MIM | Slide Rule, boxwood, 1742 = Soth. 2/2/76. | in the Old Bailey, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FRYE AND SHAW | USA, fl.1837-45, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Marine Barometer = MYS; Stick Barometer = John C. Freeman (1845); Marine Compasses = PMS, D.(1983); Octants = P.C.(2); Surveying Compasses = Huntington Historical Society, N.Y., D.(1935), Skinner 6/28/83; Theodolite = P.C. (1987). | Addington D. Frye and Robert Ludlow Shaw; USNM entry says that Huntington instrument is dated 1780. | 222 Water Street, New York, N.Y. | USNM; Smart 1; Coffeen D; Hague; Warner 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FRYE, ADDINGTON D. | USA, fl.1836-48, MIM NIM | see Frye and Shaw. | 222 Water Street (1836-37); 33 Pike (1844-48); both in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| FRYE, JOSEPH | USA, 1712-94, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = USNM. | this instrument was used by Frye and may have been made by him. | Fryeburg, Me. | Smart 1; Bedini 8. | suggest correction |
| FUCHS | Germany, 1577, MIM | Astrolabe, 1577 = Gillingham Coll. = P.C. | ICA-273; for 50° latitude. | Zinner 1; Price 1; ICA 2; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FUCHS, M. | Germany, c.1817, PHIM | Barometer = DRE; Electrical Machine, 1817 = DRE. | Leipzig. | Drechsler; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FUCHS, M.C.B. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Celestial Globe = MUN. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FUCHS, THOMAS | Germany; Sweden, fl.1706-45, MIM | Gunner's Scale, 1706 = STT. | Uppsala. | Pipping 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| FUGGER | Germany, MIM | Pillar Sundial, "rock crystal" and silver, 1560 = TIM. | the sundial has a parchment calendar inside; the instrument may not be as old as the marked date would indicate. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FUHRMANN, ELIAS ADAM | Germany, 1750, MIM | Sundial, stone, 1750 = P. & S. 11/21/1894. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FULBY, P. | Germany, NIM | Octant = De Young Museum, San Francisco, Ca. | probably D. Filby. | Hamburg. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| FULIGATTI, GIULIO | Italy, c.1617, MIM | S.J.; designed sundials; author of "De gli Horivoli a sole", dedicated to Don Cosmo II Gran Duca di Toscana IIII, Ferrara, 1617. | Cesena. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FULLER 1 | England, c.1820, OIM | made a microscope in the form of a book. | Norwich. | Taylor 2(1561); Nachet; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| FULLER 2 | England, PHIM | see Caltenback, Fuller and Co. | 77 Blackman Street, Borough, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FULLER, J. | England, MIM | Level = Soth. 7/15/63. | Ipswich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FULLER, JOHN E. | USA, fl.1845-47, MIM | Time Telegraph, with Calculator, 1845 = WHI; Circular Slide Rule, Palmer-Type = P.C. | invented a circular slide rule, "The Time Telegraph" to figure the number of days between any two dates; patented in 1845; bought out Aaron Palmer and improved Palmer's slide rule by adding his rule to the back of the instrument in 1847; Delehar thought he was George Fuller. | Boston, Mass. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Delehar 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FULLER, JOSEPH | England, fl.1832-34, MIM PHIM | 2 St.James' Walk, Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(1856); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| FULLER, MR. | England, fl.1678-85, MIM | invented "a little Cross-Staff." | A.J. Turner 1 & 2. | suggest correction | ||
| FULLER, SAMUEL | Ireland, c.1732, | wrote a book on globes. | Dublin. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| FULLONE | see Foullon. | suggest correction | ||||
| FULLWOOD, BARBON | England, c.1785, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 3/7/75. | Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FULTON, J. | USA, MIM | Garden Sundial = Atwater Kent Museum, Phiadelphia, Pa. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| FULTON, J.L., AND CO. | USA, PHIM | Scale, beam = Soth.-PB pre-1980. | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FUNCK, CHRISTLIEB BENEDICT | Germany, 1736-87, MIM | Globe, paper covered, 1780 = SLM; Terrestrial Globe, 1785 = DRE. | Christlieb Benedict Funck von Hartenstein, professor of physics. | Leipzig. | Grötzsch 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FUNCK, JOH. MICHAEL | Germany, 1725, MIM | Diptych Sundial, cardboard, 1725 = BAU. | Erfurt. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| FUNCKLER, F.W. | Holland, fl.1849-60, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer = TEY. | won a gold prize at the 1849 Paris Exposition; see Logeman en Funckler. | Haarlem. | G.L'E. Turner 7 and 24. | suggest correction |
| FURLANIS, PAULUS DE | Italy, c.1590, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, silver = WHI. | map maker; sometimes signed "Paolo Forlani"; engraved plate of quadrant for Fabritio Mordente's book. | Verona. | Whipple 1; O. Brown 3; Woodward 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FURST, PAULUS | Germany, c.1622, | engraving of an astrolabe signed "M. Francisci Ritteri Noribergensis Paulus Fürst excudit" = OXF (Gunther 288); Fürst also designed a horizontal sundial. | Nürnberg. | Price 1; Gunther 1; Lunardi. | suggest correction | |
| FURSTALLER, JOSEF JAKOB | Austria, 1730-75, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = Studienbibliothek, Salzburg. | Fürstaller. | Bramberg and Salzberg. | Globus, Oct. 1953, Nov. 1954, Dec. 1956, June 1963. | suggest correction |
| FURSTLE | Fürstle; see Johann Paul Kraus. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| FURTENBACH, MARTIN | Germany, 1535, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1535 = Raymond Fugger (1535). | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| FURTTENBACH, JOSEPH | Germany, pre-1771, MIM | Fürttenbach; invented and made skaphe sundials (drawing). | Portaluppi; Nedoluha. | suggest correction | ||
| FUSARIUS, FRANCISCUS | Italy, 1637-1638, MIM | Sectors = OXF (1638), ADL SD-2 (1637). | ADL one (viewed by RSW in P.C. 1977) is Guidobaldo-type; OXF has steel points. | Cremona. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FUSELLI | Italy, NIM | Compass in gimbals = D.(1976). | Genoa. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| FUSORIS, JOHANNE | France, c.1365-1436, MIM | Astrolabes = OXF (ICA-192, 194, 196), CNAM-19544, NOR, BAR, GIL, DPW (ICA-193b), RSM-1947/27, ADL-M27 (ICA-199), FIN (ICA-193) = Landau = ADL-W264, ANM (ICA-460), BRS (ICA-568), NMM (ICA-337), University of Wroclaw, D.(1993); Mars plate for Equatorium, 1400, = P.C. | Fusoris astrolabes, though not signed, are so well documented by Poulle that identification is certain. | Giraumont; Paris. | Poulle 1 & 6; Michel 2; Price 1; Gunther 1; Simoni; Polish Inv.; A.J. Turner 10; DSB; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| FUSS, NICHOLAS | Germany, c.1774, | designed a microscope. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| FUSSEN | Germany, | Füssen. | Bobinger 5. | suggest correction | ||
| FUSSES, NIZZAER | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Rule = DRE. | Nürnberg. | Drechsler. | suggest correction | |
| FUTTEL, THOMAS | see Thomas Tuttell. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| FYFE, S.H. | Scotland, NIM | Compass in gimbals = FRK-N3 = RSM. | Glasgow. | Frank; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| FYOT, F.M. | England, c.1785, | invented a "cyclometer" and a graphometer. | 33 Compton Street, Soho, London. | Taylor 2(836). | suggest correction | |
| G. | Portugal, 1605, NIM | Mariner's Astrolabe, 1605 (NMM-59) = Christie-NY 6/14/88 = Museu de Marinha, Lisbon. | National Maritime Museum Registry of Mariner's Astrolabes; from the Atocha wreck. | A. Stimson 3. | suggest correction | |
| G. AND R.G. | Scotland, c.1817, MIM | wrote on thermometers and hygrometers; mathematical instrument makers ? | Kinross? | Taylor 2(1337a). | suggest correction | |
| G.A. | Gualterus Arsenius, which see; instruments sometimes signed "G.A. nepos Gemmae Frisi." | Engelmann 1; Van Ortroy 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| G.A.I.G. | See H.G.A.V. | suggest correction | ||||
| G.A.R.E. | Holland?, 1569, MIM | Astrolabe, 1569 = AMST. | the astrolabe is also marked "P.C." | Holland, Belgium or Germany. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| G.A.Z.N. | Germany | marked on stone sundial signed "Gottfried Abbas." | N.M. Fränkel Coll. Cat, 1913. | suggest correction | ||
| G.B. 1 | England | on nocturnals = Great Bear. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| G.B. 2 | England, c.1775, NIM | Backstaff = Christie-SK 7/2/81-174. | "G.B. Royal Guardian", with Prince of Wales plumes; belonged to Nevil Maskylene. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| G.B.H.L. | England?, NIM | Nocturnal, wood = GMM. | "G.B." may stand for Great Bear. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| G.C. | c.1820, MIM | Sundial, pocket = AMST. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | ||
| G.C.A. | GermanyMIM | Universal Ring Sundial = LIN-100. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| G.C.K. | Germany, 1768, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, stone, 1768 = AUG. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| G.C.M. | ItalyMIM SIM | initials on surveying instrument made by Gio. Riva at VEN. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| G.C.S. | Germanyc.1550, MIM | Dividers with screw, iron = P.C. | screw runs through both arms; engraved with the arms of Augsburg. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| G.D. | England, OIM | Eyepieces (3) for Refractor Telescope. | George Dollond (?). | Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction | |
| G.D.L.G. | 1771, MIM | Vertical Sundial, stone, 1771 = Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88 = Chayette 12/20/88. | direct south facing sundial. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| G.E. | USA, 1779-99, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1779 = USNM; Horizontal Sundials, pewter, 1779 = Earle Coll., P.C.; Horizontal Sundial, pewter = Mercer Museum, Pa; Sundial Mold, stone, 1779 = D.(1985). | George Ellicott (?); USNM dial is for 40°. | Bucks County, Pa. | Earle; Coffeen 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| G.E.R. D. ET L. | Germany, 1691, MIM | Astrolabe, wood and paper, 1691 = RAV (ICA-624). | Zinner 1; Price 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction | ||
| G.F. | USA, c.1800, NIM | Marine Compass in gimbals = P.C. (1970). | wooden box. | Guthman 1. | suggest correction | |
| G.G. 1 | Holland, 1677, PHIM | Beam Balance, 1677 = LEY. | Crommelin 1. | suggest correction | ||
| G.G. 2 | marked on Dutch, silver perpetual calendar dated 1750, WHI-1776 (FIT); with coat of arms, surely owner. | Bryden 16. | suggest correction | |||
| G.G.B. | 1612, MIM | Tide Dial = NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| G.G.C. | France., 17th Century, MIM | Quadrant = ADL-M181. | cutout monogram in center; may be owner. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| G.G.F. | Germany, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = Drecker Coll. | F. appears under G.G.; may be Fecit. | RSW; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| G.G.Z. | Germany?, fl.1707-15, MIM | Sundial, 1707 = LIN; Sundial = KEN; Ring Sundial, 1715 = PAK-128. | Beevers; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| G.H. 1 | c.1530, MIM | Skaphe = BMR. | Lunardi. | suggest correction | ||
| G.H. 2 | England?, 1665, MIM | Horary Quadrant, 1665 = Soth. 5/11/23 = BM. | amateur work; may be George Hooper. | Taylor 1(291); Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| G.H. 3 | Belgium?, 1767, MIM SIM | Theodolite and Surveying Instruments in box, 1767 = Soth. 4/22/65. | Flanders? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| G.H.M.A.D. | Germany, 1601, MIM | Diptych Sundial, 1601 = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| G.H.V.K. | Holland, fl.1780-1801, MIM NIM | Gerard Hulst van Keulen, which see. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| G.H.W. | Germany, 1730, MIM | Table Sundial, stone, 1730 = Drecker Coll. | Eichstätt. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| G.J. | England, MIM | Nocturnal, boxwood = P. and S. 3/20/1896. | George Johnson? | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| G.K.B. | Germany, 1587, MIM | Nocturnal, 1587 = OXF. | Georg Kostenbader? | Josten 1; Liège; Price 2; Michel 1. | suggest correction | |
| G.K.V. | Germany?, c.1600, MIM | Pillar Sundial with watch in base and Instruments inside, silver and parcel-gilt = Sneyd Coll. = Keele Hall Sale, pre-July, 1928 = Soth. 7/26/28 = WEBS. | signed on watch cock; tooled leather case; "London" also on watch cock, in later hand. | Davis; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| G.L. 1 | Germany, 1592, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, string-gnomon, 1592 = NUR-WI 257. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| G.L. 2 | England?OIM | Microscope, Lindsay-type = Soth. 12/15/78. | marked "215" | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| G.M. 1 | England, | "G.M. 60" marked on a calculating scale signed "M. Burleigh", also marked "M.B."; the instrument is ADL-N41. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| G.M. 2 | Belgium, fl.1681-83, MIM SIM | Military Circumferentor = OXF. | Guillaume Meuris of Brussels, which see. | Brussels. | Josten 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| G.M. 3 | 19th Century, MIM | Drawing Instrument = Soth. 3/5/81 | case signed G. Mure. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| G.M.F.C. | 1743, | "G. Maru fecit Caboga", on an armillary sphere at LOS. | Thielmann; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| G.M.G. | 1774, MIM | Gauging Rod, 1774 = NYC. | RSW; DES. | suggest correction | ||
| G.M.M.K. | Germany, MIM | Rule = NYC. | has scales for various cities. | Drechsler 2. | suggest correction | |
| G.O.T.E. | MIM | Rule with various scales = VEN. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| G.R. 1 | Germany, 1544, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1544 = MUN. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| G.R. 2 | England, 1641, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1641 = P.C. | also marked "W.H." | Minster, Kent. | Strand Magazine, 1893, pp. 308-18. | suggest correction |
| G.S. 1 | 1633, MIM | Cube Sundial, 1633 = PRZ. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| G.S. 2 | Germany, 1645, MIM | Cruciform Sundial, 1645 = Meran Museum. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| G.S. 3 | Germany, c.1730, PHIM | Nest of Weights = Koller 11/17/75. | mastermark is mermaid; probably Georg Scherb. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| G.S.G. | Germany, c.1730, PHIM | Nest of Weights = Koller 11/17/75. | mastermark is mermaid. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| G.S.P. | 1643, MIM SIM | Protractor with rules pivoting at mid-point, 1643 = D.(1976); Graphometer with Sundial on back, 1643 = D.(1971). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| G.V. 1 | 1652, MIM | Vertical Sundial, 1652 = USNM. | might be C.V. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| G.V. 2 | MIM SIM | Miner's Compass, wood and ivory = Evans Coll. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| G.V.F. | "Girolamo Vulparia fecit"; see Hieronymous Vulparia. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| G.V.K. | Holland, c.1678-1726, NIM | Cross-staff, 1724 = UTR. | see Gerard van Keulen. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bryuns 2. | suggest correction |
| G.W. 1 | 1591, MIM | Artillery Level, 1591 = DRE. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| G.W. 2 | c.1790, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = PEA-M2536. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | ||
| G.W. 3 | England, 1826, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1826 = P.C. | Smeeth. | Strand Magazine, 1893, pp. 308-18. | suggest correction | |
| G.W. 4 | England, c.1835, NIM | marked on ivory scale of octant signed "Bassnet Liverpool", at PMS. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| G.W.G.J.M.H. | Germany, c.1560, MIM SIM | Miner's Compass, wood and ivory = ADL-M170. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| G.Z. | Germany, fl.1619-20, MIM | Gunner's Level, 1619 = BM; Military Architect's Instrument, 1620 = USNM. | surely Georg Zorn. | Augsburg. | Price 2 and 3; Ward 4; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| G.Z.F. | Italy, c.1840, | see Giovanni Francesco Zarbula; see Z.J.F. and Z.G.F. | Piedmont. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| GA----, J. | England, NIM | Octant = GEL. | Wapping, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GABALIO | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, P.C. | 3 Long Lane; 20 Cross Street, Hatton Garden; both in London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GABORY | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X. | may be two makers. | 123 Holborn; 125 Holborn; both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| GABOURG, F. | England, fl.1784-97, OIM PHIM | Microscope = OXF (RMS). | may be F.G. 2; also barometer maker. | 125 High Holborn, London. | Taylor 2(837); Clay and Court; Bell 2. | suggest correction |
| GADIN | France, c.1850, OIM | optician. | 53, Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| GAENLANSINGE, PER JAEN | Holland, 17th Century, PHIM | Balances = KRA. | Amsterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GAETANO, P., DI SIVA P. CAPUCCINO | Italy, 18th Century, MIM | Pillar Sundial, wood = NMM-D.188. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | ||
| GAFTL | 1748, MIM | Measure, 1748 = Roussel-92. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GAFURIO, G. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 2/14/79. | Chester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GAGETTA | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Manchester. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GAGGIA | see B. Tagliabue, Gaggia and Co. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| GAGGINI ET MOISETTE | France, MIM SIM | Surveying Instruments = CNAM. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| GAGNA, F., Y CIA. | Mexico, c.1855, MIM OIM SIM | Surveyor's Level = D.(1972). | "Opticos." | 2a de St. Francisco N.I. (Mexico City). | Moskowitz 105. | suggest correction |
| GAGO, P. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-PB pre-1980. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GAIFFE, A. | France, c.1825?-1880?, MIM PHIM | Dividing Engine = Musée Lorraine, Nancy; Electrical Instrument = D.(1975); Electromedical Apparatus = D.(1984); Induction Coil = USNM. | induction coil signed :Appareil d'Induction Volta Faradique Brevetè S.G.D.G. A. Gaiffe à Paris." | 40, rue St. André des Arts, Paris. | Michel 14; Coffeen G; Warner 13; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GAIGNON, NICOLAS | France, 17th Century, MIM | Sundial, cast iron = Prin Coll. | MADEX. | suggest correction | ||
| GAILSDORFER, HANS | Germany, 1538, MIM | compass maker; Master in 1538. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| GAILSTORFER, HANS | Germany, c.1674, MIM | Hans Gailstörfer, compass maker. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| GAILSTORFER, JACOB | Germany, c.1674, MIM | Jacob Gailstörfer, compass maker. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| GAINSBOROUGH, HUMPHREY | England, 1718-76, MIM | Sundial in base of clock = X. | Henley-on-Thames. | Beeson. | suggest correction | |
| GAITSKILL, JOHN | England, fl.1793-1823, NIM | Hadley's Quadrants = MYS (1793), ADL-A53 (1823), Whaling Museum, Nantucket, Mass., Maine Historical Soc., Portland, Stadt Museum, Aberna, Denmark, P.C.(1969); Quadrants = Marine Historical Assoc.,Conn., P.C.(1974); Octant, ebony and ivory, 1793 = Soth. 2/28/80. | the octant was made for William Sanford Brown; many instruments are signed "J. Gaitskill"; ADL made for George James in 1823. | 332 Wapping; 329 Wapping; both in London. | Price 2; USNM; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GALANDIUS, FRANCESCUS | France, MIM | Astrolabe, wood and paper, brass alidade = Soth. 2/26/62. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GALBY, PETER AND CHARLES | England, fl.1832-46, PHIM | barometer makers. | 50 Exmouth Street, Spitalfields; Philosophical Institute, 9 Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(1857); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| GALE, JAMES | USA, b.c.1791-1871; fl.1815-24, MIM NIM | Gauges, wood, 15" and 48" (1818) = Salem Maritime National Historic Site; Tell-Tale Compass = PEA. | Neptune and Water Streets, Salem, Mass. (1815-pre-1824); Haverhill, Mass. (1824-71). | Brewington 1; Moskowitz 102; RSW; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| GALE, JOSEPH | England, c.1830, PHIM | barometer maker. | 46 Knight Street, Manchester. | Taylor 2(1857a); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GALEOTTI, A. | Italy, c.1780, MIM | Drawing Instruments = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GALETI, ANTHONY | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = D.(1972), X. | possibly Anthony Galletti. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GALETTI, ANTHONY | England, fl.1830-50, MIM OIM | Telescope = Christie-SK 8/20/87. | sometimes spelled "Gallatti." | 80 Castle Street, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1858); Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GALGEMAYR, GEORG | Germany, c.1626, MIM | designed various types of dividers; author. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GALI, J | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Lincoln. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GALILEI, GALILEO | Italy, 1564-1642, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescopes = FLO. | astronomer; mathematician; invented a military sector; first used the telescope for astronomical observations. | Pisa; Florence; Arcetri. | DSB; Crommelin 1; Garvan; Michel 1; Bonelli; S. Drake: 51 10; etc. | suggest correction |
| GALIMBERTI, J. | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Bugle Street, Southampton. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GALINDEZ, MARTIN | Spain, d.1627, MIM | made sundials for the convent at Paular. | Gatty. | suggest correction | ||
| GALL AND LEMBKE | USA, OIM | Telescopes = Christie 5/26/76, 12/8/76 | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GALL, JOHN | Scotland, c.1837, MIM PHIM | made hydrometers and saccharometers. | 48 London Street, Edinburgh. | Taylor 2(2132). | suggest correction | |
| GALLA, JULES-CESAR LA | France, c.1625, OIM | microscope maker? | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| GALLAND | France, c.1810, OIM | made a new type of lens for microscopes. | Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| GALLAND, PETRUS | Italy, 17th Century, MIM | Sector = ADL-M89q. | "sub signo Pulcrae Virtutis in via Coronaria Roma." | Engelmann 1; Daumas 1; Michel 3; USNM; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GALLEE | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | ||
| GALLENHAMP, A. | England, PHIM | Balance = K. and C. 5/23/73. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GALLETTI, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Galetti. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GALLETTI, ANTHONI | Italy Scotland, fl.1798-1858, MIM OIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = Soth. 5/15/70; Philosophical Bubbles = D.(1985); Telescopes = RSM (2). | carver and gilder; barometer maker; T.C. | foot of Cannon Street, Edinburgh (1798); 21 Nelson Street (1805-28); and 10 Nelson Street (1826-28); 24/25 Argyll Arcade (1828-43); 24 Argyll Arcade (1843-50); all in Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Bell 2; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GALLETTI, JOHN | Scotland, b.c.1821-94, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = FRK = RSM; Philosophical Bubbles = OXF, KEN. | carver and gilder; claimed firm started in 1789. | 24 Argyle Arcade, Glasgow (1851-94). | Bryden 3; Bell 2; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| GALLEY | Scotland, PHIM | barometer maker. | Glasgow. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GALLEY, P. | may be Gally. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| GALLI, CHARLES | Scotland, fl.1821-26, PHIM | Maker of Wheel Barometers ; picture merchant. | Waterloo Place, Edinburgh. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GALLI, JOHANNES | Italy, c.1630, MIM | Sector = NMM-CI/S.10; Skaphe = NMM-D.359. | Barbarini Coll.; made precision instruments. | NMM 2; Michel 3; RSW; Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | |
| GALLI, MARCO | Italy, 1694, MIM | designed a hodometer; author. | Parma. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | |
| GALLO, G. | Germany, c.1800, MIM | Floating Sundial, ivory = THO; Floating Sundial = DNM. | Frankfort. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GALLOIN | France, 1801, MIM | Garden Sundial, slate, 1801 = D.(1972). | latitude of Paris. | Roux Devilas, Cat 73. | suggest correction | |
| GALLON | France, c.1680, OIM | "Opticien"; thought of using a glass ball as the eyepiece in a telescope. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| GALLONDE | France, fl.1740-48, PHIM | Assay Balance = Rovelle (pre-1780); Thermometer = SPI-2865; Astronomical Regulator = CNAM. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Grimaldi(968); Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | |
| GALLOW, G. | Germany, PHIM | Stick Barometer = K. and C. 7/13/73. | Frankfort. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GALLUCCIA, GIOVANN | Italy, | Cube Sundial, 1609 = ADL-A24. | fake. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GALLUCIO, GIOVANNI PAOLO | Italy, 1564-98, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1564 = Goldschmied Coll. = NMM-Caird (fake); Universal Equatorial Sundial, paper, 1572 = NMM-D.232; Astrological Volvelle, paper, 1595 = WHI. | author; also signed "Joan Paulus Gallucio" or "Galluccio." | Salo; Venice. | NMM 2; Daumas 1; Michel 2 and 3; Weil 2(19); Bedini 8; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| GALLY 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be John Gally. | Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| GALLY 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GALLY, ANDREW AND GEORGE | England, c.1850, PHIM | barometer makers. | St. George Street, Smithfield, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GALLY, B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/21/87. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GALLY, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GALLY, DOMENICO | England, c.1800, PHIM | barometer maker. | London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GALLY, G. | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Glasgow. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GALLY, GEORGE | England, c.1800, PHIM | see Andrew and George Gally. | London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GALLY, JOHN | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GALLY, P. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = X. | Cambridge. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GALLY, P. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Peter Gally? | Leeds. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| GALLY, P. 3 | England, c.1810, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 12/10/81; Wheel Barometer = Phillips 2/15/89. | might be P. Gally 1 or 2. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GALLY, P. 4 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 9/18/86. | Cranbrook. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GALLY, P., AND CO. 1 | England, fl.1809-60, PHIM | Peter or Paul Gally; barometer makers. | Strand, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GALLY, P., AND CO. 2 | England, c.1820, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 6/30/89. | is "Fetchet" misreading for "fecit"?; see P. Gally and Co. 1. | Fetchet? | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GALLY, PAUL AND PETER | England, fl.1809-61, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers. | 8 Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell (1809-11); 9 Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell (1815-25); 50 Exmouth Street, Spitalfields (1826-48); 68 Hatton Garden (1849-61); 3 Upper Nth. Place, Grey's Inn Road (1852-54); all in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GALLY, PAUL AND PETER, AND CO. | England, fl.1817-50, PHIM | barometer makers. | London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GALLY, PETER 1 | England, PHIM | see Paul and Peter Gally and Co. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | ||
| GALLY, PETER 2 | England, fl.1837-60, PHIM | barometer maker? | 89 Kirkgate (1837-60); 97 Kirkgate (1841); both in Leeds. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GALMAIR, JOSEPH | Germany, 1727-90, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1749 = DEU; Celestial Globe with clockwork = Fugger Museum, Augsburg. | made pedometer winding watch. | Trabant; Munich. | Maurice 1; Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GALOIS, I. | France, 1548, MIM | Astrolabe, 1548 = P. and S. 4/21/1898 = Hoffman Coll. = USNM (ICA-204). | P. and S. say "T. Galois"; tympan for 48° = Orleans. | Gunther 1; Michel 2 and 3; Evans 1; Price 1; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GALOIS, L'ABBE | France, fl.1766-84, MIM | l'Abbé Galois; made a meridian sundial. | Paris. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| GALVANI, ANDREA | Italy, pre-1823, MIM | invented an odograph which received a gold medal at the Industrial Exposition in Venice in 1823. | Pordenone. | Morpurgo 1; Boffito. | suggest correction | |
| GAMAGE, BENJAMIN | England, fl.1823-26?, MIM | Hydrometer with Proof Rule = WHI. | made Dicas' hydrometer; also appears as Gammage; son-in-law of and successor to J. Dicas; wrote a leaflet on hydrometers; T.C. | 17 (or 11) Clarence Street, Liverpool; 17 Beaumont Street, Windsor. | Taylor 2(1565); Calvert 2; Bryden 9. | suggest correction |
| GAMAGE, PHILIP | England, c.1694, MIM | apprenticed to Peter Collins of the Clockmakers' Company on July 2, 1694. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| GAMBEY | France, c.1840, MIM | Altitude and Azimuth Instrument = Baily Sale 4/25/1845; Borda Circles = MYS and AMST. | surely Henri-Prudence Gambey; the MYS instrument is marked "No. 12"; the Baily instrument was misread as "Gambay." | Paris. | Mörzer Bruyns 1; Preuss and Treworgy; Chaldecott 3; RGO; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GAMBEY, HENRI-PRUDENCE | France, 1787-1847, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Sextants = SPI-2774, USNM, CNAM, Dipping Circle = Magnetic Observatory, Dublin; Borda Circles = USNM, Maritime Museum, Horten, Norway (No.123); Heliostat = USNM; Magnetometer = USNM; Dividing Engines = CNAM; Theodolites = CNAM, BRO; Artificial Horizon = CNAM; Rules = CNAM; Balance, small = Gersaint 7/20/96. | Georges Oberhauser worked with him, 1815; Académie des Sciences, 1837. | St. Denis, Paris. | Daumas 1; Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; USNM; Taylor 2(2133); DSB; J.A. Bennett 2; Darius 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GANDOLA, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 12 Little Saffron Hill, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GANDOLFI, V. | France, fl.1795-1822, PHIM | Weights = CNAM; Weight = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88. | quai de la Monnaie; 11, du quai Conti; both in Paris. | Destombes 4; Cons. Nat'l 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GANGUZZA, GIROLAMO | Italy, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial = Villa Giulia, Palermo. | Gatty. | suggest correction | ||
| GANSER, GEORG, DER JUNGERE | Austria, MIM | Instrument = TIM. | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GANTHONY, RICHARD | England, fl.1794-1828, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = P-B 12/3/48, X. | X is signed "Ganthony London." | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GANTLETT, R. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Stick Barometer with Thermometer = Soth.-Bearne 4/4/78. | Calne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GAPP, C.S. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GARAT | France, c.1855, PHIM | Balance = CNAM. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| GARDAM | England; USA, c.1860, SIM | Miner's Dial = D.(1994). | probably W. Gardam; see W. Gardam and Son. | Leeds. | Garcelon 33. | suggest correction |
| GARDAM, W., AND SON | USA, c.1880, MIM | Miner's Compass = D.(1991). | see Gardam. | 96 John Street, New York. | Gemmary III. | suggest correction |
| GARDE, ABRAHAM DE LA | France, fl.1588-1621, MIM | Sundials in the back covers of watches = Soth. 5/27/54, 12/9/68, and Christie 5/6/69. | son of Jacques de la Garde. | Paris (1591 and 1621); Blois (1600). | Britten; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARDE, JACQUES DE LA | France, fl.1551-65, MIM | Armillary Clock = BM. | may have made terestrial globe in Weil 2(29) and in Soth. 10/17/60 sale. | Blois. | Weil 2(29); Price 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARDEN | England, fl.1812-16, PHIM | see Accum and Garden. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GARDEN, ALEXANDER | England, c.1800, PHIM | partner of Fredrick Accum; made and sold chemical and philosophical apparatus. | Old Compton Street, Soho, London. | G. L'E. Turner 24; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| GARDENER 1 | Scotland, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1965). | may be Gardner 5. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARDENER 2 | see Gardner; see Gardiner. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| GARDENER AND CO. | variant spelling for Gardner and Co. | Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction | |||
| GARDENERS | variant spelling for Gardners. | Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction | |||
| GARDINER 1 | Scotland, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometers = D.(1975), Soth.-S 10/19/89 (satinwood and ivory). | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GARDINER 2 | variant spelling for Gardner. | Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction | |||
| GARDINER, HENRY L. | Ireland, fl.1807-19, MIM | also made clocks and watches. | Fennell. | suggest correction | ||
| GARDINER, JAMES | England, | see James Gardner. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GARDINER, PATRICK | see Patrick Gardner. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| GARDNER 1 | Scotland, c.1770, NIM | Octants = NMM, PEA; Hadley's Quadrant = Mercer Museum, Pa. | Glasgow. | Taylor 2(1860); Brewington 1; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER 2 | USA, fl.1823-50, MIM | Pair of Globes = Winterthur Museum, Del.; Celestial Globe, 1823 = D.(1972); Terrestrial Globe, 1823 = ESS. | "Gardners's Twelve-Inch Globe", published by Cummings, Hilliard and Co., Boston, Mass.; James W. Gardner, which see. | Boston, Mass. | Yonge; Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction |
| GARDNER 3 | Scotland, 1830, OIM | Microscope = Cranbrook Institute of Science, Mich. Science, Mich. | Glasgow. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER 4 | Scotland, pre-1840, NIM | Quadrant =X. | used on whaler "Progress" in 1840. | Glasgow. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARDNER 5 | Scotland, PHIM | Stick Barometer and Thermometer = X; Stick Barometer = Soth. 10/22/87. | probably Gardner and Co. | Glasgow. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARDNER 6 | Ireland, MIM NIM OIM | Hadley's Quadrant = D.(1973). | T.C. shows telescopes, quadrants, compasses; watch and clock- maker. | 57 High Street, Belfast. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARDNER 7 | see McGregor and Gardner. | Taylor 2(1934). | suggest correction | |||
| GARDNER AND CO. 1 | Scotland, fl.1837-83, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Telescopes = FRK (4) = RSM, Christie-SK 4/14/89, D.(1972); Surveyor's Compasses = D.(1971 and 1982); Stick Barometers = X, Christie 4/28/82; Surveyor's Levels, = WHI, D.(1972)(1850); Miner's Dials = Soth. 4/7/82, FRK = RSM; Levels = WHI, FRK = RSM; Plotting Protractor = FRK = RSM; Microscope = FRK = RSM; Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 1/27/89. | succeeded M. Gardner and Co.; Christie stick barometer is signed "Gardener and Co"; T.C., "established 1765." | 44 Glassford Street (1837-38); 21 Buchanan Street, seventh shop from Argyle Street (1839-60); 53 Buchanan Street (1860-83); 53 Vincent Street (1883); all in Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Frank; Goodison 1; Moskowitz 102; J.A. Bennett 2; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARDNER AND CO. 2 | Scotland, fl.1891-1920, | firm run by Thomas Rankine Gardner 2 after the breakup of Gardner and Lyle. | 53 St. Vincent Street (1891-99); 36 and 40 West Mile (or Nile) Street 1899-1920; both in Glasgow. | Clarke et al.; WEBDB | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER AND LAURIE | Scotland, fl.1792-98, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Octant = FRK = RSM. | John Gardner 1 and James Laurie. | Corner of Bell's Wynd (1792), Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| GARDNER AND LYLE | Scotland, fl.1883-91, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Thomas Rankine Gardner 2 and James Lyle. | Glasgow. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER AND NEILL | Ireland, fl.1809-18, NIM OIM | Microscope, Martin-type = Soth. 5/20/74; Octant = Natural Philosophy Coll., Glasgow. | Belfast. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER OF GLASGOW | Scotland, to 1921, MIM | Taylor 2(592). | suggest correction | |||
| GARDNER'S | Scotland, post-1818, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Soth. 4/22/65. | signed "Gardner's Successors to J. and J. Gardner"; may be misreading for Gardners. | 43 Bell Street, Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARDNER, HENRY | Ireland, fl.1809-35, MIM OIM | succeeded Job Rider in 1809; worked with R. Neill, 1809-18; watch and clock maker. | 27 High Street (1809); 65 High Street (1819-20); 57 High Street (1824-35); all in Belfast. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER, J. AND J. | Scotland, fl.1799-1818, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometers = D.(1973), X(2), D.(1975), Phillips 12/12/89, Christie-SK 9/11/86; Circumferentor = RSM; Hadley's Quadrant = OMM. | opticians; John Gardner 1 and John Gardner 2, his son, founded firm; became Gardner, Jamieson and Co. in 1820. | Bell Street (1799-1801); 43 Bell Street (1803-18); both in Glasgow. | Goodison 1; Bryden 3; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARDNER, J. AND S. | misreading for J. and J. Gardner. | Phillips 12/12/89. | suggest correction | |||
| GARDNER, JAMES | England, fl.1791-1830, MIM PHIM | Instruments = NMM, KEN. | apprenticed to Samuel Browning 1 of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 4, 1783; free of the Company, Jan. 6, 1791; also appears as Gardiner; probably succeeded by William Gardner 1. | Meeting House Alley; 5 Somerset Place, Whitechapel; Princes Place, Cannon Street, New Road, St. George-in-the-East (1803); Wellclose Lane (1807); all in London. | J. Brown 1 and 2; Taylor 2(1859). | suggest correction |
| GARDNER, JAMES P. | USA, 1846, MIM | awarded a diploma at Fair of American Institute, Oct. 1846 for a sundial; W.A. Platt was his agent. | Columbus, Ohio. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER, JAMES W. | USA, fl.1825-30, MIM | designed celestial and terrestrial globes; see Gardner 2. | Boston, Mass. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER, JAMIESON AND CO. | see Gardners, Jamieson and Co. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |||
| GARDNER, JOHN 1 | Scotland, 1734-1822, MIM OIM PHIM | Coin Balance = Soth. 6/16/75. | journeyman for James Watts, 1769; land surveyor; founded firm of J. and J. Gardner, which see; made an "improved Bradford static balance". | Crawford's Land, Bell's Wynd, Glasgow (1773-90). | Bryden 3; Goodison 1; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| GARDNER, JOHN 2 | Scotland, 1765-1818, MIM OIM PHIM | son of John Gardner 1; partner with him as J. and J. Gardner, 1799-1818. | Glasgow. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER, JOHN 3 | Scotland, fl.1820-28, MIM | Sundial, 1821 = Pitcon, Dalry. | listed in directories as "John Gardner Younger" with J. and J. Gardner; may have made the above sundial. | Ayton Court, Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| GARDNER, JOHN 4 | Scotland, fl.1787-1823, MIM | designed celestial globes; first appeared in the 1787 directory. | Glasgow. | Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER, M. AND C. | surely misreading for M. Gardner and Co. | Taylor 2(1860). | suggest correction | |||
| GARDNER, M., AND CO. | Scotland, c.1821, MIM OIM PHIM | John Gardner 1 and Margaret Rankine Gardner; succeeded Gardners, Jamieson and Co.,1821; became M. Gardner and Sons, 1822-37; then Gardner and Co., 1833-83; made barometers. | 43 Bell Street (1823-25); 92 Bell Street (1826-32); 44 Glassford Street (1832-37); all in Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1860); Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER, M., AND SONS | Scotland, fl.1822-37), MIM OIM PHIM | Margaret Rankine Gardner, Thomas Rankine Gardner 1 and William Gardner 2; made barometers; succeeded M. Gardner and Co. and were succeeded by Gardner and Co., which see. | 43 Bell Street (1824-25); 92 Bell Street (1826-32); both in Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Goodison 1; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER, MARGARET RANKINE | Scotland, fl.1819-49, MIM OIM PHIM | widow of John Gardner 2; in firm of Gardners, Jamieson and Co., 1819-21 and in M. Gardner and Sons, 1822-37. | Glasgow. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER, PATRICK | Scotland, c.1812, MIM | apprenticed, 1779; free of the Clockmakers' Company, 1812; watch and clockmaker. | Perth (pre-1800); Edinburgh (1800-1812). | Bell 2; T. Smith; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER, ROBERT | Scotland; England, fl.1850-92, MIM PHIM | member of the family "Gardner of Glasgow" (not mentioned by Clarke et al); chronometer maker to the Admiralty and to the Council of State for India and also to the Italian Goverment; grandfather of Malcolm Gardner the late bookseller. | Glasgow (-1885); Lloyd's Square, London (1892). | USNM; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER, T. AND T. | Scotland, c.1830, MIM | Sighting Compass = P.C.(1987). | misreading for T.R. Gardner? | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARDNER, THOMAS RANKINE 1 | Scotland, c.1805-84, MIM OIM PHIM | Clinometer = RSM. | grand-son of John Gardner 1; son of John (2) and Margaret Rankine Gardner; partner first in M. Gardner and Sons and then in Gardner and Co. 1; "Optician to the Queen." | Glasgow. | Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARDNER, THOMAS RANKINE 2 | Scotland, fl.1883-1920, MIM OIM PHIM | great-grandson of John Gardner 1; grandson of John Gardner 2 and Margaret Rankine Gardner; son of Thomas Rankine Gardner 1; in Gardner and Co. 1 before 1883; partner with James Lyle as Gardner and Lyle, 1883-91; firm then became Gardner and Co. 2. | 53 St. Vincent Street (1883-99); 36 and 40 West Mile (or Nile) Road (1899-1920); both in Glasgow. | Clarke et al.; WEBDB | suggest correction | |
| GARDNER, WILLIAM 1 | England, c.1814, MIM | apprenticed to James Gardner of the Grocers' Company on Oct. 6, 1814. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | ||
| GARDNER, WILLIAM 2 | Scotland, 1809-75, MIM OIM PHIM | Sector, ivory = Chevau-Légers 2/28/82; Clinometer = RSM. | grandson of John Gardner 1; son of Margaret Rankine and John Gardner (2); partner in M. Gardner and Sons and later, in Gardner and Co.; worked independently, 1846 on; sector signed "W. Gardner." | 3 Royal Bank Place (1846-55); 56 Gordon Street (1856-61); 134 Buchanan Street (1862-64); all in Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Morrison-Low; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARDNERS | Scotland, c.1822, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | opticians; succeeded Gardners, Jamieson and Co.; succeeded by M. Gardner and Co.; barometer signed "Gardeners". | 43 Bell Street, Glasgow. | Goodison 1; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARDNERS AND CO. | Scotland, 19th Century, MIM SIM | name on trade card in theodolite case; Gardner and Co. 1 or 2. | Glasgow. | Soth. 12/18/80. | suggest correction | |
| GARDNERS, JAMIESON AND CO. | Scotland, fl.1819-21, MIM OIM PHIM | probably John Gardner 1, Margaret Rankine Gardner and Robert Jamieson, which see; succeeded J. and J. Gardner, and became M. Gardner and Co. in 1821. | 43 Bell Street, Glasgow (1820-22). | Bryden 3; Goodison 1; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| GAREZONI | see Garzoni. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| GARGORY 1 | England, c.1820, MIM | Protractor = D.(1975). | different hand from that of James Gargory of Birmingham. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARGORY 2 | England, c.1850, MIM SIM | Compass, folding sights = Christies 11/11/70; Theodolite = Soth. 12/15/78. | surely James Gargory. | Bull Street, Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARGORY, JAMES | England, fl.1835-56, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Protractors = Christie-SK 7/10/80/, D.(1975), D.(1985), Birmingham Museum of Science and Industry; Instrument = KEN; Miner's Dials = X, Soth.-Chester 6/26/85; Sector, ivory = D.(1977); Surveyor's Compasses = Soth. 12/13/65, Soth.-B. 4/7/82; Wheel Barometers = X; Stick Barometer = Capes Dunn 10/21/97; Surveyor's Level = DeLuca 8/1/87; Mining Compass = P.C.(1987). | signed "James or J. Gargory." | 41 Bull Street (1835); 5 Bull Street (1850-56); both in Birmingham; also in Wolverhampton. | Taylor 2(1861); Goodison 2; Giordano 1; Bryden 9; RSW; Coffeen 10; ATG 10/18/97. | suggest correction |
| GARNER, WILLIAM | England, fl.1732-37, NIM | Davis Quadrants = PMM (1732), NMM S.119 (1734), NMM S161 (1737) (on loan to the American Museum, Bath). | apprenticed to John Henshaw of the Clockmakers' Company on June 18, 1713; quadrants made for George Ramsey, Oliver Thompson and Thomas White respectively. | Taylor 2(261); NMM 2; J. Brown 3; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GARNIER, PAUL, SR. | France, c.1830, MIM | clockmaker; finished a planetarium by Raingo. | Paris. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | |
| GAROF, P. | Scotland, c.1775, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 5/7/93. | Edinburgh. | ATG 5/1/93. | suggest correction | |
| GAROUSTE, DE LA | France, 17th Century, OIM | constructed burning glasses. | Spargo 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GARRARD, JOHN | England, c.1811, | a cooper; son of Thomas Garrard 1; free of the Grocers' Company by Patrimony on April 4, 1811. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GARRARD, SAMUEL | England, c.1803, | apprenticed to his father, Thomas Garrard 1, of the Grocers' Company on June 2, 1803; by then Thomas Garrard 1 was listed as wine and brandy merchant at old address. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GARRARD, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1781-pre-1811, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Rust of the Grocers' Company in 1770; free of the Company, 1781; took apprentices; by 1803 was listed as a wine and brandy merchant at same address. | Old Gravel Lane, Ratcliffe Highway (1781); 174 Ratcliffe Highway (1795); both in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| GARRARD, THOMAS 2 | England, fl.1801-, MIM | apprenticed to his father, Thomas Garrard 1, of the Grocers' Company on Feb. 5, 1795; free of the Company, Oct. 1, 1801. | Ratcliffe Highway, London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| GARRARD, WILLIAM | England, fl.1781-1808, MIM | T.C.; invented and patented an altimeter; author; successor to J. Bettesworth with the same London address. | The Naval Academy, Ormond House, Paridise Row, Chelsea, London; Newington, Surrey. | Taylor 2(838); NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| GARRETT | see Booth, Garrett and Blair | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| GARTH | England, NIM | Sextant = MAN-124. | probably Richard Garth. | London. | Garcia Franco 1. | suggest correction |
| GARTH, RICHARD | England, fl.1800-17, MIM NIM | Mathematical Instrument = KEN. | 376 Rotherhithe Wall (1800); Rotherhithe Street (1817); both in London. | Taylor 2(1129). | suggest correction | |
| GARTNER, ANDREAS | Germany, 1654-1727, MIM PHIM | Double Burning Glass = DRE; Illuminated Mirror = DRE. | also made clocks; author. | Dresden. | Grötzch 2; Drechsler 2; Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GARUGHI | see Carugi. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| GARY | France, c.1792, MIM NIM | Protractor = Musée Carnavalet; Sectors = P. and S. 4/3/1894, WRAY; Graphometer = MAS; Butterfield-type Sundials = STR, BM; Instrument Set = Soth. 11/30/59; Compass = P-B 9/24/38; Dividers = D.(1975). | Paris. | Daumas 1; Michel 3; Evans 1; Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GARZONI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/18/89. | Canterbury. | Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GARZONUS, F.C.M. | Italy, 1697, MIM | Skaphe Dial, 1697 = Evans Coll. | also marked "Carm F. Taurini." | Turin. | Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| GASCOIGNE, RICHARD | England, c.1710, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Feilder of the Clockmakers' Company on June 5, 1710. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| GASCOIGNE, WILLIAM | England, 1612-38, OIM | invented a micrometer for telescopes in 1638; may have been the first to put telescopic sights on a quadrant. | Middleton, Yorkshire; London. | Taylor 1(176); DNB; Wynter and Turner; Nachet; Dewhirst; Daumas 1; Goldschmidt 70. | suggest correction | |
| GASKIN, GEORGE AUGUSTUS SAMUEL | England, c.1802, MIM OIM | his father was an optician; apprenticed to James Clarke 1 of the Grocers' Company, May 6, 1802; made speculum metal mirrors. | London. | J. Brown 1; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| GASKIN, JOHN | England, b.1785, MIM | assisted by Charles Graham; he was also a weaver. | Penrith. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| GASPAR A MIRICA | see Gaspar van der Heyden. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |||
| GASPARD | France, 1753, MIM | Table Sundial, 1753 = Musée Lorrain, Nancy; Mechanical Equatorial Sundials = D.(1985?), TIM. | signed "Gaspard Tourner du Roy à Lunéville"; mechanical sundials almost identical to those of Gaspard Hommer, which see. | rue de Viller, Lunéville. | Michel 3 and 14; RSW; Coffeen 55. | suggest correction |
| GASPART, JOSE | Portugal, c.1700, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = Evans Coll. | Lisbon. | Evans 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| GASTEIGER, HANS | Germany, 1562, MIM | Astrolabe clock, 1562 = Coll. Pringsheim, Munich. | Gunther-327; reproduction at OXF. | Munich. | Gunther 1; Michel 2; Baillie 1; Neumann 1. | suggest correction |
| GASTI, GIOVANNI | Italy, 16th Century, MIM | Sundial = Drecker-210. | Florence. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GATH, T. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Barometer = Soth. 7/3/70; Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 6/24/88. | Small Street, Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GATINI | see Copini, Gatini. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| GATLIN | England, pre-1714, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1968). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GATTELIE(R) | see Gratellie. | suggest correction | ||||
| GATTEY, FRANCOIS | France, fl. 1798-1822, MIM | François Gattey; invented a printed card slide rule in 1798 and called it "Cadran Logarithmique"; changed name to "Arithmographe" in 1810. | Delehar 9. | suggest correction | ||
| GATTEY, HENRY | England; USA, fl.1797-1827, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Quadrant = MYS. | T.C. in W. and S. Jones orrery at VCW; another T.C. is in French and English; artist; quadrant signed "H. Gattey." | 274 Water Street (1797-98); 207 North Water Street near Beek'n Slip (1814-27); both in New York, N.Y. | USNM; Bedini 8; D.J. Warner 10; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GATTI, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 2/22/77. | Reading. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GATTI, CHARLES | England, fl.1817-22, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X. | spelled Gattie in directories; also Gatty. | 89 Leather Lane, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction |
| GATTI, T. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 53 Gray's Inn Lane, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GATTY 1 | England, PHIM | Barometer = Soth. 7/31/70. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GATTY 2 | see Bapt. Ronchetti and James Gatty. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| GATTY 3 | see Gatti. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| GATTY AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GATTY AND READING | England, c.1780, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie 4/19/78. | probably a misreading for Gatty at Reading. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GATTY, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Fish Lane, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GATTY, ANDREW | Ireland, fl.1796-1824, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 18 Fishamble Street (1796-98); Smock Alley (1799, 1815-17, 1819); 34 Fishamble Street (1821-22); 7 Smock Alley (1823-24); all in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| GATTY, ANTHONY | England, c.1780, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, VNN; Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/16/76. | sometimes signed "A. Gatty". | Royal Oak, Fisher Row, Reading. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GATTY, ANTHONY, AND CO. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometers = Phillips 9/10/86, Christie-SK 10/20/89. | also made thermometers. | Royal Oak, Fishers Row, Reading. | Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GATTY, B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Reading. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GATTY, D. 1 | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/21/87. | barometer signed "Gatty Lewis." | Lewis. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GATTY, D. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Reading. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GATTY, DOMCO | England, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, Christie 1/26/90. | probably Dominico Gatty. | London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GATTY, DOMINIC, AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Bourne Auction, Mass. 2/11/81. | London. | Maine Digest, May 1981. | suggest correction | |
| GATTY, DOMINICO | England, c.1826, PHIM | barometer maker. | 111 Broad Street, Reading. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GATTY, J., AND MALORIDA | England, PHIM | barometer makers; probably James Gatty. | Holborn, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GATTY, JAMES | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometers = K. and C. 9/20/71, Soth. 12/17/87, Christie-SK 9/23/88, City of Gloucester Museum, X; Wheel Barometers = D.(1973), Soth. 6/27/88, P.C., Stock Exchange, London; Double Barometers = P.C., City of Gloucester Museum, Goodison. | Soth. 6/27/88 has address of "237 High Holborn"; see Ronchetti and Gatty. | 130 High Holborn, London. | Goodison 1 and 5; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GATTY, JOHN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GATTY, JOSEPH 1 | Italy; USA, fl.1794-1800, PHIM | Maximum-minimum Thermometer = Mt. Vernon, Va. | bulbs missing; made barometers and philosophical instruments as well. | 39 Pearl Street, New York City (1794); 79 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa. (1796-1800). | Bedini 1 and 8; Middleton 1; Gillingham 1; USNM; Bell 2; D.J. Warner 5. | suggest correction |
| GATTY, JOSEPH 2 | Ireland, fl.1801-14, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1981). | printed paper dial face; also made thermometers. | 1 Smock Alley (1801-07); 25 Fishamble Street (1808); 1 Smock Alley (1809-14); all in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GATTY, JOSH | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GATWARD, J. | England, MIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | T.C.; sundial, clock and watch maker. | Saffron Walden. | Goodison 1; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction |
| GAUDIN, MARK-ANTOINE-AUGUSTE | France, fl.1804-45, OIM | Microscope = NAC. | designed a microscope with rock crystal lenses; Pipping says that c.1870 is closer. | Paris. | Pipping 1; Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GAUDRON | France, 1674, PHIM | Barometer = KAS. | made air pumps; clockmaker. | Faubourg Saint-Germain, rue Mazarine, Paris. | Daumas 1; Estreicher 1; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| GAUPP AND CO. | China, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer = D.(1984). | Hong Kong. | Moskowitz 126. | suggest correction | |
| GAUSS, KARL FRIEDRICH | Germany, 1777-1855, | invented a heliotrope and a bifilar magnetometer; author, mathematician and astronomer. | Gottingen. | DSB. | suggest correction | |
| GAUTRAU | France, fl.1780-1820, NIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = NMM-MT/BM.1; Compass = X. | Rochefort. | NMM 2; A.J.Turner X. | suggest correction | |
| GAVARD, ADRIEN | France, c.1840, MIM | Heliographs = CNAM; Pantograph = D; Drafting Machine = D.(1987). | "Eseur du Dépôt général de la Guerre"; drafting machine marked "Par Brevet d'Iven"; patented a "perspectographe", a perspective machine. | 6 rue Ventadour; Quai des Orfèvres, 70; both in Paris. | USNM; Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Coffeen 15; Delehar 7. | suggest correction |
| GAY, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1676-90, OIM | son of Richard Gay; apprenticed to Joseph Howe in the Spectaclemakers' Company; free of the Company, 1676; took one apprentice. | Golden Spectacles, near Sun Tavern, behind Royal Exchange, London. | J. Brown 1; Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| GAY, THOMAS 2 | England, fl.1690-1733, OIM PHIM | Barometer = X. | apprenticed to Thomas Gay 1 in the Spectaclemakes' Company; free of the Company in 1690; took Matthew Loft and William Eastland 1 as apprentices; Master of the Company, 1718-20. | Archimedes and Spectacles, near Sun Tavern, Royal Exchange, London. | Taylor 1(327), 2(43); J. Brown 1; Goodison 1; Evans 1; Clay and Court; Court and von Rohr 3(37); Robischon. | suggest correction |
| GAY-LUSSAC, JOSEPH LOUIS | France, 1778-1850, PHIM | scientist, worked on the thermal expansion of gases, devised a new form of barometer. | Middleton 1 and 4; G. L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| GAYDE | France, c.1750, OIM | Telescope = X. | optician to the king. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| GAZULUS, JOHANNES | Dalmatia, 1462, MIM | Ragusa. | Ameisenowa. | suggest correction | ||
| GEARING, FRANCIS | England, c.1751, | apprenticed to John Farmer 2 in the Joiners' Company onOct. 15, 1751; probably related to Richard Gearing, which see. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| GEARING, RICHARD | England, fl.1730-70, MIM | nephew and successor to John Farmer 2; T.C.; "Rule Maker"; worked in brass, ivory and boxwood; used the same trade card pattern as Fisher Combes. | The Quadrant, without Newgate, facing the Old Bailey; at No. 2 Horse-shoe Court, Cook Lane, West Smithfield (after 1764); both in London. | Taylor 2(179); Clay and Court; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| GEARY, FRANCIS | Ireland, fl.1805-12, OIM | instrument maker; optician. | Paul Street, Cork. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| GEBE | see Hans Göbe. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| GEBHARD, HANS | Germany, 1568, MIM | Sundial on finger ring = LIE. | surely not the same as Johann Gebhard. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GEBHARD, HEINRICH | Germany, 1602-61, MIM | Astrolabe Clock = STU. | Strassburg. | Himmerlein 2. | suggest correction | |
| GEBHARD, JOHANNE | Germany, fl.1538-68, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory, = ADL-DPW21 (1546), HAK (1547), D. (1548), UTO (1550) 11/2/76, WHI (FIT) (1556), PRA (1557), EMA (1557), FIN (1557) = Soth. 7/23/62, OXF (1561), THO, ADL-T54, Ethnological Museum, Lisbon. | punchmark is a six-pointed star, sometimes between "H.G."; see "H.G." (2); Lisbon instrument is upper half only; he was burger in 1538. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Michel 1 and 3; Bryden 16; Evans 1; Tomlinson 1; Gouk 1; Coffeen 46; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GEBHARDT, JOHAN | c.1900, | Inclinable Sundial = ADL-T4. | modern work. | Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GEBHART, HANS | see Johann Gebhard. | suggest correction | ||||
| GEBLER, JOH. CHRIST. | c.1750, MIM | Rule = MLL; Trigonometria Anarithmetica = DRE. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GEDDA, PETER NICLAS VON | Sweden, 1737-1814, MIM | physicist; skilled amateur instrument maker. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GEERTS, DION | Belgium, c.1700, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial = CZJ; Universal Equatorial Sundial in book-form = MERC-139 = McVitty Coll.; Universal Ring Sundial = Libert et Castor Auction, 4/28/82. | Brussels. | Hamilton 1 and 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GEHLER | see Gebler. | suggest correction | ||||
| GEISER, DAVIDE | Italy, c.1840, PHIM | Thrmometer, bimetallic = U. of Pavia Museum. | Milan. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| GEISLER, J.G. | Germany, 1798, MIM | Globe on clock, 1798 = Feill Coll. Sale, 1955. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GEISSLER | Germany, c.1840, PHIM | Barometer = FLO. | Bonn. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| GEISSLER, W. | Holland, fl.1846-50, PHIM | Psychrometer, 1846 = RIJ; Hydrometers = Auctions, 1906 & 1910. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| GELB, JOHAN WOLFGANG | Germany, 1599-1632+, MIM SIM | Artillery Alidade with Inclinometer = Soth. 2/26/62 = USNM. | accepted into the Guild of Smiths as a small clockmaker in 1625; last child born in 1632; instrument signed "Johan Wolf Gelb me fecit Ulm." | Ulm. | Bedini 4; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GELDER, BEERT JOHANNES | Holland, d.1828, MIM OIM PHIM | made sundials, microscopes, telescopes, barometers, thermometers, and clocks; father of Rinse Beerts Gelder. | Hallum; Beetgum. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| GELDER, RINSE BEERTS | Holland, 1794-1857, MIM OIM | Compass, pocket = Frisian Marine Museum, Leeuwarden. | son of Beerts Johannes Gelder; made telescopes; clockmaker. | Beetgum; Menaldum. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| GELIN, E. | France, 1603, MIM | Sundial, slate, 1603 = P.C.(1964). | Vallo (Vallon?). | Ant. Hor. Soc. Exhib., 1964. | suggest correction | |
| GELLIBRAND, HENRY | England, 1597-1636, MIM | Wall Sundial = Library, Trinity College, Oxford. | author; designed instruments; wrote on magnetic deviation. | London; Oxford; London. | Taylor 1(138); Evans 1; DNB; DSB. | suggest correction |
| GEMINI, THOMAS | Belgium; England, fl.1542-62, MIM | Astrolabes = BMR (1552, ICA-450), OXF (1559, ICA-575), FLO (ICA-489), P.C. (ICA-3111), BMR (ICA-3112). | family name was"Thomas Lambrit"; member of the Stationers' Company; may have worked in Gemma Frisius' workshop; ICA-450 may be one that is now in the Brussals Observatory in Uccle (1988). | Lixhe; Flanders; London. | Zinner 1; Taylor 1(2); Michel 1, 2, 6, 8, and 10; Gunther 1 and 5; Rooseboom 1; Maddison 1; DNB; DSB; Price 1; ICA 2; J. Brown 3; A.J. Turner 10; Darius 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GEMINUS, ANTHONIO | Italy; Switzerland, 1589, MIM | Sundial and Nocturnal, 1589 = OXF. | Rome; Geneva. | Evans 1; Morpurgo 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| GEMMA FRISIUS, RAINER | Belgium, 1508-55, MIM | Celestial Globes, 1537 = Zerbst Schlossmuseum, NMM. | doctor; mathematician; teacher at the U. of Louvain; uncle of the Arsenius brothers; invented the radio astronomico; Zerbst globe signed "Faciebant Gemma Frisius medicus ac mathematicus, Gaspar a Myrica et Gerardus Mercator Rupelmundanus anno a partu virg 1537". name means "Gemma from Friesland"; pupil of Apianus. | Louvain. | Zinner 1; Van Ortroy 2; Maddison 1 and 2; Michel 2 and 3; DSB; Baillie 1; Taylor 4; NMM 2; De Smet 1 & 2; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| GEMMA, CORNELIUS 1 | Belgium, 1535-79, MIM | Astrolabe, 1574 = HAK. | son of Gemma Frisius; astronomer and mathematician; author. | Louvain. | Eckardt 1; Van Ortroy 2; Michel 3; Gunther 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GEMMA, CORNELIUS 2 | Spain, 1630, MIM | Astrolabe, wood, 1630 = MAS (ICA-472). | Madrid. | Garcia Franco 2; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GENAILLE | France, c.1850, MIM | Perpetual Calendar = CNAM. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| GENERAL, JACQUES | misreading for Jacques Senecal. | Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction | |||
| GENERINI, FRANCESCO | Italy, 1593-1663, MIM OIM | applied the telescope to mathematical instruments, c.1630; made a planisphere in 1645. | Florence. | Michel 3; Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | |
| GENNANO, ADAMS HEROLDO | see Adam Heroldt. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| GENNARI, CAV. DR. ENRICO | Italy, c.1850, OIM | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| GENNERT AND HOLZKE | USA, c.1850, MIM SIM | Wye Level = D.(1994). | probably William Frederick Holske, which see. | New York. | Garcelon 33. | suggest correction |
| GENT, THOMAS | England, c.1739, MIM | apprenticed to John Tracy of the Grocers' Company on Oct. 10, 1739. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| GEORGE 1 | France, c.1750, MIM OIM | Spy-Glasses = HAK, CNAM; Universal Ring Sundial = CNAM; Microscope = P.C.; Butterfield-type Sundials = NMM-D.120, P.and S. 2/28/1896 and 5/19/1896, Soth. 12/12/55, LIE, etc.; Sector = ADL-W125; Horizontal Sundial for 50°57' = Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/23/94; Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 12/12/55. | "opticien de l'Academie Royale des Sciences." | Quai de Conti; ci-devant rue Dauphine présentment Quay de Conty; both in Paris. | Daumas 1; Gunther 2; Michel 1, 3 and 9; Hamilton 2; Evans 1; Tardy 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GEORGE 2 | see Patton and George. | suggest correction | ||||
| GEORGE FILS | France, c.1800, OIM | Microscopes = CNAM, Bernard Coll. | probably the son of George 1. | rue Dauphine, Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| GEORGE, C. | England, c.1834, MIM | Dip Circle = NMM-DC.1. | Falmouth. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| GEORGE, RICHARD | England, c.1709, MIM | member of the Clockmakers' Company; took Bulmer Francis as an apprentice on Jan. 26, 1709; Francis was later turned over to Richard Hutchinson of the Company. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| GEORGE, W. | England, post-1834, NIM | Dip Needle = KEN. | introduced by R.V. Fox, 1834. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GEORGES | France, pre-1770, OIM PHIM | Microscope = Doucet Coll.; Telescopes = Bourlamaque Sale, 1770, CNAM; Balance = CNAM. | is he George 1? sundial maker. | Paris. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Nachet. | suggest correction |
| GERARD | France, c.1730, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = D.(1976); Vertical Sundial = Koller 11/17/75. | inscription on vertical dial reads "Inventé par Julien Le Roy de la Société des Arts. Fait par Gérard, Horloger à Sarrelouis". | Sarrelouis. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GERARD, WILLIAM | England, c.1850, NIM | Sextants = PMS, P.C. | T.C.; patented composite A.R.G. (PMS). | Newtons Head, 36 South Castle Street, Liverpool. | NMM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GERBERT D'AURILLAC | France, c. 930-1003, | Pope Sylvester II; mathematician and astronomer; made several armillary spheres and an "oralogium", either a sundial or an astrolabe. | Aurillac; Reims; Rome. | Maddison 2; Michel 2; DSB. | suggest correction | |
| GERBST | Russia, c.1850, OIM | Transit Instruments = Harvard Observatory, Swedish General Staff, etc. | technician at Pulkova Observatory; made instruments there. | Pulkova. | Novoshanova. | suggest correction |
| GERECHT, MICHAEL | Germany, fl.1574-80, MIM | engraved calendars; examples at VIE etc. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GERET | France, c.1825, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Chevau-Légers, 2/28/82-199 | "opticien". | Maçon. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GERHARDUS | 1715, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1715 = Stedkils Museum, Leyden. | Grimaldi (809). | suggest correction | ||
| GERLACH, G. | Poland, c.1816, MIM SIM | Circumferentor; Surveyor's Compass; Calculating Machine; Rules; Drawing Instruments; Alidades; etc. all in the Technical Museum, Warsaw. | Warsaw. | Novokshanova; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GERLETTI | Scotland, PHIM | Barometers = X(2) and Soth. 12/10/81. | Dominick or John Gerletti? | Glasgow. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GERLETTI, CHARLES | Scotland, fl.1828-48, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1972); Wheel Barometers = Soth. 2/4/77 = FRK = RSM, etc; Wheel Barometers = Soth. 12/5/85, etc. | looking-glass manufacturer, dealer. | 156 (1828-32), 153 (1833) and 145 (1834-39) Saltmarket; 10 Candlerigg Street (1840-48); all in Glasgow. | John Bell; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| GERLETTI, DOMINICK | Scotland, fl.1849-58, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-G 6/3/87. | barometer maker; optician. | 10 Candlerigg Street (1849-55); 24 Glassford Street (1855-57); 44 Trongate (1857-58); all in Glasgow. | Goodison 1; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GERLETTI, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1853-58, PHIM | perhaps son of Charles Gerletti; barometer maker. | 95 Candlerigg Street (1853-54); 55 St. Enoch's Wynd (1854-58); both in Glasgow. | Goodison 1; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| GERONIMO, B. | England, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1972). | Bristol. | John Bell. | suggest correction | |
| GERONIMO, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GERRARD | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Eldred 7/26/73. | Liverpool | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GERRARD ET CIE. | France, PHIM | Vacuum Pump = Christie 12/18/74. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GERRARD, ALEXANDER | Scotland, 1855, MIM | exhibited in the Paris Exposition of 1855. | Aberdeen. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| GERRARD, W. | England, NIM | Octant = PMS; Sextants = MYS. | "Patent Composite" stamped on ivory scale of octant; sometimes signed just "Gerrard." | 35 South East Street, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GERRITSEN, CLAES | Holland, c.1600, MIM NIM | supplied compasses, sounding-lines and loadstones to van Neck's expedition. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | ||
| GERSON | see Levi ben Gerson. | Goldstein 1; DSB. | suggest correction | |||
| GERSTEN | MIM | Calculating Machine = DAR. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| GERVAIS | France?, c.1780, MIM | Armillary Sphere, Ptolemaic, cardboard = VCW. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GERVAISE | France, fl.1730-50, MIM | Garden Sundial, slate, 1733 = LIE. | also made octagonal moondials. | Ardennes. | Michel 3 and 9. | suggest correction |
| GERVAISE, FELIX | France, 1660, MIM | added a string-gnomon sundial, silver, in 1660, to ADL-DPW18, an ivory diptych sundial by Jacques Senecal. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GESSLER, JOSEPH LEONHARDT | Germany, 1752, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, 1752 = P.C. | Wittistingen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GESSNER, ABRAHAM | Switzerland, 1521-1636, MIM SIM | Globe Chalices, silver-gilt = BASH(1571), ZUS(1600), VIE, NOR; Drake's Cup, 1571 = City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth; Armillary Sphere = VIE. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GESTRA, J., AND SCHENA | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Newport. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GEWICHT, D. | PHIM | Balance = MLL. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GEWITSEN, AREIAN | Holland, MIM | Diptych Sundial = DRE-1926-5. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GHETALDI, MARINO | Dalmatia; Italy1566-1626, PHIM | Burning Mirror, speculum metal = NMM-Barbarini Coll. | mathematician. | Ragusa (1566-?); Rome (?-1603); Ragusa (1603-26). | NMM 2; DSB. | suggest correction |
| GIACOMINI, ANTONIO | Italy, c.1820, NIM | Quadrant = Garzolini Coll., Trieste. | Belluno. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | |
| GIAMIN, ANTONIUS | Italy, fl.1591-99, MIM SIM | Astrolabes = WHI (1592)(ICA-542), MERC-5 (1592) = P.C., ZUR (1599)(ICA-570); Radio Latino, 1591 = ADL-M117; Surveying Instrument = MUN; Pillar Sundial =DEU; Nocturnals, 1592 = ADL-M331, ROT, UTR, van Alfen Coll; Nocturnals = NMM (1596), van Alfen Coll. (1595). | some of the nocturnals are very dubious; ADL-M331 is identical to a nocturnal by Gigli Mariotti at LOS. | Rome. | Engelmann 1; Michel 2 and 3; Price 1 and 5; ICA 2; Van Cittert; Morpurgo 1; Nachet; NMM 2; Hollands Glorie; Hamilton 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GIAMIN, IOANNIS | France; Italy, c.1550, MIM | Quadrans Vetus, iron = FLO. | Bordeaux; Rome. | Bonelli 1 and 5; Michel 2 and 3; Hahn; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GIAMINI, ANTON | see Antonius Giamin. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| GIANNA, L. | England, c.1816, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2); Barometer = Henry Ford Museum, Mich. | optician; often used Salop in place of Shrewsbury. | Market Place, Shrewsbury. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GIANNEL | Italy, MIM | Armillary Sphere = Ambrosiana Library, Milan. | Bonelli 4. | suggest correction | ||
| GIANNOL, L. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1975). | surely L. Gianna. | Shrewsbury. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GIANO, C. | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Leather Lane, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GIBB, ISAAC | England, c.1835, | apprenticed to William Green 2 in the Joiners' Company, March 3, 1835. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| GIBBS, BROS. | USA, c.1850, PHIM | Dynamometer = Illinois State Museum, Springfield. | Canton, Ohio. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| GIBBS, JAMES | England, c.1789, | apprenticed to Charles Card in the Joiners' Company on April 21, 1789. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| GIBBS, ROBERT | England, c.1731, MIM | apprenticed to John Bellinger 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on April 15, 1731. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| GIBBS, THOMAS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GIBON | France, c.1795, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1977). | rue Richelieu, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GIBSON | England, NIM | Sextant = AND-11/13/24. | North Shields. | Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GIBSON, JOHN | Scotland, d.1795, MIM OIM | Solar Microscope = Soth. 11/15/71. | microscope signed "Gibson Kelso"; sold telescopes to the Duke of Roxburgh, etc.; watch and clockmaker. | Kelso. | RSW.Taylor 2(973); Dewhirst; Bryden 3; T. Smith; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| GIBSON, LAWRENCE | England, 1724, OIM | free of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1724. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| GIERDELI, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 7 Brooks Market, (London?). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GIESSING, JOHANN FRIEDRICH | Germany, PHIM | a turner; worked with Winckler to improve the electrical machine. | Leipzig. | Hackmann; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| GIESTRA, I. | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | ||
| GIFFORD, A.G. | New Zealand, NIM | Sextant = FRK. | Wellington. | Frank; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GIFFORD, JAMES | Scotland, 1679, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1679 = Lennoxlove, E. Lothian. | thought to be carved by Gifford. | West Linton. | Somerville. | suggest correction |
| GIGLI, MARIOTTI | Italy, 1591, MIM | Nocturnal, 1591 = LOS. | very similar to ADL-M331. | Rome. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GILARDI, J. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth.-S 7/23/87, Christie-SK 5/15/96. | possibly Gilardoni; X and Christie signed "Gilardi Bristol." | Bristol. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GILARDI, JOSEPH | Italy, 1755, OIM | Microscope Mounting = NAC. | Milan. | Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GILARDONI, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(3), 1975 Sales Cat., Bearne's 1/24/90. | Bristol. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GILARDONI, B. | England, c.1816?, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | Fore Street(?), Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GILBERT 1 | England, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | instruments signed "Gilbert, London" were made by John Gilbert 1 or his descendants; they are difficult to distinguish except by style and/or date. | Tower Hill; Ludgate Street; both in London. | Moskowitz 103; Grötzsch 2; Taylor 2(178); Goodison 1; Coffeen C; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GILBERT 2 | England, c.1813, MIM | Protractor = P.C.; Gunner's Calipers = Evans Coll. | mastermark is a heart with "EIC" inside and "4" above. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GILBERT 3 | France, MIM OIM | Butterfield-type Sundials = Christie 6/7/72 and 5/15/73; Microscope = CZJ. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GILBERT AND CO. | England, fl.1794-1817, NIM OIM | Octant = FIN; Hadley's Quadrant = VNN; Telescopes = D.(1974), D.(1986), X, Soth. 12/13/65, Soth.-B. 12/21/76, Phillips 2/15/89, NMM-O.201/63-22, Dukes County Historical Soc., Edgartown, Mass.; Microscope = Soth. 10/22/76; Solar Microscope = Soth. 3/25/86. | William Gilbert 2 and one or more of his sons; Crawforth finds no record of this listing in the directories; Phillips telescope marked "Improved Sea Telescope"; T.C. reads "Improved Achromatic Sea Telescopes Made by Gilbert, Wright and Hooke. Opticians" plus address. | 148 Leadenhall Street, London. | Bell 2; Clay and Court; NMM 2; Moskowitz 109; Crawforth 6; Coffeen 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GILBERT AND GILKERSON | England, fl.1793-1819, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Slide Rule, boxwood = Christie 5/26/76; Rule, boxwood, 1800 = OXF; Globe, 1806 = OXF; Stick Barometer = X; Octant = Christie 3/29/60; Telescopes = D.(1972), D.(1989), Christie -S.K. 2/8/79; Mining Dial = P.C.(1987); etc. | William Gilbert 2 and James Gilkerson; later William Dormer Gilbert with Gikerson. Succeeded Gregory, Gilbert and Wright. | 8 Postern Row, Tower Hill, London. | Brown; Taylor 2(974); Goodison 1; Dewhirst ; Clay and Court ; Bell 2; Moskowitz 112; J. Brown 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GILBERT AND SON | England, c.1810, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Octant = NMM-S.218; Telescope = MYS. | William Gilbert 2 and William Dormer Gilbert. | 148 Leadenhall Street, Navigation Warehouse, London. | Taylor 2(839 & 1339); NMM 2; Moskowitz 111; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GILBERT AND SONS | England, fl.1806-18, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Sector = P.C.; Universal Ring Sun Dials = Christie 4/3/74, Soth. 11/9/59; Hadley's Quadrant = Tait 11/22/1843; Pantograph = P.C.; Telescopes = MYS, D.(1976), Phillips 9/10/86; Stick Barometer = VNN. | William Gilbert 2 and his sons, William Dormer Gilbert and Thomas Gilbert. | 148 Leadenhall Street, London. | J. Brown 1; Rinaldi Cat.; Bell 2; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GILBERT AND WRIGHT | England, fl.1790-92, 1802-05, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Sextants = NMM-S.36 (1791), MYS, P-B 9/25/69, Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/20/96; Octant = MYS; Instrument = KEN; Telescopes = Soth. 10/15/73, DRE, CZO, D.(1974),(1978); Pantograph = Christie -SK 7/10/80; Dry Compass = NMM-C.11; Prospect Glass = D.(1978). | first John Gilbert 2 and later William Gilbert 2 working with George Wright 2; sextants are marked "King's Patent"; sold Wright's new improved celestial globes. | 148 Leadenhall Street, Navigation Warehouse, London. | J. Brown 1; Price 2; Taylor 2(839); USNM; NMM 2; Moskowitz 109; Coffeen E; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GILBERT, BARBARA | England, c.1752, | widow of John Gilbert 1; turned over his apprentice, John Bartlett, to John Urings 2 of the Joiners' Company; turned over apprentice Joseph Hill to John Gilbert 2 in the Grocers' Company; both on March 18, 1752. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GILBERT, CHARLES | England, c.1810, MIM | apprenticed to his father, William Gilbert 2, in the Grocers' Company on May 5, 1803; turned over to James Savage of the Coachmakers' Company on June 2, 1803; free of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 5, 1810. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| GILBERT, ED. | England, 1778, NIM | Octant, 1778 = MYS. | made for Will Tillock, April 28, 1778. | Tower Hill, London. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GILBERT, HENRY ROBERT | England, c.1798, MIM | apprenticed to his father, William Gilbert 2, of the Grocers' Company, 1798; did not finish. | Tower Hill, London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| GILBERT, J. | can be John Gilbert 1 or 2. | suggest correction | ||||
| GILBERT, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1717-52, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Backstaves = OXF (1745), NMM, KEN (1730); Sundial = NMM; Telescope = D.(1971). | apprenticed to John Johnson 3 in the Grocers' Company, 1709 free of the Company in 1717; took apprentices; made Biester's "portatis" instrument; undated instruments could have been made by John Gilbert 1 or 2. | Little Tower Hill (1717); Postern Row, Tower Hill (1718-52); both in London. | J. Brown 1; Taylor 2(178); Brewington 1; Goodison 1; NMM 2; USNM; Moskowitz 102; Crawforth 7; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GILBERT, JOHN 2 | England, 1744-91, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Backstaves = NMM (1755), Atwater Kent Museun, Philadelphia, Pa. (1770), P.C.(1774); Octants = PEA (1758, 1763, 1779), Soth. 12/3/76 (1764), NMM (1777), North Carolina State Archives (1759); Sextant, 1767 = Soth. 6/27/57); Telescopes = D.(1973) (1769), D.(1976); Cuff-type Microscope = OXF; etc. | son of John Gilbert 1 of the Grocers'Company; apprenticed to him Oct. 4, 1737; free of the Grocers' Company Feb. 28, 1744; T.C.; see Gilbert and Wright. | at the Mariner, Paternoster Road, Tower Hill (1763); 23 St. Paul's Churchyard, Ludgate Street (1776); 8 Postern Row, Tower Hill (1781); all in London. | J. Brown 1; Taylor 2(595); Goodison 1; Bell 2; Moskowitz 112; NMM 2; Calvert 2; Brewington; USNM; Dewhirst; Crawforth 1; Court and von Rohr 3; OXF Exib. 1947; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GILBERT, JOHN 3 | England, fl.1771-91, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | apprenticed to his father John Gilbert 2 of the Grocers' Company, April 3, 1764; free of the Company April 9, 1771; brother of William Gilbert 2. | Tower Hill, London (1771). | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| GILBERT, M. AND T. | England, NIM | Sextant = Soth. 1/27/75. | surely W. and T. Gilbert. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GILBERT, THOMAS | England, fl.1809-31, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | apprenticed to his father, William Gilbert 2, of the Grocers' Company in 1801; free of the Company in 1809; see W. and T. Gilbert; the "W" is William Dormer Gilbert, his brother; T.C. | ; Leadenhall Street, London (1809). | J. Brown 1 & 2; Taylor 2(839 & 1339); Bell 2; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| GILBERT, W. AND J. | misreading for W. and T. Gilbert. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| GILBERT, W. AND S. | England, c.1817, NIM | Log = NMM-Lg.28. | W. and T. Gilbert? | London. | NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| GILBERT, W. AND T. | England, fl.1819-28, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Compass and Rule, silver case, 1826 = OXF; Vernier Protractor, 1827 = D.; Compasses = NMM (1838), NMM (7); Log Glasses = NMM; Telescopes = NMM, Soth. 5/12/75, Christie 4/14/89; Microscope = Soth. 3/19/73; Surveyor's Cross = D.(1977); Stick Barometer = Phillips 12/12/89; Sextant = Christie 12/16/69. | William Dormer Gilbert and his brother, Thomas, sons of William Gilbert 2; "Mathematical Instrument Makers and Opticians to the Hon. East India Compy"; also made kaleidoscopes; went bankrupt in 1828. | 148 Leadenhall Street, Navigation Warehouse, London. | J. Brown 1; Taylor 2(839); Clay and Court; Moskowitz 111; Bell 2; NMM 2; Calvert 2; Dewhirst; Evans 1; Coffeen D; Crawforth 1; McConnell 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GILBERT, WILLIAM 1 | England, 1540-1603, | wrote the pioneering work on magnetism; designed a dip-needle; worked with Blundeville, Briggs and Edward Wright on the problems of navigation; physician. | Colchester; Wingfield House, St. Peter's Hill, London (1596-97); Royal College of Physicians, London. | Taylor 1(31); Dawson Cat.; DNB; DSB. | suggest correction | |
| GILBERT, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1776-1813, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | apprenticed to his father, John Gilbert 2, July 4, 1769; turned over to Peter Dollond July 18, 1769; free of the Grocers' Conpany Aug. 1, 1776; admitted to the Spectaclemakers' Company Dec. 1, 1801 by Redemption; Master of the Spectaclemakers' Company 1807-09; see Gilbert and Wright, Gilbert and Son, Gilbert and Sons, Gilbert and Gilkerson, Gilbert and Co. | Tower Hill (1776); Leadehall Street (1795-1803); both in London. | J. Brown 1; Taylor 2(595); Brewington 1; Clay and Court; Moskowitz 109; Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| GILBERT, WILLIAM DORMER | England, fl.1802-33, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | apprenticed to his father, William Gilbert 2 of the Grocers' Company on Nov. 5, 1795; free of the Grocers' Company Dec. 2, 1802; free of the Spectaclemakers' Company Oct. 6, 1813; succeeded his father Oct. 6, 1813; worked with his brother, Thomas as W. and T. Gilbert from 1819-31; worked alone 1832-33. | 148 Leadenhall Street, London. | J. Brown 1; Court and von Rohr 3(237). | suggest correction | |
| GILBERT, WRIGHT AND HOOKE | England, fl.1794-1805, MIM OIM | Telescopes = D.(1975), D.(1979); Magnetic Compass = Christie-SK 9/11/86; Sextant = OXF. | the "Gilbert" is first, John Gilbert 2, later, William Gilbert 2; the Wright is George Wright 2; sextant marked "King's Patent." | 148 Leadenhall Street, Navigation Warehouse, London. | Taylor 2(839); Moskowitz 109; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GILDING, STEPHEN | England, c.1675, | apprenticed to Walter Henshaw in the Weavers' Company, June 28, 1675 for eight years. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| GILES, EDWARD | USA, fl.1839-50, MIM SIM | see Blyndenburgh and Giles. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; Coffeen E. | suggest correction | |
| GILES, JAMES | England, fl.1740-80, MIM | Orrery, = USNM; Sundial = Milton Church. | Gravesend. | Taylor 2(354a); USNM 2; Bedini 6; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| GILKERSON | England, c.1800, MIM | Drawing Set, case = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | Tower Hill, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GILKERSON AND CO. | England, fl.1809-27, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Sextants = DPW, NMM-S.261; Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 4/22/65; Octant = HAR; Circumferentor = D.(1978); Surveyor's Compass = ADL-W188. | 8 Postern Row, Tower Hill; 148 Leadenhall Street, The Navigation Warehouse; both in London. | Taylor 2(1130); NMM 2; Moskowitz 117; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GILKERSON AND MACALL | England, c.1770, MIM | Mathematical Instrument Set = X. | Tower Hill, London. | Taylor 2(716); Clay and Court; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| GILKISON, W.P. | ScotlandPHIM | sympiesometer maker | Cathcart Street, Glasgow. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GILL, JONATHAN | England, fl. 1707-16, MIM | Oughtred-type Sundial, 1716 = D.(1983) = ADL-W96. | apprenticed in 1700; free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1707; sundial is signed "Jn° Gill." | London. | Coffeen D; Wynter and Turner; J. Brown 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GILL, SAMUEL | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Rye. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GILL, THOMAS | England, fl.1817-18, PHIM | Hydrometer Slide Rule, ivory = Soth. 10/17/60. | signed "T. Gill"; patented a type of hydrometer with John Ashton. | 42 Greek Street, Soho, London. | Taylor 2(1341); RSW. | suggest correction |
| GILLADON, ANDREAS | Switzerland?, 1690, MIM | Pillar Sundial, 1690 = Chur Museum. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GILLARDONI, A. | see Gilardony | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| GILLES, MATTHIAS | England, 1708, NIM | Nocturnal, fruitwood, 1708 = Soth. 6/21/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GILLESPIE, JOHN | England?, MIM | Calendar, round, wood = Soth. 10/17/60. | 10, Abbey Hill. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GILLMAN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Eastbourne. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GILLY | France, 1777, MIM | he reworked the sundial of Cadenet. | Tardy 3. | suggest correction | ||
| GILMAN AND JOSLIN | misreading for Gilman Joslin. | Rinaldi 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| GILMAN, BENJAMIN CLARK | USA, 1763-1835, MIM NIM | Compass Cards, paper = NHH, P.C.; Pedometer = Bristol Coll. | clockmaker. | Exeter, New Hampshire. | Bedini 1; Smart 1; Spinney. | suggest correction |
| GILMORE | England, NIM | Nocturnal, boxwood = Pugsley Sale. | as listed in catalogue; instrument sold was unsigned. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GILMORE, JOSEPH | England, fl.1718-26, NIM | invented a perpetual log, the "Navivum", and one other navigating instrument. | Bath. | Taylor 2(44); Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| GILMUR, BRYAN | USA, c.1790, MIM | also made clocks. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |
| GILPIN | England, 1816, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1816 = ANM. | London. | Namur Exhib. Cat. | suggest correction | |
| GILPIN, B. | England, OIM | Modified-Cuff Microscope = Wellcome Coll. | Newcastle. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| GILRUTH BROS. | Scotland, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 1/25/89. | Dundee. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GILTRAY, J.W. | Holland, 1851-1929, MIM NIM OIM | worked with A.P. Kipp; partner in the firm of P.J. Kipp en Zonen. | Delft. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |
| GINOT-DESROIS, MLLE. | France, fl.1824-26, MIM | Planispheres, paper = GEP, MAS, TIM (1826); Astronomical and Perpetual Calendar = Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88. | may be "Desrolis"; calendar marked "dedié à Charles X par Mlle. Ginot-Desrois", and was engraved by Choixegue. | Chez Bachelier Libraire pour les matématiques, Quai des Augustins, 55, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GIOBBIO 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Phillips 9/10/86. | Devizes; Trowbridge. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GIOBBIO 2 | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Lampeter, Cardigan. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GIOBBIO AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | Devizes. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GIOBBIO, B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GIOBBIO, G.B. | EnglandPHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Burnley. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GIOBBIO, G.B., AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 4/28/82. | see Giobbio and Co. | Devizes. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GIOBBIO, GOSVE | Wales, PHIM | barometer maker. | Llandovery, Carmarthan. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GIOIA, FLAVIO | Italy, 13th Century, NIM | thought by Neapolitans to have invented the magnetic compass. | Naples. | Magazine of Science, London, 1891; Tooley; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| GIORDANI, D.G. | Italy, c.1590, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, paper = Count Lamberti Coll., Rome. | Venice. | Chapuis. | suggest correction | |
| GIORDANI, VITALE | Italy, b.1633 d.1711, MIM | Armillary Sphere = Biblioteca Lancisiana, Rome. | Rome. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| GIRACCIA, T. | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Lewes. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GIRAR, MARC | France, MIM | Sundial in lid of watch = J.P. Morgan Coll. | Blois. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GIRARD | France, 19th entury, MIM SIM | Graphometer = Drouot 4/7/87. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GIRARD ET BARRERE | France, 19th Century, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 27.5 cm. = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | Girard et Barrère. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GIRARD FRERES | France, c.1810, OIM PHIM | Girard Frères; made achromatic lenses. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GIRARD, A. | USA, 1849, MIM | invented an altitude recorder and a sun transit instrument. | Mobile, Ala. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| GIRARD, BARRERE ET THOMAS | France, c.1850, MIM | Globe, terrestrial = Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/20/96. | Girard, Barrère et Thomas; see Girard et Barrère. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GIRARD, E., ET A. BOITTE | France, 19th Century, MIM | Globe, terrestrial = Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/20/96. | "éditeurs." | 22 rue Cassette, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GIRAUD, BENOIT | France, fl.1744-1780, PHIM | Thermometer on clock, 1774 = X. | Rue des Orties (1774); Pl. Saint-Suplice (1780); both in Paris. | Tardy 3. | suggest correction | |
| GIRAUDON | France, NIM | Magnetic Compass = Drouot 3/9/70. | rue de la Paix, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GIREARO, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 32 Ely, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GIRGENSOHN, T. | Russia, c.1845, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Pulkowa Obs. (1845). | St. Petersburg. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| GIRL, MARTIN | surely Martin Gizl. | Taylor 2(597); Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| GIRLONI, D. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GIROD, JEAN GASPARD | Switzerland, c.1620, MIM | Sundial in base of skull watch = O-F. | signed "I.G. Girod"; watchmaker. | Coppet; Geneva. | Monreal; Baillie 1; Soth. 5/11/23; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GIRONIMO | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | possibly Laurence Gironimo. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| GIRONIMO, B. 1 | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Bristol. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GIRONIMO, B. 2 | England, fl.1817-44, PHIM | barometer maker. | Leather Lane, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GIRONIMO, LAURENCE | England, fl.1845-54, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker; succeeded by Felix Gugeri. | 93 Leather Lane, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GISCARA, JEREMIAH | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Giscard, misreading ? | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GISCARD | England, c.1790, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 9/18/86. | see Jeremiah Giscara, this might be a misreading. | Downham. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GITTENS, W. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Angle Barometer = X. | 113 Salop, Shrewsbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GIUDICE, A. AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | Stroud Water. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GIUSANI, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GIUSANI, P. AND SONS | England, c.1835, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Cock Street, Wolverhampton (1835); Bilston. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GIUSANI, S. | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Cock Street, Wolverhampton. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GIUSTI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA | Italy, fl.1558-65, MIM | Quadrant, 1558 = FLO; Sundials = FLO (2). | also signed "Ioannes Baptista Iusti." | Florence. | Bonelli 5; Michel 3; Evans 1; Settle 2. | suggest correction |
| GIZL, MARTIN | Austria, 1769, MIM OIM SIM | Theodolite, 1769 = BM; Horizontal Sundial, string gnomon, = Soth. 11/16/87. | also spelled Cizl. | Salzburg. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GLADSTONE, J. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GLAISHER, JAMES | England, 1809-1903, PHIM | pioneer meteorologist; developed a wet-dry bulb thermometer in 1847. | London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| GLASER, A. | Poland, 1588, MIM | designed a sundial for the Town Hall in 1588. | Danzig. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| GLAZEBROOK | England, c.1822, MIM | invented a slide rule. | Taylor 2(1568). | suggest correction | ||
| GLAZIER, JAMES | Ireland, fl.1796-99, MIM | 59 Townsend Street, Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| GLEAVE, J., AND SON | England, MIM | Rule, folding, wood = D.(1984). | initial might be G. | Oldham Street, Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GLEICHEN, VAN | Germany, c.1770, OIM | developed a form of compound microscope. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| GLOBBIO AND CO. | misreading for Giobbio and Co. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| GLOCKSBERGER, JOHANN | Czechoslovakia, c.1600, MIM | Ring Sundial = Drecker Coll. | Prague. | Zinner 1; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| GLOVER, FREDERICK ROBERT AUGUSTUS | England, c.1839, MIM | patented "Glover's Sector", marked "Patent No.1." | Charlton. | Taylor 2(2135); Coffeen 14. | suggest correction | |
| GLOVER, HENRY | England; USA, fl.1842-70, NIM OIM | T.C.; apprenticed to Parkinson and Frodsham; made chronometers. | London; 33 John Street, (1842-43); 29 Louis Street (1843-44); 192 Broadway (1845); 119 Broadway (1846); 5 Wall Street (1847); 115 Wall Street (1848); 119 Wall Street (1850-53); 58 South Street (1853); 154 South Street (1854); 107 South Street (1860-62); 104 South Street (1864); 20 Burling Slip (1866); 222 Water Street (1868-70); all in New York, N.Y. | Brewington 1; Moskowitz 103; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GLUCK | Mexico, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial = ADL-T64. | "optico". | Mexico City. | Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GLUCKSTEIN | England, c.1850, PHIM | barometer maker. | London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GLYD, JAMES | England, 1752, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1752 = OXF. | London. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| GLYN, RICHARD | surely Richard Glynne. | Clay and Court; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| GLYNNE, RICHARD | England, 1681-1755 fl.1705-25, MIM | Universal Ring Sundials over Compasses, silver = TIM, Chatsworth; Universal Ring Sundials = OXF, KEN, WHI, CZJ; Inclinable Sundials, silver = TIM, Chatsworth; Armillary Sphere = WHI; Drawing Instrument Sets = WHI, OXF, Halls 11/15/95; Orreries = OXF, NMM-P.13, Nat'l Museum, Beiping. | apprenticed to Henry Wynne in the Clockmakers' Company, 1696; free of the Company, 1705; son-in-law of Philip Lea; in partnership with Anne Lea, his mother-in-law, c. 1712-25; published globes; T.C.; sometimes signed "Glyn." | Cheapside (1712-16); Sign of the Hercules and Atlas, Salisbury Court, Fleet Street (1720-25); both in London. | Taylor 1(500) and 2(45); Price 3; Ward 4; Chaldecott 1; RSW; Calvert 2; Michel 3; ATG 12/9/95; Gingerich 1; Tyacke 1; J. Brown 3; Bryden 16; Daumas 1; NMM 2; Sivin 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| GLYNNE, RICHARD, AND HENRY WYNNE | England, fl.1710-21, MIM | Hercules and Atlas, Fleet Street, opposite Salisbury Court, London. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| GLYNNE, ROBERT | misreading for Richard Glynne. | ATG 12/8/95. | suggest correction | |||
| GNUTTI, GIUSEPPE | Italy, c.1761, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = BRP. | might be Grutti. | Price 2; Bonelli 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOAT, R. | misreading for R. Gout. | Soth., Wilkinson and Hodge 7/20/23. | suggest correction | |||
| GOATER | England, fl.1776-77, NIM | Hadley's Quadrants = D. Phillips 11/16/88 (1776); Octants = SPI-2775 (1777), WHI, AMST. | John or Henry Goater. | 141 Wapping, London | Taylor 2(599); Daumas 1; Wynter and Turner; Mörzer Bruyns 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GOATER, E. | England, NIM | Octant = WHI. | 141 Wapping, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOATER, HENRY | England, fl.1777-92, MIM NIM OIM | Octants = WHI, AMST, NMM. | son or nephew of John Goater. | 144 (141) Wapping; New Gravel Lane, Wapping Wall; both in London. | Taylor 2(717); Wynter and Turner; NMM 2; Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction |
| GOATER, I. | see John Goater. | suggest correction | ||||
| GOATER, J.B. | England, NIM | Octant = University of Mississippi. | London. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| GOATER, JOHN | England, c.1760, NIM | Backstaffs = D., P.C.(1971), AMST; Hadley's Quadrant = MYS; Octants = Maine Historical Soc., Portland, P.C.(1969), AMST, NMM-S.144 (1769). | all except NMM octant are signed I. or J. Goater; one instument has the mark of an anchor and also signed "late Clerty." | 141 Wapping; near Union Stairs in Wapping; Execution Dock, Wapping; all in London. | Taylor 2(599); Wynter and Turner; Mörzer Bruyns 1; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GOATER, ROBERT | England, fl.1769-97, MIM NIM | Mariner's Compass = NMM-C.214. | signed "R.Goater." | 146 Wapping, London | Taylor 2(599); NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| GOBBI 1 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X. | Giobbio? | Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| GOBBI 2 | England, PHIM | see Macki and Gobbi; barometer makers. | Swaffham. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GOBBI AND CETTEA | England, fl.1848-50, PHIM | barometer makers. | Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GOBBI, LAWRENCE | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = K. and C. 12/15/72. | signed "L. Gobbi"; also known as Lorenzo Gobbi; carver, gilder. | Stanley Street, Liverpool. | Bell 2. | suggest correction |
| GOBBI, P. | England, c.1860, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 12/13/88. | Soth. barometer signed "Gobbi Stroud", spirit level signed "P. Gobbi Stroud." | Stroud. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GOBBI, P., AND SON | England, c.1860, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Stroud. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOBBY | England, c.1790, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Chelsea Fair (1973). | Hull. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOBBY, D. | England, c.1775, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/17/74. | Leather Lane, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOBE, HANS | Austria ; Germanyfl.1558-74, MIM | Gun Sight, 1568 = DRE. | see H.G. 4. | Innsbruck; Dreden. | Zinner 1; Grötzsch 2; Michel 2 and 3; Drechsler 2; Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GODALLES | France, 1686, MIM | Sector, ivory, 1686 = Christie 10/7/82 = D.(1983) = ADL-W162. | "Par le D.M.N. Godalles, Sainct Malo." | Saint-Malo. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GODDARD | England, fl.1838-40, OIM | invented a polariscope. | Gallery of Practical Science, Adelaide Street, London. | Taylor 2(2136). | suggest correction | |
| GODDARD, JAMES T. | England, fl.1850-57, OIM | Achromatic Astronomical Telescope = X. | 35 Goswell Street (1851); Jesse Cottage, Whitton, near Hounslow (1857); both in London. | USNM; Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction | |
| GODDART | see Steel and Goddart. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| GODELAR | France, c.1780, MIM OIM | Protractors = D.(1971), P.C.(1968); Sector = DPW; Folding Rule = P.C. | Paris. | Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GODELARD FILS | France, MIM | Sector, silver = P.C.(1973). | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GODFREY, JOHN | England, fl.1818-37, OIM | Cross Street (1818); 93 Coleshill, Horton (1837); both in Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1863). | suggest correction | ||
| GODFREY, THOMAS 1 | USA, 1704-49, NIM | Sextant = Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa.; "Improved" Backstaff, 1730 = Joshua Fisher (c.1731). | glazier; invented a reflecting quadrant in 1730; in 1734 the Royal Society recognized both Thomas Godfrey (1) and James Hadley as independent inventors of the instrument. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 1 & 8; Gillingham 1; DSB; Price 2; Taylor 2(262); Cecil King; A.J. Turner 10; D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction |
| GODFREY, THOMAS 2 | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Stony Stratford. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GODIN, LOUIS | France, 1704-60, MIM | Rule, 1735 = POB. | Trois Siècle. | suggest correction | ||
| GODINEAU | France, 1730-1800, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = P.C.(1969). | La Rochelle. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GODINEZ, MIGUEL | Spain, 18th Century, MIM | Counting Machine = X. | Valencia. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| GODWIN, S. | England, 1802, MIM | Astrolabe, 1802 = OXF (ICA-316). | Gunther 1; Price 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction | ||
| GODWYN, JOHN | England, fl.1597-1600, MIM | said by Hopton to be the inventor of the circumferentor; designed an alidade; see John Goodwin. | London. | Taylor 1(98). | suggest correction | |
| GOERNER, JACOBUS | Czechoslovakia, 1794, PHIM | Static Electrical Machine, 1794 = PRA. | "Mechanicus." | Prague. | Czech. Inventory. | suggest correction |
| GOERNER, JOSEPH | Czechoslovakia, 1775, OIM | Microscope, 1775 = U. of Charles, Prague. | Prague. | Czech. Inventory. | suggest correction | |
| GOERTNER | Germany, c.1680, PHIM | made burning mirrors. | Dresden. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| GOES 1 | Franciscus de Goes; see Gois 2. | A. Stimson 3; Destombes 5. | suggest correction | |||
| GOES 2 | see A. Goys. | A. Stimson 3; Destombes 5. | suggest correction | |||
| GOES, FRANCISCO DE | Portugal, c.1587, MIM NIM | made sundials, sandglasses, astrolabes and compass needles; also spelled Goys. | Lisbon. | A. Stimson 3. | suggest correction | |
| GOES, JOAO DE | Portugalc.1648, MIM NIM | son of A. Goys (Agostinho de Goes Raposa); excused from military service in 1648, because he was a NIM. | Lisbon. | A. Stimson 3; Guedes. | suggest correction | |
| GOESTER, GYSBERT | Holland, 1739-, MIM | Square = UTP. | ivory-turner and instrument maker. | Delft. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| GOETZ, STEPHAN VON | Austria, | see Götz. | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOEZ, JOH. WILH. | Germany18th Century, MIM | Ludwigsburg. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GOFF, WILLIAM | USA, 1782, NIM | Octant, 1782 = D.(1957). | Georgetown, South Carolina. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOGERTY, ROBERT | England, fl.1847-56, MIM OIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = X; Microscope = CZO. | microscope is signed "Gogerty 244 Fleet Street." | 32 King Street (1847); 72 Fleet Street; 244 Fleet Street; all in London. | Goodison 1; O'Mara; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GOGILLA | France, MIM | Folding Rule = P.C.; Mathematical Instrument Set = D.(1966). | Paris. | Brieux 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOHIN | France, c.1800, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 10/3/88. | signed "L'Ing. Gohin opticien Breveté." | 19, rue Neuve-Saint-Eustache; Rue Her. St. Eustache 24; both in Paris. | Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GOIS 1 | Portugal, 1595, MIM NIM SIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory, 1595 = P.C., D.(1976). | first dial also signed "Lusitanus"; second has a polychrome compass, with an extra mark "P.E."; there may be only one instrument. | Lisbon. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GOIS 2 | Portugal, fl.1608-32, NIM | Mariner's Astrolabes = FLO (1608)(NMM-9), Museu Naval e Oceanographico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1624) (NMM-49), Museo da las Casas Reales, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1632) (NMM-42). | Francisco de Goes; received his license as an instrument maker in 1587; he made sundials, sand glasses, compass needles, etc; NMM is National Maritime Museum Registry of Mariner's Astrolabe. | Lisbon. | Waters 1; Stimson 3; Destombes 5; Guedes. | suggest correction |
| GOLDBACKER, MAX | Germany; USA1813-71;, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = P.C. | optician. | Oettinger, Bavaria (1813-49); New York, N.Y. (1849-71). | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| GOLIUNIN | Russia, MIM | Terrestrial Globe and Sundial = GEL. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GONDOLA, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 12 Little Saffron Hill, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GONDOLFI | France, c.1800, PHIM | Balances = CNAM. | also made weights. | Daumas 1; Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | |
| GONICHON, JEAN-BAPTISTE-CHARLES | France, fl.1733-63, OIM | Reflecting Telescope = P.C.(1962). | associated with the optician, Claude Paris, his brother-in-law, in 1733; later worked alone; in 1763 his widow, Marie-Michelle Paris Gonichon, took up the brevet of her brother, Claude Paris, of "marchand miroitier privilégié suivant la Cour." | rue des Postes, Paris. | Daumas 1; Brieux 2; Nachet; Augarde; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GONICHON, MARIE-MICHELLE PARIS | France, c.1763, MIM | widow of Jean-Baptiste-Charles Gonichon; sister of Claude Paris; received his title, "marchand miroitier privilégié suivant la Cour", in 1763. | Paris. | Augarde. | suggest correction | |
| GONNELLA, TITO | Italy, 1794-1851+, MIM | Calculating Machine = FLO. | showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | Florence. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction |
| GOOBBI, J., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Giobbi? | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GOOD, JOHN | England, fl.1731-36, MIM NIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1731 = Wray Coll. (not in Wray Sale, Soth. 11/30/59); Hadley's Quadrant = OMM. | mathematician; author; book was published in London; two men? | Hull. | Gillingham 6; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GOODALL, GEORGE 1 | England, fl.1790-1807, MIM | Sundial inside watch cover = OXF (Minn Coll.). | Tadcaster. | Bell 2; Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOODALL, GEORGE 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GOODALL, LODELL | England, OIM | Telescope, three-draw = Christie-SK 4/18/85. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOODDAY, B. | England, fl.1723-25, NIM | designed a new navigating instrument; author. | Knight's Coffee-house, Essex Street, near St. Clement's Church, Strand, London. | Taylor 2(179). | suggest correction | |
| GOODMAN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Pontypridd. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GOODMAN, THOMAS | England, fl.1669-78, OIM | member of the Spectaclemakers' Company; took apprentices; Master of the Company, 1677-78). | St. Bartholomews, West Smithfield, London (1671-78). | Court and von Rohr 3(17); Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| GOODWIN, JOHN | England, fl.1580-1616, MIM | Sectors = R.T. Gunther Coll., NMM-CI/S.9, D.(1986). | the instrument, "D.(1986)", is signed "John Goodwin SW"; see also John Godwyn as there may be confusion. | Taylor 1(98); Evans 1; Dewhirst; NMM 2; Coffeen 14. | suggest correction | |
| GOODWIN, MICHAEL, AND SON | England, c.1850, PHIM | barometer makers. | High Street, Sunderland. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GOORHAM, ISAAC | Sweden?, 1763, NIM | Backstaff, 1763 = P.C.(1972). | in a Swedish collection. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOOTS, A. | Holland, NIM | Cross-staff = HAK. | vanes lost. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GORDON, ANDREAS | Scotland, c.1745, PHIM | monk; might have introduced the cylinder in the electrical machine. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| GORDON, GEORGE 1 | England, fl.1719-26, MIM | author. | at Mr. Graeme's House, The Green House, opposite the Three Pigeons, Butcherhall Lane, Newgate Street, London. | Taylor 2(47). | suggest correction | |
| GORDON, GEORGE 2 | England, c.1754, MIM | apprenticed to Tycho Wing, a mathematical instrument maker of the Grocers' Company, Oct. 24, 1754. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| GORDON, GILBERT | England, 1687, NIM | Nocturnal, boxwood, 1687 = NAC = D.(1976) = P.C. | first name is illegible in dealer's catalogue; owner? | Nachet; Brieux 3, 1976; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GORDON, ROBERT | Scotland, 1580-1661, | cartographer; surveyer; owned the Fusoris astrolabe now in the RSM; two of the tympans were re-engraved for use in Edinburgh and Straloch in 1597. | Straloch, Aberdeenshire. | Darius 3; Poulle 1. | suggest correction | |
| GORHAM, JOTHAM ODIORNE | 17th Century, MIM SIM | Graphometer = Eldred 7/26/73. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GORI | Italy, 1779, MIM | divided a quadrant; may be Felice Gori. | Florence. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| GORI, FELICE | Italy, c.1809, MIM | Sundial = FLO. | brother of Galgano Gori; both worked for Giuseppe Pigri; sundial signed "Felice Gori inv. e fece in Firenze"; also marked "A.L." (3); mechanician; see Gori. | Florence. | Bonelli 9. | suggest correction |
| GORI, GALGANO | Italy, 1846, MIM PHIM | Barometer, siphon-type, 1846 = FLO. | brother of Felice Gori, which see; both worked for Giuseppe Pigri; also made micrometers and thermometers; mechanician. | Florence. | Middleton 1; Bonelli 9. | suggest correction |
| GORING, DR. EDWIN | England, fl.1819-41, | developed idea of using precious stones for microscope lenses. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| GORLAND | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London Wall, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GORNER, J. | Bohemia, 1776, OIM | Microscope = PRA. | Narodni Museum Exhibit at KEN, Aug. 1968. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GORSE, NATHANIEL | see Nathaniel Gosse. | suggest correction | ||||
| GOSS, JOHN | England, c.1812, MIM | designed a calculating machine. | Bryden 5. | suggest correction | ||
| GOSSE, NATHANIEL | England, fl.1620-31, MIM | made Gunter's rules and other wooden instruments; spelled variously as Gos, Goss, and Gorse. | Ratcliffe, London. | Bryden 9; Taylor 1(141); Evans 1; Clay and Court; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| GOSSELIN | France, c.1665-80, MIM | Octant = Roussel Sale = MADEX-280 (Coll. Jules Strauss); Mural Quadrant = X. | an "arquebusier"; instruments are also signed "divisé par Sevin à Paris"; Gosselin made instruments for the Paris Observatory and the Academy of Sciences; Daumas says that some instruments are at the NMM but there is no entry in the Inventory. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Wolf; NMM 2; Augarde. | suggest correction |
| GOSSET | France, c.1800, OIM | optician and lens maker. | Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| GOTANDE | Italy, 1778, MIM | Hodometer, 1778 = MMT. | Rome. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOTZ, JOH. WILH. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Instrument = DAR. | signed "Götz"; Evans says "Goez." | Ludwigsburg. | Maddison 7; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GOTZ, STEFAN VON, UND SOHNE | Austria, c.1850, MIM | Zappeck-type Sundials = D.(1982) = ADL-W50, PRZ, D.(1987), Pugsley Sale; Horizontal Sundial = MERC-28. | the first sundial signed "St. v. Götz und Sohne", the second, "Götz und Sohne", the third, "Stefan von Götz und Sohne. | Vienna. | Coffeen A and 16; Maddison 7; Hamilton 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GOTZ, STEPHAN VON | Austria, MIM | Zappeck-type Sundial = PRZ. | signed "Götz." | Vienna. | Maddison 7. | suggest correction |
| GOUCHON, CHARLES | France, c.1700, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = NMM-D.201. | Beurelle. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| GOUFFE | France, c.1788, MIM | Gouffé was "breveté ingénieur du Roi, 1788". | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| GOUGH | see Walter Gough. | suggest correction | ||||
| GOUGH AND GEE | England, c.1815, PHIM | Angle Barometer = Christie 4/5/95. | 21 Saddle Row, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOUGH, T.J. | Water Clock, falsely dated 1673 = Museum of Science, Buffalo, N.Y. | modern work; probably made by Pearson Page Ltd. of Birmingham; marked "Exeter." | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GOUGH, WALTER | England, fl.1799-1810, MIM OIM PHIM | Garden Sundials = The Hall, Weston, Buckland House (1793); Air Pump = AUI; Stick Barometer = Phillips 2/14/79. | T.C.; last two instruments signed "Gough" and "Real Electrical Machine and Air Pump Maker"; 1793 sundial belonged to William Cowper. | 21 Middle Row; 23 Middle Row; both in Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; Gatty; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GOUGH, WILLIAM | England, fl.1808-10, OIM | 23 Middle Row, Holborn, London. | Taylor 2(1134). | suggest correction | ||
| GOUICHON | France, c.1790, OIM | Telescopes = P.C., Versailles 11/19/78. | Rue des Postes, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOULD AND PORTER | England, fl.1800-25, MIM OIM | Charles Gould and Porter; succeeded Cary. | London. | Clay and Court; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| GOULD, CHARLES | England, fl.1800-39, MIM OIM | Microscope = Soth. 12/17/62. | T.C.; microscope is signed "Gould's Improved Pocket Compound Microscope"; author; succeeded William Cary in 1825, perhaps as Gould and Porter. | 272 Strand, London. | Taylor 2(1135); Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Calvert 2; Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GOULD, CHESTER | England; USA; England, fl.1794-1803, NIM | patented a log in 1800, an improvment in 1801, and a nautical time piece in 1803, all in London; Bedini thinks Gould was still in Rome, N.Y. in 1813. | 47 Walnut Street (1794); Sign of the Quadrant, 70 South Front Street (1796-98); both in Philadelphia Pa.; Rome, N.Y.(1800); "late of Rome N.Y., now of Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell, London merchant"(1801). | Brewington 1; Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| GOULD, HENRY | England, 1859-?, MIM NIM | succeeded John and George Cary in 1859. | 181 Strand, London. | Taylor 2(1290). | suggest correction | |
| GOULD, HORACE | USA, 1801, NIM | offered a recording log for approval to the Boston Marine Soc. | Boston, Mass. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| GOULD, JOHN | England; USA, fl.1794-97, MIM NIM OIM | succeeded by Thomas Whitney; Smart says 47 Walnut Street (1794). | 47 Water Street(1794); at the Sign of the Quadrant, 70 South Front Street (1796); 46 South Fifth Street (1797); all in Philadelphia Pa. | Bedini 1; Smart 1; Gillingham 1; USNM; D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| GOULD, WILLIAM 1 | USA, d.1797, MIM | Smart felt that this might be an erronious entry due to a mistake in a newspaper story in 1797. | Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| GOULD, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1808, MIM | apprenticed to William Parson of the Grocers' Company, Jan 1, 1801, for 7 years. | London. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| GOULIER, COLONEL | France, 1818-91, MIM | hydrographic surveyor; designed several instruments. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| GOUMERT | France, PHIM | Barometer = Christie 2/10/72. | Chalon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOURDIN, E. | "E. Gourdin Paris 1671" marked on a modern mariner's astrolabe sold at Christie 5/5/83. | A. Stimson 3. | suggest correction | |||
| GOURDIN, PIERRE | France, fl.1775-1800, MIM SIM | Graphometers = USNM (1775), KRA (1779), CNAM (1785), P.C. (1790), Libert et Castor Auction 4/28/82 (1786), etc; Surveying Instruments = FIN = D(1778), Paris 1900 Exhib.(1792), P.C. and Christie's 4/3/85; Surveyor's Cross, 1786 = P.C.; Alidade, 1787 = CNAM; Sectors = D.(1785)(2), OXF and Drouot 3/9/70 (both 1792) ; Ellipsograph, 1780 = CNAM; Protractor, 1778 = P.C.; Pantograph, 1784 = P.C.(1987); Rule = ADL-A268; Level, 1785 = Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/20/96. | twice rejected as "Ingénieur du Roi"; in 1794 he was chosen to value mathematical instruments seized during the Revolution; member of "Corporation des fondeurs." | au Quart de Cercle, Quai de l'horloge, Ile de la Cité, Paris. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; USNM; Daumas 1 and 6; Augarde; Wynter and Turner; Estreicher 1; Coffeen 12 and 55; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GOURDON, L. | Switzerland, c.1790, MIM OIM SIM | Thermometer, horizontal = GEM; Theodolite = Christie-SK 9/29/88. | the thermometer is from the de Saussure Coll. | Geneva. | A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GOUT, RALPH | England, fl.1770-1815, MIM | Pedometers = Aubert (1806), BM (1781), Marryat College, Guildhall Museum, KEN, FIT, WHI, Fränkel Coll., OXF., TIM = Christie 4/14/88, and various sales. | patented a pedometer, 1799. | 6 Norman Street; Old Street; Binlin Court; all in London. | Taylor 2(719); De | suggest correction |
| GOUTERY | France, MIM | Sector = P. and S. 4/3/1894. | Paris. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOVAERDT, H. | 1607, MIM | Artillery Level, 1607 = LOS. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GOVERNA | see Oratio Governa Pietro. | suggest correction | ||||
| GOWAN, G. | England, 1753, MIM | Gunner's Sector, wood, 1753 = Kenney Coll. = Soth. 4/22/65. | Taylor 2(482); Exibition-Maps; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GOWER, CAPTAIN | England, NIM | invented and patented a log. | Taylor 2(1137). | suggest correction | ||
| GOWLAND | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 2/28/80. | Enfield. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOWLAND, C. | England, fl.1811-16, PHIM | Marine Barometer = X. | probably Clement Gowland, clockmaker on High Street. | Sunderland. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| GOWLAND, GEORGE | England, pre-1871, NIM OIM | Octants = RJK and Phillips 5/14/74; Sextants = Exhib. "1000 Years of Navigation", Brussels 1979, Dr. Livingstone; Artificial Horizon = STK. | also signed "Gowland" or "G. Gowland." | 76 South Castle Street, Liverpool. | Bryden 9; Brewington 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GOWLAND, JAMES | England, c.1830, PHIM | Marine Barometer = VNN. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOY AND CO. | England, pre-1840, NIM OIM | Hadley's Quadrant with vernier = NMM-S.17. | T.C. | 36 Leadenhall Street, London. | Taylor 2(2138); NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| GOYON FILS | France, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Chevau-Légers, 2/28/82. | 16 Rue Pila, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GOYS, A. | Portugal, fl.1630-58, MIM NIM | Mariner's Astrolabes = P.C. (1648) (NMM-25), Museu Naval e Oceanographico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 16??) (NMM-38), Museu de Marinha, Lisbon (NMM-39). | Agostinho de Goes Raposo; known to have died before 1676; received his license as an instrument maker in 1630; could make sundials, sand glasses, etc; NMM is National Maritime Museum Registry of Mariner's Astrolabes. | Lisbon. | A. Stimson 3; Destombes 5; Guedes. | suggest correction |
| GOZZI | Italy, 1722, OIM | Microscope, 1772 = Russborough House, Blessington, Ireland. | Parma. | Silverman. | suggest correction | |
| GRAECIUS | Italy, 1591, | see F. Hieronomi Brassi. | Florence? Rome? | Destombes; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRAEVIUS, BARTHOLOMEW | Belgium, c.1531, | printer and bookseller; sold globes. | Louvain. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| GRAF, HANS | Germany, fl.1563-76, MIM | Miner's Compass, wood and ivory, 1564 = ADL-M169; Miner's Compass, 1576 = Michel Coll.; Sundial, wood and ivory, 1563 = BM. | Gundhalbing. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3 & 24; Price 3; Ward 4; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRAF, L. | Germany, c.1700, MIM | Sundials = GRA, Christie 2/16/71 = 12/21/71. | spelled Gräf. | Frankfort-am-Main. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| GRAF, STEPHANUS | Germany, 1628, MIM | Graphometer, 1628 = Kaiserslautren Landesgewerbeanstalt. | Heidelburg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRAFF, CAROLUS | Germany, | Graff engraved some instruments for Michael Kauffer, which see. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRAFSI AND FONTANA | misreading for Grassi and Fontana. | Soth.-Torquay 11/26/81. | suggest correction | |||
| GRAFTON, HENRY | England, fl.1842-60, PHIM | made barometers, thermometers, and other philosophical instruments. | 80 Chancery Lane (1842-47); 36 Holborn Hill (1849-53); 7-8 Rolls Buildings (1856-60); all in London. | Goodison 1; O'Mara; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GRAHAM 1 | c.1737, MIM | Rule = CNAM. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| GRAHAM 2 | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer and clock = Soth. 6/27/88. | No. 4181. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GRAHAM AND FORSTER | England, NIM | Sextant = Christie 10/31/67. | Liverool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRAHAM AND PARKS | England, NIM | T.C. in Möller sextant box at American Museum, Bath. | Southside Custom House, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRAHAM, CHARLES | England, c.1850, MIM | assisted John Gaskin. | Penrith. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| GRAHAM, GEORGE | England, 1673-1751, MIM PHIM | Mural Quadrant = NMM; Equatorial Sector = NMM; Tellurium = ADL-A156; Wheel Barometers = KEN, VCW, Christie 7/4/1843, Macclesfield Library Sale, 1765; Standard Yard = KEN; etc. | clockmaker; apprenticed to Henry Aske of the Clockmakers' Company on July 2, 1688; free of the Company in Sept.1695; Master of the Company in 1722; partner of Thomas Tompion c. 1696-1713; married Tompion's niece in 1704; credited with the invention of the orrery; see Tompion and Graham; F.R.S. | Dial and Three Crowns, Water Lane, Fleet Street; Dial and one Crown, Fleet Street, opposite the Bolt and Tun (after 1720); both in London. | Taylor 1(483); DNB; DSB; Bryden 2; Baillie 1; Goodison 1; NMM 2; Hellman; Symonds; Michel 3; Maddison 1; Britten; USNM; Bedini 8; J. Brown 3; F. S. Taylor; J.A. Bennett 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GRAHAM, GEORGE, AND JONATHAN SISSON | England, 1752, MIM | Mural Quadrant, iron, 1752 = NMM. | eight-foot radius. | London | NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| GRAHAM, HARRIET | England, fl.1832-33, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 25 Baldwins Gardens, London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GRAHAM, MALCOLM | USA, 1832-89, MIM SIM | worked first for Young, Smith and Co.; one of the partners in Schuyler, Hartley and Graham, 1854-80; firm became Hartley and Graham, 1880-1900. | 4 Maiden Lane (-1854); 13 Maiden Lane (1854); 19 Maiden Lane 1863; all in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRANDJEAN DE FOUCHY, MR. | see Fouchy | Engelmann 1; Fox 1; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| GRANGER, THOMAS | England, 1710, NIM | Nocturnal, 1710 = NMM. | not in NMM 2 Inventory. | Taylor 1(558). | suggest correction | |
| GRANT | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GRANT AND CROSSMAN | USA, 1858-61, MIM | Burt's Solar Campasses = P.C., Michigan Museum of Surveying, Lansing. | Michigan Museum signed "W.A. Burt Inventor / Detroit, Mich. / No. 6 / University of Michigan / Grant and Crossman / Makers." | Detroit, Mich. | USNM; Leiserowitz. | suggest correction |
| GRANT, ALEXANDER | England, fl.1807-22, MIM | made a spiral fitting for Gower's patent log; Gower called him a "mechanist." | 2 Winckworth Buildings, City Road, London. | Taylor 2(1137); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| GRANT, HENRY | England, fl.1844-60, PHIM | Sympiesometer = Soth. 12/13/88. | barometer maker. | Castle Street, Cardiff. | Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GRANT, JAMES | England, c.1837, MIM NIM OIM | sold maps and charts besides instruments. | 40 Queen Street, Hull. | Taylor 2(2139). | suggest correction | |
| GRANT, JOHN | England, fl.1781-1810, PHIM | clockmaker; barometer and thermometer maker. | 75 Fleet Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRANT, WILLIAM CICERO | USA, 1815-83, MIM | worked for Burt and Bailey, 1853-56; partner with Charles Crosman as Grant and Crosman, 1858-61; | Jefferson Avenue between Bates and Randolph, Detroit, Mich. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRAS, L. | Germany, | Sundials = Drouot 6/16/65. | see Lorenz Grässl. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRASI | see Grassi; and Bulla, Grassi and Fontana. | suggest correction | ||||
| GRASSELLI, JOSE | Spain, MIM | Cannon Sundial = MAN. | signed "José Grasselli"; for latitude 40°24'57". | Madrid. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GRASSI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 2/28/80. | see Grassi and Fontana. | Exeter. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GRASSI AND FONTANA | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 11/26/81; Barometer = Vermont Hist. Soc., Montpelier. | see also "Bulla, Grassi and Fontani." | Bartholomew Street West; 134 Fore Street; both in Exeter. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; USNM. | suggest correction |
| GRASSI, J.B. BERGNA AND JOHN ORIGONY | England, c.1835, PHIM | barometer makers. | 34 Dean Street, Newcastle. | Taylor 2(1869); Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GRASSL, LORENZ | Germany, c.1740-1805, MIM | Grässl made a great many Augsburg-type sundials varying greatly in quality; all parts of the dials bear a serial number indicating an assembly line operation; instruction sheets were printed in German, French and Spanish; examples of his work may be found in most museums and collections. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1 and 6; Bobinger 2; Baillie; Michel 1; Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Moskowitz 104; Price 3; Ward 4; Bryden 16; ADL; Coffeen 27; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRATAS, E. | France, MIM | Sundial = Coll. G. | Champagne. | Tardy 3. | suggest correction | |
| GRATELLIE | France, c.1695, MIM OIM | Binocular Microscope, 1695 = Bonnier de la Mosson Coll.; Pair of large Globes with stands, 1695 = PBN; Universal Equatorial Sundial = MERC. | the globes he constructed were engraved by Coronelli; his signature also appears as "Gatellier" or "Gatellié." | Paris. | Daumas 1; Gersaint; Michel 3; Nachet; Hamilton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GRATELOUP, JEAN-BAPTISTE | France, 1735-1817, OIM | devised a new method of joining achromatic lenses. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| GRATTE, HENRICUS | England, c.1690, MIM | Astrolabe Clock with Calendar = X. | London. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRAVATT, WILLIAM | England, c.1830, MIM SIM | developed the "Dumpy" level. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| GRAVE, DE | see DE GRAVE | suggest correction | ||||
| GRAVES, GEORGE B. | USA, 1792-1873, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Vernier Compass = GUR. | succeeded to Goldsmith Chandlee's business. | Winchester, Va. | Smart 1; Bedini 8. | suggest correction |
| GRAVET | France, c.1851, MIM SIM | Mirror Level = CNAM. | successor to Lenoir; made Mannheim-type slide rules; succeeded by Tavenier. | 14 rue Cassette, Paris. | Daumas 1; Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Delehar 2. | suggest correction |
| GRAVET-LENOIR | France, c.1830, MIM | Slide Rule = DPW. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRAVET-TAVENIER | France, MIM | Sector = P.B. 10/28/63. | Tavenier succeeded Gravet. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GRAY 1 | England, c.1820, PHIM | barometer maker. | St. Neots. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GRAY 2 | England, NIM | Octant, wood and ivory = Larvik Marine Museum, Norway. | possibly John Gray 2. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GRAY 3 | see the following, Jones, Gray and Keen, Gray and Lessell, De Mory, Gray and W.D. Alder. | Brewington 1; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| GRAY 4 | Ireland, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 12/13/88. | Belfast. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRAY AND KEEN | England, fl.1847-51, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Octant = MYS; Sympiesometer = Phillips 2/22/77. | barometer makers; John Gray (probably 3 or 4) and Robert Keen. | 25-26 Strand Street, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1138); Bryden 9; Bell 2; Brewington 1; Chaldecott 3; RGO; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GRAY AND LESSELL | England, NIM | Card on Tell-Tale Compass = PEA. | Brewington says "Lissett." | Liverpool. | Bryden 9; Brewington 1. | suggest correction |
| GRAY AND LISSETT | misreading by Brewington for Gray and Lessell. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |||
| GRAY AND MACKAY | England, c.1822, | invented a new type of saccharometer, c.1822. | 25 Old Burlington Street, London. | Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction | |
| GRAY, BENJAMIN AND WILLIAM | England, fl.1835-40, PHIM | barometer makers. | Cheapside, Leicester. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GRAY, DEMORY | USA, NIM | Gray, De Mory; T.C. in sextant case in Antiquarian House, Plymouth, Mass. | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRAY, JOHN 1 | Scotland, 1757, MIM SIM | land surveyor; designed surveying instruments. | Greenock. | Taylor 2(264); Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| GRAY, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1828-38, MIM OIM PHIM | proposed a small light for a sextant scale. | 41 Nightingale Lane (1828); 4 Upper East Smithfield (1836); both in London. | Taylor 2(1871); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| GRAY, JOHN 3 | England, c.1709, | apprenticed to John Urings 1 in the Joiners' Company on Oct. 11, 1709. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| GRAY, JOHN 4 | England, fl.1805-54, MIM PHIM | barometer maker; victualler; see Gray and Lessels or Gray and Keen. | 10 East Side, Dry Dock (1807-10 and 1813-20); 11 East Side, Dry Dock (1821); 25 and 26 Strand Street; all in Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1138); Bryden 9; Brewington 1; Dewhirst; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GRAY, ROBERT | England, 1709, MIM | Gunter's Quadrant, 1709 = BM. | Ilbert Coll; Bryden thinks he might be from Edinburgh. | Price 3; Ward 4; Bryden 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRAY, STEPHEN | England, fl.1694-1701 d.1736, MIM OIM PHIM | Garden Sundial, 1695 = X; Microscope = KEN. | also signed "Grey"; designed and made sundials and microscopes; made electrical machines; FRS. | Canterbury; Charter House, London. | Daumas 1; Dewhirst; Evans 1; Goodison 1; Clay and Court; Bell 2; Nachet; Taylor 1(484); Bradbury. | suggest correction |
| GRAY, WILLIAM | England, fl.1840-50, PHIM | barometer maker; see Benjamin and William Gray. | Cheapside, Leicester. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GRAYDON, LT. COL. GEORGE | England, fl.1820-39, NIM | Celestial Compasses = NMM, KEN. | patented various navigating instruments; author. | Sloane Street,Chelsea, London; Bath; Austin Friars, London. | Taylor 2(1570). | suggest correction |
| GRAYDON, THOMAS | England, 1768, NIM | Compass, 1768 = NMM. | not in inventory | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRAYSON, JOHN | USA, c. 1797, | dealer in telescopes and mathematical instruments. | at the Sign of the Spectacles, New York City. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| GRAZZINI, FERDINANDO | Italy, fl.1744-47, MIM | Protractor, 1747 = ADL-M108; Surveying Transit, 1744 = Soth. 10/23/61; Surveyor's Compass, 1747 = Pym Sale. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GREATOREX, RALPH | England, 1625-1712, MIM PHIM | Ring Sundial = Wisbech; Weather Glass, 1663 = Samuel Pepys; Air Pump, 1658 = Robert Boyle; Universal Ring Sundial = OXF. | apprenticed to Thomas Dawson of the Clockmakers' Company; turned over to Elias Allen of the Clockmakers' Company on March 9, 1639, free of the Company on Nov. 25, 1653; probably the "R.G." 1 on compass cards; T.C. | at the sign of Adam and Eve, south side of the Strand; Temple Bar; both in London. | Taylor 1(218); Holbrook; DNB; Clay and Court; Bell 2; Crawforth 1; J. Brown 1; Latham and Matthews; Robischon; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| GREAVE, DAVID | England, c.1804, MIM | apprenticed to George (Huggins) Dollond 1 of the Grocers' Company on July 5, 1804. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | ||
| GREAVES, JOHN, AND SON | England, PHIM | Balance, steel = Pym Sale. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GREAVES, THOMAS | England, fl.1777-1818, OIM | optician. | 40 Old Hinckleys (1777); Hill Street (1818); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| GREBAUVAL, PIERRE | France, c.1650, MIM | Sundials in watches = FIN-140, Soth. 12/1/78, Clutton and Daniels. | "Grébauval" or "Grébauvel"; the watches listed may be one and the same item. | Rouen. | Clutton and Daniels; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GREBNER, HANNS | Austria, 1576, MIM SIM | Shadow-square with Alidade, 1576 = Figdor Coll. | Zinner equates this man with Hans Grebner; see also H.G. 6. | Sterczing. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| GREBNER, HANS | Germany, c.1650, MIM | Artillery Quadrant = WHI. | see Greber. | Pope; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| GREBOULT | see Gueroult. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| GRECCIUS | France, 1591, MIM | Bonelli. | suggest correction | |||
| GRECHI, C.A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Shaftsbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GREEN | England, c.1820?, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Grantham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GREEN, GEORGE | England, c.1787, MIM | apprenticed, to James Martin, a mathematical instrument maker in the Grocer's Company, on May 3, 1787. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| GREEN, J. AND W. | USA, c.1833, OIM PHIM | opticians; James Green 2. | 41 South Street, Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| GREEN, JAMES 1 | England, fl.1722-c.42, MIM | apprenticed to John Stiles of the Clockmakers' Company on April 12, 1722; shown as "finisher" in Quarterage list c. 1742. | Horse Shoe Alley, Moorfields, London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| GREEN, JAMES 2 | England; USA., 1808-96, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Surveyor's Compass = Infantry and Cavalry School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (1891); Barometer = USNM; Aneroid Barometer = USNM. | emigrated from London in 1833; succeeded in Baltimore by F.W. and R. King in 1851; dealt in European instruments. | London (1817-23); 72 Baltimore Street (1835-36); 15 Liberty Street (1840-41); 53 South Street (1842); all in Baltimore Md.; New York, N.Y. (1849-96); 175 Grand Street, New York, N.Y. (1868). | Smart 1; USNM; Middleton 1 and 4; D.J. Warner 6 and 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GREEN, JOHN | England?, 1751, PHIM | Barometer, 1751 = X. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| GREEN, SAMUEL, AND SON | England, MIM | made pocket compasses and sundials. | 7 Helmet Street, London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| GREEN, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1778-90, OIM | designed an improved telescope; F.R.S. | South Moulton Street, Hanover Square; 93 High Street, Marylebone; both in London.. | Taylor 2(722). | suggest correction | |
| GREEN, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1818-56, MIM | apprenticed to Michael Dancer in the Joiners' Company on June 21, 1808; first noted in 1818; took apprentices. | Bartholomew Terrace, City Road (1828); 54 Rahere Street; 14 Fountain Place, City Road (1832-41); City Road (1842-56); all in London. | Taylor 2(1872); O'Mara; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| GREEN, WILLIAM 3 | England, c.1836, | apprenticed to his father, William Green 2, in the Joiners' Company on Feb. 2, 1836. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| GREEN, WILLIAM 4 | Scotland, 1844-48, MIM OIM PHIM | 5 Franklin Street (1844-45); 87 London Street (1846-48); both in Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | ||
| GREENALL, WILLIAM WEBB | England, c.1822, PHIM | 31 Old Compton Street, London. | Taylor 2(1571); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| GREENE 1 | see Pizzala and Greene. | suggest correction | ||||
| GREENE 2 | England, PHIM | see Kendall-Greene. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | ||
| GREENER AND CHIESA | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-K. and C. 7/21/81. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GREENLEAF, STEPHEN | USA, 1704-95, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = P.C., New Hamshire Hist. Soc., Concord. | P.C. signed "Greenleaf", the other "S. Greenleaf"; made nautical compasses. | Queen Street, Boston, Mass. | Bedini 1; Smart; USNM; Warner 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GREENOUGH AND CO. | England, c.1850, NIM | Sextant = D.(1975). | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GREENOUGH, NORMAN CUMMINGS | USA, 1820-66, NIM | made nautical instruments, chronometers, and watches. | Newburyport, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| GREENOUGH, THOMAS 1 | USA, 1710-85, MIM NIM SIM | Backstaffs = X (1760), P.C. (1749), PEA (1740) (1765, incomplete), Connecticut Hist. Soc. (1745, 1755), Harvard College Observatory (1740), ADL-W207 (1753), VNN (1763); Surveyor's Compasses, wood = P.C., Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Bucks County Historical Society, Ohio State U., Old Sturbridge Village, Western Reserve Hist. Soc., South Natick Hist. Soc., Wakefield Plantation, Va., D.(1974 and 1984), ADL-W154 & W156, Ohio Historical Society, D.(1996). | may have been trained by Joseph Halsey; D.(1984) has two compass cards, earlier one shows a lighthouse, later one shows a man with a Davis quadrant. | near the Draw-Bridge, Boston, N. England. | Brewington 1; Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1; USNM; Moskowitz 108; Price 2; D.J. Warner 8 and 12; Coffeen 55; DATM; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GREENOUGH, THOMAS 2 | USA, 1738-75, MIM NIM | son of Thomas Greenough 1. | Boston. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| GREENOUGH, WILLIAM | USA, c.1785, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, wood = X. | succeeded his father, Thomas Greenough 1, in 1785. | Boston, Mass. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction |
| GREENWOOD, CLARKE | USA, 1764-1810, MIM NIM | Dry Card Compass = MYS. | born in Boston, Mass.; son of Isaac Greenwood 2; succeeded his brother, John, in 1788; succeeded by his brother, Isaac Greenwood 3 in 1810; Rollinson engraved the compass cards. | 199 Water Street (1789); 126 Front Street (1797-98); 127 Front Street (1800-01 and 1805); 126 Front Street (1807-09); all in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM; Warner 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GREENWOOD, ISAAC 1 | USA, 1702-45, | father of Isaac Greenwood 2; teacher of natural philosophy at Harvard College; lectured on the orrery in 1734. | Boston, Mass. | C. Evans (3776); Bedini 1 and 14. | suggest correction | |
| GREENWOOD, ISAAC 2 | USA, 1730-1803, MIM | Gunner's Quadrant = P.C. | oldest son of Isaac Greenwood 1; he was also an ivory turner and dentist; the quadrant might have been made by his son Isaac Greenwood 3. | next door to Dr. John Clark's at the North End, Boston, Mass. | Bedini 1, 6, 8 & 14; Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| GREENWOOD, ISAAC 3 | USA, 1758-1829, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Hadley's Quadrants = MYS (1793), X; Gauging Rod, wood, 1819 = D.(1982); Gunner's Quadrant = Winterthur Museum, Wilmington, Del; Surveyor's Compasses = D.(1985), P.C.; Octants = MYS (1793), P.C. | son of Isaac Greenwood 2; took over his brother Clarke's business at his death in 1810; see Isaac Greenwood 2 for other possible instruments; T.C., akes and imports all kinds of Mathematical Instruments"; dentist. | Boston, Mass. (1781-83); New York, N.Y. (1783); Charleston, S. Carolina; Boston, Mass.; Providence, R.I. (1787-90); Newport, R.I.; Providence, R.I.; Norfolk. Conn.; Providence, R.I.; 126 Front Street (1810-1819); 130 Front Street (1819-29); last two in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; Coffeen 27; Bedini 8, 14; D.J Warner 8 and 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GREENWOOD, JOHN | USA, 1760-1819, MIM | son of Isaac Greenwood 2; born in Boston; succeeded J. Quincy in 1786; succeeded by his brother, Clarke Greenwood, in 1788; ivory turner; later became a dentist; made George Washington's false teeth. | 199 Water Street, New York, N.Y. (1786-88). | Smart 1; Bedini 1 and 14. | suggest correction | |
| GREENWOOD, THOMAS | England, c.1840, MIM OIM | optician. | 10 Fetter Lane, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| GREENWOOD, TIMOTHY | England, fl.1836-38, OIM | 20 Little Saffron Hill, London. | Taylor 2(2140); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| GREGG AND RUPP | USA, fl.1844-53, MIM | William Theodore Gregg 1 and Michael Rupp. | New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| GREGG, WILLIAM THEODORE 1 | Ireland; USA, 1818-1897, MIM NIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = P.C. (2). | born in Ireland; worked with Michael Rupp from 1844 to 1853, as Gregg and Rupp; worked with his son, W.T. Gregg 2, as Gregg and Son (1873-87); son continued under the same name until 1891. | Ireland (1818-41); 13 Doyers Street (1841); 318 Broadway, corner of Pearl Street (1843); 110 Wall Street (1844-87); all in New York, N.Y.; Norwich, N.Y.(pre-1857-62); Brooklyn and New York, N.Y. (1866-87). | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| GREGG, WILLIAM THEODORE 2 | USA, 1850-1916, MIM | worked with his father, William Theodore Gregg 1 from 1873 until 1887. | 110 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| GREGO, A. | England, c.1817, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth.- K. and C. 4/20/82; Telescope = Soth. 10/16/72. | 27 Leather Lane, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GREGOIRE, J. | France, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = LEY; Geometric Quadrant = LEY. | quadrant is signed "I. Gregoire." | Blois. | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GREGORY | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Gloucester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GREGORY AND LAWRENCE | England, c.1836, MIM | 19 Great Sutton Street, Goswell Street, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| GREGORY AND SON | England, fl.1776-83, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Hadley's Quadrants = Maritime Museum, Hull, Soth. 3/10/87; Stick Barometer = X. | Henry Gregory and son; became Gregory and Wright in 1783; T.C. | 148 (Leadenhall Street), near the India House (London). | Goodison 1; Moskowitz 112; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction |
| GREGORY AND WRIGHT | England, fl.1783-89, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Drawing Instrument = Christie 4/3/74; Hadley's Quadrant = NMM-S.179; Universal Microscope = X; Spyglasses = Soth. 7/24/72, NMM-O.131/44; Telescope, one-draw = Phillips 7/28/82. | Henry Gregory and George Wright 2; Millburn thinks he was Gabriel Wright; see Gregory, Gilbert and Wright; successors to Benjamin Martin; T.C.; telescope signed "Gregory and Wright's Improved Telescope." | 148 Leadenhall Street, Navigation Warehouse, near the East India House, London. | Taylor 2(842a); Daumas; Clay and Court; Calvert 2; NMM 2; Nachet; Goodison 1; Bell 2; Moskowitz 112; Millburn 11; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GREGORY WRIGHT | misreading for Gregory and Wright. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| GREGORY, DAVID | Scotland ; England, 1661-1708, | author; astronomer; gave the first suggestion of the achromatic telescope, 1695. | Edinburgh (1683-91); Oxford (1691-1708). | USNM; DNB; DSB; Dawsons 174. | suggest correction | |
| GREGORY, GILBERT AND WRIGHT | England, 1789-92, MIM OIM | Henry Gregory, John Gilbert 2 and George Wright 2. | 148 Leadenhall Street, near the East India House, Navigation Warehouse, London. | Taylor 2(839 and 909); Goodison 1; Moskowitz 112. | suggest correction | |
| GREGORY, HENRY | England, fl.1750-92, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Telescopes = RSM, P.C.; Sextant = STT; Divider-Sextant = ADL-DPW37; Compass Card = NMM; Backstaves = HAM, HAA, FRK, PYM; Hadley's Quadrants = COR, Soth. 6/1/88; Stick Barometers = Hist. Soc. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Soth. 7/19/88; Gunner's Calipers = KEN; Reduction Compass = AMST; Mathematical Instrument Set = NOR; Pelorus = USNM; etc. | T.C.; later became Gregory and Son; the backstaff in the FRK was made for Jean Gremon; the ADL divider-sextant was made by G. F. Brander and sold by Gregory. | The Azimuth Compass, near ye East India House, Leadenhall Street (1761); Francis Court, Clerkenwell; both in London. | Calvert 2; Taylor 2(484); Macintyre; Brachner 1; O'Mara; BEK Exhibit, Nov.1979; Jürgen Meyer; Moskowitz 112; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Brachner; Crawforth 1; USNM; Courtenvaux; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GREGORY, J. | England, PHIM | Macclesfield. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | ||
| GREGORY, JAMES | Scotland; Italy, 1638-75, | invented the "Gregorian" reflecting telescope in 1661. | Aberdeen; Padua; St. Andrews; Edinburgh. | Taylor 1(282); DNB; DSB; Nachet; Wynter and Turner; Dewhirst; USNM; Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction | |
| GREGORY, R. | England, MIM | T.C. in the case of a Troughton and Simms pantograph. | Christie-SK 7/10/80. | suggest correction | ||
| GREGORY, SAMUEL | Ireland, fl.1761-62, PHIM | barometer maker. | Sycamore Alley, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| GREGORY, THOMAS 1 | England, c.1830, OIM | 3 Quay Street, Manchester. | Taylor 2(1873). | suggest correction | ||
| GREGORY, THOMAS 2 | England, c.1850, OIM PHIM | Bull Street; Suffolk Street; both in Birmingham. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | ||
| GREGORY, W. | England, 19th Century, OIM | Telescope = Phillips 10/5/76. | Strand, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GREGORY, WILLIAM 1 | England, c.1817, MIM | 30 New Street Square, Shoe Lane, London. | Taylor 2(1343); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| GREGORY, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1830, MIM | made mathematical rules. | 8 Berry Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(1874). | suggest correction | |
| GREIFF, G. | Germany, 1689, MIM | Gunner's Level, 1689 = Michel Coll. | Michel ; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GREINER, JOHANN GEORG, JUN. | Germany, 1788-1860, PHIM | Alcoholmeter, 1849 = D.(1971); Barometers, siphon-type = DEU (2), UTR (1834). | business taken over by Fuess. | Berlin. | Van Cittert; Middleton 1; Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction |
| GREISL, L. | see Grassl. | suggest correction | ||||
| GRENET, ABBE | France, c.1790, | l'Abbé Grenet; invented a tellurium and a terrestrial globe, both made by Richer. | Daumas 1; Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; MADEX. | suggest correction | ||
| GREPPIN ET BILLIAUX | France, 1782, PHIM | Electrical Machine, 1782 = P.C. | Paris. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| GRESEL, HANS | Germany, c.1543, MIM | compass maker. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRESEL, LINHART | Germany, fl.1531-47, MIM | Diptych Sundial, 1531 = KEN. | one of the guardians of Hans Müller's children. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GREUTER, MATTHIAS | France; Italy1556-1638, MIM | Celestial Globes, 1636 = IPA (2), D.(1982), D.(1989); Terrestrial Globe, 1632 = IPA. | made fine terrestrial and celestial globes, dated from 1632 to 1638; examples may be seen at VAA, CCT, VAT, NMM, KEN, FLO, ROM, GEP, Biblioteca Comunale, Ancona, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Ky., IPA, etc.; the IPA and D.(1989) globes are the original 1636 issue; the D.(1982) globe is a much later reissue of the 1636 state by Dominico de Rossi. | Strasbourg; Lyon; Avignon; Rome (1632-36). | Zinner 1; Price 2; Michel 3; Grimaldi (730); Bonelli 4; NMM 2; USNM; Stevenson; Yonge; Coffeen A; Arkway; Schmidt 1. | suggest correction |
| GREVENBERG, CASPAR | Germany, fl.174?-60, PHIM | Money Balances = Lempertz, 6/14/76, Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88 (174?). | father of Johann and Jacob Grevenberg | Cologne. | Kisch; Coffeen III; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GREVENBERG, JACOB | Germany, fl.1762, PHIM | son of Caspar Grevenberg; brother of Johan Grevenberg. | Cologne. | Coffeen III; Kisch. | suggest correction | |
| GREVENBERG, JOHANN | Germany, c.1762, PHIM | Coin Balance = D. | T.C.; son of Caspar Grevenberg. | Cologne. | Coffeen III; Kisch. | suggest correction |
| GREY, STEPHEN | see Stephen Gray. | suggest correction | ||||
| GREY, T. | England, 1691, MIM | Gunner's Calipers, 1691 = X. | "Arch. Aeliana", 4th. ser., vol. 8, 1931; USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| GRIBELIN | France, 1589-1671, MIM | Sundials in lid of pocket watches = KEN, OXF, SPI-2733. | Simon (1) or Abraham Gribelin. | Blois. | Baillie 1; Maddison and Turner; Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GRIBELIN, ABRAHAM | France, 1589-1671, MIM | probably the son of Simon Gribelin; watchmaker; some watches had sundials in lid. | Blois. | Baillie 1; Michel 2; Gunther 2; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRIBELIN, SIMON 1 | France, fl.1588-1633+, MIM | probably the father of Abraham Gribelin; made sundials and astronomical watches. | Blois. | Baillie 1; Michel 2; Evans 1; Gunther 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRIBELIN, SIMON 2 | England, fl.1686-1733, MIM | from Huguenot family; member of the Clockmakers' Company 1686-1733; wrote book on ornaments for jewelers and clockmakers; may have made perpetual calendars. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRIBNER, LUDWIG | Germany, c.1484, MIM | compass maker. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRICE, THOMAS | 1705, MIM | Sundial, 1705 = Christie 7/12/67. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GRICE, WILLIAM HAWKS | England, fl.1815-25, MIM OIM | spyglass, brass and ivory = WHI; Hodometer = X. | succeeded William Fraser; appointed the mechanician and optician to their Majesties and the Royal Family. | 3 New Bond Street, London. | Taylor 2(1344); Dewhirst. | suggest correction |
| GRIENDEL, JOHAN FRANZ | Germany, c.1687, OIM | made telescopes and microscopes; author. | Aachen; may have also lived in Nürnberg. | Offenbacher Cat.29, 1977; Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| GRIER, W. HAWKES | misreading for William Hawks Grice. | Soth. 3/25/86. | suggest correction | |||
| GRIEUX, D. | France, c.1775, MIM | Graphometer = Spitzer Sale-2900 = Anderson-Spitzer Sale-14. | Paris. | Michel 3; Daumas 1; Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRIFFIN 1 | England, c.1800, PHIM | Air Pump = D.(1976). | London. | Brieux 3. | suggest correction | |
| GRIFFIN 2 | England, c.1850, NIM | Sextant = D.(1973). | possibly John Joseph Griffin. | London. | Moskowitz 106; O'Mara. | suggest correction |
| GRIFFIN AND HYAMS | England, fl.1835-45, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/1/86. | barometer makers; silversmiths. | Cornhill, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction |
| GRIFFIN, BRYAN | USA, fl.1793-1803, MIM | 81 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GRIFFIN, JOHN JOSEPH | Scotland; England, fl.pre-1848-50+, PHIM | son of Richard Griffin; chemical instrument maker; author. | Glasgow; London (1848). | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| GRIFFIN, JOHN JOSEPH, AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | chemical apparatus may be see in the Chemical Museum, London. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRIFFIN, RICHARD, AND CO. | Scotland, fl.1820-61, PHIM | philosophical and chemical instrument makers; Richard was the father of John Joseph Griffin. | 75 Hutchinson Street (1820-32); 64 Hutchinson Street (1833-37); 115 Buchanan Street (1838); 24 Canon Street (1839-43); 40 Buchanan Street (1844-55); 39 and 41 West Nile Street (1855-61); all in Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRIFFITH AND BOWLES | USA, c.1770, MIM | Nathaniel Griffith was an instrument maker; Samuel (or Thomas) Bowles was a watchmaker. | Portsmouth, New Hampshire. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRIFFITH, A. | England, MIM | Instrument = WHI. | Taylor 2(1139). | suggest correction | ||
| GRIFFITH, EDWARD | England, c.1809, OIM | Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1139). | suggest correction | ||
| GRIFFITH, GEORGE | England, c.1708, MIM | apprenticed first to William Howe, of the Grocers' Company on August 13, 1700; turned over to Mary Griffith, Broderer on April 13, 1703; free of the Grocers' Company Oct. 12, 1708; his father was a member of the Broderers' Company. | East Smithfield, London (1708). | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRIFFITH, JAMES | England, c.1667, MIM | member of the Broderers' Company; admitted as a Brother into the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 24, 1667; may have been the father of George Griffith. | London. | Taylor 1(310); Clay and Court; Baillie 1; J. Brown 1 & 3. | suggest correction | |
| GRIFFITH, MARY | England, c. 1703, MIM | Broderer; George Griffith turned over to her as apprentice from William Howe of the Grocers' Company on April 13, 1703; her husband was probably James Griffith of the Broderers' Company. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRIFFITH, NATHANIEL | USA, c.1770, MIM | worked with Samuel or Thomas Bowles as Griffith and Bowles. | Portsmouth, New Hampshire. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRIFFITH, WILLIAM | England, MIM | T.C. | No. 4 Dolphin-court, Ludgate Hill, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRIFFITHS, J.J., AND SONS | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wimshurst Machine = Soth.-B. 4/7/82. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GRIFFON | England, c.1800, PHIM | Air Pump = D.(1976). | London. | Brieux 3. | suggest correction | |
| GRIFFON, AU | France, 18th Century, | Folding Rule, ivory and silver = ADL-M132a. | this is an address only. | au Griffon, 19 de l'Horloge, Paris. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GRIGBY, GEORGE | England, 1807, MIM SIM | designed a combined sighting and computing surveying instument; author. | London. | Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction | |
| GRIGGI, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRIGNION, HENRY | England, c.1806, MIM | apprenticed to George (Huggins) Dollond 1 of the Grocers' Company on March 6, 1806. | London. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| GRILL, JOHANN | Germany, 1798, MIM | Rule, 1798 = THO. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GRILLET, RENE | France; Holland, c.1673-81, MIM PHIM SIM | Calculating Machine, 1678 = CNAM; Hygrometer, 1681 = X; Graphometers = SPI-2768 (9), P.C., Drouot 4/26/67; Drawing Instrument Set = NMM-DI/ST.18; Sector = P.C.(1969); Protractor, Sector and Square = D.(1971); Set Square, with plumb-bob = Soth. 2/25/86. | "Sieur Grillet Maistre Horlogeur"; mechanician; author; spelled also René Grilliet. | au Cloistre S. Jean de Latran. (1673),Quai de l'Horloge, No. 49, both in Paris; Amsterdam (1681). | Daumas 1; Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Weil 19; Baillie 1; NMM 2; Nachet; Coffeen II; Spitzer 1 and 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GRILLIET, RENE | see René Grillet. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| GRIMALDI, DOMINIC | England, fl.1814-16, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 2/25/86, Christie 12/6/78. | usualy signed "D. Grimaldi" or "Grimaldi"; the Soth. instrument was signed "D. Grimoldi, London." | 82 Leather Lane,London. | Taylor 2(1345); Dewhirst; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GRIMALDI, HENRY | England, fl.1839-60, OIM PHIM | made barometers and thermometers. | 16 Brook Street (1839-42); 4 Charles Street (1844); 24 Greville Street (1843-47); 31 Brook Street (1850-60); Hatton Garden; all in London. | Taylor 2(1345); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRIMES, EDWARD | England, fl. 1640-51, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Elias Allen of the Clockmakers' Company on March 15, 1640; had a dispute with him in 1651. | London? | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| GRIMOLDI 1 | Italy; Holland, c.1840, MIM PHIM | instrument and barometer maker. | Amsterdam. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GRIMOLDI 2 | variant spelling for Grimaldi. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| GRIMOLDI, H., AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 1/22/87; Marine Barometer = D.(1997). | surely Henry Grimaldi; D. signed "Grimoldi and Co." | Brook Street, Holborn, London. | Bell 2; ATG 5/24/97. | suggest correction |
| GRIMSHAW, JAMES | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie Feb. 1991. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRIMSHAW, JOHN | England, fl.1810-29?, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | signed "Grimshaw." | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GRIMSTEAD, VALENTINE | England, | T.C.; sold mathematical instruments. Delete this part of the comment, please. | at the Black Swan in St. Paul's Churchyard, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRINDEL, CARLO | Italy, 1800 -1855, MIM PHIM | Dipping Needle = Institute of Geophysics, Academy of Sciences, Prague; Transit, 1827 = U. of Pavia Museum. | he had the title "Macchinista" at the Brera Observatory. | Milan. | Brenni 1; Czech. Inventory. | suggest correction |
| GRINDEL, FRANCESCO | Italy, 1816-59, MIM PHIM | son of Carlo Grindel; succeeded him as "Macchinista" at the Brera Observatory; made precision insruments. | Milan. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| GRINDL, JOH. FRANSISCA | c.1687, OIM | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |||
| GRINGALLETUS, JANUS | Germany, fl.1617-20, MIM | Pillar Sundial, wood, 1617 = STU. | Strassburg. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRINKEN, JEREMIAH | England, fl.1675-85, MIM | A.J. Turner 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |||
| GRINKEN, ROBERT | England, c.1625, MIM | Astronomical Compendium = Soth. 11/27/72. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GRINOD, JOHN | England, fl.1766-67, MIM | Wolstenholme's Square, Liverpool. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| GRITTO, BARTOLOMEO | Italy, c.1600, MIM SIM | Measuring Instrument = SPI; Plane Table Compass = HAK. | Padua. | Baillie 1; Morpurgo 1; Rohde; Nachet; Brenni 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRIVOLAT, L. | France, MIM | Solar Clock = X. | Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| GROCE | misreading or variant of Croce. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| GROCE, A. | England, c.1817, PHIM | barometer maker; possibly a variant of A. Croce. | Leather Lane, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GROENENDAAL, H. VAN | Holland, c.1809, PHIM | made an electrical machine in Amsterdam in 1809. | Utrecht and Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| GROENENDAAL, H.K. | Holland; France, 1730, PHIM | Air Pump, 1730 = UTR. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| GROENENDAAL, HENDRIK | Holland, fl.1781-90, MIM | had schooling in Utrecht. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | ||
| GROENENDAAL, JOHANNES VAN | Holland, fl.1672-1702, NIM | also a sail-maker; the underside of a compass card in a crown compass by Pieter de Velder, is marked "Johannes van Groenendaal tot Rotterdam." | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| GROGER AND CO. | England, NIM | T.C.; also signed "late Thompson." | 36 Wapping High Street, London. | Soth. 3/23/70. | suggest correction | |
| GROGER, J. | England, NIM | Miniature Sextant, wood = Soth. 3/11/77. | Wapping, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRONER | Czechoslovakia, 1734, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, 1734 = Huelsmann Coll. | same as A. Groner? | Prague. | Syndram. | suggest correction |
| GRONER, A. | Czechoslovakia, 17th Century, MIM | Astronomical Ring = ROU-134 = MADEX-210. | MADEX has it spelled "Gronner." | Prague. | Zinner 1; Nachet. | suggest correction |
| GRONNING, BERENDT | Holland, 1777, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1777 = LAW. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GROOM, JAMES | England, c.1711, | apprenticed to William Roberts 1 on May 1, 1711 in the Broderers' Company. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| GROOTE, A.W. | Holland, c.1850, PHIM | Lactometer = Auction, 1906. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| GROSSE | see Croce. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| GROSSLIN | France, c.1671, MIM | made some of the first large instruments for the Paris Observatory. | Paris. | J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| GROSSO | Italy, PHIM | barometer maker; glass blower; Holland? | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GROU, PETER FENS | Scandanavia?, 1665, MIM | Gunner's Quadrant and Calipers, 1675 = Christie 12/8/76. | Frederichs Ohrl. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GROVE AND BARKER | England, post-1848, MIM | Francis Barker and Son's T.C. said they were "Late Grove and Barker." | London. | Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction | |
| GROVER, GEORGE | USA?, 1783, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1783 = MYS. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GRUBB, THOMAS | Ireland, 1800-1878, MIM OIM | Equatorial Refracting Telescopes = Makree, Dunsink, Vienna; Reflecting Telescope = Melbourne, Australia; Telescope Mounting = NMM; etc. | optician; mechanic; constructed the Armagh 15-inch reflector in 1835; assisted by his son, Howard; F.R.S. | 1 Upper Charlemont Street (1838-54), Dublin; 14 Leinster Terrace (1855-58); 15 Leinster Square (1856-63); 14 Leinster Road (1864-78); last three in Rathmines. | DNB; DSB; NMM 2; Taylor 2(1143); USNM; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction |
| GRUBER, HANS | Germany, fl.1552-97, MIM | Sundials on the side or bottom panels of table clocks = STU (1665), Soth. 6/19/72 (1568) = TIM, Drouot 2/16/49; Diptych Sundial = OXF; Equatorium, 1579 = Kenney Sale; Artillery Level = DRE (1569). | clockmaker; mastermark is crossed shovels; also signed "Hanns" or "Johannes." | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Drechsler 2; Michel 3; Josten; Gouk 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GRUBER, SEBASTIAN | Germany, 1581, MIM | Instrument, 1581 = Lord Ilchester. | Nürnberg. | Evans. | suggest correction | |
| GRUBER, T. | Czechoslovakia, c.1790, PHIM | Barometer = PRA. | Czeck. Inv. | suggest correction | ||
| GRUMMERT | c.1725, OIM | made mirrors for optical instruments. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| GRUNDY | England, fl.1828-45, PHIM | see Fox and Grundy; barometer makers. | St. Anne's Square, Manchester. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GRUNDY, JOHN C. | England, fl.1830-41, PHIM | barometer maker; also sold looking-glasses. | 4 Exchange Street, Manchester. | Taylor 2(1875); Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GRUNOW, JULIUS | Germany; USA, fl.1849-92, OIM | Microscope = D.(1989). | came from Germany in 1849; joined by his brother, William Grunow, 1852-74; worked alone, 1874-92. | Berlin (-1849); New Haven, Conn. (1849-60); New York, N.Y. (1860-92). | Padgitt; Purtle; Moskowitz 132; D.J. Warner 9. | suggest correction |
| GRUNOW, WILLIAM | Germany; USA, fl.1852-74, OIM | came from Germany in 1852; worked with his brother, Julius Grunow, 1852-74, when he retired; they produced microscopes. | Berlin (-1852); New Haven, Conn. (1852-64); New York, N.Y. (1864-74). | Padgitt; Purtle; Moskowitz 132; D.J. Warner 9; Poggendorff. | suggest correction | |
| GRUNSKLEE, P. JAN | Czechoslovakia, fl.1695-97, MIM | Celestial and Terrestrial Globes = Olomouc Museum. | Czech. Inv. | suggest correction | ||
| GRUSELL, ERIK | MIM | Rule = GMM. | Furudals Bruk. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GRUSL, L. | for Grüsl or Grüsle see Lorenz Grassl | suggest correction | ||||
| GRUWER, HANS | Germany, 1569, MIM | misreading for Hans Gruber? | Zinner 1; Drechsler 2. | suggest correction | ||
| GUADAGNI, P.C. | Italy, fl.1753-57, MIM | Table Sundials = NMM (1753), NMM (1757), Soth. 3/17/38 (1753); Vertical Dials, 1753 = Portaluppi Coll. = MPP, WHI (861). | WHI modern work and signed "P.C. Guadagni fece", also arked "Meridiana fatta nella Specola J.R. Universta Pisana"; some of the the other sundials are dubious also. | Pisa. | NMM 2; Portaluppi; Bryden 16. | suggest correction |
| GUADALAX, DON DIEGO DE | "por Don Diego de Guadalax en Mexico" marked on a silver pocket sundial, 1632; sold at the Pugsley sale. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| GUALTHER, PIBO | see Pybe Wouters. | Zinner 1; Price 1; Michel 3; Baillie 1; ICA 2; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| GUANELLA, A. | England, c.1835, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 6/3/83, Soth-Bill. 4/21/93. | the Soth. instrument (1983) is signed "Guanella Bristol." | Bristol. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GUANERIO | variant of Guarnerio | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| GUANZIROLI, GIUSEPPE | England, fl.1834-60, PHIM | barometer maker; see Battistessa, Molteni and Guanziroli; see Zerboni, Battistessa, Molteni and Guanziroli; worked alone after 1852. | 106 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GUANZIROLI, GIUSEPPE AND LUIGI | England, fl.1845-52, PHIM | barometer makers. | 106 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GUARNERIO, ANGELO | England, fl.1839-50, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | jeweler and silversmith. | Sheep Market, St. Ives. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction |
| GUARNERIO, PETER | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | High Street, Huntington. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GUASTAFERRI, FABRITIO | Italy, c.1663, MIM OIM PHIM | "Fabritio" is probably "Maker"; made armillary spheres, telescopes, levels, water pumps, etc. | Rome. | Offenbacher 22, 1970. | suggest correction | |
| GUDER | Germany, 1532, MIM | Astrolabe "Orpheus" Clock, 1532 = Georgi Coll. | Bavaria. | Coole and Neumann. | suggest correction | |
| GUDGEON, JNR. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Abbey Gate, Street, Bury St. Edmunds. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GUDGEONE | variant of Gudgeon. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| GUEBOULT | see Gueroult. | Josten. | suggest correction | |||
| GUELDRE, A. DE | 1626, MIM | Vertical Dial, slate, 1626 = Coll. Vivielle (1936). | arms of Edward the Great. | Michel 1 and 3; MADEX. | suggest correction | |
| GUENAL | France, c.1850, MIM | Uranograph = CNAM. | a Uranograph was a type of orrery introduced into England in 1859. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction | |
| GUENTER | Poland, 1658, MIM | Astronomical Sextant, large, = Hevelius' observatory (missing). | Danzig. | Ashbrook. | suggest correction | |
| GUERARD, JACQUES | France, c.1660, MIM | Bloud-type Sundial, ivory = Soth. 12/16/63, WHI; Bloud-type Sundials = P.C. and HAY. | Dieppe. | Vivielle 2; Michel 3; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GUERICKE, OTTO VON | Germany, 1602-86, PHIM | Magdeburg Hemispheres, 1657 = X; Friction Electrical Machine, 1660 = X. | Bürgermeister of Magdeburg; physicist, and amateur instrument maker; invented the air pump; made a water barometer, c.1654. | Magdeburg. | Daumas 1; DSB; G.L'E. Turner 24; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| GUERIN, LOUIS | France, c.1850, MIM | Cannon Sundial, miniature = Phillips 11/16/88. | "Opticien." | Alger. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| GUERNE | France, fl.1665-80, MIM OIM | "arquebusier"; involved in making instruments for the Paris Observatory and the Academy. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Augarde. | suggest correction | |
| GUEROULT | France, 17th Century, MIM | Pillar Sundial, ivory = Michel Coll. = OXF-B39. | Dieppe. | Michel 1 and 3; Josten. | suggest correction | |
| GUEVAVE, DON JOANNES DE | 1752, OIM | Microscope, 1752 = X. | Don Joannès de Guevave. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| GUGERI 1 | England, PHIM | barometer maker; see Zanfrini and Gugeri; see Belotti and Gugeri. | Blandford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GUGERI 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer =X. | possibly Andrew or Dominic Gugeri. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GUGERI AND BELOTTI | England, fl.1829-43, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2), PAK, D.(1981). | also made thermometers; Andrew Gugeri and Belotti; also spelled Bellotti; see also Belotti and Gugeri. | 15 Union Court, Holborn Hill; 16 Charles Street, Hatton Garden; both in London. | Taylor 2(2142 and 2142a); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GUGERI AND CARUGHI | England, fl.1844-45, PHIM | Andrew Gugeri and Paul Carughi; barometer and thermometer makers. | 16 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GUGERI AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | possibly Gugeri and Belotti. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GUGERI, ANDREW | England, fl.1829-59, PHIM | barometer and thermometer makers; see Belotti and Andrew Gugeri. | 15 Upper Union Court, Holborn (1829); Charles Street, Hatton Garden (1830-59); both in London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| GUGERI, D., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/14/87. | the barometer is signed "D. Gugieri and Co.", a mis-spelling. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GUGERI, DOMINIC | England, fl.1835-42, PHIM | Barometer = P-B 4/20/68; Wheel Barometers = X(5), Soth.-S 7/23/87. | watch and clock maker. | South End (1830s); Market Place (1842); both in Boston. | Goodison 1; Baillie; Bell 2; Antique Researchers, 1985; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GUGERI, FELIX | England, fl. 1854-59, PHIM | barometer maker. | 93 Leather Lane, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GUGERI, J. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Boston. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GUGERT, D. | misreading for D. Gugeri. | Soth.-S 7/23/87. | suggest correction | |||
| GUGGIARI, CHARLES 1 | England, fl.1828, PHIM | supplied a barometer case to A. Alberti. | Church Street, Sheffield. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GUGGIARI, CHARLES 2 | England, c.1848, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 4/28/88. | 25 Digbeth, Birmingham. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GUGGIARI, D., AND ANZIANI | England, fl.1832-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | carvers, gilders and looking-glass makers. | Pelham Street, Nottingham. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2142); Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GUGGIARI, DOMINIC | England, fl.1835-41, PHIM | barometer maker; see D. Guggiari and Anziani. | Pelham Street, Nottingham. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GUGIRE, D., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably a mis-spelling for "D. Gugeri." | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| GUIBOUT | France, fl.1745-65, MIM SIM | Measure, 1746 = CNAM; Graphometer with telescopic sights, 1753 = P.C.; Globe,Celestial, 1753 = Musée Lorain, Nancy; Sundials = MADEX (1765), Auction, Paris 3/21/79; Sector = Soth. 10/28/86; Butterfield-type Sundials = P.C. (1969). | Paris. | Daumas 1; Bedos de Celles; MADEX; Michel 1 & 3; Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GUIDI, P. LETO | Italy, 1711-77, OIM | Telescope = FLO. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GUIDOBALDI | Italy, 1570, | designed a form of proportional compass, made by Simone Baroccio. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| GUIDOTTI, S., FIRMO | Italy, MIM | Armillary Sphere = Lamberti Coll. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | ||
| GUILLEMIN ET DELLEMONT | France, pre-1840, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, in relief = Versailles 4/17/83. | after an invention by Thury. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GUILLEMUS DE SANCTO CLODOALDO | France, fl.1292-96, MIM | invented the "Directorium." | Paris. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| GUILLERMIN | France, MIM | made an astronomical clock. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| GUINAND | France, 1827, OIM | succeeded by his grandson, Charles Feil. | Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| GUIOT, C. | France, MIM | Capuchin Sundial, printed paper, paper case = Drouot 4/7/87. | Chez Baradelle, Quay de l'horloge du Palais à l;enseigne de l'Observatoire, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GUISANI, P., AND SONS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 1/27/88. | surely Peter Guisani, which see. | Wolverhampton and Bilston. | Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GUISANI, PETER | England, fl.1847-49, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | barometer maker; carver and gilder; sometimes "Guizani." | Market Place, High Green; 42 Cork Street; both in Wolverhampton. | Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GUITTIENNE, J. | France, c.1700, MIM | Sector with Protractor = D.(1987). | signed "J. Guittienne Sculpsit"; also marked "A.D.A. Stein." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GUIZONNIER | France, c.1813, MIM | made sundials. | Bordeaux. | Tardy 3. | suggest correction | |
| GULDBRANDSEN, JOH | Norway, c.1850, NIM | Azimuth Compass = OMM; Marine Compass = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | Christiania. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GULLANDER, NILS | Sweden, fl.1775-95, MIM | inventor and instrument maker at the University of Lund. | Stockholm; Lund (1775-93). | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| GULWEIN, J.G. | misreading for "J. G. Gutwein." | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| GUM: NOR:, MIC: | Germany, 1617, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, silver, = ADL-M324; Polyhedral Sundial, wood, 1617 = Prin Coll. = P.C. (1958) = TIM. | an identical sundial in silver was in the Roussel Sale, No. 228, but apparently not signed; the design is after Oronce Fine. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Michel 1 and 3; Brieux 3; Hamilton 2; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GUNDLACH, ERNST | Germany, c.1850, OIM | Microscope = D.(1976); Objective = D.(1976). | microscope signed "Ernst Gundlach, Berlin / C.Baker agent London." | Berlin. | Moskowitz 112. | suggest correction |
| GUNNOR, MIC. | see Mic. Gumnor | suggest correction | ||||
| GUNTER, EDMUND | England, 1581-1626, | Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College, London; invented a new form of cross-staff, a horary quadrant, surveying chain. the logarithmic rule (1607); author. | London. | Taylor 1(106); DNB; DSB; Gunther 1 and 2; Evans 1; Maddison ?; Wynter and Turner: G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| GUNTER, WOLFGANG | Germany, c.1658, MIM OIM | Hevilius wrote that Günter made his instruments. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| GUNTHER, C. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Sector with sights = PRA. | possibly G.A. Günther. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GUNTHER, G.A. | Germany, 1741, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, 1741 = Cranbrook Institute of Science, Detroit. | may be C. Günther. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| GURDON | NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = Pugsley Sale. | might be Gurdon Waterman. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GURLEY, EPHRAIM | USA, fl.1811-29, MIM SIM | worked for Julius Hanks (1811-13); see Hanks and Gurley; see Starbucks and Gurley; father of William and L.E. Gurley. | Madison, Conn.(pre-1811); Gibbonsville, N.Y. (1811-18); southeast corner of Fifth and Grand Streets, Troy, N.Y. (1818-29). | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| GURLEY, LEWIS EPHRAIM | USA, 1826-97, MIM SIM | brother of William Gurley; apprenticed to Jonas H. Phelps, 1844-45; see Phelps and Gurleys; see W. and L.E. Gurley. | Troy N.Y. | Smart 1; Moskowitz 110. | suggest correction | |
| GURLEY, W. AND L.E. | USA, 1852-present, MIM SIM | wide range of surveying instruments that may be seen in many museums; the major collection is in the Gurley Museum, Troy, New York. | William and Lewis Ephraim Gurley, brothers. | Fifth and Fulton Streets, Troy, New York. | Smart 1; USNM; Zervas; Moskowitz 116; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GURLEY, WILLIAM | USA, 1821-87, MIM SIM | Dip Needle = D.(1969). | worked for Oscar Hanks, 1839-45; see Phelps and Gurley; see W. and L.E. Gurley; son of Ephraim Gurley. | Fifth and Fulton, Troy, New York. | Smart 1; Moskowitz 110; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GURNEY | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Russell Baldwin and Bright 5/5/93. | Bristol. | ATG 4/24/93. | suggest correction | |
| GURNEY, GOLDSWORTHY | England, c.1823, PHIM | invented an oxygen-hydrogen blowpipe for which he recieved a gold medal from the Society of Arts in 1823. | G. L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| GUSANI, P., AND SONS | misreading for P. Guisani and Sons. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| GUSSEFELD, FRANZ LUDWIG | Germany, 1744-1808, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = New York Public Library. | "Güssefeld." | Nürnberg. | Yonge. | suggest correction |
| GUSTINGER, RUDOLPH | Austria, 1757, MIM | Horizontal Table Sundial, 1757 = Koller 11/17/75 = D.(1976). | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GUTIERREZ, SANCHO | Spain, 1516-80, NIM | the mariner's astrolabe, dated 1563 at CNAM (NMM-24), was suggested by Destombes to be by Gutierrez. | Destombes 3; A. Stimson 3; ICA 2. | suggest correction | ||
| GUTKAES, JOH. CHRIST. FRIEDRICH | Germany, c.1830, MIM | Astronomical Clock = DRE. | Dresden. | Grötzsch 2. | suggest correction | |
| GUTLE, KONRAD | Germany, c.1797, MIM | Table Sundial = Drecker Coll. = P.C. | signed "Gütle, mechan:." | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Lunardi; RSW. | suggest correction |
| GUTSCHOVIUS, GERARD | Belgium, OIM | Gérard Gutschovius helped to develop the hyperbolic lens. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| GUTTELIE | France, fl.1692-1704, MIM | Coronelli Globes = PBN. | Guttelié. | Paris. | Pognon. | suggest correction |
| GUTTERIDGE, DOWNING AND SON | England, c.1827, MIM | Slide Rules with four slides, boxwood, = Soth. 12/21/76, D.(1977). | one is also signed "James Galbraith, Dumbarton, 6 March, 1827." | Moskowitz 114; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GUTWEIN, J.G. | Germany, 17th Century, | engraved sundial at BM, made by Johann Paul Kraus, which see. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Cousins. | suggest correction | ||
| GUTZ, STEFAN, UND SOHN | see Götz | suggest correction | ||||
| GUY, WILLIAM | England, c.1661, MIM | apprenticed to John Blighton 1, a mathematical instrument maker in the Grocers' Company, on Dec. 5, 1661. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| GUYET | France, pre-1793, OIM | Optical Machine = Earl of Bute Sale 2/5/1793. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| GUYMARD, P.I. | France?, 1740, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1740 = NMM-D.108. | NMM 2; MADEX; Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| GUYTON DE MORREAU | France, fl.1784-1814, PHIM | developed a platinum pyrometer, a money scale and other physical instruments. | Daumas 1; Chaldecott 2. | suggest correction | ||
| GYLDENSTOLKE | Sweden, c.1800, | see Sauter and Gyldenstolke. | Stockholm. | Fox 1 and 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| GYLES, HENRY | England, fl.1670-1702, MIM | Stained-glass Sundials = Oxford University College, Nun Appleton Hall (1670), Tong Hall. | Daniels 1. | suggest correction | ||
| H. 1 | Germany?, 1609, MIM | Sundial on Sector = PRA. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| H. 2 | 17th Century, MIM | Quadrant = Christie 12/17/75. | marked "A" on reverse. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H. 3 | England, c.1850, NIM | hidden mark on ebony quadrant; possibly Hughes or Heath. | Moskowitz 122. | suggest correction | ||
| H. 4 | marked on horizontal sundial, WHI-1191, H [.], on the paper wind rose; sundial plate marked "C.P." (2) and compass card marked "R.G." (1). | Bryden 16. | suggest correction | |||
| H.A. 1 | c.1625, MIM SIM | Graphometer = Chevau-Légers 2/28/82; Set-square = Christie 4/3/74. | Hugé. | Versailles. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| H.A. 2 | see "H.A. K.M." | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| H.A. K.M. | Germany?, 1576, MIM | Artillery Level and Square, 1576 = DRE; Artillery Level = DRE. | the "H.A." is "H.A." 2; the "K.M." is "K.M." 2. | Drechsler 2; Grötzsch 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.A.S.V.W. | 1675, MIM | Quadrant, ivory, 1675 = WHI-689. | 90 mm radius; not in Bryden 16. | Whipple Cat. 1933. | suggest correction | |
| H.A.W. | marked on an alidade signed "Heinrich A. Wolff 1770" at KAS. | Lübke; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| H.B. 1 | Germany, 1490-91, MIM | Astrolabe, 1490 (ICA-248) = OXF; Astrolabe, 1491 (ICA-540) = OLD; Astrolabe, 1491 (ICA-249) = MUN. | see also Johannes Bamman (Smalkaldensis); Michel thought he was Bonetus. | Zinner 1; Michel 2 and 3; Price 1; Evans 1; Rohde; Gunther 1; ICA-2. | suggest correction | |
| H.B. 2 | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Diptych Sundial = P.C. | marked "H.L." (1), owner? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.B. 3 | Germany, c.1700, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| H.B. 4 | England, c.1760, | marked on the needle clamp of a circumferentor signed "J.A. Spineux." | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| H.B. 5 | c.1900, | Universal Equatorial Sundial = ADL-T19. | made by D.B. Sheahan. | Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.B.S. 1 | 1609, MIM | Calendar Stick, 1609 = Evans Coll. | Simpson; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| H.B.S. 2 | MIM | Ring Sundial with seal = NOR. | probably owner. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.C. 1 | Switzerland, fl.1568-91, MIM | Sundials with compasses on finger rings = NMM-D.99/36-71C, WHI-1714 (FIT) (1568). | inside lid of NMM sundial is marked "MIMR" and "W.P." 2; WHI is marked with "MIMR" and "H.R." 1. | Bryden 16; NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| H.C. 2 | Equatorial Sundial, marked 1591 = ADL-T22. | the work of D.B. Sheahan of New York, N.Y., c.1900; marked "Sir Charles Blunt." | Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| H.C. 3 | Italy?, c.1580, MIM | Magnetic Azimuth Sundial = WHI-1709. | is this the same as H.C. 1.? | Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.D. 1 | Germany, 1519, MIM | Diptych Sundial, gilt-brass, 1519 = Soth. 6/18/62. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| H.D. 2 | Germany, fl.1590-1601, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = LOU (1590), MERC-75 (1590), MERC-56, Palazzo Madonna, Turin (1595), NMM (1597), ADL-DPW29 (1597), SPL (1601), OXF (1600), OXF, OXF (1595), WRAY, ROM, KEN, BM, Koller 11/17/75, Huelsmann Coll., Bearne's 2/12/92, etc. | the snake was the mastermark of Hans Ducher 2 and 3; the OXF dial and some others also have a distinctive thrush; see Hans Ducher 2 and 3. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Price 2 & 3; Ward 1 & 4; NMM 2; Michel 3; Gouk 1; Syndram; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| H.D. 3 | Germany, 1595, MIM | Skaphe Sundial, ivory, 1595 = Koller 11/17/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| H.D. 4 | 1770, MIM | Calipers, 1770 = Metalwork Museum, Rouen. | D'Allemagne. | suggest correction | ||
| H.D. 5 | c.1900 / z, | Inclinable Sundial = ADL-T66. | the work of D.B. Sheahan, c.1900. | Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.D.F. | Germany, fl.1618-19, MIM | Cruciform Sundial, 1618 = OXF-G500; Cruciform Sundial, 1619 = VIE-709. | the OXF dial has figures of father time. | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| H.E. | initials on quadrant signed "John Chatfield, 1630." | suggest correction | ||||
| H.E.S. | Germany, fl.1569-71, MIM | Drawing Instruments, Quadrant and case, 1569 = BEK; Horary Quadrant, 1571 = NUR-WI 12. | Zinner thinks it is Erasmus Hornung; BEK set signed "H. ES." | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.F. 1 | Germany, c.1550, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial in the shape of a star = BM. | Augsburg? | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| H.F. 2 | England?, 1669?, MIM | Gunter's Quadrant and nocturnal, 1669? = Christie 11/8/66, = Soth. 6/24/74 = Haifa Maritime Museum. | Janin 3; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| H.F.V.K. | see H.G.A.V. | suggest correction | ||||
| H.G. 1 | Germany, 1537, | "H.G. 1537" is marked on an astrolabe, ICA- 256 (formerly in the Nachet Coll.), which also carries the inscription "Valentinus Sonthalmer Georgio Weinmayster dono 1535." | Gunther 1; Michel 2 and 3; Price 1; ICA 2; MADEX; Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| H.G. 2 | Germany, fl.1562-96, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1562, = LIE; Diptych Sundials = MUN, INN, Soth. 11/21/60. | see Hans Gebhart; mastermark is a star; the MUN dial is also signed "H.S.D.L."; "H.G. 1596" is marked on an ivory diptych sundial signed "Johann Gebhart", ADL-DPW21. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Michel 9; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| H.G. 3 | Germany, 1567, MIM | Sundial and Compass on inside panel of clock, 1567, = Christie 7/5/66. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| H.G. 4 | Germany, fl.1569-71, MIM NIM | Calendar Plate, 1569 and Hanging Compass, 1571 = DRE; Calendar Plate = HAA. | Hans Göbe? | Zinner 1; Grötzsch 2; Körber 1; Rohde; Michel 3; Drechsler 2. | suggest correction | |
| H.G. 5 | Austria, 1575, MIM | Stand for Armillary Sphere, 1575 = KRM. | also signed "Hannss -------DCZINGCK"; surely Hanns Greber of Sterczing. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| H.G. 6 | Germany, fl.1586-95, MIM SIM | Mining Instrument, wood, inlaid with ivory, 1586 = ROU = GRA; Folding Square, ivory and wood, 1587 = BEK; Protractor, wood, 1595 = Leoben Montan Hochschule. | the 1586 instrument is also marked "Hans Resi." | Zinner 1; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.G. 7 | Germany, 1621, MIM | Artillery Sight, 1621 = LEY; Artillery Level = BASH. | Hans Gruber?; 1621 instrument also marked "J.U.H.Z.E." | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| H.G. 8 | MIM | Horizontal Sundial, ivory = DRE. | Grötzsch 2. | suggest correction | ||
| H.G. 9A | 1617, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, silver, 1617 = X. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| H.G. 9B | Germany, 1667, MIM SIM | Circumferentor with Sundial, wood, 1667 = BM. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | ||
| H.G.A.V. | MIM | Horizontal Sundial = P.C. | also marked "M.G.G.F.G.", "H.F.V.K." & "G.A.I.G." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.G.H. | Germany, 1648, MIM SIM | Sector, 1648 = ADL-M90; Graphometer = Christie 12/18/74 = 4/9/75 =12/17/75; Nocturnal = LUN. | see Hans Georg Hertel. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Bobinger 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| H.G.V.B. | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, string-gnomon, in the form of a finger ring, gold = BM. | Ward did not mention the initials. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| H.G.V.G. | misreading for H.G.V.B. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| H.H. 1 | Germany, 1601, MIM | Table Sundial, 1601 = D.(1976). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| H.H. 2 | Germany, 1615, MIM | Rule, iron, 1615 = MADEX. | Nürnberg. | MADEX. | suggest correction | |
| H.H. 3 | Germany, c.1750, | marked on the gnomon of compass sundial in ivory barrel at WHI, made by "M.V." | Bryden 16. | suggest correction | ||
| H.I. | Germany, c.1700, MIM | Sundial in ring = D.(1976). | probably owner. | Brieux 3, 1976. | suggest correction | |
| H.I.S. | 1581, MIM | Rule, 1581 = FLO. | Bonelli 5. | suggest correction | ||
| H.J. | 1595, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, circular, with compass, 1595 = D.(1974). | the hour scale is incorrect. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.K. 1 | Germany, fl.1567-78, MIM | Horizontal Table Sundial, 1567 = OXF; Polyhedral Sundial, 1578 = MUN; Sundial, book-form, 1580 = Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. | Hans Koch; clockmaker; the 1578 sundial has 25 faces. | Munich. | Michel 1 and 3; Price 2; Zinner 1; Uhren Feb., 1990; RSW. | suggest correction |
| H.K. 2 | Germany, 1589, MIM | Celestial Globe Chalice, 1589 = NMM. | Frankfort. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.K. 3 | Germany, fl.1591-96, MIM | Table Clocks with Sundials = MUN (1591), Michel Coll. (1592), HAK (1596); Sundials in watches = X (1592), Koller 11/17/75 (1592), F. Mallet Coll. | all the sundials, except for the one in the Mallet Coll. are also marked "M.P." (2). | Michel 1 and 3; Evans; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.K. 4 | England, c.1677, MIM | Gunter's Quadrant = P.C.(1971); Quadrants = ZUS, Soth. 6/9/77. | the quadrant in the private collection has a radius of 3", the initials seem to have been added later, possibly by the owner. | Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.K. 5 | possibly H. Keining or Hans Koch. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| H.K.R. | Germany?, 1583, MIM | Sundial on Table Clock, 1583 = DRE. | 51° latitude. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.L. 1 | the mark appears on ivory diptych sundials signed "H.B." (2). | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| H.L. 2 | 1685, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1685 = WHI. | Bryden thought it might be Heinrich van Lennep. | Bryden 16. | suggest correction | |
| H.L. 3 | Germany, 1742, OIM | "H.L." (3) is marked on a 1742 telescope at DRE made by J.S. Merklein and J.G. Zimmer; also see Hans Löser. | Reinhartz. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| H.M. 1 | 1507, MIM | Rete of Astrolabe, 1507 = VIE (ICA-599); Astrolabe = BRE (ICA-590). | Zinner 1; Price 1; Michel 3; ICA-2. | suggest correction | ||
| H.M. 2 | Germany, fl.1595-97, MIM | Gunner's Compass with Sundial, 1595 = Rosenheim Sale = FIN; Rule, 1597 = AMST. | the signature on the gunner's compass may be "M.H." (1). | Mörzer Bruyns 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.M. 3 | Germany, 1616, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1616 = Wunsiedel Fichtelgebirgmuseum. | mastermark is a fleur-de-lys; also marked "P.K." | Zinner 1; Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| H.M. 4 | Germany, 1744, MIM | Hour Glass, four flasks, 1744 = ADL-M359. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| H.N.I. | see I.N.H. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| H.O. | Germany?, 1477, MIM | Pillar Sundial, ivory, 1477 = MUN. | possibly the initials of the owner. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.P. | Holland, 1677, NIM | Cross-staff, 1677 = P.C. (1971). | also marked "4" or "7." | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| H.R. 1 | Germany?, 1568, | marked on finger ring sundial at WHI signed "H.C." (1) and dated 1568; WHI also marked "MIMR." | Bryden 16. | suggest correction | ||
| H.R. 2 | Germany, 1686, MIM | Artillery Level, 1686 = OXF. | the "H." and "R." are conjoined; also marked "M.E." (1), with a crown over the "M". | Maddison 1; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.S. 1 | Germany, 1560, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, gilt-brass, 1560 = PBN. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | ||
| H.S. 10 | could be Henry Sutton, Henry Sneewins or Johann Sommers. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |||
| H.S. 2 | Germany, c.1583, MIM | Sundial in lid of book-shaped box wih watch inside = NYM. | Hans Schniep? | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| H.S. 3 | 1587, MIM | Nocturnal, gilt = X. | Van Damme, 10/10/95. | suggest correction | ||
| H.S. 4 | Germany?, 1641, MIM | Dividers,three-legged, 1641 = NUR; Dividers, one-handed = NUR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| H.S. 5 | Holland?; Germany?, 1642, MIM | Compass Sundial, in ivory barrel, 1642 = OXF. | Sneewins? | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.S. 6 | c.1650, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood = X. | Henry Sutton? | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| H.S. 7 | Germany?, MIM | Protractor, wood and ivory = KRE; Diptych Sundial, wood and ivory = NOR. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | ||
| H.S. 8 | MIM | Expanded Ring Sundial = Wray-99. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| H.S. 9 | Austria or Germany, c.1690, MIM | Gunnery Level, with case = D.(1993). | Coffeen 43. | suggest correction | ||
| H.S.D.L. | this mark appears on an ivory diptych sundial at MUN; see "H.G." 2. | Zinner 1; Price 2; Michel 2. | suggest correction | |||
| H.T. | Germany, 1588-1614, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = Koller 11/17/75 (1588), RSM (1612), MUN (1614), WUR (1614), BM, ADL-W35 (1611); Diptych Sundial, ivory and brass = OXF. | Hans Ducher 2 or 3; both used the serpent as a punchmark. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Price 2 and 3; Ward 4; Gouk 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| H.T.R. | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood, brass and ivory = OXF. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| H.W. 1 | Germany?, 1673, MIM | Sandglass, silver, 1673 = NUR? | Lunardi. | suggest correction | ||
| H.W. 2 | England, fl.1645-89, MIM | Miner's Compasses and accessories = NMM (1645), OXF (1689). | Henry Wynne? | Taylor 1(266); NMM 2; Maddison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.W. 3 | Germany?, 1743, MIM | Quadrant, wood and paper, 1743 = HAK. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| H.W. 4 | MIM | Sundial = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | letters stamped. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| H.W./W. | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Vertical Sundial, oval = BM. | silver volvelle; the dial is marked "H.W." over "W." | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| H.Z.S. | see "F.W. H.z.s." | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| HAAG | France, 1824, MIM | Wall Sundial, 1824 = Saverne. | Saverne. | Rohr 2. | suggest correction | |
| HAALSTATT UND TSCHLER | Germany, 1763, PHIM | Hydrometer, 1763 = KRA. | Wagrechteberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAAN, FRIEDRICH GOTTLOB | Germany, 1820, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, 1820 = DRE (2). | Grötzsch 1 and 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HAAS | Switzerland, 19th Century, MIM | Magnetic Compass = Koller 11/17/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HAAS AND CO. | England, pre-1800, MIM OIM PHIM | Steam Jet Cart = University of Pavia. | Jacob Bernard Haas. | London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| HAAS AND HURTER | England, fl.1792-95, PHIM | Barometer = DEU; Hydrometer = RSM; Balance = TEY. | Jacob Bernard Haas and Johann Heinrich Hurter; Haas probably worked for Hurter from about 1783, and became a partner in 1792. | Soho, London. | Turner 7; Taylor 2(843a); USNM; Bell 2; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAAS, JACOB BERNARD | Germany; England; Portugal, fl.1783-1840, MIM NIM PHIM | Electric Machines = TEY, CNAM; Philosophical Instruments = WHI, OXF; Sextant = X; Clinometers = P.C. and Soth. 6/25/68; Protractor = P.C.; Hygrometer and Thermometer = TEY; Ruling Engine, 1798 = DEU; Plane Table, 1806 = COO; Universal Equatorial Sundial, 1809 = COO; Solar Quadrant, 1828 and Universal Ring Dial, 1828 = COO; Solar Microscope, 1840 = TEY; Barometers = COO, DAR; Hygrometer = WHI. | the solar quadrant is for 40° 12'; also made air pumps. | born in Swabia; London (1783-1800); Lisbon (1800-40). | Taylor 2(843a); Daumas 1; Portuguese Inv.; Bell 2; G.L'E. Turner 7 & 24; Middleton 1; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAAS, JOAO FREDERICO | Portugal, fl.1828-65, OIM | Solar Microscope, 1840 = TEY. | Joa~o Frederico Haas; son of Jacob Bernard Haas. | Lisbon. | G.L'E. Turner 7 and 24. | suggest correction |
| HAASE AND WILLHELIM | MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Weschler 5/22/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HAASE, JOHANN GOTTFRIDT | Germany, c.1675, MIM | Astrolabe Clock = Christie 12/5/95. | rete has 16 stars; double rule; tympan; lot no. 83. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAASEBROEK, GERRIT | Holland, 1765, MIM NIM | Cross-staves, 1765 = Streekmuseum, Gornedijk, Eisinga's House, Franeker. | made protractors; name sometimes spelt "Hasebroek." | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HABERMEL, ERASMUS | Germany; Czechoslovakia, c.1538-1606, MIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums; these include; astrolabes; globes; sundials; calendars and surveying instruments; the dated instruments range from 1576-1600. | often signed "E.H." the instruments are so famous that they have been often copied; there are many fakes! | Prague (1576-1606). | Eckhardt 3; Michel 1, 3, 4 and 6; Hamilton 1; Maddison 1; Bedini 6; Zinner 1; Rooseboom 1; Grötzsch 2; Körber 1; Sticker and Kirchvogel; Price 1 and 3; Ward 4; ICA 2; NMM 2; USNM; Drechsler 2; Trois Siècles; Brieux 3; Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2; Engelmann 1; J.A. Bennett 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HABERMEL, JOSHUA | Germany; Czechoslovakia, fl.1565-81, MIM SIM | Torquetum, 1576 = DRE; Proportional Compasses, 1577 = PRA; Graphometer = FLO; Diptych Sundial = OXF; Astronomical Compendia = Carl Rolas du Rosey Coll. = TIM, P.C. (2); etc. | see J.H. 1; he was the father of Erasmus Habermel. | Regensburg; Prague. | Zinner 1; Evans; Michel 1, 2, and 3; Gunther 2; Drechsler 2; Rohde; Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HABERMEL, MARTIN | see M.H.F. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HABRECHT AND HEYDEN | France, c.1625, MIM | Pair of Globes = PRA. | Isaac Habrecht 2 and Jacob Heyden | Strasbourg. | Horsky and Skopova; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HABRECHT, ABRAHAM | France, 1654-1728, MIM | Astrolabe Clock = Kunstgewerbemuseum, Strasbourg. | Strasbourg. | Zinner 1; Maurice 1. | suggest correction | |
| HABRECHT, ISAAC 1 | France, 1544-1620, MIM | Astrolabe Clock, 1578 = TOU; Globe, Celestial, 1574 = STR; Gores for a Terrestrial Globe = STR. | noted clock maker; see J.H. 2. | Strasbourg. | Zinner 1; Baillie 1; Gélis; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HABRECHT, ISAAC 2 | France, 1589-1633, MIM | Celestial Globes, 1621 = KAS, KRM, STU, ZUR, NUR, AMSTS, etc; Celestial Globe = KRA; Planiglobiums = LID (1628), DEU (1628), ADL-A304A; Pair of Globes = Drouot 3/8/63; Terrestrial Globes = P.C. (1620), NMM (1625), NYH. | son of Isaac Habrecht 1; ADL planiglobium is a signed manuscript instrument for 50° with parts sewn together. | Strasbourg. | Zinner 1; Yonge; NMM 2; Estreicher 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HABRECHT, ISAAC 3 | France, 1611-86, MIM | Celestial Globe with clockwork, 1646 = NMM; Terrestrial Globe = NMM. | Strasbourg. | Zinner 1; NMM 2; Tardy 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HABRECHT, JOSIAS | France, 1552-75, MIM | Mechanical Armillary Sphere, 1572 = ROS. | brother of Isaac Habrecht 1. | Strasbourg. | Zinner 1; Von Bertele 1; Tardy 3. | suggest correction |
| HACHARD | France, 18th Century, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 5/25/68; Augsburg-type Sundial = P.C.(1971). | might be one dial. | Besançon. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HACKELMAN, G. | Germany, NIM | Compass = LIE. | Hamburg. | Michel 3 and 9. | suggest correction | |
| HACKER, A. | Czechoslovakia, 18th Century, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = N.N. Frankel Coll.; Table Sundial = P.C. | Prague. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| HADDARD, W.D. | England, 1846, | designed a protractor. | London. | Price 3. | suggest correction | |
| HADDOCK, CHARLES | England, c.1737, MIM | apprenticed to Fisher Combs of the Clockmakers' Company on May 2, 1737. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HADDOCK, JOHN | England, c.1722, MIM | apprenticed to William Bennett of the Clockmakers' Company on Aug. 23, 1722. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HADDON, C.W., AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | barometer makers. | King Street, Liverpool. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| HADDON, WILLIAM | England, fl.1700-13, MIM | member of the Stationers' Company; had William Barker, Worgan's last apprentice, turned over to him on March 12 1700. | Giltspur Street, near Newgate Street, London. | J. Brown 1; Taylor 1(567); Clay and Court ; Daumas 1; Evans 1; Dewhirst; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| HADEN, WILLIAM | England, 1790, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Ripley 1 of the Grocers' Company, January 7, 1790. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HADERBECK, JOHANN PETER | Germany, 1697, MIM | Artillery Level, 1697 = Huelsmann Coll. | signed "Johannes Petrus Haderbeck me Fecit A. 1697"; also marked "1050" on banner. | Syndram. | suggest correction | |
| HADLEY, GEORGE | England, c.1731, NIM | brother of John Hadley; he is supposed to have made an example of Hadley's quadrant in 1731. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | ||
| HADLEY, HENRY | England, c.1731, NIM | brother of John Hadley; made some of his reflecting quadrants, 1731. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| HADLEY, JOHN | England, 1682-1744, | designed a telescope, 1719-20; best known for his invention of the relecting quadrant (octant) in 1731, for which he received a patent in 1734 which ran until 1745; a similar instrument was independently invented, about the same time, by Thomas Godrey 1 in Philadelphia, Pa.; Hadley licensed Joseph Jackson 1 to be the sole maker; designed a bubble level in 1734. | Enfield Chase near East Barnet. | Taylor 1(538); Taylor 2(56); DNB; DSB; USNM; Bedini 8; G.L'E. Turner 24; A.J. Turner 10; Millburn 8. | suggest correction | |
| HADNOT, JOHN | England, c.1808, MIM | apprenticed to John Symons of the Grocers' Company 1801-08. | London. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| HAECKE, H. | Germany, 1816?, NIM | Octant, 1816 = Christie 6/7/72; Sextants = X, Kelton Coll. (1990). | Kelton sextant has micrometer and is W.W. 1 era, marked "No. 9693"; may be two makers or a misreading of the Christie date. | Neukölln; Berlin. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAEFELZ, JOHANNES FRIDERICUS | Germany, 1784, MIM | Horizontal Table Sundial, 1784 = THO. | Braunschweig. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAERING | France, MIM OIM PHIM | T.C.; optician; made physical instruments. | à l'Aigle d'Or, No.63 Palais du Tribunat, près le Café de Foi, Paris. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| HAFENRETTER, SAMUEL H. | Germany, 1587-1660, | author; designed an astrological instrument with a sundial. | Tübingen. | Zeitlin Cat. 1974. | suggest correction | |
| HAGER | Germany, 1696, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1696 = Soth.-SB pre-1980. | probably Johann Melchior Hager or Michael Tobias Hager. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAGER, DIEDERICH PETER | Germany, 1674-1745, MIM | Calendar, large, 1710 = Anton-Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig. | Wolfenbüttel. | Buchler. | suggest correction | |
| HAGER, JOHANN MELCHIOR | Germany, 1642-1713, MIM | Ring Sundials = MERC, Koller 11/17/75; Equatorial Sundials, silver = ADL-M296, BS-WB; Table Sundial = Düsseldorf (1976). | Engelmann read the ADL sundial as Johann Melchior Sager. | Frankfort. | Zinner 1; Buchler; Engelmann 1; Hamilton 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAGER, JOHANN MICHAEL | Germany, 1684-1765, MIM | Horizontal Sundial with cam, 1705 = BM; Horizontal Sundials = OXF; Nocturnal = Drouot 2/18/60. | the dial at the BM is signed "I.M. Hager"; the nocturnal is signed "J.M. Hager." | Frankfort and Braunschweig. | Zinner 1; Buchler; Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAGER, M. | Germany, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundials = KEN, D.(1976); Nocturnal = BM (lost). | surely Michael Tobias Hager; Chaldecott lists an "M. Aager." | Arnstadt. | Chaldecott 1; Price 2 & 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAGER, M.I. | see M.T. Hager. | Gunther 2; Evans 1; Price 3. | suggest correction | |||
| HAGER, MICHAEL TOBIAS | Germany, 1639-1694, MIM | Astronomical Compendia = LIE, MUN, LOU, NUR; Pedometer, 1690 = BM; Table Sundials = Koller 11/17/75, OXF, BS-WB; Sundial, 1681 = Arnstadt Rathaus. | "Mechanikus." | Arnstadt; Wolfenbüttel. | Zinner 1; Gunther 2; Evans 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Michel 3; Hamilton 1; Belgian Inventory; Wynter and Turner; Buchler; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAGER, N. | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Compass with Perpetual Almanac = Bernal Sale No.3955; Universal Equatorial Sundial, with latitude cam = D.(1974). | probably a misreading for M.T. Hager. | Arnstadt. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Price 2; Wynter 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAGER, WOLFGANG | Germany, 1643-1705, MIM | Sundials = Cologne Museum (1687), NMM, TIM, BS-WB; Nocturnals = Cologne Museum (1681),KES (1692); Pedometers = SPI-2829 (1695), BS-WB (1696); Sundial in silver box, 1693 = OXF. | "Hofmechanikus." | Wolfenbüttel. | Buchler; Zinner 1; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAGGER AND BRO. | USA, 1842-59, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass with vernier = School of Civil Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca N.Y.; Stick Barometer = D.(1980). | John W. Hagger and William G. Hagger; barometer signed "Hagger and Brother." | corner of Pratt Street and Spear's Wharf, Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1; Coffeen 27; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAGGER AND SON 1 | USA, 1795, MIM NIM | William Guyse Hagger and Benjamin King Hagger; advertised nautical compasses, 1795. | 2 doors south of the Draw-Bridge, Boston, Mass. | Brewington 1; Warner 12. | suggest correction | |
| HAGGER AND SON 2 | USA, 1830, MIM OIM PHIM | Benjamin King Hagger and his son, John W. Hagger; ad in Baltimore paper in 1830. | at the Sign of Dr. Franklin, Baltimore, Md. | D.J. Warner 11. | suggest correction | |
| HAGGER BROTHERS | USA, c.1850, MIM | Magnetic Compass = Maine Historical Society. | Baltimore, Md. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HAGGER, BENJ. K., AND SON | USA, fl.1827-38, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Compass = USNM. | made and imported instruments; Benjamin King Hagger and John W. Hagger. | 72 Baltimore Street (up to 1830); at the Sign of Dr. Franklin, 57 South Street (1830- 38); both in Baltimore, Maryland. | Smart 1; USNM; D.J. Warner 11 | suggest correction |
| HAGGER, BENJAMIN KING | USA, 1769-1834, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Graphometer, wood = P.C.; Surveyor's Compasses = U. of Maryland, P.C., Rio Grande County Museum, Del Norte, Cal.; Sextant, 1825 = P.C. | son of William Guyse Hagger. | Newport, R.I.; Ann Street (1789); Prince Street near Snow Hill Street (1793); North Street (1795); Ann Street (1798); all in Boston, Mass.; at the sign of Dr. Franklin; 57 South Street (1816); at the Sign of Hadley's Quadrant, 72 Baltimore Street (1824); all in Baltimore, Maryland. | Brewington 1; Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1; USNM; Price 2; D.J. Warner 10 and 11; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAGGER, C.E.E. | USA?, | instrument maker; possibly the grandson of B.K. Hagger. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HAGGER, JOHN W. | USA, 1805-58, MIM | the son of Benjamin King Hagger; see Benj. K. Hagger and Son; his brother was William G. Hagger; see Hagger and Bro.; he apparently continued his father's firm at least until 1842. | 57 South Street, Baltimore, Md. (1833-38). | Smart 1; Brewington 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HAGGER, WILLIAM | USA, 1760, NIM | Backstaffs = MYS, USNM. | he was the father of William Guyse Hagger; partner of Benjamin King 1. | Newport, Rhode Island. | Smart 1; Bedini 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| HAGGER, WILLIAM GUYSE | USA, 1748-1832, NIM | Backstaffs = Rhode Island Historical Soc., Providence, R.I. (1768), PEA (1775), MAR (1775), VNN (1775), R.I. Historical Society = USNM (1776), D.(1777); Surveyor's Compass = Hist. Soc. of St. Marys and Benzinger Township, Pa. | the father of Benjamin King Hagger; there is a listing of an address at Cranston, R.I. in 1774; Joseph Callender made the compass cards. | Newport, R.I. (1766-88); near the Draw-Bridge, Ann Street, Boston, Mass. (1789). | Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1; Brewington 1; USNM; Price 2; D.J. Warner 8 and 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAHN, A.H. | Germany, PHIM | Thermometer = DRE. | Dresden. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAHN, GOTTFRIED | Germany, MIM | Heliochronometer = STU. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HAHN, P.M., UND J.C. SCHUSTER | Germany, c.1780, MIM | Astronomical Clock = DRE; Quadrant Scale = DRE. | Phillip Mattäus Hann and Joh. Christ. Schuster. | Kornwesteim. | Grötzsch 2. | suggest correction |
| HAHN, P.M., UND P.G. SCHAUDT | Germany, c.1775, MIM | Clock with Globe on top = DAR. | Philipp Mattaüs Hahn and Philipp Gottfried Schaüdt. | Kornwestheim and Onsmettingen. | Uhren Feb., 1990. | suggest correction |
| HAHN, PHILIPP MATTAUS | Germany, 1739-90, MIM | Astronomical Clocks = STU, DRE, GOT, FUR, NUR; Heliochronometers = BASH,(1782), HEI, DEU, KRA, KRM; Wall Sundial = Balinger Kirchturm; Planetariums = NUR, FUR. | Philipp Mattäus Hahn; astronomer; author; the instrument in the Basle Historical Museum is signed simply "Hahn"; devised a multiplying machine, 1774; worked with Schuster and Schaudt. | Kornwestheim; Erfurt; Württemberg. | Zinner 1; Taylor 2(601); Grötzsch 2; Baillie 1; Engelmann 1; USNM; Deutche Uhrmacher-Zeitschrift, Aug. 1965; Neue Uhrmacher-Zeitung Ulm, Nov.30, 1964; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAIDEN AND CO. | England, late 19th Century, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Soth.-PB pre-1980. | this may be a misreading for Halden. | Manchester and London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAIJE, WM. DE LA | Holland, fl.1764-65, OIM | made lenses and mirrors. | The Hague. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| HAIJES, WALTER | Holland, c.1750, MIM PHIM | Ring Sundial = STT. | Amsterdam. | Pipping 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| HAILES, THOMAS | England, fl.1687-95, OIM | apprenticed in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1680; free of the Company on March 31, 1687. | Sign of the Spectacles and Perspective Glass (later the Telescope and Spectacles), corner of Cannon Alley, over against the great North Door of St. Paul's Church, London. | Taylor 1(454); Daumas 1; Clay and Court; Evans 1; Court and von Rohr 3(55). | suggest correction | |
| HAINTZ, MATTHAEUS | see Mattheus Heintz | Zinner 1; Horsky and Skopova. | suggest correction | |||
| HAIR, JOHN | England, 1782, PHIM | Stick Barometer, 1782 = D.(1989). | extra dial is semi-circle at top of instrument. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAIR, WILLIAM EVITT | England, fl.1842-50, PHIM | made barometers, clocks and watches. | High Street, Boston. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| HAKES, W. | England, c.1850, NIM | Sextant with tangent screw = Seamans Institute of New York. | Hull. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HALAICHER, MATTHAUS | Germany, 1671, MIM | Astrolabe Clock, 1671 = Hessischen Landesmuseum, Darmstadt. | Augsburg. | Engroff. | suggest correction | |
| HALBAUR | Germany?, MIM | Compass Sundial in gimbals = MUN. | Zorge. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HALDEN, I. | see J. Halden. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| HALDEN, J. | England, fl.1845-53, MIM | Rule, ivory = D.(1969); Protractor, full = Christie-SK 7/10/80. | became J. Halden and Co. after 1850; J. Halden and Co. Ltd. as late as 1930. | Albert Square, Manchester; London. | Moskowitz 109; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HALDEN, J. AND CO. | England, c.1850, MIM SIM | Dumpy Level = Phillips 7/28/82; Eidograph = D(1974). | Manchester and London. | Moskowitz 109; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HALER, MUMENT | Switzerland, 1773, OIM | Solar Microscope, 1773 = X. | successor to Passemant. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| HALES | variant spelling for Hailes, Hale. | Court and von Rohr 3(55). | suggest correction | |||
| HALES, STEPHEN | England, 1677-1761, MIM | designed and built an orrery, 1705; F.R.S. | London. | North 2; Millburn 5; Gunther; DSB. | suggest correction | |
| HALEWYCK, F.M. VAN | Holland, 1653, MIM | Sundial and Nocturnal, 1653 = LIE. | Michel 1, 3 and 9; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HALFPENNY, WILLIAM | England, fl.1722-48, MIM | devised a tangent rule. | Bristol? | Taylor 2(182). | suggest correction | |
| HALL | England, c.1820, OIM | optician. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| HALL AND HAWKS | England, 1840, MIM | 10 Duke Street, Borough; also Topping's Wharf, London Bridge; both in London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| HALL BROS. | England, MIM | Theodolite = Soth. 1/27/75. | Croyden. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HALL, A.J. | England, MIM | Machine for describing ellipses and curves = X. | 2 William Street, Clerkenwell, London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HALL, ASA | USA, c.1790, | clockmaker; worked on an orrery built by Caleb Leach. | Boston, Mass. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| HALL, B.J. | England, MIM | Reduction Compass = Chevau-Légers 2/28/82. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HALL, BRADFORD | England, OIM | Binocular Microscope = D.(1970). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HALL, CHESTER MOOR | England, 1703-71, | invented the achromatic lens, 1733; lawyer. | More Hall, Sutton, Essex. | Wynter and Turner; Taylor 2(183); DNB; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| HALL, EDWARD | England, c.1850, PHIM | partner with Edward Jenkin in Dring and Fage and Co.; made hydrometers and saccharimeters. | 19 and 20 Tooley Street, London Bridge, London. | McConnell 4. | suggest correction | |
| HALL, FRANCIS | Belgium; England, 1595-1675, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, 1669 = Whitehall Garden, London. | also known as Francis Line; Jesuit; author; experimented with the motion of mercury in the barometer c.1660. | Liège, (1630-58); London (1658-70); Liège (1670-75). | Gatty; Reilly; Taylor 1(133); Baillie 1; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| HALL, J. | England, OIM | Telescope with stand = D.(1976). | Bradford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HALL, JOHN 1 | England, 1698, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1698 = VEN. | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HALL, JOHN 2 | England, 1840-50, PHIM | barometer maker. | Northgate, Sleaford. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| HALL, MARTIN VON | Austria, fl.1438-d.1466, | designed wall sundials. | Tirol. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| HALL, S.W. | USA, 1848, PHIM | philosophical and chemical instrument maker. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HALL, THOMAS | USA, fl.1849-78, PHIM | Palmer and Hall (1849-57) succeeded Daniel Davis, Jr.; Hall on his own after 1857; made electrical apparatus. | Boston, Mass. | USNM; Romaine. | suggest correction | |
| HALLAM AND SON | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 6/30/89. | Nottingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HALLAYCHER, MATTHEUS | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Watch in a Globe = Spitzer-186. | Augsburg. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HALLEN | England, c.1820, MIM | see Cottam and Hallen | Winsley Street, London. | Wynter and Turner; Kenney Cat. | suggest correction | |
| HALLENSEN, J.A. | Germany, 1748, MIM | Rule and Plotting Scale, 1748 = OXF. | Wolfenbüttel. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HALLEY, DR., AND CO. | a frequent misreading for 'Dr. Halley, etc.' found on pocket globes. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| HALLEY, EDMOND | England, 1656-1742, | Dr. Edmond Halley, second Astronomer Royal, 1720; worked out the eliptical orbits of comets including the one of 1758, named for him; author; designed a large astronomical sextant; F.R.S., 1678; charted magnetic deviation isogomes in the Atlantic; etc. | London. | Taylor 1(401), 2(57); DNB; DSB; USNM; Hoskins. | suggest correction | |
| HALLIFAX, GEORGE | England, 1725-1811, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = P.C. | fourth son of John Hallifax; clockmaker. | Doncaster (1750-1811). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| HALLIFAX, JOHN | England, 1694-1750, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = P.C. (4), VAA (2), D.(1966), D.(1973), Soth. 7/16/76, etc; Stick Barometer = D.(1989). | the wheel barometers are signed "J. (or John or Johannes) Hallifax Inv & Fect."; stick barometer has two silver dials, one of which has an interesting degree scale; clockmaker; succeeded by his fifth son, Joseph. | Barnsley. | Goodison 1; Symonds; Tyler; Banfield 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HALLIFAX, JOSEPH | England, c.1750, PHIM | barometer maker; fifth son of John Hallifax; succeeded him. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HALLIFAX, THOMAS | England, c.1750, PHIM | barometer maker; third son of John Hallifax; Bell thinks he succeeded his father rather than Joseph. | Barnsley. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| HALSAY, DANIEL | see Daniel Halsy | Moskowitz 2. | suggest correction | |||
| HALSE | also see Jacob and Halse. | suggest correction | ||||
| HALSE, E., AND SON | England, 18th Century, MIM | Sector, wood = WRAY; Sector, ivory = ADL-W116; Drawing Instrument Sets in etuis = Soth. 7/20/70, Newcastle Science and Engineering Museum. | Newcastle sector and rectangular protractor signed and in green shagreen etui; may be only one set. | London. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HALSE, W.H. | England, PHIM | T.C.; made galvanic apparatus; called himself "Professor of Medical Galvanism." | 22 Brunswick Square, London. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| HALSEY | also see Halsy. | suggest correction | ||||
| HALSEY, I. | USA, 1702, NIM | probably John or Joseph (1) Halsey; sometimes spelt "Halsy." | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HALSEY, JAMES 1 | USA, fl.1669-96, NIM | Backstaff, 1676 = PEA. | "Mathematician"; this is one of the earliest instruments made in the Colonies. | Fish Street, Boston, New England. | Brewington 1; Bedini 1 & 8; American Neptune Jan.,1975; D.J. Warner 8 and 12. | suggest correction |
| HALSEY, JAMES 2 | USA, 1695-1767, MIM NIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses, wood = PEA, X, P.C.; Backstaves, 1739 = Maine Historical Society, Portland, Me., P.C. | nephew of Joseph Halsey 1; sometimes spelt Halsy. | near ye drawbridge, Boston, Mass. | Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1; USNM; Brewington 1; Bryden 12; D.J.Warner 8; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HALSEY, JOHN | USA, fl.1700-50, MIM | brother of Joseph Halsey?; sometimes spelt "Halsy." | Green Street, Boston, Mass.; Madagascar. | Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| HALSEY, JOSEPH 1 | USA, 1675-1745, MIM NIM | Backstaff, 1702 = P.C. (1971); Surveyor's Compass, wood = New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord; Compass Card = Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston. | nephew of James Halsey 1; sometimes spelt "Halsy"; sometimes signed "Joseph Halsey, Jun."; may have been first American to make octants; backstaff also marked "Made for Andrew Gray." | Boston, New England. | Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1; Brewington 1; D.J. Warner 8, 10 and 12; Brophy; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HALSEY, JOSEPH 2 | USA, b.1699, fl.1731-62, NIM | Surveying Compass, 1747 = P.C. (1974). | son of Joseph Halsey 1; advertised as making Hadley's quadrants in 1738; grand-nephew of James Halsey 1. | Fish Street, Boston, Mass. | Bedini 1 & 8; Brewington 1; Guthman 1; Warner 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HALSKE | Germany, 1814-90, PHIM | Dynamometer = Barris-Holley Engineering Bldg., Brown University, Providence, R.I. | apprenticed to Karl Philipp Heinrich Pistor, c.1830; see Siemins and Halske. | Berlin. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Weil and Baden; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HALSY | USA, | see Halsey. | Bedini 8; D.J. Warner 8 and 10. | suggest correction | ||
| HALSY, DANIEL | USA, 1777, MIM | warrant issued for his arrest on Jan. 16, 1777; also listed as Daniel Halsay in the warrant. | Boston, Mass. | Moskowitz 2. | suggest correction | |
| HALTON, IMMANUEL | England, 1628-99, MIM | Vertical Sundials on Wingfield Manor House, Derbyshire (2). | astronomer, mathematician and diallist; designed a large quadrant and a type of triquetum, c.1652. | Wingfield Manor House, Derbyshire; Gray's Inn, London. | Taylor 1(231); Evans 1; Gatty; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| HAM, ANTHONY | USA?, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = P.C. (1976). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HAM, ERASMUS | England, c.1736, MIM | apprenticed to George Adams 1, of the Grocers' Company on April 21, 1736. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HAM, JAMES 1 | USA, fl.1754-64+, NIM | Backstaff, 1759 = TIM. | father of James Ham 2; the instrument at the Time Museum was stamped "I.H./No.151." (I.H.) 3; advertised nautical compasses for sale in New York, 1754 and in Philadelphia in 1761. | at the house wherein the Widow Ratsey lately lived, near the Old Dutch Church, Smith Street, New York (1754); at the sign of Hadley's Quadrant at Front and Water Streets, Phiadelphia, Pa. (1759). | Bedini 1; Gillingham 1; Moskowitz 114; USNM; D.J. Warner 8, 10 and 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAM, JAMES 2 | USA, fl.1780-81, NIM OIM | Backstaff, 1781 = Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. = X. | James Ham, jr.; son of James Ham 1; advertised nautical compasses, 1780. | Hadley's Quadrant at Front and Water Streets; below the Draw Bridge in Water Street; between Spruce and Pine Streets; all in Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 1; Gillingham 1; D.J. Warner 8, 10 and 12. | suggest correction |
| HAMANN ET HEMPEL | France, pre-1842, MIM | Elliptical Compass = CNAM. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| HAMBERG, O.P. | Sweden, 1849, MIM OIM | Microscope, 1849 = X. | also made scales. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| HAMBLER, W.H. | USA, c.1850?, MIM | Quadrilateral Rule, boxwood = D.(1984). | 51 Nassau Street, New York, N.Y. | Coffeen II. | suggest correction | |
| HAMBLETON | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HAMELIN | France, 183?, PHIM | Balance Set = D. | "Balancier-Méchanicien, Adjusteur, Verificateur." | à L'H Couronné, Rue Saint-Denis, No. 78, près celle des Lombards, Paris. | Coffeen 36. | suggest correction |
| HAMER, JAMES | England, c.1823, MIM | apprenticed to Michael Dancer in the Joiners' Company on Jan. 8, 1800; listed in 1823; took an apprentice. | 12 Hosier Lane, West Smithfield, London. | Crawford 7. | suggest correction | |
| HAMILTON, DR. HUGO | England, 1796, PHIM | Barometer, 1796 = X. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HAMILTON, HENRY ROBERT | England, c.1838, OIM | 16 Queen Street, Goswell Street, London. | Taylor 2(2144). | suggest correction | ||
| HAMILTON, JAMES 1 | Scotland, 1686, MIM | Cube Sundials, 1686 = Kinross House, Kinrossshire (2). | mason; servitor to James Smith, overseer at Kinross House and son-in-law to Robert Mylne. | Somerville. | suggest correction | |
| HAMILTON, JAMES 2 | England, c.1742, MIM | apprenticed to John Parminter 1, Grocers' Company, Aug.4, 1742. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HAMILTON, JOHN | Scotland, 1686, MIM | Vertical Stone Sundials, 1686 = Kinross House (2). | mason. | Kinross. | Gatty. | suggest correction |
| HAMILTON, RICHARD | England, c.1705, MIM | apprenticed to John Warner 2 or 3 of the Clockmakers' Company in Sept., 1705; may have been free of the Company by 1712. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HAMILTON, T. FENTON, AND CO. | USA, pre-1842, MIM OIM PHIM | mostly made meteorological instruments. | Baltimore, Md. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HAMILTON, WILLIAM FRANCIS | England, c.1814, OIM | patented improvements for optical instruments. | Asylum Buildings, Westminster Road, Surrey. | Taylor 2(1348); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| HAMLIN | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Mallams, Oxford 4/30/97. | too late for William Hamlin 2. | London. | ATG 4/26/97. | suggest correction |
| HAMLIN, RICHARD ELY | USA, 1814-80, OIM | made reflecting telescopes; lottery ticket signed "R.E. Hamlin's Reflecting Telescope"; ticket also marked "W. Hamlin Scs."; see William Haklin 1. | Preuss 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HAMLIN, WILLIAM 1 | USA, 1772-1869, MIM NIM OIM | Magnetic Compasses = MYS, P.C. | apprenticed to Samuel Canfield, Middleton, Conn.; came to Providence by 1795; listed as MIM and engineer by 1824; T.C.; see Richard Ely Hamlin who succeeded him. | North Main Street, next north of St. John's Church (pre-1806); 11 Cheapside, next door north of Messrs. Blodget and Powers (1806); opposite the Baptist Meeting House (1809); Sign of the Quadrant, 131 South Water Street, in the store of Benjamin Clifford (pre-1819); at the sign of the Quadrant, 135 South Main Street (1823); all in Providence, R.I. | Bedini 1 & 8; Price 2; USNM; Lane; Evans 1; Smart 1; Coffeen C; Eldred 10/11/75; Preuss 1; D.J. Warner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAMLIN, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1792-1814, MIM SIM | Instrument = WHI; Surveyor's Compasses = NMM, DeLuca 8/1/87; Magnetic Compass = Soth. 2/7/72; Surveyor's Level = Weschler 5/22/76; Compass, pocket = D.(1997). | there is some thought that William Hamlin 1 and 2 were the same man, but the American apprenticeship and addresses of Hamlin 1 would appear to preclude this idea; the last two instruments are signed "Hamlin, London", which see. | 111 Leadenhall Street, London. | Taylor 2(983); NMM 2; Preuss 1; D.J. Warner 10; MAD June, 1997; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAMMERR | see Starke and Hammerr. | suggest correction | ||||
| HAMMERSLEY | England, MIM OIM | Surveyor's Level and a Telescope = Christie 2/4/69; | Islington, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAMMOND, J. | England, MIM | Garden Sundial = LIE. | Ken(sington), London. | Michel 9. | suggest correction | |
| HAMMOND, WILLIAM 1 | England, c.1620, | free of the Joiners' Company; took apprentices. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HAMMOND, WILLIAM 2 | England, pre-1782, MIM | apprenticed to Benjamin Cole 2 in the Merchant Taylors' Company; made free in the Company. | Crawforth 8. | suggest correction | ||
| HAMON | France, 1637, NIM | Cross-staff, 1637 = KEN. | St. Malo. | Daumas 1; Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| HAMPSON, THOMAS | England, fl.1728-55, MIM | Sundial = Llandderfel Churchyard, Merioneth. | clockmaker. | High Street, Wrexham (1728-48). | Peate. | suggest correction |
| HAMPTON, JOHN | England, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = TRE. | this might be the name of the owner. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAMSTRA PZ, P. | Holland, c.1850, NIM | Crown Compass = P.C. | Harlingen. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| HAN | Holland, c.1650, MIM | Astronomical Quadrants, wood and paper = UTR-A9, UTR-OBS-192. | designed by Vooghdio. | Loon. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Van Cittert 1. | suggest correction |
| HANACZIK | Austria, PHIM | Hydrometer = KRA. | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HANBURYS | England, | see Alan and Hanburys. | London. | suggest correction | ||
| HANBY | England, c.1768, | see Tappenden and Hanby. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HANCOCK, HANNAH | England, c.1830, OIM | widow of William Hancock? | 7 Waingate, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1877). | suggest correction | |
| HANCOCK, JOHN 1 | England, c.1740, MIM | Ring Sundials = OXF, FIN, EMA, Dundee City Museum and Art Gallery. | some are signed "Hancock", some "J. Hancock." | Stevens and Aked; Michel 3; Taylor 2(359); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HANCOCK, JOHN 2 | England, c.1840, MIM OIM | Instrument = OXF. | 30 City Road, Finsbury, London. | Taylor 2(2145). | suggest correction | |
| HANCOCK, MALAHOL | England, c.1668, | apprenticed to Benjamin Emott in the Joiners' Company on Dec. 7, 1668. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HANCOCK, WILLIAM | England, c.1822, OIM | 24 Waingate, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1575). | suggest correction | ||
| HANDASYDE | Scotland1698, MIM | Cube Sundial, 1698 = Keir House, Dunblane. | Somerville. | suggest correction | ||
| HANDASYNE, ARCH. | Scotland, 1732, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, stone, 1732 = Cramond near Edinburgh. | Gatty. | suggest correction | ||
| HANDEL, JOHANN GEORG | Germany, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = OXF. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HANDLEY, JAMES | USA, fl.1865-73, NIM | partner of Charles R. Sherman in C.R. Sherman and Co. | 49 North Water Street, New Bedford, Mass. | Moskowitz; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HANDMAN, I. | MIM | Terrestrial Globe, gilt-brass = BASH. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HANDSCOMB, EBENEZER | England, fl.1764-91, PHIM | Barometer = Luton Art Gallery. | Woburn. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| HANDSFORD, JOHN | England, c.1780, MIM | Orrery = Soth. 11/23/59 = Iparmüvészeti Museum, Budapest. | may be two instruments. | Bristol. | Globe Exhibition, Budapest, 1990; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HANIN | France, fl.1785-88, MIM PHIM | Balance = CNAM; Manometer = D.(1990). | manometer is steel dividers with brass scale (in shape of quadrant), to compare measurements in meters with old foot, English, Castille, Vienna, Brussels, and St. Petersburg style. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HANIN FILS | France, c.1750, MIM | Proportional Compass, iron = PRIN = NMM-DI/DP.2. | St. Romain. | NMM 2; MADEX. | suggest correction | |
| HANKS | USA, c.1790, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses, wood = Deerfield Museum, Mass. and the Suffield Historical Society, Conn. | either Col. Benjamin Hanks or Horatio Hanks, both lived in Mansfield at that time. | Mansfield, Conn. | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| HANKS AND GURLEY | USA, fl.1818-21, MIM SIM | Alpheus and Truman Hanks and Ephraim Gurley; they also ran an iron foundry. | Troy N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| HANKS AND SON | USA, c.1808, MIM | Benjamin Hanks and Truman Hanks; also clockmakers. | Mansfield and Litchfield, Conn. | Bedini 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HANKS, A. AND T. | USA, fl.1830-34, MIM SIM | Alpheus Hanks was a brother, and Truman Hanks was a son of Benjamin Hanks; they succeeded Julius Hanks. | Elbow and Fifth Streets, Troy, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| HANKS, BENJAMIN | USA, 1755-1824, MIM SIM | apprenticed to Thomas Harland; made surveying instruments, clocks, bells, etc.; called himself Col. | Windham, Conn.(1777-80); Litchfield, Conn.(1780-90); Mansfield, Conn.(1790); Gibbonsville, N.Y.(1808); Gibbonsville is now Watervliet and may have been West Troy. | Bedini 1, 8 and 17; Smart 1; O.B. Frye. | suggest correction | |
| HANKS, BENJAMIN AND JULIUS | USA, fl.1808-10, MIM SIM | made vernier surveying compasses; perhaps succeeded Adams and Whipple. | West Troy, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| HANKS, HORATIO | USA, 1790-1838, MIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Vernier Compass = P.C.; Surveyor's Cross = P.C. | fourth son of Benjamin Hanks; both instruments made in Auburn. | Mansfield, Conn. (1790-1816); Gibbonsville, N.Y. (1816-20); Auburn, N.Y. (1820-26); Troy, N.Y. (1826-28); New York, N.Y. (1828-33); New Bern, N. Carolina (1833-36); Cincinnati, Ohio (1836-38); Vicksburg, Miss. (1838). | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| HANKS, JULIUS | USA, 1784-1857?, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Vernier Compasses = State Education Bldg.,Albany, N.Y., Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Mich., Summit County Historical Society, Akron, Ohio, P.C. | third son of Benjamin Hanks; worked with his father 1808-10. | Gibbonsville, N.Y. (1808-24); Fifth Street, Troy, N.Y. (1825); Fifth and Elbow Streets, Troy, N.Y. (1829-38); Troy, N.Y. (1841-47); Chicago, Ill. (1852-57). | Smart 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HANKS, OSCAR | USA, 1810-83, MIM SIM | Hoop Compass = GUR; Transit = GUR; Surveyor's Compasses = P.C., State Historical Society, Madison, Wis. | son of Julius Hanks; succeeded A. and T. Hanks in 1834. William Gurley worked for him between 1839-45. | Troy, N.Y. (1831-46); Chicago Ill. (1856-60); Cincinnatti, Ohio (1876-83). | Smart 1; USNM; Coffeen I. | suggest correction |
| HANKS, TRUMAN | USA, fl.1808-34, MIM SIM | son of Benjamin Hanks; see Hanks and Son; see A. and T. Hanks; see Hanks and Gurley. | Mansfield and Litchfield, Conn.(1808-); Troy, N.Y.(1818-34). | Bedini 1; Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| HANNAEUS, I.D. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = KRO. | Meldorf. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| Hannay, Heinrich | fl. 1866-1872 | See Dolberg, Adolf | suggest correction | |||
| HANNAY, JOHN | Scotland, 1815, MIM | Stone Sundial, 1815 = Wigtown County Museum, Stranraer. | for latitude 54° 41'. | Stevens and Aked. | suggest correction | |
| HANNES, J.O. | England, MIM | Perpetual Calendar = OXF. | London. | Evans 1; Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| HANNIN, SIEUR | France, pre-1782, PHIM | Dynamometer = COR. | Courtanvaux. | suggest correction | ||
| HANSEN, ANDRES | Germany, 1709, MIM | Vertical Sundial, copper, 1709 = FLE. | Flensburg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| HANSFORD, JOHN | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 6/24/88. | Ilminster. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HANSON | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 12/13/88. | probably William Hanson, clockmaker. | Windsor. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HANSON, JOHN | England, fl.1850 - 56, MIM PHIM | instrument and barometer maker | 29 Hope Street; Hackney Road N.; both in London. | Bell 2; O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| HANZELET, JEAN APPIER | France, c.1630, MIM | engraved plates for printed dials; "math. et graveur"; Hanzelet might be the name of a town. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HAPPACHER, A. | Austria, MIM | Sundial on plinth = P. & S. 5/20/1895. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HAPPACHER, PHILIP | Germany, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial, gold case = ADL-A104. | gold case has perpetual calendar on cover. | Fridborg. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAR | see Han. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| HARBERT, CORNELIUS | England, c.1686, MIM | took Thomas Freeman as an apprentice on Sept. 6, 1686; may have been member of the Clockmakers' Company. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HARDENBERG | Holland, fl.1816-32, MIM | compass maker; the full name is listed as Hardenberg (d'Erve). | Op de Binnenkant voor Kraansluis (1816); Texelse Kaai bij de Raamskooi 16 (1826-32); both in Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| HARDER, JOHANN | Germany, c.1657, MIM | compass maker; is he the same as Johannes Harder of St. Gallen? | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| HARDER, JOHANNES | Switzerland, 1657, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood, 1657 = Palais Rumine, Lausanne. | is he the same as Johann Harder of Germany? | St. Gallen. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| HARDING, JOHN | England, c.1809, MIM | apprenticed to Charles Fairbone 1, of the Grocers' Company, on June 4, 1801; turned over to Charles Fairbone 2, of the Grocers' Company, on February 8, 1802; free of the Company, Dec. 7 1809. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HARDOUIN | France, 18th Century, MIM | Planetarium = CNAM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HARDY 1 | France, 1693, | made the frame for a Coronelli celestial globe, 1693. | rue St. Julien le pauvre, Paris.. | Destombes 5. | suggest correction | |
| HARDY 2 | France, fl.1738-79, MIM | Globe for Armillary Sphere, 1779 = NMM-Sp.13; Globe, Celestial, 1738 = NMM-G.147. | probably Jacques Hardy. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| HARDY 3 | Germany, 1795, OIM | microscope maker | Cologne. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| HARDY 4 | England, PHIM | Farenheit Thermometer = Kirk Coll.,Castle Museum, York. | York. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| HARDY, J. AND I. | England, c.1795?, MIM NIM SIM | Octants = BAR, PEA, Cohasset Historical Society, Mass.; Soth. 10/21/74; Quadrant = P.C.; Borda Circle = P.C.; Sextant = PEA; Surveyor's Compasses = PEA, Soth. 6/14/82; Hadley's Quadrant = Fall River Marine Museum, Mass. | the Soth. items are misread as J. and J. Hardy and J. and T. Hardy in the order listed; the Fall River quadrant is misread as J. and F. Hardy. | London. | Brewington 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARDY, JACQUES | France, fl.1737-87, MIM | Armillary Spheres = Drouot 3/8/63 (1737), NMM (1779); Terrestrial Globes = CNAM (1742), Gotha, P.C.; Celestial Globes = X (3); Instrument = LIM. | St.-Jean-le-pauvre, en face de Nôtre Dame, Paris. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Grimaldi (954); Pastoreau; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARDY, JOHN | England, 1774, NIM | Hadley's Quadrants, 1774 = D.(1988), no date = D.(1996). | Ratcliff, London. | Coffeen 21 and 55. | suggest correction | |
| HARDY, JOHN, AND SONS | England, c.1825, NIM OIM | Sextant and Telescope = Pacific House, Monterey, Cal.; Telescope = PEA. | London. | Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARDY, L.G. | England, c.1790, NIM | Octant =D.(1973). | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARDY, NICHOLAS | France, c.1770, MIM | son of Jacques Hardy; globemaker. | Paris. | Pasroreau; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARE 1 | see Colomba and Hare. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HARE 2 | England, c.1800, PHIM | Guinea Balance = BM. | London. | Price 3. | suggest correction | |
| HARE, ROBERT | USA, 1781-1858, PHIM | Chemical Apparatus = USNM. | chemical apparatus inventor and maker. | Pennsylvania. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| HARGRAVE, JOHN | England, 1638, MIM | Altitude Sundial, 1638 = Christie 2/17/69. | dubious. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARGRAVES | England, c.1785, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Skipton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HARGRAVES, THOMAS | England, fl.1790-1834, PHIM | barometer maker; sometimes spelled Hargreaves. | Settle. | Baillie 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| HARGROVE, RICHARD | England, c.1688, MIM | apprenticed to Isaac Carver of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 3, 1688. | J.Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HARING | France, c.1800-25, MIM PHIM | Sector = X; Stick Barometer = D; Mathematical Instrument Set = D.(1985). | Häring; "Opticien de sa Majesté le Roi de Württemburg." | Palais Royal No. 63, Paris. | Michel 3; Brophy; Coffeen 10. | suggest correction |
| HARKER | England, c.1780, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie 12/6/78. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARLAND, THOMAS | England; USA1735-1807, MIM SIM | made surveying instruments; clockmaker; took Benjamin Hanks as an apprentice. | Norwich, Conn. | Bedini 1; O.B. Frye. | suggest correction | |
| HARLING, W.H. | England, late 19th Century, MIM | Protractor, Aidie-type = Soth. 2/25/86. | 47 Finsbury Pavement, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARMAN, WILLIAM | England, fl.1832-34, MIM PHIM | 1 Halfman Crescent, White Conduit Fields, London (1832-34). | Taylor 2(1576); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| HARMATS, HARMAN | Holland, 1606, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, 1606 = BM. | in the form of a knife, the ivory handle contains a miniature universal equatorial sundial and various calendars; Evans read the first name as Herman. | Neukirck. | Evans 1; Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction |
| HARPER | England, OIM | Telescope, three-draw = Christie 7/10/80. | Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARPER, JOHN | England, c.1616, | associated with William Pratt and Jeremiah Drury in the patent for Pratt's Arithmeticall Jewell, in 1616. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| HARRI, LEENDERT JOHANNES | Holland, 1801-75, NIM | Crown Compass = AMST; Octants = AMST (No. 436), Koller 11/17/75; Sextants = OMM, Amst; Mariner's Compasses = Auctions, 1906, 1910, 1913; etc. | some instruments signed "L.J. Harri." | Oude Teertuinen bij de Schreijerstoren 446 (1836-52); Oude Teertuinen M.133 (1853-69); Kamperhoofd M.131 (1870-75); all in Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARRIMAN, JOHN | England, fl.1839-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 58 Church Street (1839-49); 60 Church Street (1854); 100 Pritchett Street (1858-60); all in Birmingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIMAN, THOMAS | England, c.1818, MIM | rule maker. | Loveday Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIOT, THOMAS | England, 1560-1621, | designed telescopes and perspective glasses; author; sometimes spelled "Hariot". | London. | North 1; Taylor 1(55); DNB. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS 1 | England, c.1820, MIM NIM OIM | Brewster-type Micrometer on a Tulley Telescope = NMM. | probably William Harris and Co. | London. | NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| HARRIS 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie 5/26/76. | Southampton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS 3 | England, c.1855, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 7/23/87. | Witney. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS 4 | England, c.1840, MIM | Sundial with compass = Soth.-PB pre-1980. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS 5 | England, 1836, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1836 = Walton Auction 12/30/96. | probably William Harris 1. | ATG 2/1/97. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS AND CO. 1 | England, c.1848, MIM OIM | Compasses = HAY, NMM; Terrestrial Globes = SOTH. 7/10/67 and 6/19/72; Orrery = North Carolina U.; Pantograph = D.(1974); Telescopes = PEA, D.(1975); Universal Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 10/20 75; Surveying Cross = D.(1983); Theodolite = D. (1983). | probably William Harris 1. | 50 Holborn, London. | Price 2; Brewington 1; NMM 2; Moskowitz 109; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARRIS AND CO. 2 | England, c.1814-, MIM NIM OIM | Octants, ebony = Soth. 10/18/71 and 10/21/74. | Swansea. | Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS AND SON | England, c.1812-54, MIM NIM OIM | Telescopes = P.C. (1854), DRE, P.C.(1987), Soth.-S 5/19/88, Universita Osservatorio Astronomico,Bologna, D.(1973); Terrestrial Globe, 1812 = Soth. 10/17/60; Microscope = D.(1973); Miniature Sextant = X; Quadrant, ebony and ivory = SUN; Octant, ebony and brass = Christie-SK 7/10/80. | probably William Harris 1. | 50 Holborn, London. | Grötzsch 2; Bonelli 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARRIS, DANIEL | England, 1737-75, MIM | Gunter's Quadrant, wood = ADL-DPW41; Horizontal String Gnomon Sundial = OXF. | apprenticed to Edmund Blow in the Joiners' Company on June 25, 1723; turned over to Thomas Cooke of the same Company, Sept. 14, 1725; free of the Company, Nov. 4, 1735; the horizontal dial is marked "Londres." | Christ's Church, London. | Taylor 2(488); Evans 1; Crawforth 7; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARRIS, G. | England, c.1800, MIM | Copper Plates for printing paper scales for sliding Gunter rules = NMM-CI/SR.5. | No. 31 Shoe Lane, London. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS, GEORGE 1 | England, 1733, MIM NIM OIM | Quadrant, 1733 = X.; Sextant, 1733 = X. | quadrant might be a Davis Quadrant. | Taylor 2(267); Clay and Court; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS, GEORGE 2 | England, fl.1815-25, OIM | see George and Henry Harris. | 6 Curtain Road, London. | Taylor 2(1350). | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS, GEORGE AND HENRY | England, fl.1815-25, OIM | 6 Curtain Road, London. | Taylor 2(1350 and 1351). | suggest correction | ||
| HARRIS, H., AND SON | England, c.1811, MIM OIM | Patent Telescope = WHI. | 50 High Holborn, London. | Taylor 2(1352); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS, HENRY | England, fl.1815-25, OIM | see George and Henry Harris; see H. Harris and Son. | 6 Curtain Road, London. | Taylor 2(1351). | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS, J. | Microscope = Christie 12/18/74. | misreading for T. Harris. | suggest correction | |||
| HARRIS, J.C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 12/6/78. | Spalding. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS, J.W. | USA, c.1838, MIM PHIM | succeeded by Nathaniel Cleaves. | Boston, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS, JOHN 1 | England, 1630, MIM | Table Sundial, 1630 = Soth. 1/22/73 = 7/23/73. | signed "John Harris in the Strand." | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARRIS, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1719-22, MIM | Instrument = WHI. | son of John Harris 1; called himself the partner of John Senex. | Bullhead Court, Newgate Street, London. | Taylor 2(59). | suggest correction |
| HARRIS, JOHN 3 | England, c.1746, MIM | apprenticed to John Farmer 2 in the Joiners' Company on Nov. 11, 1746, made free in the Company. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS, JOHN 4 | England, c.1822, OIM | 22 Hyde Street, Bloomsbury, London. | Taylor 2(1578); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| HARRIS, JOHN 5 | England, c.1818, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Fairey of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 3 1818; he may be the same as John Harris 4. | London. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS, JOHN T. | England, c.1823, | apprenticed to William Elliott 1 in the Joiners' Company on Aug. 23, 1823. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HARRIS, JOSEPH 1 | England, 1702-64, MIM | designed a new cross-staff which was made by Thomas Heath 1 in 1730, and a new azimuth compass; author; Master of the Mint, 1748. | Talgarth,Wales; London. | Taylor 2(185); DNB; J. Brown 1; Moskowitz 109. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS, JOSEPH 2 | England, 1797, MIM | apprenticed to Charles Fairbone 1, of the Grocers' Company, on June 1, 1797. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS, MICHAEL | England, c.1800, MIM | mechanician to Edgerton Smith 1. | Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1148); Bryden 9; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS, R. | England, 1745, MIM | Universal Ring Dial, 1745 = Ecole Polytechnique, Paris. | Guernesey, Channel Islands. | Taylor 2(360); Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS, RICHARD | England, 1806-10, OIM | 404 Strand, London. | Taylor 2(1149). | suggest correction | ||
| HARRIS, T., AND SON | England, 1806-46, MIM OIM PHIM | many examples of telescopes, microscopes, sundials, miniature globes and other mathematical instruments which may be found in most museums including NMM, DRE, KEN, PEA, USNM, ADL, etc. | T.C.; Thomas Harris 2 and son; they took over Thomas Blunt's shop in 1823; barometer makers; "Opticians and Globe Makers to the King"; "Opticians to the Royal Family"; "Opticians to H.R.H. the Duke of Kent." | 140 Fleet Street (1806); 20 Duke Street (1808); 30 Hyde Street, Bloomsbury (1810-17); 52 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury (sometimes just "British Museum")(1817-46); 50 High Holborn; 144a Oxford Street; all in London; also a branch in Hamburg. | Taylor 2(1150); Brewington 1; Bell 2; Calvert 2; USNM; NMM 2; Moskowitz 107; Crawforth 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARRIS, THOMAS 1 | England, pre-1782, MIM | apprenticed to Benjamin Cole 2 in the Merchant Taylors' Company; made free of the Company. | Crawforth 8. | suggest correction | ||
| HARRIS, THOMAS 2 | England, 1767-1827, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescopes = Victory Museum, Portsmouth, D.(1971), D.(1975); Microscope = D.(1976). | apprenticed to George Linnell of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Sept.4, 1767; free of the Company by service in 1804; patented an astronomical ring; optician and barometer maker; took his son as a partner in 1806. | 140 Fleet Street and 30 High Street, Bloomsbury; Great Russell Street (1817); 52 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury (1822); 47 High Holborn; all in London. | Taylor 2(1150); Pipping 1; King 1; J. Brown 1; Bell 2; Michel 3; Court and von Rohr 3(194); RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARRIS, W. | England, c.1850, MIM NIM OIM | Telescope = RSM; Microscope = P.C.; Theodolite = X. | London. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARRIS, W. AND H. | England, OIM | Solar Microscope = X. | Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| HARRIS, WILLIAM (1), AND CO. | England, fl.1813-1839, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Parallel Rule = Whaling Museum, Nantucket, Mass.; Proportional Compasses = NMM-DI/DP.5, P.C.; Sextants = COO, PEA; Hodometers = KEN, D.(1969); Borda Circle = COO; Telescopes = KEN, NMM; Telescope with micrometer = D.(1973); Telescope, miniature, with case = ADL-N60; Theodolite = D.(1989); etc. | T.C.; barometer makers; globe makers; usually signed "W. Harris and Co."; "Manufacturers of Optical, Mathematical and Philosophical Instruments." | 47 High Holborn (1799-1812); 50 High Holborn, corner of Baywater Street (1813-48); corner of Brownlow Street (1836); all in London; and in Hamburg. | Taylor 2(1151); Goodison 1; NMM 2; Portuguese Inventory; Dewhirst; Calvert 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; Wynter 1; Crawforth 1; J. Collins 1; Moskowitz 132; Bryden 9; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARRIS, WILLIAM (1), AND SON | England, fl.1839-, PHIM | Sympiesometer = Christie 4/28/82; Barometer = Soth. 10/28/86. | T.C.; "Harris's Patent Compensating Portable Barometer." | 50 High Holborn, Corner of Brownlow Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARRIS, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1799-1848, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Octant = NMM-S.133; Sextant = Maine Historical Society, Portland, Me.; Goniometer made for David Brewster in 1809; Microscopes = Soth. 4/22/65 and 10/3/88, D.(1975); Beam Compass = D.(1975); Proportional Compass = Weil Cat.29; Floating Sundials = D.(1985), Soth. 5/11/23; Orrery = NMM. | T.C. | 47 High Holborn (1799-1812); 50 High Holborn (1812-48); both in London. | Taylor 2(1151); USNM; NMM 2; Coffeen 11; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARRIS, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1820, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = NMM-O.213/65-12; Marine Barometers = Soth. 5/12/72 (2). | signed "Harris, Optician to the King, 22 Cornhill". | 20 and 22 Cornhill, London. | Taylor 2(1353); Goodison 1; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARRIS, WILLIAM 3 | England, 1797-1846, OIM | Instrument = WHI. | apprenticed in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1811; free of the Company on Feb. 12, 1818. | Great Russell Street and 63 King William Street, both in London. | Taylor 2(1152); Clay and Court; Court and von Rohr 3(242). | suggest correction |
| HARRIS, WILLIAM SNOW | England, 1791-1867, | Sir William Snow Harris; invented a variation of Lind's anemometer and a new steering compass; F.R.S. 1831. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction | ||
| HARRISON 1 | England, PHIM | Balance = Royal Institution; Coin Balance = Soth. 10/17/60. | John or Thomas Harrison. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARRISON 2 | England, fl.1838-c.1910, NIM | Sextant = ADL-A168. | No. 6 Dock Street, Hull. | Aymar; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARRISON 3 | England, c.1780, OIM | worked for Jesse Ramsden. | London. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| HARRISON AND CO. | Canada, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | Montreal. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARRISON, C. | England, 1725-1810, MIM | Compass Sundial, silver, 1810 = OXF; Instrument = WHI; Compass Sundial, latitude 52°16' = D.(1983). | Taylor 2(361); Dewhirst; Baillie 1; Michel 3; Gunther 2; Coffeen D; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HARRISON, CHARLES | Ireland, 1766-1810, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = Christie 7/5/71; Sundial =X. | the dial at Christie is signed "Harrison." | Limerick. | Fennell; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARRISON, EDWARD | England, fl.1686-1700, | claimed to have designed an improved quadrant and to have invented a new instrument. | Taylor 1(442). | suggest correction | ||
| HARRISON, JOHN | England, 1693-1776, MIM PHIM | Chronometer No.1 (1735), No.2, No.3 (1759) and No.4 = NMM. | invented and developed the chronometer, which proved to be the first practical way to measure longitude; made a precision balance and other instruments; clockmaker. | Barston-on-Humber; Orange Street, London; Red Lion Square, London. | Taylor 2(60); DNB; Evans 1; Andrewes; G.L'E. Turner 24; NMM 2; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction |
| HARRISON, JOHN AND WILLIAM | England, 1761, NIM | Octant, commemorative, 1761 = NMM. | "H.M.S. Deptford, Jhn. and Wm. Harrison... Nov. 15, 1761." | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| HARRISON, JOSEPH 1 | England, fl.1711-1719, MIM | apprenticed to John Johnson 3 in the Grocers' Company, October 10, 1704; free of the Grocers' Company, November 10, 1711,(o.s.) | Bishopsgate Street (1711); Crooked Lane (1714); both in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HARRISON, JOSEPH 2 | England, fl.1734 - 1776, | sea captain; may have devised an azimuth compass. | Taylor 2(268); Bedini 8. | suggest correction | ||
| HARRISON, M. | invented the "New Era or Patent Coast Navigator." | Christie 10/31/67. | suggest correction | |||
| HARRISON, MR. | England, fl.1838-1910?, NIM | trade sign; see Harrison 3. | Aymar. | suggest correction | ||
| HARRISON, SAMUEL | England, c.1830, PHIM | Coin Balance = OXF. | Birmingham. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| HARRISON, THOMAS | England, c.1760, PHIM | Balance = THO. | Cannon Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARRISON, WILLIAM | England, c.1676, OIM | member of the Spectaclemakers' Company. | London. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| HARROCH, G.V. | Germany, c.1700, MIM | Table Sundials = STS, Melk Stift. | the work resembles that of Ulrich Harvolk. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| HART 1 | England, c.1800, MIM SIM | Theodolites = Soth. 3/19/73, D.; Surveyor's Level = D.(1971). | Birmingham. | Bryden 9; Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HART 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HART 3 | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 1/22/88. | Devizes. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HART, JOSEPH | England, fl.1787-1801, OIM | optician. | 5 Digbeth, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| HART, N. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Woolwich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HART, NAPHTALY | England, 1801, | patented a goniometer, 1801. | Pimlico, London. | Taylor 2(1153). | suggest correction | |
| HART, WILLIAM | USA, 1734-1812, MIM NIM SIM | Backstaves = ADL-A170 (1763), Bourne 11/155/89 (1767); Surveyor's Compass, 1801, and Graphometer, 1753 = New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord. | loyalist; Bourne backstaff made of holly and mahogany. | Portsmouth, N.E. (New Hampshire). | Smart 1; USNM; Bedini 8; Moskowitz 110; D.J. Warner 8; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARTAULT ET MAGNY | France, 1769, OIM | Nachet. | suggest correction | |||
| HARTENSTEIN, CHRISTLIEB BENEDICT FUNCK | Germany, MIM | Christlieb Benedict Funck von Hartenstein; see Funck; globe maker. | Grötzsch 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HARTING-BANK, H.J. | Holland, MIM | scientific instrument maker. | Utrecht. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HARTLEY, J.G. | Scotland, fl.1820-23, MIM | compass maker. | Newhaven, near Leith. | Taylor 2(1579). | suggest correction | |
| HARTLEY, MARCELLUS | USA, 1828-1902, MIM SIM | first worked for Francis Tomes and Co.; worked for Young, Smith and Co. until 1854; then joined Schuyler, Hartley and Graham to 1880; from 1880 to 1900 the firm was known as Hartley and Graham; it was the M. Hartley Company in 1900-02. | 6 Maiden Lane; 2 and 4 Maiden Lane (-1854); 13 Maiden Lane (1854-55); 19 Maiden Lane (1863-64); all in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| HARTMANN, GEORG | Germany, 1489-1564, MIM | prolific maker of very fine instruments including astrolabes, sundials, etc.; examples may be seen at ADL, PBN, OXF, UTR, NMM, VIE, DRE, PRN, NUR, KES, LIE, FLO, TIM, etc; the dated instruments are from 1524 on. | designer; author; the astronomical compendium at the Adler Planetarium, ADL-A7, is a fake; the rete of the ADL astrolabe is an abberant type. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Lunardi; Price 1 and 3; Michel 1 and 2; Hamilton 1; Czech Inventory; Engelmann 1; NMM 2; ICA 2; Maddison 1; Falcke; Van Cittert 1; Behaim Cat.; DSB; Ward 4; de Rük; J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10; Gouk 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARTMANN, LEONHARDUS | Switzerland, fl.1642-48, MIM SIM | Circumferentor and Sundial, 1642 = WUR; Nocturnal, 1648 = ZUR; Proportional Dividers = LID. | St. Gallen. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| HARTNACK, EDMUND | France; Germany, 1826-91, OIM | Microscopes = Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, LEY, Phillips 11/16/88. | Dr. Edmund Hartnack; pupil and partner of Georges Oberhauser, his uncle; see G. Oberhauser and E. Hartnack; joined the firm in 1857; took over the business in 1860; took A. Prazmouski as a partner, 1865-70; went to Potsdam in 1870; Prazmouski stayed in Paris; the firm continued past 1900. | Place Dauphine 21, Paris (1857-70); Potsdam (1870-91). | Pipping 1; Fürst; van der Star 1; G.L'E. Turner 27; Moskowitz 132; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HARTSOEKER, NICOLAAS | Holland; France; Germany, 1656-1725, MIM OIM SIM | Leveling Instrument = KAS; Lens, 1688 = LEY; Lens = UTP; Microscope, ivory = KAS. | also made telescopes. | Paris (1678-79); Rotterdam (1679-84); Passy, Paris (1684-96); Düsseldorf (1704-16); Utrecht until 1725. | Rooseboom 1; Evans 1; Michel 3; Dewhirst; Offenbacher; USNM; Daumas 1; Nachet; Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| HARTSTON, JAMES | Ireland, c.1760, MIM | Theodolite = P.C.(1987). | Dublin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HARVEY AND LEWIS CO., THE | USA, c.1850, | the name appears on a telescope signed "Bardou and Son, Paris." | Hartford and New Haven, Conn., and Springfield, Mass. | Eldred 10/11/75. | suggest correction | |
| HARVEY AND PEAK | England, c.1850, PHIM | Leiden Jar = WHI. | London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| HARVEY, THOMAS | England, fl.1657-63, | designed a stereographic quadrant. | Taylor 1(269). | suggest correction | ||
| HARVOLK, ULRICH | Austria, 1685, MIM | Skaphe, 1685 = Graz Sternwarte; Table Dial = OXF; Ring Dial = VIE. | Vienna. | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| HARVOLKH, HANS ULRICH | MIM | Rule, four sided = VEN. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HASEBROEK, JOACHIM | Holland, 1672-1756, NIM | Cross-staves, = HAK (1734), Northern Marine Museum, Groningen (1752), Admiralty House, Dokkum (1753). | the name is sometimes spelt "Haasebroek"; the instrument in the HAK is the staff only, no vanes; succeesor to Jacobus Robijn?; Hasebroek bought a set of copper plates for printing nautical charts at the sale of Isaac Swigler's business in 1750. | Nieuwebrugsteeg, Amsterdam (1742). | Mörzer Bruyns 2 & 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HASENBANCK, JOHANN OTTO | Germany, b. 1682; fl.1715-51, MIM NIM | Magnetic Compass, 1751 = X; Sectors = HAK, X (1715), P.C.; Protractor = D.(1997). | 1751 date for magnetic compass seems to be too late, perhaps a misreading; P.C. and D. signed "Hasenbanck Hamb: Fec:", with the "b" having a cross bar like a "t." | Hamburg. | Schück 2; Rohde; Coffeen 56; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HASENFRATZ, KONRAD | see Konrad Dasypodius. | Tooley; Globus, Dec., 1956. | suggest correction | |||
| HASERT, PROF. BRUNO | USA, 1851, OIM | Microscope = CZJ. | Cincinnati, Ohio. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HASHAM, STEPHEN | see Stephen Hassam. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HASLAM, HENRY | England, fl.1668-1675, OIM | member of the Spectaclemakers' Company by 1668; had Gregory Tengay as an apprentice, 1668-1675; Master as proxy for Turlington, Jan.1668-69; his widow carried on as owner after July 1675. | St. Clement Danes, London (1670). | Dewhirst; Court and von Rohr 3(15); Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| HASLAM, MRS. | England, c.1675, OIM | the widow of Henry Haslam; she took over Gregory Tengay as an apprentice, he was made free of the Spectaclemakers' Company on July 1, 1675. | London. | Court and von Rohr 3(15); Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| HASSALL AND CO. | England, c.1797, MIM | rule makers. | Bull Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| HASSAM, STEPHEN | USA, c.1788, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1788 = Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Mich. | clockmaker. | Charlestown, New Hampshire. | Smart 1; Bedini 17. | suggest correction |
| HASSELSTROM, JOHAN GUSTAF | Sweden, 1747-1812, MIM OIM SIM | Instruments (9) = STT; Microscope = Physics Institute, Uppsala University; Universal Equatorial Sundial = SWE; Surveying Instrument = NOR; Transverse Scale = STM. | Johan Gustaf Hasselström, apprenticed to G.O. Duhre; in business alone in 1775; brief partnership with Johan Ihrmark; instrument maker to the Royal Swedish Academy of Science, 1777-1812; taught by J.P. Rosenberg; signed some instruments "I.G.H." (3), which see. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1; Fürst; Coffeen 9; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HASSENFRATZ, J.H. | France, c.1805, PHIM | Barometer, siphon-type, 1805 = CNAM. | scale marked "Divisé et Gravé par Lorichon, floreal an 13", (April, 1805). | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| HASSLER, FERDINAND RUDOLPH | Switzerland; USA, 1770-1843, MIM PHIM | Balance = USNM; Repeating Circle = USNM. | first superintendent of the Coast Survey, 1817-43; worked with Benjamin Stancliff in 1834. | Washington, D.C. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| HASSLER, IZAAC | USA, 1848, OIM | manufactured all kinds of optical glass. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HATCH, JOHN | England, c.1693, MIM | apprenticed to Henry Wynne of the Clockmakers' Company on April 6, 1685; free of the Company on July 3, 1693. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HATFIELD, A.L. | USA, c.1830, MIM | Adding Machine = P.C. | "Inventor and Manufacturer." | Lewisburg, Pa. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HATFIELD, JOHN | England, c.1676, OIM | member of the Spectaclemakers' Company. | London. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| HATTON, EDWARD | England, c.1721, | author; invented a diagonal circular instrument to convert measurements, weights, etc. into decimal units. | Mancevice 8. | suggest correction | ||
| HATTON, JOHN 1 | England, c.1700, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HATTON, JOHN 2 | England, c.1779, | won an award on how to obtain an invariable measure of length. | London. | Taylor 2(728). | suggest correction | |
| HATTON, THOMAS | England, fl.1740-74, MIM PHIM | made slide rules for hydrostatic balances, also various other rules and balances. | Lancashire (pre-1766); London (by 1772). | Taylor 2(362); Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| HAUER, JOH. | Germany, 1617, MIM | Celestial Globe Goblet on Atlas, 1617 = Albertinum, Dresden. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAUG, G. FR. | Germany, 18th Century, NIM | Sextant, wood = BAS. | Stuttgart. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| HAUKSBEE, FRANCIS 1 | England, b.1666 fl.1700-13, PHIM | Air Pump = Longleat House, Wilts.; Balance = OXF. | invented a double barrel air pump; "Operator to the Royal Society"; F.R.S.; uncle to Francis Hauksbee 2; author. | Giltspur Street, without Newgate; Wine Office Court, Fleet Street; Hind Court, Fleet Street; all in London. | Taylor 1(519); Goodison 1; Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Daumas 1; DNB; USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24; A.J. Turner 10; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| HAUKSBEE, FRANCIS 2 | England, 1687-1763, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometers = P.C.(2), K.and C. 4/7/76; Electrical Machine = KEN; Thermometer = X. | T.C.; designed a telescope with John Hadley; nephew of and apprenticed to Francis Hauksbee 1; made telescopes. | near St. Dunstan's Church, Crane Court, Fetter Lane, London. | Taylor 1(553); Taylor 2(63); Goodison 1; DNB; Calvert 2; Dewhirst; Daumas 1; USNM; A.J. Turner 10; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| HAULL, AREVIDSSEN | Norway, OIM | Telescope = OMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HAUPOIX, JEAN | France, b.1761 fl.1786-95, MIM | Micrometer, 1795 = CNAM; Micrometers = CNAM; Equatorial Instrument, incomplete = CNAM; mounting for Dollond Telescope = NMM. | invented a complicated equatorial instrument. | 6 rue Bourg-l'Abbé, Paris. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Daumas 1; Nachet; NMM 2; USNM. | suggest correction |
| HAUSELEY, WILLIAM | England, c.1720, | apprenticed in 1706 to Thomas Cooke 2 in the Joiners' Company; may be "Houlsey"; free in the Company, 1720. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HAUSER | Astronomical Ring, silver, marked "Hauser Augsburg" = Soth. 7/12/71 = P.C.; Universal Ring Sundial marked "Hauser Wein" = P.C. | both of these instruments are modern English forgeries, probably by Williams. | Brieux 4; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HAUSER, MATHIAS | Austria, c.1728, | invented a form of universal ring sundial, which was made by Bernard Polanski, which see. | Vienna? | Zinner 1; MADEX; NMM 2; Roussel Coll. | suggest correction | |
| HAUTEFEUILLE, ABBE JEAN DE | France, OIM | Abbé Jean de Hautefeuille; made a microscope with a micrometer. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| HAUTPOIS | variant spelling for Haupoix. | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| HAUTSCH, VAL. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Equatorial Table Sundial = LIN; Horizontal Sundial = Koller 11/17/75 | Heidelberg. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAUXLEY, EDWARD | England, fl.1736-46, | claimed to have designed an improved azimuth compass; author. | London. | Taylor 2(270). | suggest correction | |
| HAVART, WILLIAM | Scotland, c.1662, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, bronze, 1662 = RSM. | Bryden 3; Morrison-Low. | suggest correction | ||
| HAVARTI, GUGLIELMUS | England, | see William Howard. | Somerville. | suggest correction | ||
| HAVARTO, GULIEMO | Italy; Scotland?, c.1660, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1660 = Fife Folk Museum, Ceres; Garden Sundial = RSM. | "authore"; "Cello Cuthberti"; "mathematicko"; the garden dial is for the latitude of Edinburgh. | Edinburgh? | Bryden 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAVEAS, THEODORUS | Holland, c.1576, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial = Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. | Cleves. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| HAVET | Belgium?, 1795, MIM | Garden Sundial, slate, 1795 = LIE. | Michel 9. | suggest correction | ||
| HAVILAND, WILLIAM | England, 1718-84, | Col. William Haviland; invented a military slide rule called the Haviland, made by Anthony Lamb in 1760. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | ||
| HAWES 1 | England, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 2/21/66. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAWES 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometers = Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, Soth.-S 10/19/89; Baroeter = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAWES, JOHN | England, fl.1670-78, OIM | member of the Spectaclemakers' Company; took apprentices. | Creechurch (1670); Little Eastcheap (1672); both in London. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| HAWIS | England, c.1850, OIM | Telescope = Chevau-Légers 2/28/82. | perhaps a dealer; signed also "from Dollonds." | 79 Lidenhall Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAWKES 1 | England, c.1755, MIM | developed an orrery. | Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | ||
| HAWKES 2 | England, | see Brookes and Hawkes | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAWKES, STEPHEN | England, fl.1852-74, MIM | 17 Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell (1852-56); 22 Great Sutton Street (1868-74); both in London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| HAWKINS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Southampton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HAWKINS, JOHN ISAAC | USA, c.1801, | invented the "Physiognotrace", a machine to draw silhouettes. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | ||
| HAWKINS, THOMAS | England, fl.1820-36, MIM PHIM | 16 Perry (or Percy) Street, King's Cross, London. | Taylor 2(1582); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| HAWKS | see Hall and Hawks. | suggest correction | ||||
| HAWKSBEE | misreading for Hauksbee. | suggest correction | ||||
| HAWNEY, WILLIAM | England, fl.1710-50, MIM | author of "The Complete Measurer" (1717); supplied sundials and quadrants. | Lydd, Kent. | Taylor 2(64); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| HAWTHORN, ROBERT | England, c.1832, | civil engineer; devised a hinged, engineering slide rule in 1832, made by G.T. Brumell. | Newcastle-on-Tyne. | Delehar 9. | suggest correction | |
| HAWTHORNE, E. | England, OIM | Telescope = D.(1971). | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAY | Scotland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1972). | Regency. | Aberdeen. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAY AND LYALL | Scotland, MIM | Surveyor's Compass = D.(1972). | 2 Market Street, Aberdeen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAY, CMDR. | England, c.1840, | Protractor with pointers = P.C. | probably the owner; the insciption includes "invented instrument - J.R. Stebbing, F.R.A.S." | Southampton. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAYCOCK, SAMUEL | England, fl.1770-1818, MIM | apprenticed to John Mansell, ran away May 16, 1770; made surveyor's tapes, etc. | Bagot Street; Woodcock Street; both in Birmingham. | Taylor 2(2147); Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| HAYDEN, JOHN | USA, PHIM | Stick Barometer = BMM. | "improved marine barometer." | Bath, Me. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAYDON | England, fl.1825-40, PHIM | see Williams and Haydon; barometer makers. | Aldermanbury, London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAYE | France, c.1716, MIM SIM | Butterfield-type Sundials = ADL-A3, ADL-A242, NMM, FLO, Schuhmann Coll., P.C.(1969), Christie 4/3/85; Inclinable Sundial = ADL-DPW2; Universal Ring Sundials = SPI-2840, Soth. 12/12/55; Horizontal Sundial = D.(1976); Proportional Dividers = NMM; Sectors = NMM-DI, BRP; Set of Astronomical Instruments = MERC = Constantin Coll. = Soth. 7/5/55 = OXF; Compass = PAC; Graphometer = P.C.; Horizontal Sundial, with movable hour plate = WHI; etc. | "Ingénieur"; surely Thomas Haye; devised "La Règle Horaire" and wrote a book about it, 1716. | Paris. | Daumas 1; NMM 2; Michel 3; Brieux 2; Pippa; MADEX; Nachet; Hamilton 1; Maddison 5; A.J. Turner 10; Bryden 16; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAYE, THOMAS | France, 18th Century, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = Soth. 4/16/56. | the sundial is signed "T. Haye". | Paris. | Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| HAYES, JAMES | England, fl.1785-96, MIM NIM | Octant ,"made for Thomas Spencer" = Liverpool Museum. | Old Dock No.63 then No.67 and later No.57, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(846). | suggest correction | |
| HAYES, NICHOLAS | misreading for W. Hayes on ADL-T28. | Dyer. | suggest correction | |||
| HAYES, W. | Nocturnal = ADL-T28; Sundials = ADL-T34 and ADL-T36. | the nocturnal and the sundials are modern instruments made by D.B. Sheehan, New York, c.1900. | Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HAYES, WALTER | England, fl.1642-92, MIM | Astrolabe = BM (ICA-445); Panorganons = ADL-T35, SAN, GEL; sundials, rules and sectors may be found in ADL, OXF, NMM, KEN, Newbury Museum, BMR, BM, NYM, etc. | apprenticed to John Allen 1, of the Grocers' Company, on Feb. 22, 1631; free of the Company, June 14, 1642; admitted to the Clockmakers' Company in 1667; Master of the Clockmakers' Company in 1680; he was one of the most skillful instrument makers and engravers of the period; T.C. | Birchin Lane, Cornhill; Sign of the Cross Daggers, next the Pope's Head Tavern, Moorfields; both in London. | Taylor 1(251); J. Brown 1 & 3; Michel 3; NMM 2; Dewhirst; Daumas 1; Price 1, 2 and 3; ICA-2; Belgian Inventory; Calvert 2; Ward 4; Baillie 1; Nachet; Crawforth 1; J.A. Bennett 2; Leybourn; Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HAYMAN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Launceston. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HAYNES, ROBERT | England, c.1779, | apprenticed to John Blake in the Joiners' Company on Sept. 28, 1779. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HAYTON, D. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 5/20/88. | Hereford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HAYWARD | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Ashford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HAZARD, E.M. | c.1780, NIM | Octant = Mystic Seaport, Conn. | might be the owner. | The Log of Mystic Seaport, Summer, 1941. | suggest correction | |
| HAZELZET, JOS. | Holland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-A June, 1977. | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| HEADLAM | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 4 Silver Street, Stockton-on-Tees. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HEADY, GEORGE | England, c.1675, | apprenticed to Daniel Quare 1 in the Clockmakers' Company, 1675. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HEALD, ALFRED | England, c.1850, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X. | watch and clock maker, optician, barometer maker, sometimes signed "Heald" or "A. Heald." | High Street, Wisbech. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction |
| HEALY, JOHN | Ireland, fl.1806-12, PHIM | made electrical machines. | 43 Jame's Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| HEALY, SAMUEL | Ireland, fl.1795-1839, MIM PHIM | sometimes spelled Healey; made electrical machines; electrician; chandler. | 43 James's Street, Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| HEARN, C. | Scotland, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 10/16/86. | Montrose. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HEARNE AND HARRISON | Canada, MIM SIM | surveying and other instruments. | Montreal. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HEARNE, GEORGE | England, fl.1705-55, MIM OIM | Telescope, 1690 = DRE; Telescopes = DRE, LEY, MLL, P.C.; Micrometer = DRE; Instrument Etui = RSM. | apprenticed to Edward Barber of the Joiners' Company, Feb 1, 1697; free of the Company, Sept. 4, 1705; took an apprentice; sometimes spelled "Hearn"; he made a zenith sector with George Graham; made early, large reflecting telescopes; rectangular protractor in RSM etui is signed. | Dogwell Court, White Friars, Fleet Street (1737-41); Sign of the Sphere, Sergeant's Inn, Chancery Lane; both in London. | Taylor 2(185a); Daumas 1; Clay and Court; Grötzsch 2; Drechsler 2; Crawforth 7; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HEARNE, JOHN | England, c.1741, | apprenticed to his father, George Hearne of the Joiners' Company on Jan. 9, 1732; free of the Company, Jan. 12, 1741. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HEARTTE, ISAAC T. | USA, 1785-1836, | sea captain; published "Heartte's Lunar Tables"; partner of John G. Brown (1830-31), see Brown and Heartte; partner of William Ewin from 1833 until Heartte's death in 1836, see Ewin and Heartte; probably only his partners were instrument makers. | Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1; Coffeen B; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HEATH 1 | England, pre-1793, OIM | Compound Microscope = Earl of Bute Sale, 2/5/1793. | G.L'E. Turner 2. | suggest correction | ||
| HEATH 2 | England, c.1850, MIM OIM PHIM | Binocular Microscope = D.(1972); Rule, ivory, = Soth. 10/15/73; Stick Barometer = X; Telescope = Frank Coll. | "Optician"; probably Thomas C. Heath or William Heath 2. | Plymouth. | Roux-Devilas Cat. No. 73; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HEATH AND CO. | England, fl.1845-1910, NIM | 2 Tower Royal, Cannon Street; Crayford (1905); New Eltham, S.E.9; all in London. | Brewington; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HEATH AND CORNISH | England, fl.1850-52, MIM OIM PHIM | William Heath and Thomas Cornish; barometer and instrument makers. | 46 Fore Street, Devonport (1850-52). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HEATH AND WING | England, 1751-73, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | they made a wide range of instruments,including grand orreries, sundials, barometers, hodometers, pantographs, sextants, microscopes, etc.; examples may be seen at OXF, NMM, WHI, CNAM, USNM, ADL, Cooke's Shop in CMY, Castle Howard, etc. | T.C.; Thomas Heath 1 and Tycho Wing; Wing was apprenticed to Heath, his father-in-law, on May 27, 1741 and became free of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 5 1751; Thomas Newman took over the firm in 1773. | Hercules and Globe, Fountain Tavern, Exeter Exchange, in ye Strand, (1759), London. | Taylor 2(362a); USNM; Goodison 1; Nachet; Baillie 1; Bryden 9 and 16; J.Brown 1; Calvert 2; Wynter 1 and 2; Crawforth 1; Hillier; Court and von Rohr 3(XXIV); ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HEATH, F. 1 | England, c.1900, MIM | Water Clock, dated 1675 = Sussex Archaeological Museum, Lewes. | made by Pearson Page and Co., Birmingham. | Devonport. | Stevens and Aked; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HEATH, F. 2 | England, MIM | Equatorial Ring Sundial = NAC. | London. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| HEATH, G. | England, c.1850, NIM | Octants = Ladd Observatory, Brown U., Providence, R.I., ADL-W166. | Erith, Kent. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HEATH, J. 1 | England, c.1740, MIM | Universal Ring Dial with Compass = Evans Coll.; Equatorial Sundial = Wray-80. | Gatty; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HEATH, J. 2 | England, c.1820, MIM | Astrolabe, 1820 = Buffalo Museum of Science, N.Y. | London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HEATH, J. 3 | c.1890, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = P.C. | may have been made by D.B. Sheehan, New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HEATH, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1720-73, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | he made a wide range of instruments including grand orreries, sundials, barometers, hodometers, surveying instruments, a quadrant designed by Isaac Newton, etc.; examples of his work are at ADL, APS, OXF, CNAM, USNM, KEN, PAC, NMM, WHI, etc. | T.C.; he was apprenticed to Benjamin Scott of the Grocers' Company, 1712; free of the Company, 1720; took Tycho Wing, his son-in-law, as a partner, 1751; Master of the Company, 1773. | London; near the Fountain Tavern in the Strand (1720); at the Hercules and Globe, next the Fountain Tavern, near Exeter Exchange, Strand (1729); Hercules and Globe near Beaufort Buildings in the Strand (1734-73). | Taylor 1(575) & 2(66); Goodison 1; Cons. Nat'l 1; Calvert 2; J. Brown 1; Michel 3; USNM; Crawforth 1; Bryden 16; Multhauf 1; Maddison 3; G.L'E. Turner 24; J.A. Bennett 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HEATH, THOMAS 2 | England, 1746, | apprenticed to his father, Thomas Heath 1, of the Grocers' Company on June 6, 1746. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HEATH, THOMAS C. | England, c.1850, OIM PHIM | Telescope, eight draw = DeLuca 8/1/87. | optician; barometer maker; watchmaker; the telescope was signed "Heath, 24 George St. Plymouth;" see Heath 2. | 24 George Street, Plymouth. | Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HEATH, THOMAS CORNISH | see Heath and Cornish. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HEATH, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1850-57, MIM OIM PHIM | Theodolites = P.C. (1968), Christie 4/3/85; Stadiometers = OXF, Christie 7/12/67. | often signed "W. Heath"; worked with Thomas Cornish in 1850; "Optician." | 46 Fore Street (1850-52); 116 Fore Street (1857); both in Devonport. | Taylor 2(1879a); Goodison 1; Bell 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HEATH, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1850, MIM PHIM SIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 7/28/72; Theodolite = Ineichen 10/20/75; Microscope - Christie 11/22/78. | see Heath 2. | 24 George Street, Plymouth. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HEATHCOTE, P. | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Burnley. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| HEATHER, NICHOLAS | England, c.1700, | apprenticed to Thomas Tompion in the Clockmakers' Company. | Robischon. | suggest correction | ||
| HEATHER, WILLIAM | England, fl.1763-1815, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = OMM; Reflecting Circle = NMM; Sextants, ebony and ivory = P. & S. 4/3/1894, Philadelphia, PA. Maritime Museum, P.C. | T.C.; some instruments signed "Heather"; succeeded by J.W. Norie and Co.; sold charts, books, instruments, etc. | The Navigation Warehouse, 157 Leadenhall Street, London. | Taylor 2(604); Calvert 2; Brewington 1; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HEATING | see Straub and Heating. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| HEBAN | France, c.1785, MIM | Héban; he made the frame for the large quadrant at the Paris Observatory. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| HEBERT | France, PHIM | Hébert; designed a variant of the zograscope; an example may be found at Colonial Williamsburg, Va. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HEBRAEUS, BENEDICT | c.1643, | independently invented the Vernier scale. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| HEBRAEUS, LEO | see Levi ben Gerson. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| HECKER, ARNOLD | Germany, 1678, MIM | Theodolite, 1678 = BRE-234. | Leostein. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| HECKINGER, DANIEL | Germany, fl.1640-55, MIM | Armillary Sphere = P.C.(1969); Universal Ring Sundial = DRE (lost). | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2; Zinner 1; Guye and Michel; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HEDGE, L. | USA, c.1850, MIM | Gunter Rule, boxwood = D.(1995). | see Lemuel Hedge. | Hartford, Con. | Coffeen 51. | suggest correction |
| HEDGE, LEMUEL | USA, 1827, | invented a machine for dividing scales, patented in 1827; see L. Hedge and Son. | Windsor; Brattleboro; both in Vermont. | Bedini 8; Coffeen 51. | suggest correction | |
| HEDLEY, JOHN | England, c.1849, | Inspector of Mines; invented a form of a miners' surveying compass, c.1849. | Coffeen D; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| HEEBER, C.G. | Holland, fl.1826-29, MIM | instrument and compass maker. | Ould Waal 11 (1826-27); Buitenkant, 2nd house off the Kalkmarkt (1828); both in Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| HEEMSTEDE, BARON VAN UTENHAVE VAN | Belgium, | marked on vertical sundial, 1831, at UTR. | Jutphaas. | deRijk. | suggest correction | |
| HEERDEN, JAN VAN | Holland, c.1742, MIM | instrument maker, 1742. | Warmoesstraat, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| HEGGENAUR, JOHANN BALTHASAR | Germany, 1713-79, MIM | sundial maker; see I.B.H. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |
| HEGGIN, FRANCIS VAN | Scotland, c.1669, MIM | submitted a sundial as proof of his competence, to the Incorporation of Hammermen of Canongate, 1669. | Edinburgh. | Bryden 15. | suggest correction | |
| HEIDANUS, PIETER SIERDS | Holland, 19th Century, OIM | Telescope = FRI. | Hallum. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| HEIDEN, CHRISTIAN | Germany, 1526-76, MIM | Astrolabe, 1552, (ICA-553); Globes, Sundials, Quadrants, Pillar Sundials, Diptych Sundials, Skaphes, etc.; examples may be seen at OXF, DRE, NUR, KAS, KEN, VIE, etc. | invented a new form of level. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Gunther 1 and 2; Abeler 1; Michel 1 and 2; Baillie 1; Drechsler 2; Behaim Cat.; Lubke; ICA 2; Price 1; Maurice; Lunardi; Gouk 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HEIDEN, JOANNES-PAULINUS | Germany, 1577, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, 1577 = NMM-D.269. | might be the son of Christian Heiden. | Nürnberg. | Michel 1, 2 and 3; NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| HEIGHMORE, NATHANIEL | England, 1613-85, MIM | Quadrant with Nocturnal = Ilbert Coll. | may be dated 1633. | Dorsetshire; London. | Taylor 1(178); Clay and Court; Daumas 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| HEIGHWAY | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Cambridge. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HEILMANN, C.W. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = WHI. | Bryden 16. | suggest correction | ||
| HEIN, HANNS | Germany, 1555, PHIM | Balance with Level, 1555 = DRE. | Drechsler 2. | suggest correction | ||
| HEINING, CHRISTIANUS | Germany, c.1650, PHIM | Sand Glass with four flasks = BASH. | Leipzig; Thurm. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HEINLEIN, JOHANN JAKOB | Germany, 1623, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial, incomplete, 1623 = Art Institute, Chicago, Ill. | this is made up from parts of two different sundials; signed "Johann Jakob Heinlein fecit Februarius, 1623 Nürnberg"; the signature, "And. Vogler" appears on another part. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HEINRICH, JOHAN | Germany, 1590, MIM | Astrolabe Plate, 1590 = Landesmuseum, Zurich. | calendar on the back. | Ober Kan. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HEINTZ, MATTHAUS | Germany, 1631, MIM | Circumferentor, 1631 = DRE (damaged during the war); Astronomical Compendium = PRA. | Zinner lists the PRA instrument under "Haintz." | Zwickaw; Leipzig. | Zinner 1; Grötzsch 2; Horsky and Skopova; Drechsler 2; Evans 1; Czech Inventory. | suggest correction |
| HEINTZ, MICEL | Germany, MIM | Artillery Level = STU. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HEINZE | Denmark, PHIM | Sympsiometer = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | Copenhagen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HEISELY AND SON | USA, fl.1811-pre1843, MIM | Surveyor's Compass = Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Mich. | Frederick Heisely and his son George Jacob Heisely; also listed as clockmakers. | Harrisburg, Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| HEISELY, FREDERICK | USA, 1759-1843, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = Ohio State Museum, Columbus/ Audubon Shrine, Audubon, Pa./ William Penn Memorial Museum, Harrisburg, Pa./ P.C. (2)/ USNM. | apprenticed to George Hoff; see Hoff and Heisely; also made clocks. | Fredericktown, Md. (1783-93) and (1798-1811); Lancaster, Pa. (1793-98); Harrisburg, Pa. (1811-43). | Smart 1; Bedini 1 and 17; USNM. | suggest correction |
| HEISELY, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS | USA, 1792-1875, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = GUR, Blair County Historical Society, Altoona, Pa. | son of Frederick Heisely and brother of George Jacob Heisely. | Harrisburg, Pa. (1815?-1836); 6 St. Clair Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. (1837-71). | Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| HEISELY, GEORGE JACOB | USA, 1789-1880, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = Campus Martius, Marietta, Ohio/ William Penn Memorial Museum, Harrisburg, Pa. | son of Frederick Heisely and probably apprenticed to him; partner with him as Heisely and Son, from 1811 until Frederick Heisely retired; he was the brother of Frederick Augustus Heisely; he was also listed as a clockmaker. | Fredericktown, Md.; West Corner of Second and Walnut Streets, Harrisburg, Pa.(1838-80). | Bedini 1 and 17; Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| HEISS, CAROLUS ANSELMUS | Austria, 1749, MIM | Pedometer, 1749 = ADL-M232. | he described himself as a "Geometrica." | Linz. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HELDEN, ONESIPHORUS | Germany, fl.1632-48, MIM | Sundial = Christie 10/16/62. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HELFFRICHT, CHARLES F. | Germany; USA, 1816-63, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, 1853 = GUR; Surveyor's Compass = D.(1972). | made or sold nautical compasses; joined his brother, William Helffricht, in 1841; the name is sometimes spelled Helffrecht or Helfbright. | 54 Vine Street (1841); Sign of the Quadrant, 122 South Front Street, between Walnut and Dock Streets (1849-57); 140 South Sixth Street (1859); all in Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; USNM; D.J. Warner 10 and 12.; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HELFFRICHT, WILLIAM | Germany; USA, 1807-76, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, D.(1971), X; D.(1986). | T.C.; settled in Philadelphia in 1825; succeeded William Davenport in 1838; brother of Charles F. Helffricht who joined him in 1841. | at the old established stand of the late William Davenport, Sign of the Quadrant, No. 25 South Front Street (1829); Sign of the Quadrant, 240 South Front Street; both in Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; Moskowitz 103; USNM; D.J. Warner 10 and 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HELIG, JOHN | USA, 1765-1841, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Weschler Auction 5/22/76. | clockmaker, silversmith. | Germantown, Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| HELLEMANS, PETRUS | Austria; Italy, 1706, OIM | Lens, 1706 = DEU. | "opticus." | Rome from 1706 on. | Pipping 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| HELLER AND BRIGHTLY | USA, 1870-1912, MIM SIM | Transit = D.(1994). | Charles S. Heller and Charles H. Brightly were partners from 1870 to 1889 when Brightly retired; Heller continued the firm until he died in 1912. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; Garcelon 33. | suggest correction |
| HELLER, CHARLES S. | USA, 1839-1912, MIM SIM | worked for William J. Young, 1855-67; partner in William J. Young and Co. with William J. Young and Thomas N. Watson, 1867-70; formed a partnership with Charles H. Brightly in 1870 as Heller and Brightly; the firm continued until Heller's death in 1912. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| HELLERMAN | misreading for Hellemans | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HELLESTROM | Sweden, OIM | Telescope = SWE. | Peter or Carl Peter Helleström. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HELLESTROM, CARL PETER | Sweden, 1792-1853, OIM | son of Peter Hellestrom; sometimes spelled Hellström. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| HELLESTROM, PETER | Sweden, 1758-1826, OIM | Set of Telescopes for the optical telegraph, 1810 = X; Microscopes = SWE. | carried on Carl Odelstierna's shop from 1795 on; sometimes spelled Hellström. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1 and 2. | suggest correction |
| HELLIER, JAMES | England, fl.1793-1807, PHIM | made sand glasses for the Navy. | London. | Taylor 1(988). | suggest correction | |
| HELLMUTH, CHARLES GABRIEL | England, 1786, MIM | apprenticed to William Morris of the Grocers' Company, Dec. 7, 1786. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HELLYER, THOMAS | England, 1774, NIM | Octant, ebony and ivory, 1774 = RSM. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HELMSLEY, JOSHUA | see Thomas and Joshua Helmley. | Taylor 2(1583). | suggest correction | |||
| HELMSLEY, THOMAS | England, fl.1819-46, MIM NIM | Gunter's Scale = PEA; Hadley's Quadrants = VNN, X. | he was joined by his brother, Joshua, in 1826; joined by his son in 1837. | 11 King Street, (Litle) Tower Hill (1836) and 4 King Street, London. | Taylor 2(1354) & (1583); Coulson; Brewington 1. | suggest correction |
| HELMSLEY, THOMAS AND JOSHUA | England, fl.1826-36, MIM OIM | Instrument = X. | 11 King Street, Tower Hill, London. | Taylor 2(1583); Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| HELMSLEY, THOMAS, AND SON | England, c.1837, NIM OIM | Sextant = Soth. 6/16/75; Octant = VNN. | T.C. | 4 King Street, Tower Hill, London. | Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HELSBECCIUS, M. JOH. | Germany, fl.1590-99, MIM | Perpetual Calendars, stone, 1590 = HAK, DEU. | the calendar in HAK is also marked "R.F." (1); a STU Catalogue of 1913 shows a clockmaker named Helsbeccius in 1599. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HELVELIUS, HOWEKLE | Holland, c.1700, MIM | Celestial Globe = NMM-Caird. | Amsterdam. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| HELY, ALFRED AUGUSTUS | England, c.1850, OIM | Pocket Reflecting Telescope = X. | 26 Upper Albany Street, Regent's Park, London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HELYE | France, 18th Century, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, with case = CNAM. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| HEMINGWAY, ROBERT | England, fl.1848-49, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 18 Brook Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HEMPEL | France, c.1842, PHIM | Balance = CNAM. | see Hamann et Hempel. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | |
| HEMPLER, H.H. | USA, 1790-1873, MIM OIM PHIM | patented a pocket sundial July 18, 1865. | Washington, D.C. (1868-73). | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HEMPSTEAD, G. | USA, 18th Century, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, wood = D.(pre-1983). | Walpole, Mass. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| HEMSLEY | England, c.1800-1860, OIM | Telescopes = D.(1974), DeLuca 10/24/81. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HEMSLEY, HENRY 1 | England, fl.1786-89, OIM PHIM | member of the Spectaclemakers' Company; took over Thomas Hemsley 1 as an apprentice from James Martin in 1789. | 85 Fleet Street, London. | J. Brown 1; Millburn 11. | suggest correction | |
| HEMSLEY, HENRY 2 | England, fl.1828-56, NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Octants = FRK, Atwater Kent Museum, Phila. Pa., Soth. 3/19/73; Marine Barometers = X, Phillips 11/16/88. | 135 Ratcliff Highway (1828-45); 140 St.George Street (1846); 140 Ratcliff Highway; 140 St. George Street, East: all in London. | Taylor 2(2148); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HEMSLEY, J., AND SON | England, OIM | Telescope = Soth.-B 3/2/79. | 4 King Street, Tower Hill, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HEMSLEY, RICHARD JOHN | England, c.1850, NIM | Sextant = New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord. | London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HEMSLEY, THOMAS 1 | England, c.1801, MIM OIM | apprenticed to James Martin of the Grocers' Company on June 3, 1784; turned over to Henry Hemsley 1, of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Feb. 14, 1789; free of the Grocers' Company on May 7, 1801. | J. Brown 1 & 2. | suggest correction | ||
| HEMSLEY, THOMAS 2 | England, c.1836, NIM | Compass = AMST. | might be same as Thomas Helmsley. | London. | Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction |
| HEN, HENDRIK | Holland, 1770-1819, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Microscope, 1807 = ANH (1891 exhibit); Electrical Machine = University Museum, Groningen; Thermometer = LEY; Burning Glass = TEY; Solar Microscopes = Museum voor het Onderwijs, the Hague, LEY. | also made octants and telescopes. | Kalverstraat bij de R.C. Kerk de Papegaai 35, Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; van der Star 1; Crommelin 1; Daumas 1; USNM; G.L'E. Turner 7 & 24; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| HENDER, EDMUND | England, fl.1820-47, PHIM | barometer maker. | Fore Street, Bodmin. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| HENDERSON | invented a surveying instrument called a hypthonite; possibly Ebenezer or William Henderson. | Soth. 7/7/78. | suggest correction | |||
| HENDERSON, EBENEZER | England, 1809-79, MIM | mechanician; author; invented and constructed a three-wheel orrery before 1841; made an astronomical clock. | London. | DNB; Magazine of Science, London, 1841. | suggest correction | |
| HENDERSON, THOMAS | Ireland, 1750, MIM | Sundial, slate, 1750 = Evans Coll. | Dublin. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| HENDERSON, WILLIAM | England, 1826, MIM | Kylephemeris, cardboard, 1826 = D.(1988). | patented Jan., 1826. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HENDRICK, BARENT | Holland, c.1590, MIM | Compass Sundials, in ivory barrels = ADL-M367, NOR; Sundial = FRY Coll. | the dial in NOR is punchmarked "B.H." | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Gunther 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HENDRICKSON, D. | Holland, 1650, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1650 = D.(1981). | Wynter 1 (1981). | suggest correction | ||
| HENLEY | England, c.1770, | designed an electrometer; F.R.S. | Courtanvaux; Moskowitz 107; | suggest correction | ||
| HENLEY, WILLIAM THOMAS | England, fl.1844-48, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 28 Hayden Street, Minories, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HENNEQUIN | France, 18th Century?, MIM | Graphometer, very large = D.(1976). | Caen. | Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HENNESSY, B.H. | England, c.1800, MIM | Sextants = Soth.12/2/74 and Christie 10/6/76; Circumferentor = Kenny sale; Comet Seeker = Bar at 2121 P Street, N.W. Washington D.C. | T.C. in octant box = NMM-S.193/59-3; the instruments are often signed just "Hennessy." | 5 Wind Street, Swansea. | Taylor 2(1155); USNM; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HENNING, VIET BALTHASAR | Germany, 1707-62, MIM | Sundial with Perpetual Calendar = DEU. | gnomon missing; photograph in Lübke. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Lübke. | suggest correction |
| HENRI | France, c.1850, | "Oculiste, Opticien"; his name appears on a telescope signed "J.G. Hofmann, Paris." | rue de Rivoli, 188, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HENRICK, PETER | Germany, 1612, MIM | Astrolabe, 1612 = X. | not in Price 1 or ICA 2. | Strahlendorf. | Nachet. | suggest correction |
| HENRICUS DE HOLLANDIA | surely Henri Arnault, which see. | Zinner 1; Behaim Cat.; Price 1; ICA 2; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| HENRION, DENIS | France, fl.1584?-1640, | pseudony for Clément Cyriaque de Mangin; author; wrote on the sector. | Rouen. | Nachet; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| HENRITSON, J. | England, c.1780, OIM | Microscope = D.(1975). | owner? Hewitson? | Newcastle-on-Tyne. | Moskowitz 111. | suggest correction |
| HENRY 1 | England, c.1775, MIM PHIM | T.C.; made balances and gauges. | 54 Paternoster Row, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HENRY 2 | England, c.1830, PHIM | Barometer with clock = Soth. 12/14/89. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HENRY, JOSEPH | USA, 1797-1878, PHIM | Electromagnet = USNM. | this instrument was reportedly made by Henry for Parker Cleaveland; Henry invented an electro-dynamic engine in 1830; he was the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1846-78. | Washington, D.C. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| HENRY, M. | France, 1850+, OIM | T.C.; optician. | 21, Passage Delorme and Rue de Rivoli 12, Paris. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| HENSHALL, WALTER | misreading for Walter Henshaw. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |||
| HENSHAW | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HENSHAW, JOHN | England, fl.1696-1726, MIM | apprenticed to his father, Walter Henshaw, of the Clockmakers' Company on April 18, 1689; free of the Company on April 16, 1696; took apprentices; also a watchmaker; Charles Digby took over his shop in 1726. | The Globe, East Smithfield, near the Hermitage, Wapping, London. | Taylor 1(502) and 2(67); Evans 1; Crawforth 1; J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| HENSHAW, WALTER | England, fl.1660-1711, MIM NIM | Universal Ring Dial = PEA; Backstaff, 1711 = Dreweatt-Neate 3/30/94, D.(1994). | apprenticed to Thomas Brown 1 in the Joiners' Company, Dec. 2. 1650; freed by Patrimony in the Weavers' Company; brother in the Clockmakers' Company, 1667, Master of the Company in 1695; took apprentices in both the Weavers' and the Clockmakers' Companies; may be two backstaves, Dreweatt-Neate made for John Lock. | at the sign of the Globe, East Smithfield, near the Hermitage, Wapping; at the sign of the Globe in the Hermitage, Morefields; both in London. | Taylor 1(319); Brewington 1; Baillie 1; Daumas 1; USNM; J.Brown 1; Crawforth 7; Robischon; Coffeen 46; ATG 3/19/94; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HENTZSCHELL, JOHANN ERHARDT | Germany, 1698, MIM | Astrolabe, 1698 = KAS (ICA-3024). | Marburg. | Baillie 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction | |
| HERB, W.A. | Germany, PHIM | Baroscope = DRE. | Pulsnitz. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HERBAGE | France, fl.1787-88, OIM | Telescope = POB (1787). | worked for Rochon; "Breveté d'Ingénieur", 1788. | Paris. | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HERBERT AND CO. | India, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = Soth.P-B,11/10/81. | may be dealer. | Forbes Street, Bombay. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HERBERT AND SON | England, PHIM | Apothecary Balance = Christie-SK 1/8/79. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HERBERT, L. | MIM | Sector, wood = Soth.1/15/63. | signed on the brass joint "L. Herbert Invenit et Fecit." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HERBERTS, A.W. | England, c.1750, PHIM | Gold Balance = Soth. 10/28/86. | see also John William Herberts. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HERBERTS, JOHN WILLIAM | England, 18th Century, PHIM | Balances = Christie 10/31/67, Soth. 7/23/73, PYM sale; Money Scale = Hitchin Museum. | the name is sometimes seen as I.W. Herbertz; see also A.W. Herberts; the instrument in the PYM sale was signed just "Herbert." | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HERBERTZ, JOHANN PHILLIPP | Germany, 1772, PHIM | Money Balance, 1772 = DRE; Balance and Weights = Cambridge Archaelogical Museum. | the balance in the Cambridge museum is signed "Herberz." | Solingen. | Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HERBOTH, G.F. | Germany, MIM | Table Sundial = Halberstadt Museum; Full Circle = DEU. | DEU has no sights. | Braunschweig. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HERDFRITZ, JOH. PHIL. | Germany, 1757, PHIM | Balance, 1757 = Soth. 6/8/70. | perhaps a misreading for Johann Phillipp Herbertz. | Schlingen (Solingen?). | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HERGET, JOHANN ADOLF | Germany, fl.1721-50, MIM | Inclinable Sundial, 1721 = KAS; Nocturnals, 1723 and 1737 = KAS; Universal Instrument, 1727 = KAS; Table Sundial, 1742 = KAS; Drawing Instruments = KAS; Circumferentor = KAS. | Kassel. | Zinner 1; Lübke; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| HERGHAMER, HANNS | Germany, 1492, MIM | Astrolabe, vellum, 1492 = OXF (ICA-403). | Price 1; Weil 2(19); ICA 2. | suggest correction | ||
| HERKENROY, NICOLAUS | 1543, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1543 = ADL-M236. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HERKUNFT | 18th Century, OIM | Microscope = CZJ. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HERMAN AND SIMMONS | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 12/14/95. | Truro. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HERMAND | France, 18th Century, MIM | Azimuth Sundial = CNAM. | "ingénieur du Roi." | Rohr; Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | |
| HERMANN | Austria, 18th Century, MIM | Protractor with case = ROU-187. | Neuhaus in Vienna. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| HERMANN, J. | Holland?; Russiac.1716, | improved Amonton's air thermometer; author; disciple of Jacques Bernoulli. | St. Petersburg. | Goldschmidt 70; Weil 2(19). | suggest correction | |
| HERMANNUS CONTRACTUS | Germany, 1013-54, | author; wrote on the astrolabe and the pillar dial; clockmaker; Michel called him "Hermann Le Boiteux." | Reichenau. | Michel 3; Gunther 1; Cousins. | suggest correction | |
| HERN AND CO. | England, c.1780, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Sales Cat.(1975). | Swansea. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HERNE, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1650-78, MIM | sundial maker; author; father of John Herne 2. | London. | Taylor 1(238). | suggest correction | |
| HERNE, JOHN 2 | Ireland, 1670-85, MIM | sundial maker; son of John Herne 1. | Dublin. | Taylor 1(347). | suggest correction | |
| HERO | Egypt, fl.50-120, | author; book on pneumatics described hydraulic devices; invented a hodometer. | Alexandria. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HEROLDT, ADAM | Germany; Italy, fl.1616-49, MIM | Table Sundial, slate, 1615 = MADEX; Astronomical Quadrant, 1622 = P.C.; Armillary Spheres = KEN (1648), ROM (1649); Recipiangle = Soth. 3/17/38; Sector = NUR. | the quadrant is signed "Adams Heroldo Gennano 1622". | Rome. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; MADEX; Price 2; USNM; Bedini 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HERON AND CO. | Scotland, fl.1834-36, NIM | David Heron; ship chandlers and nautical warehouse. | 128 Broomielaw, Glasgow. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| HERON AND JOHNSTONE | Scotland, 1844, NIM | David Heron and Johnstone. | 212 Broomielaw, Glasgow (1844). | Bryden 3; Engelmann 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HERON AND MCGREGOR | Scotland, c.1836, NIM | David Heron and Duncan McGregor. | 1 William Street, Greenock. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| HERON, DAVID | Scotland, fl.1815-63, NIM OIM | Telescopes = ADL-M448, FRK = RSM; Hadley's Quadrant = VNN; Octant = Town Docks Museum, Hull. | the Adler instrument is signed "D. Heron"; the one at the VNN is signed "Heron"; octant is signed "Heron Greenock." | Greenock (-1827); 128 Broomielaw (1834-36); 212 Broomielaw (1836-47); 4 Carrick Street (1849-63); all in Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Clarke et al; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HERON, DAVID, AND CO. | Scotland, fl.1836-40, NIM | 212 Broomielaw, Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | ||
| HERON, JAMES 1 | Ireland, c.1800, | T.C.; retailer; signed "Jas. Heron Clock and Watch Maker in Newtown." | Newtown. | Soth. 2/25/86. | suggest correction | |
| HERON, JAMES 2 | Scotland, c.1836, MIM | probably son of John Heron and brother of David Heron; clockmaker. | 1 William Street, Greenock. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| HERON, WILLIAM | Scotland, | Octant, ebony and ivory = RJK; Sympiesometer = RSM. | retailer. | Greenock. | Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HERRING, AMOS BUTTLE | England, 1782, MIM | apprenticed to Ebenezer Rust 1 of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 5, 1782. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HERSCHEL, ALEXANDER | England, fl.1774-1800?, OIM | brother of William and Caroline Herschel; made telescopes, zone clocks, etc; see William and Alexander Herschel. | Germany; Bath; Slough. | NMM 2; H.C. King 1. | suggest correction | |
| HERSCHEL, SIR JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM | England, 1792-1871, | son of Sir William Herschel; astronomer; noted for his work on the stars of the southern hemisphere; F.R.S.; he made the mirrors for his own telescopes. | Observatory House, Slough; Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent (1840-71). | H.C. King 1; DNB; DSB; etc. | suggest correction | |
| HERSCHEL, SIR WILLIAM | Germany; England, 1738-1822, OIM | He made a wide range of fine telescopes; examples may be found many museums including ADL, KEN, NMM, RSM, DRE, VIT, OXF, Helsingfors Observatory, TEY, University Observatory of Göttingen, etc. | noted astronomer who discovered the planet Uranus; F.R.S. in 1781; musician. | Hanover; Bath; Observatory House, Slough. | Taylor 2(490); Hoskins; DNB; DSB; Maurer; Grötzsch 2; NMM 2; Drechsler 2; Sticker and Kirchvogel; G.L'E. Turner 7; Pipping 1; H.C. King 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HERSCHEL, WILLIAM AND ALEXANDER | England, OIM | Mirrors and Eyepieces = NMM. | Alexander was William's younger brother. | Slough. | NMM 2; DSB. | suggest correction |
| HERSCHEL, WILLIAM AND JOHN | England, OIM | Objective Mirrors = NMM. | Slough. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| HERTEL UND HORN DER ALTER | Germany, 1674, MIM | Theodolite, 1674 = KES. | Hans Georg Hertel (Augsburg) and Julius von Horn der alter (Braunschweig). | see above. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction |
| HERTEL, CHRISTIAN GOTTLIEB | Germany, c.1716, OIM | made microscopes; author. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HERTEL, HANS | Germany, 1667, MIM | Level, 1667 = DOR. | may be Hans Georg Hertel. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HERTEL, HANS GEORG | Germany, 1626-98, MIM SIM | Wall Sundial, 1659 = Braunschweig Cathedral; Graphometer, 1667 = DOR; Astronomical Compendium, 1678 = OXF; Diptych Sundial = GEL; Theodolite = P.C.(1987). | see H.G.H., J.G.H. 1, and I.G.H. 1. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Evans 1; Lübke; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HERTEL, JOHANN CHRISTIAN | Germany, 1739, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1739 = ROU. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| HERVAIS | France, fl.1818-25, MIM | made pedometers. | Paris. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| HERZOG, JULIUS | Germany, 1528-89, MIM | Astrological Disk, 1579 = Helmstedt Museum. | Braunschweig. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| HESELTINE, CHARLES | England, fl.1822-38, MIM OIM PHIM | Taylor spelled the name "Hezeltine." | 5 Robert Street, Bedford Row (1822-29); 5 Robert Street, Gray's Inn Lane (1830-38); London. | Taylor 2(1883); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| HESKETT, JAMES | England, | T.C.; "Map, print & chart seller. Globes & mathematical instruments." | No. 13 Sweetings Alley, Royal Exchange, London. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| HESS, KARL | Germany, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = P.C.(1968). | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HESSLER, JOHANN WENDELIN | Italy1669, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1669 = Drecker Coll. = P.C. | Rome. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HETZEL | France, c.1750, MIM | Plane Table Compass with Protractor = STR. | Strasbourg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HETZEL, CHRIST. LUDWIG | Germany, c.1700, MIM | Protractor = DRE. | Halle. | Grötzsch 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HEUBDER, PETRUS DE | Belgium, c.1625, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = PRA. | the instrument has a bail, and a foot for a plane table. | Antwerp. | Zinner 1; Horsky and Skopova; Czech. Inventory. | suggest correction |
| HEUSCHER, JACOB | Germany, 1699, PHIM | balance maker; see Odental and Heuscher | Cologne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HEUSTER, JACOB VON | Germany, 1662, PHIM | Balance, 1662 = Adelmann Sale 4/26/27. | signed "Jacob von Heuster Plückhoff." | Cologne. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HEVELKE, JOH. | see Johann Hevelius. | Zinner 1; Przypkowski 3. | suggest correction | |||
| HEVEN, JOSHUA | Germany, 1578, MIM | Table Dial, 1578 = MUN. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HEVER, H. | Germany, c.1850, PHIM | globe maker. | Eberfeld. | Tooley. | suggest correction | |
| HEWER AND LEAHY | England, NIM | Sextant = Chevau-Légers 2/28/82. | Cardiff. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HEWES, E. | USA, fl.1841-56, MIM NIM | sometimes known as E.J.Hewes or E.J.Hews. | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HEWISSON, JOHN | England, c.1775, MIM | Mining Surveyor's Compass = Chayette 6/28/86. | 29 Market Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HEWIT, SAMUEL | England, c.1822, MIM | famous for making very accurate rules. | 123 Dale Street, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1585); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| HEWITSON | England, c.1770, MIM NIM SIM | Hadley Quadrant = VNN; Surveying Compass = D.(1971). | Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HEWITSON, J. | England, c.1838-58, MIM OIM PHIM | Miner's Dial = Phillips 5/14/74; Dry Compass Card = NMM. | also a barometer maker. | Grey Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | Bryden 9; Bell 2; NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| HEWITSON, JOHN | England, c.1828, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Fairey of the Grocers' Company, on May 1, 1828. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | ||
| HEWITT AND SON | USA, fl.1850-53, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Compasses, with Vernier = P.C., D.(1972). | Thomas Hewitt and Horatio T. Hewitt. | 180 Water Street, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; Moskowitz 105. | suggest correction |
| HEWITT, HORATIO T. | USA, fl.1850-53, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | son of Thomas Hewitt; see Hewitt and Son. | 180 Water Street, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| HEWITT, JOHN | England, fl.1651-81, MIM | Instrument = KEN. | calculated a pillar dial. | London. | Taylor 1(245). | suggest correction |
| HEWITT, T. | England, 1654, MIM | Protractor, 1654 = NMM-DI/PR-S.7. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HEWITT, W. | England, fl.1820-33, | R.N.; designed a new surveying instrument. | London. | Taylor 2(1586). | suggest correction | |
| HEWLINGS, JOSEPH | c.1794, MIM | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |||
| HEWOOD | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HEWSON, JOHN | England, fl.1699-1726, | apprenticed to John Seller 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on Nov. 5, 1683; free of the Company on July 3, 1699; took one apprentice. | London. | Taylor 1(511). | suggest correction | |
| HEY, C. V.D. | Holland, c.1772, MIM | Celestial Globe = AMST. | published by Covens and Mortier and Covens, Jr., 1772; "signature" is on the meridian ring; possibly the owner. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| HEYBECH, NIKOLAUS VON | Germany, fl.1389-1444, MIM | Astrolabe = X (ICA-2070). | Zinner states that Heybech made three instruments for Nikolaus of Cues, a torquetum, a celestial globe and an astrolabe. | Erfurt; Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Baillie 1; ICA 2; Lunardi. | suggest correction |
| HEYDEN | see Heiden. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HEYDEN, GASPARD VAN DER | Belgium, c.1496-post-1549, MIM | made globes and other instruments for Gemma Frisius, c.1536; worked with Gerard Mercator. | Mirica; Louvain (1536). | Michel 3; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| HEYDEN, JAKOB VON | Germany, 1628, MIM | Pair of Globes, 1628 = AMST. | see Joh. Christopher Weigel and Jacob Heyden. | Strassburg. | NMM 2; Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction |
| HEYRICKE, SAMUELL | England, 1687, MIM | Cube Sundial, wood, 1687 = City of Leicester Museums. | Daniell. | suggest correction | ||
| HICKETTS, JOHN | England, c.1674, | had James Mann 1 turned over to him by Thomas King 1 in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1674. | Angel Street, London. | Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| HICKMAN 1 | see Hickson. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |||
| HICKMAN 2 | mistake by the G.P.O. Directory in 1834; see John Hicks. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |||
| HICKMAN, JOSEPH | England, PHIM | succeeded by Edward Derby. | London. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| HICKS, ADRIAN BK. | USA, fl.1797-1807, MIM | Surveyor's Compass, wood = P.C. | 82 Wall Street (1797-1801); 132 Front Street (1805); 118 Front Street (1807); all in New York, N.Y. | USNM; Warner 12. | suggest correction | |
| HICKS, G.E. | England, OIM | Telescope = STK. | 44 Southside Street, Plymouth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HICKS, GEORGE 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X. | sometimes signed "G. Hicks." | 42 Upper North Place, Gray's Inn Lane, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| HICKS, GEORGE 2 | England, c.1811, PHIM | barometer maker. | 43 Shoe Lane, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HICKS, GEORGE 3 | Ireland, fl.1824-35, MIM | 64 City Quay (1824); 68 Marrowbone Lane (1835); both in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| HICKS, GEORGE 4 | England, OIM | apprenticed to Joseph Morrice, an ivory turner, in the Merchant Taylors' Company. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HICKS, J. 1 | England, c.1780-1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = K.and C. 12/3/75, DeLuca 8/1/87; Fortin-type Barometer, # 963 = D.(1975); Stick Barometers = Soth. 2/4/77, X. | Goodison gives the address as 98 and 10 Hatton Garden. | 8, 9, and 10 Hatton Garden, London. | O'Mara; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HICKS, J. 2 | Ireland, fl.1817-26, MIM | probably John Hicks, which see. | 11 Camden Street (1817-19); 13 Lower Camden Street (1820-22); 13 Peter's Place, Lower Camden Street (1823-24); 64 City Quay (1825-26); all in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| HICKS, JAMES J. | England, fl.1874-1952, PHIM | firm was originally James Joseph Hicks until 1874. | 8 Hatton Garden, London E.C. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| HICKS, JAMES JOSEPH | England, b.1829-74? yz, PHIM | bought barometers for resale under his name; the firm became James J. Hicks in 1874. | 8, 9, and 10 Hatton Garden, London. | Bell 2; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| HICKS, JOHN | Ireland, fl.1832-48, MIM NIM | 48 City Quay (1832-34); 18 City Quay (1834); 20 City Quay (1835-48); all in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| HICKS, JOSEPH | England, fl.1814-22, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Instrument = P.C.(1972); Alidade, wood & brass = D.(1984). | barometer maker; alidade signed "J. Hicks." | 11 Brook Street (1814-16); 17 Lambeth Walk (1817); 19 Kirby Street (1817-20); 117 Bishopsgate without (1820-22); all in London. | Taylor 2(1358); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HICKS, LANGSTON, AND CO. | England, fl.1822-23, MIM OIM | 94 Cheapside, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| HICKS, THOMAS | Ireland, fl.1784-1825, MIM NIM | Mariner's Compass = NMM; Crown Compass = NMM. | 40 Poolbeg Street (1784-90); 20 Hawkins Street (1791-99); both in Dublin. | NMM 2; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| HICKSON, WILLIAM | England, c.1708, MIM | apprenticed to William Sellars of the Clockmakers' Company on June 11, 1708. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HIDER, EDWARD WALTER | England, c.1806, | apprenticed to John Corless in the Joiners' Company, June 3, 1806. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HIEMER, CARL | 1773, MIM | Plate for Table Sundial, 1773 = Portaluppi Coll. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HIGGINBOTTOM, WILLIAM | England, c.1722, MIM | apprenticed to William Sellars of the Clockmakers' Company on June 4, 1722. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HIGGINS | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 16 Saffron Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HIGGINS, THOMAS | England, c.1790, PHIM | Wheel Barometer, Thermometer and clock = SPI-Anderson 3/25/27. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HIGGINSON, FRANCIS | England, c.1828, NIM | Mechanical Log = NMM-Lg.15. | invented a registering log; signed "Higginson's Log." | 38 Monkwell Street, Wood Street, London. | Taylor 2(1588); NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| HIGGISON | England, MIM | Folding Rule, ivory = Soth. 3/21/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HIGGS, JAMES | England, c.1718, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Glynne of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 20, 1718. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HIGGS, JOHN | England, c.1727, MIM | apprenticed to John Hutton of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 4, 1727; may have been the clockmaker in Wallingford. | J. Brown 3; Christie-SK 5/20/88. | suggest correction | ||
| HIGHMORE, NATHANIEL | see Nathaniel Heighmore. | suggest correction | ||||
| HIGLEY, SAMUEL | England, 1790, MIM | apprenticed to William Spencer 1 of the Grocers' Company on April 1, 1790. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HILARI | 1556, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood and brass, 1556 = DRE (lost). | Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HILDEYARD, FATHER THOMAS | England, 1690-1746, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1725 = Palacio Real, Madrid. | London. | "Relojes del Patrimonio Naçional", Barcelona, 1965; DNB; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HILFUNS, MARIA | not an instrument maker; "Mary help us"; this appears on an equatorial sundial dated 1479 (ADL-M288), surely by Hans Dorn. | Fox 1 & 2; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| HILL 1 | England, fl.1782-1808, MIM | descendant of Nathaniel Hill; see Watkins and Hill. | 5 Charing Cross, London. | Chaldecott 1; Daumas 1; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HILL 2 | Swedenc.1820, MIM | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HILL 3 | England, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1968). | Colchester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HILL 4 | Scotland, c.1813, OIM | probably Peter Hill, which see; miocroscope maker; made jewel lenses for Sir David Brewster. | Edinburg. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| HILL 5 | see Watkins and Hill. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| HILL AND PRICE 1 | England,NIM OIM | Telescope, wood, 5-draw = Christie 5/15/73; Marine Compass = Christie-SK 7/24/86/ | Broad Quay, Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HILL, CATHERINE | England, c.1840, MIM OIM | optician. | 25 Goodmans Yard, Minories, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| HILL, G.T. | misreading for Gilbert, Tower Hill. | Belgian Inventory. | suggest correction | |||
| HILL, JOHN | England, fl.1671-1712, MIM | Drawing Compass, 1680 = BM. | John Yarwell worked for him, 1671-85; made instruments for Will Fortin; Robischon said he died in 1685. | St. Paul's Churchyard, London. | Taylor 1(566); Price 3; Ward 4; Evans 1; Daumas 1; Robischon. | suggest correction |
| HILL, JOSEPH | England, fl.1759-72, MIM | apprenticed to John Gilbert 1 of the Grocers' Company on Dec. 16, 1747; turned over to John Gilbert 2 in the Company on March 18, 1752; free of the Company on July 3, 1759. | Hand and Pen Court, Great Tower Hill (1759); Great Tower Hill (1760-72); both in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HILL, MATHAW | England, 1658, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HILL, NATHANIEL | England, fl.1708-64, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | made miniature terrestrial globes, many of them in shagreen cases with celestial gores as a lining; some are dated 1754; examples may be found at ADL, BM, PBN, KEN, PRM, NMM, Coll. of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, New York Public Library, etc. | apprenticed to James Farmer of the Grocers' Company on March 11, 1701; free in the Merchant Taylors' Company in 1708; T.C. showed mathematical and navigating instruments, and barometers. | The Globe and Sun, in Chancery Lane, Fleet Street; opposite Serjeants Inn, Chancery Lane; both in London. | Taylor 2(363); Goodison 1; Chaldecott 1; Stevenson; NMM 2; Clay and Court; Calvert 2; Wynter and Turner; Yonge; C.N. Robinson; J. Brown 1; Crawforth 1 & 7; Wynter 1 & 2; Krogt 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HILL, P. | England, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1989). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HILL, PETER | Scotland, 1778-1845, MIM OIM PHIM | Pantograph = FRK = RSM; Refracting Telescope = FRK = RSM; Stick Barometers = X, Phillips 1/26/83. | made jewel lenses; worked for Brewster. | Richmond Street (1801-03); East Richmond Street (1804-06); 7 East Richmond Street (1806-11); 9 East Richmond Street (1811-12); 6 Union Place (1813-22); 7 Union Place (1823-24); 2 Greenside Place (1825-28); 13 Abbey (1836-40); 12 Richmond Place (1845); all in Edinburgh. | Taylor 2(1589); Bryden 3; USNM; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| HILL, S. | Scotland, c.1820, MIM | Sighting Compass = P.C.(1987). | Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HILL, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1635-36, MIM | made sundials; had four seized and destroyed because of poor quality. | by the Tower, London. | Taylor 1(183); J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| HILL, THOMAS 2 | England, c.1734, MIM | designed an improved slide rule. | Taylor 2(272). | suggest correction | ||
| HILLAR | 1556, MIM | Instrument, 1556 = DRE. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HILLEPRAND, FERDINAND | 1586, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, 1586 = PRA. | Horsky and Skopova; Czech. Inventory; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HILLER, GILBERT TOWER | misreading for Gilbert, Tower Hill. | Belgian Inventory. | suggest correction | |||
| HILLIARD, J. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HILLOCK, JAMES | England, c.1850, PHIM | barometer maker or seller. | Hyde Park Corner, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| HILLS, JNO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Bury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HILTON, JOHN | England, c.1700, | apprenticed to Thomas Tompion in the Clockmakers' Company. | Robischon. | suggest correction | ||
| HILTON, THOMAS | England, c.1674, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to John Marke of the Clockmakers' Company on July 6, 1674. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HILTUM, JOSEPH | England, c.1838, OIM | father of Richard Hiltum? | 109 Bishopsgate Within, London. | Taylor 2(2149). | suggest correction | |
| HILTUM, RICHARD | England, c.1847, OIM | carried on Joseph Hiltum's business. | 109 Bishopsgate Within, London. | Taylor 2(2149). | suggest correction | |
| HINCHLIFFE, G.W. | England, OIM | Telescope = D.(1973). | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HINDE, JOHN | England, 1767, MIM | his five sons were all instrument makers; see Roger Hinde. | London. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| HINDE, ROGER | England, fl.1820-34, MIM | son of John Hinde? | 70 Noble Street, Falcon Square, London. | Taylor 2(1591); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| HINDLEY AND SON | England, fl.?-1771, MIM OIM PHIM | Henry and Joseph Hindley. | York. | Taylor 2(186). | suggest correction | |
| HINDLEY, HENRY | England, 1701-71, MIM OIM PHIM | Pyrometer = KEN; Dividing Engine = X; Telescope = KEN; Garden Sundial = Hindley Shop, CMY. | noted clockmaker. | York. | Taylor 2(186); Daumas 1; Law; Setchell 1 and 2; DNB; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HINDLEY, JOSEPH | England, d.1774, MIM OIM PHIM | son of Henry Hindley; apprenticed to his father; took over the shop from 1771-74. | York. | Taylor 2(186); Setchell 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |
| HINSANT | France, 1769, OIM | made telescope mirrors. | Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| HINTON, WILLIAM | England; USA, c.1772, MIM NIM | advertised nautical compasses, 1772. | at "Hadley's Quadrant and Spyglass, facing the East Side of the New Coffee House", Beekman's Slip, New York, N.Y. | Bedini 1 & 8; D.J. Warner 8, 10 and 12. | suggest correction | |
| HINTZMAN, JOSEPH | England, fl.1839-50, PHIM | sometimes spelled "Hitzman." | Rose Crescent, Cambridge. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| HIPPOLITO | 1646, OIM | telescope maker; Mariani? | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| HIREMAN, HY W. AND JNO. H. | USA, fl.1855-56, MIM OIM PHIM | partners with Henry Ware as Ware and Hireman. | 25 East 4th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| HIRSCH OG SAMSON | Norway, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Folk Museum, Oslo. | Trondheim. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HIRSCH, OTT | Germany, c.1487, MIM | compass maker. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| HIRSCHMANN, SENIOR | see Pistor and Hirschmann. | Weil and Baden. | suggest correction | |||
| HIRSCHVOGEL, AUGUSTIN | Germany, 1503-53, MIM | Surveying Instruments in wooden box = X. | made for the city of Vienna and delivered in 1594. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| HITCH | England, 1797, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HITZMAN | see Hintzman. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| HOARE | England, 19th Century, MIM | Double Slide Rule = OXF. | signed "Hoare's improved double Slide Rule." | 12 Billiter Square, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOBBS, JAMES | USA, 1796, MIM | Old Town, South Green Street, Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HOBBY, JONATHAN T. | USA, 1813-83, MIM NIM PHIM | Transit (post-1869) = GUR. | see Sawyer and Hobby (1840-54). | 86 Forsyth, New York (1837); 156 Water Street, New York (1840-69); Hemstead, Long Island, N.Y. (1872-73). | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| HOBCRAFT, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1830-47, MIM OIM | called himself "Sr." by 1846. | 18 Barbican; 38 Prince's Street, Leicester Square (1846); 14 Great Turnstile (1847); all in London. | Taylor 2(1885); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| HOBCRAFT, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1846, MIM OIM | son of William Hobcraft 1. | London. | Taylor 2(1885). | suggest correction | |
| HOBDAY | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Tetsworth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOBDELL | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 12/12/89. | Oxford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOCKER, G. | USA, fl.1838-44, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| HODGE, ARTHUR | England, c.1822, MIM NIM | invented a perpetual log. | Twelve Bells, Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 2(1591a). | suggest correction | |
| HODGESON, MARMADUKE | England, c.1690, | T.C.; see Court and Hodgeson. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | ||
| HODGKIN, JOHN | England, c.1715, | free in the Joiners' Company; took apprentices, c.1715. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| HODGKINSON, J. | England, c.1822, OIM | 24 Coppice Row, Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(1592); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| HODGKINSON, THOMAS | England, c.1696, MIM | advertised a new type of horizontal dial. | Sign of the Cradle, Knight Rider Street, near Doctor's Commons, London. | Taylor 1(503); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOE, R.M. | c.1838, | got a patent in New York for an invention by Sherwood for finding latitude at sea. | Taylor 2(2150). | suggest correction | ||
| HOEG, HARALD | Denmark, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HOELDRICK, T.N. | Germany, | misreading for "Holderich." | Augsburg. | P. and S. 11/21/1894. | suggest correction | |
| HOERSCHEL | misreading for "Höschel." | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| HOESCHEL | variant for Höschel. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| HOESEN | Germany, OIM | constructed burning glasses; succeeded by Ehrard. | Dresden. | Spargo 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOEVENAER, ANTONY | Holland, fl.1654-92, MIM PHIM | Circumferentor = Geodätisches Institut, Munich, UTP; Sectors = Wray, P.C., LEY, Stedelijk Museum; Sundial = UTP. | made philosophical instruments for Burchardus de Velder, professor of physics. | Leyden. | Rooseboom 1; Zinner 1; Daumas 1; de Rijk; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOEVENAER, SIMON | Holland, c.1720, PHIM | son of Antony Hoevenaer; made physical instruments. | Leyden. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOF, JACOB AUCH | Germany, c.1800, MIM | Calculating Machine, 1800 = Madex-655. | invented this machine. | Weimar. | Madex. | suggest correction |
| HOFF AND HEISELY | USA, 1793-1801, MIM | Surveying Compass, 1795 = William Penn Memorial Museum, Harrisburg, Pa. | John George Hoff and Frederick Heiseley, his ex-apprentice; also made clocks. | Lancaster, Pa. | Smart 1; Bedini 1 and 17; USNM. | suggest correction |
| HOFF, JOHN | USA, 1776- 1819, MIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, and in a private collection. | worked with his father, John George Hoff, and took over the business; clockmaker. | Lancaster, Pa. | Smart 1; Bedini 17. | suggest correction |
| HOFF, JOHN GEORGE | Germany; USA., 1740-1816, MIM | Frederick Heisely was first his apprentice and later his partner, from 1793 to 1801. | Lancaster, Pa. | Smart 1; Bedini 1, 8, and 17. | suggest correction | |
| HOFFINGER, THOMAS | Instrument = Salzburg? | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HOFFMANN, C.G. | Germany, fl.1772-76, PHIM | Barometers and Thermometers = DRE (1772) and (1776). | claims to have improved Huygen's barometer. | Waldheim, Saxony. | Grötzsch 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOFFMANN, CASPAR | Germany, c.1650, MIM | Astrolabe Clock = Soth. 5/21/73. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOFFMANN, JOHANN | Germany, 1620, MIM | cast a quadrant in 1620. | Frankfort. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOFFMANN, SAMUEL GOTTLIEB | Germany, c.1772, OIM | microscope maker; announced one with six lenses in 1772. | Hanover. | Clay and Court; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| HOFFMEYER | see Brugger and Hoffmeyer. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HOFFMEYER, J. | England, c.1840, PHIM | barometer maker. | Cambridge. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| HOFFVENIUS, JOHAN | Sweden, fl.1648-85, MIM | worked in Uppsala University workshop, (1648-63); held exclusive rights as instrument maker in Uppsala and Stockholm in 1663. | Uppsala and Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOFGREN, JOHAN | Sweden, 1778-1832, MIM OIM | globe and instrument maker to the Royal Swedish Academy of Science, 1816-32; flourished 1810-32; see J.H. 4. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOFMANN, DR. H.C. | France, OIM | Spectroscope = Soth. 4/8/74. | "construit à l'Institut d'Optique du Dr. H.C. Hofmann à Paris." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOFMANN, HEINRICH | Germany, 1576-1652, | designed an octant;, an example of the instrument made by Christopher Trechsler is at the ADL; author. | Jena. | Zinner 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOFMANN, J.G. | France, fl.1850-62, OIM | Telescopes with micrometers = KEN, WHI, D.(1973); Philosophical Instruments = TEY; Spectroscope = TEY. | rue de Bucy, 3, Paris. | Dewhirst; USNM; G.L'E. Turner 7 & 24. | suggest correction | |
| HOFMANN, JAKOB | Germany, fl.1597-1616, MIM | Polyhedral Sundials = ZUR (1597), HAY (1616), KAS (1616). | Schwabisch. | Zinner 1; Lübke; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOGBEN, HENRY | England?, MIM | Set of Surveying Instruments = Pym Sale. | "Surveyor"; probably the owner. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOGBEN, THOMAS | England, c.1730, MIM OIM | Telescopic Level = D. | "Surveyor." | Smarden. | Wynter and Turner; Bryden 9. | suggest correction |
| HOGENBERG, REMIGIUS | c.1572, MIM | Humphrey Cole may have studied under him. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| HOGENDOORN, J. | Holland, fl.1761-63, PHIM | sometimes spelled "Hoogendoorn." | The Hague. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOGG, WILLIAM | England, c.1802, NIM OIM | Sextants = RJK, P.C.; Octant = THO; Telescope = Bearnes 11/12/86. | the sextant in the private collection was found in a Florida Keys shipwreck together with several 1802 coins. | 388 Platform, Rotherhite Wall, London. | Taylor 2(1886); USNM; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOGH, EILER CHRISTIAN | Denmark; Austria, d.1773, MIM PHIM | Armillary Sphere = ADL-M9; Universal Ring Sundial = NYS = Christie 4/9/75. | Högh; worked in the Court in Vienna; the ADL instrument has "Danicus" as part of the signature and is also marked "Joseph: Fran: Ant: de Reichmann." | Copenhagen; Vienna. | Habacher; Engelmann 1; USNM; Yonge; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOGLUND, PER AUGUST | Sweden, c.1850, MIM | Surveying Instrument = STT; Pantograph = STM. | Höglund; T.C. | Norra Tullportsgatan 65, Stockholm. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOGSON, THOMAS | England, c.1699, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 2 in the Joiners' Company in 1699. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HOHENFELDER, LUDWIG | Germany, 1596, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, 1596 = STU. | Höhenfelder. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOHLFIELD | Germany, 1711-71, MIM | made an odometer. | Berlin. | Beckmann. | suggest correction | |
| HOHNBAUM | Germany, 1831, PHIM | Stick Barometer, 1831 = NMM-MT/BM.34. | Hanover. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| HOING, A. HEINRICH | Hanseatic League, fl.1598-1600, MIM | Astrolabe, 1598 = DEU-35858 (ICA 3026); Sundial, 1600 = DAN. | Höing. | Danzig. | Zinner 1; Price 1; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOIS | see Hoyss. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HOJER, ERIK | Sweden, d.1774, OIM | sometimes "Högger." | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HOLBECHE, JOHN | England, fl.1720-50, MIM NIM | Backstaffs, 1738 = PYM = ADL-A171, USNM. | apprenticed to Benjamin Macy of the Clockmakers' Company on July 9, 1713; took over the shop; T.C.; the Adler instrument is marked "for Ino. Cunninghame"; the one at the USNM "for Capt. Jos. Swan"; Bedini listed him as "Holbecher." | the corner of the Hermitage Bridge, London. | Bedini 1; Crawforth 1; J. Brown 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOLBECK | see Holbeche. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |||
| HOLBEIN, HANS | Germany; England, 1465-1524, | designed sundials; painter and engraver. | London. | Chapuis. | suggest correction | |
| HOLBORN, ROBERT | England, 1771, MIM | Compass Sundial, 1771 = Soth.-S 1/26/88. | South Cavel. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOLBROOK AND CO. | USA, c.1840, MIM | Terrestrial Globes = D.(1968), P.C.; Tellurian = USNM. | Alfred and Dwight Holbrook. | Berea, Ohio. | Yonge; Warner 4. | suggest correction |
| HOLBROOK APPARATUS MANUFACTURING CO. | USA, c.1856, MIM | Hemispheric Globe = Beinecke Rare Book Library, Yale U. | Wethersfield, Conn. | Beinecke Cat. | suggest correction | |
| HOLBROOK MANUFACTURING CO. | USA, c.1856, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = P.C.(1968); Hemispheric Globe, 3" = ADL-W168. | Wethersfield, Conn. | Yonge; Warner 4; Moskowitz 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOLBROOK SCHOOL APPARATUS CO. | USA, fl.1855, MIM | Terrestrial Globes = Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kan., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. | founded by Dwight Holbrook in 1850; the manufacturing was done by Holbrooks' Apparatus Mfg. Co. | Hartford, Conn., Chicago, Ill. and New York, N.Y. | Yonge; Warner 4. | suggest correction |
| HOLBROOK, ALFRED | USA, fl.1837-85+, | partner with his brother, Dwight Holbrook, 1837-50 in manufacturing scientific equipment for schools. | Berea, Ohio. | Warner 4. | suggest correction | |
| HOLBROOK, ALFRED AND DWIGHT | USA, fl.1837-50, MIM | moved to Ohio and started a new factory to make scientific school apparatus; including globes. | Berea, Ohio. | Warner 4. | suggest correction | |
| HOLBROOK, CHARLES W. | USA, c.1890, MIM | Globe, Terrestrial, with case = D.(1997). | son of Dwight Holbrook. | Coffeen 56. | suggest correction | |
| HOLBROOK, DWIGHT | USA, fl.1837-, MIM | Hemispheric Globe = Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kan. | worked with his brother, Alfred, in Berea, Ohio, 1837-50, manufacturing globes and scientific equipment for schools; moved to Connecticut in 1850, establishing the Holbrook School Apparatus Co. in Hartford, Conn.; branches in Chicago and New York; production was done in Weathersfield, Conn.; see Holbrook Apparatus Mfg. Co. for other globes. | Boston, Mass.; Berea, Ohio (1837-50); Wethersfield, Conn. (1850-57?); Windsor Locks, Conn. | Yonge; Warner 4. | suggest correction |
| HOLBROOK, JOSIAH | USA, 1788-1854, MIM PHIM | studied at Yale University; science teacher; made globes and philosophical apparatus for schools, 1828-54; his sons, Alfred and Dwight started their own businesses. | Darby, Conn.; Boston, Mass.; Washington, D.C.(1847-54). | Baillie 8; Warner 4 & 6. | suggest correction | |
| HOLCOMB, AMASA | USA, 1787-1875, MIM OIM PHIM | Level = Amasa Maynard Holcomb Collection (1962); Reflecting Telescope = USNM; Transit = USNM. | Southwick, Mass. | Multhauf 2; Bedini 2; Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HOLDEN, MOSES | England, 1777-1864, MIM | astronomer; constructed a large orrery and a magic lantern. | Preston. | DNB. | suggest correction | |
| HOLDER, J.N. | MIM | Equatorial Sundial = P.C. | probably J.N. Hölderich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOLDER, T.N. | probably a misreading for Hölderich. | Hamilton 1; Findlay Coll. | suggest correction | |||
| HOLDERICH, JOHANN NORBERT | France, 1749-1806, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundials = Lüneburg Museum, OXF, DRE, HAIFA, KAS, P.C., etc. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |
| HOLDSWORTH, JOHN | owner; see Mole. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| HOLEWEYN | Germany, 1590, MIM | Sundial, 1590 = ROM-R-7761. | Freiberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOLLAND AND WITHERSPOON | England, c.1848, PHIM | barometer makers; possibly William Holland. | 24 Brook Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOLLAND, GABRIEL | England, PHIM | Angle Barometers, 2, = Phillips 11/16/76. | Coventry. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOLLAND, GEORGE | England, c.1790, OIM | Telescope, astronomical = Christie 2/13/68. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HOLLAND, JOHN | England, fl.1646-53, MIM | Oughtred's Double Horizontal Dial and Spiral Calculator, 1650 = WHI. | the dial is for the latitude of Cambridge, it is also marked "1667." | Trinity College, Cambridge; Gloucestershire. | Taylor 1(136); Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOLLAND, WILLIAM | England, fl.1849-60, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker; possibly the Holland of Holland and Witherspoon. | 14 Greville Street (1849-51); 20 Greville Street (1852-59); 17 Greville Street (1860); all in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOLLANDIA, HENRICUS DE | see Henri Arnault. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |||
| HOLLBUSCH, F. VITUS | France; Germany, 1699, MIM | Vertical Sundial, Stone, 1699 = Harburg Schloss. | French monk. | France; Ottingen. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| HOLLIDAY, JOHN | England, c.1825, MIM | apprenticed to James Ripley of the Grocers' Company, Oct. 6, 1825. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | ||
| HOLLINGSWORTH, ALFRED J. | England, NIM | Sextant = Christie 12/16/69. | Southampton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOLLIWAY, ROBERT | USA, fl.1822-23, MIM | see Chandlee and Holliway. | Baltimore, Md. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HOLLIWELL | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1989). | Derby. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOLLIWELL BROS. | England, fl.1849-62, MIM NIM OIM | sons of William Holliwell. | Liverpool. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOLLIWELL, WILLIAM | England, fl.1795-1849, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Sextant = 1795 sale in Salem Mass. U.S.A. | T.C.; also a barometer maker. | London; then 13 North Side, Salthouse Dock; 14, North Side, Salthouse Dock; 5 Bromfield Street, West End Dock; 79 West End, Old Dock, all in Liverpool | Taylor 2(989); Calvert 2; Brewington 1; Bell 2; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction |
| HOLLIWELL, WILLIAM, AND SON | England, 1829-49, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Hurst Street (1829); 7 Salthouse Dock East (1835); both in Liverpool. | Taylor 2(989); Brewington 1; Bell 2; Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| HOLLOWAY, ROBERT | USA, fl.1819-22, MIM SIM | worked with Benjamin Chandlee 3 as Chandlee and Holloway, 1819-22, which see. | Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HOLLOWAY, THOMAS | England, c.1816, MIM | apprenticed to John Simpson of the Grocers' Company on Jan.4, 1816. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | ||
| HOLLOWAY, WILLIAM 1 | England, 1709, MIM | Gunter's Quadrant, boxwood, 1709 = Soth. 6/27/57. | All Cannings, Wiltshire. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOLLOWAY, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1731-67, MIM | surely the son of William Holloway 1; apprenticed to William Carton in the Joiners' Company on Aug. 8, 1721; free in the Company, March 7, 1731. | Drapers' Court, Lothbury, London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| HOLLRICH | Germany, c.1790, MIM | Heliochronometer = MAI. | Mainz. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOLM | Sweden, c.1790, OIM | apprenticed to Henrik Holmbom. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOLM, P. | Holland, 1753, NIM | see Pieter Holm. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HOLM, PETTER | Denmark, 1794, NIM | Marine Compass, 1794 = OMM. | surly a misreading of Pieter Holm. | Copenhagen. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOLM, PIETER | Sweden; Holland, fl.1696-1776, MIM NIM | Tide Table, Perpetual Calendar and log-timer table on tobacco boxes = RSM, PEA, Rotterdam Maritime Museum, Reykjavik Museum (1729), Middleburg Zeeuwsch Genootschap der Wetenschappen; Backstaff, 1753 = BRP-64; Octants = AMST (1752), NMM (1753); Logs, 1729, 1754, 1765, 1774 = AMST. | 20 of these tobacco boxes were known to Dr. Crone pre-1953; the backstaff and the octants are signed "P. Holm" they were sold by Holm as he ran a navigation school; he may have been a dealer only. | Amsterdam. | Crone; Brewington 1; Price 2; NMM 2; Daumas 1; Wynter and Turner; Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| HOLMBOM, HENRIK | Sweden, 1752-93, | optician to the Royal Swedish Academy of Science, 1775-93. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOLMES | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HOLMES, ALFRED | England, c.1820, NIM | Sextant, coromandel wood and ivory = D.(1983). | London. | Coffeen D. | suggest correction | |
| HOLMES, J.W. | USA, MIM | Theodolite = P.C. | Batavia, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HOLMES, JOHN 1 | England, c.1732, MIM | apprenticed to John Wilson of the Clockmakers' Company on April 3, 1732. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HOLMES, JOHN 2 | England, c.1800?, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOLMES, JOHN WILLIAM | England, fl.1822-29, OIM | 14 Red Cross Square, Aldersgate, London. | Taylor 2(1594); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| HOLMES, MARY ANN | England, fl.1836-40, OIM | perhaps the widow of John William Holmes. | 14 Red Cross Square, Aldersgate, London. | Taylor 2(1594); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| HOLMES, MATHEW | England, c.1647, MIM | apprenticed to John Blighton 1 (Bleghton?), of the Grocers' Company, c.1640; free of the Grocers' Company, May, 1647. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOLMES, SAMUEL | England, 1767, MIM | apprenticed to Tycho Wing of the Grocers' Company on Nov.3, 1767. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOLROYD, GEORGE | England, fl.1730-86, MIM | invented a form of reflecting quadrant. | York (c.1750); Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. (1776). | Taylor 2(492). | suggest correction | |
| HOLSKE, WILLIAM FREDERICK | Germany; USA, 1822-81, MIM | Wye Level = P.C.; Transit = P.C. | Germany (1822-54); New York, N.Y. (1854-80); St. Louis, Mo. (1881). | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HOLST, N.E. | Denmark, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | Aarhus. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOLT, J. AND W. | England, fl.1781-1808, PHIM | Balance = OXF. | Taylor gives a date of 1725. | 51 Hay Market, St. James's, London. | Taylor 2(365); G.L'E. Turner 24; Crawforth 6. | suggest correction |
| HOLT, RICHARD | England, 1827, NIM | submitted a new quadrant to the Board of Longitude, 1827. | Taylor 2(848). | suggest correction | ||
| HOLTON, COB | England, c.1718, MIM | apprenticed to John Bennett 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 1, 1718. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HOLTUM, CHRISTOPHER | England, c.1711, MIM | member of the Clockmakers' Company. | London. | Taylor 1(561); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOLTZAPFFEL | England, c.1825, MIM | Vernier Calipers = BIR; Set of Turner's Tools = D.(1974). | either Charles or John Holtzapffel, the Holtzapffel firm was famous for its lathes and lathe tools. | London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOLTZAPFFEL AND CO. | England, fl.1851-94, MIM | Slide Rule, George Ram-type = P.C; T-Square = D.(1971); Protractor and Rule = BIR; Sector, ivory = OXF; Screw Calipers = BIR; Gauging Calipers = BIR; Drawing Instrument Sets = Christie 7/5/71, Soth. 11/1/65; Protractors = Phillips 11/16/76, D.(1972). | "established A.D. 1794." | 64 Charing Cross, London; Manufactory at 127 Long Acre; London (1855). | O'Mara; Moskowitz 102; G.L'E. Turner 24; Delehar 2; RSW; Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction |
| HOLTZAPFFEL AND DEYERLIN | England, fl.1826-51, MIM | Clement Ellipsograph = OXF; Depth Gauge = D.(1973). | Charles Holtzapffel; predecessor to Holtzapffel and Co. | 64 Charing Cross, London. | Moskowitz 107 ; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOLTZAPFFEL, CHARLES | England, 1806-47, MIM | son of John Holtzapffel; succeeded his father in 1844. | London. | Taylor 2(1157); Moskowitz 102; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| HOLTZAPFFEL, JOHN | England, 1802-44, MIM | Instrument = OXF; Depth Guage = D.(1971); Lathe = Aubert Coll.(1806). | father of Charles Holtzapffel; succeeded by him in 1844. | 118 Long Acre, London. | Taylor 2(1157); Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction |
| HOLTZHEY, JOHANN KONRAD | Germany, fl.1719-31, MIM | Sundial Plate and Universal Sundials = Uffenbach Coll., U. of Göttingen. | one of the universal sundials is of cardboard and is inscribed "Heliotropicum gnomonicum, Ulm, 1720"; author; designer. | Ulm. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| HOLTZMAN | Austria, c.1850, PHIM | Thermometer = KRA. | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOLWELL, JOHN | England, fl.1649-96, MIM | dialist. | east side of Spitalsfield Churchyard, near the Red Lion, over against Dorset Street, London. | Taylor 1(232). | suggest correction | |
| HOLWELL, WILLIAM | see William Holliwell. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HOLYMAN, JOHN | England, fl.1808-30, MIM NIM | apprenticed to Ebenezer Rust 1, of the Grocers' Company, on Sept. 2, 1784; free of the Grocers' Company, July 7, 1808; took an apprentice. | 5 Newmarket Street, Wapping, Lomdon. | Taylor 2(1889); J. Brown 1 & 2; Dewhirst; O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| HOLYMAN, MARTHA | England, fl.1868-72, MIM NIM | widow of William Holyman. | 27 Sydney Place, Commercial Road East, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| HOLYMAN, WILLIAM | England, 1846-67, MIM NIM | son of John Holyman? | 27 Sydney Place, Commercial Road, London. | Taylor 2(1889); Dewhirst; O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| HOLYOKE, EDWARD | USA, 1718, | Edward Holyoke was president of Harvard College and the owner of a cross-staff marked "Edward Holyoke, 1718" and signed "I.L. Kai...?, 1668." | Cambridge, Mass. | USNM; Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOLYWOOD, JOHN OF | see Sacrobosco. | suggest correction | ||||
| HOLZKE, WILLIAM F. | see Holske. | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| HOMANN, FR. GOTFRIED | Germany, 1737, MIM | Cube Sundial, stone, 1737 = DEU. | Weiring. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOMANN, JOHANN BAPTISTE | Germany, 1664-1724, MIM | Celestial Globes = VIE, DRE, Weimar Landesbibliothek; Terrestrial Globes, miniature, with Armillary Spheres inside and cases with celestial gore linings = DRE, NUR, NOR, Soth. 10/22/81, and Soth. 10/22/82; etc. | author. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Grötzsch 1 and 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOMBERG, GUILLAUME | Batavia; Italy; France, 1652-1715, OIM | made lenses for telescopes and microscopes. | Rome; Paris (c.1691). | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| HOMELIUS | Germany, | may have invented the diagonal scale.??? | Leipzig. | Fox 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOMEN, LUPO | Portugal, fl.1517-65, MIM NIM | instrument maker and cartographer. | A.Stimson 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HOMHART, J.J. | Germany, c.1700, MIM | Pillar Sundial = ZUS. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HOMMEL, F. AND ESSER L. | Switzerland, c.1840, MIM | Circle = DRE. | Aarau. | Grötzsch 2. | suggest correction | |
| HOMMEL, JOHANN | Germany, c.1556, MIM | made sundials. | Nürnberg. | Lunardi. | suggest correction | |
| HOMMEMA, ROELOF HESSELS | Holland, 1791-1854, OIM | Telescope = Friesch Museum, Leeuwarden; Microscope = LEY. | Berlicum. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOMMER, GASPARD | France, 1748, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, 1748 = RSM; Equatorial Sundial = P. & S. 6/18/1894 and 11/21/1894. | see Gaspard; RSM sundial has a micrometer. | Lunéville. | Evans 1; Coffeen 12; Darius 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HONDIUS | Holland, 1587-1638, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1615 = ROM. | Henricus Hondius or Jodocus Hondius 2. | Bedini 12. | suggest correction | |
| HONDIUS, HENRICUS | Holland, 1580-1644, MIM | Celestial Globe = BASU. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HONDIUS, HENRICUS, EN ADRIEN VEEN | Holland, 1572-1613, MIM | Terrestrial and Celestial Globes, 1613 = BASH. | Amsterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HONDIUS, JODOCUS 1 | Holland, 1567-1611, MIM | Celestial Globes = KAS, NUR, D.(all 1592), NMM, BASU, P.C., AMST (all 1600), KRM, Mailand Museum (all 1601); Terrestrial Globes = D.(1600), NMM and D.(1601); Sundial on world map, 1593 = Triebold Coll.= Newberry Library, Chicago. | father of Jodocus Hondius 2; in 1600 made some globes and universal "catholic" astrolabes for the van Neck expedition. | Wacken; London (1585-92); Amsterdam (1593-1611). | Zinner 1; NMM 2; DNB; Yonge; Stevenson; RSW. Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| HONDIUS, JODOCUS 2 | Holland, fl.1613-40, MIM | Celestial Globes = FLO, NMM, Linz Studienbibliothek, ZUR, etc. (all 1613), Magdeburg Kulturhistor. Museum, Weimar Landesbibliothek (both 1623), Linköping Stiftsbibliothek, Stockholm Frimuraremuseet (both 1640); Terrestrial Globes = BASH, NYH (1618), P.C.; Pairs of Globe Gores, 1615 = Library of Congress, N.Y. Public Library. | N.Y. Public Library set ptinted by Giuseppe de Rossi in Rome. | Amsterdam. | Zinner 1; Price 2; NMM 2; Yonge. | suggest correction |
| HONE, JOSEPH | England, fl.1664-1704, MIM | made ship builder's scale; designed and made mathematical instruments in brass and wood; "Instrument Maker to the Board (of Surveyors)"; may have succeeded Christopher and Henry Flower. | in the Bulwark, Tower Wharf near the Tower, London. | Taylor 1(348); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| HONEMANN | Germany, c.1750, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, silver = KEN. | also spelled "Honnemann." | Clausthal. | Zinner 6; Chaldecott 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HONEYBONE | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 1/25/89. | Rugby. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HONOR, WILLIAM | England, c.1724, MIM | apprenticed to John Wilson of the Clockmakers' Company on June 1, 1724. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HOOD, J. | England, c.1810, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = D.(1975), X. | Cupar. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOOD, JOHN | England, 1720-83?, MIM | invented "Hood's" compass theodolite. | DNB. | suggest correction | ||
| HOOD, THOMAS | England, fl.1577-96, MIM NIM | designed instruments including a new sector and a cross-staff known as "Hood's Bow"; author. | Abchurch Lane; between the Sign of the Red Lion and the Elm Tree, Minories, London. | Taylor 1(48); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOOFT | Holland, 15th Century, MIM | Astrolabe = Caius College, Cambridge,(ICA-197). | not in Bryden 16. | Rooseboom 1; Gunther 1 and 3; Zinner 1; Price 1; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOOGENDIJK, STEVEN | Holland, 1698-1788, MIM PHIM | Pedometers = OXF, deLeth 8/21/1758. | clockmaker; made physical instruments and pyrometers. | Rotterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Evans 1; Baillie 1; Crommelin 1; Michel 3; Daumas 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOOGER, HIER DOOR TOT | Holland, 1786, MIM | Drawing Instrument Set, 1786 = USNM. | Rotterdam. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HOOGHENDORP, PIETER VAN | Holland, 1572, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1572 = Gold and Silver Museum, Utrecht. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | ||
| HOOK, J. | England, c.1725, MIM | Wheel-cutting Engine = OXF. | London. | Taylor 2(366). | suggest correction | |
| HOOKE 1 | see Gilbert, Wright and Hooke. | suggest correction | ||||
| HOOKE 2 | see Wright and Hooke. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HOOKE, BENJAMIN | England, c.1802, MIM OIM | Microscopes = Soth. 2/2/70 and 10/28/86; Steelyard = Royal Institution. | steelyard signed "B. Hooke Fleet Street London." | 159 Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 2(1158); RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOOKE, JOHN | England, fl.1660-77, NIM | compass maker. | Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. | Taylor 1(402); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOOKE, ROBERT | England, 1635-1702, MIM OIM PHIM | invented the wheel barometer and devised and made many new instruments; author; Curator of Experiments for the Royal Society, (1662-1702); architect; Operator to the Royal Society; etc. | Gresham College, London (1664-1702). | DNB; DSB; Taylor 1(270); Daumas 1; Wolf; Evans 1; Bell 2; Goodison 1; Middleton 1 and 4; Earle; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| HOOKER AND FAIRMAN | USA, pre-1810, MIM | William Hooker and Gideon Fairman. | Newburyport, Mass. | Bedini 1; Gillingham 3. | suggest correction | |
| HOOKER, WILLIAM | USA, fl.1803-46, MIM NIM | Compass card in J. Ball Patent compass = D. (1992). | T.C.; son-in-law of Edmund Blunt; see Hooker and Fairman; repaired J. Quincy's octant; dealer. | Philadelphia, Pa. (1803-04); Newburyport, Mass. (1805-11); 202 Water Street, New York, N.Y. (1811-46). | Bedini 1 & 10; Smart 1; Brewington 1; USNM; D.J. Warner 10; Coffeen Comm. | suggest correction |
| HOOLY, LOUIS | England, NIM | Sextant = P.C. | name partly obliterated might be "Wooly"; see Lucas Hooly. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOOLY, LUCAS | England, NIM | Sextant = D.(1972). | see Louis Hooly. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOOPER | see Baker and Hooper. | suggest correction | ||||
| HOOPER, GEORGE | England, 1640-1727, MIM | designed a dialing scale; see G.H. 2. | Oxford; London. | Taylor 1(291); Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| HOOPER, W. | England, c.1850, NIM | Compass, crown = Soth. 2/25/86. | Portsmouth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOOPER, W.W. | England, post-1856, NIM | Magnetic Compass = ADL-W187. | "School Board for London." | Bow, London E. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOPE, PETER | England, c.1840, MIM | Slide Rule = P.C. | 64 Seel Street, Liverpool. | Delehar 4. | suggest correction | |
| HOPE, THOMAS CHARLES | England, 1766-1844, | devised a type of eudiometer; example at OXF. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| HOPKIN, LEWIS | England, ?1708-71, MIM | Sundial, 1749 = Caerlan, Tonynefail, Glamorgan. | also a clockmaker. | Wales. | Peate. | suggest correction |
| HOPKINS 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer =X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOPKINS 2 | England, c.1815, MIM | London. | Taylor 2(1360). | suggest correction | ||
| HOPKINS, W.R. | USA, 1841, PHIM | patented a barometer, 1841. | Geneva, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HOPKINSON, FRANCIS | USA, 1737-91, | designed a mechanical log in 1783; amateur; Admiralty Judge. | Pennsylvania. | Taylor 2(849); Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| HOPKINSON, J. | England, MIM | "Richard's" Pressure Indicator = Phillips 11/16/76. | Huddersfield. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOPMAN | Holland, 1807, PHIM | Electrical Machine = 1807 Catalogue. | Haarlem. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOPPE, E. | England, c.1780, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X (2), Soth.5/4/73; Barometer = Soth. 7/3/70. | London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOPPE, EBENEZER | England, fl.1801-22, MIM NIM OIM | Sextants = STR, FRK = Soth. 3/25/86, Christie 4/9/75; Double Sextant = HAR. | apprenticed to Michael Dancer in the Joiners' Company, May 7, 1793; free in the Company on March 3, 1801; took apprentices; T.C.; invented a `double' sextant in 1804; the Christie instrument is signed "Hoppé's Improved Sextant"; those in the STR and the FRK are signed "Hoppé Real Maker". | 51 Church Street, Little Minories (1801) and (1803); Edward Street, Limehouse Fields (1802) and (1809); all in London. | Taylor 2(1159); Frank; Crawforth 1 & 7; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOPPERS, PR. | Holland, 1791, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, 1791 = P.C. | Rotterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOPPERT | misreading for Hoppers. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HOPPERT, SIR G. | England, c.1710, MIM | Odometer = Evans Coll. | Norby. | Evans; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOPTON, ARTHUR | England, fl.1588-1614, | author; designed surveying and other instruments, including a sector and staff; the later made by John Read 1 in 1610. | London. | Taylor 1(118); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOPWOOD, R. | England, | Water Clocks =TIM (1682), Franklin Institute, Phiadelphia, Pa. | modern; made in Birmingham by Pearson-Page Ltd., c.1900. | (London). | Price 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HORATT, OVE | 1799, PHIM | Lodestone, 1799 = NMM-M.15/. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | ||
| HORN, J.P. | Germany, 1794, MIM SIM | Circumferentor, 1794 = Bayreuth Museum. | Plassenburg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| HORN, JULIUS VON, DER ALTERE | Germany, 1674, MIM | see Johann Georg Hertel und Julius von Horn der altere. | Braunschweig. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| HORN, WILLIAM | England, c.1777, MIM | 148 Moor Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| HORNBLOW, JOHN | England, c.1797, MIM | apprenticed to William Spencer 1, of the Grocers' Company, April 6, 1797. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HORNBY, RICHARD | England, fl.1798-1849, MIM NIM | Octant = X. | Last will & testiment copy Chester. | Liverpool. | Taylor 2(991). | suggest correction |
| HORNBY, RICHARD, AND SON | England, c.1851, NIM | T.C. in S.B.R. octant case = Victory Museum, Portsmouth. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HORNCASTLE, SAMUEL | England, fl.1832-40, MIM | made drawing instruments, etc. | 22 St. Anne's Street, Limehouse, London. | Taylor 2(1890); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| HORNE AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 11/16/88. | 123 121 Newgate Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HORNE AND THORNTHWAITE | England, fl.1854-86, OIM PHIM | Prism, refracting, glass = Soth. 6/23/87. | T.C.; first formed in July, 1854 out of Horne, Thornthwaite and Wood; took Wood back as a partner, 1886-93; merged with Dollond and Co. Ltd. in 1913; W.H. Thornthwaite received a prize at the Great Exhibition of London in 1857. | 121, 122 and 123 Newgate Street (1857-66); 122 and 123 Newgate Street (1867-74); 3 Holborne Viaduct, E. (1875); 416 Strand (1876-1912); all in London. | Crawforth 1 & 6; Chaldecott 3; RGO; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HORNE, THORNTHWAITE AND CO. | England, 1847-87, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscopes = LEY, Soth.10/18/71 and 12/13/71. | made barometers and thermometers also; "By appointment to her Majesty the Queen"; also signed "Horne and Thornthwaite". | 122 and 123 Newgate Street, London. | Taylor 2(2196a); Dewhirst; O'Mara; Calvert 2; Goodison 1; van der Star 1. | suggest correction |
| HORNE, THORNTHWAITE AND WOOD | England, fl.1846-54 and 1886-94, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscope = D.(1986). | T.C.; succeeded Edward Palmer at the first address below, c. 1846; catalogue published in 1848; firm disolved in 1854; see Horne and Thornthwaite; final break-up of the firm was in 1894. | 103 Newgate Street; 121 and 123 Newgate Street (1852); 123 Newgate Street (1853-56); 416 Strand, W.C. (1886-87); 416 Strand and 74 Cheapside (1886-93); all in London. | Taylor 2(2196a); Dewhirst; O'Mara; USNM; Quaritch 961; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1 & 6; Coffeen 12; Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction |
| HORNER | Germany, c.1799, PHIM | designed a barometer. | Middleton 1 and 4. | suggest correction | ||
| HORNER, CHRISTOFFER | Sweden, fl.1714-62, MIM | Hörner; instument maker to the U. of Uppsala,(1722-60); also a clockmaker. | Dalarna (1714-17); Uppsala (1722-60). | Pipping 1; Sidenbladh. | suggest correction | |
| HORNER, W.G. | England, c.1834, PHIM | developed the Zoëtrope in 1834. | Bristol. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| HORROD AND BUNDOCK | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 4/28/88. | Bündock. | Silver Street 2, Clerkenwell, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HORROD, C.W. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see William Horrod at the same address. | 37 Laystall Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| HORROD, WILLIAM | England, c.1811, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = P.C.(1968),and X. | sometimes signed "W. Horrod"; see also C.W. Horrod. | 37 Laystall Street, Leather Lane, London. | Goodison 1 and 5. | suggest correction |
| HORROD, WILLIAM THOMAS | England, fl.1832-34, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 1 Bakers Row, Clerkenwell, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HORSEMAN, STEPHEN | England, fl.1702-24, MIM | Plotting Scale, case = OXF; Sundials = X. | apprenticed to Daniel Quare 1 in the Clockmakers' Company, 1702; free in the Company. | King's Arms, Exchange Alley, off Lombard Street, London. | Taylor 1(533), 2(69); Michel 3; Evans 1; Gunther 2; J. Brown 3; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| HORSFALL, MATTHEW | England, fl.1765-75, MIM | sand glass maker. | of the Locks, Leeds. | Loomes. | suggest correction | |
| HORSPOOLE, ABEL | England, c.1673, | apprenticed to John Brown 6 of the Joiners' Company, 1660, free in the Company, 1673. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HORTON, E. | England?, MIM | Folding Rule, wood with brass slides = MAA. | has scales for ship builders. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HORTON, WILLIAM | England, c.1842, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 12 Barbican, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOSCHEL, CHRISTOF KASPAR | Germany, 1744-1829, MIM OIM PHIM | Christof Kaspar Höschel; son-in-law of Georg Friedrich Brander; was his partner from 1774 to 1783; succeeded him in 1783; see Brander and Höschel. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Wissner; Daumas 1; Brachner; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |
| HOSCHEN, BOLUS | Germany, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial = P.C. | Höschen. | Freyberg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOSE, PETER | Germany, c.1700, PHIM | Burning Glass, large = DRE. | signed as "Mechanikus." | Dresden. | Grötzsch 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOSMER, JOHN | England, 1839, | invented a slide rule for measuring timber; surveyor. | Delehar 9. | suggest correction | ||
| HOST, L' | see L'Hoste. | suggest correction | ||||
| HOTCHKIN | see Hutchin. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |||
| HOUDIN FILS | France, c.1780, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, silver = Soth-P.B. 2/17/77. | Blois. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOUGHAM, JOHN SCHERER | USA, 1821-94, MIM PHIM SIM | Burt's Solar Compasses = Elgin Coll., P.C. | advertised as mathematical and philosophical instrumnt maker; signed both instruments as "Maker." | Franklin, Indiana. | Elgin. | suggest correction |
| HOUGHTON | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Gloucester Museum. | plates signed "Entwhistle Sculp., Bolton." | Farnworth, near Warrington. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| HOUGHTON, ROWLAND | USA, 1678-1744, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = USNM. | this may be his "New Theodolate" patented in 1735, with a sundial on the outer ring; also listed as a wooden pump maker; may have worked with John Dabney. | north side of the Town House, Boston, Mass. | Bedini 1, 8 & 13; Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| HOUGHTON, STEPHEN, AND SON | England, fl.1821-68, MIM PHIM | Coin Scales (5) = Phillips 7/28/82. | "Successors to A. Wilkinson"; Wilkinson was a balance maker. | Ormskirk; Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1161); G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOULISTON, JAMES | England, fl.1839-58, OIM PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker; see Houlston. | 3 St. Albans Terrace, Kennington Road (1839); 33 New Bond Street (1843-50); 85 New Bond Street (1851-58); all in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOULSTON | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably James Houliston. | New Bond Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| HOUSEMAN | see Horseman. | Dewhirst; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| HOUSSET | France, OIM | Spyglass = Soth. 12/3/76. | "opticien." | Rue Neuve de Monmorency, No.3, (Paris?). | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOUSTON AND CAMERON | Scotland, c.1865, MIM NIM PHIM | Paul Cameron; firm lasted only a brief time. | Glasgow. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| HOVEDEN, JOHN | England, c.1580, | author of "Practica Chilindri"; chaplin to Queen Elizabeth 1. | London. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| HOVEMAN, S. | England, 1707, MIM | Plotting Scale = Christ Church, Oxford. | probably a misreading for Stephen Horseman. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOVIL, WILLIAM | England, c.1811, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Fairey of the Grocers' Company on Feb.7, 1811. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | ||
| HOW | see Howe. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HOW, JAMES | England, fl.1842-62, MIM PHIM | worked for George Knight and Sons from 1842 to 1862; purchased the business in 1862. | 2 Foster Lane, Cheapside, London. | Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction | |
| HOW, SAMUEL | England, c.1735, MIM | apprenticed to James Rowley of the Clockmakers' Company on March 28, 1727; turned over to John Bickerton (may have been a member of the Clockmakers' Company); free of the Company on July 7, 1735. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HOWARD, CHARLES | England, c.1718, MIM SIM | Surveying Instruments = KEN; Theodolite = KEN. | successor to John Howard? | Charing Cross, London. | Taylor 1(71); Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| HOWARD, G. | England, MIM SIM | Circumferenter = KEN. | Charing Cross, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOWARD, JOHN 1 | England, c.1694, MIM | Circumferentors = KEN; Proportional Compass = D.(1966). | the proportional compass is signed "J. Howard." | Charing Cross, London. | Taylor 1(485); Evans 1; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOWARD, JOHN 2 | England, c.1727, | apprenticed to Jonathan Roberts in the Broderers' Company, June 1, 1715; free of the Company April 12, 1727; may be the same as John Howard 1. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HOWARD, RICHARD | England, fl.1715-18, MIM | Horary Quadrant, 1715 = X. | might be Richard Howd, which see; apprenticed to Daniel Delaundre, clockmaker. | London. | Taylor 2(72); Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| HOWARD, THOMAS | England, fl.1767-93, MIM NIM | Octants = OXF (1769), NYC, OXF; Backstaff, 1780 = VNN. | the VNN backstaff is marked "made for Jas. Borrowdale Feb.3, 1780." | Temple Bar (1767-72); 2 Temple Bar (1774); both in Liverpool. | Taylor 2(606); USNM; Crawforth 7; Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOWARD, WILLIAM | England, fl.1660-62, MIM | Horizontal Sundials = Ceres Folk Museum, Fife (1660), RSM (1662). | also called "Guglielmus Havarti." | Lindisfarne? | Somerville. | suggest correction |
| HOWARTH | variant of Howorth. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| HOWD, RICHARD | England, 1715, MIM | Horary Quadrant, 1715 = NMM-Q.20. | may be Richard Howard, which see. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| HOWE, ELIAS | USA, 1819-67, MIM | apprenticed to Ari Davis, (1837-44); inventor. | Cambridge (1837); Boston (1837-on); both in Mass. | USNM; Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOWE, JOHN (2) AND ROBERT | England, fl.1735-49, OIM | succeeded their father, John Howe 1; members of the Spectacle -makers' Company. | London. | Taylor 2(73); Clay and Court; Court and von Rohr 3(116 & 117). | suggest correction | |
| HOWE, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1699-1733, OIM | Refracting Telescopes = KEN, NMM. | apprenticed to his father, Joseph Howe, in the Spectacle- makers' Company; admitted to the Company, by patrimony, on March 30, 1699; took apprentices; father of John 2 and Robert Howe; lived ten miles from London in 1710. | Threadneedle Street, by the Royal Exchange, London. | Taylor 1(466) and 2(73); Evans 1; Dewhirst; NMM 2; Clay and Court ; Daumas 1; Court and von Rohr 3(64); Robischon. | suggest correction |
| HOWE, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1733-54?, OIM | apprenticed to his father, John Howe 1, of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1725; free of the Company on March 29, 1733; Master of the Company, 1749-50; he and his brother, Robert, succeeded their father in 1733; partnership lasted until 1749; see John (2) and Robert Howe. | London. | Court and von Rohr 3(116), (117); Taylor 2(73). | suggest correction | |
| HOWE, JOHN 3 | England, fl.1768-86, OIM | apprenticed in the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1761; free of the Company by patrimony Dec. 29, 1768; took an apprentice. | Court and von Rohr 3(183). | suggest correction | ||
| HOWE, JOSEPH | England, fl.1667-1710, MIM OIM | Telescopes = KEN (1710), AMST. | father of John Howe 1; member of the Broderers' Company; member of the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1667; took apprentices in both companies; in the Livery of the Broderers' Company, 1679; Master of the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1672 and 1695. | Threadneedle Street, behind the Royal Exchange, London (1670-1695). | Taylor 1(320); Evans 1; Clay and Court; Daumas 1; J. Brown 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Court and von Rohr 3(16); Crawforth 6 and 7; Robischon. | suggest correction |
| HOWE, ROBERT | England, fl.1733-49+, OIM | apprenticed to his father, John Howe 1, of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1725; free of the Company in 1733; he and his brother, John Howe 2, succeeded their father in 1733; went abroad March 30, 1749. | London. | Court and von Rohr 3(117). | suggest correction | |
| HOWE, WILLIAM | England, fl.1662-1703, MIM | apprenticed to John Blighton 1 of the Grocers' Company, August 23, 1654; free of the Company, Nov. 4, 1662; admitted to the Clockmakers' Company in 1667; took apprentices; sometimes spelled "How". | Tower Hill, London (1700). | J. Brown 1 and 3; Taylor 1(320); Baillie 1; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| HOWEL, F. | England, c.1780, OIM | Reflecting Telescopes = D., Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88. | Francis Howell ? | London. | Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOWELL, FRANCIS | England, 1732, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Heath 1 of the Grocers' Company on July 19, 1732; see F. Howel. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOWELL, JAMES | England, c.1719, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Harrison of the Grocers' Company on Oct. 5, 1714; turned over to Thomas Franklin of the Stationers' Company on April 23, 1718 or 1719. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HOWELL, JAMES, AND CO. | England, | Aneroid Barometer, pocket = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | Regent Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HOWELL, WILLIAM M. | England, c.1829, | apprenticed to William Elliott 1 in the Joiners' Company on June 2, 1829. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HOWORTH, CHARLES | England, fl.1823-52, PHIM | Stick Barometers = D.(1969), D.(1988), X, Capes Dunn 6/12/90; Angle Barometers, twin-tube = OXF(2), NMM(Gabb Coll), Bolling Hall Museum, Bradford (4), Christie 4/5/95; Angle Barometers = P.B. 6/7/68, Christie-SK 4/17/86, Christie-SK 5/15/96, left-handed example = D.(pre-1964). | a modern copy of one of his stick barometers was shown at the Chelsea Fair, 1973; the 1986 Christie-SK barometer is marked "Scott Sculp"; two angle barometers stolen from Bolling Hall, Sept., 1990. | Ireland Farm, near the Industrial School; Pump Hill, Shibden; both near Halifax, Yorkshire; Halifax (1996 Christie-SK). | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1162); Middleton 1; USNM; ATG 9/15/90; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOYAU | France, 1816, MIM | "mechanicien"; invented and made a type of slide rule made on a round, plastic box, called either "boite à calculer" or "boite d'Hoyau." | Paris. | Delehar 9. | suggest correction | |
| HOYEZ | France, fl.1830-40, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = Chayette 12/20/88 = Chayette-Calmels 7/4/89; Sundial = X. | clockmaker; Chayette-Calmels 7/4/89 gives date as c.1780. | Amiens; Cambray. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOYEZ, J. | France, 18th Century, NIM | Marine Compasses = NMM-Caird, DIE. | marked "Poulieur" or rope-maker. | Dieppe. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HOYSS, LEOPOLD | Austria; Germany, 1713-97, MIM | Sundials = BAM, FIN, Ellbogen in Böhmen Museum. | born in Vienna; the dial in Ellbogen is signed "Leopold Hois." | Bamberg. | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| HOYT, T.R. JR. | USA, 1831, MIM | Globe, small, on stand, 1831 = N.Y. Antique Show, March, 1965. | Golfstown, New Hampshire. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HUBE | France, c.1810, NIM | Sextant = NMM-S.114. | "Mechanicien." | Rue Basse Riche No. 6, Brest. | NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| HUBE FRERES | France, c.1830, NIM | Artificial Horizon = Gersaint 7/20/96. | Hubé Frères; T.C. in box at RSM. | Rue de Siam (T.C.); rue Basse Richer No. 6; both in Brest. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HUBEE, MARY | England, fl.1830-33, OIM | 31 Crown Street, Soho, London. | Taylor 2(1891). | suggest correction | ||
| HUBER | France, c.1690, MIM | Sector = ADL-M89-l. | in Michel 3 a sector is atributed to Jean Huber (c.1760) of Geneva but this may be a confusion with the Huber of Paris. the Adler instrument is signed "Huber à Paris." | Paris. | Engelmann 1; Daumas 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HUBER, JEAN | Switzerland, c.1760, MIM | Sector = X. | Geneva. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| HUBERT | France, | possibly Huber. | Paris. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUBERT, ETIENNE, LE FILS | France, fl.1656-89, MIM | Sundial = X. | signed "E. Hubert le fils - Rouen." | Rouen. | Tardy 3. | suggest correction |
| HUBIN, LE SIEUR | England; France, fl.1673-99, PHIM | enameler; pioneered in developing the barometer commercially; made barometers, thermometers, air pumps, etc.; born in England; author. | Rue St. Martin, face à la rue aux Ours, Paris. | Taylor 1(363a); Daumas 1; Middleton 1 and 2; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| HUBRECHTSZ., HUIJGH | Holland, 1628, MIM NIM | made compasses and nautical instruments for the Dutch East India Company, 1628. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| HUCHASON | see Hutchinson. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |||
| HUDD, JEAN | Holland, 1633-1704, OIM | sometimes spelled "Hudde"; made very small lenses for microscopes; may have also made microscopes; Seigneur de Waweren; Dewhirst says "de Hudd." | Amsterdam. | Nachet; Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| HUDDE, M. | Holland, 1633, OIM | made microscopes. | Amsterdam. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUDDLESTON, J.S.F. | USA, fl.1841-1900, MIM NIM PHIM | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| HUDDY, FRANCIS | England, fl.1824-58, MIM | Dukes Street, Smithfield (1842); Red Lion Street, Holborn (1856-58); both in London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| HUDSON 1 | England, fl.1700-15, MIM | made the "Copernicus", an astronomical instrument designed by William Whiston and engraved by John Senex. | Sign of the Globe, Salisbury Court, Fleet Street, London (this was also the address of John Senex). | Taylor 1(520); Daumas 1; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUDSON 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUDSON 3 | England, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Prismatic Compass = Phillips 11/16/76; | T.C. in microscope box = Soth. 3/16/67. | Greenwich. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HUDSON 4 | England, c.1858, | T.C. | No. 26 Charing Cross nearly opposite the Admiralty, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUDSON AND SON | England, c.1810, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Orrery = NMM-P.20. | opticians; see Hudson 3; see William Hudson. | Greenwich. | Goodison 1; NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| HUDSON, JOHN 1 | England, MIM | Magnetic Compass = P.C.(1969). | Workington. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HUDSON, JOHN 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Ottley. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUDSON, JOHN 3 | England, fl.1795-1836, MIM OIM PHIM | T.C.; spectaclemaker. | 7 Orange Street, Leicester Square; No. 112 Leadenhall Street, near St. Mary Axe and No. 9 St. Martin's Court, Leicester Square; all in London. | Taylor 2(1362); Calvert 2; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUDSON, JOHN THOMAS | England, fl.1830-38, MIM OIM PHIM | Garden Dial = D.(1971). | dial is signed "J.T. Hudson"; he also made barometers. | 17 Ryder's Court, Leicester Square; 96 (99) High Street, Marylebone; both in London. | Taylor 2(1893); Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HUDSON, SARAH | England, 1838, MIM OIM PHIM | widow of John Hudson 3? | St. Martin's Court, Leicester Square, London (1838). | Taylor 2(1362). | suggest correction | |
| HUDSON, WILLIAM | Scotland; England, fl.1714-46, MIM PHIM | made orreries; see Hudson and Son. | Edinburgh; London. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUE | France, c.1827, MIM NIM OIM SIM | made surveying instruments, sextants and microscopes; he was succeeded by M. Coppin. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HUE-COPPIN | France, post-1827, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Coppin succeeded Hue and kept the name; Coppin was succeeded by his son, Edouard Coppin. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HUE-COPPIN, MAISON | France, post-1827, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Edouard Coppin succeeded his father, M. Coppin, the name was changed from Hue-Coppin to Maison Hue-Coppin. | 56 rue de Turbigo, Paris 3e. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HUET DE SOURDON | France, c.1800, MIM | Generic Orrery = X. | author; orrery demonstrated all sorts of heliacal motions; off-center gilt, prolate sun; long description on paper on base. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HUET ET CIE. | France, 19th Century, OIM | Lorgnette = X. | Palais Royal, No.6, Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| HUET, LOUIS | France, 1756-1805, OIM | optician; made mirrors for navigating instruments; made the first achromatic French microscope. | Rennes (1756); Nantes (1793-1805). | Daumas 1; Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HUET, PIERRE DANIEL | France, c.1722, | suggested a new type of anemometer; meteorologist. | Middleton 4. | suggest correction | ||
| HUETTE | France, fl.pre-1839-41, MIM | successor to Canivet? succeeded by Loiseau in 1841. | Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| HUGE | France, 18th century, MIM | Graphometer = Chevau-Légers 2/28/82; Set-square = Christie 4/3/74. | "Hugé." | Versailles. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HUGGEFORD, COSMOS THOMAS | Italy, 1714, MIM | Pin-gnomon sundial, with case, 1714 = OXF. | Michel said 1724. | Florence. | Gunther 2; Evans 1; Michel 3; Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction |
| HUGGINS, GEORGE 1 | see George (Huggins) Dollond 1. | Taylor 2(955) & (992a); Clay and Court; J. Brown 1 & 2; Court and von Rohr 3(223). | suggest correction | |||
| HUGGINS, GEORGE 2 | see George (Huggins) Dollond 2. | J. Brown 2; Robischon. | suggest correction | |||
| HUGGINS, J. | England, c.1830-40, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 5/17/74, X, D.(1993). | D.(1993) barometer is signed "Huggins Colchester", rare, reverse dial. | Colchester. | Goodison 1; Ant. Hor. Summer, 1993; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HUGGINS, JOHN 1 | England, c.1778, MIM | father of George (Huggins) Dollond 1; apprenticed to Peter Dollond in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1778; free of the Grocers' Company. | London. | Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| HUGGINS, JOHN 2 | England, 1812, MIM | apprenticed to George (Huggins) Dollond 1 of the Grocers' Company in 1805; free of the Company on Dec. 3, 1812; may have been son of George (Huggins) Dollond 1. | London. | J. Brown 1 & 2; Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| HUGGINS, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1800-22, MIM OIM | Beam Compass = Larkin Sale (1800). | may be same as William Thomas Huggins, which see. | 7 Little Knightrider Street, London. | Taylor 2(1163); Dewhirst; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction |
| HUGGINS, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1844, | apprenticed to his father, George (Huggins) Dollond 2, in the Grocers' Company in 1844. | Robischon. | suggest correction | ||
| HUGGINS, WILLIAM THOMAS | England, c.1793, | apprenticed to Anthony Oldiss Banks on Nov. 19, 1793, in the Joiners' Company; may be the same as William Huggins 1. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HUGHES 1 | England, fl.1820-60, NIM OIM | Octants = PEA, LIM, GEP, BAR, OMM, Milan Science Museum,P.C. Sextants = PEA, LIM, RJK, KOT; Telescope = CZO. | London. | Brewington 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HUGHES 2 | see Cock and Hughes. | Pym Sale. | suggest correction | |||
| HUGHES 3 | Ireland, NIM | Octant, ebony and box wood = D.(1972). | Dublin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HUGHES AND SON | England, c.1850, NIM | Mariner's Compass = MAN-163. | surely Henry Hughes and Son. | Garcia Franco 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUGHES AND SONS | England, NIM | Sextant = K.and C. 10/8/75. | probably a misreading for Hughes and Son. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HUGHES, ALEXANDER | England, post-1840, MIM | son of Henry Hughes. | London. | Taylor 2(1894); Moskowitz 122. | suggest correction | |
| HUGHES, HENRY | England, fl.1830-40, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Sextants = KOT, VNM, NMM, WHI; Box Compass = Snowshill Manor; Telescope = Soth. 10/15/73; Corn Balance = Soth. 10/15/73; Octant = Soth. 10/15/73; Marine Barometer = VNN, Christie-SK 6/24/88; Wheel Barometer = X. | Established a Navigation Warehouse; many of the instruments are signed "H. Hughes." | Commercial Road (1835); 120 Fenchurch Street (1840); 59 Fenchurch Street; all in London. | Taylor 2(1894); Brewington 1; USNM; Moskowitz 122; Goodison 1; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HUGHES, HENRY, AND SON | England, c. 1844-1940, MIM NIM OIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums and which often appear at dealers or in auction catalogues. | the "son" was Alexander Hughes; the firm continued as Henry Hughes and Son Ltd. until the middle of the 20th Century. | 59 Fenchurch Street, London. | USNM; Moskowitz 122; NMM 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; Mörzer Bruyns 1; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HUGHES, HENRY, AND SONS | England, c.1840, MIM NIM | Reflecting Circle = AMST. | may be misreading for Henry Hughes and Son. | London. | Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction |
| HUGHES, J. | England, c.1820, NIM PHIM | Hanging Compass = NMM; Marine Compass, porcelain = Christie 10/19/90; Marine Barometer = Soth.-S 7/23/87; Barometer = DEU; Octants = NMM-S.110, Fall River Historical Society, Mass.; Sextants = SMM, VNM, BAR, Snowshill Manor, etc. | this could be either James Hughes or Joseph Hughes 2; the trade card reads "Real Manufacturer of sextants, quadrants, compasses and telescopes"; marine compass marked "Keen's Patent." | 16 Queen Street, Ratcliffe Cross; Ratcliff; both in London. | NMM 2; Calvert 2; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HUGHES, J.J. | misreading for J. Hughes. | Bell 2; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |||
| HUGHES, JAMES | England, fl.1817-22, NIM OIM | made sextants, octants, quadrants, compasses and telescopes. | 16 Queen Street, Ratcliff Cross, London. | Taylor 2(1363); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| HUGHES, JOHN | England, NIM | Octant = ADL-A54. | London. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HUGHES, JOHN M. | USA, fl.1838-50, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | made telescopes, microscopes, meteorological and surveying instruments, thermometers, etc. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| HUGHES, JOSEPH 1 | England, c.1800, MIM OIM | father of Henry Hughes of Fenchurch Street, London. | Limehouse, London. | Taylor 2(1164); Dewhirst; Brewington 1; Moskowitz 122. | suggest correction | |
| HUGHES, JOSEPH 2 | England, fl.1822-75, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Instrument = WHI. | son of Joseph Hughes 1; successor or partner of James Hughes (1822). | 16 Queen Street, Ratcliff Cross (1835); Minories; Bickley Row, Rotherhithe and 38-40 Queen Street, Rotherhithe (1868-75); all in London. | Taylor 2(1598); Brewington 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| HUGHES, RICHARD | England, c.1815, MIM | apprenticed to John Browning 1 or 2 of the Grocers' Company on Jan. 5, 1815. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUGHES, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1787-97, MIM | rule maker. | 26 Duke Street (1787); Colmore Row (1797); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| HUGHES, THOMAS 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Oxford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUGHES, WILLIAM 1 | England, 1719, MIM | apprenticed to John Gilbert 1 of the Grocers' Company on May 5, 1719. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUGHES, WILLIAM 2 | England, 1790, NIM OIM | Octant, 1790 = NMM. | NMM 2 has no entry for William Hughes. | Limehouse, London. | Taylor 2(994). | suggest correction |
| HUGUET, NICOLAUS | France, 18th Century, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = P. & S. 5/19/1896; Graphometers = P. & S. 2/28/1896, Graz Univ. Sternwarte; Butterfield-type Sundial = UTO 11/2/76. | some of the instruments are signed "Hugueth." | Paris. | Zinner 1; Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| HUHN, F.A. | Germany, c.1827, NIM | see W. von Rönn und F.A. Hühn. | Schück 2. | suggest correction | ||
| HUISEN, JACOB | Holland, fl.1739-92, OIM | Microscope = UTP. | sometimes spelled "Huijsen." | Utrecht. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| HUISINGA, T.F. | Holland, pre-1832, OIM | telescope maker. | St. Jacobi Parochie. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| HULETT, JOHN | England, 1630, MIM | Gunter's Quadrant, 1630 = D.(1973). | Oxford. | G.L'E. Turner 16; Wynter and Turner; Wynter 1. | suggest correction | |
| HULL, HARRISON | England?, NIM | Sextant = ADL-A168. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HULL, J.B. | England?, c.1830, MIM | Sector = P.C. | owner? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HULL, NATHANIEL | misreading for Nathaniel Hill. | C.N. Robinson. | suggest correction | |||
| HULOT | France, pre-1780, MIM | Dividing Engine = COR. | Paris. | Courtenvaux; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HULSE | see Jacob and Hulse. | Soth. 5/2/66. | suggest correction | |||
| HULSIUS, LEVINUS | Belgium; Germany, fl.1590-1606, MIM | Sector = Pommerische Kunstschrank, Berlin (1905); Planimeter = NUR. | author; instrument designer and maker. | Ghent; Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Bezold; Weil 2(19); Lunardi. | suggest correction |
| HULST VAN KEULEN, GERARD | Holland, fl.1756-1801, MIM NIM | Backstaves = AMST (1791), P.C. (1791), LEY, Northern Marine Museum, Groningen ; Cross-staves = AMST (1791), LEY (1788), Leiden Obs., P.C. (1793); Sextants = AMST, LEY, TEY, (1790); Protractor = RIJ; Octant, 1790 = TEY; Azimuth Compass = Leiden Obs.; Sundial = LEY; Reflecting Circle = LEY; Compass Card = LEY; etc. | grandson of Johannes van Keulen 3; the sextants and the octant in the AMST and the TEY are marked "Divided cum privilegio"; many of the instruments from this shop are signed "G.H.v.K.; his widow succeeded in 1801. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; G.L'E. Turner 7; Rooseboom 1; J. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HULST VAN KEULEN, WEDUWE GERARD | Holland, c.1801, NIM | Octant = AMST; Compass Card = AMST; Compass = AMST; Engraved Plates, brass, for printing compass roses = AMST. | the widow of Gerard Hulst van Keulen was born Anna Hendrika Calkoen; she was probably succeeded by Johannes Gerard Hulst van Keulen van de Velde; succeeded her husband in 1801; a compass plate signed "Johannes van Keulen [(3) en Zoonen] * Wed. G. Hulst van Keulen" exists. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HULTBERG, OLOF | Sweden, fl.1708-43, PHIM | made an air pump and a hydrostatic balance for Martin Triewald. | Stockholm; Uppsala (1723). | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUMBERT AND KNIGHT | USA, fl.1836-37, PHIM | made a large electrical machine. | 14 Roosevelt Street, New York, N.Y. | Ames, "Industry of New York", Oct.-Sept. 1836-37. | suggest correction | |
| HUME, JANE | England, 1836, MIM | 10 High Street, Wapping, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| HUMPHREY | England, c.1775, PHIM | Level Gauge on a Banjo Barometer = Soth. 1/19/73; Wheel Barometer = X. | may be Thomas Humphreys. | Barnards Castle. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HUMPHREYS, CHARLES | Englandfl.1846- 56, MIM | 136 Pennington, St. George Street, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| HUMPHREYS, THOMAS | England, PHIM | see Humphrey. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| HUMPHREYS, WILLIAM | England, b.1812 fl.1838-50, PHIM | made barometers and clocks. | Hartlepool. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| HUND, G. | England, MIM | T.C.; made or engraved rules. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | ||
| HUNDTERPFUNDIN, MARGAREDA WILHELM | Germany?, 1617, MIM | Measure, copper, 1617 = Madex-555 (P.C.). | MADEX. | suggest correction | ||
| HUNNEX, JOSHUA | England, fl.1810-36, MIM | apprenticed to Ebenezer Hoppé in the Joiners' Company, March 17, 1801; free in the Company. | 6 Crown and Shears Place, Sparrow Corner (1810); 27 opposite the one mile stone, Mile End Road; Spencer Street, Goswell Street Road (1836); all in London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| HUNT | Ireland, c.1815, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = D.(1971); Inclinable Sundial = D.; Equatorial Sundial = P.C.; Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | telescope is marked "Day or Night"; Thomas Hunt 2 ? | Cork. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HUNT, EBENEZER | England, c.1804, | apprenticed to his father, John Hunt 2, of the Grocers' Company, on Oct. 4, 1804. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | ||
| HUNT, GEORGE | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Overton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUNT, HARRY | England, b.1635 fl.1673-1713, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Hooke (1679); Marine Barometer = Royal Society (1695). | assistant to Robert Hooke until 1676; Operator to the Royal Society, where he succeeded Richard Shortgrave; sometimes listed as "Henry Hunt"; made meteorological instruments. | Gresham House, Broad Street, London. | Taylor 1(364); Goodison 1; Evans 1; Dewhirst 1; Daumas 1; Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| HUNT, HARVEY W. | USA, 1796-1850+, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Surveyor's Vernier Compass = P.C. | was with Richard Patten (1823-34); see Brown and Hunt (1834-37). | 78 Wall Street (1821); 190 Water Street (1834); 27 Fulton Street (1835-37); all in New York, N.Y.; Granby Street between Gay and Exeter, 60 South Street, Baltimore, Md. (1840-42); Washington, D.C. (1846-50+). | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| HUNT, HENRY | England, c.1850, NIM | T.C. in octant case, octant signed "Crichton" (Soth. 10/18/71). | Liverpool. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| HUNT, JOHN 1 | England, pre-1777, MIM | not in the Grocers' Company; father of John Hunt 2 and grand- father of Ebenezer Hunt, both in the Grocers' Company. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUNT, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1788-1812, MIM OIM | son of John Hunt 1; apprenticed to William Spencer 1 of the Grocers' Company on May 1, 1777; free of the Company on June 5, 1788. | 6 Dog Row, Bethnal Green, London. | J. Brown 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| HUNT, THOMAS 1 | England, c.1696, | apprenticed to Grace Wells in the Joiners' Company on July 28, 1696. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HUNT, THOMAS 2 | Ireland, fl.1792-1812, MIM OIM PHIM | Instrument = X.; Wheel Barometer = X; Marine Barometer = X. | the marine barometer is signed "T. Hunt Cork"; see Hunt. | Patrick Street, Cork. | Taylor 2(1164a); Goodison 1; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction |
| HUNT, THOMAS 3 | Ireland, fl.1820-24, MIM | Thomas Hunt, Jr.; optician; probably the son of Thomas Hunt 2. | 37 Patrick Street (1820); 65 Patrick Street (1824); both in Cork. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| HUNT, THOMAS 4 | USA, 1799-1878, MIM | fl. 1851-1871. | 53 Fulton Street, New York, N.Y. (1853-54). | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUNT, WILLIAM | England, fl.1673-98, | invented a slide rule. | Taylor 1(365). | suggest correction | ||
| HUNTER | England, | see Edwards. | Cornhill, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUNTER AND SANDS | England, c.1850, OIM | Monocular Microscope = Christie. 6/7/72. | 20 Cranbourn Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HUNTER, EDWIN | Ireland?, c.1800, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 2/25/86. | signed "Edn. Hunter Fecit"; T.C. in the lid of the case shows "Jas. Heron clock and watchmaker in Newtown." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HUNTER, JAMES | England, fl.1813-18, | invented the "Nautical Indicator"; may be Mr. Hunter of Edinburgh. | Leicester Street, Leicester Square, London. | Taylor 2(1364). | suggest correction | |
| HUNTER, JOHN | England, | "conversant in the mathematical and clockway"; a journeyman? | London. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| HUNTER, MR. | Scotland, 1817, NIM | invented or made a navigation instrument. | Edinburgh. | Taylor 2(1364). | suggest correction | |
| HUNTINGTON, GURDON | USA, fl.1763-1804, MIM | Surveying Compass, wood = P.C. | also a clockmaker and a goldsmith. | Windham, Conn.(1763-89); Walpole, New Hampshire (1789-1804). | Bedini 1, 8 and 17; Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| HUNTLEY, J. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth.-S 5/19/88 and 5/18/89. | see John Huntly. | City Road (London?). | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HUNTLEY, ROBERT | England, fl.1805-38, OIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = VNN; Lucernal Microscope = WHI; Jones type Microscope = USNM; Culpeper type Microscope = CZJ; Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = X; Level with Compass = WHI; Telescope = Soth.3/25/86. | the barometer in the VNN is signed "Huntley, 53 Holborn." | 1 Plummer's Row, City Road and 53 High Holborn (c.1817); 294 or 244 Regent Street; 118 Oxford Street (1830); all in London. | Taylor 1(1365); Dewhirst; USNM; Goodison 1; Clay and Court; RSW; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction |
| HUNTLY, JOHN | England, c.1825, OIM | 16 Brownlow Street, Holborn, London. | Taylor 2(1600). | suggest correction | ||
| HURD, NATHANIEL | USA, 1729-77, | engraved the compass cards for surveyor's compasses by Andrew Newell and Thomas Greenough 1. | Boston, Mass. | Bedini 1 & 8; Price 2; Rudd; Warner 12. | suggest correction | |
| HURLIMANN, A. | France, c.1873, MIM NIM OIM | Sextants = Dartmouth College, USA, USNM, Nouveau Drouot 10/16/88 ; Telescope, 1873 = La Rochelle 7/16/83. | succeeded Lorieux; the sextant at the Nouveau Drouot was also marked "1384." | Paris. | Calvert 2; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HURLOCK, JONAS | England, c.1699, | apprenticed to John Brown 6 in the Joiners' Company, 1699. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HURST, JOSEPH | misreading for Hurt. | Taylor 2(273). | suggest correction | |||
| HURT, JOSEPH | England, fl.1729-48, OIM PHIM | Telescopes = KEN, WHI, NMM; Stick Barometer = X. | apprenticed to Ralph Sterrop of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Aug. 5, 1729; free in the Company in 1736; successor of Ralph Sterrop; T.C. shows that he was also a thermometer maker; the barometer is signed "I. Hurt." | at the Sign of Archimedes and Three Golden Spectacles, Ludgate Street, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(273); NMM 2; Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Crawforth 1 & 7; Court and von Rohr 3(128); Robischon. | suggest correction |
| HURTER 1 | England, c.1830, MIM | Telescope, three-draw = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HURTER 2 | see also Haas and Hurter | suggest correction | ||||
| HURTER AND HAAS | England, 1785-95, MIM PHIM | Balance, 1793 = X.; Barometer, 1787 = X. | London. | Taylor 2(853); G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| HURTER, JOHANN HEINRICH | England, fl.1750-87?, MIM PHIM | Air Pump = STT; Barometer = GEM (1786); Hygrometer = DRE; Borda Circle = GEM. | GEM are the de Suussure Coll. | London. | Taylor 2(853); Pipping 1; Goodison 1; Daumas 1; Drechsler 2; A.J. Turner 10; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| HURTER, JOHN | England, fl.1791-93, PHIM | may be J.H. Hurter. | Marlborough Street, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| HURTIN, CHRISTIAN | USA, 1743?-1830, MIM | Surveying Compasses = P.C. (1788)( # 7), P.C. (1788)(# 8), P.C. (1811)(# 39), VCW (1794). | came from a Huguenot family of La Rochelle, France in the early 18th Century; watchmaker ; the VCW instrument is marked "No.18." | New York, N.Y.; Goshen, N.Y. (1788). | Smart 1; USNM; Rudd; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HUSBANDS 1 | England, OIM | Microscope = Soth. 10/27/69; Henderson-type Hypthonite = Soth. 7/7/78. | may be Henry Husbands, see also H. Husbands; hypthonite was a surveying instrument. | Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| HUSBANDS 2 | see T. Wright and Husbands. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |||
| HUSBANDS AND CLARKE | England, fl.-1862-1870, OIM | Refracting Telescope = Soth. 12/19/60; Theodolite = P.C.(1987); Telescope = Christie-SK 11/2/95. | Denmark Street, Bristol. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HUSBANDS AND SONS | England, | Bristol. | Soth. 11/9/70. | suggest correction | ||
| HUSBANDS, H. | England, pre-1876, | see M.W. Dunscombe and Husbands. | Bristol. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| HUSBANDS, H.Y. | England, c.1850, NIM OIM PHIM | optician; manufacturer of microscopes, surveying and nautical instruments; see H. Husbands and Henry Husbands. | 8 St. Augustine's Parade, corner of Denmark Street, Bristol. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| HUSBANDS, HENRY | England, MIM | T.C., in the case for a telescopic level by Hyde of Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HUSSEY, JAMES | England, c.1747, MIM | Set of Drawing Instruments = P.C. | apprenticed to John Farmer 2 in the Joiners' Company, March 1, 1747; the set of drawing instruments is signed "Hussey London." | London. | Taylor 2(496); Crawforth 7. | suggest correction |
| HUSSEY, WILLIAM | England, fl.1739-97, MIM | apprenticed to John Farmer 2 in the Joiners' Company on May 8, 1739; rule maker. | London. | Crawforth 6 & 7. | suggest correction | |
| HUTCHIN, HENRY | England, c.1712, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Feilder of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 14, 1712. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HUTCHINS AND HUTCHINS | USA, fl.1786-1807, MIM | Levi and Abel Hutchins; clockmakers. | Concord, New Hampshire. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUTCHINS, I. | England, 18th Century, NIM | Backstaff = PEA. | St. Catherine's, London. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUTCHINS, LEVI | USA, 1761-1855, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass, 1804 = DATM. | apprenticed to Simon Willard; surveying instrument maker; clockmaker; see Hutchins and Hutchins. | Concord, New Hampshire. | Smart 1; DATM. | suggest correction |
| HUTCHINSON 1 | England, c.1850, MIM | Capuchin Sundial, paper = CMY. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HUTCHINSON 2 | England, fl.1847-50+, PHIM | barometer maker; watchmaker. | Church Street, Sunderland. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| HUTCHINSON AND SON | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Glasgow. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUTCHINSON, CHARLES C. | USA, 1832-1913, MIM NIM OIM | Telescope with tripod = Bourne 3/20/84; Wye Level = D.(1993). 1/21/93; Sextant, miniature = D.(1996). Sextant, 6 inch radius, Yale (2007). | apprenticed to F.W. Lincoln 2 pre -1853; in business by 1853; partnership with Lincoln, 1858-83; succeeded him as C.C. Hutchinson, 1883-1913; T.C. | 136 Commercial Street, Boston, Mass; 152 State St Boston, Mass. | Smart 1; Brewington 1; Garcelon 33 and 34; Coffeen 55; RSW; WEBDB. | suggest correction |
| HUTCHINSON, RICHARD 1 | England, 1781, MIM | apprenticed to William Spencer 1 of the Grocers' Company on July 12, 1781. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUTCHINSON, RICHARD 2 | England, fl.1702-36, MIM | apprenticed to William Bennett of the Clockmakers' Company for eight years on June 26, 1694; free of the Company on July 6, 1702; took apprentices. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HUTCHINSON, THOS. | England?, MIM | Sector, ivory = Christie 7/29/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| HUTT, RICHARD | England, c.1740, | member of the Clothmakers' Company; William Baker turned over to him on Oct. 20, 1740, but was freed in the Joiners' Company in 1748. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| HUTTON, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1724-27, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph South of the Clockmakers' Company for eight years on June 4, 1716; free of the Company on Oct. 5, 1724; took apprentices. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| HUTTON, JOHN 2 | England, c.1850, NIM | Sextant, with double frame = Soth. 3/10/87. | 10 Park Lane, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| HUX, ELIZABETH | England, PHIM | scale and weightmaker; widow of Thomas Hux; she ran the business and took apprentices for 26 years; T.C. | Ye Three Cocks at Holborn Conduit, London. | Crawforth 7; J. Collins 1. | suggest correction | |
| HUX, THOMAS | England, PHIM | scale maker; succeeded by his wife, Elizabeth Hux. | Ye Three Cocks at Holborn Conduit, London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| HUYGENS, CHRISTIAAN | Holland; France, 1629-95, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescope objective Lenses = BRO(2). | author; invented the pendulum clock and a micrometer; identified polarized light; invented and supervised the construction of two planetariums made by the clockmaker Van Ceulen. | The Hague; Paris. | Michel 14; Rooseboom 1; North 2; Daumas 1; Nachet; G.L'E. Turner 24; A.J. Turner 10; Middleton 1; Darius 4. | suggest correction |
| HUYGENS, CHRISTIAAN AND CONSTANTIN | Holland, 1656, OIM | made a 23-foot telescope in 1656. | Offenbacher Cat.29, 1977. | suggest correction | ||
| HUYGENS, CONSTANTIN | Holland, c.1686, OIM | Object Glasses, 1686 = BM, BRO. | brother of Christiaan Huygens; lens of 123-foot focal length lens at the Royal Society in 1723. | The Hague. | Rooseboom 1; USNM; Nachet; Daumas 1; Dewhirst; A.J. Turner 10; Darius 4. | suggest correction |
| HUYS | Holland, c.1800, NIM | Mariner's Compass = AMST. | signed "---t oude Kompasmakers Huys." | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| HYAMS | see Griffin and Hyams | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| HYDE, J. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably John Hyde, watch and clockmaker, fl.1835-41. | Sleaford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| HYDE, J.M. | England, fl.1841-52, MIM NIM OIM | Octant = PEA; Microscope = D.(1981); Sextant = P.C.(1984); Telescopic Level = Christie-SK 4/17/86; Stick Barometer = GMM; Compound Microscope = Wellcome Institute. | level and barometer signed "Hyde Bristol"; barometer also marked "Optician." | 1 Broad Quay, Bristol. | Brewington 1; Moskowitz 122; Lockhart 1; Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HYMAN | England, fl.1812-50, PHIM | made barometers, watches and jewelry. | Cornwall Street; Parade; Treville Street; Bedford Street; George Street; all in Plymouth. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| HYNES, J. | England, c.1830?, NIM OIM PHIM | Mariner's Compass = D.(1971); Wheel Barometer = X. | quadrant maker; possibly John Hynes, optician (c.1830); there is a compass signed "Hynes." | Lynn. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| HYRNE, HENRY | England, c.1652, | John Herne 1 sent letters to the Royal Society which were entered as having come from Henry (Harry) Hyrne. | London. | Taylor 1(238). | suggest correction | |
| HYRONS, GEORGE | England, fl.1780-87, MIM | 82 Queen Street, Park, Southwark. | Taylor 2(854). | suggest correction | ||
| HYVEE, ROGER | England, fl.1703-04, | designed instruments for lunar observations. | Taylor 1(539). | suggest correction | ||
| I. 1 | Portugal, 1616, NIM | Mariner's Astrolabe, 1616 (NMM-58) = Christie-NY 6/14/88 = ADL-A275. | National Maritime Museum Registry of Mariner's Astrolabe; from the Atocha wreck. | A. Stimson 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I. 2 | Germany, c.1702, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = ADL-M14. | also marked "D.K." and "T.P."; the "D.K." is D.K. 3 and the "T.P." is T.P. 2. | Augsburg. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| I.* K. | Germany, MIM | Gunner's Calipers = ADL-W128. | the * is either a T with a downward hook on the end of the crossbar or a P with an extended shaft. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.3 K. | Germany, fl.1636-48, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = Drecker Coll. (1636), X (1644), NMM, NYC, PRA, ZUR, WHI, NUR, DRE, DEU, OXF, STU, ADL, Huelsmann Coll. (2), etc. | Jacob Karner; some other dials are just marked "3". | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; NMM 2; Gouk; Syndram; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| I.A.D. | see Succa. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| I.A.M. 1 | Germany, fl.1688-1708, MIM | Ring Sundials = BM (1688), MER (1693), ZAA (1695), PRA (1695, 1696), Drecker = ADL-DPW4 (1699), UTR (1701), HAK (1704), Düsseldorf (1705), GRA (1708). | Zinner 1 and 6; Evans 1; Price 3; Ward 4; de Rijk; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.A.M. 2 | England, 1695, MIM | Ring Sundials = PAK-125 (1695), KEN. | "The Master I.A.M. 1695" on PAK. | Beevers. | suggest correction | |
| I.A.M. 3 | Germany, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, stone = BUD. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| I.B. 1 | 1547, MIM | Astrolabe, 1547 = UTR-3425 (ICA 539). | appears to be c.1400; perhaps owner; may be fake; rete is Fusoris-type. | Van Cittert; Michel 3; Price 1; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.B. 2 | Germany, 1592, MIM | Nocturnal, 1592 = Rosenheim = FIN = Soth. 11/1/65 = UTO 11/2/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.B. 3 | 16th Century, MIM | Jacob's Staff, with gilt-brass cross = FLO-411. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| I.B. 4 | 1663, MIM | Volvelle on box, 1663 = D.(1969). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.B. 5 | 1780, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1780 = BASH. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| I.B. 6 | Germany?, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, wood base = MUN; Compass, wood base = MUN. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.B. 7 | NIM | Backstaff = WHI. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.B. 8 | MIM | Sundial, ivory = Fry Coll. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.B. 9A | Germany, | marked on printed paper compass rose in ADL-M477, cut down to fit smaller compass. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.B. 9B | Holland, c.1625, MIM | Sundial, pocket = AMST. | see Joost de Beer. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| I.B. 9C | Jost Bürgi? Ioannes Bos? Ioannes Bosius? Ioannes Batis? | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| I.B. 9D | Germany, c.1620, MIM | Proportional Dividers = DEU. | Jost Burgi; marked "Infentor et fecit." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.B.F. | Italy?, MIM SIM | Trigonometer = FLO-2530. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| I.B.H. | Germany, 1713-79, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = CZJ. | Johann Balthasar Heggenauer. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction |
| I.C. 1 | 1577, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, round, 1577 = Soth. 5/16/57-125. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.C. 2 | Scandanavia, 1660, MIM | Clog Almanac, 1660 = OXF. | Maddison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| I.C. 3 | England, c.1650, NIM | Lodestone, silver-mounted = Christie 4/3/85. | master mark "I.C." has mullet below; also on London caudle cup, 1659. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| I.C.E. | Germany?, 1704, MIM | Vertical Sundial, round, copper, 1704 = MUN. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| I.C.P. | Germany, MIM | Horizontal Table Sundial = Eisenach Museum. | 48° latitude. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| I.C.R. 1 | Germany, 18th Century, OIM | Nürnberg-type Microscopes, wood and paper = P.C., etc. | the mark I C over R within a circle is burned into the base; these microscopes were produced by toy makers rather than by optical instrument makers. | Nürnberg. | G.L'E. Turner 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| I.C.R. 2 | Germany, fl.1795-1807, MIM | Sundials, 1795, 1798, 1807 = DRE. | Körber 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.C.S. | Germany, 1771, MIM | Measuring Stick, wood, 1771 = DRE. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.D. 1 | 1622, MIM | Diptych Sundial, gilt-metal, 1622 = Soth. 5/10/54. | signed "I.D.f." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.D. 2 | Holland, c.1656, | marked on weights with coin balance by Jacob Drielenburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.D. 3 | England, c.1790, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = D.(1989). | the initials "I.D.", with an anchor between the letters, appear on the ivory scale; probably John Dring, which see; Coffeen thought the initials might possibly stand for John Dollond but more likely to be those of John Dring. | Moskowitz 122; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Coffeen 27. | suggest correction | |
| I.D.F. | 1621, MIM | Gunnery Sight, 1621 = OXF. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| I.D.V. | see D.I.V. | suggest correction | ||||
| I.E. 1 | Germany?, 1584-88, MIM | Diptych Sundial, gilt-brass, 1584 = OXFB. | see Johan Eickert. | Zinner 1; Michel 1. | suggest correction | |
| I.E. 2 | 1668, MIM | Perpetual Calender on box, 1668 = Christie 10/12/65. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.E. 3 | 1796, MIM | Pocket Sundial, 1796 = SLM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.E.V. | 18th Century, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, hexagonal = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.F. 1 | Italy, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial with Nocturnal = MADEX = NMM-D.73. | gilt-brass. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.F. 2 | 1636, MIM | Rule, ebony and ivory, 1636 = MADEX. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.F. 3 | England, c.1864, MIM | Sundial, 1684 = Christie 9/11/86. | signed "I.F. Fecit Aprill the 18th 1684." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.F. 4 | England, 1746, NIM | Backstaff, 1746 = Snowshill Manor, Glouc. | also marked "Thos. Dutch, Jan. 20, 1746." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.F.B. | MIM | Sundial = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.F.F. | see J.F. Kynast. | suggest correction | ||||
| I.F.I. | 1771, PHIM | Money Scales, 1771 = P-B 10/28/63 (3). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.F.K. | Germany, MIM | Universal Ring Sundials = ULM, Vogel, March, 1973. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.G. 1 | c.1600, MIM | Gunner's Level = ADL-M216. | fleur-de-lys between the initials. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; Tarrasuk 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.G. 2 | Germany?, 1665, MIM | Quadrant and Sundial, wood, 1665 = Soth. 12/9/68 = ADL-N26. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.G. 3 | Germany, 1755, MIM | Vertical Sundial, round, 1755 = Galerie am Neumarkt 10/19/72. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.G. 4 | Germany?, NIM | Lodestone, small, silver-bound = Kelton Coll. (1990). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.G.H. 1 | Germany, 1650, MIM | see J.G.H. 1. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| I.G.H. 2 | England, c.1725, MIM | Sector = Christie 4/3/85. | English sector. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.G.H. 3 | Sweden, c.1775, MIM OIM | Horizontal Sundial = SWE; Magnetic Compasses = NOR (2), D. (1985); Sectors = NOR, ADL-A346; Telescopic Alidade = NOR; Mining Compass with Sundial = STM. | Johan Gustaf Hasselström, which see. | Stockholm. | Zinner 1; Coffeen 30; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| I.G.H. 4 | 18th Century, MIM | Table Sundial, cover = Ineichen 10/18/74. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.G.H. 5 | MIM | Horizontal Sundial, stone = P-B 5/16/53. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.G.M. | c.1750, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, stone = Koller 11/17/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.G.V. | see Johann Georg Vogler; many of Vogler's Augsburg-type sundials are signed this way; another variant is "J.G.V.", which see. | Zinner 1; Körber 1; Bobinger 2; Price 1 and 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| I.H. 1 | England, 1720, MIM | Sundial, 1720 = Nottingham Museum; Ring Sundial = OXF. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.H. 2 | England, fl.1742-44, NIM | Nocturnals, wood = Melun 4/24/83 (1744), PMM (1742). | "I.H." with a star in between and the date underneath; "both bears." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.H. 3 | marked on a James Ham 1 backstaff. | suggest correction | ||||
| I.H. 4 | crudely scratched on back of artillery calipers, ADL-W128. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| I.H. 5 | letters conjoined; marked on dividers signed "J. Marcelli. | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |||
| I.H.K. | Germany, 1723, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1723 = MUN-33/193. | Zinner 1; Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| I.H.S. | "In Hoc Signo." | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| I.K. 1 | c.1610, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = ADL-DPW25, PRA, Christie 11/24/83; Drouot 4/7/87. | the dial in Prague is also stamped "3", the mastermark of Jakob Karner. | Nürnberg. | Horsky and Skopova; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| I.K. 2 | Germany, 1639, MIM | Instrument, 1639 = Drecker. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.K. 3 | MIM | Compass Sundial = NOR. | punchmark on brass hour scale. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.K. 4 | Germany, MIM | Sector on Gunner's Calipers = ADL-W128. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.K. 5 | France?, 1825, MIM | Gunners' Level, 1825 = Soth. 2/25/86 = D.(1987). | Coffeen 15; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.K.L. | Germany, c.1680, MIM | Ring Sundial = WHI-688. | Bryden thought it possible that it might be J.K. Landeck; we know of Andreas Landeck and of Johann Melchior Landeck. | Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.L. | Sweden?, c.1725, MIM | Compass = X. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| I.L.E. | MIM | Compass Sundial, boxwood, barrel = ADL-A1. | letters combined on the east line of compass card. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.L.M. | 1702, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1702 = P.C. | Moskowitz. | suggest correction | ||
| I.M. 1 | 1609, MIM | Vertical Sundial with sights, 1609 = STR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.M. 2 | MIM | Table Sundial, round, pewter = ADL-T71. | modern copy; marked "42°" for latitude. | Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.M. 3 | Germany, c.1791, OIM | Microscopes, wood and paper = D.(1982), Prin Coll., CZJ, NOR, Soth. 3/25/86, P.C., Phillips 11/16/88, etc. | Junker of Magdeburg, 1791. | Nürnberg. | Coffeen A; G.L'E. Turner 16; Daumas 1; Weil 2(6); Oxford Exhibition, 1947; Moskowitz 112; RSW. | suggest correction |
| I.M. 4 | MIM | made instruments with a fleur-de-lys as the punchmark. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| I.M. 5 | Germany, c.1800, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = DeLuca 8/1/87. | silver inlays and fittings. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.M.E. | Germany?, MIM | Rule, wood and ivory = ULM. | "I.M." over "E." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.M.H. | 1760, MIM | Horizontal Table Sundial, stone, 1760 = LEI. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| I.M.M. | Germany?, 1696, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1696 = GRA-01901. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| I.M.S. 1 | Germany, 1518, MIM | Tympan for computing unequal hours = OXF. | Johannes Stöffler Mathematicus. | Oppenheim. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| I.M.S. 2 | see A.B.S.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| I.M.V.F. | 1651, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument, 1651 = PRN. | looks like an astrolabe. | Czech. Inv. | suggest correction | |
| I.M.X.R. | MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = THO. | the "X" is really a V overlapping an A or an inverted V. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.M.Z.R. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Sundial = ZUR. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| I.N.H. | Germany, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = MUN. | could be read H.N.I. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.N.R.I. | "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum." | suggest correction | ||||
| I.N.W. | MIM | Dividers = ADL-M136i. | I.N. over W. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.P. 1 | 1612, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1612 = Soth. 4/13/54. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.P. 2 | Germany, 1622, MIM | Diptych Sundial, gilt-bronze, 1622 = D.(1931). | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| I.P. 3 | England, c.1670, MIM | Gunter's Quadrants = NMM-Q.12; Christie-SK 4/17/86. | John Prujean; also marked "OXO." | Oxford. | Macintyre; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| I.P. 4 | Germany, NIM | Octant, brass and wood = BRE-B144. | master mark of anchor; another octant with only anchor mark = BRE-B300. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| I.P. 5 | Backstaff = PEA. | "I.P." (5) is marked on the vane of of the PEA backstaff and on a "In° Deane 1742" backstaff. | Wynter 1; Brewington 1. | suggest correction | ||
| I.P. 6 | Coignet-type Nautical Hemisphere = P.C.(1976). | modern English forgery. | Brieux 4. | suggest correction | ||
| I.P.G. | 1627, MIM | Pillar Sundial, ivory, 1627 = FLO-1286. | Michel thought it might be Gueboult of Dieppe. | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| I.P.M. | Germany, | may be owner; these initials appear on the Soth. pair of dividers signed "C.T.M." (Christopher Trechsler Mechanicus). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.P.R. | Sweden, c.1770, MIM | Variation Compass = D.(1991). | Johann Petter Rosenberg, which see. | Stockholm. | Coffeen 35. | suggest correction |
| I.R. 1 | Germany, c.1567, MIM | Cube Sundial = NUR-L100. | Evans 1 (?). | suggest correction | ||
| I.R. 2 | c.1660, MIM | Compass Sundials, round = X, P.C., Evans Coll. | ADL-A289 compass sundial is signed "Joh. Robins" and marked "I.R." (2) on the hour scale; Evans Coll. is signed on hour scale and compass card. | Evans 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.R. 3 | c.1700, MIM | Clinometer = WHI. | Olivia Brown; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | ||
| I.R. 4 | Germany, 1764, MIM | Table Sundial, stone, 1764 = SLM. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| I.R. 5 | Poland, 1756, MIM | Astronomical Ring, 1756 = TIM. | signed "I.R. fecit TLVMATSNAY 1756." | Tlumatsnay, Gallicia (Poland 1756). | RSW. | suggest correction |
| I.R. 6 | England, c.1700, NIM | Nocturnal, boxwood = P.C. | marked "Samuel Mason is a Knave." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.R. 7 | Germany, 16th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, wood = Museum of London-A3891. | embossed on brass gnomon, "I.R.", I has horizontal line through it about a third of the way up; acorn incised on base. | Nürnberg? | Gouk 1. | suggest correction |
| I.R. 8 | on ivory scales with fouled anchor, it indicates that Jesse Ramsden had divided them. | J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |||
| I.R. 9 | USA, 1776, | owner's initials marked on a William Guyse Hagger backstaff at Rhode Island Historical Society, after original owner's name had been rubbed out. | D.J. Warner 8. | suggest correction | ||
| I.S. 1 | 1554, MIM | Ring Sundial, with expanded scale, 1554 = MUN-33/787. | the initials are within a heart. | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.S. 2 | Germany, 1584, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1584 = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.S. 3 | Italy, c.1650, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = Christie 6/7/72. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.S. 4 | Germany, 1768, MIM | Table Sundial, stone, 1768 = ING; Table Sundial, stone = VIE; Universal Ring Sundial, 1768 = GRA. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| I.S. 5 | 1801, NIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = D.(1983). | name almost obliterated by later name. | Coffeen C. | suggest correction | |
| I.S.A. | on lid of Hans Troschel sundial; probably owner. | Pugsley Sale; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| I.S.B. | 1727, MIM | Bullet Calipers, 1727 = LEY. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.S.D.S.M. | 1531, MIM | Astrolabe, 1531 = X (ICA-578). | Price 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction | ||
| I.T. | France, 18th Century, MIM | Compass Sundials, ivory and brass = NMM-D.84, THO. | NMM 2; MADEX; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.T.P.K. | Germany, MIM | Gunners' Calipers with Sector = ADL-W128. | the T and P are overlaid to form a combined letter; there are fleur-de-lys between the letters; "I.H." (4) is crudely engraved on the other side; steel points. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.T.S. | Europe, 18th Century, MIM SIM | Surveying Compendium, case = Phillips 2/14/79. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.V.K. | Holland, MIM NIM | "I.v.K." used by Johannes van Keulen 1 (1700-15), by Johannes van Keulen 3 (1725-56), by Johannes van Keulen 4 (1776-78) and by Johannes van Keulen (3) en Zoonen (1756-99); unless signed instruments are dated within one of the working periods listed above , it is difficult to assign a particular maker; see alao "J.v.K." | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.W. 1 | England, 1665, MIM | Gunter's Quadrant, 1665 = OXF; Nocturnal, 1665 = OXF. | John Wingfield? | Taylor 1(341). | suggest correction | |
| I.W. 2 | Germany, 1672, MIM | Vertical Sundials, = Drecker Coll. (1672) = DPW, Soth. 3/25/86 (1680); Sundial = HAK. | the Sotheby dial shows a crown over the initials. | Zinner 1; RSW.. | suggest correction | |
| I.W. 3 | England, 1687, MIM | Pillar Sundial, 1687 = Churchyard, Areley Kings, Worc. | may have been man called "the Wizard." | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| I.W. 4 | c.1800, MIM | Garden Sundial, pewter = P.C. | also marked "John Liscomb", who may have been the owner. | Antique Collector's Calendar, 1974; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.W. 5 | MIM | Rule, folding, wood and brass = FLO. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.W. 6 | England, c.1711, OIM | Microscope, ivory, screw-barrel = KEN. | made by James Wilson 1. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| I.W. 7 | France, c.1750, MIM | Drafting Set, with case = D.(1993). | signed "IW" under a heart. | Coffeen 43. | suggest correction | |
| I.W.A.O.F. | "Johannes Wiesel Augsburg Opus (?) fecit"; see Johannes Wiesel. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| I.W.W.B. | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Gunner's Scale = ADL-M122b. | also marked "403" and in the initials the first W is over a recumbant B; see "F.H.", which carries the same mark. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.Z. 1 | c.1600, MIM | Ring Sundial = Soth. 2/13/58. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| I.Z. 2 | MIM | Level = ADL-M215. | signed on bottom of base. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| I.Z.K. | Germany, c.1650, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = Soth. 12/12/55. | may be misreading for I.3 K., which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| IANBOMUS, GUILLERMO | Spain?, 1617, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1617 = MAN-I62. | Garcia Franco 1. | suggest correction | ||
| IANCELLUS CREMONENSIS | Italy, c.1565, MIM | Gianello Torriano; instrument maker to Charles V; made planetary automata. | Cremona. | North 2. | suggest correction | |
| ICW., F. | see F. ICW. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| IGNATIUS | Germany, 1777, PHIM | Pneumatic Pump, 1777 = X. | cited by Bernoulli. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| IGNELL, ERIK | Sweden, c.1763, MIM | took over Westberg workshop, 1763. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| IHLDER, W., AND CO. | Germany, NIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = D.(1972). | Bremenhaven. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| IHRMARK, JOHAN | Sweden, fl.1740-81, MIM | apprenticed to C.H. Werberg and Rosenberg; partner of Hasselström, 1777-81. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| IIII. R.G. | marked on table sundial at POTS signed "V.H.M." | Körber 1. | suggest correction | |||
| IJZER, M. AND L.D. VAN | Holland, c.1850, MIM | Rule, folding, wood = BOM Auction, 1906. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| IL SILIPRANDI | see Siliprandi, Il. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| ILENSA AND SON | England, c.1785, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 3/7/75. | 5 Greville Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ILES, JAMES FREDERICK | England, c.1836, MIM | 30 Jamaica Street, Commercial Road, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| ILES, JOHN | England, 1725, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1725 = APS. | London. | Multhauf 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ILLINGER, JOHANNES | Austria, 1733-1800, MIM OIM | made telescopes and an azimuth quadrant for the Kremsmünster Observatory. | Kremsmünster. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| ILLINGWORTH, JOHN | England, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, D.(1979). | Halifax. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ILOTT, THOMAS | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | ||
| IMISON, JOHN | England, fl.1783-1808, MIM OIM | author. | Manchester. | Taylor 2(855). | suggest correction | |
| IMMISCH | England, PHIM | thermometer maker; see Moritz and Immisch. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| IMMSER, PHILIPP | Germany, fl.1538-58, MIM | Sundial inside base of table clock, 1554 = BM; Astronomical Clock = VIT. | mathematician; clock designer; see Emmoser. | Tübingen. | Zinner 1; Mucke 2; Vincent 1. | suggest correction |
| IMPAY SON AND CO. | see Imray Son and Co. | Garcia Franco 1. | suggest correction | |||
| IMRAY | see Blachford and Imray. | suggest correction | ||||
| IMRAY AND CO. | England, c.1835, NIM OIM PHIM | James Imray; Frederick Wiggins worked for the firm, c.1835. | London. | Taylor 2(2273). | suggest correction | |
| IMRAY AND SON | England, c.1850, NIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = GMM. | James Imray. | 102 Minories, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| IMRAY SONS AND CO. | England, c.1860, PHIM | Marine Sympiesometer = Soth.-SK 7/23/87. | 89-102 Minories, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| IMRAY, JAMES | England, fl.1836-42, NIM | Sextant, incomplete = Soth. 10/27/42. | joined with Robert Blachford in 1836. | Navigation Warehouse, 102 Minories, London. | Taylor 2(2151); Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| IMRAY, SON AND CO. | England, c.1850, NIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = D.(1974); Octant, ebony brass and ivory = Phillips 2/15/89. | T.C.; "inventors of the metal quadrant with ivory arch", James Imray; by 1937 the firm had become Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. at 123 Minories, London. | 89 and 102 Minories, London. | Brewington 1; Moskowitz 108; Witt; RSW. | suggest correction |
| IMSS, PHIL. | see Philipp Immser. | Vincent 1. | suggest correction | |||
| INDERWICK, J. | England, fl.1825-27, OIM | also an ivory turner. | 58 Prince's Street, Leicester Square, London. | Taylor 2(1601). | suggest correction | |
| INDGE, T.C. | England, c.1860, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 5/19/88. | Chard. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| INGENHOUSZ, JOHANN | Austria, 1730-99, | devised apparatus to show heat conductivity of various materials; first suggested a liquid compass; developed early model of the plate-type electrical machine, 1760. | Vienna. | KEN; G.L'E. Turner 24; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| INGHAM, NORTH | England; USA, fl.1725-35, MIM | Magnetic Compasses, wood = Massachusetts Historical Society, PEA. | apprenticed to James Anderton in the Grocers' Company in 1700; in Boston by 1720, when two daughters were christened. | North Boston, New England. | J. Brown 1; Smart 1; Bedini 8; Brewington 1; Warner 12. | suggest correction |
| INGOLD, PIERRE FREDERICK | England, c.1843, | watchmaker; held patent for improvements in machinery for making parts of mathematical, optical, astronomical and navigating instruments. | Dean Street, Soho, London. | Practical Mechanic and Engineer's Magazine, Dec. 1843. | suggest correction | |
| INGRAM, JOHN | England, c.1748, PHIM | made Fotheringham's thermometer; watchmaker and white-smith. | Spalding. | Chaldecott 2. | suggest correction | |
| INGRAM, L. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably Laceby Ingram, watch and clock maker. | Lincoln. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| INNES | Scotland, PHIM | Dynamometer = D.(1969). | Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| INNSEL, ELIAS | see C.S.A.P. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| INSLEY | see Watson and Insley. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| INTERVINE | see Introvino. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| INTROFISI, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| INTRONINI | see Introvino. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| INTRONINI, GASPAR | see Gaspar Introvini. | Taylor 2(1602). | suggest correction | |||
| INTRONINO AND CO. | England, c.1775, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 1/19/73. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| INTROSS AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | barometer makers; became P. Intross and Co. after 1850. | 5 Sims's Terrace, Chatham. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| INTROSS, A. (3), AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Phillips 8/12/87. | see A. Intross 3. | Stroud. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| INTROSS, A. 1 | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth.-West Sussex 6/21/83. | see Intross and Co. | Chatham. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| INTROSS, A. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X. | Rochester Bridge. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| INTROSS, A. 3 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 1/26/90. | see A. Intross and Co. | Stroud. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| INTROSS, P. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Chatham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| INTROSS, P. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X. | Rochester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| INTROSS, W. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X. | Rochester Bridge. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| INTROVINE | see Introvini. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| INTROVINI, ANTHONY AND GASPAR | England, fl.1816-17, PHIM | barometer makers. | Thomas Street, Manchester. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| INTROVINI, ANTHONY, AND CO. | England, fl.1814-15, PHIM | barometer makers. | Thomas Street, Manchester. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| INTROVINI, GASPAR | England, fl.1820-45, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie-SK 4/17/86. | also a picture frame maker and gilder; see Anthony and Gaspar Introvini; the Christie barometer is said to be signed " Jantrovino", a misreading. | 43 Thomas Street (1822-26); 88 St. George Street (1841); Foundry Road; No. 49 Thomas Street; all in Manchester. | Taylor 2(1602); Goodison 1; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| INTROVINO | see Introvini. | suggest correction | ||||
| IOAN ET PAURUS | Italy, c.1690, MIM | Graphometer = P.C. | Venice. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| IOHA, M. | Poland, 1637, MIM | Wall Sundial, 1637 = Church, Wodzislaw. | Wodzislaw. | Polish Inventory. | suggest correction | |
| IRELAND | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| IRELAND, DANIEL | England, c.1724, MIM | turned over as an apprentice to John Bennett 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 5, 1724. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| IRVINE, ELZABETH | England, c.1838, OIM | succeeded John Irvine. | London. | Taylor 2(1896). | suggest correction | |
| IRVINE, I. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/14/87. | see J. Irvine. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| IRVINE, J. | England, fl.1817-22, MIM OIM | 5 Queenhithe, London. | Taylor 2(1367); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| IRVINE, JOHN G. | England, fl.1830-37, OIM | 32 Kirby Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Taylor 2(1846). | suggest correction | ||
| IRVINE, THOMAS AND PETER | England, fl.1838-42, MIM PHIM | 19 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Taylor 2(2152 & 2152a); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| IRVING, ALEXANDER | England, 1695, MIM | apprenticed to John Wells 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 29, 1688; free of the Company, Sept. 30, 1695; an alternative spelling was "Irwing." | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| IRWIN, CHRISTOPHER | England, c.1759, | designed an instrument to find longitude. | London. | Dawson 216, 1971. | suggest correction | |
| ISELI | France, c.1830, MIM | Surveyor's Y-Level = P.C. | 149 Boulevard St.Germain, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ISENBROEK | see Ysenbroek. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| ISLE, GUILLAUME DE L' | France, fl.1675-1725, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = CNAM-3851; Terrestrial Globes, 1700 = CNAM-763 and NMM-G146; Celestial Globe, 1700 = FLO. Celestial & Terrestrial Globes = Bonnier de la Mosson, 1774; Celestial & Terrestrial Globes = Hendrik de Leth auction, Aug. 21, 1758. | Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| ISLE, J.N. DE L' | France, c.1700, | physicist; invented a new scale for thermometers. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ISMAY | England, c.1850, OIM | Telescope, single draw = Christie-SK 10/23/87. | Pier, Dover. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ISOARD | France, 19th Century, MIM | Depth Gauge = CNAM. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| ITEBTING | misreading for Heating. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| IUSTI, JOANNES BAPTISTA | Italy, fl.1555-65, MIM | Horary Quadrants, 1555 and 1558 = FLO; Nocturnal and Horary Quadrant, 1565 = Christie 11/21/61. | D.J. Price showed the quadrants in Florence as 1565 & 1568. | Florence. | Bonelli 1; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| IVEN, W.H. | Germany, NIM | Compass Rose = X. | Hamburg. | Shück 2. | suggest correction | |
| J. AND B. | Ireland, c.1750, OIM | Telescope = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | Belfast. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| J. AND R.D. | England, MIM | Rule, folding = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | "Danish Inches." | Sheffield. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| J.A. | USA?, c.1830, | "J.A." with anchor, stamped on ivory scale of Richard Patten's octant at MYS. | D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| J.A.B. AND CO. | England, post-1856, MIM | Scale, ivory = CMY. | Callen Street, West, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| J.A.M. 1 | misreading for "I.A.M." 1, which see. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| J.A.M. 2 | MIM | Garden Sundial, stone = NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.B. 1 | see I.B. 1. | van Cittert. | suggest correction | |||
| J.B. 2 | England, | see John Brown 1. | Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.B. 3 | 1761, MIM | Calipers, iron and steel, 1761 = D.(1969) = VCW. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.B. 4 | see Cargrave. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| J.B. 5 | England, MIM | Sector, ivory = P.C. | Hull. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| J.B. 6 | MIM | Drawing Instruments = Christie 11/22/78. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.B.A.D.B. | c.1650, MIM | Dividers, iron = NMM-D1/D.23. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | ||
| J.B.A.R.L. | France, 1785, MIM | Garden Sundial, marble, 1785 = P. and S. 2/9/1897. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.B.H. | Germany, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = CZJ. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| J.B.W. | 1760, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, honestone, 1760 = P. and S. 3/20/1896. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.BF. | c.1800, MIM | Table Sundial, silvered brass = Koller 11/17/75. | signed "J.Bf." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| J.C. 1 | England, | Sir John Cheke, marked on quadrant at BM dated 1551 and signed "T.G." and also marked "W.B." (3). | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | ||
| J.C. 2 | England, | see John Chatfield. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.C. 3 | Germany, c.1725, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.C. 4 | England, | see James Chapman 2. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | ||
| J.C. 5 | England, c.1750, MIM | Compass Sundial = Christie-SK 11/19/87. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.C. DE W. | Holland, 18th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, marble = UTR. | also marked "fec. et exsc." | de Rijk. | suggest correction | |
| J.C.C. | Germany, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, stone = Kreis Mosbach in Baden Museum, Amtshaus. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| J.C.L. | Germany, 1716, MIM | Rules, 1716 = DRE. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.C.V. | MIM | Horizontal Sundial = P. and S. 5/19/1896. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.D. | England?, c.1750, MIM | Slide Rule, circular = BM. | may be "T.D." 2; also marked "T.E." | Price 3; Ward 4; Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| J.D.C. | marked on universal equatorial sundial, WHI-575; Bryden thought it a monogram, not a maker's name. | Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| J.D.Z. | Germany, 1765, NIM | Cross-staff, wood, 1765 = Hamburg Seemannsschule. | Zinner 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | ||
| J.E. | MIM | Rule, folding, ivory = OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.E.C. | Germany, MIM | Sundial = MUN. | invented this type of sundial. | Haugis. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| J.E.V. | 1756, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1756 = LIE. | Michel 9. | suggest correction | ||
| J.F. | Italy, c.1700, MIM | Horizontal Sundial and Nocturnal = MADEX = NMM-D.110. | MADEX; NMM 2. | suggest correction | ||
| J.F.F. | Germany, c.1790, OIM | Nürnberg-type Drum Microscopes, wood = P.C., Prin Coll.(2), NAC(2), Pharmacy Museum, Kracow, Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88, etc. | J.F. over F., inside a heart; branded into base of the microscopes. | Daumas 1; Polish Inv.; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| J.G. | France, c.1600, MIM | Artillery Level = ADL-M216. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.G.H. 1 | Germany, 1650, MIM | Sundial, wood and paper, 1650 = Wolfenbüttel Bibliothek. | Bobinger thought he was (Johann?) Georg Hertel. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction |
| J.G.H. 2 | see "I.G.H." 3. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| J.G.S. | Germany, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, hexagonal, copper = Breslau Schlesisches Museum für Kunst und Altertümer. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| J.G.S.J. | Germany, 1692, MIM | Table Sundial, stone, 1692 = REG. | "S.J." may be Society of Jesus. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| J.G.V. | Germany, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundials = BM, DEU, Soth 12/15/58, P. and S. 3/20/1896, 5/19/1896, etc. | Johan Georg Vogler, which see; see also "I.G.V." | Augsburg. | Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| J.G.V.L. | Germany?, 18th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = VIT. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| J.H. 1 | 1575, MIM | Astrolabe, 1575 = NUR (ICA-556). | Joshua Habermel? | Zinner 1; Price 1; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| J.H. 2 | France, 1583, MIM | Moon Globe on clock, 1583 = Altdorf. | Isaac Habrecht 1. | Strasbourg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| J.H. 3 | 1716, MIM | Dividers, wood, 1716 = VCW. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.H. 4 | 1824, MIM OIM SIM | Telescopic Alidade, 1824 = NOR. | J. Hofgren, which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| J.H. 5 | 1826, MIM | Protractor, 1826 = D.(1991). | base line divided into 60 parts; one semicircular scale runs from 0-90 and is not a true semicircle; possibly J. Hofgren? | Coffeen 32. | suggest correction | |
| J.H.B. | MIM | Diptych Sundial = OXF. | "H." is formed by a bar between the "J." and the "B." | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| J.H.B.P. | Germany?, 1655, MIM | Instrument, 1655 = STU. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.H.S. 1 | 1810, MIM | Magnetic Compass, wood and brass, 1810 = Milwaukee Public Museum, Wis. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.H.S. 2 | misreading for "I.H.S." | Körber 1. | suggest correction | |||
| J.J.K.H. | 1739, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1739 = KRM. | also marked "V.T." | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| J.K. | MIM | Ring Sundial, expanded = SLM. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| J.K.S. | c.1650, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = DEU. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.M. | MIM | Sundial with silver hour scale = FIN-175. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.M.C. | Belgium, 1775-1836, MIM | Vertical Sundial, 1831 = UTR. | also marked "baron van Utenhave van Heemstede, Jutphaas." | Antwerp. | de Rijk. | suggest correction |
| J.M.K. AND Z. | NIM | Octant, wood and ivory, No. 481 = Larvik Marine Museum, Norway. | RSW, | suggest correction | ||
| J.M.S. | Switzerland?, 1689, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1689 = ZUR. | astronomy student. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| J.R.C. | Germany, OIM | Microscope, Nürnberg-type = CZJ. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| J.R.M. | England, 1688, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1688 = OXF. | "J.R.M. fecit." | Taylor 1(412); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| J.S. 1 | Germany, MIM | Vertical Sundial = Ulrichmuseum, Augsburg; Horizontal Sundial, stone = VIE. | Bobinger 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| J.S. 2 | Portugal, late 19th Century, MIM | Diptych Sundials, wood = RSM, Ethnological Museum, Lisbon (2). | Joao da Silva, which see; marked "autor." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| J.S.M. | England?, c.1800, MIM | Gunter's Rule, boxwood = D.(1975). | owner? | Moskowitz. | suggest correction | |
| J.U.H.Z.E. | see H.G. 7. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| J.V.K. | Holland, MIM NIM | "J.v.K." used by Johannes van Keulen 1 (1700-15), by Johannes van Keulen 3 (1725-56), and by Johannes van Keulen (3) en Zoonen (1756-99); unless signed instruments are dated within one of the above listed working periods, it is difficult to assign a particular maker; see also "I.v.K." | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JAC., D. | 1658, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1658 = NAC. | "anno 58." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JACK, RICHARD | Scotland, c.1750, | mathematics teacher; patented a sea quadrant and refracting telescope with George Adams 1, in 1750. | Edinburgh. | J. Brown 1; Bryden 3; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| JACK, ROBERT | MIM | Pelorus = D.(1965). | Pittenweem. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JACKS, JAMES | USA, c.1780-97, MIM NIM SIM | sometimes spelt Jack; sold mathematical, nautical and surveying instruments; maker? clockmaker. | Charleston, S. Car. (in 1780's); Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. (?-1797). | Bedini 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| JACKSON 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| JACKSON 2 | England, 1736, MIM | made Mortimer's thermometer. | Chaldecott 2. | suggest correction | ||
| JACKSON 3 | see Farrow and Jackson. | suggest correction | ||||
| JACKSON 4 | England, 17th Century, MIM | Sector, with steel points = P.C. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JACKSON, BENJAMIN | England, fl.1701-14, MIM NIM | invented a new quadrant in 1703. | Taylor 1(532). | suggest correction | ||
| JACKSON, CHRISTOPHER | England, fl.1590-1616, MIM SIM | specialized in surveyor's chains; refered to by Eric Rathbone. | Sign of the Cock, Crooked Lane, Eastcheap, London. | Taylor 1(83); Evans 1; Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Darius 3. | suggest correction | |
| JACKSON, HENRY | England, fl.1707-27, MIM | invented a new quadrant, the "nocturnal quadrant", and a planisphere. | Taylor 2(75). | suggest correction | ||
| JACKSON, I. | England, 19th Century, MIM | Rules, ivory = Phillips 1/30/84. | may be James Jackson. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JACKSON, J. 1 | England, MIM | Sector, ivory = P.C. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JACKSON, J. 2 | England, MIM | Universal Ring Sundials = LAW and CZJ; Clinometer = KEN. | probably Joseph Jackson 1. | London. | Taylor 2(275); Chaldecott 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JACKSON, JAMES 1 | England, fl.1750-85, PHIM | Coin Balance = Soth. 2/19/66; Hydrostatical Coin Balance = P.C. | Assay Master for Birmingham. | Birmingham. | D. Crawforth-Hitchins; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JACKSON, JAMES 2 | England, fl.1820-22, MIM OIM PHIM | Instrument = KEN. | 16 Knightsbridge, London. | Taylor 2(1603). | suggest correction | |
| JACKSON, JOSEPH 1 | England, fl.1730-70, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Elliptical Trammel = OXF; Sextants = OXF, Soth. 3/10/87, P.C.; Universal Ring Sundials = NMM-D.222, LAW-287, OXF (1740), KEN; Surveying Level = KEN; Telescope, Gregorian = KEN; Sundial = KEN; Sector = NMM. | licensed by John Hadley to make his quadrant in 1734; some of the above instruments may have been made by Joseph Jackson 2; Joseph Jackson 1 and 2 could be the same man; the sextant at Soth. was marked "N.82." | London. | Bedini 8; Michel 3; Dewhirst; Daumas 1; NMM 2; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JACKSON, JOSEPH 2 | England, fl.1735-60, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Heath 1 in the Grocers' Company on Oct. 10, 1723; free of the Company on May 13, 1735; took apprentices; may be same as Joseph Jackson 1. | Opposite Exeter Change, Strand (1735); Angel Court in the Strand (1736); near Surrey Street in the Strand (1739); Angel Court in the Strand (1760); all in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| JACKSON, JOSEPH 3 | England, fl.1745?-70, MIM OIM | apprenticed to Thomas Yorke, c.1738. | Angel Court, Strand, London. | Taylor 2(275); NMM 2; Michel 3; Chaldecott 1; Clay and Court; Daumas 1; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JACOB AND HALSE | England, fl.1809-19, MIM | Globes, miniature, with cases = Soth. 5/2/66 (1809) and 5/7/56 (1819); Terrestrial Globes, miniature, with case, 1809 = Soth. 5/10/76, D.(1994). | London. | ATG 8/13/94; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JACOB, A. | England, c.1830, OIM | St.Ann's Place, Manchester. | Taylor 2(1898). | suggest correction | ||
| JACOB, CHRISTOPHER | England, fl.1761-1770, MIM | rule maker; he had Thomas Bridges, Jos. Timmins and William Stringer as apprentices. | Bilstone Street, Wolverhampton (1761); Snowhill (1761); Smallbrook Street (1767); Chapel Row (1770); the last three in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| JACOB, ISAAC | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 33 Castle Street, Swansea. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| JACOB, WILLIAM | England, c.1770, MIM | rule maker. | 29 Smallbrook Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| JACOBI | France, 1765, OIM | Microscope with case, 1765 = NAC. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| JACOBI AB HEYDEN | MIM | Terrestrial Planisphere = MUN. | is Heyden a place? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JACOBS ZN, CHRISTIAAN | Holland, 1564, MIM NIM | compass maker. | Veere; Middelburg (1564). | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| JACOBS, CONRAD | Holland, c.1610, MIM | Sundial in watch lid = BM. | Leeuwarden. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| JACOBS, LEWIS | England, c.1823, PHIM | watchmaker and silversmith; barometers. | Totnes. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| JACOBS, WOLFF | England, fl.1830-38, MIM OIM PHIM | 36 Great Saffron Hill, London. | Taylor 2(1899). | suggest correction | ||
| JACOPI, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Salop. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| JACQUELIN, GABRIEL | France, c.1760, NIM | Compass = X. | Rochefort. | A.J.Turner X. | suggest correction | |
| JACQUELIN, JEAN | France, c.1760, NIM | Compass = X. | Rochefort. | A.J.Turner X. | suggest correction | |
| JACQUERY, D. | England, c.1829, | apprenticed to Robert Bancks 2 on Dec. 1, 1829, in the Joiners' Company. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| JACQUET 1 | France, c.1790, OIM | successor to Jean-Baptiste Noël Chiquet. | Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| JACQUET 2 | France, c.1810, OIM | made telescopes and microscopes. | rue du Haut-Moulin, Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| JACQUINET | France, MIM | Armillary Ring Sundial = Soth. 12/13/71 = P.C. | Rue St. Honoré, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JACQUINOT, DOMINIQUE | France, 1545, | author; designed an astrolabe, Gunther 203; Nachet thought date was 1619. | Champagne. | Gunther 1; Michel 2 & 3; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| JAMBON, R.F. | France, c.1828, MIM | devised "le machine geocyclique", a type of orrery; author. | a la Portée des gens du monde, Paris. | Baillie 1; H.C. King 2; Coffeen 12. | suggest correction | |
| JAMES | England, c.1850, PHIM | barometer maker; jeweler. | Saffron Waldon. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| JAMES AND SON | England, pre-1784, PHIM | Barometer = USNM. | London. | USNM; Middleton 4. | suggest correction | |
| JAMES, GEORGE | name of owner on a Hadley quadrant by John Gaitskill, 1823, ADL-A53. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| JAMES, GRAY AND KEEN | misreading for Jones, Gray and Keen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| JAMESON, GEORGE | see George Jamieson 1. | H.C. King 2; Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |||
| JAMESON, JAMES | England, c.1761, OIM | apprenticed to John Margas in the Spectaclemakers' Company; free in the Company in 1761. | West Smithfield, London. | Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| JAMIESON | Scotland, c.1840, MIM | Percussion Machine = RSM. | Adam Square, Edinburgh. | Morrison-Low. | suggest correction | |
| JAMIESON, GEORGE 1 | Scotland, fl.1729-55, MIM | Orrery = RSM; Garden Sundials = EMA, X (1735). | orrery signed "George Jameson"; made brass plates for sundials. | Hamilton. | Taylor 2(188); Bryden 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JAMIESON, GEORGE 2 | England, fl.1786-1810, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | clock and watch maker; chronometer maker to the Navy; one of the barometers is signed "George Jamison." | 33 Charing Cross, London (1800-05); High Street, Portsmouth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| JAMIESON, ROBERT | Scotland, c.1820, MIM PHIM | Marine Thermometer, case = Captain Livingstone (pre-1820). | probably the Jamieson in Gardner, Jamieson and Co., which see. | Glasgow. | Taylor 2(1604); Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| JAMIESON, ROBERT, AND CO. | Scotland, fl.1819-25, MIM | 31 Brunswick Place (1822); 8 Nelson Street (1823-25); both in Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| JAMIN, MAISON | France, 1822-pre-1865, OIM | succeeded by Darlot, pre-1865. | 14 rue Chapon, Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| JAMISON, GEORGE | see George Jamieson 2. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| JAMNITZER, J. | MIM | Mining Compass = DRE (lost). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| JAMNITZER, WENZEL | Germany, 1509-86, MIM PHIM | Astrolabe, 1578 = DRE (lost); Sundials with shadow squares, 1578 = POB, DRE; Terrestrial Globe = NUR; Altitude Instrument, 1585 = DRE; Compasses, Rules and Wind Vanes = DRE; Measuring Rod, metal = BASH; Specific Gravity Measure = HAK. | author; painting showing HAK measure is at BASH. | Nürnberg. | Engelmann 3; Perry; Zinner 1; Michel 1, 2 and 3; Drechsler 2; Trois Siècles; Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JANEN, PIETER JACOBSZE VAN DEN | Holland, NIM | Marine Compass = P. and S. 4/3/1894. | Rotterdam. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JANETTI | France, c.1795, MIM | cast official measures; worked for Fortin. | Marseilles. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| JANSE, JAN | Holland, 18th Century, NIM | Cross-staff = Noordelijk Scheepvaart Museum. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| JANSEN, ANDRIES | Holland, 1600, MIM NIM | made universal astrolabes, cross-staves and quadrants for the van Neck expedition in 1600. | Amsterdam? | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| JANSEN, HANS | Holland, fl.1611-19, OIM | may have been the inventor of the microscope with his son, Zacharias, 1611-19; made microscopes. | Zeeland. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Michel 3; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| JANSEN, WILLEM JANS | Holland, c.1826, MIM | made a planetarium as planned by Eisinga. | Dongjum. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| JANSEN, ZACHARIAS | Holland, 1588-1632, OIM | spectacles, microscope and telescope maker; associated with the development of the refracting telescope in 1608; may have been the inventor of the microscope with his father, Hans Jansen. | Middelburg. | Rooseboom 1; Nachet; Wynter and Turner; Clay and Court; A.J. Turner 10; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| JANSON, JOHANNES | Holland, fl.1620-48, MIM | Quadrant, wood, 1628 = LUN; Pairs of Globes, 1623 = DRE and Weimar Landesbibliothek; Celestial Globe, 1623, Terrestrial Globe, 1636 = Landesbibliothek, Berlin; Pair of Globes, 1645 = Heimatmuseum, Waldenburg; Celestial Globe, 1648 = LUN; Terrestrial Globe, 1620 = NMM. | son-in-law of Hondius. | Amsterdam. | Zinner 1 & 6; Grötzsch 1 & 2; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JANSON, WILLEM | Holland, MIM | instrument maker for Adriaan Metius. | Michel 2. | suggest correction | ||
| JANSONIUS, JACOBUS | Holland, 1694, MIM | Universal Sundial, 1694 = ROT. | may be the same as Jacob Janszoon, which see. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JANSSEN, EGBERT | Holland, 18th Century, MIM | Circumferentors = UTR and Geodätisches Institut, Munich; Graphometer = BAU; Square = UTP. | Amsterdam. | Zinner 1; Rooseboom 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JANSZOON, CORNELIS | Holland, fl.1568-80+, NIM | marine compass maker. | Harlingen; Emden (1568-80); Middelburg. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| JANSZOON, JACOB | Holland, 1674, NIM | cross-staff maker in 1674; see Jacobus Jansonius. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JANTROVINO | misreading for Gaspar Introvini. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| JANVIER FILS | France, | ? | St. Claude. | Gélis. | suggest correction | |
| JANVIER, ANTIDE | France, 1751-1835, MIM | Armillary Sphere with clockwork,1774 = P.C.; Planetaria on Clocks = TOU (1773), TIM(2), Drouot 10/12/75, UTO 11/2/76, P.C.; Thermometers = CNAM (3). | clockmaker and author. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Baillie 1; Tardy 3; Guye and Michel; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JANZOONS, ZACHARIUS | see Zacharius Jansen. | suggest correction | ||||
| JARDIN 1 | England, MIM | Level = D. (1973); Tension gauge = D. (1973). | London. | Wynter 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JARDIN 2 | France, c.1800, MIM OIM | Drawing Instrument Set = UTO; Folding Square = Christie 6/7/72; Telescopic Rule, with silver mounts = SPI-11 (2770) = SPI-Anderson-26; Protractor = D.(1984); Sector = Saint-Brieuc 8/4/79. | "Opticien." | quay de l'Horloge, Paris. | Nachet; Coffeen F; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JARDIN, DU, PIERRE, LE JEUNE | France, c.1640, MIM | Diptych Sundial = LEI. | Paris. | A.J. Turner X. | suggest correction | |
| JARDIN, GEORGE | Scotland, fl.1737-70, MIM | Miner's Dial, 1770 = Kirkcaldy Museum. | blacksmith. | Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction |
| JARDIN, JEAN DU | France, c.1700, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = Christie 12/18/74 and 4/9/75. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JARDIN, PIERRE DU | France, 1594-1645, MIM | Astronomical Compendia = Soth. 12/12/55-113 = P.C. (1614), P.C. (1620), ADL-M257 (1627), MAN-I159 (1645), OXF, D.(1975), Ecouen (CLU). | ivory or ivory and wood; colored paper or tooled leather applied to 1b and 2a sides; the ADL instrument was misread as "du Chardin"; P.C. 1614 is ivory on pearwood with silver. | Paris. | Nachet; Brieux 3; Garcia Franco 1; Engelmann 1; Evans 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JARDINE | France?, PHIM | Balance = Martin Sale 3/8/178? | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| JARMAIN, T. | England, c.1759, NIM | made marine compasses. | London. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| JARMAN, THOMAS | England, c.1735, MIM | apprenticed to George Wright 1 in the Grocers' Company, 1728; turned over to James Swetman 1 of the Grocers' Company in 1729; free of the Company in 1735. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| JARVIS, F.W. | England, 18th Century, OIM | Telescope = D.(1985). | may be the owner. | Coffeen 10. | suggest correction | |
| JASOND, IMAMFI | Nocturnal, 1589 = A-P 3/7/77. | misreading for initials of month scale. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| JAY, DANIEL | USA, 1764, MIM | Sundial, 1764 = P.C. | made for James Pemberton; latitude 40°. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction |
| JAYNE, JOHN | USA, 1784-1813, MIM NIM | Rule, 1805 = Essex Institute; Rods, 1806 = Essex Institute (2). | apprenticed to Benjamin King 2; T.C. in Hadley quadrant case. | at the Sign of Hadley's Quadrant; Essex Street (1805); Water Street (1807); Derby Street, opposite Union Wharf (1811); all in Salem, Mass.; Marblehead, Mass. | Brewington 1; Bedini 1 and 8; D.J. Warner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JAZEPH, JAMES | England, fl.1807-17, OIM | 24 Well Street, Cripplegate; 15 Nichols Street, Aldersgate; both in London. | Taylor 2(1165); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| JAZEPIE, J. | England, 1807-17, OIM | probably James Jazeph. | 15 Castle Street, Aldersgate, London (1817). | O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| JAZIOLI | England, 19th Century, OIM | Telescope, wood, 5-foot = Cardoza Auction 8/26/89. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JEACOCK, JAMES | England, fl.1836-72, MIM PHIM | 32 Fore Street (1836-42), (1852); 96 Fore Street (1847); both in Limehouse, London. | Taylor 2(2155); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| JEARDEIN, DU | France, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial, oval = Soth. 2/1/79. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JEAURAT | France, 1780, MIM | Star Guide, 1780 = CNAM. | member of Académie Royale des Sciences; invented an iconantidiptic telescope; author. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Courtanvaux; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JECKER | France, c.1800, NIM PHIM SIM | Sextant, No. 101 = Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88; Stick Barometer = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88; Theodolite = FRK = Kelton Coll. (1990); etc. | probably François-Antoine-Jacob Jecker. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| JECKER FRERES | France, c.1820, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Jecker frères; François-Antoine Jecker and his brothers, Laurenz J. Jecker and perhaps A. Jecker. | 32, rue de Bondy, Paris. | Nachet; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| JECKER, A. | France, 18th Century, OIM | Telescope = A-P 3/15/76. | may be brother of François-Antoine Jecker. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JECKER, FRANCOIS-ANTOINE | France; England; France, fl.1790-1820, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | made many balances, Borda circles, telescopes, microscopes, theodolites, elevation finders, barometers, etc; examples can be seen in NMM, CNAM, NAC, ROU, VNN, LAW, Schuhmann, etc. | François- Antoine Jecker; worked with Ramsden in London for five years; later had workshop with his brothers; signed "Jecker à Paris"; organized quantity production. | 20 rue des Marmousets; 110 rue des Douze-Portes, au Marais; 32 rue de Bondy (1819); all in Paris. | Daumas 1; NMM 2; Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Wynter and Turner; J.A. Bennett 2; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JECKER, LAURENZ J. | France, 1769-1834, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | brother of François-Antoine Jecker. | 32, rue de Bondy, Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| JEEYES, SAMUEL | England, c.1670, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Philip Smith of the Clockmakers' Company on July 4, 1670. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| JEFFERSON, THOMAS | USA, 1743-1826, | statesman; third President of the United States; was very interested in science and its application to people and to the United States; invented many labor- and time- saving devices including a pantograph for signatures; invented the wind directional machine at Monticello. | Virginia; Washinton, D.C.; Monticello, Va. | Bedini 8 and 11; DAB; etc. | suggest correction | |
| JEFFERSON, WATERMAN | USA, 1840, SIM | Surveying Compass/Inclinometer = D.(1996). | signed on pewter compass face; may be owner. | Douglas, Mass. | Coffeen 55. | suggest correction |
| JEFFERY, A. | England, fl.1862-89, MIM | Mining Theodolite, Lean-type = P.C. | watch and clockmaker; succeeded William Wilton 2 in Camborne. | Market Place, Camborne, Cornwall. | Crawforth 4. | suggest correction |
| JEFFREYS | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = K. and C. 4/7/76. | Dudley. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JEFFREYS AND SON | England, post-1850, PHIM | watch and clockmakers; made barometers; see John Jeffreys. | Market Place, Biggleswade. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| JEFFREYS, J. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Gorringe's, Lewes 4/28/92. | mahogany and rosewood; could be Jeffreys or John Jeffreys, which see. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| JEFFREYS, JAMES | England, fl. c.1830, MIM OIM PHIM | 132 St. John Street, Smithfield, London. | Taylor 2(1900). | suggest correction | ||
| JEFFREYS, JOHN | England, fl.1823-50+, PHIM | watch and clockmaker; made barometers; see Jeffreys and Son. | Market Place, Biggleswade. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| JEFFREYS, WILLIAM | England, fl.1830-46, MIM OIM PHIM | 26 Wilderness Row, Goswell Street, London. | Taylor 2(1901). | suggest correction | ||
| JENIG, PAUL | Germany, 1792, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1792 = DRE. | Nürnberg. | Grötzsch 2. | suggest correction | |
| JENIN, PIERRE | France, 1614, MIM | Wall Sundial, 1614 = Saint-Blaise Church, Neuchatel. | Neuchatel. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JENKIN | England, 1925, | designed the Oxford Astrolabe in 1925, made by W. Watson and Sons Ltd; wrote short paper on it. | Bryden 16; Gunther 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| JENKIN, EDWARD | England, c.1850, PHIM | Partner with Edward Hall in Dring and Fage and Co.; made hydrometers and saccharimeters. | 19 and 20 Tooley ST., lONDON bRIDGE, lONDON. | mCcONNELL 4. | suggest correction | |
| JENKINS, DAVID | England, fl.1828-29, MIM | 32 Whynot Street, Clerkenwell, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| JENKINS, HENRY | England, fl.1757-78, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | author; clockmaker. | 46 Cheapside (1774); 68 Aldersgate Street (1778); both in London. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| JENKINSON, JOHN | England, fl.1644-69, OIM | member of Spectaclemakers' Company by 1644; took an apprentice. | Bishopsgate, London. | Court and von Rohr. | suggest correction | |
| JENNER, ANSELM | England, fl.1685-92, MIM | made the "Encyclogium" with Walter Hayes. | Bristol. | Taylor 1(440). | suggest correction | |
| JENNINGS, HENRY CONSTANTINE | England, 1731-1820, MIM NIM | Instruments = NMM, John Ross (1819). | patented an insulated compass and a mercurial log glass. | Shiplake; Lindrey Row, Chelsea; 39 Carbuton Place, Fitzroy Square, Marylebone; 75 Great Titchfield Street, Portland Place; all in London. | Taylor 2(499). | suggest correction |
| JENNINGS, THOMAS | England, fl.1844-46, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-PB pre-1980. | T.C. on back of E. Hoppe barometer. | Tacket Street. Ipswich. | Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JENSEN, GUSTAVO | Cuba, PHIM | Marine Barometer and Sympiesometer = Christie 4/3/74. | Habana. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JENSEN, IVER | Denmark, c.1790, NIM | Crown Compass = NMM. | Copenhagen. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| JENSEN, OLE | Norway?, 1779, | marked on a "Cole, London" (Benjamin Cole 2) Hadley's quadrant, 1779 at OMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| JENTILL, EDMUND | England, 1594, | devised a pair of compasses which could draw a number of geometrical and spiral lines, 1594. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| JERAK, FRANZ | Czechoslovakia, c.1850, MIM | showed in the Great Exhibition in London, 1851. | Prague (Austria). | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| JEREMIASZ | see Meyjes Jeremiasz, Johannes or Franz. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |||
| JEROME, JEWEL AND CO. | USA, 1847-49, NIM | Noble Jerome, Lyman Jewel and David Mathews; clock makers; also made marine compasses. | Antiquarian Horology, June, 1983. | suggest correction | ||
| JEROME, NOBLE | USA, c.1847, | see Jerome, Jewel and Co.; was with the firm from 1847-49. | Antiquarian Horology, June 1983. | suggest correction | ||
| JERVIS, E. | 1752, MIM | Drawing Instrument Set, silver, etui, 1752 = P.C. | possibly owner. | Antiques, July 1925. | suggest correction | |
| JERVIS, FRANCIS | England, c.1656, MIM | apprenticed for 8 years to Ralph Greatorex of the Clockmakers' Company on June 2, 1656. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| JETINSKY | 1725, MIM | Hodometer in cart with organ, 1725 = GEL. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| JEVVITT AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer with Thermometer = K. and C. 10/8/75. | may be misreading for "Jewitt and Co." | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| JEWEL | England, OIM | see Willett and Jewel; microscope makers. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| JEWEL, PIETER | Holland, OIM | Microscope = Crisp Coll. | Middelburg. | Rooseboom 1; Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| JEWITT AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | see Jevvitt and Co. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JEWITT, W. | NIM | T.C.; sextant maker according to label on Bradford sextant in Victory Museum, Portsmouth. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| JEWSBURY, J. | England, c.1870, | marked on a sundial signed "Moody Birmingham", which see; a large firm known as Pearson Page, Jewsbury in the 1950's. | Birmingham. | Evans 1; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JEZEPH, JAMES | misreading for Jazeph. | Taylor 2(1165); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |||
| JOACHIMICUS, JOHANN PRATORIUS | see Johann Praetorius. | Drechsler 2. | suggest correction | |||
| JOANIDES, JOHN | Holland?, pre-1690, MIM | son of Zachariah Ioanides; mentioned by Bonani in 1690 as an instrument maker. | Middelsburg. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| JOB, C.H., AND CO. | England, c.1790, MIM | Pantograph = D.(1976). | London. | Moskowitz 110. | suggest correction | |
| JOBLOT, LOUIS | France, 1647-1723, OIM | invented several types of microscopes; author. | Daumas 1; Clay and Court; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| JOBSON, BENJAMIN | England, 1680, MIM | Gunner's Sector, wood, 1680 = X. | Queries, S.I.S. Bull. 1, 1983. | suggest correction | ||
| JOEL, MR. | England, fl.1675-85, MIM | Jole? Choule? | London. | A.J. Turner 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |
| JOHAN | Germany, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, plate and scale only = Soth. 12/16/63. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JOHANNES | Germany, 1462, MIM | Astrolabe, 1462 = Hardcastle Coll. (ICA-640) = NMM (loan) = Christie-SK 9/28/89 = P.C. | early astrolabe, back plate, with inscriptins, may be later; thought to be by Johannes Regiomontanus, which see. | NMM 2; Price 1 & 6; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JOHANNESEN, H.A. | England, c.1850, NIM | Marine Compass = OMM. | Grimsby. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JOHANNSON, A., AND CO. | England, NIM | T.C. in octant box. | 150 Minories, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JOHN OF HARLEBEKE | England, 14th Century, | wrote on a globe, a wooden sphere with brass meridian. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| JOHN OF HOLYWOOD | England, | see Sacrobosco. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| JOHN OF LIGNERES | France, c.1310, | wrote a text on the universal astrolabe, 1310. | Lignères. | A.J. Turner 10; Poulle 2 and 3. | suggest correction | |
| JOHN OF MONTPELIER | France, c.1276, | worked out quadrant sundial; Johannes Anglicus de Montpelier; is he the same as Guillelmus Anglicus of Marseilles? author. | Montpelier. | Gunther 2; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| JOHN, PETER 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Lynn. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| JOHN, PETER 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | Wisbech. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| JOHN, THOMAS | England, c.1838, OIM | 8 Clement's Inn Passage, London. | Taylor 2(2157). | suggest correction | ||
| JOHNHRRIS | England, | mark of John Harris 1. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| JOHNSON | see Long and Johnson. | suggest correction | ||||
| JOHNSON AND BLACKBURN | England, fl.1847-48, PHIM | William Johnson 3 and Cuthbert Blackburn; barometer and thermometer makers. | 34 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| JOHNSON AND MATTHEY | England, c.1850, MIM | showed in the Great Exhibition, 1851, London. | 79 Hatton Garden, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| JOHNSON, C. | England, c.1860, OIM | Telescope on stand = P.C. | 2 optics marked "1860." | Aldersgate Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| JOHNSON, GEORGE | England, | see "G.J." | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| JOHNSON, HENRY | England, c.1802, | invented a device for tracing spiral curves; devised deep sea pressure gauges and deep sea thermometers. | 39 Crutched Friars, London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| JOHNSON, ISAAC | England, c.1723, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Glynne of the Clockmakers' Company on June 1, 1713; free of the Company, Oct. 7, 1723. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| JOHNSON, J.B. | USA, fl.1846-80, MIM NIM PHIM | also made meteorological instruments; see J.B. Johnson and Co. | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| JOHNSON, J.B., AND CO. | USA, c.1848, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers. | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| JOHNSON, J.N. | England, c.1827, | designed a new sextant. | Southampton. | Taylor 2(1605). | suggest correction | |
| JOHNSON, J.P. | see J.B. Johnson. | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| JOHNSON, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1627-54, MIM | free in the Joiners' Company; took apprentices. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| JOHNSON, JOHN 2 | England, 1679-1736, NIM OIM PHIM | Nocturnal, 1723 = BM; Wheel Barometer = D.(1975). | apprenticed to Thomas Sterrop 1 or 2 in the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1693; free of the Company in 1700; took apprentices. | London. | Taylor 2(76); Price 3; Ward 4; Dewhirst; Court and von Rohr 3(67); RSW. | suggest correction |
| JOHNSON, JOHN 3 | England, fl.1689-1718, MIM | apprenticed to William Howe in the Grocers' Company, 1675; free of the Company, 1689; took apprentices. | Little Tower Hill (1704); near the Postern on Tower Hill (1709); both in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| JOHNSON, SAMUEL | England, fl.1745-72, OIM PHIM | Telescopes = OXF, Soth. 7/22/68, 2/2/76, P.C (1976); Stick Barometer = X; Microscope, 1751 = Clay Coll.; Microscope = Christie 6/7/72. | apprenticed to James Mann 2 in the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1738; free of the Company in 1745; succeeded James Mann 2 in 1760; T.C.; advertised barometers and thermometers. | at the Sign of Sir Isaac Newton and Two Pairs of Golden Spectacles, near the West end of St.Paul's & 23 Ludgate Street; both in London. | Taylor 2(371); Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; Goodison 1; Wynter; Clay and Court ; Court and von Rohr 3(143); Robischon; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JOHNSON, T. | USA, 1760, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass, 1760 = P.C. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | ||
| JOHNSON, W. AND A.K. | misreading for Johnston. | Christie-SK 4/17/86; Nat'l Antiques Review, July 1975. | suggest correction | |||
| JOHNSON, WILLIAM 1 | England, 1690, | apprenticed to Daniel Quare 1 in the Clockmakers' Company, 1690. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| JOHNSON, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1715-45, OIM | apprenticed to James Mann 1 in the Spectaclemakers' Company; free of the Company, 1715; took an apprentice. | London. | Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| JOHNSON, WILLIAM 3 | England, fl.1830-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth.-Pulborough 3/1/83. | in partnership with Cuthbert Blackbourn (1847-48). | 19 Cross Street, Hatton Garden (1830); 20 Cross Street, Hatton Garden (1831-33); 29 Kirby Street (1834-40); 34 Hatton Garden (1841-60); all in London. | Taylor 2(2159); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JOHNSON, WILLIAM 4 | England, fl.1830-60, OIM PHIM | Thermometer = NMM-MT/TH.13. | T.C.; "Optician and Spectacle Maker." | 188 Tottenham Court Road, London. | Calvert 2; NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| JOHNSTON | c.1850, MIM | Celestial Globe, miniature = Soth. 2/4/74; Celestial Globe, 12-inch = Phillips 1/13/76. | "Johnston's New Celestial Globe", on miniature globe; possibly Ward or Alexander Keith Johnston. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER KEITH | Scotland; England, c.1826, MIM | globe maker; partner of William Johnston, his brother; see W. and A.K. Johnston. | Edinburgh; London (1851). | Lister; Morrison-Low; A.D.C. Simpson; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JOHNSTON, W. AND A.K. | Scotland; England, fl.1826-1900+, MIM | Celestial Globes = ADL-A173 (1879), ADL-A47, RSM (2); Terrestrial Globes = Christie-SK 4/17/86 (2), Folio Sale, 1975. | William and Alexander Keith Johnston; both ADL celestial globes marked "Ltd."; one of the terrestrial globes dated 1888. | Edinburgh (1826-51); London (1851-). | Lister; DNB; Morrison-Low; A.D.C. Simpson; RSW; Nat'l Antiques Review, July 1975, Portland, Me.; ADL. | suggest correction |
| JOHNSTON, WARD | see W. and A.K. Johnston. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| JOHNSTONE, H.J. | NIM | Sextant = D.(1965). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| JOHNSTONE, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1774-76, MIM | Carruber's Close, Edinburgh (1774-76). | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| JOLE, ROBERT | England, fl.1664-1702, MIM | Abacus = Soth. 10/27/69; Cotterel-type Napier's Bones, wood = OXF. | apprenticed to Hilkiah Bedford in the Stationers' Company, June 1, 1656; free in the Company, June 6, 1664; admitted as a Brother in the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 24, 1667; took apprentices; also made gauging rods. | Sign of the Crown, over against Durham Yard, the Strand; Sign of the Globe, Fleet Street; both in London. | Taylor 1(334); Baillie 1; Clay and Court; Evans 1; Bryden 9; J. Brown 3; A.J. Turner 9; Crawforth 7; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JOLE, THOMAS | England, c.1680, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to his father, Robert Jole, of the Clockmakers' Company on April 5, 1680. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| JOLIFFE | see Joloffe. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| JOLIVALD, ABBE | France, c.1850, MIM | Perpetual Calendar = CNAM. | Abbé Jolivald. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | |
| JOLLAIN, GERARD | France, c.1666, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1666 = X. | cartographer; produced map gores and globes. | Karrow 1. | suggest correction | |
| JOLOFFE, WILLIAM | England, c.1806, MIM | apprenticed to Rowland Tidder in the Grocers' Company in 1799; free of the Company in 1806. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| JONAS | France, c.1840, OIM | Monocular = D.(1983). | au Théatre Royal de Feydeau, Paris. | Coffeen D. | suggest correction | |
| JONAS, W. AND S. | misreading for W. and S. Jones. | Gillingham 6. | suggest correction | |||
| JONES 1 | England, c.1780, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | may be David Jones or Thomas Jones 1; many instruments are signed only "Jones Charing Cross London", including telescopes, hygrometers, octants, circumferentors, sundials, etc. | Charing Cross, London. | NMM 2; Evans 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Tomlinson 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JONES 2 | England, c.1850, NIM | Octant = PEA. | could be Charles, Davis, or Thomas (2) Jones. | Liverpool. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction |
| JONES 3 | England, MIM OIM | Universal Ring Sundial = NMM; Telescope, Gregorian = Brown U., R.I.; Instruments = X. | could be John Jones 2 or William Jones 2. | Holborn, London. | Taylor 2(612); NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JONES 4 | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 10/26/83. | "Optician." | 201 Strand, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| JONES 5 | see Daniel and Jones. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| JONES 6 | England, 19th Century, OIM | Telescope, single draw = D.(1989). | "Day or Night"; could be John Jones 2, Thomas Jones 1 or 2, or William Jones 2. | London. | Rinaldi 23. | suggest correction |
| JONES AND CO. 1 | England, c.1825, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Octant = NMM-S.157; Telescope = Christie 5/26/76. | London. | Goodison 1; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JONES AND CO. 2 | England, c.1839, PHIM | barometer makers. | Toxteth Park, Liverpool. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| JONES AND RUST | England, fl.1811-13, NIM | Mariner's Compass = PEA. | probably Thomas Jones 2 and Joseph Rust 4. | 29 Pool Lane (1811); 31 Pool Lane (1813); both in Liverpool. | Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JONES AND SON | England, fl.1785-95, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscope = VCW; Theodolite = P.C.; Telescope = Soth-S 7/23/87. | John Jones 2 and his son William Jones 2. | 135 Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JONES, CHARLES | England, fl.1821-40, MIM OIM PHIM | Octant, ebony and ivory, for Josiah Hewitt = D.(1984). | T.C. | 57 Stanley Street, East Side, Dry Dock; 25 Strand; both in Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1606); Moskowitz 101; Bell 2; Coffeen H. | suggest correction |
| JONES, DAVID | England, fl.1770-90, OIM PHIM | Telescopes = KEN, Soth. 2/8/83, D.(1972); Stick Barometer = X; Instrument = WHI. | apprenticed to Benjamin Martin in the Goldsmiths' Company, June 3, 1766; T.C.; father of Thomas Jones 1; many of his instruments are signed "D. Jones London." | 35 Charing Cross (1791); 65 Charing Cross; both in London. | Taylor 2(996); Clay and Court; Calvert 2; Goodison 1; Court and von Rohr 3(XXXIII); Crawforth 7; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JONES, DAVIS | England, c.1830, MIM OIM | 110 Richmond Row; 70 Great George's Street; both in Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1903). | suggest correction | ||
| JONES, EDWARD 1 | England, fl.1780-1800, OIM | Microscopes = WHI, DEU. | developed an "improved" microscope. | 14 Somerset Place, New Road, Commercial Road, London. | Taylor 2(857); Clay and Court; Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| JONES, EDWARD 2 | England, c.1792, PHIM | balance maker. | Wolverhampton. | D. Crawforth-Hichins. | suggest correction | |
| JONES, GRAY AND KEEN | England, fl.1830-50, NIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = VNN; Sextant = Soth. 1/27/75; Octants = D.(1973), Christie-SK 11/27/86. | Charles Jones?, Gray and Robert Keen. | Strand, Liverpool. | Bell 2; Brewington 1; Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JONES, HENRY 1 | England, fl.1663-95, PHIM | apprenticed in 1654; made free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1663; Master of the Company in 1691; clockmaker; made barometers. | Inner Temple, London. | Goodison 1; A.J. Turner 10; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| JONES, HENRY 2 | England, c. 1796, OIM | 36 Ludgate Street, London. | Taylor 2(997). | suggest correction | ||
| JONES, INIGO | England, | architect; designed a sundial for New Square at Lincoln's Inn, London. | London. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| JONES, J. | England, MIM | Compass, Planisphere map on card = P.C. | may be John Jones 2. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| JONES, J., AND SON | England, fl.1784-88, MIM OIM PHIM | John Jones 2 and William Jones 2; also made barometers. | 135 near Furnival's Inn, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| JONES, JAMES 1 | England, c. 1715, MIM | apprenticed to John Bellinger 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 10, 1715. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| JONES, JAMES 2 | England, c.1787, MIM OIM | optician. | 92 Snow Hill, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| JONES, JAMES WILLIAM | England, fl.1838-46, MIM OIM PHIM | 87 Goswell Street, London. | Taylor 2(2160). | suggest correction | ||
| JONES, JOHN (2), AND SONS | England, pre-1793, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Rochon Micrometer Telescope = X. | John Jones 2 and his sons, William (2) and Samuel Jones. | 135 Holborn, London. | Brewington 1; Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| JONES, JOHN 1 | England, c.1725, MIM | apprenticed to James Rowley of the Clockmakers' Company on Nov. 1, 1725. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| JONES, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1758-84; d.1808, MIM OIM | Orreries, wood and paper = Soth. 6/16/75, Bagshaws, Uttoxeter 3/26/93; Microscope = Pym Sale. | apprenticed in 1751 to Leonard Ballet in the Spectaclemakers' Company; free of the Company, 1758; "Wm. Jones new Portable Orrery made by John Jones"; William (2) and Samuel Jones were sons of John Jones 2; see W. & S. Jones; Clifton calls him John Jones 1 and says he was also member of the Fishmongers'Company, (1779). | at the Sign of Archimedes and the Golden Spectacles, the corner of the Bell and Crown Inn, Holborn; 135 near Furnival's Inn, Holborn, both in London. | Taylor 2(612); Clay and Court; Goodison 1; Brewington 1; Court and von Rohr 3(161); RSW; Morrison-Low 6; Clifton 1; ATG 5/8/93. | suggest correction |
| JONES, JOHN 3 | USA, fl.1847-60, MIM OIM PHIM | Barometer = D.(1971). | No. 18 South Street, Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1; Antiques, Jan. 1971. | suggest correction | |
| JONES, JOHN SIDNEY | USA, fl.1838-39, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| JONES, MARY | England, fl.1829?-40, OIM | succeeded Owen Jones. | 241 Oxford Street, London. | Taylor 2(2161); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| JONES, MR. | England, c.1820, MIM NIM | Dipping Needle = Peter Barlow (1820). | mathematical instrument maker to the Ordnance; probably either John Jones 2 or William Jones 2. | Taylor 2(1166). | suggest correction | |
| JONES, OWEN | England, fl.1820-29, OIM | succeeded by Mary Jones. | 11 Duke Street, Grosvenor Square (1820-22); 241 Oxford Street (1822-29); both in London. | Taylor 2(1607); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| JONES, PHILIP | England, c.1757, | member of the Framework Knitters' Company; Robert Bancks 1 (MIM), turned over to him by William Murry, of the Joiners'Company, in 1757. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| JONES, ROBERT | England, 1692, MIM | Sector, wood, 1692 = D. (1992). | Coffeen Comm. | suggest correction | ||
| JONES, SAMUEL | England, c.1794, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | son of John Jones 2; brother of William Jones 2; got the freedom of the Spectaclemakers' Company but was never formally apprenticed; see W. and S. Jones. | London. | Morrison-Low 6; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JONES, SAMUELL | England, 1690, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1690 = Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| JONES, T. AND S. | England, fl.1805-06, MIM | hard to say who these are, unless the entry is a misreading for T. Jones and Son or W. and S. Jones, but the address does not agree with either nor the date with the former. | 30 Marylebone Street, London. | Taylor 2(1166); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JONES, T., AND SON | England, c.1835, PHIM | barometer makers; Thomas Jones 1 and son (could be Samuel?). | Charing Cross, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| JONES, THOMAS (1), AND SONS | England, fl.1790-1850, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Plotting Protractor and Sextant = Libert et Castor 4/28/82; Microscope = Frank Coll; Altazimuth Instrument = WHI. | 62 Charing Cross, London. | J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JONES, THOMAS 1 | England, 1775-1852, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including KEN, OXF, Longleat House, Pannett Park Museum, Whitby, RSM, MAN, STT, NMM, USNM, Kelton Coll., etc. | son of David Jones; apprenticed to Ramsden in 1789; patented a dividing engine in 1811; T.C.; F.R.S. in 1835; instrument maker to H.R.H. the Duke of Clarence. | 120 Mount Street, Berkeley Square (1806); 21 Oxenden Street, Piccadilly (Hay Market) (1811-14); 62 Charing Cross (1816-50); 4 Rupert Street, Coventry Street; Cockspur Street (c.1819); 13 Ponton Street, Haymarket; all in London. | Taylor 2(998); J.A. Bennett 2; Middleton 1 and 4; Wynter 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; USNM; Garcia 1; Coffeen 14; RSW; DNB; Pipping 1; NMM 2; Goodison 1; Multhauf and Good. | suggest correction |
| JONES, THOMAS 2 | England, c.1800-22, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Octants, ebony = PEA, D.(1989), Pugsley Sale; Sextants = PEA, Soth. 10/24/60; Ring Sundial = OXF; Hadley's Quadrant = PEA; Marine Barometer = VNN; Telescope = Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Conn. | T.C.; "Maker of Sextants, Quadrants, Compasses and Telescopes"; partner with Joseph Rust 4 in Jones and Rust, fl.1811-13, which see. | 4 Harrington Street; 5 Harrington Street; Castle Street, near the Exchange; all in Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1608); Gunther 2; Michel 3; Brewington 1; Dewhirst; Evans 1; NMM 2; Rinaldi 23; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JONES, W. AND S. | England, fl.1790-1840, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including ADL, OXF, KEN, RSM, Snowshill Manor, Frank, BM, COO, VNN, PEA, SWE, STM, LEY, VCW, NMM, MAR, PMS, USNM, WHI, Hawick Museum, APS, Bolling Hall, Bradford, etc. | William (2) and Samuel Jones, sons of John Jones 2; T.C.; some of their globes were engraved by George Wright 2. | 135 Holborn Hill, near Furnival's Inn (1794-95); at the Archimedes, No. 30 Lower Holborn, nearly opposite Furnival's Inn (1795-1822); both in London. | Taylor 2(858); Goodison 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Wynter 1; Bedini 8; DNB; Multhauf 1; Hamilton; Dewhirst; Calvert 2; Chaldecott 1; RSW; USNM; Moskowitz 104; NMM 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; Hillier; Coffeen 15; Court and von Rohr 3(XXXIV); Collins 1; J.A. Bennett 2; Bryden 16; A.J. Turner 10; Middleton 1; ADL; Yonge. | suggest correction |
| JONES, W., AND SON | England, OIM | Microscope = VCW. | William Jones 2 and Son. | Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| JONES, W.S. | England, | misreading for W. and S. Jones. | London. | Soth. 2/1/79; USNM; A-P 3/15/76. | suggest correction | |
| JONES, WILLIAM 1 | England, c.1760, | proposed a new method for finding the longitude at sea and an instrument to use in the process. | London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| JONES, WILLIAM 2 | England, 1763-1831, MIM OIM PHIM | Orreries, wood and paper = ADL-W83, PEA, SWE, DEU, VCW, KEN, USNM, NMM, Pym sale, Koller 11/17/75, Soth. 10/17/60, Ader Picard Tajan 3/15/76, Soth. 3/10/87, P.C. (1794), etc. | apprenticed to his father, John Jones 2, in the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1776; free of the Company in 1794; brother of Samuel Jones; pupil of Bejamin Martin; employed by G. Adams 2; partner with his father, John Jones 2, by 1784 as "Jones and Son" and "J. Jones and Son"; wrote on a new portable orrery in 1782 "invented and made by W. Jones"; a partner with his brother by 1794, as "W. and S. Jones." | Holborn, London. | Taylor 2(858); Wynter 1 & 2; Dewhurst; Brewington 1; NMM 2; Coffeen 9; Goodison 1; H. King 2; Court and von Rohr 3(207); J.A. Bennett 2; Yonge; ADL; Clifton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JONES, WILLIAM 3 | USA, c.1846, MIM | exhibited an "Astral Chrometer" at the fair of the American Institute, Albany N.Y. in 1846 winning a silver medal; he also invented a portable sundial. | 275 Spring Street, New York, N.Y. | Bedini 6; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| JONES, WILLIAM 4 | England, 1775-1852, MIM | Gunter's Rule = NMM; Rule = D.(1988). | made "Soho" slide rules; signed "late Wellington." | Crown Court, Soho, London | Cajori; Wynter and Turner; NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| JONES, WILLIAM 5 | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Whitford. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| JONG, J. DE | Holland, fl.1816-17, NIM | son of Jacobus de Jong?; compass maker. | in de Oude Teertuinen bij de o.z. Kapelsteg, Amsterdam? | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| JONG, J. DE, AND BRUYN | Hollandfl.1800-66, NIM OIM | Microscope = Leeuwarden Museum; Compass = X; Crown Compass = AMST; Azimuth Compass = AMST; Dry Card Compass = Frisian Marine Museum, Leeuwarden. | sometimes spelt "Jongh." | Oude Teertuinen bij de Kapelsteeg 13 (1836-52); Oude Teertuinen bij de Kapelsteeg 166 (1853-66); both in Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction |
| JONG, JACOB DE | Holland, fl.1740-1808, NIM | Compass Card = AMST; Marine Compass, 1788 = P.C.; Compasses = P.C. (2). | sometimes spelt "Jongh"; compass maker. | teertuinen (1742); Oude Teertuinen (1767); both in Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction |
| JONG, P. DE | Holland, 1742, NIM | compass maker. | Droogbak, Amserdam (1742). | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| JONNARD | c.1630, MIM | Calipers, iron = D. | maker or owner. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JOOS FILS | France, NIM | Dry Card Compass = MYS. | Dunkerque. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JOOSTING, JOHANNES HENDRICK | Holland, 1817, | member of the Felix Meritis Society in Amsterdam, 1817; may be brother of Pierterz. Dirk Joosting; instrument maker? | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | ||
| JOOSTING, PIETER | Holland, 1742, NIM | compass maker in 1742; by 1767 the firm was Joosting en Zoon. | Martelaarsgracht, Amsterdam (1742). | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| JOOSTING, PIETER, EN ZOON | Holland, c.1767, NIM | compass makers. | Texelse Kay (Konigsstraat), Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2.Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| JOOSTING, PIETERZ. DIRK | Holland, 1816, | member of the Felix Meritis Society in Amsterdam in 1816; may be descendant of Pieter Joosting; may be brother of Johannes Hendrick Joosting; instrument maker? | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | ||
| JOPLING | England, c.1840, MIM | Pantograph = Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88. | designed a curve instrument; pantograph signed "Jopling's Double Cranks." | 24 Somerset Street, Portman Square, London. | Gregory Sale 3/17/1842; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JORDAN, T.B. | England, c.1838, | invented the first photographic sun recorder. | Penzance. | Middleton 4. | suggest correction | |
| JORDAN, THOMAS | England, 1840, MIM NIM | Dipping Needle = Ross and Sullivan (1840). | Falmouth. | Taylor 2(1905). | suggest correction | |
| JORDAN, WILLIAM | England, c.1649, | apprenticed to Elias Allen of the Grocers' Company, 1649. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| JORDISON | England, PHIM | Angle Barometer = P-B 3/4/39. | Middlesboro. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JOSEPH A VIN | France, MIM | Sundial, ivory = X. | Joseph à Vin. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| JOSEPH, D:, NOTO: | see D. Joseph Noto. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| JOSEPH, F. | Italy, MIM | Floating Sundial, ivory = Evans Coll. | Vincenza. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| JOSLIN, GILMAN | USA, fl.1837-54+, MIM | Pairs of Globes = Sleepy Hollow Restorations, Tarrytown, N.Y. (1839), Phillips 12/12/89 (1840, 1846); Terrestrial Globes = Heritage Foundation, Deerfield, Mass. (1840), Birmingham Public Library, Ala. (1846), P.C. (1846), D.(1968) (1846), D.(1989); Tellurium, 1854 = D.(1975). | made Loring's globes in 1846; made several sizes of globes. | Boston, Mass. | Yonge; USNM; Moskowitz 122; Coffeen C; Bedini 8; D.J. Warner 6; Rinaldi 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JOSLIN, GILMAN, AND SON | USA, c.1850, MIM | Celestial Globes = Wellesley College, Mass., P.C., Soth-PB pre-1980. | Boston, Mass. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JOUGHIN, FREDERICK | England, c.1864, NIM | Octant = Phillips 10/5/76. | 17 Upper Eastsmithfield, London. | O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JOUGHIN, GEORGE | England, 1856, MIM | 14 Rutland Street, Mile End, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| JOULE AND SCORESBY | England, 1845, PHIM | Magnetic Electric Machine, 1845 = Pannett Park Museum, Whitby. | James Prescott Joule and William Scoresby. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| JOULE, JAMES PRESCOTT | England, 1818-89, PHIM | scientist; designed experimental apparatus, copper calorimeter, etc.; worked with William Scoresby, 1845, as Joule and Scoresby, which see; showed conservation of energy, 1847. | London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JOURDAN | France?, MIM | Heliograph = LIE. | Michel 9. | suggest correction | ||
| JOUVENET | France, c.1760, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = OXF; Sector = THO; Protractor = THO; Universal Ring Sundial with alidade = TIM. | TIM instrument is forgery. | Paris. | RSW; Brieux 5. | suggest correction |
| JOY, ALFRED | England, MIM | Hodometer = Phillips 2/22/77. | Chichester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JOYCE, J.B., AND CO. | England, 1697, MIM | see William Joyce. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | ||
| JOYCE, WILLIAM | England, 1724, MIM | Sundial on church = Cockshutt? | may be founder of J.B. Joyce and Co., 1697. | Cockshutt. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| JOYEUX, BERNARD | France, pre-1787, MIM | Astronomical Clock = Musée Lorrain, Nancy. | Paguy. | Michel 14. | suggest correction | |
| JUAN DE ----- | Spain?, 1622, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, pocket, 1622 = Ineichen 10/20/75. | last name not clear. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JUDAEUS, LEO | see Levi ben Gerson. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| JUDSON, THOMAS | England, fl.1830-38, MIM OIM PHIM | 26 Waterloo Road, Lambeth; 11 Alfred Street, Newington Causeway; both in London. | Taylor 2(2163). | suggest correction | ||
| JUGAN | France, MIM | Square, silver = P.C. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| JULIUS HERZOG | Germany, | see Herzog, Julius. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| JULLIEN | France, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Versailles 11/20/83. | "Opticien." | 86, rue des Carmes, Rouen. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| JUMP | England, c.1815, PHIM | Wheel Barometer in regulator clock = X; Chronometer = NMM. | possibly Richard Thomas Jump; clock by Vulliamy. | London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1167). | suggest correction |
| JUMP, JOSEPH | England, fl.1827-54, PHIM | clockmaker; apprenticed to Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy in 1827; with him until 1854; son of Richard Thomas Jump; see Jump. | London. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| JUMP, RICHARD THOMAS | England, 1812-64, PHIM | Clockmakers' Sector = P.C. (1935). | clockmaker; apprenticed to Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy on Nov 7, 1825; grandson of Thomas Jump; father of Joseph Jump. | 24 Marsham Street, Westminster, London (home). | Goodison 1; Baillie 1; V. Mercer. | suggest correction |
| JUMP, THOMAS | England, fl.1785-1803, MIM | Clockmaker's Sector = X. | may be inventor of this type of sector; clockmaker. | Prescot. | V. Mercer. | suggest correction |
| JUNG | Germany, 1770, MIM PHIM | Thermometer, 1770 = X. | cited by Bernoulli. | Uffenheim. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| JUNGERS, PROF. E. | Denmark, 19th Century, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Rasmussen, Jan, 1968. | Prof. E. Jüngers' Mechaniske Etablissement. | Copenhagen. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| JUNGHANS, C. | Germany, MIM | Horary Quadrant, wood = LUN. | Jena. | Zinner 6. | suggest correction | |
| JURGENSEN'S SONS | Denmark, c.1850, PHIM | Jürgensen's showed in the Great Exhibition, London, 1851. | Copenhagen. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| JURGENSEN, LOUIS URBAN | Denmark, c.1800, PHIM | Thermometer, No. 841 = Soth. 7/26/65. | Jürgensen. | Copenhagen. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| JURGENSEN, URBAN | Denmark, c.1843, MIM PHIM | Thermometers = Den Gamle By, Aarhus, Ineichen 5/10/76; Metallic Thermometer, 1843 = BM. | Urban Jürgensen. | Copenhagen. | Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| JURIN | England, 1684-1750, | doctor; mathematician; worked on optics. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| JUSTER, JAMES | England, c.1782, | apprenticed to Ebenezer Rust 1 in the Grocers' Company, 1782. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| JUSTI, JOANNES BAPTISTA | see Giovanni Baptista Giusta. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| JUSTICE, JOHN | Scotland, 1717, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, 1717 = Inverleith Terrace, Edinburgh. | originally at Woodhall House. | Somerville. | suggest correction | |
| JUTTNER, JOSEPH | Czechoslovakia, c.1828, MIM | Armillary Spheres, Copernican, 1828 = PRA, KRA; Armillary Sphere, Ptolomaic, 1828 = PRA; Celestial Globes = PRA (2), KRA; Terrestrial Globe = PRA. | Joseph Jüttner. | Prague. | Estreicher; Horsky and Skopova; RSW. | suggest correction |
| K. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Diptych Sundials, wood = Larvik Marine Museum, Norway, POTS. | the mark is a crown over "K." | Körber 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| K.F. | Traverse Board = OMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| K.K. 1 | 17th Century, MIM | Navicula-type Sundial = OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| K.K. 2 | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Quadrant and Level, mining-type, ivory = OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| K.L.C. 1 | c.1790, MIM SIM | Cartographic Surveying Rule = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | under a crown; also marked "N.G.H." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| K.L.C. 2 | MIM | Rule, silver, in etui = NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| K.M. 1 | Germany, 16th Century, MIM | Dividers with Sundial and Compass = FIN = EMA. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| K.M. 2 | see H.A. K.M. | suggest correction | ||||
| K.S. | 1723, MIM | Bow Compass, 1723 = D.(1987). | Coffeen 15. | suggest correction | ||
| KACHLER | Germany, 19th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = UTR. | Stuttgart. | de Rijk. | suggest correction | |
| KADAUER | see Kodauer. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| KAERIUS, P. | 1614, MIM | Pair of Globes, 1614 = NMM-G.108, 109. | ex-Mensing Coll. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| KAETHOFF, CASPAR | Holland, | see Caspar Kalthoff. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KAI?___, I.L. | 1666, NIM | Cross-staff, 1666 = PEA. | also marked "Edward Holyoke 1718." | Brewington 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KAKELAAR, HENDRIKUS | Holland, fl.1783-86, NIM | marked on compass card in Joseph van den Eeckout's grand orrery in Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg. | Middelburg. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| KALABERGO, G. | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 11/21/95. | possibly misreading for John Kalabergo, which see. | Banbury. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KALABERGO, JOHN | England, 1812-52, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (4), Phillips 9/10/86; Soth. 1/27/88. | the barometers at Phillips and Soth. were read as "G. Kalabergo Banbury." | Market Place (1830-32); Bridge Street North (1832-52); both in Banbury. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KALLER | France, c.1760, NIM | Octant = POB. | also marked "ETS." | Paris. | Trois Siècles. | suggest correction |
| KALTENBACK, FALLER AND CO. | see Caltenback, Fuller and Co. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| KALTHOFF, CASPAR | Holland; England, fl.1628-64, MIM | excellent instrument maker; worked with Johannes Digges and William Corderoy. | Dordrecht; London. | Rooseboom 1; Dewhirst; Evans 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| KAMPE, FRANZ LEBRECHT | Germany, 1712-85, MIM | Quadrant on stand = Universtätssternwarte, Göttingen. | made astronomical instruments and clocks. | Göttingen. | Zinner 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| KAMPF, JOHANN | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, round = ZUR. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KAMPMAN, J. | Holland, c.1770, MIM PHIM | Level, wood = TEY; Philosophical Instruments = TEY. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; G.L'E. Turner 7. | suggest correction | |
| KAMPMAN, J., AND ADAM STEITZ | Holland, c.1770, PHIM | Parabolic Trajectories = TEY (2); Rebound Trajectory = TEY; Projectile Trolley = TEY; Cycloidal Tracks = TEY (2); Inclined Planes = TEY; etc. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; G.L'E. Turner 7. | suggest correction | |
| KANDEL, JOHAN GEORG | Switzerland, MIM | Sundial = X. | Constanz. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| KANTER, J. DE, PH.Z. | Holland, 1762-1841, MIM SIM | Pocket Solarium, paper and wood, 1788 = AMST. | author. | Wissekerke; Middelburg. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| KANUMAK, PIOMA | Russia, NIM | Sextant = Central Naval Museum, Leningrad. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KARL | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = P. and S. 2/9/1897. | Munich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KARL, F. LIBERATUS | Germany, 1766, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, case, 1766 = P. and S. 3/8/1895. | Baden. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| KARL, GEORG | Germany, 1598, MIM | Diptych Sundial, 1598 = OXF. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Dewhirst; Michel 3; Gunther 2; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KARMEYER | Germany, c.1650, MIM | Astrolabe Table Clock = X. | Marienburg. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| KARMOCK, JOHN | England, fl.1782-87, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Ripley 1 of the Grocers' Company in 1773; free of the Company in 1782; took apprentices. | 35 Wapping Street (1782-86); 302 Bell Dock, Wapping (1787); both in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| KARMOCK, STEPHEN | England, c.1783, | apprenticed to his brother, John Karmock, of the Grocers' Company, 1783. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KARNER, ALBRECHT | Germany, 1619-87, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = BUD (1655), Fränkel Coll. (1655), D.(1985) (1655), GRA (1658), BAM (1661), BM (1661), St. Gallen Altertums-Sammlung (1661), MEM (1662), WUP (1667), Michel Coll. (1668), ADL-DPW26 (1668), Hübner Coll., Vienna (1688), MUN, GRA, etc. | son of Conrad Karner 2; fl.1655-87; master mark is hunting horn; 1688 instrument probably misreading of date. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Michel 1 and 3; Gunther 2; Dewhirst; Price 3; Ward 4; Baillie 1; Gouk 1; Coffeen 10; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KARNER, ANDREAS | Germany, 1620-82, MIM | compass maker; son of Hans Karner 1 or 2; Gouk's text does not agree with her chart. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| KARNER, CASPAR | Germany, 1542-pre-90, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = OXF. | Master in 1564. | Nürnberg. | Michel 1 and 3; Baillie 1; Gouk 1. | suggest correction |
| KARNER, CONRAD 1 | Germany, fl.1567-71, MIM | compass maker; father of Conrad Karner 2. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| KARNER, CONRAD 2 | Germany, 1571-1632, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = D.(1619), ADL-W21 (1621), BM (1622), LIE (1622), WHI (1623), Palazzo Madama, Turin (1623), MUN (1628), Huelsmann Coll. (1628), BASH (1629), OXF (1630), GEP (1631), NYS (1632), STU, National Museum, Helsinki, OXF, etc. | master mark is hunting horn. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; USNM; Gunther 2; Josten 1; Price 2 and 3; Ward 4; Michel 3; NMM 2; Baillie 1; Bryden 16; Gouk 1; Syndram; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KARNER, ELISABETH | Germany, fl.1564-90, | married Caspar Karner in 1564, had eight children; married Albrecht Lösel in 1590 and had one son, Michael Lesel, which see. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| KARNER, ERASMUS | Germany, 1614-51, MIM | compass maker; son of Conrad Karner 2. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| KARNER, GEORG | Germany, b.1648 fl.1679, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = MUN (1679), P.C., OXF, UTR, etc.; Diptych Sundial, ivory, lower leaf = Landshut in Niederbayern Museum. | master mark is jumping horse; the UTR dial has only the master mark; Georg was Melchior Karner's brother and son of Albrecht Karner. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Price 2; Evans 1; De Clerque 1; Gouk 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KARNER, HANS 1 | Germany, fl.1588-1632, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = D.(1983), ADL-W136. | the ADL sundial has two Maltese crosses in compass box. | Nürnberg. | Coffeen E; Gouk 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KARNER, HANS 2 | Germany, 1597-1676, MIM | compass maker; son of Hans Karner 1. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| KARNER, HANS 3 | Germany, 1650-1716, MIM | compass maker; son of Albrecht Karner. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| KARNER, HANS PAULUS | Germany, 1606-27, MIM | son of Hans Karner 1; compass maker; did not make ivory diptych sundials. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1; RSW, | suggest correction | |
| KARNER, JACOB | Germany, 1612-48, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = DEU (1599), WHI (1639), WHI (1648), WHI (3), NYC (incomplete). | master mark is "I.3 K.", which see; WHI (1648) is signed "3", other WHI, undated, are signed "I.3 K." and "3"; some of the rest of these sundials are signed thus or with a "3"; son of Conrad Karner 2; DEU (1599) diptych must be a misreading of the date. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Bryden 16; Price 2; Gouk 1; Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KARNER, JACOB FRIEDRICH | Germany, 1640-86, MIM | compass maker; son of Jacob Karner and grandson of Conrad Karner 2. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| KARNER, LEONHARD ANDREAS | Germany, 1682-1733, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = Heidelburg Museum (1732). | master mark was glove with cuff; see "L.K." 1 and "L.A.K." | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Gunther 2; Gouk 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KARNER, MARTIN | Germany, 1606-32, MIM | compass maker; son of Conrad Karner 2. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| KARNER, MELCHIOR | Germany, 1642-1707, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = Geneva Mus. of Horology (1665), LIN and KLA (1685), OXF and PAK (1690), P.C. (1687), etc. | master mark is 4; see "M.K." 3; Melchior was the son of Albrecht Karner; Gouk thought that the small, ivory on wood, diptych sundials stamped with mark of a mitten were his. | Arnstadt. | Zinner 1; Gunther 2; Evans 1; USNM; Dewhirst; Baillie 1; Gouk 1; Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KARRATT, S. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Newcastle-under-Lyme. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| KARRENO | 1786, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1786 = SPI-2841; Sundial, 1786 = Bourgeois Sale. | might be the same dial. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KARSENO | see Karreno. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| KARTARO, MARIO | see Mario Cartaro. | Tooley. | suggest correction | |||
| KASNER AND MOSS | Australia, MIM | Compass, pocket = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | Melbourne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KASPAR, MICHAEL | see Michael Chasper. | suggest correction | ||||
| KASSELMAN, HENDRIK A. | Germany, c.1750, NIM | Octant = HAA. | Michel 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KATER, HENRY | England, 1777-1835, | with the Royal Engineers in India; improved geodetic instruments; invented a reversible pendulum to find the value of gravity; designed a hygrometer; Royal Society medal in 1817; F.R.S. | Taylor 2(999); McConnell (1984); G.L'E. Turner 24; DNB; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KAUFFER, MICHAEL | Germany, c.1655-1730, MIM | Astrolabe, 1681 = STU (ICA-571); Calendar, 1685 = STU; Quadrant, 1685 = STU; Astronomical Table = STU. | Kauffer "sculpsit" and Carolus Graff "delineavit" the instruments. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Himmerlein 1; Price 1; ICA 2; | suggest correction |
| KAUFMANN, C. | Germany, MIM | Polymeter = DEU. | Kreuzlingen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KAUKOL, D.K. | Germany, 1708, MIM | Globe Sundial, 1708 = REG. | Altenbuch. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| KEAPPOCK, JAMES | USA, c.1753, NIM | Octant, 1753 = P.C. | Philadelphia, Pa. | D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| KEATOR, FRED W. | USA, 20th Century, MIM | Mariner's Astrolabe = MYS. | modern reproduction. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KEEGAN, MICHAEL | England, c.1840, MIM OIM | 2 Phoenix Street, Soho, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| KEEN | England, MIM OIM | see Frodsham and Keen; Gray and Keen; and Jones, Gray and Keen. | Liverpool. | Bell 2; Soth. 6/16/75. | suggest correction | |
| KEEN AND FRODSHAM | England, c.1840, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = Nat'l Museum of Canada; Marine Barometer = X; Sextant = Soth. 12/10/73; Compass = Drouot 11/7/67. | Robert Keen and Charles Frodsham. | 17 South Castle Street, Liverpool. | Goodison 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KEEN, P.I. | England, NIM | Octant = Soth. 10/15/73. | probably a misreading of R.I. Keen; Robert John Keen. | Postern Row, Tower Hill, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KEEN, ROBERT | England, fl.1845-54, MIM | see Frodsham and Keen; Jones, Gray and Keen; Gray and Keen. | Liverpool. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| KEEN, ROBERT JOHN | England, fl.1838, OIM | 8 Postern Row, Tower Hill, London. | Taylor 2(2164). | suggest correction | ||
| KEENE, ARTHUR B. | Ireland, c.1854, | Pair of Globes, 17" dia. = D.(1971). | agent for Thomas Maltby of London. | 4 Kildare Place, Dublin. | Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KEHEW, JOHN | USA, 1818-1889, MIM NIM OIM | Marine Compass = Whaling Museum, Nantucket, Mass.; Octant, ebony = D.(1992). | nephew of Samuel Emery; partner of Edward Samuel Ritchie in E.S. Ritchie and Co., Boston, 1862 on; T.C.(1841-56); dealer. | 69 North Water Street (1841-56); 49 North Water Street, corner of William Street (1859); both in New Bedford, Mass.; Boston, Mass. (1862). | Brewington 1; Price 2; Smart 1; D.J. Warner 10; Coffeen 36; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KEILL, SIMON | England, 1657, MIM | Horary Quadrant, 1657 = FLO-1294. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KEITH, ALEXANDER | Scotland, c.1795, | designed a self-registering maximum-minimum thermometer and a surveying level. | Edinburgh. | Taylor 2(678 & 1000). | suggest correction | |
| KEITH, GEORGE | Scotland?, d.1812, PHIM | made clocks, watches, and barometers. | Strathaven. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| KEIZER, LAWRENCE | England, c.1841, PHIM | made barometers and looking glasses. | Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| KELHAM, ROBERT | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Amersham Auction 3/3/97. | Chelmsford. | ATG 4/12/97. | suggest correction | |
| KELLER | France, c. 1750, MIM NIM | made octants and other instruments. | Paris. | Nachet; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| KELLER, J. CO. | Switzerland, | "J. Co. Keller Sculpsit" marked on horary quadrant by Johann Meylin. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KELLER, JOHANN CHRISTOF | Austria, c.1600, MIM | Horizontal Sundials = P.C., OXF (2), ADL-M293, Burndy Library, Conn., P. and S. 6/18/1894, P-B 1/22/54. | mathematician. | Linz. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Michel 3; USNM; Baillie 1; Maddison 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KELLNER, KARL | Germany, c.1849, OIM | Microscope = LEY. | started Optical Institute in Wetzler in 1849. | Wetzler. | van der Star 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KELLY, ELIZABETH | England, c.1838, OIM | optician. | 22 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| KELSON, JONAS | England, 1648, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, oval, 1648 = OXF. | Simpson; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KELVEY | India; England, 19th Century, OIM | see Cooke and Kelvey. | Calcutta and Liverpool. | Soth. 2/28/80. | suggest correction | |
| KELVIN AND JAMES WHITE LTD. | SCOTLAND, PHIM | Marine Barometer and Sympiesometer = Soth. 7/19/88. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KELVIN AND WHITE | USA, NIM | Nautical Rule = Drouot 11/30/70. | Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KELVIN, BOTTOMLEY AND BAIRD LTD. | Scotland, c.1870, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 7/19/88. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KELVIN, LORD | William Thomson, which see. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Burnett (1984). | suggest correction | |||
| KEMEL, DE | Belgium, NIM | Sextant = DNM. | Antwerp. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KEMM, E. | England, post-1776, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, miniature, with celestial lining in fishskin case. | signed "A new GLOBE of the EARTH from the best Authorities by E. Kemm"; shows Cook's voyages in 1775 and 1776. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KEMP AND CO. | Scotland, fl.1835-99, PHIM | Thermometer = RSM; Meteorological Equipment (incomplete) = RSM; Disc Electrical Machine = RSM; Henley's Discharging Table = RSM; Furnace Cylinder = RSM; etc. | made chemical apparatus; founded by Kenneth Treasurer Kemp in 1835; he was joined by his brothers, James and Alexander Kemp, which see; firm was continued after 1864 by unidentified relatives from Glasgow. | 7 South College Street (1835-38); 53 South Bridge (1839-44); 12 and 13 Infirmary Street (1845-87); all in Edinburgh. | Taylor 2(2165); Bryden 3; Morrison-Low 2; Dewhirst. | suggest correction |
| KEMP, ALEXANDER | Scotland, 1822-54, PHIM | with Kemp and Co. from 1841-54, with his older brothers, James and Kenneth Treasurer Kemp, which see; author; made chemical equipment. | 53 South Bridge (1841-44); 12 and 13 Infirmary Street (1845-54); both in Edinburgh. | Morrison-Low 2. | suggest correction | |
| KEMP, JAMES | Scotland, 1802-64, PHIM | elder brother of Kenneth Treasurer Kemp; joined Kemp and Co. between 1841 and 1851; worked with his younger brother, Alexander Kemp; made chemical apparatus. | 12 and 13 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh (1845-64). | Morrison-Low 2. | suggest correction | |
| KEMP, JOHN | England, c.1825, PHIM | Barometer = P.C.; Wheel Barometer = Phillips 2/14/79; Stick Barometer = Soth. 5/1/86. | Wakefield. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KEMP, KENNETH TREASURER | Scotland, 1805-42, PHIM | Galvanic Battery, 1828 = RSM; Experimental Galvanic Battery, 1830 = RSM; Liquified Gases = RSM (4); Blowpipe, 1829 = RSM. | apprenticed to Drs. John and Thomas Johnstone Aitken, surgeon-apothecaries, in 1832 for five years; chemical apparatus maker from 1829 on; founded Kemp and Co. in 1835, which survived him until 1899; main interest was chemical electricity; author. | Surgeon Square, Edinburgh (1829-36). | Bryden 3; Morrison-Low 2. | suggest correction |
| KEMPSON AND KINDEN | England, fl.1803-09, MIM | Perpetual Calendar Discs = BM (1803 and 1809). | Birmingham. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| KEMPSON AND SON | England, 1826, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1826 = D.(1985). | perhaps P. Kempson and Son. | Birmingham. | Coffeen 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KEMPSON, P. | England, fl.1797-98, MIM | Perpetual Calendar Discs = BM (1797 and 1798). | Birmingham. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| KENDALL, EDWIN | USA, 1812-63?, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer = USNM. | second son of Thomas Kendall, Jr.; made thermometers and mercurial barometers by 1844; by 1858 he was making aneroid barometers. | New Lebanon, N.Y. (1844-58); Great Barrington, MA. (1858-59); New Lebanon Spa, N.Y. (Lebanon Springs, N.Y.) (1859-63). | S.C. Turner. | suggest correction |
| KENDALL, JOHN | USA, 1810-92, PHIM | son of Thomas Kendall, Jr.; trained by his father; continued his father's shop, 1831-92; renaming it John Kendall and Co.; took Edward C. Clark as partner;; thermometer maker. | New Lebanon, N.Y. | Smart 1; S.C. Turner. | suggest correction | |
| KENDALL, JOHN, AND CO. | USA, 1832-92, PHIM | made thermometers; John Kendall and Edward C. Clark. | New Lebanon, N.Y. | S.C. Turner. | suggest correction | |
| KENDALL, THOMAS, JR. | USA, 1786-1831, MIM PHIM | invented a linear dividing engine (Universal Graduator [Gradienter]) to mark thermometer tubes in 1817; made a great many thermometers; T.C.; had three sons, John, Edwin and David, which see. | Millbury, Mass. (pre-1817-20); New Lebanon, N.Y. (1820-31). | Smart 1; USNM; Bedini 8; S.C. Turner. | suggest correction | |
| KENDALL-GREEN, R.B. | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Deddington; Oxford. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| KENDRICK, ARCHIBALD | England, fl.1791-1820, PHIM | made weights. | London. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| KENDRICK, ARCHIBALD, AND CO. | England, fl.1820-28, PHIM | made weights. | London. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| KENDRICK, ARCHIBALD, AND SON | England, 1828-30, PHIM | weight makers; the firm became "Archibald Kendrick and Sons" (1830-79) and "Archibald Kendrick and Son Ltd" (1879-1986). | London. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| KENDRICK, CHARLES | England, c.1850, PHIM | barometer maker. | Evesham Street, Alcester. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| KENEY, VINCENT | England, c.1530, MIM | sundial maker? | London. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| KENINGHAM | see Cuningham. | P.J. Wallis; Taylor 1(22). | suggest correction | |||
| KENNARD, JOHN | USA, 1782-1861, MIM SIM | Quadrants with sights and compasses, wood = Dartmouth College Museum, Hanover, N. H./ Currier Gallery of Arts, Manchester, N.H., D.(1993). | compass card and dial of Dartmouth instrument made by Thomas Salters Bowles; D. signed "Newmarket"; made Phineas Merrill-type quadrant; Newmarket is now Newfields. | Portsmouth; Nashua; Concord; Newmarket; all in New Hampshire. | Bedini 1; Smart 1; Price 2; MAD, May, 1993. | suggest correction |
| KENNY, M.J. | USA, OIM | Telescope = USNM. | "inventor and builder." | Buffalo, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| KENRICK, W. | Holland, c.1800, MIM | Magnetic Compass = TEY. | Amsterdam. | G.L'E. Turner 7. | suggest correction | |
| KENT, CHARLTON | England, NIM | Dip Needles = USNM (2); Kew Magnetometer = USNM. | Dover. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| KENT, DAVID | NIM | Liquid Compass = D.(1975). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KENTISH, THOMAS | England, fl.1839-47, MIM | Slide Rule, wood = D. | designed a type of slide rule which had gauge points printed on a paper strip for the fourth side; author. | Taylor 2(2166); Delehar 9; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KENVYN, G. | see James Kynfin. | Michel 2; Taylor 1(73); Price 1. | suggest correction | |||
| KENVYN, JAMES | see James Kynfin. | RSW; Michel 2. | suggest correction | |||
| KENYON, HENRY | England, c.1840, MIM OIM | 126 High Street, Wapping, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| KEOHAN, THOMAS | England, fl.1816-40, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Octant = PEA; Quadrant, ebony and brass = D.(1976); Telescope = D.(1972); Sextants = Seamans Institute of New York, Fall River Marine Museum, Mass.; Barometer = Christie-SK 5/15/96. | apprenticed to William Elliott 1 in the Joiners' Company, Dec. 17, 1816. | 1 Arbour Terrace (pre-1836); 33 Upper Smithfield; 53 John Street; 2 Arbour Terrace, Commercial Road East; all in London. | Bell 2; USNM; Brewington 1; Taylor 2(2218); Moskowitz 104; O'Mara; Rinaldi 2; Crawforth 7; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KEPLER, JOHANN | Germany, 1571-1630, | astronomer; worked for Tycho Brahe and then for Rudolph II; author; developed the Keplerian telescope; determined the elliptical orbits of the planets. | Dreyer; etc. | suggest correction | ||
| KEPPELER, JOHAN NEPOMUK | Germany, 1834, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, honestone, 1834 = P. and S. 3/20/1896. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KERBY, FREDERICK | England, c.1840, MIM PHIM | Platt Terrace, Kings Cross, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| KERLING, H.J. WAT | Germany, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = DEU. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KERN, J. | Switzerland, c.1850, MIM | Set of Drawing Instruments = Koller May, 1972. | Kern had a display in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | Aarau. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KERN, S. | USA, c.1846, | invented a surveying compass made by Jacob Sensensy Danner, which see. | Strasburgh, Va. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| KERNER, MELCHER | Germany, | surely Melchior Karner. | Soth. 12/8/69. | suggest correction | ||
| KERR, ALEXANDER | Scotland, c.1820, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | clockmaker. | Annan. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| KESER, HANS | Germany, c.1528, MIM | compass maker. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| KESSEL | Germany, 1742, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, marble, 1742 = ADL-M483. | similar sundial at STU. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KESSLER, FRANZ | Zinner 1; Vey. | suggest correction | ||||
| KETTERER, ALOYSIUS | England; USA, fl.1789-90, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers; succeeded John Deregan; succeeded by Martin Fisher. | at the Sign of the Seven Stars, Race and Fourth Streets (1789); in house of Nicholas Hess on Race Street, opposite the German church (1790); both in Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 1 and 8; Gillingham 1. | suggest correction | |
| KETTERRER | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth.-Chester 3/9/83. | 99 Queen Street, Portsea. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KETTLE, NATHANIEL | England, c.1754, | apprenticed to George Adams 1 of the Grocers' Company in 1754. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KETTLEWELL, C.J. | England, 19th Century, NIM | Sextant = Phillips 2/2/84. | also marked "Patent Composite Arc." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KEULEN, ABRAHAM VAN | Holland, 1697, MIM | Globe, 2-inch diameter, leather case = D.(1990). | advertised a pocket globe in 1697; leather case has signed, celestial lining. | Amsterdam. | Edell 1; Krogt 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KEULEN, CORNELIS BUYS VAN | Holland, fl.1756-78, NIM | partner in Johannes van Keulen (3) en Zoonen, 1756-78. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| KEULEN, GERARD HULST VAN | see Hulst van Keulen, Gerard. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |||
| KEULEN, GERARD VAN | Holland, c.1678-1726, NIM | also signed "G.v.K."; cross-staff signed that way at UTR; took Johannes van Keulen 3 as partner in 1725. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| KEULEN, JAN VAN | Holland, 1724, NIM | Cross-staves = UTR (1724), UTR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KEULEN, JOHANNES VAN (3), EN ZOONEN | Holland, fl.1756-1801, NIM | made many cross-staves and octants; dates ranged from 1758-80; examples can be seen at ADL, AMST, Groningen Museum, PMM, UTR, Fishery Museum, Vlaardingen, etc; many signed "I.v.K." or "J.v.K." | Gerard Hulst van Keulen, partner in 1756-79; Cornelis Buys van Keulen, partner in 1778-79; Johannes van Keulen 4 was partner in 1778. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KEULEN, JOHANNES VAN 1 | Holland, 1654-1715, MIM NIM | Planetaria = LEY (2); Cross-staves = AMST (1700), HAM (1701), School of Navigation, Altona (1701), P.C. (1702), UTR; Bearing Compass = AMST; Astrolabe, paper (in book) = BAR; Roemer's Jovilabe and Saturnilabe = lost. | planetaria made to Huygens' design; cross-staves signed either "I.v.K." or "J.v.K."; associated with Jacob Robijn in 1679; also made clocks. | Amsterdam (1682); The Hague. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2; Daumas 1; Rooseboom 1; H.C. King 2. | suggest correction |
| KEULEN, JOHANNES VAN 2 | Holland, fl.1684-99, | published books and sea charts; published planisphere by Nicolas J. Vooghdio, Amsterdam, ADL-A286. | Amsterdam. | Krogt 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KEULEN, JOHANNES VAN 3 | Holland, fl.1725-56, MIM NIM | Cross-staves = HAM (1733), P.C. (1736), P.C. (1740), P.C. (1751), Municipal Museum, Westterschelling (1755); Azimuth Compasses = RIJ (2); Bearing Compass = RIJ; Pleinschaal = RIJ. | two cross-staves signed "I.v.K." and three signed "J.v.K."; compass brass plate signed "Johannes van Keulen * Wed. G. Hulst van Keulen"; Weduwe Gerard van Keulen was partner, 1726-31; Weduwe Johannes van Keulen 1 was partner, 1755-56; pleinschaal is a form of Gunter rule. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1, 2 and 4; Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; Cowan; Engelsman. | suggest correction |
| KEULEN, JOHANNES VAN 4 | Holland, fl.1776-78, NIM | Cross-staff, 1776 = PMM. | cross-staff signed "I.v.K. 1776 Amsterdam"; partner in Johannes van Keulen (3) en Zoonen in 1778. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KEULEN, WEDUWE GERARD VAN | Holland, fl.1726-31, NIM | partner with Johannes van Keulen 3 in 1726-31. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |
| KEULEN, WEDUWE JOHANNES VAN | Holland, 1755-56, NIM | she was widow of Johannes van Keulen 1; partner with Johannes van Keulen 3 in 1755-56. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |
| KEUZEKAMP, F. | Holland, 1799, PHIM | Electrical Machine, 1799 = Frans Pasteur (1799). | Delft. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| KEWLEY, JOHN | England, 1774, MIM | Sundial = Ballafreer Farm, Braddan, Isle of Man; Instrument, 1774 = Evans Coll. | Gatty; Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KEWLEY, THOMAS | England, c.1816, PHIM | devised an improved thermometer. | Aldersgate Street, London. | Taylor 2(1312). | suggest correction | |
| KEYL, JULIUS | Germany, c.1850, MIM | Mining Compass = DRE. | Zwickau. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KEYNON | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-C 6/6/85. | Stockport. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KEYS, HENRY | England, c.1716, | apprenticed to Robert Chantrey of the Grocers' Company, 1716. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KEYZOR AND BENDON | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Keyzor and Bendon were brothers born Abraham and George Bandan. Their parents were Moses Bandan (later Bendon) and Alice Kyezor (aka Keyzor). Abraham changed his surname to Keyzor when he went to work with his Uncle Michael Keyzor in Norfolk in 1847. They started out as Opticians. When Abraham returned to London in 1855 he took over the business established by William Harris & Son at 50 High Holborn and originally called it Keyzor & Co. His younger brother George, then known as George Bendon joined him prior to 1861. They operated the business under the name Keyzor and Bendon until Abraham's death in 1873. | 50 High Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; WEBDB. | suggest correction |
| KIBBLE | England, c.1830, PHIM | Stick Barometers = D.(1976), D.(1988). | Greenwich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KIBBLE, JOHN | England, fl.1824-37, MIM | made drawing instruments. | 81 Highfield Street and 27 Great Crosshall Street, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1614); Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| KIDD | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = CMY. | Malton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KIENING, CHRISTOPH | Germany, 1582, MIM | Sundial, stone, 1582 = MUN. | from the Bassermann-Jordan Coll. | Füssen. | Bassermann-Jordan 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| KIENING, HANS | Germany, fl.1575-78, MIM | Book-form Clocks with Sundials in lids = OXF (1575), X; Astronomical Clock, 1578 = VIE. | Füssen. | Zinner 1; Baillie 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| KIENING, ISAAK | Germany, fl.1568-76, MIM | Horizontal Sundials = MUB (1568), AUG (1569), VIE (1569), St.Gallen Altertumssammlung (1576), Bebenhausen Schloss (1576), Christie 3/29/90 (1570). | the sundials in AUG and Christie are made of stone. | Isny. | Zinner 1; Price 2; Evans 1; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KIESTRA, JOH. | Holland, 1821-1906, OIM | Lens for telescope = Eisinga's house, Franeker. | Herbagum. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KILBINGTON | England, c.1789, MIM | compass maker; see Edwards and Kilbington. | Wapping, London. | Taylor 2(831 & 860). | suggest correction | |
| KILLICK | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be James Killick. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KILLICK AND WEBB | England, c.1850, PHIM | barometer makers. | Opposite the Albert Gate, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| KILLICK, JAMES | England, fl.1839-50, PHIM | barometer maker; see Killick; silversmith. | St. George's Place, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| KILNER, THOMAS | England?, 1649, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1649 = PRZ. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KILPATRICK, ALEXANDER | Scotlandfl.1820-32, PHIM | maker of chemical apparatus; started as a tinsmith before 1820. | 14 Crosscauseway (1826-32); 1 Hope Street (1832); both in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| KILPATRICK, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1833-36, PHIM | chemical apparatus maker. | 14 Crosscauseway and 1 Hope Street (1833); 1 Hope Street (1834-36); both in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| KIMBELL, ISAAC | England, fl.1775-1828, OIM | 21 Dean Street, Fetter Lane; London. | Taylor 2(737); Clay and Court; Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | ||
| KIMBELL, JOHN | England, fl.1817-29, MIM OIM PHIM | apprenticed to Benjamin Martin in the Goldsmiths' Company on April 4, 1763. | 21 Dean Street, Fetter Lane; London. | Taylor 2(1372); Dewhirst; Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| KINDLER, E. | USA, 19th Century, MIM | Circular Slide Rule = ADL-G5. | Chicago, Ill. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KINDON | England, | see Kempson and Kindon. | Birmingham. | Price 3. | suggest correction | |
| KINDON, JAMES | England, 1771, MIM | Rule, boxwood, 1771 = Lunar Society Exhibition, 1966. | Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| KING 1 | Scotland, c.1790, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1973). | 45 Baldwin's Green, Leith; Lanark. | Morrison-Low; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KING 2 | England, c.1822, MIM NIM | Octant, ebony = Soth. 11/9/70; Equatorial Sundial = Christie 12/12/72. | John King 2 (?). | Bristol. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction |
| KING 3 | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer with clock = Christie-NY 10/26/87. | has thermometer and hygrometer. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KING 4 | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-PB pre-1980. | could be G.B. King, John King 2 or Thomas D. King. | Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KING AND COOMBS | England, c.1850, OIM PHIM | Prism, Amici-type = D.(1983). | 2 Clare Street, Bristol. | Coffeen C. | suggest correction | |
| KING AND HAGGER | USA, fl.1759-62, MIM NIM | Benjamin King 1 and either William Hagger or William Guyse Hagger. | near the Sign of Mr. Pitt, Newport, R.I. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | |
| KING AND SON | England, OIM | Microscope, botanical = Christie-SK 11/19/87. | probably J. King and Son, which see. | Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KING, ALEXANDER | Scotland, c.1840, NIM | 37 High Street, Dundee. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| KING, BENJAMIN 1 | USA, 1707-86, MIM NIM | Backstaves = New Bedford Whaling Museum (1758 & 1785), P.C. (1760, 1763, 1764), Duke's Cty. Hist. Soc. (1754), MYS (1758 & 1762), Shelburne Mus. (1762), Phillips House, Wickford (1762), R.I. Historical Society (1762), Newport Historical Society (1771 & 1785), Fall River Marine Museum, Mass. (1758), etc.; Octant, 1767 = Soth. 5/21/73; Caleb Smith-type Hadley Quadrants = J.C. Brown Library, Brown U., X (1769). | brother of Daniel King; father of Samuel King; partner of Hagger; in business for himself before 1760. | Salem, Mass.; at the Sign of the Mathematical Instruments, next to the Golden Eagle on Thames Street, Newport R.I. (1742-64); Charleston, S. Car. (1765). | Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1; Brewington 1; Evans 1; USNM; Moskowitz 102; D.J. Warner 8, 10 and 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KING, BENJAMIN 2 | USA, 1740-1804, MIM NIM | Backstaff, 1770 = DeLuca 8/1/87 = D.(1989); Backstaff, 1775 = PEA; Marine Compass = PEA; Octant, 1767 = Soth. 1973. | apprenticed to his father, Daniel King; nephew of Benjamin King 1; succeeded by his son-in-law, Capt. Jonathan Mason. | Court Street; Lynde Street; both in Salem, New England. | Bedini 1 & 8; Brewington 1; Bryden 9; Smart 1; D.J. Warner 8, 10 and 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KING, CHARLES GEDNEY | USA, 1808-72, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Crosses = ESS(2); Transit = GUR; Surveying Compasses = Old Gaol Museum, Maine, DeLuca 8/1/87. | son of Gedney King; see Gedney King and Son.; T.C.; most instruments signed "C.G. King." | No. 7 Broad Street, third store from State Street (1839-58); Washington Street (1858-72); both in Boston, Mass. | Brewington 1; Smart 1; USNM; Moskowitz 103; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KING, DANIEL | USA, 1704-90, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Compass, wood, 1744 = P.C.; Graphometer, wood, 1767 = PEA; Backstaff, 1766 = R.L. Foster, Jr. Auction, 8/1/86 = Foster, Jr. Auction 8/1/88 = Maine Maritime Museum; Electrostatic Machine = X. | brother of Benjamin King 1; father of Benjamin King 2 and had him as an apprentice; the 1744 compass card is marked with a tide table; backstaff made for Nicholas Gifford, March 24, 1766, "scrimshawed." | Salem, New England. | Bedini 1, 8 and 14; Smart 1; Brewington 1; D.J. Warner 8 and 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KING, F.W. AND R. | England; USA, fl.1849-75, MIM NIM SIM | Surveying Compasses = GUR, P.C., D.(1983); Level Holder = USNM. | Frederick W. and Richard King; successors to James Green 2 (pre-1851); succeeded by Edward Meister in 1876; T.C. | London; 13 Nassau Street, New York, N.Y. (1849-50); 33 South Street (1851-); 226 Baltimore Street; both in Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1. USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KING, FREDERICK W. | USA, 1821-89, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | see F.W. and R. King. | New York, N.Y.; Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| KING, G.B. | England, fl.1821-50+, PHIM | made barometers. | College Green, Bristol. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| KING, GEDNEY | USA, 1777-1839, MIM NIM | Marine Compasses = PEA (2), D.(1974). | father of Charles Gedney King; apprenticed to his uncle, Benjamin King 2; Joseph Callender and Thomas Wightman produced his compass cards; T.C.; see Gedney King and Son. | Fore Street, near foot of Cross Street (1800); No. 8 North Row, Fish Street (1803); 10 North Row, Fish Street (1805); 29 State Street (1820); 113 State Street (1826); 118 State Street (1827); 7 Broad Street (1831); 95 State Street; all in Boston, Mass. | Smart 1; Brewington 1; Moskowitz 108; Bedini 8; USNM; D.J.Warner 10 and 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KING, GEDNEY, AND SON | USA, fl.1832-39, MIM NIM | son was Charles Gedney King; T.C. | 7 Broad Street, Boston, Mass. | Brewington 1; Smart 1; Coffeen H. | suggest correction | |
| KING, GEORGE | England, fl.1802-09, MIM | clock and watch maker; repaired and sold mathematical instruments. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KING, GREGORY | England, fl.1628-82, MIM | a diallist. | Lichfield. | Taylor 1(161). | suggest correction | |
| KING, H.J., AND CO. | Scotland, c.1850, MIM | Micrometer = BIR. | engineers. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KING, I. | England, c.1775, OIM | Microscope, improved compound = Soth. 12/10/73. | John King 3? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KING, J., AND SON | England, fl.1823-31, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2), Soth. 6/27/88. | opticians; John King 3 and John King 4. | 2 Clare Street, Bristol. | Bryden 9; Goodison 1; Bell 2; Taylor 2(1615); RSW. | suggest correction |
| KING, JOHN 1 | Scotland, c.1780, PHIM | also made clocks. | Aberdeen. | Bryden 3; J.S. Reid; | suggest correction | |
| KING, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1788-1805, MIM | apprenticed to William Spencer 2 in the Grocers' Company in 1781; free of the Company in 1788; took apprentices. | Greenfield Street, Whitechapel (1788); No. 1 Prince's Street, Ratcliffe Highway (1795); Thomas Street, Whitechapel (1802); all in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| KING, JOHN 3 | England, c.1822, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Microscope, compound = Soth. 7/23/73; Theodolite = Christie-SK 4/17/86; Surveying Level = Soth. 7/15/63 = P.C.; Marine Barometer = Soth.-S 9/18/86. | optician; made barometers; father of John King 4; see J. King and Son; sometimes signed "J. King"; barometer from Soth.-S is signed on paper scale. | 2 Clare Street (1822); J. Stone Summer Hill Academy; both in Bristol. | Bell 2; Bryden 9; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KING, JOHN 4 | England, c.1839, MIM OIM PHIM | optician; barometer maker; son of John King 3; see J. King and Son. | Clare Street, Bristol. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| KING, JOHN 5 | England, c.1830, MIM PHIM | 13 Goswell Street, London. | Taylor 2(1908). | suggest correction | ||
| KING, JOHN 6 | England, c.1830, MIM PHIM | 6 Cannon Street, St.George's End, London. | Taylor 2(1909). | suggest correction | ||
| KING, JOHN 7 | England, c.1830, MIM OIM PHIM | 112 Leadenhall Street, London. | Taylor 2(1910). | suggest correction | ||
| KING, JOHN 8 | England, c.1700, | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 2 in the Joiners' Company. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| KING, JOHN SUMNER | England, c.1782, | apprenticed to John Karmock of the Grocers' Company in 1782. | London. | J.Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| KING, MRS. THOMAS | England, c.1677-79, OIM | widow of Thomas King 1. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| KING, PETER | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Southwark, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| KING, RICHARD | England; USA, 1823-1905, MIM NIM | see F.W. and R. King. | London; New York, N.Y.; Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| KING, ROBERT | England; USA, c.1789-1868, MIM NIM | T.C.; made or sold nautical compasses. | 82 Duane (1812); 16 Elm Street (1814-15); 108 Orchard (1823-24); 19 Lombardy (1827-30); 19 Monroe (1831-32); 18 Monroe (1832-37); 219 Fourth (1837-38); 212 Front Street (1838-43); all in New York, N.Y.; New Orleans (1822-23). | USNM; Smart 1; Moskowitz 101; D.J. Warner 10 and 12.. | suggest correction | |
| KING, SAMUEL | USA, 1748-1819, MIM NIM | son of Benjamin King 1; succeeded his father in 1786. | at the Sign of the Mathematical Instruments, on Thames and Pelham Streets, Newport, R.I. | Bedini 1 and 8; Brewington 1; Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| KING, STEPHEN | 1793, NIM | T.C. | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KING, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1669-76, MIM OIM | sometimes spelt "Kinge"; apprenticed to Ralph Greatorex of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan.13, 1657; free in the Clockmakers' Company, April 15, 1669; in the Spectaclemakers' Company by 1669; probably OIM as two of his apprentices were Thomas Sterrop 1 and James Mann 1. | Little Britain?, London. | Court and von Rohr 3(21); Clay and Court; J. Brown 3; Crawforth 6; Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| KING, THOMAS 2 | USA, c.1815, MIM | 21 Elm, New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| KING, WILLIAM | Ireland, fl.1767-84, MIM NIM | Hadley Quadrants = Whaling Museum, Nantucket, Mass.; P.C.(1784); D.(1771), (1997). | Temple Bar, Dublin (1767-72). | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Coffeen 58; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KINGE, THOMAS | see Thomas King 1. | Robischon. | suggest correction | |||
| KINNY, BALTASAR | Scotland, | see Balthazar Knie. | Bryden 10. | suggest correction | ||
| KINSNATTER, GEORG | Germany, 16th Century., MIM | Astrolabe Clock = TIM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KINZELBACH | Germany, c.1850, MIM | showed in the London Great Exhibition of 1851. | Stuttgart, Württemburg. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| KIPP EN ZONEN GILTRAY | Holland, fl.1864-1929, MIM NIM OIM | Telescope, binocular = AMST. | A.P.Kipp and J.W. Giltray, 1864-1916; Giltray alone, 1917-29. | Delft. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction |
| KIPP, A.P. | Holland, 1834-1916, MIM NIM OIM | son of P.J. Kipp; member of the firm 1864-1916. | Delft. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |
| KIPP, P.J., EN ZONEN | Holland, fl.1864-1917, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Laboratory Apparatus = TEY; Naval Telescopes = TEY; Binocular Telescope = AMST; Pyrometers, clay = X; Sextants = AMST, Royal Dutch Meteorological Office. | A.J. and W.A. Kipp are the sons. | Delft. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; Rooseboom 1; G.L'E. Turner 7 and 24; USNM. | suggest correction |
| KIPP, P.J., EN ZOON | Holland, c.1854-64, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | P.J. Kipp and A.P. Kipp, his son. | Delft. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| KIPP, PETRUS JOHANNES | Holland, 1801-64, PHIM | scientist; designed and made scientific apparatus including a carbon dioxide generator; there is an example at Cragside (1982); see P.J. Kipp en Zoon; see P.J. Kipp en Zonen; A.J. and W.A. Kipp were his sons. | Oulde Delft. | Rooseboom 1; USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24; Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KIPP, W.A. | Holland, fl.1864-, MIM NIM OIM | son of P.J. Kipp; partner in P.J. Kipp en Zoon with his brother, A.J. Kipp. | Delft. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KIRBY, JAS. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Baillie has watchmaker by that name in St Neots, c.1795. | St. Neots. | Greppin 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| KIRBY, JOHN JOSHUA | England, 1716-74, MIM | Protractor with pivoted rule, silver = OXF; Sector, ivory and silver, 1765 = Soth. 3/10/87. | invented this type of protractor; F.R.S.; "Designer in Perspective to His Majesty, George III"; surely same as Joshua Kirby; wrote on archetectonic sector. | Ipswich. | Taylor 2(373); A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KIRBY, JOSHUA | England, | see John Joshua Kirby. | Taylor 2(373). | suggest correction | ||
| KIRCH, HENRICUS | Germany, 1749-81, PHIM | Coin Balance = D.(1986). | the balance is signed "Meister Henricus Kirch." | Cologne. | Wynter 1. | suggest correction |
| KIRCH, JOHANNES | Germany, c.1750, PHIM | Coin Balance = Soth. 10/3/88. | Cologne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KIRCHER, ATHANASIUS | Germany; Italy, 1602-80, MIM | Reckoning Machine = DRE (lost); Wall Sundials = Heiligenstadt (1624), Koblenz (1623). | author; designed a new type of astrolabe (Gunther 187) and a pantometrium. | Geyssen, Germany; Rome. | Zinner 1; Gunther 1; Michel 2 and 3; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KIRCHER, R.P. | 1646, MIM | may be Athanasius Kircher. | Moreux. | suggest correction | ||
| KIRCHNER | pre-1814, MIM | Measuring Instrument = CNAM. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| KIRKE, FRANCIS | England, 1723, NIM | Backstaff, 1723 = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KIRKPATRIC, D. | England, fl.1812-26, | devised an artificial horizon. | 16 Cornwallis Street, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1374). | suggest correction | |
| KIRKWOOD 1 | Scotland, fl.1804-28, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1810 = RSM. | Edinburgh. | Morrison-Low 1; A.D.C. Simpson; Grimaldi. | suggest correction | |
| KIRKWOOD 2 | England, c.1850, MIM | Pairs of Globes = K. and C. 3/19/75, Phillips 5/20/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KIRKWOOD 3 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Woller. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| KIRTON, JOHN | England, 1696, | apprenticed to Daniel Quare 1 in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1696. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| KITCHEN, JAMES | England, c.1840, MIM OIM | 105 Fenchurch Street, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| KITCHENMUN, T. | England, c.1808, MIM | designed a slide rule; sometimes spelled "Ketchenmun." | Taylor 2(1171a); USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| KITCHINGMAN, JOHN | England, c.1792, MIM | free of the Turners' Company; took apprentices, including Anthony Oldiss Bancks (optician). | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| KITSON, GEORGE | England, c.1700, NIM | Compass = CLU; Crown Compass = PMM. | Wapping Old Stairs, London. | Taylor 1(351); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KJERSGAARD, S., AND CO. | Denmark, 19th Century, NIM | Marine Compass = USNM. | Copenhagen. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| KLAU | MIM | Sundial, ivory = Christie 4/18/1899. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KLEIN, JACOBUS | Holland, c.1760, NIM | Davis Quadrant = AMST. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KLEIN, JOSEPH | see P. Johannes Klein. | Czech. Inv. | suggest correction | |||
| KLEIN, P. JOHANNES | Czechoslovakia, 1684-1762, MIM | Astronomical Clocks = Prague Observatory (2), DRE (1738); Quadrant, large = PRA. | Prague. | Horsky and Skopova; Zinner 1; Grötzsch 2. | suggest correction | |
| KLEINGER, F.P. | Germany, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood and paper = LOS. | may be J.P. Kleininger. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KLEINHEMMEL, MELCHIOR | Germany, c.1550, MIM | see M.K. 1. | Annaberg. | Pippa. | suggest correction | |
| KLEININGER | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = RJK. | Berlin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KLEININGER, F. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Pocket Sundial = Historical Society of the Tarrytowns, N.Y. | probably a misreading of J.P. Kleininger. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| KLEININGER, F.P. | Diptych Sundial, wood and paper = LOS. | probably a misreading for J.P. Kleininger. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KLEININGER, I.C. | see J.G. Kleininger | suggest correction | ||||
| KLEININGER, I.G. | see J.G. Kleininger. | suggest correction | ||||
| KLEININGER, J. | Germany, c.1790, MIM | Diptych Sundials, wood = Hayden Planetarium, Boston, Mass., Soth. 2/7/72, P.C. | USNM; Heger; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KLEININGER, J.G. | Germany, c.1775, MIM | Diptych Sundials, wood and paper = EMA, SLM, NOR, ZIT, NYM, TRA, LIE, DRE, OXF, ADL-W71, ADL-W202, etc.; Cube Sundials, wood and paper = NMM, WHI, MUN, LAW, ROM, etc. | these dials were mass-produced with printed paper scales glued to wood; they may be found in most museums. | Zinner 1; Bryden 16; Michel 3 & 9; Grötzsch 2; NMM 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KLEININGER, J.P. | Germany, c.1775, MIM | Diptych Sundials, wood and paper = AMST, KRM, NYM, WRAY, OXF, Schrobenhausen Stadtmuseum, Deventer Museum, etc. | very likely to be the same as J.G. Kleininger. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Baillie 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KLEIST, EWALD GEORG VON | Germany, fl.1700-48, | made an independent invention of the Leyden Jar at the same time as, or earlier than, Pieter von Musschenbroek. | G.L'E. Turner 24; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| KLEMAN, A. | Holland, pre-1815, MIM NIM | compass maker. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| KLEMAN, H. | Holland, pre-1838, OIM | Solar Microscope = X. | son of J.M. Kleman? | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction |
| KLEMAN, J.M., EN ZOON | Holland, fl.1793-1857 = wxy, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | made a wide range of instruments including sextants, octants, quintants, circumferentors, telescopes thermometers, etc.; examples can be seen at AMST, LEY, STK, Frisian Marine Museum, RIJ, Clock Museum, Utrecht, etc. | Jan Marten Kleman; instrument makers to the King; the signature often appears as "J.M. Kleman & Zoon, Kon. Inst- Makers, Amst." | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KLEMAN, JAN MARTEN | Holland, 1758-1845, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Microscope = Crisp Coll.; Solar Microscope,1798 = LEY; Octants = LEY, AMST; Quadrants = DRE, Osler; Surveyor's Compass = P.C.; Meridian Telescope = LEY; Sextants = STK, Koninklijk College Zeemanshoop, Amsterdam; Quintant = AMST. | fl.1781-1830; "Royal Instrument Maker and Supplier for Sea Service to King Louis Napoleon in 1808; in 1814 he received a similar title from King William 1; retired in 1830. | Amsterdam. | Crommelin 1; Van der Star 1; Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 5; Zinner 1; Daumas 1; Michel 3; Pipping 1; USNM; Gunther 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KLEMM, J.M., EN ZOON | misreading of J.M. Kleman en Zoon. | Amsterdam. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KLEY, JACOB | Holland, 1716-91, MIM NIM PHIM | Octants = LEY (1754), ROT, Visserijmuseum, Vlaardinger, Leiden Observatory; Astrolabe = Auction, 1798; Demonstration Models = TEY, UTR; Backstaff = AMST; Pleinschaal = AMST; Inclined Plane = X; Hadley Quadrant = Marine Museum, Horten. | a pleinschaal is a form of Gunter rule. | Rotterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1, 2 and 4.; G.L'E. Turner 7; Daumas 1; Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KLEYSER AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | Goswell Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| KLIBER, U. | see Ulrich Klieber 2. | Bobinger 2; Price 2. | suggest correction | |||
| KLIEBER 1 | Germany, | see Ulrich Klieber 1, 2 and 3. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KLIEBER 2 | Austria, 1606, MIM | Double Horizontal Sundial, 1606 = SPI-2803. | Vienna. | Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KLIEBER, TOBIAS | Germany, 1545-1618, MIM | Sundial, round, 1581 = BUD; Astronomical Compendium, 1595 = BM; Sundial = OXF; Celestial Globe, 1576 = lost; Etui for Mathematical Instruments, 1591 = AUG. | sundial is signed "T.K." 1; Evans thought he was from Gastein; son of Ulrich Klieber 2 and brother of Ulrich Klieber 3; see "T.K." 2 also. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Price 3; Ward 4; Evans 1; Gunther 2; Michel 1 and 3; Baillie 1; Nachet. | suggest correction |
| KLIEBER, UDALRICUS | see Ulrich Klieber 3. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |||
| KLIEBER, ULRICH 1 | Germany, c.1487-1530, MIM | sundial maker. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |
| KLIEBER, ULRICH 2 | Germany, c.1511-62, MIM | Powder Horn with Compass and Moon Dial, 1533 = X; Sundials, 1541 = Pfalzgrafen, Otto Heinrich's schloss at Neuberg. | the instruments are mentioned in the state archives. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction |
| KLIEBER, ULRICH 3 | Germany, 1529-1606, MIM | made wide range of mathematical instruments including astronomical compendia, sundials, artillery levels, etc., ranging in date from 1554-1606; examples can be seen at KES, OXF, MUN, AUG, VIE, ADL, WHI, BEK, BUD, etc. | son of Ulrich Klieber 2; sometimes signed "Udalricus Klieber" or "V.K." 1. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2; Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Evans 1; Maddison 1; Michel 1 and 3; Bryden 16; Nachet; Price 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KLIEBER, V. | Germany, | see Ulrich Klieber 1 and 2. | Bobinger 2; Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| KLING, E. | Austria, c.1845, PHIM | Vacuum Pump = KRA. | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KLINGENSTIERNA, SAMUEL | Switzerland, c.1762, | mathematician; his work led to the discovery of the achromatic lens. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| KLINGER UND BAUER | Germany, 1790, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1790 = DRE. | Johann Georg Klinger and Joh. Bernhard Bauer. | Nürnberg. | Grötzsch 1 and 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KLINGER, C. ABEL | Germany, c.1820, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, miniature = ADL-W59, Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. / Chicago Historical Society (2); Terrestrial Globes = DRE, MAN, Soth. 4/24/72, D.(1976). | D.(1976) globe is printed in Dutch. | Nürnberg. | Grötzsch 2; Garcia Franco 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KLINGER, J.S. | England, c.1830, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = Jewish Museum, New York, N.Y. | made miniature globes; misreading for Johann Georg Klinger? | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| KLINGER, JOHANN GEORG | Germany, 1764-1806, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, miniature = Royal Library, Stockholm, Christie-SK 4/17/86, DRE (2) (1792), NMM (2), Grimma, Halle, Köthen, Phillips 2/2/84; Celestial Globes = DEU (1790), LOS (1796), BAU, etc; Terrestrial Globe, 5.5", 1790 = Sotheby's 5/11/94. | "Chalcogr."; see Klinger and Bauer; Grimma, Halle and Köthen are heimatmuseums; made terrestrial globe, 1790, for Andreas Steib's 1804 astronomical clock in MUN. | Nürnberg. | Grötzsch 1 and 2; NMM 2; Freiss; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KLINGERT SOHN | Germany, 1828, MIM SIM | Transit, small, 1828 = KRA. | Breslau. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KLOCKSPARGER, JOHANN | Czechoslovakia, c.1770, MIM | Scale for converting measures, circular = PRA. | Prague. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| KLOCKSPERGER, T. | Czechoslovakia, c.1690, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, silver and brass = NYM; Sundial = P. & S. 4/3/1894. | Prague. | Zinner 6; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KLONNE, J., AND MULLER, G. | Holland, c.1850, OIM | Microscope = LEY. | J. Klönne and G. Müller. | van der Star 1. | suggest correction | |
| KLOOS, F.J. | Holland, 19th Century, NIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = Museum Schevingen. | T.C. "Leeuhaven Wz. No.163, Manufacturer of Nautical Instruments, Coppersmith, Lamp maker." | Rotterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KLOOS, F.J., EN ZOON | Holland, 19th Century, NIM | Marine Compasses = Museum, Schevingen (2). | Rotterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KLOPPENBURG, GERHARD | Germany, fl.1713-16, MIM | invented and engraved double equatorial sundials made by Gerhard Kremer. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Wynter and Turner; Michel 3; Cousins; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KNABE | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Table Sundial = DAR. | Darmstadt. | Zinner 6. | suggest correction | |
| KNABE, C.E. | Germany, MIM | Perpetual Calendar = BM (lost). | Grünsstadt. | Price 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KNACHERGAARD, N.P. | Denmark, post-1827, MIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | meteorologist and clockmaker. | Aalborg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KNAUSTINUS, HEINRICH | Germany, 1578, MIM | Astrolabe, 1578 = MUN (ICA-3027). | maker or owner? | Zinner 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction | |
| KNEBEL, F. | Holland, fl.1816-27, MIM | Astronomical Clocks = LEY (1816), Klokkenmuseum, Zaanse Schans, Utrecht Observatory (2). | made chronometers. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| KNIBB, JOHN | England, c.1673, MIM | Astronmical Clock = X. | brother of Joseph Knibb and cousin of Samuel Knibb; apprenticed to William Sutton in the Joiners' Company on Nov. 4, 1664; free of the Company, 1673, in Oxford; took apprentices in Oxford. | Oxford. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction |
| KNIBB, JOSEPH | England, fl.1670-89, MIM | brother of John Knibb and cousin of Samuel Knibb; admitted to the Clockmakers' Company by Redemption in 1670; served as assistant in the Company in 1689. | London. | Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| KNIBB, SAMUEL | England, fl.1663-74, MIM | see Sutton and Knibb, who in 1664 cooperated to make Morland's trigonometrical machines, now at KEN and FLO; he finished the FLO machine in 1666 after Sutton's death. | Threadneedle Street, London. | Taylor 1(297); Bonelli 1; Michel 3; G.L'E. Turner 24; Clay and Court; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| KNIE, BALTHAZAR | Germany; Scotland, fl.1743-1817, PHIM | Angle Barometers = X, Soth. 7/19/88 (1787), Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, City of Gloucester Museum, P.C., RSM, KEN, etc; Stick Barometers = Hopetoun House, Edinburgh, Christie-SK 9/11/86, RSM, D.; Double Barometer, 1800 = RSM; Wheel Barometers = X, P.C.; Barometer, 1778 = Traquair House; | used thermometers by Charles Moliner; signed "Mr. Knie" (1800), "Knie, Edin.", "Balthasar Knie", "Baltasar Kinny." | second door above Mr. Scyth, facing Niddry's Wynd (1776); near Mr. Scyth (1776); opposite the Guard (1782-90); nearly opposite the Guard, High Street (1789); opposite Forrestets Wynd Well (1793-98); Head Seller's Close (1800-03); Lawnmarket (1805-10); 405 Lawnmarket (1811-14); Borthwick's Close (1815); all in Edinburgh. | Goodison 1, 5; Bryden 3, 10; Morrison-Low 1; RSW; McConnell 1. | suggest correction |
| KNIGHT 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Braintree. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| KNIGHT 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| KNIGHT 3 | England?, c.1775, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Sales Cat.(1975). | possibly Charles Knight. | Dunmow. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KNIGHT, CHARLES | England, c.1800, PHIM | barometer maker. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KNIGHT, F.C., AND CO. | USA, fl..1894-1923, MIM SIM | Transits = X (2). | Frank Campion Knight. | Philadelphia, PA. | Miller. | suggest correction |
| KNIGHT, FRANK CAMPION | USA, 1856-1923, MIM SIM | claimed to be the successor to Edmund Draper. | 402 Locust, Philadelphia, Pa. (1894-95). | Smart 1; Miller. | suggest correction | |
| KNIGHT, GEORGE | England, pre-1840, PHIM | Chemical Retort = OXF; Balance = Christie 10/31/67. | signed "Knight Foster Lane." | Foster Lane, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KNIGHT, GEORGE, AND CO. | England, fl.1850-58, MIM PHIM | won a prize in the Great Exhibition of London in 1851. | 2 Foster Lane, Cheapside, London. | Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction | |
| KNIGHT, GEORGE, AND SONS | England, fl.1840-62, MIM PHIM | Chemical Balance = OXF. | T.C.; see R. and G. Knight; see George Knight. | 2 Foster Lane, Cheapsides, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW; Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction |
| KNIGHT, GOWIN | England, 1713-72, MIM NIM | Instrument = OXF; Compass Cards = Uring Sale 6/16/1773 (3). | Dr. Gowin Knight; developed and improved a compass in 1745; patented it in 1766; F.R.S.; T.C.; author. | Lincoln's Inn Fields, Crane Court, Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 2(278); DNB; G.L'E. Turner 24; Calvert 2; Schück; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KNIGHT, JOHN | England, fl.1812-35, PHIM | made barometers, watches and clocks. | Mill End, Thaxted. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| KNIGHT, R. AND G. | England, fl.1811-20, MIM PHIM SIM | Inclinometer = STT. | Richard and George Knight. | No. 41 Foster Lane (1811); Foster Lane, Cheapsides (1816); both in London. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KNIGHT, RICHARD | England, | see R. and G. Knight. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KNIGHT, T. | England, PHIM | made barometers. | Stone. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| KNIGHTS, JAMES | England, 1739, MIM | Hodometer, 1739 = KEN. | Ipswich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KNIP, GEREIT | Holland, c.1750, MIM | Planetarium with clockworks = DRE. | Amsterdam. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| KNITTEL, GEORG FRANZ | Czechoslovakia, fl.1683-90, MIM | Universal Ring Sundials = PRA (1683), BEK (1685); Level, 1690 = DEU. | Prague. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KNITTEL, JOH. WILHELM | Czechoslovakia, 1701, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1701 = ROM. | Prague. | Zinner 1; Bonelli 4; Bedini 12; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KNITTL, FRANZ ANTON | Austria, 1671-1744, MIM PHIM SIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundials = BAM (1713), KRM (1713), Linz Stadt Sammlung (1713), NMM, KRM, LIN, KEN (2), etc.; Burning Glass, 1716 = Lambach Stift; Horizontal Sundials = LIN, NOR (2), NMM, CZJ, AMST, KEN, POR; Compasses, 1714 = X (2); Surveying Instruments, 1721 = Lambach Stift. | father of Franz Jacob Knittl; Evans noted a ring sundial, 1685, at Kunst und Gewerbe Museum, Berlin. | Kremsmünster; Linz. | Zinner 1; Baillie 1; Evans 1; Michel 3; Mörzer Bruyns 1; NMM 2; Portaluppi; Wynter and Turner; Wynter 1; W. Eckhardt 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KNITTL, FRANZ JACOB | Austria, 1729-70, MIM | Table Sundials = NMM (1753), SLM (1754), Linz Museum Depot aus Hohenfurth (1751). | son of Franz Anton Knittl; see also "F.J.K.S.J." | Linz. | Zinner 1; NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| KNITTL, JOH. WILHELM | Czechoslovakia, 1701, MIM | Sundial, 1701 = ROM. | Prague. | Bedini 12; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KNOTT, ROBERT | England, 1683, MIM | apprenticed to Clement Forster of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 29, 1683. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| KNOWLES, JEFFREY | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KNOX AND SHAIN 1 | USA, fl.1855-76, MIM SIM | Surveying Vernier Compass = P.C.; Transits = U. of North Dakota, D.(1983). | Joseph Knox and Charles J. Shain; also made levels. | 461/2 Walnut Street (1855); 716 Chestnut Street (1856-76); both in Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; Coffeen C; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KNOX AND SHAIN 2 | USA, fl.1878-91, MIM | Henry M. Knox and Charles J. Shain. | 716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| KNOX, HENRY M. | USA, fl.1878-91, MIM | see Knox and Shain 2. | 716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| KNOX, JOSEPH | USA, 1805-77, MIM SIM | see Knox and Shain 1; see Draper and Knox. | 7 Plum Street (1829-37); 72 Dock Street (1851); both in Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| KNYFF, LEONARD | England, c.1730, | apprenticed to Thomas Heath 1 in the Grocers' Company, 1730; his father may have been the topographer of the same name. | J. Brown 1; Tooley 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KOCH | Germany, OIM | Microscope = NOR. | Berlin. | Fürst. | suggest correction | |
| KOCH, BARTHOLOME | Austria, 18th Century, MIM | Inclinable Sundial = OXF; Augsburg-type Sundials = Drecker Coll. = P.C., Christie 4/3/85; Horizontal Sundials = Christie 4/18/1899, P.B. 1/22/54, P. & S. 5/20/1895, Koller 11/17/75. | Vienna. | Zinner 1; Maddison 5; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KOCH, F.L. | Germany, fl.1749-63, MIM SIM | Horizontal Sundial, with case = MUN; Level, 1749 = SWE; Level = STT; Laterna Magica = STT; Graphometer, 1763 = DOR. | graphometer signed "Koch Berlin." | Berlin. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KOCH, H. | Germany, 1751, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1751 = CZO. | Berlin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KOCH, HANS | Germany, fl.1554-1603, MIM | made sundials; see "H.K." 1 and 5. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Boursier; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KOCH, HANS HINRICH | ?, c.1776, | owner of Leverton Hadley quadrant. | Apenrade. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KOCH, I.(T.) L. | Germany, 1775, MIM | Sector, 1755 = PRZ. | see J.L. Koch. | Berlin. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KOCH, J.L. | Germany, 1742, MIM OIM | Culpeper-type Microscope = NOR; Sectors = NOR, OXF (1742). | related to Johann Koch 1 and K. Koch. | Berlin. | Pipping 1; Maddison; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KOCH, JOHANN 1 | Austria; Germany; Swedenfl.1650-79, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1650 = P. & S. 3/8/1895; Horizontal Sundials, 1665 & 1672 = NOR; Horizontal Sundials = NOR, KEN; Diptych Sundial = NOR; Artillery Level = MADEX-369; Sundial = SKO. | instrument and clock maker; J.K. Koch and K. Koch are descendants. | Vienna; Berlin; Stockholm (1665-79). | Zinner 1; Pipping 1; Baillie 1; MADEX; Sidenbladh; Maddison; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KOCH, JOHANN 2 | Austria, 1755, MIM | Sundial, 1755 = X; Universal Ring Dial = Kühnelt Coll., Innsbruck; Horizontal Sundial = VAA. | Vienna. | Zinner 6; Basserman-Jordan 2. | suggest correction | |
| KOCH, K. | Germany, 1763, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1763 = DOR; Table Sundials = MUN, WRAY-39. | related to Johann Koch 1 and J.L. Koch. | Berlin. | Zinner 1; Price 2; Maddison; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KOCH, MARTIN | Germany, c.1700, MIM | Analemmatic Table Sundial = GRA. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KOCH, RASMUS | Denmark, fl.1765-72, NIM | Crown Compass = AMST; Compass Cards = SFM (1765), X (1772). | X also marked "R.K." | Copenhagen. | Mörzer Bruyns 1; Schück; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KOCHANSKI, ADAM ADAMANTY | Poland, 1631-1700, MIM | Triple Wall Sundial, 1680 = Palace, Wilanow. | designed by Hevelius. | Warsaw. | Maddison 7. | suggest correction |
| KOCHLER | Germany, MIM | String-gnomon Sundial = Delft Sundial Exhibition (1984). | signed on paper compass rose. | Stuttgart. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KOCK, BARTHOL. | see Bartholme Koch. | Christie 4/18/1899. | suggest correction | |||
| KOCKS, JOHANNES H. | Holland, 1761-1849, OIM PHIM | made microscopes and philosophical instruments for van Musschenbroek. | The Hague. | Crommelin 1; Rooseboom 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| KODANER | see Kodauer. | Hamilton 1. | suggest correction | |||
| KODAUER, JOSEPH | Germany?, 18th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = P. and S. 3/8/1895; Equatorial Sundials = P. and S. 3/20/1896 and 5/19/1896, D.(1974), PRA, LAW, MERC, Soth. 4/22/65; Butterfield-type Sundial = OXF. | MERC signed "Josephus Kodaner." | Carlsbad. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Hamilton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KOEDIJK, ENGELB | Holland, c.1817, MIM OIM PHIM | Kalverstraat bij de Bagijnenhofsteeg, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | ||
| KOENIG, KARL RUDOLPH | Germany; France, 1832-1901, MIM PHIM | Set of Helmholtz Resonators = TEY. | physicist from Königsberg, studied under Helmholtz; moved to Paris in 1851; apprenticed to the violin maker Vuillaume until 1858; made acoustical apparatus thereafter; won gold medal in 1862. | Königsberg; Paris (1851). | G.L'E. Turner 7 & 24; Poggendorff; USNM. | suggest correction |
| KOERNER | Germany, c.1810, OIM | Telescope = CZJ. | Weimar. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KOGLER, IGNATIUS | c.1744, MIM | Equatorial Armillary Sphere = Peking Observatory. | Ignatius Kögler. | Michel 3; Needham? | suggest correction | |
| KOGLER, JEREMIAS | Poland, 1634-88, MIM PHIM | Compass, 1634 = KRM; Sectors = ADL-M87 (1688), KRA (1664), Neusing Coll. and Academy of Science, Gdansk (1668). | Kögler; sometimes spelled "Kegeler." | Danzig. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Michel 3; Polish Inv.; Daumas 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KOHL, MAX | Germany, c.1880, MIM | Electrostatic Machines = D.(1971), A.-P. 3/15/76. | "Mechaniker." | Chemnitz. | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction |
| KOHLER, A. | Sweden, c.1850, MIM SIM | A. Köhler; made surveyor's planimeters; probably a clockmaker. | Visby. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| KOHLER, CHRISTOPH | Germany, fl.1663-80, MIM SIM | Graphometers = KEN (1663), DRE; Table Sundial, 1677 = KEN; Diptych Sundials, round = MERC, DRE; Augsburg-type Sundial, 1680 = Merc-30; Artillery Levels = DRE (lost) (1699), MUN; Astronomical Compendium = P.C. (1969); Diptych Sundials = Markisches Museum (1766), Lempertz 6/14/76. | Christoph Köhler; Augsburg-type has perpetual calendar on 1b and is signed "Dresten fecit Fluss Köhler"; DRE graphometer has 3" radius. | Dresden. | Zinner 1; Gunther 2; Price 2; Daumas 1; Hamilton 1 & 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KOHLER, FLUSS | misreading for Christoph Köhler. | Hamilton 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |||
| KOHN | RussiaMIM | Thermometer = D.(1970). | both Fahrenheit and Réaumur scales. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KOLESCH AND CO. | USA, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Level = GUR. | New York City. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| KOLL, BERNHART | Germany, 1569, MIM | member of the compass maker guild; Master in 1569. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| KOLNEP, W. | Germany, OIM | Microscope = P.C. | Berlin. | Padgitt. | suggest correction | |
| KOLOMET, MENDEL SCHAFFER | MIM | Watch Dial with Compass = P. & S. 2/28/1896. | Kolomet may be a town. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KOLWEIN, M. | Austria, 17th Century, MIM | Table Sundial = KEN-1880/40. | see Mathias Kulwein. | Vienna. | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| KONIG, D. | Switzerland, MIM | Meridian Sundial = ROM-7863. | Berne. | Bonelli 4. | suggest correction | |
| KONIG, GOTTFRIED | Germany, MIM | Universal Horizontal Sundial = Koller 11/17/75. | König. | Hildburghausen. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KONST, R. | Holland, c.1775, MIM | Astrolabe = LEY. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KOOGIES, JAN | see Jan Koogje. | Rooseboom 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| KOOGJE, JAN | Holland, c.1725, MIM | Planetariums, miniature = LEY, Soth. 12/17/62 = P.C. (1969). | clockmaker | Wormerveer. | Rooseboom 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KOOPS, B. | Holland, c.1800, OIM | Solar Microscope = LEY. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KOPPELLAR | Austria, PHIM | Barometer = KRA. | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KOPSEN AND CO. | Australia, NIM | Marine Compass = American Art Galleries, Chicago 3/18/75. | Sydney. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KORDENBUSCH, G.F. | Germany, 1773, MIM | Plotting Scale, 1773 = OXF. | "Math. P. Pa." | Nürnberg. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KORISTKA, F. | Italy, c.1850, OIM | Microscope = DRE. | Milan. | Grötzsch 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KORN, HARTMAN | Germany, 1664, MIM | Sundial, circular, with calendar, 1664 = OXF. | associated with John Korne? | Zinner 1; Taylor 1(521); Dewhirst; Baillie 1; Evans 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| KORNE, JOHN | England, c.1700, OIM | Telescope = NMM. | associated with Hartman Korn? | Taylor 1(521); Evans 1; NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| KORNER, FRIEDRICH | Germany, c.1824, | Körner; invented a barometer, thermometer, air pump, and balance; author; had Carl Zeiss as an apprentice, c.1830. | Jena. | Pipping 1; Middleton 1; Dawsons 205. | suggest correction | |
| KOSBU, F. | Germany, c.1850, NIM | Octant = AMST; Compass = X. | the last letter in Kosbu has a line over it. | Hamburg. | Schück 2; Mörzer Bruyns 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KOSTENBADER, GEORG | Germany, c.1588, MIM | Astrolabe Clock = Chateau de Gaesbeek, Belgium. | see G.K.B. | Zinner 1; Price 2; Michel 2. | suggest correction | |
| KOSTER, ANTON | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = Lienz Heimatmuseum. | Köster; crude work. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| KOSTKOWEGO | Poland, | invented a type of polyhedral sundial. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KRABBE, JOHANN | Germany, 1553-1616, MIM NIM | Astrolabes, brass = STO (1579) (ICA-529), D.(1972), Fort Caroline Nat'l Memorial, Fla. (1582) (ICA-581) (NMM-3); Astrolabes, paper = OXF (1583) (ICA-276), LUN (1583) (ICA-612); Nocturnal, 1583 = ROM; Diptych Sundial, 1583 = ZUR; Regiomontanus Sundial, 1584 = NMM-D.228; Mathematical Instrument (1586); Globe (1583). | author; he wrote that his planispheric astrolabes were intended for mariners; the Fort Caroline astrolabe is considered a mariner's astrolabe; NMM is the National Maritime Museum Registry of Mariner's Astrolabes; geometer to Henricus Julius, Bishop of Halberstadt, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg. | Minden; Wolfenbüttel. | Zinner 1; Michel 1, 2 and 3; Gunther 1 and 2; Price 1; ICA 2; Waters 1; NMM 2; MADEX; Stimson 3; RSW; Debeauvais 1. | suggest correction |
| KRAFFT, FRIEDRICH | Germany, c.1500, MIM | made an astrolabe. | Nürnberg. | Lunardi. | suggest correction | |
| KRAFT, C.E. | Austria, c.1790, MIM NIM | Protractors = DRE, PRZ; Sextant, miniature = WHI-817. | Vienna. | Grötzsch 2; Dewhirst; RSW; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| KRAFT, E., UND SOHN | Austria, MIM SIM | Rule = TRE; Compass = P.C. (1969); Mining Compass = P.C.(1987). | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KRANENBORG, LAMBERTUS DERKS | Holland, fl.1773-74, MIM | Sundials = Loppersum (1773), Hoogezand (1774). | Loppersum; Hoogezand. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| KRANER, CHRISTOPH | Austria, 1641, MIM SIM | Plane Table Compass, 1641 = VIE. | Innsbruck. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| KRANEWELTER, JACOB | 1755, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| KRAP | Holland, c.1830, OIM | Telescope = AMST. | see Krap en van den Brink; see Arbon en Krap. | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; NAMUR. | suggest correction |
| KRAP EN VAN DEN BRINK | Holland, c.1830, OIM | Telescope = AMST. | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| KRAPP, JOHANN | Germany, c.1790, PHIM | Barometers, recording = DEU (2). | Mannheim. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| KRATZENSTEIN, BRUNO | USA, c.1850 ?, MIM OIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, with telescope = P.C. | Chicago, Ill. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| KRATZER, NICHOLAS | Germany; England; Belgium1486-1550, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial = Corpus Christi College, Oxf.(pre-1624); Garden Sundials = Corpus Christi College, St. Mary's Church, Oxford. | mathematical instrument maker to Henry VIII; there is a portrait of Kratzer by Hans Holbein. | Munich; Oxford; Antwerp; London. | Zinner 1; Taylor 1(1); Maddison 1; Gunther 2; Michel 3; DNB; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KRAUS, JOHANN PAUL | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Table Sundial = BM. | signed "Johann Paul Kraus Fürstle : Max : Liechtenstein: Hoffmeister fecit"and marked "J.G. Gutwein sculpsit." | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| KRAUSLER, MATHIAS KARL | Austria, 1691, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, 1691 = Vorau Stift. | Pöllau in Steirmark. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| KRAUSS, JOHANN THOMAS | Germany, 1751, MIM | Protractor, glass, 1751 = AUG. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KRAUWINCKEL, HANS | Germany, 1580-1610, MIM | Nürnberg Counter = USNM. | Nürnberg. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| KREBS | see Nicholaus de Cusa. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |||
| KREICH, JOACHIM | Germany, 1598-99, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument, 1599 = DEU; Alidade with compass, 1598 = PRA; Triangulation Instrument, 1599 = NUR. | Weimar. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Czech. Inv.; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KREITTMAYER, GEORG | Germany, 1660, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1660 = X. | Munich. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| KREMBER | Holland, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = P. and S. 6/18/1894. | also signed "gentifori"; probably Philip Kremser which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KREMER, GERHARD | Germany, fl.1713-16, MIM | Double Equatorial Sundials = Bourgeois Sale, Cologne, 1902 = TIM, Christie 4/9/75 (1714), LEI. | made sundials invented and engraved by Gerhard Kloppenburg which see. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Michel 3; Cousins; Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KREMSER, PHILIP | Holland, 1781, MIM | Table Sundial, string-gnomon = MUN; Table Sundial, 1781 = GRA. | for 46°30' latitude. | Cenifori (Genifori?). | Zinner 1 and 6; Price 2; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KRES, ALBAN | Germany, MIM | Rule, folding, with hinged bars at ends = ULM. | Ulm. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KRIECKEL, G.F. | MIM | Artillery Rule = STU; Rule = THO. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KRIEGSEISEN, MATHIAS | 17th Century, PHIM | made demonstration instruments. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| KRIGNER, SALOMON | Poland; Germany, c.1694, MIM SIM | Augsburg-type Sundials with cams = DRE, SWE, ROS = FIN, P.C., OXF, KRA, PRZ, THO; Equatorial Sundials = NYC, STT, CZJ, EMA, Drecker Coll.; Graphometer, 1694 = DRE. | most Augsburg-types are oval. | Warsaw; Marienbad. | Zinner 1; Grötzsch 2; Pipping 1; Michel 3; Pryzpkowski 1; DES; Körber 1; Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KRITTL, JOHANN WILHELM | Czechoslovakia, | misreading for Knittel. | Bonelli 4. | suggest correction | ||
| KRUGNER, AL. CR. | Germany, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, with cam = P. & S. 3/8/1895 = Drecker Coll.? | is this a horrible rendering of Salomon Krigner? | Marienberg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KRUINCS | misreading for Kruines. | P. & S. 2/9/1897. | suggest correction | |||
| KRUINES | France, fl.1800-22, MIM OIM | Cannon Sundials = P. & S. 5/19/1896 and 2/9/1897; Telescope = Gersaint, Nantes 10/28/88. | "Opticien"; Gersaint also marked "Quai de l'Horloge." | au Télescope, Enclos Saint-Denis de la Chartre; 41 Quai de l'Horloge; 61 bis, Quai de l'Horloge (1807); all in Paris. | Nachet; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KRUINES, VEUVE | France, c.1822, MIM OIM | carried on her husband's shop; maker (?). | Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| KRUINES-RAMBAUD | France, MIM | Instrument = Musée Lombard, Geneva. | 21 Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KRULT, E., UND SOHN | Austria, MIM | Compass = Technical Museum, Warsaw. | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KRUSE, ABRAHAM | Germany, c.1796, PHIM | Coin Balances = HAK, DRE, D.(1982). | the balances in Dresden and with the dealer are marked "Schwelm in der graffshaft Mark 1796." | Schynelium, Westfalia. | USNM; Coffeen III; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KRUSE, J. MELCHIOR | Germany, 18th Century, PHIM | Gold Balance = Libert et Castor 4/28/82; Coin Balances = Christie 4/3/85, Koller 11/17/75. | the gold balances are marked "Goldwafenmacher und Eichmeister." | Elberfeld. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KUBEL, EDWARD | Germany; USA, 1820-96, MIM PHIM SIM | Theodolites = USNM, D.(1987); Siderostat = USNM; Gravity Pendulum = USNM; Dividing Engine = Alpha Instrument Co., Washington, D.C. | Kübel; worked primarily for the U.S. Government. | Bayreuth, Bavaria (pre-1849); Washington, D.C. | Smart 1; USNM; Coffeen 15.. | suggest correction |
| KUBISCH | MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = MLL. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KUBITSCHEK | Austria, c.1800, PHIM | Hygrometer = DRE. | Vienna. | Grötzsch 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KUEBLER AND SEELHORST | USA, c.1850?, MIM SIM | Surveying Transit = GUR. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| KUGSBERG, AUGUST | NIM | Crown Compass = STK. | the first letter in Kugsberg may be different. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KUHLMANN, G. CH. | Germany, MIM | Alidade = D.(1971). | Kühlmann. | Colmar. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KUHLMANN, IN. BIN. | MIM | Protractor = D.(1972). | Roux Devilas 73. | suggest correction | ||
| KUHNEL, PAUL | USA, c.1850?, MIM | Pair of Globes = X. | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| KUILE, COENRAAD TER | Holland, 1781-1852, MIM | made a tellurium and a lunarium. | Enschede. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| KULICK, MATHIAS | England, c.1782, | apprenticed to Thomas Garrard 1 in the Grocers' Company, 1782. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KULIVIN | Russia, 1772, | invented electrical machine, 1772; Academy of Science. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| KULL AND DOWNING | England, PHIM | Marine Barometer = OMM. | "London." | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KULLBERG, VICTOR | England, 1824-90, NIM | made self-registering marine compasses, or course indicators; made chronometers and watches. | 105 Liverpool Road; 12 Cloudesley Terrace; both in London. | USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| KULLSTROM, J.J. | Sweden, fl.1830-60, PHIM | Stick Barometer = NOR. | Kullström. | Stora Glasbruksgaten 8, Stockholm. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| KULWEIN, MATHIAS | Germany, MIM | Ring Sundial = MUN. | see M. Kolwein. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| KUMMER, K.W. | Germany, 1836, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1836 = DRE. | Berlin. | Grötzch 1 & 2; Drechsler 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KUNIG, ARNOLD | France, fl.1481-1500, MIM | thought to have made an astrolabe, 1481, now in the Musée de Rohan, Strasbourg. | Strasbourg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| KUNINGNANT, M. | France?, c.1660, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = ADL-M155. | marked "Ingénieur." | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KUNN, ANTON | Austria, c.1810, PHIM | Balance = ADL-M405. | Anton Künn. | Vienna. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KURFURST VON SACHSEN, AUGUST J. | Germany, | see August J. Kurfürst von Sachsen. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| KURZ, CHRISTIAN ADAM, UND SOHN FRANZ | Germany, 1700, MIM | Inclinable Sundial, 1700 = P. & S. 11/21/1894. | Reutlingen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KUTSCH | France, c.1792, MIM PHIM | Rules = CNAM; Balance = CNAM; Triangular Rule, wood = Berzelius Museum (SWE). | made comparators. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KUTZ AND ADAMS | USA, fl.1834-36, MIM | rule makers; surely Erasmus A. Kutz 1. | 300 Broadway, New York, N.Y. (1834-36). | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KUTZ, ERASMUS A. 1 | England; USA, 1778-1856, MIM NIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = GUR/ Onandaga Hist. Soc., Syracuse, N.Y./ Crestline Hist. Soc.,Ohio, Conn. Hist. Soc., Hartford, Western Reserve Hist. Soc., Cleveland, Ohio; Compass = Cornell University, N.Y.; Sextant = Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, Inc., Va.; Shoe Measure = USNM; Yardstick = USNM; Octants = P.C. (2). | Kutz was primarily a rule maker; T.C.; George Bracher in England made telescopes for Kutz. | 343 Water Street (1818-19); 248 Water Street (1821); 151 Water Street (1822); 172 Water Street (1824-27); 164 Water Sreet (1828-35); 180 Water Street (1835-36 & 1842-43); all in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; Bedini 8; O'Mara; Brewington 1; Taylor 2(1496); D.J. Warner 10; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KUTZ, ERASMUS A. 2 | USA, 1822-68, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = D.(1973). | signed "E.A. Kutz (son)"; rule maker. | 2 Stanton (1839-40); 117 Madison (1850-51); 91 Monroe Street (1856); all in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; Moskowitz 106. | suggest correction |
| KUTZ, FREDERICK | USA, fl.1827-30, MIM | rule maker. | 55 Orange (1827-28); 395 Broome (1829); both in New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| KUTZ, THOMAS | USA, fl.1829-30, MIM | rule maker. | 107 Mott (1829); Mott at N. Walker (1830); both in New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| KUTZ, THOMAS E. | USA, fl.1823-27, MIM | 86 Reed (1823); Nassau, corner of John (1824); 51 Roosevelt (1825); 61 Vesey (1826-27); all in New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| KUYPER, GERHARD | Holland, c.1775, PHIM | made a new type of electrical machine with Van Marum. | Groningen. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| KWIDZYNIA, MIKOLAJ WODKA | Poland, 1442-94, MIM | Sundial = Cathedral, Wloclawek. | professor of astronomy at the University of Bologna. | Polish Inventory. | suggest correction | |
| KYFFIN, EDWARD | England, c.1682, MIM | apprenticed by turnover on Nov. 30, 1682 to John Brown 1 of the Clockmakers' Company. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| KYN, JAMES | England, fl.1593-1727, MIM | Sundial, ivory, 1593 = X Coll.; Sundial = RSM. | the dial in the X Coll. is for 52° and marked "Made for T.B." (1); the dial in the RSM is signed "Kynius." | Dewhirst; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KYNAST, J.F. | Germany, c.1700, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = Drecker Coll. = P.C.(1969). | also marked "I.F.F." | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| KYNFIN, JAMES | England, fl.1569-1610, MIM | Astrolabe, 1597 = FLO; Astronomical Compendium, 1593 = BM; Geometrical Compass, 1595 = FLO-2516; Graduated Circle, 1595 = FLO-435; Theodolite base, 1597 = FLO-3174. | also signed as "James Kenvyn", "Jacobus Kynvin"; made instruments for Sir Robert Dudley; made Blagrave's "Mathematical Jewel" and "Familiar Staff." | near Powles (St. Paul's Cathedral), London. | Taylor 1(73); G.L'E. Turner 26; Gatty; Gunther 4; Dewhirst; Bonelli 2; Price 1 & 3; Ward 4; ICA 2; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| KYNIUS | see James Kyn. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |||
| KYNVIN | see Kynfin. | suggest correction | ||||
| KYNVYN | see Kynfin. | suggest correction | ||||
| KYNWIN | see Kynfin. | suggest correction | ||||
| KYRRHESTES, ANDRONIKOS | Macedonia, c.75 B.C., MIM | Sundial = Tenos; Tower of the Winds = Athens. | Gibbs 1; Price 13. | suggest correction | ||
| L'ADMIRAL, JACOB | see Admiral, Jacob L'. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| L'ALLEMAN, DIDIER | France, fl.1677-78, MIM | made a celestial globe in 1677-78; mentioned in the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions XII, p. 895; watchmaker. | Paris. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| L'AMAND, R. | France, c.1720, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood = Evans Coll. | Dieppe. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| L'ASNE, MICHEL | see Michael Asinus. | Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| L'ETANG | see Etang. | suggest correction | ||||
| L'HOSTE, JEAN | France, fl.1616-31, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, 1616 = Bibliothèque de l'Institut de France et de la Musée Lorrain, Nancy; Celestial Globes = Bibliothèque de l'Institut de France (1617) et de la Musée Lorrain (1618). | mathematician and author; sometimes signed "Johannes L'Hoste." | Nancy. | Bonacker; RSW. | suggest correction |
| L'ISLE, DE | see Isle, de l'. | suggest correction | ||||
| L. 1 | Germany, 1741, OIM | Solar Microscopes, 1741 = DRE (2). | Hans Löser, Reichsgraf. | Zinner 1; Drechsler 2. | suggest correction | |
| L. 2 | Germany, | see L.A.E. | Maurice 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| L.A.E. | Germany, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, stone = DEU. | might also be marked "L." (2). | Maurice 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| L.A.K. | Germany, 1733, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1733 = NMM-D.141 | Leonhard Andreas Karner; for latitude 48°; see "L.K." 1. | Augsburg. | NMM 2; Gouk. | suggest correction |
| L.B. | England, NIM | Nocturnals, wood = CMY, etc. | when found on English nocturnals, L.B. stands for "Little Bear." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| L.D.B. | USA?, 1785, NIM | Backstaff, 1785 = Maine Historical Society, Portland Me. | Bedini thought it was 1776. | Bedini 14; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| L.G. | Germany, 18th.Century, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = Christie 6/23/64. | L. Grassl or L. Gräf. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction |
| L.G.M. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = P. & S. 5/19/1896. | probably a misreading of "L.T.M." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| L.H. | France, MIM | String-gnomon Sundial in medallion = Libert et Castor 4/28/82. | might be the owner's initials. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| L.I.S. | 1646, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1646 = NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| L.J.M. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundials = P. & S. 3/20/1896 and 5/19/1896. | probably a misreading of "L.T.M." | RSW | suggest correction | |
| L.K. 1 | Germany, fl.1728-30, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory, = Galerie am Neumarkt 10/19/72 = Kugel (1730), Drout 4/7/87 (1728). | the mastermark is a glove with cuff; see L.A.K.; see Leonard Andreas Karner. | Nürnberg. | Gouk; RSW. | suggest correction |
| L.K. 2 | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = PRA. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| L.K.G. | Germany, 1631, MIM | Diptych Sundial, 1631 = BM. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| L.L. | France, c.1700, | owner's initials with crest on an astronomical compendium, Versailles 11/19/78. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| L.M. 1 | Germany, MIM | either Lienhart Miller, Leonhart Miller, or Leinhart Milner. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| L.M. 2 | Germany, 1625, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1625 = ADL-T12. | Lienhart Miller. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| L.M. 3 | Germany, 1626, | marked on an ivory diptych sundial signed "Lienhart Milner, 1626." | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| L.M. 4 | Germany, fl.1636-45, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory, 1636 and 1645 = Huelsmann Coll. | also marked on an ivory diptych sundial signed "Leonhart Miller" in the Findlay Sale. | Nürnberg. | Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction |
| L.M. 5 | France, c.1750, MIM | marked on a garden sundial signed "Lheureux", in Koller, May 1972. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| L.M. ST. | fl.1644-48, MIM | Pin-gnomon Sundial, 1648 = SKO; Artillery Scale, 1644 = SKO. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| L.M.N. | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Torquetum = BAM. | calendar runs from 1600 to 1639. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| L.R.F. | Germany, 1631, MIM | Triptych Sundial, 1631 = BM. | signed "L.R.f. 1631." | Price 3; Ward 4; Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| L.S. 1 | Germany?, 1518, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1518 = FIN. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| L.S. 2 | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, stone = REG. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| L.S. 3 | England, 17th Century, MIM | Ring Sundial, expanded = Christie 6/7/72. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| L.S. 4 | 1715, MIM | Vertical Sundial, 1715 = ZUS. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| L.S. 5 | England, c.1800, MIM | Bow Dividers = D.(1972). | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | ||
| L.T. | initials on a telecopic graphometer by Lenoir; probably the owner. | Wynter 1. | suggest correction | |||
| L.T.M. | Germany, c.1710-70, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundials found in many museums and collections. | Ludovicus Theodatus Müller. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| L.T.V. | surely a misreading of L.T.M | Christie 4/3/74. | suggest correction | |||
| L.X.A. | 1593, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, 1593 = LIE. | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| L.Z. 1 | Germany, 1741, MIM | Hodometer, 1741 = DRE. | Löser und Zimmer or Lehmann und Zimmer? | Zinner 1; Drechsler 2. | suggest correction | |
| L.Z. 2 | MIM | Compass Sundial = NOR. | initials on cover, owner? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| L.Z.K. | misreading of I.3 K.; see Jacob Karner. | Koller 11/7/63. | suggest correction | |||
| LA HIRE, GABRIEL-PHILIPPE DE | France, 1677-1719, OIM | Telescope = POB. | son of Philippe de la Hire? experimented with barometers. | Paris. | Nachet; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| LA HIRE, PHILIPPE DE | France, 1640-1718, | de la Hire; wrote on astrolabes and gnomonics; invented a new type of astrolabe projection. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| LA MOTTA | Italy, 1767, NIM | Compass in gimbals, 1767 = ROM. | Price thought the date was 1707. | Rome. | Bonelli 4; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LA MOTTE | France, c.1690, MIM | Sector = P.C.; Square = P.C. | Versailles. | Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LA REINE | France, OIM | Field Glass, pocket = USNM. | Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| LABBE, J.N. | 1826, MIM | Garden Sundial, slate, 1826 = LIE. | J.N. Labbé. | Michel 9. | suggest correction | |
| LACAM, B. | owner's name on mathematical etui signed "H. Cole maker" for Humphrey Cole, which see | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| LACKEN, JOHN | England, c.1825, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 6/30/89. | Maidstone. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LACOMBE | France, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = Drouot 4/26/67-38. | Toulouse. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LACOUR, CLAUDIUS | France, | Toricelli Barometer, 1769 = D.(1972). | modern work; "opticien." | rue du Bac, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LACROIX | France, post-1753, | "maître serrurier"; received permission to make a perpetual motion machine from the inventor, Arles de Montigny, after Solvaique; see Berin de la Croix. | Paris. | Augarde. | suggest correction | |
| LACY, W. | England, 1779, MIM | Orrery, 1779 = NMM-P.25. | "Invenit et Delineavit." | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| LACY, WILLIAM | England, c.1803, PHIM | apprenticed to Francis Vandermeulen on July 21, 1803, for seven years. | West Street, West Smithfield, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LADD AND OERTLING | England, fl.1860-74, PHIM | Edward Wilds Ladd and Ludwig Oertling; made balances; the RGO records have a letter announcing the partnership, dated Dec. 1860. | 192 Bishopsgate Street Without, London. | USNM; Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction | |
| LADD AND STREATFIELD | England, fl. 1847-59, PHIM | the partnership of Edward Wilds Ladd and John Streatfield fl. c.1847-Oct. 1859; listed themselves as "successors to R.B. Bate, hydrometer and gauging instrument makers to the Hon. Board of Inland Revenue"; made standard weights and measures. | 1 Old Jewry, London. | Chaldecott 4; McConnell 4. | suggest correction | |
| LADD, EDWARD WILDS | England, pre-1847-60, PHIM | worked for R.B. Bate; maker of hydrometers and saccharometers to the Honourable Board of Inland Revenue; had John Streatfield as a partner in Ladd and Streatfield c.1847-1859; worked alone, as E.W. Ladd and Co. from Oct. 1859 to Dec. 1960 when he took Ludwig Oertling as a partner, this lasted until c.Aug. 1874. | 1 Old Jewry (1859); 192 Bishopsgate Street (1860); both in London. | Chaldecott 3 and 4; RGO. | suggest correction | |
| LADD, W., AND CO. | England, c.1850, OIM PHIM | Thermometer = Royal Institution; Microscope, compound = Minnesota Historical Society. | William Ladd. | 12 Beak Street, London. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LADD, WILLIAM | England, fl.1847-69, OIM PHIM | Microscopes = D., Phillips 2/22/77, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. | made barometers and thermometers; optician; devised a method for coarse focusing on a microscope; had a display in the 1851 Great Exhibition in London. | 7 Cleaver Street, Kennington (1847); 31 Chancery Lane (1858); 11 and 12 Beak Street, Regent Street W. (1869); 29 Penton Street, Walworth Road; all in London. | Goodison 1; O'Mara; Fürst; Moskowitz; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LADERRIERE | France, c.1900, NIM | Inclinometer, No. 2 = Versailles 4/17/83; Sextant = WHI. | "Service Hydrographique de la Marine Boussole d'inclinason de Laderrière No. 2" is marked on the inclinometer. | Bennett 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LAENEN, F.A. | Belgium?, 1789, MIM | Garden Sundial, slate, 1789 = LIE. | Michel 9; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LAFFRANCHO, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(4). | sometimes spelled J. LaFrancho. | Ludlow. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| LAFONTAINE | France, 19th Century, MIM | Cannon Sundial, miniature = D.(1988). | 18 Galerie Monpensier, Palais Royal, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LAFRANCHO, J. | England, | J. LaFrancho; see J. Laffrancho. | Ludlow. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LAGARDE, A. | France, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = ADL-A32. | name stamped inside of lower half of box. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LAGNY | France, fl.1665-90, MIM | "arquebusier"; made instruments for the Paris Observatory and the Academy. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Augarde. | suggest correction | |
| LAGSTINUS, FRANCS. | France?, 1602, MIM | Armillary Sphere with Ptolemaic Planetarium in center, 1602 = Watney Coll. = Christie 7/12/67. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | ||
| LAIDIER, FRA J. | see Fra J. Lardier. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| LAIDMAN | England, PHIM | Marine Barometer = D.(1997). | possibly R.T. Laidman, which see. | ATG 5/24/97. | suggest correction | |
| LAIDMAN, R.T. | England, NIM | Octant, ebony and brass, case = Christie-SK 7/10/80. | West Hartlepool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LAINTON, SAMUEL | England, c.1860, PHIM | Angle Barometers = WHI, X; Thermometer = X. | thermometer is on a Howorth barometer; may be cabinet maker at 9 King Cross Street (1860). | Halifax. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| LAIRD, DAVID WHITE | Scotland, fl.1834-51, NIM OIM | Octants, ebony = Soth. 6/20/74, FRK = RSM, Dundee Art Galleries; Telescope = Phillips-E 7/31/87. | also made clocks and watches; T.C. in Whitby Museum. | 4 Bridge Street (1834-42); 58 Bridge Street (1843-51); both in Leith. | Taylor 2(2167); Bryden 3; Clarke et al; Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LAK | Germany, 1773, MIM | Sundial, ivory, 1773 = Debreuil Coll. = NMM-Caird. | L.A.K.? | Nürnberg. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LAKE AND SON | England, fl.1775-1800, MIM PHIM | Pantograph = D.(1972); Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 11/13/86. | Taunton. | Moskowitz 105. | suggest correction | |
| LAKE, THOMAS | England, 1770, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1770 = NMM-S.103. | instrument made for Martin Walding. | Leadenhall Street, London. | Taylor 2(738); NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| LALANDE, JEROME LE FRANCOIS DE | France, fl.1771-1803, | Jérôme Le François de Lalande; astronomer; author; had the analemmatic sundial on the church in Bourg-en-Bresse restored; drew a celestial globe, 1792. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Howse 2; Cousins. | suggest correction | |
| LALAYE, M. | France, MIM | Planispheres = PBN (2). | Destombes 5. | suggest correction | ||
| LALIGANT | France, pre-1843, MIM | Balance = CNAM. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| LALLAERIUS, JACOBUS | Italy, 1636, MIM | Garden Sundial, slate, 1636 = P.C. (1971). | "astronomus fecit An. 1636"; for latitude 47 1/2°. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LALONDE | France, PHIM | Barometers = Lesoufaché Coll.(2). | Maurice 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LALOY, M. | France, 1607, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, lead, 1607 = house in Tourcil. | Limoges. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| LAMARDELLE | France, 18th Century, MIM | Baradelle? | à la sphère, Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| LAMB, ANTHONY | England; USA, 1703-84, MIM NIM | Gauging Rod, 1759 = Streeter Coll., Yale U.; Backstaves = PEA (2-one dated 1747), Newport R.I. Historical Society Museum; Surveyor's Compass = USNM; Rule, wood inlaid with brass and ivory, 1759 = P.C.; Magnetic Compasses = D.(1986), Glebe House, Seabury Society; Haviland Instrument, ivory = P.C. | apprenticed to Henry Carter, MIM, of London pre-1724; transported to Maryland from Newgate Prison, London, 1724; made Thomas Godfrey 1's octant in 1731. | London (1703-24); at the Sign of the Compass and Quadrant, near the New Dock (1730); at the Sign of the Quadrant and Surveying Compass (1745); at the Sign of Sir Isaac Newton's Head (1749); all in New York, N.Y.; Hunter's Key, N.Y. (1753). | Taylor 2(191); Smart 1; Bedini 1, 7 and 8; Brewington 1; USNM; Coffeen 13; D.J. Warner 8, 10 and 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LAMB, ANTHONY, AND SON | USA, fl.1755-60, MIM NIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Passaic County Historical Society, Paterson, N.J. | Anthony and John Lamb. | Hunter's Key, N.Y. | Smart 1; Bedini 1 and 7. | suggest correction |
| LAMB, JOHN | USA, 1735-1800, MIM SIM | apprenticed to his father, Anthony Lamb, and was his partner, 1755-60, as Anthony Lamb and Son; very active in the Revolution; became a wine-merchant. | Hunter's Key, N.Y. | Smart 1; Bedini 1, 7 and 8; Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| LAMB, JOSEPH | England, c.1827, MIM | Instrument = OXF; Slide Rule, circular, ivory and silver, 1827 = P.C. | author; watchmaker. | Taylor 2(1616); Delehar 9. | suggest correction | |
| LAMBE | Holland, c.1704, PHIM | made barometers and gave them names of English makers. | Amsterdam. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| LAMBE, LUKE | England, c.1684, MIM | apprenticed to Johnson Weekes of the Clockmakers' Company on March 25, 1684. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| LAMBERT | Ireland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | Dublin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LAMBERT LE FILS | France, 18th Century, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = Soth. 12/12/55. | Lambert le fils. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LAMBERT PERE | France, 18th Century, MIM | Folding Square = ADL-W134; Sector = X; Mathematical Instrument Set = P-B 10/28/63; Protractor = Melun 6/10/79. | the protractor is signed "Lambert le Père." | Paris. | Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LAMBERT, H. | NIM | Octant = Pugsley Sale = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LAMBERT, J.S. | c.1770, | designed a combination horizontal and analemmatic sundial. | Ericson. | suggest correction | ||
| LAMBERT, THOMAS | England, c.1727, MIM | apprenticed to John Hutton 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on July 3, 1727. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| LAMBRIT, THOMAS | see Thomas Gemini. | suggest correction | ||||
| LAMINIT, JAKOB EMANUEL | Germany, 1719-60, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundials = AUG, HAM, GEL, SPI-2810, Koller 11/17/75. | brother-in-law of Johann Martin Willebrand. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2; Michel 3; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LAMONBY, GEORGE BURNTHWAITE | England, | Lamonby may be town; see George Burnthwaite. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LAMONT | Ireland, NIM | Octant = D.(1969). | Belfast. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LAMPLEY, CHARLES | England, c.1693, MIM | apprenticed to William Howe of the Grocers' Company on Nov. 7, 1683; free of the Company, Sept. 4, 1693. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LAMPLOUGH | England, 1792, NIM | Octant, ebony and brass, 1792 = Phillips 5/20/75. | Burlington. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LAMY, SIMON | France?, MIM | Cannon Sundial = D.(c.1968). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LANA, FRA FRANCESCO DE TERZI | Italy, 1631-87, | developed a microscope; author; physician. | Brescia. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| LANCAEUS, BALTHASSAR | Italy, fl.1557-71, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument, 1557 = FLO; Artillery Instrument with Calipers, 1557 = FLO. | Lanci. | Urbino. | Bonelli 2 and 5; Evans 1; Michel 3; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LANCASTER | England, OIM | Telescope, brass, on steel stand = D.(1987). | possibly "Lancaster and Son" or "Jas. Lancaster and Son." | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LANCASTER AND SON | England, OIM | Microscope, binocular = Wellcombe Museum (KEN) | probably James Lancaster and Son; opticians. | Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction |
| LANCASTER AND SONS | England, c. 1830, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1976). | may be Jas. Lancaster and Sons. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LANCASTER, CYRUS | USA, 1802-62, MIM | made many celestial and terrestrial globes, dating from 1825 to 1845; examples may be seen at USNM, Albany Institute of History and Art, N.Y. / Seward House, Auburn, N.Y. / Suffolk County Historical Society, Riverhead, N.Y. / P.C., D.(1975). | apprenticed to James Wilson 3; became his son-in-law; taken into firm of James Wilson and Sons in 1826, as manager of Wilson's factory. | 110 Washington Street, Albany, N.Y. | Bedini 8; Yonge; USNM; Moskowitz; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LANCASTER, GILBERT | England, c.1692, MIM | apprenticed to Nathaniel Anderton of the Grocers' Company on Dec. 7, 1683; free of the Company, June 6, 1692. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LANCASTER, JAS., AND SON | England, c.1830, OIM | Telescope = Christie-SK 12/1/83. | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LANDECK, ANDREAS | Germany, 1589-1663, MIM | Vertical Sundial, copper, 1647 = NUR. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Baillie 1; Maurice 1. | suggest correction | |
| LANDECK, JOHANN MELCHIOR | Germany, 18th.Century, MIM | Pedometer with Sundial = BM. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| LANDRINI | Italy, c.1750, MIM | Air Thermometer = DRE. | Drebbel-type. | Grötzsch 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LANDTECK, ENDRES | see Andreas Landeck. | Lunardi. | suggest correction | |||
| LANDTSCHOT, HENDRICK VAN | Holland, fl.1682-83, | held a 1683 patent on a nautical instrument. | Middelburg. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| LANE, H. | England, 1776, | Terrestrial Globe, with case = Phillips 2/14/79. | probably a misreading of N. Lane. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LANE, JOHN | England, c.1799, MIM NIM SIM | T.C., 1799. | at the Blue Coat Boy and Quadrant, in the Great-Minories, London. | C.N. Robinson. | suggest correction | |
| LANE, NATHANIEL | England, fl.1776-1829, MIM | made miniature terrestrial globes, many in shagreen cases lined with celestial gores; dates range from 1776 to 1829; examples can be seen at the Chicago Ill. Historical Society, PAM, NMM, and many other museums. | they are signed "Lane's Pocket Globe" or "Lane's Improved Globe"; the celestial gores lining the cases of the miniature globes show a geocentric projection. | London. | Taylor 2(740); Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Wynter and Turner; NMM 2; Yonge; Krogt 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LANE, NICHOLAS | England, c.1783, MIM | father of Thomas Lane; globe maker. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| LANE, R.E. | England, NIM | Octant, mahagony = X. | RSWx. | suggest correction | ||
| LANE, SAMUEL | USA, 1718-1806, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1760 = New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, N.H. | surveyor; the globe was made to help him in his work. | Stratham, New Hampshire. | Bedini 8; Yonge. | suggest correction |
| LANE, THOMAS | England, c.1801, | son of Nicholas Lane, a globe maker; apprenticed to Robert Tangate 1 in the Joiners' Company on Nov. 4, 1783; free in the Company, Mar. 3, 1801. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| LANEN, PIETER JACOBSE VAN DER | Holland, c.1740?, NIM | Compass = Königl. Institut für Meereskunde, Berlin. | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| LANG | France, 18th Century, MIM | Rule = ADL-M133; Artillery Level = D.(1987). | "Mechanicien du Roy pour l'artillerie"; might be the same as Joh. Phil. Lang. | Strasbourg. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LANG, JOH. PHIL. | France, 1748-62, MIM | Quadrant, 3' radius, on stand, 1762 = Musée Lorrain, Nancy; Quadrant, 1748 = STR. | both quadrants are made of iron and brass. | Strasbourg; Paris. | Michel 3 & 14; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LANG, JOHANN CHRISTOFF | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Astrolabe Clock = ADL-M383. | Price dated it at c.1580. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Price 2; Michel 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LANG, JOSEPH | England, OIM | Microscope = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | 43 Eastcheap, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LANGE DE BOURBON | France, 1753, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1753 = Oudheidkundige Museum, Ghent; Butterfield-type Sundials = Christie-SK 4/17/86, UTO 9/29/75, MERC (rectangular) = Spaulding = Lempertz 6/14/76 = D.(1976); Instrument = Wallace Coll. | Paris. | Hamilton 2; Brieux 3; F.J.B. Watson; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LANGE DE BOURBON, M. | France, c.1710, PHIM | Barometer and Thermometer = NYM; Stick Barometer = X. | "faiseur de barometres du Roi." | Paris. | Vincent 2; Hamilton 2; Tyler. | suggest correction |
| LANGENBUCHER, JACOB | Germany, 1649-1712, MIM OIM | Compass = ADL-M470; Universal Ring Dial = D. | also made terrestrial and celestial globes, telescopes, etc. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1 & 6; Brieux 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LANGFORD, EDWIN | England, c.1850, MIM NIM | Sector = D.(1935); Octant = D. | Bristol. | M. Gardner 2 (1935); Bryden 9; O'Mara 2; Moskowitz 106. | suggest correction | |
| LANGFORD, J. | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | ||
| LANGHANS, HANNS WOLFF | Germany, c.1687, MIM | sandglass maker. | Nürnberg. | Lunardi. | suggest correction | |
| LANGLANDS, JOHN | England, c.1820, MIM | Pocket Compass = Soth. 12/3/76. | Newcastle. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LANGLEY, LEMUEL | USA, 1828, | patented a method of adjusting the marine compass in 1828. | Gosport or Norfolk, Virginia. | Bedini 8; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| LANGLEY, W. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Grain Balance = Soth. 1/27/75. | 46 Tooley Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LANGLOIS ET LAPIE | France, 1815, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1815 = Gonse Coll. = MADEX-26 = NMM-G.114. | H. Langlois and Lapie. | Paris. | NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| LANGLOIS, CHARLES FRANCIS | France, c.1700, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = DRE; Pantograph = DRE; Graphometer = DRE. | Paris. | Grötzsch 2. | suggest correction | |
| LANGLOIS, CLAUDE | France, c.1730-50, MIM SIM | made various types of sundials and surveying, mathematical and astronomical instruments which can be seen at ADL, POB, CNAM, OXF, HAK, NMM, DRE, NYM, LOU, HAY, WHI, Huelsmann Coll., etc. | installed the meridian in St. Suplice Eglise in 1744; perfected the pantograph in 1743; "Ingénieur"; most instruments are signed "Langlois" or "C. Langlois"; worked for the Academy of Sciences; succeeded by his nephew, Canivet. | Au Niveau; aux Galeries du Louvre; both in Paris. | Daumas 1; Grötzsch 2; Körber 1; Michel 3; NMM 2; Engelmann 1; Josten; Bryden 16; Trois Siècles; Evans 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; J.A. Bennett 2; Syndram; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LANGLOIS, H. | France, 1815, MIM | globe maker; see Langlois et Lapie. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | ||
| LANGLOIS, JEAN | France, fl.1720-27, MIM | Circumferentor, telescopic, 1720 = de la Mosson Coll. = Buffon Coll.(1744) = D.(1976); Alidade, 1726 = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88; Universal Ring Dial = CNAM; Microscope = RMS; Butterfield-type Sundials = FIT (WHI), Soth. 7/10/67; Circumferentor, 1727 = X; Plane Table with Telescope and Sundial, 1727 = de la Mosson Coll. = D. = LOU; Rule, case, 1726 = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88. | "élève du Sieur Butterfield." | aux Armes d'Angleterre, Paris. | Daumas 1; CNAM 2; Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Michel 3; Gersaint; A.J. Turner 10; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LANGLOIS, L. | France, 1745-47, MIM | Graphometer = MADEX. | probably Claude Langlois; instrument marked "L'Ecole Nat. des Ponts et Chaussées." | au Niveau, Paris. | MADEX; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LANGLOIS, TIMOTHEE | France, 1693, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial, silver = Pennsylvania Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pa. | Thimothée Langlois; the Butterfield dial is signed "T. Langlois, siezième"; Baillie listed him as a water clock maker. | Paris. | Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LANGREN, ARNOLD FLORENT VAN | Holland, fl.1586-1625, MIM | Celestial Globes = Lindköping Stiftsbibliothek (1586), NMM (1589 and 1624); Pair of Globes = Plantin-Moretus Museum, Antwerp; Terrestrial Globes = NMM (1589), U. Library of Gand; Armillary Sphere = stolen. | Jacob Florent van Langren, his father, engraved the gores; Gand globe signed "Arnold Florent Filius." | Amsterdam. | Zinner 1; NMM 1 and 2; ART; Belgian Inv. | suggest correction |
| LANGREN, JACOB FLORENT VAN | Denmark; Holland, fl.1586-1625, | engraved terrestrial and celestial gores; many were made up by his son, Arnold Florent van Langren. | Amsterdam. | Zinner 1; Belgian Inv.; Globus Dec., 1957. | suggest correction | |
| LANGSTON, D. | England, c.1825, OIM | 116 Cheapside, London. | Taylor 2(1617). | suggest correction | ||
| LANGTHORNE, JOSEPH | England, c.1709, MIM | apprenticed to John Wood 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on Dec. 5, 1709. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| LANGWER, P. | Germany, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = BRE. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LANIER | France, c.1750, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = ADL-T59. | Paris. | Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LANSUERG, ANGELUS | Italy, | misreading for Lusuerg. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LANZ, NIKOLAUS | Austria, c.1550, MIM | Astronomical Clock = VIE. | Innsbruck. | Neumann 1. | suggest correction | |
| LAPIE | France, c.1815, MIM | Armillary Sphere, wood and paper = Melun 6/10/79. | see Langlois et Lapie. | Paris. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LAPP, MARIA CATHARINA | 1731, MIM | Measure, 1731 = MADEX-564. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LAPPI AND SOLCHA | England, fl.1838-51, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be Salvattore Lappi and Lewis Solcha; what about Luppie and Solcha, which see. | 17 Robinson Row, Hull. | Goodison 1; Loomes 1. | suggest correction |
| LAPREY | see Lippershey. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |||
| LARAUX, P. DE | England, c.1711, MIM | designed a garden sundial which was made in 1711 by J. van der Cloese; see Jacob van der Cloese. | Stamford. | Evans 1?; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LARBRE, CECILE | France, 1867, MIM SIM | Alidade with Level, ivory on tortoise shell = TIM. | S.G.D.G.; breveté. | Reims. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LARDIER, FRA J. | France, 1567, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1567 = Troyes. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LARESCHE, ANCIENNE MAISON | France, pre-1833, MIM | succeeded by Henry Robert, which see. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LARGE | England, c.1820, PHIM | barometer maker. | Melton Mowbray. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| LARGE, JOSEPH | USA, fl.1852-63, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer = Maine Historical Society, Portland. | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| LARKIN, THOMAS | England, c.1800, NIM | T.C. | Soth. 11/16/87. | suggest correction | ||
| LARMOUR AND CO. | USA, NIM | Octant = Seamans Institute, N.Y. | Baltimore, Md. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| LAROCHE | France, c.1800, OIM | made achromatic telescopes. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| LAROSE FILS | France, MIM SIM | Theodolite = P.C. | chez son père à Clermont. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LAROUE | France, 18th Century, PHIM | invented and made the first spherometer. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| LARTIGUE | France, c.1777, MIM | globe maker; engineer. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| LASACHER, JOHANN MICHAEL | Germany, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = PRA. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LASHBROOK, THOMAS | England, c.1701, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Conyers of the Clockmakers' Company on April 3, 1693; free of the Company, Sept. 29, 1701; took apprentices. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| LASHBROOKE, HENRY | England, c.1727, | apprenticed to John Crooke 1 or 2 in the Joiners' Company on Oct. 3, 1727. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| LASNIER | France, fl.1693-1740, MIM SIM | made a wide range of mathematical instruments including sundials and graphometers that may be seen at ADL, NMM, THO, LIE, HAY, WHI, KEN, VEN, NAC, AMST, etc. | aux Deux Globes, Paris. | Daumas 1; Clay and Court; Nachet; KEN; Mörzer Bruyns 1; USNM; Michel 1, 3 and 9; Price 2; Engelmann 1; Brieux 3; NMM 2; Dewhirst; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LASSERE, MICHEL | Michel Lasséré; see Père Chérubin. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |||
| LASSETER | England, c.1810, OIM | 8 Green Street, Leicester Square, London. | Taylor 2(1375). | suggest correction | ||
| LATTREE | France, c.1771, MIM | Celestial Globe = Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88. | "Chez Lattrée graveur ordinaire du Roi, de M. le Duc d'Orléans et de la Ville"; "Autre privilège et approbat de MM. de l'Academie Rle. des Sciences"; the globe was probably prepared by Lalande and published by Lattrée. | Chez Lattrée rue St. Jacques à la Ville de Bord, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LAUN, A. EN J. VAN | Holland, fl.1816-30, MIM PHIM | Orreries = P.C., LEY, DEU (1825); Thermometer = P.C. | Abrahan Hartog and Jacob van Laun; sons of Hartog van Laun. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Zinner 1; Rooseboom 1; van der Star 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LAUN, H. VAN, EN ZONEN | Holland, fl.1802-15, MIM PHIM | Horizon Rings and Stands = LRY, RIJ, NMM, Ellburg Museum; Tellurium (partial) = FRA. | Hartog van Laun and his sons, Abraham and Jacob. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| LAUN, H. VAN, EN ZOON | Holland, fl.1802-15, MIM PHIM | Planetariums = Leiden Sternewacht, Zutphen Museum, LEY; Horizon Ring and Stand = TEY; Electrometer = UTR. | probably Hartog van Laun and his son Abraham van Laun. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| LAUN, HARTOG ABRAHAM VAN | Holland, 1733-1815, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscope = LEY; Planetariums = LEY, Physics Laboratory, Amsterdam; Attwood Machine = Museum of Education, The Hague. | pupil of John Cuthbertson; see H. van Laun en Zon. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; Rooseboom 1; van der Star 1. | suggest correction |
| LAUN, JACOB VAN | Holland; France, c.1778-1832, MIM PHIM | Rule = P.C. | worked with his father, Hartog van Laun, 1802-15, and with his brother, Abraham, 1816-32. | Amsterdam; Launay, France (c.1800). | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LAUR, JEAN ANTOINE | France, c.1850, MIM | exhibited in the 1851 Great Exhibition in London. | 4, Rue St. Claude au Marais, Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| LAURENS, W.J. | Holland, OIM | Telescope = P.C. | Hoorn. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| LAURETUS, CHRISTOPHER | France, 1598, | marked "Ex. Mente Christophori Laureti Agendicensis 1598" on an astrolabe, ADL-M31, which is signed "Martinot Fecit", which see. | Sens. | Engelmann 1; Price 1; ICA 2; Gunther 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LAURIE, JAMES | Scotland, fl.1792-98, MIM OIM PHIM | see Gardner and Laurie (1792-98); partner with John Gardner 1. | Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| LAURIER, FRAN | France, 18th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, string gnomon = OXF; Sundial, silver = P. & S. 3/20/1896; Diptych Sundial, silver = P.C. | Blois. | Evans 1; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LAUTERBACH, A.B. | Germany, 1716, MIM | Münster-type Universal Sundial = X. | Jena. | Zinner 6. | suggest correction | |
| LAUTERBACH, HIERONYMUS | Austria, fl.1556-77, MIM | Pillar Sundial, 1576 = GRA. | Graz. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| LAUTERBACH, JOH. BALT. | Germany, 1683, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1683 = LND. | Zinner 6. | suggest correction | ||
| LAVAL | France, 1786, MIM | Steelyard, 1786 = CNAM. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| LAVERACK, HENRY | England, c.1830, MIM | 35 Bridgewater Street, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1913). | suggest correction | ||
| LAVIGNE | Belgium?, 1794, MIM | Garden Sundial, granite, 1794 = LIE. | Michel 9. | suggest correction | ||
| LAVINGANUS, BRENTEL | 1627-29, MIM | Cube Sundial, wood and paper, 1627 = NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LAWLEY | England, 19th.Century, | see Millikan and Lawley. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LAWLEY, W. | England, post-1850, OIM | Microscope = Soth. 7/12/71. | 78 Fardingdon Street, London, E.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LAWRENCE | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LAWRENCE AND MAYO | England, c.1850, MIM NIM | Sextants = Soth.2/22/71, Melun 4/24/83; Cannon Sundial = D.(1977). | the sextant sold at Sotheby has the Nat'l Physical Lab. Certificate; the Melun sextant is signed "Lawrence et Maye." | London. | RSW. WEBDB. | suggest correction |
| LAWRENCE ET MAYE | see Lawrence and Mayo. | suggest correction | ||||
| LAWRENCE, A.B.D. | England, MIM | Nest of Weights = Soth. 4/22/65. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LAWRENCE, BENJAMIN | England, c.1750, MIM | apprenticed to James Rowley of the Clockmakers' Company on July 6, 1730. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| LAWSON | England, c.1810, PHIM | Wheel Barometer with clock = D.(1984). | clock is by J.N. Edwards, London. | Bishopsgate Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LAWSON, HENRY | England, fl.1796-1839, OIM | brother of Johnson Lawson; apprenticed to Edward Nairne (his step-father), of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Dec. 6, 1788; free of the Company by servitude, April 12, 1796; Master of the Company, 1803-05. | 45 Gower Street (1817); 12 Chancery Lane (1839); both in London. | Court and von Rohr 3(224); Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| LAWSON, JOHNSON | England, fl.1796-1813, OIM | brother of Henry Lawson; apprenticed to Edward Nairne of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1789; free of the Company on April 12, 1796; Master of the Company in 1813. | 11 Bedford Street, Bedford Lane, London. | Court and von Rohr 3(225). | suggest correction | |
| LAYBOURN | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Royston. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LAZARS, J. | Scotland, c.1838, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 12/2/87. | may be Lizars ? | Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LE BAS | France, 18th Century, MIM | Sector = NMM. | probably Philippe-Claude Le Bas. | Paris. | NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| LE BAS ET MENARD | France, post-1650, OIM | Le Bas et Ménard. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| LE BAS FILS | France, fl.1688-1721, OIM | Telescope, Gregorian = Prin Coll. | son of Philippe-Claude Le Bas; succeeded his mother, Veuve Le Bas. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| LE BAS, PHILIPPE-CLAUDE | France, fl.1669-76, MIM OIM SIM | Telescopic Quadrant = ADL-M186; Telescope = ADL-W179; Telescope, large = Bonnier de la Mosson Coll.; Microscope = Père Lami (1703); Proportional Compass, 1669 = X. | optician to the King; made very fine lenses; shop carried on by his widow and, later by his son; ADL quadrant is signed "divisé par Le Bas", and has a micrometer attachment by Pierre Le Maire in 1741. | aux Galleries du Louvre, Paris. | Daumas 1; Ronfort 1; Engelmann 1; Nachet; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LE BAS, VEUVE | France, fl.1676-80, OIM | succeeded her husband, Philippe-Claude Le Bas; made instruments for the Paris Observatory. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| LE COEUR | see Lecour | Taylor 2(375). | suggest correction | |||
| LE FEBURE, ADRIEN | France, 1640, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1640 = USNM. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LE GENDRE | France, MIM | Table Sundial (incomplete), with case = P.C. | au Pantographe, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LE GROS, PETER JOSEPH | Ireland, fl.1835-39, MIM | 22 Joy Street (1835); 46 Joy Street (1839); both in Belfast. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| LE JARS | France, c.1850, OIM | successor to Maison Richer. | L'Hermite, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LE LACHEUR AND LENFESTEY | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(Oct. 1975). | Guernsey. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LE MAIRE | France, fl.1846-c. 90, OIM | Telescope, binocular = OXF; Opera Glasses = P.C., K. and C. 11/24/76. | K. and C. signed "Le Maire Fabi", for "`fabrique"? | rue de Ménilmontant, 22, Paris. | USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| LE MAIRE ET FILS | France, c.1740, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = Oudheidkunige Museum, Ghent; Rule, folding = Christie 12/18/74. | Jacques Le Maire and his son, Pierre Le Maire 2. | à la Pierre d'Aimant; au Quartier Anglais; both in Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LE MAIRE FILS | France, | Gunnery Level = D.(1994). | see Pierre Le Maire 2; sometimes signed "Le Maire le Fils." | Paris. | Coffeen 46; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LE MAIRE LE FILS | Pierre Le Maire 2 was the son of Jacques Le Maire. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| LE MAIRE, FRANCOIS | France, c.1700, MIM | Equatorium = Jaipur Observatory. | François Le Maire. | Paris. | Poulle 8; Brieux 2. | suggest correction |
| LE MAIRE, HENRI | France, c.1675, MIM | father of Pierre Le Maire 1. | Paris. | Gaines. | suggest correction | |
| LE MAIRE, JACQUES | France, fl.1720-40, MIM OIM | made many sundials of various types including one invented by Julien Le Roy; examples can be seen in many museums including CNAM, TIM, BM, OXF, NMM, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa., WHI, etc. | father of Pierre Le Maire 2; some sundials are signed "fait par Jacques Le Maire et inventé par Julien Le Roy de la Société des Arts au Génie, Paris"; developed a variant of the Newtonian telescope in 1728; made a variant of the Hadley quadrant. | au Génie, Paris. | Daumas 1; Bryden 16; Evans 1; Brieux 2; Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; NMM 2; Price 3; Ward 4; USNM; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LE MAIRE, JEAN | France, MIM | member of the "Corporation des Fondeurs". | Paris. | Augarde. | suggest correction | |
| LE MAIRE, NICOLAS | France, c.1683, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundials = HAY, Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88, Lempertz-464; Graphometer = Versailles 11/19/78; Instrument = CNAM; Universal Ring Sundial = A-P 3/15/76. | the sundial at Drouot is for 47°33'. | Paris. | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LE MAIRE, PIERRE 1 | France, c.1675, MIM | Pantometer (sighting instrument) = CNAM. | son of Henri Le Maire. | sur le quai des Morfundus au Cercle divisé, Paris. | Daumas 1; Gaines. | suggest correction |
| LE MAIRE, PIERRE 2 | France, 1717-85, MIM NIM PHIM | made sundials, mathematical instruments and lodestones which can be seen in many museums including ADL, GEP, BASH, MUN, PAK, MLL, USNM, CNAM, NMM, PMM, BM, HAY, Louvre, Cambridge Archaeological Museum, Snowshill, STT, DRE, WHI, etc. | added a micrometer in 1741 to the Le Bas quadrant, ADL-M186; the ADL-DPW31 lodestone is dated 1754 and another, from a 1975 sale is dated 1738; a marine compass, 1744 (PMM) is signed "Le Maire le fils quai de l'Horloge, Paris", from And.-SPI. sale; see Le Maire Fils and Le Maire le Fils. | au nouveau quartier anglais, quai de l'Horloge du Palais, au coin de la rue du Harloy; à la Pierre d'Aimant; both in Paris. | Daumas 1; Price 2 and 3; Ward 4; Pipping 1; Drechsler 2; USNM; Dewhirst; Courtanvaux; Wynter 1; Coffeen A and 46; Engelmann 1; RSW; Bryden 16; Bedini 8; Syndram; ADL. | suggest correction |
| LE MANCHOT, JEHAN | France, c.1562, MIM | mentioned as maker of sundials. | Blois. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| LE MARIEE | France, c.1790, OIM | Microscope = LEY. | Le Mariée. | Strasbourg. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| LE NOUR | misreading for Lenoir (Etienne). | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| LE REBOURG | France, | misreading for Lerebours. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LE REBOURS | misreading for Lerebours. | suggest correction | ||||
| LE ROY 1 | France, c.1700, MIM | Universal Sundial, silver and brass = Spaulding Coll; Universal Sundial, silver = Hamilton = McVitty = P-B 1/22/54. | may be single instrument. | Paris. | Hamilton 2. | suggest correction |
| LE ROY 2 | France, c.1714, MIM | son-in-law of Jean Pigeon; constructed an armillary sphere with him in 1714. | Lyon. | Guye et Michel. | suggest correction | |
| LE ROY 3 | France, c.1800, MIM | Armillary Sphere = MADEX; Sundial, oval, silver = P-B 1/22/54. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LE ROY, J.B. | England, c.1820, NIM | Octant = De Young Museum, San Francisco; Quadrant, ebony, ivory and brass = D.(1981). | Jersey. | USNM; Moskowitz. | suggest correction | |
| LE ROY, JEAN-BAPTISTE | France, fl.pre-1751-1800, OIM PHIM | son of Julien Le Roy; made electrical machines, microscopes and telescopes; member of French Academy of Sciences, 1751. | Moskowitz 122. | suggest correction | ||
| LE ROY, JULIEN | France, 1686-1759, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, silver = NMM-D.90; Inclinable Sundials = D.(1986), Drouot 4/7/87. | clockmaker; "ancien directeur de la Société des Arts" ; invented an inclinable sundial, "Cadran Universel et à Meridienne. Fait et inventé par Julien Le Roi", also made by Jacques Le Maire, example at WHI,; invented a vertical sundial made by Gérard. | la Société des Arts, Paris. | Daumas 1; Michel 1; Price 3; Ward 4; USNM; NMM 2; Wynter 1; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LE SAGE, F. | France, c.1856, PHIM | Barometer = Soth. 5/19/72. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LE SENEY, SEBASTIAN | France; England, fl.1538-47, MIM | Astrolabe = BM (ICA-305). | instrument maker to Henry VIII. | Normandy; St. Margeret's, Westminster, London (1541). | Taylor 1(11a); Gunther 1; Price 1 and 3; Ward 4; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LE TELLIER, JACQUES | France, c.1780, MIM | Pillar Sundials, ivory = VEN, Evans Coll., P. and S. 4/3/1894. | may be c.1660; VEN is marked "A.B." (5) on bottom. | Dieppe. | Evans 1; Earle; Dewhirst; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LE TELLIER, NICOLLAS | France, 1632, NIM | Mariner's Astrolabe, 1632 = CAU. | ICA-322; NMM-17; National Maritime Museum Registery of Mariner's Astrolabe; lost in World War II. | Honnefleur. | Gunther 1; Price 1; ICA 2; Waters 1; Anthiaume et Sottas; A. Stimson 3; Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| LE-SECQ | France, c.1815, PHIM | Barometer = USNM. | de la Gorgue, Dept. du Nord. | Middleton 4. | suggest correction | |
| LEA, ANNE | England, fl.1701-30, MIM | widow of Philip Lea; globe maker; in partnership with her son-in-law, Richard Glynne, 1712-25; also produced maps. | at the Atlas and Hercules in Cheapside (1701-12); at the Atlas and Hercules in Fleet Street (1720-25); both in London. | Tyacke 1. | suggest correction | |
| LEA, JOHN | England, c.1626, | apprenticed to John Blighton 1 of the Grocers' Company on June 24, 1626. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LEA, PHILIP | England, fl.1689-1700, MIM | Planispheres = Burton Constable (2). | apprenticed to Robert Morden of the Weavers' Company in 1675; free of the Company in 1683; father-in-law of Richard Glynne; Lea published maps and globes; succeeded by his widow, Anne Lea in 1701; see Morden, Berry and Lea. | at the Atlas and Hercules in the Poultry over against the old Jury (1683-86); at the Atlas and Hercules in Cheapside next to the corner of Friday Street (1687-1700) and also in Westminster Hall near the Court of Common Pleas (1689-95); all in London. | Tyacke 1; Elizabeth Hall; NMM 2; Evans 1; Taylor 1(309); Daumas 1; Dawson 216; Crawforth 6; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEA, R. | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Ringwood. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| LEACH | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably George Leach. | Salisbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| LEACH, CALEB | USA, c.1800, MIM | Orrery = Pere Fobes (c.1800). | clockmaker; Asa Hall assisted in the construction. | Plymouth, Mass. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction |
| LEACH, GEORGE | England, fl.1830-60, PHIM | watch and clockmaker; see Leach. | Exeter Street, Salisbury (1830). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LEADBETTER, CHARLES | England, fl.1715-69, | designed a new slide rule with a third slide in 1739; author. | Hand and Pen, Cock Lane, Shore-ditch, London. | Taylor 2(84); Delehar 2. | suggest correction | |
| LEAKE, FAITH | England, 1678, | apprenticed to Daniel Quare 1 in the Clockmakers' Company, 1678. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| LEAKE, JOHN | England, fl.1650-86, MIM | made a globe sundial for Leadenhall Corner (1655); invented a rule for solving spherical triangles. | London. | Taylor 1(239). | suggest correction | |
| LEALAND | see Powell and Lealand. | G.L'E. Turner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| LEALAND, P. | England, fl.1826-40, MIM OIM SIM | Theodolite, 1826 = J. Nixon (1826); Rule, three-foot = ADL-A267. | may be connected with Powell and Lealand. | 24 Great Clarendon Street, Summerstown, London (1836-40). | Taylor 2(1618); G.L'E. Turner 24; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEAN, JOEL | England, c.1790, | mine manager; developed an improved miner's dial. | Cornwall. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| LEANIE AND CO. | England, OIM | Microscope = D.(1972). | Church Street, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEAR, ANTHONY JAMES | England, fl.1828-36, MIM PHIM | 4 Arlington Street (1828-29); 36 St. John's Lane (1832-36); both in Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(1914); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| LEAVIT, JACOB | USA, 1760, MIM | Window Sundial, 1760 = USNM. | Massachusetts. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEAVITT, WILLIAM | USA, 1801-83, | may have invented a string course protractor. | Salem, Mass. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| LEBEGUE, J., ET CIE. | France, MIM | Terrestrial Globes on iron stands = Christie-SK 8/20/87 (2), Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/20/96. | "éditeurs fabricants." | 30 Rue de Lille, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEBLI, S. | England, c.1825, PHIM | Thermometer = D. | Portsea Town. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEBOURS | France, MIM | Sector = D.(1968). | Lerebours? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEBRUN, ALEXANDRE | France, c.1850, MIM | displayed at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London; Salomon was his agent at 22 Red Lion Square, London. | 3 rue Chapon, Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| LEBRUN, JEHAN | France, c.1642, MIM | "Chez Jehan Lebrun faiseur de sphères, astrolabes et autres instruments géometriques......"; inscription on a paper astrolabe (ICA-220) by G. Picquet at CNAM. | Rue St. Jacques, au Globe celéste, Paris. | Daumas 1; Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Price 1; Gunther 1; ICA 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| LEBUS, LE MAITRE | France, 1747, MIM | Variation Compass, 1747 = PMM | Paris. | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LECLAIR | France, c.1680, MIM | Calipers, large, gilt-brass = MAD, ROU-166 = Doucet-249 = P.C. | hidden signature under the cover of the pivot; Doucet thought the date was c.1780; probably J.-B. Leclair. | Rue Dauphine à l'image Nôtre Dame, Paris. | Nachet; Daumas 1; Michel 3 & 5; Evans 1; Doucet Cat.; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LECLAIR, J.-B. | France, c.1780?, MIM | probably the same as "Leclair." | Doucet Cat. | suggest correction | ||
| LECLERC | France, 1527, MIM | Nocturnal, 1527 = ROU-74. | Paris. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| LECLERC, ALEXIS | France, 1715, | instrument maker? | Paris. | Doucet Cat. | suggest correction | |
| LECLERC, FRANCOIS | France, 1604, MIM | François Leclerc; brother of Jacques Leclerc. | Doucet Cat. | suggest correction | ||
| LECLERC, JACQUES 1 | France, 1604, MIM | brother of François Leclerc. | Doucet Cat. | suggest correction | ||
| LECLERC, JACQUES 2 | France, 1715, | instrument maker? | Paris. | Doucet Cat. | suggest correction | |
| LECLERC, LOUIS | France, 1715, | instrument maker? | Paris. | Doucet Cat. | suggest correction | |
| LECLERC, PIERRE 1 | France, 1715, | instument maker? | Paris. | Doucet Cat. | suggest correction | |
| LECLERC, PIERRE 2 | France, 1741, | instrument maker? | Paris. | Doucet Cat. | suggest correction | |
| LECOMTE, FRANCOIS | France, c.1800, PHIM | Barometer with movable scale = CNAM. | François Lecomte. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| LECOUR, JAMES 1 | England, fl.1743-61, OIM | apprenticed to Matthew Loft of the Spectaclemakers' Company on July 29, 1736; free of the Company, Oct. 6, 1743; sold anamorphic images. | Dean Street, Fetter Lane, London (1761). | Taylor 2(375); Court and von Rohr 3(139). | suggest correction | |
| LECOUR, JAMES 2 | England, c.1770, OIM | apprenticed to Peter Dollond of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Oct 3, 1770. | London. | Taylor 2(375); Court and von Rohr 3(198). | suggest correction | |
| LEDERMULLER, MARTIN FROBIN | Germany, 1719-69, | Ledermüller; developed a simple microscope; author. | Nürnberg. | Nachet; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| LEE, GEORGE | England, c.1830, NIM | T.C. | 33 The Hard, Portsea. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEE, GEORGE, AND SON | England, fl.1847-80, MIM NIM OIM | Artificial Horizon = Soth. 11/9/59. | T.C.; "Mathematical, Optical and Nautical Instrument Makers to the Hon. Corporation of Trinity House and the Admiralty"; "established 1847." | Ordnance Row, The Hard, Portsea and 3 Palmerston Road, Southsea. | Calvert 2; O'Mara; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction |
| LEE, JOHN | England, c.1810, | citizen and clothworker; William Rise, an apprentice, was turned over to him by John Symons of the Grocers' Company. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | ||
| LEE, MRS. PHILIP | England, | misreading for Anne Lea. | Clay and Court; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LEE, NEWMARCH | England, 1824, NIM | Compass Card, 1824 = in Thomas Smith azimuth compass. | T.C. in box of Fairey octant. | Hull. | NMM 2; Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction |
| LEE, PHILLIP | misreading for Philip Lea. | Clay and Court; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| LEE, S. AND S. | England, c.1830, OIM | 15 Clement Street, Leamington. | Taylor 2(1915). | suggest correction | ||
| LEECH, ABSOLOM | England, MIM | Sundial in a walking stick = OXF. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LEEK, JOHN | see John Leake. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |||
| LEENHARDT | Holland, 1779, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1779 = SPI. | Nachet thought he was German. | Michel 3; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| LEEUWARDEN, WEDUWE SIMON VAN | Holland, c.1744, MIM NIM OIM | the widow of Simon van Leeuwarden; sold compasses, sandglasses, telescopes, sounding leads, etc. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 5. | suggest correction | |
| LEEUWENHOEK, ANTONI VAN | Holland, 1632-1723, OIM | Microscopes = LEY, NAC, DEU, UTR, Zeiss-Jena, van Heurck Coll., etc. | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek; made the first simple microscope for his own research, of which nine are known to still exist, including one in the van Heurck Coll. housed at the Antwerp Zoo. | Delft. | Rooseboom 1 & 2; van der Star 1; Dewhirst; Bradbury; Nachet; Daumas 1; G.L'E. Turner 10, 14 and 23; Clay and Court; A.J. Turner 10; J. van Zuylen; Darius 4. | suggest correction |
| LEFEBIERE | France, 1745, MIM NIM SIM | Telescope on Graphometer, 1745 = NMM-Si/G.14. | Etienne-Jean Lefebvre? | au Grand Turc, Paris. | NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| LEFEBRISE | France, c.1814, MIM | misreading for Lefèvre on planisphere at CNAM. | Grimaldi(987). | suggest correction | ||
| LEFEBURE | alternate spelling for Lefebvre and Lefèvre. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| LEFEBURE, J. | France, MIM SIM | Surveying Level = Christie 12/18/74. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LEFEBVRE ET POULAIN | France, NIM | Protractors, marine = Versailles 11/20/83 (2). | Or LEFEBVRE ET POULIN, as suggested. | RSW; WEBDB. | suggest correction | |
| LEFEBVRE, ETIENNE-JEAN | France, d.1753, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Equatorial Sundials = NMM-D.78 and 89, WRAY, CNAM; Butterfield-type Sundials, silver = PEA, PRIN, Soth. 10/19/64; Marine Compass with alidade and level = VNN; Levels = CNAM, P.C.; Magnifier for graphometer, 1745 = NMM; etc. | perhaps son of Jean Lefèvre; sometimes signed "Lefèvre" or "Lefebure." | au Grand Turc (1745); rue de la Grande-Truanderie (1753); both in Paris. | Daumas 1; Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Michel 1 and 3; Hamilton 1; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEFEBVRE, J. | France, MIM | Level = Melun 6/10/79. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LEFEVER, CHARLES | England, fl.1829-58, MIM PHIM | apprenticed to Thomas Lefever in the Merchant Taylors' Company; free of the Company. | 14 Duncan Place, Hackney, London. | Taylor 2(1620); Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| LEFEVER, GEORGE | England, c.1823, PHIM | made barometers and watches; silversmith; jeweler. | Market Place, Wisbech. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| LEFEVER, THOMAS | England, c.1824, MIM PHIM | apprenticed to Thomas Ventom in the Merchant Taylors' Company; free of the Company; took apprentices. | 1 College Place, Highbury Vale, London. | Taylor 2(1621); O'Mara; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| LEFEVRE, J. | France, 1798, MIM | Garden Sundial, slate, 1798 = LIE. | J. Lefèvre. | Michel 9. | suggest correction | |
| LEFEVRE, JEAN | France, 1650-1706, MIM OIM | Terrestrial and Celestial Planispheres, wood and paper = CNAM; Quadrant, 1702 = Marseilles Observatory; Level with two Telescopes = CNAM; Level= Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79; Inkstand, travelling = Soth. 1/27/48. | Lefèvre; invented a micrometer, 1705; made instruments for the Académie des Sciences including 2 micrometers, a microscope, etc.; inkstand is probably part of an etui, it has the address on it. | au deux Globes, Paris. | Daumas 1; Michel 3; Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEFFLER, M. | Sweden, NIM | Compass Rose, paper = GMM. | Göteborg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEFRANC, ANDRE | France, 1652, PHIM | Set of Weights, 1652 = CNAM. | André Lefranc. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | |
| LEFRANCOIS, A. | France, c.1850, MIM | Cannon Sundial = Soth. 1969 = ADL-N35. | "Maison Vantier et Marc Ingénieurs-Opticiens, A. Lefrançois successeur." | 174 Galerie de Valois, Palais Royal, Paris. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEGA, GERARD PETRUS RUDOLPHUS | Holland, 1773-1845, NIM | worked with his father, Ignatius Lega. | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| LEGA, IGNATIUS | Holland, 1737-97, NIM | Compass, 1787 = AMST; Crown Compasses = AMST (1778), Christie 6/7/72. | father of Gerard Petrus Rudolphus Lega; the 1787 compass is also marked "A.K." (4). | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEGA, IGNATIUS AND GERARD PETRUS R. | Holland, c.1799, NIM | Crown Compass, 1799 = AMST | Ignatius Lega and his son, Gerard Petrus Rudolphus Lega; the compass is also marked "A.K." (4). | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| LEGEY | France, pre-1833, MIM NIM | Mathematical Instruments = CNAM; Marine Compass = CNAM; Rules = CNAM; Folding Square = ADL-W135. | Paris. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEGGET, DAVID | England, fl.1832-34, MIM PHIM | 35 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London. | Taylor 2(1622); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| LEGRAND | France, c.1725, MIM | Graphometer = ADL-A141; Butterfield-type Sundial = P.C. | Paris. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEGRAND, C. | France, 18th Century, OIM | Microscope = X. | Douai. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| LEGRIS | France, c.1840, NIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = La Rochelle 7/16/83; Marine Compass = OMM. | "opticien." | Le Havre. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEGROS | France, pre-1814, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = CNAM. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4. | suggest correction | ||
| LEGRY | France, MIM | Hygrometer = Drouot 3/9/70. | Le Havre. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEGUIN, STEPHEN | England, c.1790, | designed a longitude-finding instrument and a new log. | Taylor 2(1004). | suggest correction | ||
| LEHEUX, R. | misreading for Lekeux. | Christie 7/28/70. | suggest correction | |||
| LEHMANN | Germany, c.1742, MIM | Hodometer = DRE. | worked for Reichsgraf Hans Löser. | Reinharz. | Zinner 1; Drechsler 2; Chaldecott 4. | suggest correction |
| LEHMANN, BURKART | Germany, 1615, MIM | Instrument, 1615 = DEU-5140. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| LEHNBERG, CARL | Sweden, fl.1725-68, OIM | Achromatic Telescope, 1760 = SWE. | optical instrument maker to the Royal Swedish Academy of Science from 1756 to 1768; made the first achromatic telescope in Sweden, 1760; made a member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1756. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEHNER, ANDREAS | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = BEK. | Munich. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| LEHNER, THOMAS | Germany, 1747, MIM | Horary Quadrant, wood, 1747 = DEU; Diptych Sundial, wood = Drecker Collection = P.C. | the diptych dial is for 48°. | Geiselhöring. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEHR, FERDINAND | USA, fl.1852-54, MIM NIM PHIM | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| LEIBNITZ, GOTTFRIED | Germany, 1646-1716, | greatly improved the calculating machine by a new method of multiplying, 1671-94; invented a small lens; author; had the idea of the aneroid barometer. | Frankfort. | Nachet; Von Mackensen 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| LEIGH, SAMUEL | England, c.1830, | Urania's Mirror = ADL, Soth. 10/3/88, etc. | sets of constellation cards pierced to show star locations. | 18 Strand, London. | Sperling; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEITNER, JACOB SIGMUND | Germany, c.1775, MIM SIM | Graphometer = NUR. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEITZ, E. | Germany, c.1893, OIM PHIM | Microscopes, etc. | Wetzlar. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEJARD ET CIE. | France, c.1850, MIM | Slide Rule = D.(1972). | La Maison Richer, L'Hermite, Paris. | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| LEKEUX, RICHARD | England, fl.1777-1838, MIM NIM OIM | Octants = MAN (1784), GEP (1787), X, DNM, PEA, PMS, OMM, Glasgow Museums and Art Gallery/ Larvik Marine Museum, Norway/ Museo Navale, Madrid, D.(1997), etc.; Sextant = AVI; Telescope = Christie 7/28/70; Hadley's Quadrant = P.C. (1987). | apprenticed to Thomas Ripley 1 of the Grocers' Company, 1770; turned over to Walton Willcox, member of the Joiners' Company, 1775; free of the Grocers' 1777 and Fishmongers' Companies; took apprentices; octant at X is signed "R.L." | No.137 near Execution Dock, Wapping (1787-88); 137 Hermitage Bridge, Wapping; 138 Wapping High Street; 103 Wapping near Execution Dock; No. 168 near King Edward Stairs, Wapping; 13 High Street (1826); all in London. | Taylor 2(862); Garcia 1; Bryden 9; Brewington 1; USNM; Moskowitz 107; Crawforth 7; Coffeen 58; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LELLI, J. | England, PHIM | Thermometer = Pym Sale. | Portsea Town. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LELLI, S. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Chichester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LELLI, S. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 8/12/87. | Newport, Isle of Wight. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LELUBOIS, J. | France, c.1850, MIM | invented an accountant's slide rule; example at OXF. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| LEMAINDRE, N. | France, MIM | Equatorial Sundials, silver = MERC, P.C., P-B 1/22/54. | Blois. | Hamilton 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEMAIRE | see Le Maire. | suggest correction | ||||
| LEMAIRE, NICHOLAS | France, c.1730, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = Soth. 4/18/88. | probably N. Le Maire, which see. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEMARDELEY | France, 1846-, OIM | microscope maker. | 127 rue de la Glacière, Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| LEMBKE | see Gall and Lembke. | suggest correction | ||||
| LEMIERE | France, 19th Century, OIM | Lorgnette Glass = Soth. 5/27/25; Telescope = Christie-SK 9/11/86; Monocular = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | Palais Royal No. 6, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LENAERTS, T.B. | France, 1770, MIM | Sundial, 1770 = Evans Coll. | Malines. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| LENEL | misreading for Lennel. | suggest correction | ||||
| LENELIN, M. | 1729, MIM | Quadrant, 1729 = Soth. 1973. | five-inch radius. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LENELL | misreading for Lennel. | Cons. Nat'l 1. | suggest correction | |||
| LENFESTEY | England, c.1800, | see Le Lacheur and Lenfestey. | Guernsey. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LENNEL | France, fl.1774-84, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Graphometers = D.(1988) (1775), PNM (1781), CNAM, D.(1774), OMM (1774), CZO (1778), VCW (1776), P.C. (1987) (1775), RSM (1774), Chayette 6/28/86 (1778); Meridian Telescope, 1774 = POB; Marine Compass = PNM; Water Levels = D.(1974) (1774), P.C. (1987) (1775, 1776); Mathematical Instrument Set = CNAM; Sector = USNM; Rule, folding, 1774 = CNAM; Surveyor's Compass = WHI; Telescopic Quadrant = CNAM. | "Elève et successeur de Me. Canivet à la Sphère"; "Ingénieur du Roi et de la Marine"; succeeded by his widow. | A la Sphère, Quai de l'Ecole entre le café de Parnasse et la Miroitier, Paris. | Daumas 1; Destombes 4; Cons. Nat'l 1; Nachet; Wynter and Turner; Courtanvaux; USNM; Evans 1; Wynter 1; MADEX; O. Brown 1; J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10; Coffeen 20; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LENNEL, VEUVE | France, c.1784, MIM SIM | Surveying Level = Phillips 2/2/84; Alidade, box = D.(1976); Set of Drawing Instruments = Koller May, 1972. | succeeded her husband; level also marked "Département de Figeac." | Paris. | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LENNEP | Germany?, fl.1780-90, PHIM | Balances = DRE (1780), (1790), (undated). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LENNEP, ELIAS A | Germany, fl.1663-94, MIM | Astrolabe = Linz Staatsgymnasium (ICA-608). | signed "Elias a Lennep Math. Cultor me fe."; mathematician. | Lennep. | Zinner 1; Price 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction |
| LENNEP, HEINRICH VAN | Germany, fl.1667-1710, MIM NIM | Mariner's Compass, 1667 = X; Celestial Globe, 1693 = KAS. | decorated Diepel's celestial globe in 1683; finished celestial globe that was started by Burgi in 1585; see H.L. 2. | Kassel. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Bryden 16. | suggest correction |
| LENNEP, JOHANN HARTMANN | Germany, 1685-1753, MIM | "mechaniker." | Kassel. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| LENNIE | Scotland, c.1850, MIM OIM PHIM | Barometer = Christie-SK 11/27/86; Aneroid Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86; Cross-staff = FRK = RSM; Microscopes = FRK = RSM, D.(1872); Telescopes = FRK = RSM (6). | Edinburgh. | Morrison-Low 1; Moskowitz 105; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LENNIE AND CO. | England, OIM | Microscope, case = D.(1975). | 62 Church Street, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LENNIE, E. | Scotland, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometers = RSM, Soth.-West Sussex 6/21/83. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LENNIE, JAMES | Scotland, fl.1830-80, OIM | Microscopes = Soth. 12/8/69, 5/21/73, 12/10/73. | optician. | 46 Princes Street, Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LENOIR 1 | France, c.1830, MIM NIM OIM SIM | made cicumferentors, graphometers, Borda circles, meter rods of steel, magnetic compasses, levels, rules, inclinometers, sectors, etc. which can be seen at many museums including ADL, CNAM, VCW, DRE, POB, COO, RSM, SWE, NOR, WHI, etc. | can be either Etienne or Paul Etienne Lenoir; T.C. | au dépot des Cartes et Plans de la Marine, Rue ci-devant Louis Le Grand, Paris. | Daumas 1; Portuguese Inv.; Trois Siècles; Grötzsch 2; Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; O. Brown 1; Coffeen 15; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LENOIR 2 | France, | see "Schwartz dit Lenoir." | Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LENOIR 3 | France, | Aneroid Barometer = D.(1972). | modern work; "opticien." | rue des Tournelles, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LENOIR FILS | see Paul Etienne Lenoir. | suggest correction | ||||
| LENOIR, ETIENNE | France, 1744-1832, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Measure = CNAM; Borda Circles = ADL-DPW33, CNAM, PNM, LEY, KEN, STT, USNM; Graphometers = MADEX, etc.; Sextants = KRA, WHI; Protractor with arm = P.C.; Surveying Cross = P.C.; Transit = D.(1986); Slide Rules = D.(1990), P.C., WHI. | made a dividing engine, c.1783; claimed to have invented the repeating circle; "Ingénieur du Roi pour les instruments à l'usage des sciences"; T.C.; optician. | rue de la Pelleterie (1785); No. 1, rue Basse-des-Ursins (1792); rue Cassette, 14 (post-1792); 301 rue Saint-Honoré (1810); Rue de la Place Vendôme, Hôtel du Dépot, Galerie de la Marine; au Petit Bénéfice, Quai de l'Horloge-du-Palais, No. 59 (1830); all in Paris; some his son's? | Daumas 1; Calvert 2; Wynter 1; Pipping 1; Michel 3; Nachet; USNM; RSW; J.A. Bennett 2; Delehar 9; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LENOIR, PAUL ETIENNE | France, 1776-1827, MIM OIM | son of Etienne Lenoir; made astronomical instruments; fl. 1810-27. | Paris; some listed in his father's entry may have been his. | Daumas 1; Nachet; J.A. Bennett. | suggest correction | |
| LENOIT | misreading for Lenoir. | suggest correction | ||||
| LENONE | misreading of Zenone or Zenon. | Goodison 1; Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction | |||
| LENT, D.E. | USA, c.1815, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D. | Rochester, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LENTON, JOHN | England, c.1830, OIM | 14 Waingate, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1916). | suggest correction | ||
| LENVIE | France, c.1810, PHIM | Barometer = Società Torricelliana, Faenza. | Paris. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| LENVIRE | France, c.1789, MIM | "Ingénieur." | Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. | suggest correction | ||
| LEO DE BALNEOLIS | see Levi ben Gerson. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |||
| LEONAE, AMERIGO | Italy, 1589, MIM | Nocturnal with Rojas Astrolabe, 1589 = NMM-N.17. | Rome. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| LEONE | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LEONE, JOHN | England, c.1830?, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (3), Soth 12/15/83. | see J. Lione 2. | Aylesbury. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEONI | sometimes a variant spelling of Leone. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| LEONI, F. | England, c.1780, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 1/19/73. | Andover. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEONI, G. | USA, fl.1837-46, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = D.(1971). | "Manufacturer and importer of mathematical, optical and philosophical instruments. glass-blowing in all its branches, barometers and thermometers." | New York, N.Y. | USNM; Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction |
| LEORA, P., AND CO. | England, PHIM | barometer makers. | Church Street, Sheffield. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| LEPAUTE | France, c.1780, PHIM | Barometer = Soth. 12/13/74. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LEPAUTE, HENRI | France, c.1849, OIM | Fresnel Lenses = Sankaty Light, Nantucket, Mass., Cape Hatteras | Sankaty Light now in the Nantucket Whaling Museum. | Paris. | Warner 13; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEPAUTE, JACQUES JOSEPH | France, 1779-c.1830, MIM | Planetarium Clock = Christie 3/28/73. | Jacques Joseph Lepaute de Belle Fontaine. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEPELTIER | France, NIM | Mariner's Compass = D.(1973). | St. Malo. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEPERE, GEORGE | France, 1744, OIM | Telescope, 1744 = ADL-M442. | George Lepère. | Quai de l'horloge du Palais, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEPETIT | France, NIM | Sextant = Melun 4/24/83. | signed "Lorieux, Le Petit Suc." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEPETIT, A. | France, 19th Century, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Christie 12/18/74. | successor of A. Berthélémy. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEPETIT, ETS. | France, NIM | Circle and Sextant = Drouot 6/8/70. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LEPETTI | France, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial, oval, silver = NOR. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEPINE | France, c.1725, MIM | Multiplying Machine = USNM. | Lépine; devised this type in 1725. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| LEPINE, JEAN | France, c.1710, MIM | Calculating Machines = CNAM, Conti Coll. = COR; Astronomical Clock = Buckingham Palace. | Jean Lépine. | Paris. | Baillie 1; Grimaldi. | suggest correction |
| LEPRIEUR | France, | see Derrien et LePrieur. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LERBONI AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LEREBOURS ET SECRETAN | France, 1845-55, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Holland Circle = DNM; Telescope = GEL; Microscopes = LEY, Ineichen 6/5/75, D.(1972), Cranbrook Institute of Science Michigan, Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79; Level = CNAM; Pantograph = COO; Resonance apparatus = TEY. | Noël-Marie-Paymal Lerebours and Marc Secretan. | 13 Place du Pont-Neuf, Paris. | Daumas 1; Destombes 4; Cons. Nat'l 1; van der Star 1; USNM; Wynter and Turner; G.L'E. Turner 7 & 24; Moskowitz; Portuguese Inventory; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEREBOURS ET SECRETAN, MAISON | France, post-1855, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Auguste and Georges Secretan, cousins; TC.; "Maison Lerebours et Secretan / Secretan Successeur." | Paris. | Moskowitz 122; Warner 13. | suggest correction | |
| LEREBOURS, M.M. | France, c.1847, OIM | opticians to the Royal Observatory of Paris; sale of their work in London by Bullocks, 8/13/1847. | Paris. | Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction | |
| LEREBOURS, NOEL-JEAN | France, 1761-1840, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Sectors = CNAM, P.C. (1987); Telescopes = POB, CZJ (1810), Wesleyan U. (1835), USMA (1840), CNAM, La Rochelle 7/16/83, Soth. 12/13/65, ; Piezometer = USNM; Graphometers = USNM, Christie-NY 10/24/83, D.(1968); Horizontal Sundial = Versailles 11/20/83; Alidade = KRA; Rule = P.C. (1987); Standard Meter = D.(1991); etc. | appointed engineer to the king, 1789; "Opticien de l'Observatoire Royale et de la Marine et du Bureau des Longitudes"; succeeded by his son, Noël-Marie-Paymal Lerebours; worked under Louvel until 1789. | au Cloître Saint-Benoît; 69 Quai de l'Horloge (1789-93); Place de Pont-Neuf; all in Paris. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Daumas 1; Nachet; USNM; Moskowitz 122; Michel 3; Coffeen 35; Warner 13; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEREBOURS, NOEL-MARIE-PAYMAL | France, 1794-1855, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Instrument = D; Thermometer = Soth. 10/16/86. | son of Noël-Jean Lerebours; succeeded his father in 1840; took Marc Secretan as a partner in 1845. | 13 Place du Pont-Neuf, Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; Poggendorff; Moskowitz 103; Warner 13; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LERGET, C. | misreading for Clerget. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| LERIEUX | misreading for Lorieux. | suggest correction | ||||
| LEROUX | France, c.1850, NIM | Octants = Randier, P.C. (1971). | St. Malo. | Randier; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEROY | see Le Roy. | suggest correction | ||||
| LERRA, CARL ANDREAS | Denmark, 1786-1871, MIM | son of Johannes F.A. Lerra. | Copenhagen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LERRA, JOHANNES FRANCESCO ANTONIO | Denmark, b.1735, PHIM | Stick Barometers = OMM, Den Gamle By, Aarhus; Wheel Barometer = Den Gamle By, Aarhus; Thermometer, 1789 = OMM. | instrument maker to King Fredrick V, 1761; father of Carl Andreas Lerra; see Ruspinus. | Copenhagen. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LERRA, P. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 4/28/89. | Leeds. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LERRA, P., AND CO. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Barometer = Christie 1/15/70. | Sheffield. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LERUDE | France, | Barometer, 1743 = D.(1972). | "Opticien"; modern work. | rue St. Louis en l'ile, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LESEL, ALBRECHT | see Lösel. | Michel 3; Gouk 1; Zinner 1; Körber 1. | suggest correction | |||
| LESEL, MICHAEL | Germany, b.1591 fl.1612-29, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = NMM-D.299 (1612), STU (1613), Breslau Schles. Museum für Kunstgewerbe (1624), OXF (1629), Konstanz Rosgarten Museum (1629), GRA (1629), BM (1629), LOS, Pannett Park Museum, Whitby, ADL-N22, etc. | his mother was first married to Caspar Karner, and then to Albrecht Lösel, which see; mastermark is a crown. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Baillie 1; Thielmann; NMM 2; USNM; Price 3; Ward 4; Michel 3; Gouk 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LESIEUR | France, 1818, MIM | Calendar Clock, 1818 = D.(1976). | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LESLIE, JOHN | Scotland, 1766-1832, PHIM | Hygrometer and Differential Thermometer, Photometer = Royal Observatory of Scotland Sale, 6/19/1848. | Sir John Leslie; invented barometric scale to compute heights of mountains; invented the differential thermometer; F.R.S.; author; Professor of Mathematics, Edinburgh U., 1805-; instruments have platina scales. | Edinburgh. | Middleton 4; Taylor 2(863); USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24; Gunther 2; Chaldecott 3; RGO; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LESLIE, ROBERT | USA, 1793, NIM | Navigating Instrument, 1793 = X. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LESNE | France, c.1810, OIM | optician and lens maker; see Boucher et Lesné. | Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| LESPINASSE, DE | France, c.1780, MIM PHIM | Meridian Sundial on clock = Wallace Coll.; Barometer = Wallace Coll. | Paris. | Baillie 1; Britten. | suggest correction | |
| LESTANG | see Etang. | suggest correction | ||||
| LESUEUR | France, 18th Century, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundials, oval, silver = LIE, KEN. | Gisors. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| LETELLIER | France, fl.1769-77+, OIM | Microscope = CNAM. | engineer and optician; associated with Dellebarre, 1777. | rue Saint-Jacques, près Saint-Yves (1777); au Microscope, quay des Augustins, vis-à-vis le Pont-Neuf (later); both in Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction |
| LETH, H. DE | Holland, pre-1760, MIM | Planetarium = Clifford Coll.(1760). | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LETTER, J.B. | Switzerland, c.1730, MIM | Table Clock = ADL-M388. | Zug. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LETTI AND CO. | England, c.1790, PHIM | Barometer = Soth. 10/2/70. | Leeds. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LETZEN, B. DE | Germany, MIM | Magnetic Azimuth Sundial, circular = TIM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LEUNEUX | France, 18th Century, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = Christie-NY 4/3/85. | Versailles. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEUPOLD, JACOB | Germany, 1674-1727, MIM PHIM SIM | Air Pump, 1709 = DRE; Water Levels = KAS. | author; most work dated 1699-1709; mechanic; Saxon Commissioner of Works and Mining, 1701-25; made a walking-stick barometer. | Leipzig. | Grötzsch 2; Michel 3; Dawson 21 (1971); Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEUTMANN, JOHANN GEORG | Germany, fl.1725-1757, MIM OIM PHIM | clergyman; improved the pivot for weather vanes; designed a simple microscope; developed several variant barometers. | Dabrun. | Nachet; Middleton 1 and 4; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| LEUTPOLD, JACOB | see Leupold. | Crommelin 1. | suggest correction | |||
| LEVASSEUR | France, MIM OIM PHIM | T.C. | rue Grand Pont, No. 5, ci-devant la Rue Beau Voisine, Rouen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEVASSEUR, E. | France, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = CNAM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LEVER, STEPHEN | England, fl.1675-77, MIM | master craftsman; made instruments. | Duck Lane, London. | Taylor 1(384). | suggest correction | |
| LEVERTON | England, post-1776, NIM | Hadley's Quadrants = HAM, Stadt Museum Abenrå, Denmark. | one of them marked "Hans Hinrich Koch", surely owner; O'Mara thought he was probably John L. Leverton of Liverpool. | O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEVERTON, JOHN L. | England, fl.1766-83, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Hadley's Quadrants = NMM (1777), FIN (1783); Stick Barometer = X.; Cuff-type Microscope = Phillips 5/14/74. | see Leverton; the NMM quadrant was made for Peter Richards, the one at FIN for William Tyler; most of the instruments are signed "Leverton." | Water Street (1766-69); Pool Lane (1772); 30 Pool Street (1774); all in Liverpool. | Taylor 2(742); Goodison 1; O'Mara; Bryden 9; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEVEY, J. | Ireland, fl.1833-35, OIM | optician and jeweler. | 39 Mary Street, Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| LEVI BEN GERSON | Spain; France, 1288-1344, | astronomer and mathematician; invented the Jacob or cross-staff, the transvesal scale for subdividing angles and the camera obscura; author. | Catalonia; Bagnols; Perpignan. | B. Goldstein 1, 2, 3 and 4; DSB; Daumas 1; Michel 2; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| LEVI, ISAIAH | England, fl.1822-41, PHIM | watch and clockmaker; see J. Levy. | Lord Street (1822-35); Silver Street (1841); both in Gainesborough. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LEVI, JACOB | England, c.1775, OIM | spectacle maker. | 14 Temple Street, Bristol. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| LEVI, MOSES | England, fl.1839-46?, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2), Christie-SK 10/20/89. | may be Moses Levy. | Ipswich. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEVI, SAMUEL | England?, pre-1782, | invented a calculating machine. | Courtanvaux. | suggest correction | ||
| LEVIL, P. | England, OIM | Telescope, three-draw = Christie-SK 10/6/83. | George Yard, Lombard Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEVIN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 7/3/70, Christie 6/30/89; Marine Barometers = X, Christie 6/30/89, etc. | wheel barometer from Christie is signed "Leven Penzance." | Penzance. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEVIN, M. AND E. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LEVIN, P. | France, 17th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, silver = Bernard Coll. = NMM-Caird. | probably P. Sevin. | Paris. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEVITT | England, fl.1816-42, PHIM | partner with Morris Tobias as Tobias and Levitt, which see. | 31 Minories, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LEVY, H. AND L. | England, fl.1793-94, OIM | opticians. | Temple Street, Bristol. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| LEVY, J. | PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | variant spelling for Isaiah Levi? | Gainesborough. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| LEVY, MOSES | variant spelling for Moses Levi? | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| LEWELIN, M. | England?, 1729, MIM | Quadrant, 1729 = Soth. 12/10/73. | also marked "M.L." and "T.J." 1. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEWENBERG, LEON | USA, pre-1839, OIM | Telescope = X. | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| LEWER, JAMES | England, | T.C.; may have only sold instruments. | at ye Elephant and Rising Sun, five doors from Friday Street in Cheapside, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| LEWIS | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Poole. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| LEWIS AND BRIGGS | England, c.1766, MIM | Slide Rule = USNM. | made gauging instruments. | 52 Bow Line, Cheapside, London. | Taylor 2(623); USNM. | suggest correction |
| LEWIS AND ROSS | England, c.1820, MIM PHIM | 96 Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London. | Taylor 2(1624). | suggest correction | ||
| LEWIS, ELLIS | USA, c.1858, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = D.(1982). | "clock and mathematical instrument maker." | Rockingham County, Va. | Coffeen B. | suggest correction |
| LEWIS, JOHANNES | Ireland, MIM | Compass Sundial = P.C. (1988). | John Lewis 2. | Dublin. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEWIS, JOHN 1 | England, d.1621, NIM | compass maker. | St. Katherine's, the Tower, London. | Taylor 1(102); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEWIS, JOHN 2 | Ireland, fl.1679-88, MIM SIM | Sundial, 1684 = Christie 10/12/65; Circumferentor, 1688 = Maynooth College; Garden Sundial = D.(1966); Compass Sundial = P.C. (1988). | the Christie sundial is signed "Johans Lewis Dublin fecit 1684"; the sundial in the private collection is signed "Johannes Lewis Dublin." | Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LEWIS, W. | England, c.1727, | made metal tubes for telescopes. | 2 Rose Street, Covent Garden, London. | Taylor 2(192). | suggest correction | |
| LEY, JOHN | England, c.1707, MIM | apprenticed to John Randall of the Grocers' Company on Dec.9,1707. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LEYBOURN, WILLIAM | England, 1626-1716, MIM | wrote many books on dialing and surveying; made garden sundials "both fixed and movable." | Monkswell Street, Cripplegate, London (c.1645); on the road between Acton and Uxbridge, Southhall, 3 miles from Brainford. | Taylor 1(222); G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LEYDEKKENS, C. | Holland, fl.1845-47, NIM PHIM | Magnet, horseshoe = LEY. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | ||
| LHEUREUX | France, c.1750, MIM | Garden Sundial = Koller, May, 1972. | L'Heureux?; the dial is also marked "L.M." (5). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LIAIS, EMMANUEL | France, c.1850, PHIM | invented an azimuth instrument made by Jose Maria dos Reis, which see; author; made barometers. | Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LIBAERTS, ELISEUS | Belgium, fl.1562-64, MIM | Celestial Globe = Historisches Museum, Dresden. | on Christian II horse armor. | Antwerp. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LIBERATUS, FR. KARL | Germany, 1766, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial, 1766 = OXF(?). | Augsburg; Baden. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| LIBHER | Germany, c.1850, MIM | Magnetic Compass = Christie 12/18/74. | Munich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LIBRERIA ESCOLAR CARBONELL Y ESTERA | Spain, c.1850, MIM | Armillary Sphere = Neumarkt 6/1/72. | the Carbonell and Estera School Library? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LIDDELL, DUNCAN | Scotland, fl.1634-37, | may have designed a staff for gauging and surveying. | Aberdeen. | Taylor 1(179). | suggest correction | |
| LIDDELL, J.J. | Scotland, fl.1840-58, MIM OIM PHIM | made levels; exhibited in the Great Exhbition, London, 1851. | 3 Hanover Street (1843-57); 91 South Bridge (1858); both in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| LIDDLE, WILLIAM | Scotland, fl.1819-33, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | successor to Finney and Liddle, Joseph Finney 2; clockmaker; the barometer is signed "William Liddell Edinburgh." | 3 North Bank Street, Edinburgh. | Bryden 3; Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| LIEBERKUHN, JOHANN NATHANIEL | Germany England, 1719-69, OIM | Telescope, 1755 = DRE. | Lieberkühn; doctor; developed a type of simple microscope also a solar microscope with Fahrenheit which was introduced into England in 1740. | London (1740). | Daumas 1; Clay and Court; Nachet; Evans 1; Dewhirst; RSW; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| LIEBFRIED, CHRISTOPHER | Germany, 1596, | designed an astronomical compendium in 1596; Lynden made it in 1598. | Würzburg. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LIEBHERR, JOSEPH | Germany, 1767-1840, MIM OIM | see Utzschneider und Liebherr; Reichenbach, Utzschneider und Liebherr. | Immenstadt; Munich. | Baillie 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LIEBHERR, VET | Germany, c.1800, PHIM | Barometer = DEU. | Landshut. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| LIEBISCH, F.A. | Germany, 1820, MIM OIM SIM | Theodolite, 1820 = DRE; Telescope = DRE. | Dresden. | Grötzsch 2; Drechsler 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LIEBLICH | Germany, OIM | Telescope on stand = KRA. | Dresden. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LIEFRING, B. | 1795, NIM | Octant, 1795 = WHI. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LIERA, FABIO | Italy, c.1625, MIM | made precision instruments; pupil of Simone Barocci. | Urbino. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | |
| LIFORD, JOHN | England, post-1740, MIM OIM | T.C. in telescope box. | at Euclid's Head opposite the New Church in the Strand, London. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| LIGEON | France, 18th Century, | possibly a misreading of Pigeon. | Paris. | Michel 1 & 3; | suggest correction | |
| LIGEON, ARON | France, 18th Century, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundials = LOU, P-B 1/31/53. | misreading for Pigeon? | Michel 1 & 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LIGHTFOOT, PETER | England, c.1335, MIM | sundial maker. | Glastonbury. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| LIGNAMINE, CHRISTOPHORUS | Italy, 1799, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, wood, 1799 = OXF. | the initial "L" is part of a complicated logo. | Rome. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LILBERRAD | misreading for Silberrad. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| LILIENFELD, NIKOLAUS | Sweden?, 1499, MIM | Astrolabe Clock, 1499 = Nicholas Church, Stralsund. | Stralsund. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| LILJEMARK, CARL PETTER | Sweden, c.1760, MIM | apprenticed to J.Z. Steinholtz, 1760. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| LILLE, MARTIN | England, c.1669, | apprenticed to Walter Hayes of the Grocers' Company on May 6, 1669. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LILLEY AND REYNOLDS LTD | England, 1880-, MIM NIM | firm of John Lilley and Son(s) merged with William Reynolds in 1880. | London. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| LILLEY AND SON | England, fl.1835-75+, MIM NIM PHIM | Patent Course Indicator = LIM; Octant = D.(1974); Sextants = WHI, Soth. 4/26/71, D.(1982); Navigating Instrument = Soth. 4/27/72; Anemometer = WHI; Marine Barometer = X; Folding Square = Musée Lombard, Geneva. | John Lilley and son; T.C. of John Lilley in one box where the insrument is signed Lilley and Son; the folding square is signed "Lilley et Fils." | 7 Jamaica Terrace, Limehouse, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Goodison 1; Coffeen B; Bennett 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LILLEY AND SONS | England, NIM | Sextants = Phillips 5/20/75, D.(1969). | see John Lilley and Sons Ltd. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LILLEY, JAMES ARCHER | England, c.1801, MIM | a carpenter in the Merchant Taylors' Company; took John Lilley (MIM) as an apprentice on Oct. 7, 1801. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| LILLEY, JOHN | England, fl.1811-45, MIM NIM | apprenticed to Michael Dancer in the Joiners' Company on Aug. 25, 1801; re-apprenticed to James Archer Lilley, a carpenter in the Merchant Taylors' Company, Oct. 7, 1801; probably trained by Michael Dancer; free of the Merchant Taylors' Company, Feb. 6, 1811; T.C.; took apprentices; see John Lilley and Son, Lilley and Son, and Lilley and Sons. | Jamaica Terrace, Commercial Road, near the West India Docks, London. | Brewington 1; Crawforth 1, 7 and 8. | suggest correction | |
| LILLEY, JOHN, AND SON | England, fl.1826-75, MIM NIM | Instruments = KEN, WHI, X; Clinometer = D.(1976). | T.C.; see Lilley and Son, Lilley and Sons, John Lilley and Sons Ltd. | 7 Jamaica Terrace (1826-63); Commercial Road, Limehouse and 9 London Street, Fenchurch Street (1868-75); all in London. | Taylor 2(1625); Brewington 1; NMM 2; Calvert 2; USNM; Roux Devilas 66; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LILLEY, JOHN, AND SONS LTD. | England, c.1880, MIM NIM | Marine Compass = X. | London and North Shields. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LILLY AND CO. | Scotland, fl.1834-44, PHIM | see S. Lilly 2, Stephen Lilly; made barometers; carvers and gilders. | Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| LILLY AND RIVOLTA | Scotland, fl.1844-45, PHIM | barometer makers; carvers, etc.; probably Stephen Lilly; Rivolta 1. | Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| LILLY, S. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LILLY, S. 2 | Scotland, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2), Christie-SK 4/17/86. | probably Stephen Lilly. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LILLY, STEPHEN | Scotland, fl.1812-32, PHIM | looking glass and barometer maker; probably S. Lilly 2. | Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| LILY AND SON | England, post-1837, MIM | "Ecliptic"? instrument with compass = Christie 12/18/74. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LIMBACH, F. | England, c.1850, NIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86; Sextant, ebony, ivory and brass = Soth. 10/3/88. | Hull. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LINCOLN, CHARLES | England, c.1744-1807, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Armillary Sphere = NMM; Stick Barometers = X, Halloway's Auction, Banbury 5/1/90; Microscopes = CZO, P.C. (1869), D.(1975); Telescopes = VCW, Court Coll., Drouot Richelieu 11/28/88; Christie 5/15/73. Soth. 7/29/69, P.C. (1969); Pantograph = D.(1973); Horizontal Sundial = Phillips 7/28/82; Level = Soth. 12/13/65; Cicumferentor = D.(1994). | son of Thomas Lincoln; apprenticed in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1758; free by Patrimony on April 1, 1762; Master of the Company, 1787-90; took apprentices. | Cornhill near the Poultry (1763); Head of Sir Isaac Newton, 62 Leadenhall Street (1791-1801); both in London. | Taylor 2(624); Goodison 1; Clay and Court; Court and von Rohr 3(171); Dewhirst; Bryden 9; Daumas 1; NMM 2; USNM; Moskowitz 107; Garcelon 33; Gemmary III; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LINCOLN, F.W., JR. AND CO. | USA, fl.1858-83, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Mariner's Compass = X; Transits = HAR, D.(1976); Tell-tale Compass = Eldred 7/26/73; Octant = PMS. | Frederic Walker Lincoln, Jr.; took his apprentice, Charles C. Hutchinson, as a partner; T.C. | at the Sign of Mercury and the Quadrant, 126 Commercial Street, corner of Richmond Street, Boston, Mass. | Bryden 9; Smart 1; Moskowitz; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LINCOLN, FREDERIC WALKER, JR. | USA, 1817-98, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Transit = GUR; Marine Compass = OMM; Octants and Dry Card Compass = MYS. | grandson of Paul Revere; apprenticed to Gedney King, 1830; flourished 1839-58 alone; took Charles C. Hutchinson, his apprentice, as a partner in 1858; T.C.; most instruments signed "F.W. Lincoln, Jr."; Mayor of Boston; T.C. | 62 Commercial Street (1839-53); at the Sign of Mercury and Quadrant, 136 Commercial Street (1853-58); 126 Commercial Street (1856-58); all in Boston, Mass. | Bedini 8; Smart 1; Brewington 1; Price 2; USNM; Moskowitz; D.J. Warner 10; Garcelon 33; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LINCOLN, FREDERICK | USA, MIM | Magnetic Compass = D.(1965). | probably F.W. Lincoln, Jr. | Boston, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LINCOLN, JOSHUA R. | USA, NIM | compassmaker; Thomas Wightman engraved the compass cards. | Warner 12. | suggest correction | ||
| LINCOLN, T. | 1803, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1803 = P.C. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| LINCOLN, THOMAS | England, fl.1716-50, OIM | apprenticed to Matthew Cooberow of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1709; free of the Company on Oct. 3, 1716; took apprentices; Master of the Company 1746-47. | at St. Bartholomew's the Less (1749); Leadenhall; both in London. | Court and von Rohr 3(87); Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| LIND, DR. | England, pre-1781, PHIM | Barometer = Martin's Sale, 3/8/1781? | probably James Lind. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LIND, JAMES | Scotland; England, 1736-1812, PHIM | Anemometer = William Wales (1772); Clinometers = RSM, OXF, UTR. | scientist; F.R.S., 1777; designed a pocket clinometer and an anemometer in 1775. | Edinburgh; Windsor. | Taylor 2(504); Bryden 3; Middleton 4; G.L'E. Turner 24; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| LIND, NILS | Sweden, c.1770, MIM | Sundial = STT. | made unusual sundials. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1, pp. 199-200. | suggest correction |
| LINDEN | see Lynden. | Zinner 1; Ward 4; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |||
| LINDERMAN, HENDRIK | Holland, c.1780, PHIM | Balance, steel = Christie-SK 11/19/87. | Deze Gewigte werden gemaakt on verkogt te Amsterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LINDERMAN, JAN | Holland, 1740-1809, PHIM | Coin Balances = D.(1980), Soth. 10/3/88. | Amsterdam. | Wynter 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LINDERMAN, JOANNES | Holland, c.1775, PHIM | Jeweler's Balance = WHI. | op de Beurs en in de Kalverstraat naast de Kerk de Papegay in de Goud Balans, Amsterdam. | O. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| LINDERMAN, WILLEM | Holland, c.1811, PHIM | balance maker. | Nieuwendijk by Dam no. 10, Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| LINDERSTRUB, GOTTLIEB NIKLAUS | Switzerland, 1803-73, MIM | Instrument, 1840 = BASH. | "mechaniker." | Basel. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LINDHOLM, C.L. | Sweden, fl.1851-64, MIM | apprenticed in 1836; in business, 1851. | Snickarbacken 5, Stockholm (1864). | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| LINDIG, M. | Germany, c.1800, MIM OIM SIM | Levelling Instrument = DRE; Telescopic Alidade = DRE. | Dresden. | Grötzsch 2. | suggest correction | |
| LINDQUIST, C.A. | Sweden, 1828-1905, MIM PHIM | specialized in laboratory balances. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| LINDQUIST, J.W. | Sweden, fl.1830-45, MIM | Malm skillnadsgaten 60, Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LINDSAY, GEORGE | England, fl.1728-76, OIM | Microscopes = PYM, WHI (1742), Royal Microscopical Society, P.C., Soth. 7/29/69 and 6/9/80; Telescope = OXF; Microscope, pocket, silver = KEN. | T.C.; invented a type of simple microscope; held the first patent on a portable microscope in 1743; "Watchmaker to His Majesty and the Princess Dowager"; clockmaker to George II; some of the microscopes are marked "Geo: Lindsay Inv. & Fec." | at the Dial, facing the Fountain Tavern, near St. Catherine's Street, in the Strand, London. | Taylor 2(193); Evans 1; Maddison 1; Nachet; Clay and Court; Daumas 1; Bryden 11; A.J. Turner 10; Millburn 8; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LINDSON, J. BERGER | Norway?, fl.1797-1809, MIM | Vertical Sundials = NOR (1797, 1809, undated). | many more unsigned. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LINE, FRANCIS | see Francis Hall. | Taylor 1(133). | suggest correction | |||
| LINERIIS, JEAN DE | see John of Lignères. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| LINGE, IOHAN | Germany?, 1684, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, copper, 1684 = MUN. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LINGER, HANS RUDOLPH DEN | Germany, 1613, MIM | Dividers, 1613 = AMST. | Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LINGFORD, JOHN | England, fl.1793-1835 ?, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably jeweller and ironmonger (fl.1793-1835). | Market Hill (1793-1814); Parliament Street (1835); 5 Milton Street (1835); all in Nottingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| LINGKE | Germany, c.1850, MIM PHIM SIM | Assay Kit = P.C. (1970); Theodolite = P.C. (1987). | Freiberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LINGKE AND CO. | Germany, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Illinois State Museum. | Berlin. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| LINNELL, GEORGE | England, fl.1769-1804, OIM | probably son of Joseph Linnell 1; free of the Spectaclemakers' Company by Patrimony, Sept. 12, 1769; took apprentices; optician. | Goldsmith Street, St. Gough Square; 14 Cowlane (1804); both in London. | Taylor 2(625); Clay and Court; Court and von Rohr 3(184); Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| LINNELL, JOSEPH 1 | England, fl.1763-75, MIM OIM PHIM | Angle Barometers = X, Christie 5/26/76; Universal Ring Sundial = NMM-D.259. | apprenticed to Robert Linnell of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Oct. 3, 1754; turned over to Avis Sterrop, June 28, 1756; turned over to Mary Sterrop, Oct. 1, 1760; free of the Company on June 30, 1763 (Taylor said apprenticed to James Ayscough in 1754); succeeded James Ayscough in 1763; T.C.; "The Original Shop for Crown Glass Spectacles"; "optician." | St, Giles, Cripplegate; the Great Golden Spectacles and Quadrant, 33 Ludgate Street, near St. Paul's (1764); both in London. | Taylor 2(505); Goodison 1; Court and von Rohr 3(167); NMM 2; Daumas 1; Clay and Court; Crawforth 6; Robischon; RSW; Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| LINNELL, JOSEPH 2 | England, c.1774, OIM | apprenticed to Robert Linnell of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Oct. 3, 1774; Robischon thought he was apprenticed to Joseph Linnell 1. | Court and von Rohr 3(204); Robischon. | suggest correction | ||
| LINNELL, ROBERT | England, fl.1754-74, OIM | apprenticed in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1747; free of the Company, Oct. 3, 1754; took apprentices. | London. | Court and von Rohr 3(166). | suggest correction | |
| LINNICH, NICLAES | Germany, 1766, NIM | Crown Compass, 1766 = D.(1986) = Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum. | Altoona. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LINSENBARTH, O. | Germany, c.1800, MIM | Rod for liquid measure = DRE. | Eisenach. | Grötzsch 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LIOBAR | France, 1789, MIM | Sundial, 1789 = Veynins, Isère. | Gatty 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LIONE AND CO. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | see James Lione. | 81 Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| LIONE AND CO. 2 | England, fl.1820-36, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Dominick Lione. | 14 Brook Street (1820); 16 Brook Street (1821-36); both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| LIONE AND FARONI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LIONE AND SOMALVICO | England, fl.1805-20, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometers = X(2), Soth. 6/6/75 and 7/21/83, Christie-SK 9/11/86 and 1/22/87; Barometers = Soth. 7/3/70 and 7/31/70, Christie 7/6/72; Barometer in clock = D.(1971). | Dominick Lione and Joseph Somalvico 1. | 125 Holborn Hill (1805-07); 14 Brook Street, Holborn (1811-20; 16 Brook Street, Holborn; all in London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LIONE AND TARONE | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| LIONE, D. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LIONE, D., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie-SK 10/20/89. | probably Dominick Lione with Joseph Somalvico 1 or another maker. | 81 High Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LIONE, DOMINICK | England, fl.1805-36, PHIM | made barometers; partner with Joseph Somalvico 1, 1805-19, as Lione and Somalvico and as Lione, Somalvico and Co.; see Lione and Co. 2; on his own, 1820-36. | 125 Holborn Hill (1805-07); 14 Brook Street (1811-20); 16 Brook Street; all in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LIONE, J. 1 | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = P.C., Soth. 2/19/87. | probably James Lione. | London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LIONE, J. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see John Leone. | Aylesbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| LIONE, JAMES | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (4). | two are signed "Jas. Lione." | 81 High Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| LIONE, SOMALVICO AND CO. | England, fl.1805-19, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = P.C., X, Christie 10/5/72, Soth. 3/7/75, 7/16/76 & 12/15/83, Soth.-Pulborough 3/31/83; Stick Barometer = Soth. 7/2/83, D.(1976); etc. | opticians; many examples survive from both addresses; Dominick Lione and Joseph Somalvico 1; see Lione and Somalvico, D., Lione and Co., Somalvico, Lione and Co. | 125 Holborn Hill (1805-07); 14 Brook Street (1811-19); both in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1378); RSW. | suggest correction |
| LIONI | see Leone, Lione. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| LIPPERSHEY, HANS | Holland, fl.1594-1619, OIM | Telescope = LUN. | spectacle maker; claimed to have made the first telescope; applied, unsuccessfully for a patent for it in 1608; developed a microscope. | Middelburg. | Rooseboom 1; Zinner 1; Daumas 1; Wynter and Turner; Nachet; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| LIPPERSHEY, JEAN | see Hans Lippershey. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |||
| LISCOMB, JOHN | USA, c. 1800, | probably owner; marked on a garden sundial signed "I.W." (4) which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LISIEUX, PERE ET FILS | France, OIM | Solar Microscope = D.(1969). | Lisieux père et fils. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LISTER, JOSEPH JACKSON | England, 1786-1869, OIM | invented a new achromatic microscope; F.R.S., 1832. | Taylor 2(1174); G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| LISTER, THOMAS | England, 1745-1814, MIM | Orrery = University Museum, Glasgow. | made orreries designed by Joseph Priestley; clockmaker. | Halifax; Yorkshire. | Taylor 2(282); Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| LISTER, WILLIAM | England, MIM | T.C.; sold second-hand chronometers. | Newcastle-on-Tyne. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| LISTER, WILLIAM, AND SONS | England, c.1846, NIM | T.C.; made chronometers. | Newcastle. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| LISTON, D. | England?, 1772, MIM | Horary Quadrant, 1772 = BRU. | Morpurgo 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LITTLEWORT | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 2/4/77. | could be George or William Littlewort. | Ball Alley, Lombard Street, London. | O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LITTLEWORT, GEORGE | England, fl.1826-48, OIM PHIM | barometer maker. | 11 Ball Alley, Lombard Street, London (1836-40). | Taylor 2(2169); O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LITTLEWORT, WILLIAM | England, fl.1824-48, MIM OIM PHIM | 7 Ball Alley, Lombard Street, London. | Taylor 2(1626); Dewhirst; O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LITTLEWORTH, W. | England, fl.1822-23, OIM | optician. | 7 Upper East Smithfield, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| LITTMAN, E. | Sweden, c.1850, MIM | had a display at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | Stockholm. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| LITTMANN, CHRISTIAN EDWARD | Germany; Sweden, 1804-57, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Microscopes = STT (1836), SWE; Dip Needle = SWE; Rule = SWE; Balance = Berzelius Museum (SWE). | instrument maker to Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 1833-56; made many fine instruments. | Halle; Munich (1827-32); Stockholm. | Pipping 1 and 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LIVEING AND DEWAR | England, pre-1880, | George D. Liveing and Sir James Dewar; designed a direct vision spectroscope. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| LIVEING, GEORGE D. | England, 1827-1924, | see Liveing and Dewar. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| LIVINGS, JOHN | England, fl.1840-47, MIM OIM | optician. | 136 Goswell Street (1840); 103 Rahere Street, Goswell Street (1847); both in London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| LIVINGSTON, PETER R. | USA, c.1781, MIM | filed a payment claim for a plane table he had provided to the U.S. Surveying Department; maker or dealer? | New York, N.Y. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| LIZARS, J. | Scotland; Englandfl.1858-1900+, OIM PHIM | Microscopes = FRK = RSM (4), P.C., Christie-SK 4/17/86; Barograph with Thermometer = Christie 11/22/78; Telescope = FRK = RSM; Magic Lantern = FRK = RSM; Aneroid Barometer = Phillips 11/16/88. | optician; dealer. | 16 Glassford Street, Glasgow; Glasgow and London; Edinburgh. | Morrison-Low 1; Moskowitz 132; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LLOYD | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Hereford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LLOYD, JOHN 1 | England, 1740, NIM | Backstaff, 1740 = Christie-SK 11/2/95. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LLOYD, JOHN 2 | England, c.1769, | apprenticed to John Cuff of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Feb. 14, 1765; turned over to Henry Raines Shuttleworth of the Company on July 7, 1769. | Court and von Rohr 3(191); RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LOAM, MICHAEL | England, OIM | Microscope = Christie 3/29/60. | Hampton, Middlesex. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LOCK | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Oxford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LOCKE, JOHN | USA, 1792-1856, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = USNM. | a medical doctor; invented an orrery made by Aaron Willard Jr.; patented a type of surveying compass; invented an electro-chronograph and a collimating level; did research on magnetism; Professor of Chemistry, Ohio Medical College; it may be that there are two John Lockes. | Boston, Mass.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Newark, Ohio. | Smart 1; D.J. Warner 6; USNM. | suggest correction |
| LOCKERSON, JAMES | England, c.1582, MIM | worked in wood. | near the Conduit at Dow Gate, London. | Gunther 4; Taylor 1(64); Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| LOCKWOOD, ANTHONY | England, c.1818, | designed a new universal compass. | Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London. | Taylor 2(1379). | suggest correction | |
| LOCKWOOD, J.J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie-SK 9/23/88. | the Christie barometer is signed "J. Lockwood Preston" and marked "Warranted Correct." | Preston. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LODWICK, ABRAHAM | England, c.1695, | apprenticed to Isaac Webb of the Clockmakers' Company on April 27, 1695. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| LOEBER, CHARLES | Germany; USA, 1826-1906, MIM OIM SIM | partner with James M. Shanahan as Shanahan and Loeber, 1853-56; may have also worked for Stackpole and Bro. | 181 William (1854-55); 50 1/2 Fulton (1855-56); Fulton Street, New York and 18 Rush, Brooklyn (1873); both in N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| LOEBL, MATTHIAS | Germany, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = P. and S. 5/20/1895. | Weissenburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LOESER | see Löser. | Chaldecott 4. | suggest correction | |||
| LOEWENSTAMM | Germany, c.1768, OIM | made telescopes and other observatory instruments. | Dresden; Frankfort (1768-). | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| LOFT, MATTHEW | England, 1697-1748, OIM | Microscopes = KEN, OXF, NOR, LEY, WHI, LOS, Uppsala U., etc.; Telescopes = U. of Nottingham, D.(1975), etc. | apprenticed to Thomas Gay 2 of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Aug. 15, 1711; free of the Company on Jan. 12, 1720; Master of the Company 1744-45; took apprentices; T.C. | at the Golden Spectacles in Threadneedle Street, fronting on the North Gate of the Royal Exchange (backside of the Exchange); Reflecting Telescope and Hadley's Quadrant in Cornhill; both in London. | Taylor 1(562) and 2(86); Court and von Rohr 3(90); Maddison 1; Chaldecott 1; Fürst; Wynter 2; Daumas 1; van der Star 1; RSW; Clay and Court; Crawforth 6; Robischon. | suggest correction |
| LOFTUS | England, c.1850, MIM PHIM | Hydrometers = D.(1974), K. & C. 4/7/76, D.(1976), etc. Double Slide Rule = D.(1976); Gauger Set = D.; Stick Barometer = Christie 4/26/90. | many of the hygrometers are marked "maker to the Revenue." | 146 Oxford Street, London. | Moskowitz ; Coffeen II; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LOFTUS, W.R., LTD. | England, c.1875, PHIM | Sike's Hydrometer = Phillips 7/28/82. | also made thermometers; Turner indicated 821 Oxford Street. | 321 Oxford Street, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LOFTUS, WILLIAM R. | England, c.1869, MIM PHIM SIM | later became W.R. Loftus Ltd. | 321 Oxford Street; 146 Oxford Street (W); both in London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| LOGEMAN EN FUNCKLER | Holland, fl.1859-60, PHIM | Hydraulic Press, 1858 = TEY. | Logeman en Fünckler. | G.L'E. Turner 7 & 24. | suggest correction | |
| LOGEMAN, WILLEM MARTINUS | Holland, 1835-60, NIM OIM PHIM | Barometers = LEY, KAS; Foucalt Pendulum, 1856 = TEY; Resonator, 1848 = TEY; Galvanometer = TEY; Compass, 1852 = P.C. | had display in the 1851 Great Exhibition in London; worked with F.W. Fünckler, 1858-60. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; Crommelin 1; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LOISEAU | France, 1841, MIM | succeeded Huette in 1841. | Paris. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| LOKEUX | misreading for Lekeux. | Garcia 1. | suggest correction | |||
| LOMAS, H. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X and Adlington Hall(2), D.(1996). | the barometers at Adlington Hall are signed "Lomas." | Adlington. | Goodison 1; ATG 3/15/97. | suggest correction |
| LOMAS, RICHARD | England, c.1794, MIM | member of the Wheelwrights' Company; took over Richard Burnell as an apprentice from Charles Fairbone 1 of the Grocers' Company on Feb. 12, 1794. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| LOMBARDELLUS | 1559, | see Ioannes Lombardellus Castellanus Masse | Lombardy? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LOMBARDINI | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably a dealer. | Bristol. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| LOMBARDINI AND CASTELETTI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Salop = Shrewsbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LOMBARDINI AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LOMBARDINI BROS. | England, PHIM | barometer makers. | Manchester. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| LOMBARDINI, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Christie-SK 11/27/86, Soth.-S 4/24/87. | Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LOMBARDINI, FRANCIS | England, c.1844, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | signed "F. Lombardini Totnes." | Fore Street, Totnes. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction |
| LOMBARDINI, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LOMBARDINI, S. | England, post-1850, PHIM | barometers; looking-glass maker. | Lower Castle Street, Bristol. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| LOMBARDINI, WILLIAM | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1997). | Huddersfield. | ATG 3/1/97. | suggest correction | |
| LOMMEL, JOHANN LEONHARDT | Germany, c.1620, MIM | Astrolabe Clock = OXF. | Gunther No. 345. | Nürnberg. | Michel 2; Gunther 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| LOMMERS, JACOBUS | Holland, fl.1751-65, OIM PHIM | Microscopes = UTR (1751), DEU (1760), LEY; Telescope, 1765 = AMST; Optical Instruments = LEY. | Utrecht. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; Daumas 1; Crommelin 1; van der Star 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| LOND, B. | misreading for Bloud. | Marouf 10/3/70. | suggest correction | |||
| LONDON STEREOSCOPIC CO. | England, PHIM | Kaleidoscope = P.C. | "new patent jewel Kaleidoscope." | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LONE, J.C.P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1975). | may be Love. | 113 High Holborn, Lomdon. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LONG | England, 19th Century, NIM | Sextant, ebony and ivory = Bearnes 1/27/88. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LONG AND JOHNSON | England, fl.1785-1810, MIM OIM PHIM | Spyglasses = WHI-977, P.C. | James Long and Johnson. | at the North Gate of the Royal Exchange, London. | Taylor 2(626); Dewhirst; Court and von Rohr 3(197); Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| LONG, A.J. | England, late 19th Century, PHIM | Sike's Hydrometer = Soth.-B 12/21/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LONG, ENOCH | USA, 1763, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass with Sundial, 1763 = New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord. | surveyor. | Hopkinton, New Hamp. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction |
| LONG, ENOCH, JR. | USA, c.1763, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass, wood, 1763 = New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord. | surveyor. | Hopkinton, New Hampshire. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction |
| LONG, J. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Tiverton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LONG, J. 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 5/18/89. | probably James or Joseph Long. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LONG, JAMES | England, fl.1781-1817, MIM OIM PHIM | Drawing Instrument Set = Soth. 1/22/73; Telescopes = X, CZJ, etc.; Sundials = Soth. 9/20/83, etc.; Stick Barometers = X(4); Wheel Barometers = X (3); Air Pump = CNAM; Microscope = Soth. 10/28/86. | apprenticed to Edward Nairne of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Aug. 14, 1769; free of the Company on Oct. 30, 1781; Master of the Company, 1805-07; partner with Johnson, as Long and Johnson, 1785-1810; optician; patented a sympiesometer; T.C.; succeeded by James Smith 1. | at the North Gate of the Royal Exchange ; 4 Back of the Royal Exchange (1817-); both in London. | Taylor 2(626); Goodison 1; Court and von Rohr 3(197); Dewhirst; Calvert 2; Daumas 1; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LONG, JOSEPH | England, fl.1820-60, MIM OIM PHIM | Sector = P.C.; Stick Barometer = X; Microscope = Christie 11/22/78; Hydrometers = OXF, KEN, WHI, USNM, P.C., D., Norwich Castle Museum; Thermometers = P.C., D.; Slide Rules, ivory = D., Soth. 10/17/60; Slide Rule, double = D.(1973; Rule = D.(1988). | Taylor thought there might be two people; "Maker to the Indian and Colonial Governments." | 136 Goswell Street, Clerkenwell; 20 Little Tower Street (1820-29); South Tower Street; 43 Eastcheap; all in London. | Taylor 2(1631 and 1632); Goodison 1; Bell 2; Moskowitz 106; Calvert 2; USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24; McConnell 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LONG, JOSH | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Joseph Long. | 20 Little Tower Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| LONG, SOLOMON | England, fl.1686-91, MIM | erected sundials. | near the Pump in Little Britain, London. | Taylor 1(444). | suggest correction | |
| LONGLAND, WILLIAM | England, fl.1674-1722, OIM | Telescopes = NMM-O.115/9102c, Stuart Art Exhibition, 1686. | apprenticed to Joseph Howe of the Broderers' Company through the Spectaclemakers' Company on Jan. 27, 1668; free of the Spectaclemakers' Company on July 2, 1674; Master of the Spectaclemakers' Company 1686-87 and 1694-95. | The Ship, Cornhill, London. | Taylor 1(321) & 2(87); NMM 2; Court and von Rohr 3(35); Clay and Court; Evans 1; Dewhirst; J. Brown 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LONGMAN, JAMES | England, c.1786, OIM | free of the Spectaclemakers' Company before 1786; took an apprentice. | 26 Cheapside, London. | Dewhirst; Court and von Rohr 3(208). | suggest correction | |
| LONGONI, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LOOF JUNR, W. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth.-Sussex 9/18/86 and 4/24/82, Bearnes 1/24/90. | "Watch and Clockmaker." | Tunbridge Wells. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LOOIJ, ARENT | Holland, c.1744, NIM | made compasses. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2 & 5. | suggest correction | |
| LOON, HAN A | Holland, c.1680, NIM | Quadrant = UTR. | "Han à Loon fecit T'Amsterdam by Joannes van Keulen." | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| LOOS 1 | Germany, c.1810, PHIM | tried to improve Fortin-type barometer; may be same man as Loos 2. | Büdingen. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| LOOS 2 | Germany, c.1825, PHIM | tried to improve De Luc-type barometer; may be same man as Loos 1. | Darmstadt. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| LOOS, DANIEL FREDERICK | Germany, 1735-1819, MIM | Pocket Almanac, silver, 1805 = Soth. 12/3/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LOOS, JOH. GEORG | Germany, c.1738, PHIM | made nested weights; master mark was three crowns, later used by Carl Gottlieb Lorenz, c.1795. | Nürnberg. | Koller 11/17/75. | suggest correction | |
| LOOT, JOH. | Holland, 18th Century, PHIM | thermometer maker; probably Johannis Loots. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| LOOTS, JOHANNIS | Holland, c.1665-1726, MIM NIM PHIM | Cross-staves, = BRO (1716), Museum für Meereskunde, Berlin (1729) (lost); Astrolabe = BOM 3/28/06 or 10; Astronomical Instrument = BOM 3/28/06 or 10; Quadrant, wood = UTR. | "Boekverkooper en Graadbooghmaaker." | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Rooseboom 1; Belgian Inventory; Darius 4. | suggest correction |
| LOOTSMAN, JACOB THEUNIS | Holland, d.1679, NIM | cross-staff maker and bookseller. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | ||
| LORAIN | France, c.1850, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = Auction, Honfleur, 6/17/79. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LORDELLE | France, fl.1742-46, MIM | Universal Ring Sundials = NMM, WRAY, NOR (1743); Graphometer, 1742 = NAC; Mathematical Instrument Set = WRAY; Butterfield-type Sundial = P.C.(1969). | Nachet stated that Lordelle was the successor to Bion. | à la Sphère, Paris. | Nachet; Daumas 1; NMM 2; MADEX; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LORDETTE | France, | misreading for Lordelle. | WRAY. | suggest correction | ||
| LORENZ, CARL GOTTLIEB | Germany, c.1795, PHIM | made nested weights; master mark was three crowns, which was used earlier by Joh. Georg Loos. | Nürnberg. | Koller 11/17/75. | suggest correction | |
| LORENZ, JOHN | England, c.1850, MIM SIM | Level, surveying = Christie-SK 11/19/87. | Leeds. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LORER, JOH. | Switzerland, 1617, | author; wrote on a new "Geometrical Instrument." | Zurich. | Zinner 6. | suggest correction | |
| LORICHON | France, 1805, PHIM | marked on the scale of a Hassenfratz barometer "Divisé et Gravé par Lorichon, floreal an 13", (April, 1805). | Paris. | Daumas 1; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| LORIE, DAVID W. | Scotland, 18th Century, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = OMM. | Leith. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LORIEUX LEPETIT | France, c.1850, NIM | Sextant = PMM; Full Circle = Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/23/94. | surely E. Lorieux; full circle signed "Lorieux Lepetit Succ. à Montrouge N. 666." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LORIEUX, E. | France, fl.1825-50?, NIM OIM | Sextants = NMM, PMM(2), Gersaint 7/20/96 (891); Borda Circles = VNN, PEA; Telescope = CNAM; Theodolite, telescopic = Christie 3/21/91. | succeeded Schwartz; succeeded by A. Hurlimann; Ponthus, Lepetit and Schiavetti-Bellini also claimed to have been the successor; see their entries; address for theodolite was "No. 3, Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine." | Pour du Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine Imperiale, 30 Rue et Passage Dauphine et Rue Mazarine 27, Paris. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; Brewington 1; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LORIEUX, E., PERE | France, c.1850, NIM | Reflecting Circle = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88. | signed "E. Lorieux Père." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LORIEUX, LEPETIT POULIN | France, post-1850, NIM | Sextant = Christie-SK 4/14/89. | No. 9047. | Bagneux, Seine. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LORIMER, JOHN | England, c.1795, | designed a dipping and variation needle. | Taylor 2(1007). | suggest correction | ||
| LORING | USA, fl.1832-46, MIM | made many globes, celestial and terrestrial; "From Smith's new English Globe"; see Josiah Loring. | Boston, Mass. | Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LORING AND CHURCHILL | USA, fl.1859-60, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = P.C. | Henry Wiliam Loring and Gardner Asaph Churchill; successors to C.G. King. | 72 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. | Smart 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LORING, BENJAMIN | USA, b.1775, | twin brother of Josiah Loring; stationer. | Boston, Mass. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| LORING, HENRY WILLIAM | USA, 1807-85, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = D.(1976); Compass = P.C. | worked alone, 1831-58; Loring and Churchill (1859-60); alone, 1863-65. | 7 Broad Street (1850-57), Boston, Mass. | Smart 1; Moskowitz. | suggest correction |
| LORING, JOSEPH | misreading for Josiah Loring? | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |||
| LORING, JOSHUA | misreading for Josiah Loring. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| LORING, JOSIAH | USA, 1775-1840, MIM | Pairs of Globes = D.(1983)((1833), P-B 10/22/38, P.C.(1833), Rutgers U. Library, Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, Conn. (1838), D.(1987); Celestial Globes = D.(1968)(1832), PEA (1832), PEA (1833), D.(1976)(1833); Babson Institute, Mass., Yale U.; Terrestrial Globes = P.C.(1839), U.S. Naval Academy, Md. (1839), D.(1976). | according to Bedini, Loring was a bookseller who sold globes engraved by Annin, under his own name. | 136 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. | Bedini 8; Yonge; Moskowitz; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LORING, JOSIAH AND BENJAMIN | USA, c.1833, MIM | Pair of Globes on stands, 1833 = D.(1988). | 136 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LORKIN, ABRAHAM | England, c.1736, MIM | apprenticed to James Wilson 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 15, 1733; turned over to Thomas Colliber, Feb. 20, 1736. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| LORKIN, JAMES | England, fl.1805-22, MIM NIM | Sextant = X(USA). | 89 New Gravel Lane, Wapping; near New Crane Stairs, Wapping; both in London. | Taylor 2(1175). | suggest correction | |
| LORKIN, THOMAS | England, c.1825, MIM NIM | Magnetic Compass, jewelled pivot = RSM; Sextants = Soth. 7/29/69, D.(1971). | T.C.; member of the Wheelwrights' Company; took over Thomas Dench as apprentice from Joseph Rust 2 of the Grocers' Company on March 16, 1789. | Wapping, New Crane Stairs; 89 near New Crane Stairs; both in London. | J. Brown 1; Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LORT, JOHN | Ireland, fl.1767-82, MIM | may be Lort in Wood and Lort in Birmingham, who were succeeded by Frost and Withnoll in 1767. | Walker's Alley (1767); 8 Upper Blind Quay (1776); 8 Exchange Street (1777-78); Plunket Street (1779-82); all in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett; Taylor 2(553). | suggest correction | |
| LOSEL, ALBRECHT | Germany, 1610, MIM | Diptych Sundials, 1610, = LIE, POTS (Hellmann Coll.). | Albrecht Lösel; married Caspar Karner's widow, Elisabeth, in 1590; they had a son, Michael Lesel, which see. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Körber 1; Gouk 1. | suggest correction |
| LOSER, HANS | Germany, 1704-63, MIM OIM PHIM | Pedometer = DRE. | Reichsgraf Hans Löser, Marshall of Saxony; designed a metallic thermometer; see "H.L." 3, "L. 1" and "L.Z." 1. | Reinharz. | Zinner 1; Grötzsch 2; Chaldecott 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LOTHAN | England, c.1100, MIM | Wall Sundial = Church, Great Edstone. | Great Edstone. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| LOTHIAN | England, 1829, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1829 = Soth. 5/2/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LOTTER, TOBIAS CONRAD | Germany, fl.1774-99, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1774 = BAR; Planetarium = BAR; Pair of Globes, 1798 & 1799 = BAR. | geographer. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LOUAGHI | see Taroni and Louaghi. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| LOUCHET | France, 1838, PHIM | Barometer, portable, 1838 = Weil. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LOUIS | France?, 1716, MIM | Gauging Rod, 1716 = NYC. | DES. | suggest correction | ||
| LOUIS, CHRISTIAN KARL | Denmark, 1773, MIM | compass maker. | Copenhagen. | Schück. | suggest correction | |
| LOUIS, JEAN | France, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial, silver = Christie 6/7/72. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LOURDEL | France, c.1760, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument = X. | Lordelle ? | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| LOUTEAU, PIERRE | France, c.1595, MIM | Sundial in back of watch = Exposition Maison Wolters Frères, Bruxelles, 1938; Sundial on the base of a clock, mounted on Atlas = SPI-2719. | Lyon. | Catalogue of the Exposition, 14 May-4 June, 1938; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LOUVEL | France, fl.1765-71, OIM | Noël-Jean Lerebours worked under him, pre-1787. | au Cloître Saint-Benoît, Paris (1771). | Nachet; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LOUVILLE, CHEVALIER DE | see Jacques-Eugène d'Allonville, Chevalier de Louville. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |||
| LOVE, J.C.P. | see J.C.P. Lone. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| LOVEGROVE, F.N. | England, | invented a quadrant dial. | London. | L.K. Hirschberg. | suggest correction | |
| LOVELACE, W. | England, c.1756, NIM PHIM | see W. Barrow and W. Lovelace; T.C. | at the Golden Lion in St. Martins-Le-Grand, London. | Calvert 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LOVELACE, WILLIAM | England, c.1796, NIM | Escapement Timer for Log = PEA. | clockmaker. | 14 Charles Street, Hoxton. | Taylor 2(1007a); Brewington 1; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| LOVI 1 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LOVI 2 | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Angelo Lovi. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| LOVI, ANGELO | Scotland, c.1804, PHIM | Stick Barometer = RSM; Double Barometer = WHI. | glass-blower; may be Lovi 2; RSM is signed "A. Lovi." | 82 South Bridge (1804); 16 South Bridge; both in Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; Bryden 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LOVI, MRS. ISOBEL | Scotland, fl.1805-27, PHIM | Philosophical Bubble Sets = RSM, KEN, CYM. | held patent on aerometrical beads (philosophical bubbles) in 1805; probably widow of Angelo Lovi. | 82 South Bridge (1806); Geddes Close (1807-11); 79 High Street (1812-13); Strichen's Close (1814-21); 113 High Street (1822); 114 High Street (1823-25); Strichen's Close (1826-27); all in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3; G.L'E. Turner 24; Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction |
| LOW, A. | Scotland, PHIM | Double Barometer = WHI. | 16 South Bridge, Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LOW, EDWARD | England, 1763, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1763 = MYS. | also marked "A.B.T.C.D." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LOWDEN, GEORGE | Scotland, fl.1850-1900, OIM PHIM | Telescopes = Soth. 10/15/73 = FRK = RSM, Christie 11/22/78; Microscope = FRK = RSM; Telescope, refracting = FRK = RSM. | 25 Union Street (1850-61); 1 Union Street (1864-74); 23 Nethergate (1876-80); 65 Reform Street (1882-1900); all in Dundee. | Bryden 3; Morrison-Low 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LOWE | England, 19th Century, OIM | Spyglass, gilt-brass = WHI. | Gavin or Joshua Reeve Lowe? | London. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction |
| LOWE, EDWARD | England, 1644, | took John Seller 1 as an apprentice in the Merchant Taylors' Company in 1644; Crawforth could find no record of Lowe being an instrument maker. | London. | Crawforth 8. | suggest correction | |
| LOWE, GAVIN | England, fl.1803-18, MIM | Instrument = WHI. | Paradise Row, Islington, London. | Taylor 2(1176). | suggest correction | |
| LOWE, JOSHUA REEVE | England, c.1836, MIM | Cherry Tree Court, Aldersgate, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| LOWELL AND SENTER | USA, fl.1846-73, NIM SIM | Surveying Compass, 1864 = D.(1997). | Abner Lowell and William Senter 1; also made watches. | Portland, Me. | Smart 1; MAD Nov. 1997. | suggest correction |
| LOWELL, ABNER | USA, 1812-83, MIM SIM | apprenticed to Oliver Gerrish; in business for himself, 1834-36 and 1870-77; was associated with William Senter 1, 1836-70, as Lowell and Senter, then with his two sons until 1877; clockmaker. | Exchange Street (1836-66); Pearl Street (1866); Exchange Street (1867-77); all in Portland, Me. | Smart 1; Katra. | suggest correction | |
| LOWEN, JOHN | England, c.1718, | apprenticed to John Crooke 1 in the Joiners' Company, June 17, 1718. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| LOWENGARD, JULES | France, MIM | made astrolabes and nocturnals. | Furniss. | suggest correction | ||
| LOWITZ, G.M. | Germany, 1712-74, MIM | Celestial Globes, 1747 = KRM, DEU, TRA, Nördlingen Museum, Wasserburg Stadtmuseum. | Göttingen. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| LOWTHER, G. | England, NIM | Octant = Kolding Museum; Sextant = Christie 5/26/76. | T.C. | 31 Quay Side; Docks; both in Newcastle-on-Tyne. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LOYSEL, ECCLESIASTIQUE | France, 1671, MIM | Peripole, brass, 1671 = OXF. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LUBACH, FRANZ 1 | Austria, d.1726, MIM | Horizontal Sundials, stone = KRM, SEI; Horizontal Sundials = VIE, HAK, KRM (2). | some may have been made by Franz Lubach 2, his son. | Vienna. | Zinner 1; Michel 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LUBACH, FRANZ 2 | Austria, fl.1710-36, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = X. | son of Franz Lubach 1; may have made some of the sundials listed under his father's name. | Vienna. | Zinner 1; Nachet. | suggest correction |
| LUBACH, JOHAN SIMON | Austria, c.1700, MIM | Table Sundials = ADL-M270, WHI, KRM; Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = NOR; Universal Ring Sundial = PRA. | Vienna. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Bryden 16; Michel 3; Evans 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LUCAR, S. | instrument at TIM; is he same as S. Lucas, which see? | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| LUCAS, JACQUES | France, fl.1675-1704, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = NYM-01.21.60. | Hugenot; watchmaker in Amsterdam by 1681. | La Rochelle; The Rokin, Amsterdam (1704). | Furniss; Vincent 2; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| LUCAS, S. | England, MIM | Garden Sundial = D.(1969); String-gnomon Sundial = HAY. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LUCAS, WEDUWE | Holland, c.1742, NIM | the Widow Lucas; compass maker. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| LUCCA | Italy, 1767, MIM | Bow Compass, 1767 = ADL-M68. | town? | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LUCIN, FRANCIS | England, c.1839, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker; see Francis Lucini. | 142 Great Saffron Hill, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LUCINI, FRANCIS | England, fl.1836-38, PHIM | barometer maker. | Baldwins Gardens, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| LUCIONI, GIUSEPPE A. | England, fl.1851-54, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 36 Ray Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LUDEWIG | Germany, c.1720, MIM | Table Sundials = DRE (lost), ADL-M265, MUN, NYM, OXF. | Dresden. | Zinner 1; Drechsler 2; Engelmann 1; Chandler & Vincent 1; Maurice 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LUDFORD, WILLIAM | England, c.1750, | apprenticed to John Urings 2 in the Joiners' Company on Feb. 5, 1750. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| LUDOVICI, DOMENICO, S.J. | Italy, pre-1746, MIM | Sundial = X. | author of "Horologium Triplex." | Boursier. | suggest correction | |
| LUDTRING, JOHANN | Germany, fl.1680-88, MIM | made an armillary sphere, a large planetarium and astronomical instruments for Eimmart. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| LUDWIG, J.C. | Germany, c.1742, MIM | Table Sundial = KRA; Circumferentor = KRA. | Dresden. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LUDY, E.F. | England, NIM | Sextant = Christie 11/22/78. | Grimsby. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LUFKIN | USA, fl.1869-to date, MIM | made a wide range of rules and tapes. | Philip E. Stanley. | suggest correction | ||
| LUHME, J.F., UND CO. | Germany, c.1850, MIM | balance makers; had a display in the 1851 Great Exhibition in London. | Berlin, Prussia. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| LUISCIUS, ABRAHAM VAN STIPRIAAN | Holland, 1764-1829, | Bathometer = APS. | invented a barometer which was made by Onderdewijngaart Canzius in 1805. | Delft. | Rooseboom 1; Multhauf. | suggest correction |
| LUISETTI, I. | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| LUKENS, ISAIAH | USA, 1779-1846, NIM PHIM | Sextant = D.(1978) = P.C. | made meteorological, philosophical and chemical instruments; clockmaker. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM; D.J. Warner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LUMLEY AND CO. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Sike's Hydrometers = Christie-SK 7/10/80, Soth. 3/13/67 (2). | see L. Lumley. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LUMLEY, L. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Hydrometers = CMY, Christie-SK 5/10/77; Vacuum Pump = CMY. | 121 Minories, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LUMLEY, L., AND CO. | England, fl.1840-, PHIM | Sike's Hydrometers = P.C., Phillips 2/22/77; Thermometer = D.(1974). | Phillips and D. are "Ltd." | 121 Minories, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LUMMEN?, A.K. | Holland, 1827, NIM | Bearing Compass, 1827 = AMST. | marked "A.H." (2) on the gimbals. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| LUNAN, WILLIAM | Scotland, fl.1824-d.1827, PHIM | Electrical Machine, globe = RSM. | watch and clockmaker too. | 8 Castle Street, Aberdeen (1824-25). | Bryden 3; Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction |
| LUND, PETER A.J. Also Lundh. | Norway, PHIM | Stick Barometer = OMM. Drawing Instruments | WEBDB | Christiania. Oslo. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LUNDBY, F. | England, MIM | Horary Quadrant = OMM. | may be Lundy. | Grimsby. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LUNDY, J.F. | England, NIM | Sextant = Soth. 11/9/70. | may be Lundby? | Grimsby. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LUPICINI, ANTONIO | Italy, fl.1581-91, MIM | Armillary Sphere = FLO. | invented a surveying instrument; wrote on astronomical instruments and calendars. | Florence. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LUPPIE AND SOLCHA | England, c.1840, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers; Salvatore Luppie and Lewis Solcha; see Lappi and Solcha. | Hull. | Loomes. | suggest correction | |
| LUPPIE, SALVATORE | see Lappi and Solcha. | Loomes 1. | suggest correction | |||
| LURASCO, C. | see Gebroeders Lurasco. | Crommelin 1. | suggest correction | |||
| LURASCO, GEBROEDERS | Holland, 1793-1850, MIM PHIM | Thermometer = LEY; Barometer = Soth.-A March, 1976. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Crommelin 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| LUSNERG, DOMENICUS | misreading for Lusuerg. | Egger 2. | suggest correction | |||
| LUSUERG, ANGELO | Italy, fl.1744-47, MIM | Dividers, 1744 = BRU; Armillary Sphere, 1745 = X; Sundial, 1747 = NYM. | Rome. | Morpurgo 1; Michel 3; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LUSUERG, DOMINICUS | Italy, fl.1691-1744, MIM SIM | made sundials, mathematical and surveying instruments which can be found in many museums including ADL (1699, 1701, 1716), BM (1694), STU, DRE, KEN, DEU, NYM, FLO, ROM, OXF, PRN (1692), Museum in Bologna (1744), Michel Coll. (1744), NMM, PRA, WHI (1717), P.C. (1723), RSM (1691), etc. | Modena; Rome. | Morpurgo 1; Baillie 1; Italian Inv.; Michel 1 and 3; Daumas 1; Grötzsch 2; Brieux 3; Price 2 and 3; Ward 4; Engelmann 1; NMM 2; Coffeen B; USNM; Evans 1; Wynter and Turner; O. Brown 1; J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LUSUERG, JACOBUS | Italy, fl.1668-1719, MIM SIM | made sundials, mathematical and surveying instruments which can be found in many museums, including ADL (1672), OXF (1668), BM, FLO, NMM, Liceo Ginnasio, Alatri (1669), MAD, BRU, COO, WHI (1688), USNM, NYM, KEN, ROU, P.C. (1685), etc. | some signatures include "Mutinensis" = Modena. | Modena; Rome. | Bonelli 4; Morpurgo 1; Portuguese Inv.; Price 3; Ward 4; Engelmann 1; Bryden 16; Daumas 1; Baillie 1; NMM 2; Michel 1 and 3; Brieux 3; USNM; J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LUTHER, M. | France, 19th Century, OIM | Telescope, with case = Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/20/96. | Neuchatel. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LUTRY, EDMOND | France, OIM | Telescope = La Rochelle 7/22/78. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LUTTIG, C. | Germany, fl.1844-90, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Protractor with scale = DRE; Half Reflecting Circle = NMM; Surveying Compass with Telescope = Technical Museum, Warsaw. | Lüttig; won prize in 1851 Great Exhibition in London. | Berlin. | NMM 2; Moskowitz 110; O'Mara; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LUTZ Y SCHULTZ | Argentina, 19th Century, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = X. | Buenos Aires. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| LUTZ, C. | Switzerland, c.1850, MIM | won a prize in the 1851 Great Exhibition in London; watchmaker. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| LUTZ, ED. | France, fl.1867-74, MIM OIM SIM | Graphometer = USNM; Surveying Cross = USNM; Gregorian Telescope = P.C. | Rue des Noyers, 49 (Bd. St. Germain), Paris. | Calvert 2; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LUTZ, JOHAN VALLENTIN | Germany, 1680, MIM | Astrolabe Clock, 1680 = UTO 9/29/75. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LUVATE, DOMINIC | England, fl.1828-34, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(4); Aneroid Barometer = Eldred 7/26/73. | all are signed "D. Luvate Preston"; looking glass maker. | 43 Friargate (1828); 27 Friargate (1834); both in Preston. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LUVATTE, D. | see Dominic Luvate. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| LUZZANO | France, 19th Century, PHIM | Barometer = STR. | Strasbourg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LYALL | see Hay and Lyall. | suggest correction | ||||
| LYDELL, JAMES | England, c.1686, MIM | compass maker. | London. | Taylor 1(448). | suggest correction | |
| LYETH, A.B. | Sweden, MIM NIM | Compass in binnacle = K. and C. 3/19/75. | Stockholm. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LYFORD, G. | England; Russia, c.1730, MIM OIM | Universal Ring Sundial = KEN; Telescope = X. | the sundial is also marked "B. Scott" and "St. Petersburg." | Euclid's Head, near the new Church, Strand, London; St.Petersburg. | Taylor 2(285); Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| LYLE, D. | England, 1760, MIM | Volute Compass, 1760 = KEN. | Taylor 2(627a); Chaldecott 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LYMAN, CHESTER SMITH | USA, c.1869, | professor at Yale University; invented wave apparatus made by E.S. Ritchie and Sons. | D.J. Warner 6. | suggest correction | ||
| LYNCH | Ireland, MIM | Surveyor's Compass = RSM; Inclinable Sundial = Christie 11/21/61. | see James Lynch 1 & 2. | Dublin. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| LYNCH AND SON | Ireland, fl.1813-25, MIM | Armillary Sphere = EGE; Garden Sundials = D.(1971), Soth. 10/23/85 (1824); Terrestrial Globe, miniature, 1813 = Soth. 5/27/82. | see James Lynch and Son. | Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LYNCH, GEORGE | Ireland, fl., MIM OIM PHIM | see James Lynch (2) and George Lynch. | 26 Capel Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| LYNCH, JAMES (1), AND SON | Ireland, fl.1808-25, MIM OIM PHIM | Cuff-type Microscope = EGE. | T.C.; "Mathematical, Optical, Philosophical Instrument Makers to Trinity College and His Majesty's Ordnance"; see James Lynch 1. | 26 Capel Street, Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LYNCH, JAMES (2) AND GEORGE | Ireland, fl.1840-44, MIM OIM PHIM | opticians, mathematical and philosophical instrument makers to the University and to the Royal Dublin Society. | 26 Capel Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| LYNCH, JAMES 1 | Ireland, fl.1760-1807, MIM OIM PHIM | Surveyor's Compass = Soth. 11/13/61; Microscope = Wellcome Institute. | partner with Edward Spicer, 1760-72, as Spicer and Lynch, which see; also a dealer. | 26 Capel Street (1784-1807); at the Sign of the Royal Spectacles, Capel Street; both in Dublin. | Taylor 2(743); Calvert 2; Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LYNCH, JAMES 2 | Ireland, fl.1826-39, MIM OIM PHIM | T.C.; "optician, mathematical and philosophical instrument maker to the Ordnance and Trinity College" (1832). | 26 Capel Street, Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| LYNDEN, JOHANN ANTON | Germany, fl.1580-1604, MIM | Astrolabes = OXF(ICA-274), BRU; Astronomical Plate, 1604 = ZUS; Astronomical Compendium, 1596 = BM; Chalice Sundial, 1594 = LND. | the "Astronomical Plate" may be the astrolabe (ICA-572); the compendium was designed by Christopher Liebfried of Würzburg. | Heilbronn. | Zinner 1; Gunther 1; Price 1 & 3; Ward 4; Michel 2, 3 & 7; Evans 1; ICA 2; Dewhirst; Cousins; RSW. | suggest correction |
| LYNE, FRANCIS | see Francis Hall. | suggest correction | ||||
| LYON 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | South Molton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LYON 2 | Scotland, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1772). | Edinburgh. | John Bell. | suggest correction | |
| LYON, BENEVOLO | MIM | Protractor = P.C.(1965). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| LYON, C. | England, c.1823, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Bridlington. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LYON, DANIEL M. | USA, c.1850, MIM | Spirit Levels = Craft Auction 5/1/82. | tool maker. | Newark, N.J. | Maine Digest, July, 1982. | suggest correction |
| LYON, HUNTER | Scotland, fl.1793-1803, OIM | optician. | Cross Causeway (1793-95); 118 Nicholson Street (1796 1801); 4 Bristo Street (1801-03); all in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3; Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction | |
| LYON, JAS. 1 | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2), Christie-SK 9/23/88 and 10/20/89. | No. 6 Dove Court, Swithin's Lane, Lombard Street, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LYON, JAS. 2 | Scotland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Glasgow. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| LYON, JON. | England, c.1660, MIM | Sector = NMM-CI/S.11. | London. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| LYON, JOSEPH | England, c.1708, MIM | apprenticed to George Griffith of the Grocers' Company on Oct. 12, 1708. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LYON, PETER 1 | Scotland, fl.1784-88, MIM NIM OIM | on the Shore, Leith. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| LYON, PETER 2 | Scotland, fl.1780-99, OIM | optician. | at the Cross Well (1782); near the Guard (1784); Head old Assembly Close (1786); High Street (1788-90); Bull Turnpike (1794); Castle Hill (1795); Calton Hill (1796-97); Parliament Close (1799); all in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| LYONET | France, | designed a microscope. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| LYONET, PIERRE | Holland, 1707-89, OIM | made a simple microscope; naturalist. | Nachet. | suggest correction | ||
| LYONS, ABRAHAM | England, fl.1800-01, OIM | 408 Oxford Street, London. | Taylor 2(1176a); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| LYONS, GEORGE | England, c.1850, OIM | Telescope = Soth.-B 3/2/79. | Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LYONS, MICHAEL | Ireland, 1844, MIM | Moon Dial, slate, 1844 = Dublin Civic Museum. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| LYTH, A.B. | Sweden, NIM | Marine Compass in binnacle = K. and C. 3/19/75. | Stockholm. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| LYTH, GEORG WILHELM | Sweden, 1834-1918, MIM NIM | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| M'CALL, JOHN | England, c.1830, MIM OIM | see A. Chislett and M'Call. | 8 Postern Row, Tower Hill, London. | Taylor 2(1932). | suggest correction | |
| M'COLL | Scotland, c.1818, MIM | see Miller and M'Coll. | 116 Stockwell, Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| M'COLL, HUGH | England, c.1846, | T.C.; book and instrument seller. | 5 King Street, South Shields. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| M'MILLAN, PETER | Scotland, fl.1824-51, NIM | Sextant = FRK = RSM. | 11 Guestrow (1824); Waterloo Quay (1828); 43 Quay (1829-33); 49 Quay (1834-39); 52 Quay (1840-41); 45 Regent Quay, (1842-51); all in Aberdeen. | Taylor 2(2180); Bryden 3; Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction | |
| M'MILLAN, WILLIAM, AND CO. | Scotland, fl.1847-48, MIM | watch and clockmaker; in partnership with Ogg as Ogg and M'Millan 1844-46. | 28 Marischal Street, Aberdeen. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| M. 1 | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, round = VIE. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| M. 2 | NIM | Octant = SFM. | anchor is mastermark. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| M., IOHA | Poland, 1637, MIM | Wall Sundial, 1637 = Church in Wodzislaw. | Wodzislaw. | Polish Inventory. | suggest correction | |
| M.A.Z.L. | 1713, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1713 = AMST. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction | ||
| M.B. 1 | Germany, 1626, MIM | Artillery Level, 1626 = NUR-WI1135; Sundial in ivory barrel = MUN-15 Phys; Artillery Level = DEU-49897; Artillery Level = FRA. | possibly Michael Bumel. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| M.B. 2 | see M. Burleigh. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| M.B. 3 | could be Martin Bayer of Annaberg or Moritz Behaim of Vienna; both were clockmakers. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |||
| M.B.I.N. | Germany, fl.1627-30, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1627 = NUR-WI 1758; Graphometer, 1630 = STU- 12870; Quadrant = STU-12867. | possibly Michael Bumel. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| M.C. 1 | Austria (?), MIM | Ring Sundial = SAL. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| M.C. 2 | Germany, 1570, MIM | see Michael Chaspar. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | ||
| M.C.K.C.R.P. | 1601, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, 1601 = OXF. | the initials may be in a different hand than the sundial. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| M.D.Z. O.H.P. | see O.H.P. | Moran 1; Michel 3; Engelmann 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| M.E. 1 | 1686, MIM | marked on an artillery level signed "H.R." (2) at OXF; there is a crown over the "M." | Maddison 1; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| M.E. 2 | Germany, 1802, MIM | String-gnomon Sundial, round, wood, lid, 1802 = D.(1987). | Coffeen 16. | suggest correction | ||
| M.E.A. | Spain?, MIM | Calipers = PRM; Calipers, sliding = D.(1968). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| M.E.D.F. | 16th Century, MIM | Astrolabe = SWF. | ICA-634. | Price 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction | |
| M.F. | Germany?, 1677, | marked on mining compass signed "Adamas Dornstrauch." | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| M.F.P. | France, 1770, MIM | Diptych Sundial, 1770 = LIM. | Dieppe work. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| M.G. | Germany, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = OXF. | star is mastermark. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| M.G.A. | MIM | Pantograph = D.(1975). | also marked "W.V.S." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| M.G.C.G. | MIM | Diptych Sundial = FIN-82 = Thorban. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| M.H. 1 | may be H.M. 2, which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| M.H. 2 | Germany, 1630, MIM | Diptych Sundial, gilt-copper, 1630 = OXF. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| M.H. 3 | USA, 1775, MIM | Gunter's Quadrant = PEA. | dated "Jan. 3, 1775." | Danvers, Mass. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction |
| M.H.F. | Czechoslovakia, 1630, MIM | Diptych, gilt-copper, 1630 = OXF. | Martin Habermel? | Prague. | Zinner 1; Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| M.I.C.A. | Germany?, 16th Century, MIM | Armillary Sphere, with compass = NUR-WI 1226. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| M.I.M. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, stone = Landsberg a. Lech Heimatmuseum. | also marked "I.H.S." | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| M.I.M.R. | Germany?, fl.1568-91, | this mark appears on finger-ring sundials, one at WHI and the other at NMM; WHI is dated 1568 and marked "H.R." (1) and signed "H.C." (1); NMM is dated 1591 and marked "W.P." (2) and signed "H.C." (1). | Btyden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| M.J. | MIM | Dividers, iron = VCW. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| M.K. 1 | Germany, c.1550, MIM | Table Clock with Sundial on bottom = P.C. | probably Melchior Kleinhemmel of Annaberg. | Annaberg. | Pippa. | suggest correction |
| M.K. 2 | Germany, 1577, MIM | misreading by Engelmann and Zinner for "T.K." 3, marked on ADL-M304 which is signed "M.V.S." 1. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| M.K. 3 | Germany, fl.1680-1700, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory 1680 = NOR, Soth. 12/8/69; Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1700 = MUN. | Melchior Karner; mastermark is a "4." | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Price 2; Gouk 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| M.K. 4 | Germany, 1689, MIM | Artillery Level, 1689 = OXF. | date is "MDCLXXXIX"; may be same as "M.K. 5" but that date is in Arabic numerals. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| M.K. 5 | France, 1688, MIM | Artillery Level, 1688 = Huelsmann Coll. | signed "16 M.K. 88"; also marked "A.G." 3, the "A." is under the one and "G." is under the last eight; possibly same as "M.K." 4 but that date is in Roman numerals. | Syndram. | suggest correction | |
| M.L. | marked on an instrument signed "M. Lewelin." | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| M.N.J. + C. | 1772, MIM | Dividers, 1772 = Chevau 10/10/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| M.O. | Germany, 1774, MIM | Artillery Level, 1774 = USNM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| M.P. 1 | 1542, MIM | Astrolabe, 1542 = USNM. | ex-Hoffman Coll; ICA-221; A.J. Turner thinks it was made by F. Michael Piquer. | Gunther 1; Price 1; ICA 2; Gibbs and Saliba; Michel 2; A.J. Turner 12. | suggest correction | |
| M.P. 2 | fl.1591-96, | see H.K. 3; may be Marcus Purmann; see also "M.P." 3. | Dewhirst; Michel 3; Price 2; Evans 1; Technica, March, 1956. | suggest correction | ||
| M.P. 3 | Germany, fl.1591-1616, MIM | Horizontal Sundials, round = MUN (1591), MUN; Diptych Sundials = LIE (1594), Soth. 5/11/23 (1595); Cruciform Sundials = OXF (1598), MUN (1601); Sundial, 1597 = Evans Coll.; Sundial, string-gnomon, 1615 = NOR; Sundial with Calendar, 1616 = BM; Chalice Sundial = KEN. | probably Marcus Purmann; may be same as M.P. 2; usually signed "*M*P*"; NOR is for 48 °; 1591 MUN has Butterfield-type gnomon; undated MUN is for 48°. | Munich. | Zinner 1; Price 2; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| M.P. ET ROCHETTE | France, c.1780, MIM SIM | Graphometer = D.(1993). | Quai del'horloge à Paris. | Coffeen 41. | suggest correction | |
| M.P.S. | Germany, 18th Century, PHIM | Cup Weight Set = Phillips 5/20/75. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| M.R. 1 | 1645-46, OIM | Telescope, 1645-46 = NMM. | attributed to Anton Maria Schyrle, Rheita, Bohemia. | NMM 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| M.R. 2 | misprint for "M.P." 4. | Koller 11/17/75; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| M.S. 1 | Germany, 1553, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, with compass, 1553 = BM-1922-7/5-2. | also marked "Simon Schmidlkofer der Junger 1577"; owner. | Zinner; Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| M.S. 2 | 1597, MIM | Sector, 1597 = Soth. 5/11/23. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| M.S. 3 | England, MIM | Ring Sundial, small = Weil 2(29). | misreading for "S.W."; summer, winter. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| M.S. 4 | Germany, 1585, | marked on lid of folding mining sundial, ivory and wood, 1585, probably owner; Huelsmann Coll. | Syndram. | suggest correction | ||
| M.S. 5 | Germany, 1589, | surveying instrument signed "C.T.F. Anno 1589 M.S." at DRE; it is "M.S." (5). | Dresden. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| M.T.A. | Germany, c.1530, MIM | Astrolabe Orpheus Clocks = ADL-M377, Luton Hoo; Table Clocks = STU, Bobinet = Soth.-NY 2/11/89. | Bavaria. | Coole and Neumann; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| M.T.K. | 1574, MIM | Altitude Sundial, gilt-brass, round, 1574 = Evans Coll. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| M.V. 1 | Germany, c.1740, MIM | see M.Z. | Coffeen 46. | suggest correction | ||
| M.V. 2 | Germany, fl.1751-54, MIM | Vertical Sundials = GRA (1751), Koller 11/17/75 (1754). | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| M.V.S. 1 | Germany, 1577, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, 1577 = ADL-M304. | "Mechanicus Ulrich Schniep"; also marked "T.K." (3), misread by Engelmann and Zinner as "M.K." 2. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| M.V.S. 2 | possibly "Mechanicus Ulrich Schniep" or "Mechanicus Victor Stark." | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| M.Z. | Germany, c.1740, MIM | Compass Sundial, ivory, round = D.(1994). | possibly M.V. 2, which see. | Nürnberg ? | Coffeen 46. | suggest correction |
| MA | Germany, | Morgen Abend, morning and night, found on mining compasses. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MA----, D. | USA, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = Old Colony Historical Soc.,Taunton, Mass. | the rest of the name is illegible. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAAS, F.M. | Germany, MIM | Sundials = LIE, PRA. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MAASS, HANSS MATTHIAS | Germany, NIM | Compass Rose = OMM. | Hamburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MABIRE | France, 18th Century, MIM | Folding Rule = Soth. 7/8/54; Artificial Horizon = Chayette 6/28/86. | pupil and successor of Lenoir. | Rue Cassette No. 14, près la Croix-Rouge fg. St. Germain, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MACALL | England, c.1770, MIM | see Gilkerson and Macall. | Tower Hill, London. | Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| MACARIUS, IOHANNES | Italy, fl.1668-89, MIM | Pantograph, 1668 = ROM; Graphometer, 1678 = P.C.; Sectors = ADL-M89o (1678), ADL-W107 (1671), ADL-W108 (1674), MAD (1686), ROU-4 (1685), HAK; Armillary Sphere, 1689 = Liceo Spallanzi, Regio Emilia; Dividers = CNAM (1686); Circumferentor, 1676 = KEN; Proportional Compass, 1685 = HAK. | ADL-W107 signed "Ioannes Maccarius." | Mirandolanus (Modena). | Evans 1; Price 2; Michel 3; Daumas 1; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MACAULAY AND SON | USA, c.1850, PHIM | Electro-medical Induction Coil = WHI. | 39 Redeness Street, New York, N.Y. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| MACDONALD, DR. | England, | MacDonald; described an instrument to facilitate finding the longitude at sea. | 4 Coburg Place, Kennington Lane (London?). | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MACDONALD, JNO. | Scotland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MACDONALD, THOMAS | Scotland, c.1844, | Macdonald; invented an optical enlarging and reducing instrument. | Glasgow. | Practical Mechanics and Engineer's Magazine, Vol. IV, pp. 124-25. | suggest correction | |
| MACEY | see Benjamin Macy. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |||
| MACGREGOR AND CO. | Scotland and England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 1/27/89. | MacGregor and Co.; probably misreading for McGregor and Co.; see D. McGregor and Co. | Glasgow and Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MACHIR, JACOB BEN | see Profatius. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |||
| MACKAY | see Berry and Mackay; may be relative of Andrew Mackay. | Taylor 2(866); RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MACKAY, ALEXANDER SPENCE | Scotland, 1857-1914, NIM | James Berry took Alexander Spence Mackay as a partner in Berry and Mackay, 1879-90, which see. | Aberdeen. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| MACKAY, ANDREW | Scotland; England, 1760-1819, | mathematician; determined the latitude and longitude of Aberdeen in 1781; may be relative of the Mackay in Berry and Mackay; author. | Aberdeen; George Street, Trinity Square, Great Tower Hill, London. | Taylor 2(866); DNB; J.S. Reid. | suggest correction | |
| MACKENZIE AND CO. | England, c.1817, MIM OIM | T.C. in Mackenzie microscope case; see Alexander Mackenzie. | London. | Taylor 2(1381); O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MACKENZIE AND SUGGART | England, c.1816, MIM OIM | Inclinable Sundial = NOR; Telescope = Soth. 12/2/74. | Alexander Mackenzie. | 15 Cheapside, London. | Taylor 2(1381); RSW. | suggest correction |
| MACKENZIE, ALEXANDER | England, fl.1816-58, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Microscopes = D.(1984) (with case), Soth. 10/3/88; Sextant = WHI; Telescope = Phillips 11/16/88. | worked with Suggart at Cheapside; microscope case has T.C. for Mackenzie and Co; sextant signed "Mackenzie 15 Cheapside, London"; Clay and Court thought he was "Mckenzie"; Soth. microscope signed "A. MacKenzie." | 15 Cheapside, London (1816-30); 38 De Beaur'r Square, Kingsland (1856-58). | Taylor 2(1381); Coffeen F; Crawforth 1; Calvert 2; O'Mara; Bennett 1; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MACKENZIE, CALEB | USA, fl.1807-08, MIM | 21 Thomas Street F.P., Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MACKENZIE, COLIN | England, c.1791, OIM | free of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 5, 1791; made spectacles. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| MACKENZIE, MURDOCH | England, c.1774, | surveyor for the Admiralty; invented the station-pointer in 1774; author. | Taylor 2(377); G.L'E. Turner 24; Bedini 8; Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | ||
| MACKI AND GOBBI | England, PHIM | barometer makers. | Swaffham. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MACKINTOSH, THOMAS | England, fl.1780-82, MIM | Mackintosh. | Archimedes and Globe, opposite Long Acre, four doors from Great Queen Street; 7 Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Field; both in London. | Taylor 2(867); Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| MACKNEIL | England, fl.1790-1801, NIM OIM | Telescope, three-draw = D.(1984); Sextant = X; Telescope = OXF. | "apprentice of the late Mr. Ramsden"; OXF telescope and sextant signed "MacKneil." | London. | Dewhirst; Taylor 2(1010); Coffeen G; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MACKROW, J. | England, c.1780, NIM | Octants, ebony = DRE, P.C.; Hadley's Quadrant = OMM. | quadrant signed "Mackrow London." | 4 Upper East Smithfield, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MACNEAL, THOMAS | England, c.1776, | apprenticed to Edward Roberts 1 in the Joiners' Company on Sept. 3, 1776. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| MACNEIL | MacNeil; see MacKneil. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MACQUART ET CADOT | France, 1730-1733, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, 1730 = OXF. Butterfield dial = PC. | sundial signed "son genre" or "Cadot gendre de Macquart a Paris"; Henry Macquart was father-in law to Michel Cadot. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MACQUART, H. | France, c.1710, MIM SIM | Graphometer = P.C. | if he is the Macquart listed above, this date may be too early. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MACQUART, HENRY | France, fl. 1685-1720, MIM NIM SIM | made wide range of instruments including armillary spheres, sundials of various types, quadrants, graphometers, dip needles, gunner's levels, etc; may be seen in LIE, LOU, NMM, ADL, BM, OXF, KEN, WHI, etc. | pupil of Pierre Sevin; father-in-law of Michel Cadot and partner; sometimes signed "H. Macquart"; member of the "Corporation des fondeurs"; Master in 1688; received title of "Marchand fondeur, Ingénieur d'instruments suivant la Cour et Conseils de sa Majesté." | à l'Astrolabe, Quai des Morfundus, Ile de la Cité, Paris (1720). | Michel 3; Price 2 and 3; Evans 1; Daumas 1; Stevens and Aked; MADEX; Olivia Brown 1; Spitzer 1 and 2; Bryden 16; Augarde; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MACQUART, RENE | France, c.1730, MIM | René was a son of Henry Macquart; apprenticed to Nicolas Bion in 1720; member of the "Corporation des fondeurs." | Paris. | Augarde. | suggest correction | |
| MACRAE | England, c.1840, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, Soth.-S 7/23/87; Wheel Barometers = D.(1979), X (2). | 29 Royal Exchange, London. | Country Life, 6/14/79; Goodison 1; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MACRAE, HENRY | England, fl.1832-60, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = D.(1985); Sympiesometer = Soth. 5/1/86; Stick Barometer = X; Octant = Christie-SK 11/27/86; Sextant = Soth. 3/10/87; Microscope = Phillips 11/16/88. | instruments signed "Macrae" plus address. | 34 Aldgate Street, London. | O'Mara; Goodison 1; Bell 2; Coffeen 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MACY, BENJAMIN | England, fl.1713-31, MIM NIM | Backstaves = PEA (1719), NMM (1720), RSM (1728); Sextant, 1728 = NMM; Compass, dry-card = D.(1994). | apprenticed to John Henshaw of the Clockmakers' Company on June 12, 1704; free of the Company, July 6, 1713; took apprentices; also sold nautical books. | Hermitage Bridge, Wapping, London. | Taylor 1(523), 2(88a); Hill and Padget-Tomlinson; NMM 2; Brewington 1; Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Daumas 1; USNM; J. Brown 3; Coffeen 46. | suggest correction |
| MACY, ROBERT F. | USA, b.1822, PHIM | Polyangular Kalaidoscope = Seamen's Bethel Museum, Vineyard Haven, Mass. | he invented and patented this form of the kalaidoscope, signed "R.F. Macy." | Nantucket, Mass.; Westport Point, Mass. before 1868. | J. Haring; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MADAUER, BARTHOLOMAEUS | Germany, fl.1552-79, MIM | Sundial, 1554 = BM. | Abbot of Aldersbach. | Aldersbach. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| MADER, FRAN. JOSE | Germany, 1709, MIM | Pedometer, 1709 = DEU. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MAELCOTE, ODON VAN | Belgium; Italy, 1572-1614, | Copper discs (2), stereographic projections for 75° and 66°30' latitude = CNAM C-913. | author; are these printer's plates for Regnartius' book on the astrolabe? Zinner thought that there was an unsigned rete in BMR. | Brussels; Rome. | Zinner 1; Michel 2 and 3; Regnartius; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MAELZEL, JOHANN NEPOMUK | Germany, 1772-1838, | invented the metronome in 1816. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Webster's New International Dictionary, 2nd Ed., 1955. | suggest correction | ||
| MAENNER, STURT. GUTHIHR | Germany?, MIM | Plate, copper, for compass rose = HAK. | Stürt. Guthihr Maenner. | Barth. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MAESTLIN, MICHAEL | Germany, 1579, MIM | built a fourteen-foot cross-staffin 1579; author. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| MAFFIA | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 2/28/80. | could be A. or C. Maffia. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MAFFIA, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MAFFIA, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MAFFIA, DOMINIC | England, post-1850, PHIM | barometer maker; see Peter and Dominic Maffia. | Monnow Street, Monmouth; Abergavenny. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MAFFIA, P., AND CO. | England, PHIM | barometer makers. | Monmouth. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MAFFIA, PETER | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | signed "P. Maffia." | Monmouth. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction |
| MAFFIA, PETER AND DOMINIC | England, post-1850, PHIM | barometer makers. | Monmouth. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MAGALHAES, JOAO JACINTO | Portugal, c.1790, MIM | Jo~o Jacinto Magalh~es; also clockmaker. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MAGAREY, ALEXANDER | misreading for Alexander Megary. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MAGARY, ALEXANDER | misreading for Alexander Megary. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MAGEAREY, ALEXANDER | England, c.1802, | apprenticed to William Morris 1 of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 2, 1802; possibly same as Alexander Megary and Alexander Megeary which see. | J. Brown 1; Crawforth 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MAGELLAN, J.H. DE AND FIERI | England, MIM | London. | COO notes, 1968; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MAGELLAN, JEAN HYACINTHE DE | Portugal; France; England, 1723-90, NIM | Repeating Circle = NMM. | invented a type of repeating circle; made Gowin Knight's compasses with George Adams 2; took out a patent for an improvement for the barometer with Henry Pyefinch in 1765; agent for some London instrument makers; F.R.S. | Paris; London (by 1765). | Taylor 2(378); DNB; Middleton 1; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MAGER, G. | NIM | Sextant = MYS. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MAGGI | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X. | may be J. Maggi or I. Maggi. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAGGI AND CO., MICH | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 6/24/88. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAGGI AND ORTELLI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MAGGI, I. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 12/2/87. | see Maggi. | 15 Union Court, Holborn Hill, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MAGGI, J. | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Grays Inn Lane, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MAGGI, M. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAGGIAIOLI | Italy, 1599, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1599 = Soth. 1972 | made for the Company of Saint Matthew in Paltugnones. | Hillier, the London Times, 7/22/72. | suggest correction | |
| MAGGIO 1 | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Michael Square, Southampton. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MAGGIO 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAGGIRIUS, SILVIUS | Italy, c.1700, | invented a recipiangle, a surveying instrument made by Petrus Blondeus, ADL-M107. | Rome. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL: RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAGINUS, GIOVANNI ANTONIO | Italy, 1546-1618, MIM OIM | Quadrants = Evans Coll., Soth. 2/13/58 = Christie 3/29/60 (1592). | born in Padua; made burning glasses. | Bologna; Mantua. | Gunther 2; Michel 3; Spargol; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MAGNELLI, JOHANNES BAPTISTA | Italy, 1692, MIM | Sundial, stone, 1692 = FLO-3189 (99). | Florence. | Bonelli 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| MAGNI | France, pre-1782, OIM | Optical Machine = COR; Microscope = COR. | probably Alexis Magny, which see. | Paris. | Courtanvaux; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MAGNI, VALERIO | Italy, 1587-1661, | experimented with vacuum tube for barometer, c.1645. | A.J. Turner 10; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MAGNIAC, FRANCIS | England, c.1765, | apprenticed to Francis Morgan in the Joiners' Company on Feb. 5, 1765. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| MAGNIE, JEAN-BAPTISTE | France, c.1786, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = PEA-10975. | Magnié; "dessin d'un quartier de réduction presenté au Roi, 1786." | Dunquerque. | American Neptune, Jan., 1975; Brewington 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| MAGNUS, CHRISTOPH, N.P. | Germany, 1608, MIM | Astrolabes, = BASH (ICA-2071) (1602), HAM (ICA-285) (1608), | Krabbe-type retes. | Hamburg. | Zinner 1; Michel 2; Gunther 1; Price 1; GHP; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MAGNY, ALEXIS | France, 1712-c.1777, OIM | Microscope, 1754 = SPI-2926; Microscope, Culpeper-type, No.18, 1755 = NOR; Microscopes = P-B-Monte Carlo 6/23/76 (leather case), P.C., Getty Museum (leather case), FLO. | the P-B-Monte Carlo entry said to have been given to Mme. de la Pompadour by Louis XV, probably silver; his microscopes date from 1751-55; see Magni. | Paris. | Michel 3; Antique Dealer Collectors Guide, August, 1976; Daumas 1; A.J. Turner 10; Ronfort 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MAGOR AND CO. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 2/28/80. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MAGRINI, LUIGI | Italy, 1802-68, PHIM | professor of mathematics; made electrical apparatus. | Florence. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAGWALD | Germany, 19th Century, MIM | Magnetic Azimuth Sundial = DES. | Berlin. | Industrial Museum Cat.; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAHIER | see Spinelli, Mahier and Co. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MAHLER, JOSEF | Germany, 1795-1845, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Dillingen Lyzeumssammlung. | managed the Benediktbeuren workshop 1826-38; in partnership with George Metz he managed this workshop fron 1838 to 1845. | Mönch in Ottobeuren. | Zinner 1; J.A. Bennett 2; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MAHLER, P. ILDEPHONSUS | Germany, 1759, | see B.A. 2; manuscript note on paper, "P. Ildephonsus Mahler Monachus Benedictins ursini fecit has Machinas D.P. Domenico beck oxenhusano episde ordinis Religioso, 1759 Ursini Math/esi operadon --- esdem Scib Magistro"; may be replacement as instrument appears to be mid-sixteenth century. | Munich. | Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAHON, CHARLES | England, 1753-1816, | Viscount Mahon, later Earl Stanhope, designed an arithmetic machine (OXF), a calculator (1777) (KEN, P.C.), microscope lens and a logic demonstrator (OXF); F.R.S., 1807; see James Bullock. | Chevening, Kent. | Taylor 2(744); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAHR, JACOB ANDREAS | Germany, 1763, MIM | Table Sundial, 1763 = Wiesbaden Museum; Sundial = Darmstadt Landesmuseum. | Wiesbaden. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAIEL | see Lloyd, Payne and Maiel. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MAIGNAN, EMMANUEL | France; Italy, 1601-76, MIM OIM | wrote "Perspectiva Hororia" in 1648; mentioned by Bonani in 1690 as an instrument maker; interested himself in barometer experiments. | Toulouse (1601-36); Rome (1636-50); Toulouse (1651-76). | Dewhirst; Gunther 2; Clay and Court; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAIGNE, P. | France, c.1803, PHIM | Maigné; instrument maker; devised a method to make a portable barometer. | rue Aumaire, Paris. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAILE, WILLIAM | England, c.1704, | apprenticed to John Crooke 1 in the Joiners' Company on May 2, 1704. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| MAILHAT | France, c.1860, OIM | Telescope, large = D.(1976). | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAILLET, ABRAHAM | England, c.1745, | apprenticed to John Morgan 2 in the Joiners' Company on March 4, 1745. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| MAIN, PETER | Scotland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAINGAUT | France, c.1763, OIM | worked for the Duc de Chaulnes for 20 years; then worked for Dom Noël. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAIR, JOHN | see John Marr 1. | Taylor 1(129). | suggest correction | |||
| MAISON CHEVALLIER | see Queslin. | RSW | suggest correction | |||
| MAISON VANTIER ET MARC | see Vantier et Marc, Maison; see A. Lefrançois. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MAKEPEACE, G. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 12/15/72 and 5/4/73. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MALACIDA, CHARLES | misreading for Malacrida. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| MALACRIDA 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | could be same as Malacrida 2. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MALACRIDA 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | 237 Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MALACRIDA 3 | England, fl.1805-20, MIM PHIM | Compass = X; Platina Thermometers = X (2). | made instruments for William Hyde Wollaston. | Chaldecott 3. | suggest correction | |
| MALACRIDA AND CO. | Ireland; England, c.1805, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/14/87. | see C. Malacrida and Co. | Dublin and London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MALACRIDA, C., AND CO. | Ireland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Dublin. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MALACRIDA, CHARLES | England, c.1845, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Hydrometers, glass = Christie-SK 3/31/83. | barometer signed "Malacrida" with full address; others signed "C. Malacrida Manchester"; see Malacrida and Co. | 4 Withy Grove, Manchester. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MALBY | England, 1886, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1886 = Christie 9/11/86. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MALBY AND CO. | England, fl.1842-48, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, miniature, 1842 = Soth. 2/25/86, Phillips 9/10/86 ; Celestial Globes, 1845 = U. of Utah, N.Y. State Historical Assoc., Cooperstown, New York; Terraqueous Globe = U. of Utah; Celestial Globe = Soth. 4/18/88. | Houghton Street, Newcastle Street, Strand, London. | USNM; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MALBY AND SONS | England, post 1828-46, MIM | Celestial Globes = VNN (one is 1846); Terrestrial Globe, 1846 = VNN. | London. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| MALBY'S | England, c.1850, MIM | Planisphere = Soth. 2/25/86; Terrestrial Globe = Christie-SK 9/11/86. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MALBY, CHARLES | England, fl.1840-62, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, miniature = La Rochelle 7/16/83 (1842), Melun 4/24/83; Terrestrial Globe, 1848 = D.(1973); Pairs of miniature Globes, 1862 = H.M Queen Elizabeth II, D.(1974); Celestial Globe, 1850 = Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. | all signed "Malby"; worked with his sons. | 37 Parker Street; Houghton Street, Newcastle Street, Strand; East Stanford (1862); all in London. | Yonge; Wynter 1; Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MALBY, THOMAS | England, 1854-67, MIM | Pair of Globes, 1854 = X; Terrestrial Globe, 1867 = Athenaeum, Philadelphia, Pa. | the pair of globes is marked "for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge", 12" diameter; Thomas may be the son of Charles Malby. | London. | Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MALBY, THOMAS, AND SON | England, 1877, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1877 = D.(1977). | "Makers to the Admiralty." | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MALCOTIUS | see Maelcote. | Michel 2. | suggest correction | |||
| MALE, GEORGE | England, c.1721, | apprenticed to George Wright 1 of the Grocers' Company on Aug. 31, 1721. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MALER, JACOB HOFMAN | Germany, 1616, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, 1616 = KAS. | for 49°30' latitude. | Schwabisch Hall. | Basserman-Jordan 1. | suggest correction |
| MALICE | France, PHIM | Money Balance = La Rochelle 7/16/83. | marked "Marchand Balancier." | rue de la Ferronière a l'A couronné, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MALIZARD | France, c.1850, MIM OIM | Inclinable Sundial = Auction, Honfleur, 6/17/79. | T.C.; optician. | Quai de l'Horloge 37 ter., Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MALLAGANI | see Mallugani. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| MALLETT | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Woodbridge. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MALLING | see Melling. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MALLUGANII, MARK | England, fl.1830-40, PHIM | barometer maker?; umbrellas; perhaps just a retailer. | New Street, Dudley. | Bell 2; Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1926). | suggest correction | |
| MALORIDA | see J. Gatty and Malorida. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| MALORIDA, J. | England, | barometer maker. | High Holborn, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MALT, JAMES | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | one signed "J. Malt Wisbech." | Wisbech. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| MALTBY | see Malby. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MALTWOOD, R. | England, c.1790, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie 12/6/78 | this is probably a too early guess of an instrument by Richard Austen Maltwood. | 3, Orange Row, Kennington, Surrey. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MALTWOOD, RICHARD AUSTEN | England, fl.1829-59, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | also made thermometers. | 19 Charles Street, Hatton Garden (1829-44); 3 Orange Row, Kennington Row (1842-45); 22 Charles Street, Hatton Garden (1845); 129 Great Saffron Hill (1846-48); 5 Cross Street (1854-59); Shoe Lane. all in London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; Taylor 2 (2174). | suggest correction |
| MANASSER, DAVID | Germany, 1635, MIM | Dialing Instrument, 1635 = Evans Coll. | Augsburg. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| MANCARROW | USA, MIM | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |||
| MANCHE | France, 1775, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, octagonal, 1775 = Schuhmann-133. | style is triangular with plumb-bob; same as Mancher? | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MANCHER | France, | Sundial = OXF. | same as Manche? | Paris. | Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| MANCINUS, IOHANNES MAR. | Italy, c.1550, MIM | Radio Latino = Michel Coll. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| MANDATO, REGIO | Spain, 1787, OIM | Telescope, 1787 = MAN-I 182. | Madrid. | Garcia Franco 1. | suggest correction | |
| MANDER, GEORGE | England, c.1838-40, MIM PHIM | see Aston. | 21 Great Crown Street, Soho, London. | Taylor 2 (2175); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| MANDERN, CARL VON | Denmark, 18th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = OXF; Protractor and Rule = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | protractor is marked "Hafnia." | Copenhagen. | Maddison 5; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MANDL, GEORG | Germany, 1759, | Georg Mändl; author; wrote on sundials. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MANEGANI, ANTONIO AND PAULO | see Mantegani. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| MANERSPERG, ANTON VON | Austria, 1734, MIM | Anton von Mänersperg, Abbot of Admont, the sundial at BM is dated 1734 and signed "A.D.G.A.A." = "Ad Dei Gloriam Admonti Abbas." | Admont. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| MANFRED, SEPTALA | mentioned in Bonanni; misreading for Manfred de Settala. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |||
| MANGACAVALI, JNO. | England, c.1836, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 5 Greville Street, London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MANGAVALI, JOHN | see Jno. Mangacavali. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| MANGAVEL | France, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = VNN; Telescope = Melun 4/24/83. | signed "Mangavel, opticien à Bordeaux"; also see Manguel. | Bordeaux. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MANGHETTI, ANTONIUS | Italy, MIM | engraved a graphometer by Bernardinus Pavolini which is now at USNM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MANGIACAVALLI, J. 1 | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 12/6/76. | 17 Leather Lane, Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MANGIACAVALLI, J. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Leeds. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MANGIN, CLEMENT CYRIAQUE DE | France, c.1621, | author; his pseudonym was "Denis Henrion"; wrote on the sector. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MANGUEL | France, NIM | Marine Compass = OMM. | see Mangavel. | Bordeaux. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MANN AND AYSCOUGH | England, fl.1743 - 49, OIM | Telescopes = KEN, OXF; Solar and Scroll Microscopes, 1743 = Court Coll. | T.C.; James Mann 2 and James Ayscough. | Ludgate Street; Sir Isaac Newton and Two Pairs of Golden Spectacles, near the West End of Saint Paul's, (1747); both in London. | Taylor 2(90 & 2266); Clay and Court; Daumas 1; Maddison 1; Calvert 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MANN, I. 1 | England, OIM | Telescope, pasteboard and brass = VCW. | could be James Mann 1, 2, or 3. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MANN, I. 2 | England, 19th Century, OIM | Telescope = Christie-SK 11/19/87. | see William Mann. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MANN, JAMES 1 | England, fl.1660-1730, OIM | Microscope = KEN; Telescope = WHI; Pillar Sundial on handle of cane, 1679 = P.C. | apprenticed to Thomas King 1 of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Nov. 5, 1674; turned over to John Hicketts of the Company, March 20, 1682; Master of the Company, 1716-17. | St. Martins (1693); Angel Street (1695); Sign of the Archimedes and Pair of Golden Spectacles, Butcher Hall Lane, a little nearer St. Paul's, Fleet Street; all in London. | Court and von Rohr 3(46); Taylor 1(480) and 2(89); Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Daumas 1; Robischon; A.J. Turner 10.. | suggest correction |
| MANN, JAMES 2 | England, fl.1707-51?, OIM PHIM | Telescopes = Christie 4/9/75 (wood), WHI (3-refracting); Astroscope = Caleb Smith (1734); Stick Barometer = D.(1989). | son of James Mann 1; apprenticed to Matthew Cooberow of the Spectaclemakers' Company on April 4, 1699; free of the Company, June 28, 1707; Master of the Company 1725 and 1737; took apprentices; in partnership with James Ayscough as Mann and Ayscough, 1743-47; Ayscough had been his apprentice, 1732-40; T.C.; author; made thermometers and barometers. | Archimedes and Two Pairs of Golden Spectacles near the Castle Tavern, Fleet Street (1735); Sir Isaac Newton's Head and Two Pairs of Golden Spectacles, 23 Ludgate Street (1743, 1751); all in London. | Taylor 1(480) & 2(90); Court and von Rohr 3(73)(129); Daumas; Bennett 1; Crawforth 1; Calvert 2; Goodison 1; Coffeen 27. | suggest correction |
| MANN, JAMES 3 | England, 1763, OIM | Telescope, 1763 = P.C. (1979). | succeeded his father, James Mann 2; the 1763 telescope might have been made by James Mann 2. | London. | Taylor 2(89 and 90); RSW. | suggest correction |
| MANN, JAMES 4 | England, c.1743, MIM | apprenticed to Robert Cole 1 in the Stationers' Company; turned over to John Farmer 2 in the Joiners' Company on Dec. 6, 1743; could he be the same as James Mann 3? | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| MANN, JOHN 1 | Scotland, fl.1693-1709, MIM | succeeded his uncle, James Paterson. | at the Sign of the Globe, Cross-staff and Quadrant, Castle Hill, Edinburgh (1694-98); at the Sign of the Globe, Cross-staff and Quadrant, on the Shore, Leith (1699-1704). | Bryden 3; Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| MANN, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1723-60, OIM | son of James Mann 2; free of the Spectaclemakers' Company by Patrimony, April 1, 1723; succeeded by Samuel Johnson, c. 1760. | London | Clay and Court; Court and von Rohr 3(96); Dewhirst; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| MANN, JOHN 3 | Scotland, d.1770, NIM | barber and compass maker. | Leith. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| MANN, W. | England?, NIM | Octant = Soth. 2/2/70. | may be same as W.C. Mann. | Gloucester. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MANN, W.C. | USA, NIM | Octant = MYS. | may be same as W. Mann. | Gloucester, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MANN, WILLIAM | England, c.1774, MIM NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = OMM. | 56 Cable Street, Liverpool. | Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MANNASSE, L., AND CO. | USA, MIM SIM | Surveying Transit = D.(1976). | Chicago, Ill. | Rinaldo 2. | suggest correction | |
| MANNHEIM, AMEDEE | France, 1831-1906, | Amedée Mannheim; invented the modern slide rule in 1851. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| MANNING AND MANNING | England, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1971). | Malvern; Worcester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MANNING, CHARLES | England, c.1720, MIM | apprenticed to Nathaniel Smith of the Clockmakers' Company on April 4, 1720. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| MANNING, J. | England, 1861, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, miniature = Christie 12/21/71; Planetarium, geared, case, 1861 = Soth. 4/18/88. | planetarium marked "published by J. Manning." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MANSELL 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Fakenham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MANSELL 2 | England, PHIM | see Newcomb and Mansell | Wapping and Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MANSELL, JOHN | England, 1770, MIM | rule maker; had as apprentice, Samuel Haycock, who ran away May 16, 1770. | Wolverhampton. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| MANSFIELD, BENJAMIN | England, fl.1795-1828, MIM | apprenticed to John Atkinson 2 of the Grocers' Company on Nov. 6, 1788; free of the Company, Dec. 3, 1795; took apprentices after 1800. | 103 Pennington Street, Ratcliffe Highway, London. | J. Brown 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |
| MANSVELT, PAULUS | Holland; France1783-1851, MIM | inspector of weights and measures; studied in the Hague; assisted Lenoir in Paris for four years. | The Hague; Paris; The Hague. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| MANTAGANI | see Manntegani. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| MANTEGANI, ANTONIO | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | watch and clock maker; X signed "A. Mantegani" and "Mantegani." | High Street, Wisbech. | Bell 2; Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| MANTEGANI, ANTONIO AND PAULO | England, c.1850, PHIM | clock, watch and barometer makers. | Wisbech. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MANTENANT | France, 18th Century, MIM | Sectors = Neumarkt, 10/8/71, 5/5/72; Butterfield-type Sundial = P-B 10/3/57 #219. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MANTICHA 1 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, Soth. 7/16/76; Wheel Barometer = Christie 4/19/78. | may be Dominick Manticha or Manticha 2. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MANTICHA 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometers = X, KEN. | stick barometers signed "Manticha London." | 281 Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| MANTICHA 3 | England, c.1800, PHIM | Bottle Barometer = KEN. | McConnell 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MANTICHA AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X (2), Soth.-S 10/19/89. | possibly Dominick Manticha; Soth.-S signed "Manticha and Co. Fecit." | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MANTICHA, A. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MANTICHA, D., AND CO. | England, c.1805, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = D.(1968), P.C. (1968). | see Dominick Manticha. | 11 Ely Court, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1 & 5. | suggest correction |
| MANTICHA, DOMINICK | England, fl.1781-1805, PHIM | Stick Barometers = KEN, D.(1977), Bearnes 9/17/86; Double Barometer, 1781 = KEN. | the double barometer is signed "D. Manticha"; see Manticha and Co. and D. Manticha and Co. | 11 Ely Court, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1 & 5. | suggest correction |
| MANTICHA, J. | Scotland, OIM | Telescopes = D.(1975), D.(1981), Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit, Michigan; Set of Philosophical Bubbles = RSM. | D.(1975) telescope is marked "improved day or night." | Greenock. | Morrison-Low 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MANTICHA, JOSEPH | England, c.1800, PHIM | Barometer = KEN. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | ||
| MANTICHA, PETER | England, PHIM | Double Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = X. | the stick barometer is signed "P. Manticha." | Crown Feathers Court, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| MANTON, JOSEPH | England, c.1810, OIM | took out a patent on a telescope improvement. | Davies Street, Berkely Street, London. | Taylor2(1382). | suggest correction | |
| MANTOVA, P. | England, c.1780, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 2/4/74; Wheel Barometers = Christie 12/18/74, X (2). | Luton. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MANUEL, JOSEPH | England, c.1830, | designed a Wye-level made and sold by W. and S. Jones. | Taylor 2(858). | suggest correction | ||
| MANZINI | see Ambrosini and Manzini. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MANZOCHI, GIROLAMO | England, c.1838, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | looking glass maker. | 22 Brook Street, Hull. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction |
| MAPLE | Francec.1850, PHIM | Barometer = Soth. 11/22/72. | stamped "Maple 28." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAPPIN | England, c.1880, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 7/20/83. | 61 Newhall Street, Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAR, ANDREAS | Italy, 1589, MIM | Diptych Sundial, gilt-brass, 1589 = OXF. | Evans thought that "Mar" might be an abbreviation; may be "A.M." 5. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Gunther 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| MARALEE, W.H. | England, c.1750, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = OMM. | North Shields. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARBLE | see Sibley and Marble. | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| MARC | France, c.1840, MIM | see Vantier et Marc; see A. Lefrançois. | Paris. | Soth. 1969; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARCEL, ARNOLD | Holland, 1672-1748, OIM | nephew of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek; mathematician and physicist; made lenses. | Dordrecht. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARCELLI, J. | Italy, c.1600, MIM | Dividers, iron = D.(1972). | also marked with a combined "IH." | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| MARCHAL, J. | France, 1975, MIM | Astrolabe, 1975 = D.(1975). | astrolabes made to order. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARCHE, FELIX DE LA | France, 1785-1821, MIM | Terrestrial Globes = CNAM-3851 (1785), Soth. 12/17/62-131; Celestial Globe = CNAM-7432. | Cons. Nat'l 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MARCHOIS | France, c.1809, MIM SIM | Graphometers = D.(1972), X; Table Sundial = Soth. 12/12/55. | X may be in the USNM; made a protractor, in 1809, designed by Desagneaux. | Paris. | Roux Devilas 73; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARCHONI, ALBERTO | Italy?, MIM | Triangular Instrument = OXFB-127. | may be owner. | Zinner 1; Josten. | suggest correction | |
| MARCKS, C., AND CO. | India, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer with clock = K. and C. 12/12/73. | Bombay and Poona. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARCUS ANTONIUS | see Antonius, Marcus. | Michel 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MARELLI | Italy, 1818, PHIM | Barometer, 1818 = Linceo G. Beccaria, Milan. | signed and dated on float. | Milan. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| MARETZ, J. | France, c.1600, MIM SIM | Graphometer = ADL-M157; Protractor with sights = P.C.; Graphometer on a rectangular plate = LOS. | the LOS graphometer has sine and cosine tables and a list of towns with their latitudes, it is signed "Maretz Aix." | Aix. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; Israel; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARGAS, JOHN | England; Ireland, fl.1742-67, MIM OIM | Solar Microscope = KEN; Compass = Christie-SK 3/5/87; Sundial, 1767 = X; Instrument = WHI. | apprenticed to Nathaniel Adams 1 of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1735; turned over to John Cox 2; free of the Company, Dec. 30, 1742; bankrupt in London, 1758; sundial signed "Margas Dublin 1767." | Rose Street, Saint Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London (1758); Capel Street, Dublin (1761-67). | Dewhirst; Court and von Rohr 3; Clay and Court; Bryden 9; Taylor 2(634); Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction |
| MARGES, JOHN | see John Margas | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |||
| MARGETTS AND NICHOLSON | England, c.1803, MIM | George Margetts and Nicholson; made a double length sliding Gunter's scale, c.1803. | London. | Taylor 2(868). | suggest correction | |
| MARGETTS, GEORGE | England, fl.1748-1804, MIM | Astronomical Watches = P.C., NMM, OXF. | P.C. is "No 1"; NMM is lost; author of a work on lunar distances; invented a navigational slide rule; watchmaker. | 42 Penton Street, Islington (1789); 21 King Street, Cheapside (1792); 3 Cheapside (1801); all in London. | Taylor 2(868); Moskowitz 130; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARGUERY | France, 1793, MIM | Odometer with clockwork, 1793 = DEU. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARIANI, IACOPO | Italy, 1690, MIM SIM | Squadra Mobile, 1690 = ADL-M109. | "fac in Galli di D.S.A.S. in Florenza l'Anno 1690." | Florence. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARICOURT, PIERRE DE | France, 1269, NIM | made a magnetic compass in 1269? | Michel 19. | suggest correction | ||
| MARIE | France, 1736-60, OIM | Microscopes = CNAM, P.C. | furnished a lens to l'Observatoire in 1736. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| MARIE PUTOIS, ROCHETTE JEUNE | France, c. 1800, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | T.C. in box of graphometer signed "M.P. et Rochette", which see; T.C. signed "Mathémathique, Optique et Phisique" plus address. | Quai de l'Horloge la 3me Boutique en entrant par le Pont Neuf, à Paris. | Coffeen 41. | suggest correction | |
| MARIE VEUVE | France, c.1760, OIM | widow of Marie. | Quay de l'Horloge, Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARII, G. | misreading for C. Maru. | USNM; Thielmann; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MARING, FRANCIS | England, c.1654, | apprenticed to John Brown 6 in the Joiners' Company, 1654. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| MARINONE, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Bedford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARINONI, J.J. | Austria, 1676-1755, MIM | Mural Quadrant = D.(1965). | assembled a large collection of instruments, 1746; quadrant may have been ordered by him. | Vienna. | Brieux; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| MARION JEUNE | France, PHIM | Thermometer = P.C. | "breveté." | passage de l'Opera 15, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARIOT, JAMES | Italy; Scotland, c.1742, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | Sign of the Crown, Gallowgate, Glasgow (1742). | Bryden 3; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARIOTTA, GIG LI | Italy, 1589, MIM | Nocturnals = LOS (1589), van Alfen Coll. (1591). | LI is with a small I half way up the open L; LOS is very similar to the nocturnal ADL-M331 by A. Giamin; probably both are modern work. | Rome. | USNM; Hollands Glorie; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARITZ, J. | Holland, d.1807, MIM | The Hague. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MARIUS, SIMON | Germany, 1609, OIM | Telescope, 1609 = DEU. | Ansbach. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| MARK AND CO. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/19/88. | Peterborough. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARKDAINEL, JOHN | England, c.1718, | apprenticed to John Urings 1 in the Joiners' Company, Nov. 11, 1718. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| MARKE, JOHN | England, fl.1664-79, MIM OIM SIM | Universal Ring Sundials = TIM, Watney Coll; Protractor = OXF; Sundial, 1679 = Drummond Castle, Scotland; Morland Calculating Machine, 1670 = FLO; Scale = BRU; Sutton-type Quadrant = Koller 11/17/75; Gunter Quadrant = D.(1976); Tympan (52°25') for Humphrey Cole's Astrolabe = SAN; Sector = ADL-A244; Plane Table, 1674 = X.; Telescopic Level, 1674 = X; etc. | apprenticed to Henry Sutton in the Joiners' Company, Nov. 5, 1655; free of the Company, April 4, 1664; admitted as a Brother into the Clockmakers' Company in 1667; succeeded Henry Sutton in 1665; took apprentices. | at the Sign of the Golden Ball, near Somerset House, the Strand, London. | Taylor 1(305); Bryden 15; Gunther 2; Michel 3; Somerville; Wynter 1; J. Brown 1 & 3; Crawforth 7; Daumas 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARKS AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 1/26/90. | may be same as Mark and Co. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARKS, A.J. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Barometer = NMM. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | ||
| MARKS, JOHN MATHEW | confusion!; the name should be John Marke. | Clay and Court; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MARKS, L. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, Soth. 5/18/89. | York. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARKS, SOLOMON | England, fl.1822-60, NIM PHIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = P.C.; Marine Barometer = X. | watch and clockmaker; see Solomon Marks and Co. | Broad Street, Cardiff. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARKS, SOLOMON, AND CO. | England, NIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = X; Sextant = D.(1990). | Cardiff. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARKWICK, JACOBUS | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | probably James Markwick 1 or 2. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARKWICK, JAMES 1 | England, fl.1656-98, MIM | free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1666; his son was James Markwick 2. | Royal Exchange, London. | Goodison 1; Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| MARKWICK, JAMES 2 | England, fl.1692-1730, MIM | son of James Marwick 1; free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1692 by Patrimony; Master of the Company, 1720. | Royal Exchange, London. | Goodison 1; Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| MARLAND, MICHAEL | see Michael Marlow 2. | Taylor 1(142); RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MARLO, M. | see Michael Marlow 2. | Taylor 1(142); RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MARLOW, MICHAEL 1 | England, fl.1620-50, MIM | Compass Card, engraved = Gardener Sale. | father of Michael Marlow 2; compass maker. | King Edward's Stairs, Wapping, midway between the two Gravel Lanes, London. | Taylor 1(142); Evans 1; Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| MARLOW, MICHAEL 2 | England, fl.1682-95, MIM | son of Michael Marlow 1; apprenticed to John Seller 1 in the Merchant Taylors' Company on Mar. 28, 1666; free of the Company, Dec. 17, 1673; compass maker. | Wapping, London. | Taylor 1(142); Crawforth 8. | suggest correction | |
| MARLOYE | France, fl.1840-56, PHIM | specializes in acoustic apparatus. | Paris. | Warner 13. | suggest correction | |
| MARNONI, ANTHONI | Scotland, fl.1844-49, PHIM | spirit hydrometer maker. | 34 Brunswick Place, Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| MARQUART, BALTUS | Germany, 1552, MIM | Astrolabe Clock, 1552 = P.C. | Gunther No. 326. | Augsburg; Berlin. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Gunther 1; Bobinger 2 & 3. | suggest correction |
| MARQUART, JAKOB 1 | Germany, c.1527-75, MIM | Sundial on base of clock, 1567 = VAA. | Augsburg. | Evans 1; Bobinger 2 & 3. | suggest correction | |
| MARQUART, JAKOB 2 | Germany, c.1580, MIM | Sundial on table clock = ADL-M381. | Augsburg. | Engelmann 1; Bobinger 2 and 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARQUIS, T. | England, c.1790, MIM | Set Square with Rules = D.(1983). | invented a type of plotting system much used by the military; "Teacher of the Military Sciences." | N° 1 Charing Cross, London. | Wynter 1; Coffeen 27. | suggest correction |
| MARR AND ANDERSON | Scotland, 1859, PHIM | made chemical apparatus; could be either John Marr 2 or Robert Marr. | 14 Renfield Street, Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| MARR, J. AND R., AND CO. | Scotland, fl.1849-58, PHIM | made chemical apparatus; John Marr 2 and Robert Marr. | 27 North Albion Street, Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| MARR, JOHN 1 | Scotland, fl.1614-47, MIM | made compasses and sundials, possibly the dials in the Hampton Court gardens; father or uncle of William Marr. | Taylor 1(129); Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MARR, JOHN 2 | Scotland, fl.1842-45, PHIM | made chemical instruments; see J. and R. Marr and Co. | 35 Montrose Street (1842-44); 17 Canon Street (1845); both in Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| MARR, ROBERT | Scotland, fl.1849-61, PHIM | worked with John Marr 2 as J. and R. Marr and Co. (1849-58); may have been the Marr in Marr and Anderson (1859); worked as Robert Marr and Co. (1860-61). | 27 North Albion Street, Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| MARR, ROBERT, AND CO. | Scotland, fl.1860-61, PHIM | 27 North Albion Street, Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| MARR, WILLIAM | England, fl.1640-84, MIM | Garden Sundials = Royal Garden, Whitehall (c.1660). | court dialist; nephew or son of John Marr 1. | London. | Taylor 1(194); Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| MARRAND | England, 1827, MIM | Window Sundial, 1827 = Evans Coll. | London. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARRATT AND SHORT | England, 1860-69, MIM PHIM | Rule, boxwood = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | barometer makers; see John Marratt. | Goodison 1; O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARRATT, J.S. | England, c.1820-69, PHIM | Stick Barometer = P.B. 12/3/48. | showed in the Great London Exhibition, 1851; see John Marratt. | 63 King William Street, London Bridge, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARRATT, JOHN | England, fl.1833-60, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometers = X (2); Microscope = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | became Marratt and Short in 1860; probably J.S. Marratt; microscope signed "Marratt 63 King William Street, London Bridge, London." | 54 Shoe Lane (1833); 15 Great Winchester Street (1841-44); 63 King William Street, London Bridge (1845-60); all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1636); RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARRAUD | France; England, c.1824, MIM | Sundial, vertical, 1824 = OXF. | signed "Marraud Londres Février 1824." | London (1824). | Taylor 2(1824). | suggest correction |
| MARRIOTT | France, c.1850, PHIM | balance maker. | Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| MARRIOTT, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1822-40, MIM OIM | 38 New Montague Street, Brick Lane, London. | Taylor 2(1639); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| MARRIOTT, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1822, OIM | 12 Market Street, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1639). | suggest correction | ||
| MARSCH, ULRICH | Germany, fl.1528-pre-1543, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood = NUR-L85. | compass maker. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Gouk 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARSDEN, THOMAS | England, 1749, MIM NIM | Backstaff, 1749 = Dr. Jobson Horne Coll. | Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Daumas 1; Taylor 2(380). | suggest correction | ||
| MARSH, B. | England, c.1858, PHIM | barometer maker. | 83 Coleshill Street, Birmingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARSH, HOWARD | England, c.1796, | apprenticed to Michael Dancer in the Joiners' Company, 1796. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| MARSH, HUMPHREY | England, c.1690, MIM | Wheel-cutting Machine = NMM. | Highworth. | Taylor 1(468); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARSHALL, JNO., AND CO. | England, 1787, MIM | Armillary Spheres, cardboard, case, 1787 = ADL-W245. | "Published April 12th, 1787, and sold by Jno. Marshall and Co. Aldermany Church Yard, Bow Lane, London": "Special Additions to Miss Cowley's Pocket Sphere." | Aldermary Church Yard, Bow Lane, London. | Soth. 10/22/76; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARSHALL, JOHN 1 | England, c.1682, | apprenticed to Daniel Quare 1 in the Clockmakers' Company in 1682. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| MARSHALL, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1685-1722, OIM | Telescopes = ADL-M424, KEN (1715), OXF, etc; Microscopes = KAS, Longleat House, Phillips 10/5/76, Soth. 4/28/69, etc. | apprenticed to Jack Dunning, a turner; free of the Turners' Company; worked as a turner in Ivy Lane; not a member of the Spectaclemakers' Company; made microscopes for Boyle; T.C.; "Optician to His Majesty" (1720); "Maker of Optic Glasses to His Majesty"; succeeded by John Smith 2. | The 3 Keys,Ivy Lane; at the Sign of the Gun, Ludgate Street (1688-89); Archimedes and two Golden Spectacles in Ludgate Street near St. Paul's Churchyard, the house being new built (1693); Two Golden Prospects, Ludgate Street; all in London. | Taylor 1(435) & 2(91); Court and von Rohr 3(VIII); USNM; Goodison 1; Dewhirst; Crawforth 1 & 7; Calvert 2; Daumas 1; Engelmann 1; Clay and Court; A.J. Turner 10; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARSHALL, JOHN 3 | England, c.1758, PHIM | Wilson Electrical Machine = Burton Constable. | Beverly. | Elizabeth Hall; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARSHALL, JOHN 4 | USA, 1730-1802, | invented an instrument in 1772 to measure magnetic deviation; Thomas Jefferson called it a "meridian instrument"; surveyor. | Fauquier, Va. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| MARSHALL, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MARSHALL, THOMAS | USA, c.1772, | invented a type of dip needle; surveyor. | Virginia. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| MARSHALL, THOMAS HANSON | England or USA, c.1830, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument = Soth.-PB pre-1980. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MARSON, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 12/6/78. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARTEL, P.G. | Switzerland, MIM SIM | Alidade = GEM. | Geneva. | Delehar 6. | suggest correction | |
| MARTEL, PIERRE | Switz.; England; Jamaica, fl.1723-61, MIM PHIM | Gunner's Instrument Set = USNM; Sector, 1755 = U. of Glasgow in 1756. | thermometer maker; the USNM set is signed "Martel à Genève"; author. | Lausanne; Genève (1723-43); London (1743-46); Jamaica (1746-61). | Taylor 2(381); Middleton 2; Bryden 6; Evans 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| MARTIGNONI L'AINE | France, c.1840, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88. | Martignoni l'aîné. | Mans. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARTIN 1 | see Benjamin Martin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MARTIN 2 | France, MIM OIM SIM | Telescopic Level = CNAM. | Versailles. | Soth. 6/25/68-57 note; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARTIN 3 | France, c.1750, MIM | Sundial = HOF-236; Sundial, white enamel = PAK-139. | could be two makers; the Parkington Coll. sundial shows the address. | 244 rue St. Martin, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARTIN 4 | France, pre-1782, MIM SIM | Graphometers = P.C., P.C. (1987); Sector, ivory and silver = ADL-M132d; Butterfield-type Sundial = Soth. 6/25/68-57; Astronomical Ring = COR; Protractor = COR; Logarithmic Rule = COR. | sector signed "Martin à Tempel"; graphometer signed "Martin au Temple." | à Tempel, or au Temple, Paris. | Engelmann 1; Courtanvaux; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARTIN 5 | France, 18th C., MIM | not a member of any Corporation; lived in a privileged enclave; could be Martin 3 or 4, which see. | Paris. | Augarde. | suggest correction | |
| MARTIN AND SON | England, fl.1779-82, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Microscope = D.(1977). | Benjamin and Josua Lovell Martin, 1780; invented the "Dromometer" a type of log. | Fleet Street, London. | Wynter 1; Bell 2; Court and von Rohr 3(XXX); Clay and Court; Bedini 8; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARTIN VON HALL | see Hall, Martin von | suggest correction | ||||
| MARTIN, BENJAMIN | England, 1714-82, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums. | had a large workshop which produced instruments under his name; made improvements to the microscope and wrote extensively in the field of natural philosophy; T.C.; opposed Peter Dollond's patent in 1764; see Martin and Son; member of the Goldsmiths' Company. | Chichester (to 1740); N°. 171 Fleet Street; shop near Crane Street; at the New Invented Visual Glasses (1716); at the Sign of Hadley's Quadrant and Visual Glasses; Newtons Head, 171 Fleet Street; all in Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 2(289); Millburn 1, 2 & 3; Goodison 1; Engelmann 1; USNM; Crawforth 1; Calvert 2; Wynter 1; D. Bachman; Yonge; Maddison 1; Coffeen 9; Moskowitz; J.A. Bennett 1 and 2; ADL; Daumas 1; Olivia Brown 4; A.J. Turner 10; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARTIN, C. FRANCOIS | France, c.1807, | C. François Martin; invented a slide rule for conversion of weights and measures to the metric system; author. | Toulon. | Offenbacher 29, 1977. | suggest correction | |
| MARTIN, FELIX | England, c.1825, MIM NIM | Wind Street, Swansea. | Peate. | suggest correction | ||
| MARTIN, FRANCIS | England, c.1683, MIM | apprenticed to John Wells 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on Aug. 13, 1683 for eight years. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARTIN, HENRY | England, c.1850, PHIM | scale maker. | Reading. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARTIN, I. | Germany, 1693, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1693 = Musée Historique de Neuchatel. | probably Johann Martin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARTIN, JAMES | England, fl.1784-94, MIM | probably the brother of John Martin 1; apprenticed to John Troughton 2 of the Grocers' Company on July 5, 1768; free of the Company May 6, 1784; took apprentices. | 25 Great New Street, Fetter Lane (1787); Great New Street, Fetter Lane (1792); 23 Dean Street, Fetter Lane (1794); all in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARTIN, JOHANN | Germany, 1642-1721, MIM SIM | made a great variety of sundials of very high quality; examples may be seen in many museums including ADL, OXF, NMM, WHI, USNM, DEU, FLO, AUG, LEY, HAK, etc.; also made pedometers and an astronomical clock at MUN. | step-brother of Johann Willebrand; step-uncle to Johann Martin Willebrand; invented the crescent sundial; some of his sundials are signed "Masig"; P. Masig was his agent in London; dated instruments are 1693, 1706 and 1710. | Frankfort; Augsburg. | Bobinger 2; Michel 3; Zinner 1; Hamilton 1; NMM 2; USNM; Engelmann 1; Daumas 1; W. Eckhardt 3; Syndram; Bryden 16; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARTIN, JOHN 1 | England, c.1766, MIM | apprenticed to Charles Fairbone 1 of the Grocers' Company on Dec. 2, 1766; probably brother of James Martin who was also in the Grocers' Company. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARTIN, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1839-50, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (3). | watchmaker; clockmaker; jeweler; sometimes signed "Jno. Martin." | High Street, Maidstone. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| MARTIN, JOSHUA LOVER | England, fl.1774-82, MIM NIM OIM | Quadrant = KEN; Telescope = KEN. | son of Benjamin Martin; see Martin and Son; patented an improvement on Hadley's quadrant in 1774; took out a patent for drawing brass tubes, 1782; quadrant signed "Martin Invt. et fecit London." | Taylor 2(289); H.C. King 2; Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Millburn 8. | suggest correction | |
| MARTIN, PETER | England, c.1800, MIM | apprenticed to James Martin of the Grocers' Company on Dec. 6, 1792; free of the Company May 1, 1800. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MARTIN, THOMAS | England, c.1794, | apprenticed to James Martin of the Grocers' Company on Feb. 6, 1794. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MARTIN, W.B. | USA, c.1850, | engraved globes made by Gilman Joslin. | Boston, Mass. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| MARTINDALE, ADAM | England, 1623-86, | invented a dialing instrument; author. | Warrington, Lancashire (1663); Rotherton, Cheshire; Leigh, Lancashire. | Taylor 1(211). | suggest correction | |
| MARTINELLE, L., AND SONS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = K. and C. 3/28/73. | probably a misreading of L. Martinelli and Sons. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARTINELLI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 1/25/89. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARTINELLI AND SON | England, post-1838, OIM PHIM | barometer makers; see Lewis Martinelli (3) and Son. | 62 King Street, Borough, London. | Taylor 2(1929). | suggest correction | |
| MARTINELLI, A., AND WM. DAY AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/21/87. | probably Alfred Martinelli. | 70 Union Street, Borough, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARTINELLI, ALFRED | England, fl.1839-51, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/18/89. | thermometer maker; succeeded by his widow, Mrs. E. Martinelli in 1851. | 43 Union Street, Borough (1839); 96 Vauxhall Street, Lambeth (1843-44); 18 Vauxhall Street, Lambeth (1845-51); all in London. | Bell 2; Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| MARTINELLI, B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MARTINELLI, D. | England, c.1802, PHIM | barometer maker. | Grays Inn Road, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MARTINELLI, JR. | England, c.1846, OIM PHIM | barometer maker. | London. | Taylor 2(1929). | suggest correction | |
| MARTINELLI, L. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 1/27/88. | marked "Warranted"; could be Lewis Martinelli 1 or 3. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARTINELLI, LEWIS (3), AND SON | England, fl.1838-46, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer, rosewood = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | opticians; looking glass maker; thermometer makers; see Lewis Martinelli 3. | 62 King Street, Borough, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARTINELLI, LEWIS 1 | England, fl.1830-38, OIM PHIM | barometer maker. | 102 London Road, Brighton. | Bell 2; Taylor 2(1929); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| MARTINELLI, LEWIS 2 | England, fl.1803-11, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 6/27/88 (No. 82). | carver; gilder; print seller; barometer and thermometer maker. | 82 Leather Lane, London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARTINELLI, LEWIS 3 | England, fl.1834-46, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X (4). | thermometer maker; Bell thought that Lewis Martinelli 2 and 3 were the same person; the clock in one of the barometers is signed "T. Combe, Camberwell." | 62 King Street, Borough, London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction |
| MARTINELLI, MRS. E. | England, fl.1851-53, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker; succeeded her husband, Alfred Martinelli, in 1851. | 18 Vauxhall Street, Lambeth. London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARTINELLI, P. | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARTINELLI, P., RONCHETTI AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X. | Coventry. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARTINELLI, P.L.D., AND CO. | England, fl.1799, PHIM | barometer makers. | 82 Leather Lane, London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MARTINELLI, W., AND SONS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see William Martinelli. | 54 Snows Fields, Borough, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| MARTINELLI, WILLIAM | England, fl.1840-59, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2), D.(1970). | some of the barometers are signed "W. Martinelli, Snows Fields, Bermondsey", others just "W. Martinelli." | 21 Wells Street, Oxford Street (1840); 5 Friars Street, Blackfriars (1841); 120 Snows Fields, Bermondsey (1853-59); all in London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARTINEZ, D. FRANCISCO | Spain, 1781, NIM | Lodestone, 1781 = MAN-I 23. | Garcia Franco 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MARTINEZ, JOSE | Spain, 1853, NIM | Binnacle, 1853 = MAN-I 51; Compass, 1853 = MAN- I 60. | Ferrol. | Garcia Franco 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARTINOIA, G. | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | York. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MARTINOIA, G., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARTINOLA, G. | misreading for G. Martinoia. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| MARTINOT | France, MIM | Armillary Sphere = X. | Paris? | Pastoreau. | suggest correction | |
| MARTINOT, GILLES | France, MIM | Instrument = D.(1964). | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MARTINOT, LUDOVICUS | France, fl. 1598-1631, MIM | Astrolabe, 1598 = ADL-M31; Astronomical Volvelle, 1631 = Soth. 6/25/68-14. | ICA-212. | Sens. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; Gunther 1; Price 1; GHP; ICA 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARTINS | see Pistor and Martins. | Weil and Baden; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MARTYN, THOMAS | England, late 18th Century, | T.C.; ship's chandler. | No. 208 near King Edward Stairs, Wapping, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| MARU, G. | Italy, fl.1743-47, MIM | Armillary Sphere with Planetarium, 1747 = LOS; Astronomical Ring, 1743 = LOS. | Louvain-type astronomical ring is c.1580; Maru is certainly owner; armillary sphere signed "G. Maru Caboga"; signed on base of stand "G.M.F.C." and "G. Maru fecit C."; planetarium has two planets, one with a ring. | Caboga. | USNM; Thielmann; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MARX AND PETLEY | Australia, NIM | Dividers, navigational = P.C. | Sydney. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MARZORATI AND CO. | England, PHIM | barometer makers. | Holborn, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MARZORATI, E. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MARZORATTI AND RIVOTTA | England, PHIM | barometer makers; may be Marzoratti and F. Rivolta 2. | Reading. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MASCAGNE, DANGELO | Italy, PHIM | Measure = Koller 11/7/63. | Certosino. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MASEFIELD, ROBERT | England, 1767, PHIM | Stick Barometer, 1767 = X. | Birmingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MASIC | see Masig. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MASIG, P. | England, c.1720, | Crescent Sundials = OXFB-106, NMM, Roussel-98, OXF, Soth. 9/20/83; Augsburg-type Sundials = ADL-M301, OXF, NMM. | these instruments were made by Johann Martin and sold in England by his agent, P. Masig. | London. | Maddison 5; Engelmann 1; Taylor 1(525); Gunther 2; Michel 3; Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MASKELYNE, NEVIL | England, 1732-1811, | Astronomer Royal; claimed to have designed a prism micrometer; author. | Taylor 2(507); Dawsons 205; Phil. Trans. Vol. LXVII, 1777; Howse 3. | suggest correction | ||
| MASON 1 | England, fl.1809-60, MIM NIM SIM | Equatorial Sundial = Christie 12/8/76; Sundial, circular = Christie 5/6/69; Mariner's Compass = EGE; Surveying Compass = Soth. 11/13/61-65. | may be Seacombe 2, Jonathan 2 or Thomas 1 Mason; mariner's and surveying compasses show address and signature. | 6 Essex Bridge, Dublin. | RSW; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction |
| MASON 2 | see Rabone and Mason. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| MASON 3 | see Stanley, Belcher and Mason Ltd. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MASON AND CO. | Ireland, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometers = Soth.-West Sussex 10/18/83, and 12/13/83; Surveying Level = Christie-SK 2/5/87; Microscope = D. | see Mason 1. | 11 Essex Bridge, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Coffeen; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MASON AND TYLER | USA, c.1820, PHIM | made small tools. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MASON AND WRIGHT | USA, c.1853, MIM OIM PHIM | 13 Quarry, Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| MASON, ALVA | USA, fl.1834-57, MIM PHIM | made chemical apparatus; probably related to T.W. Mason. | 24 Greenleaf's Court (1837); 89 South Fifth Street (1844); 91 South Fifth Street (1849); 89 South Fifth Street (1856-57); all in Philadephia, Pa. | Bryden 9 and 18; Reingold; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MASON, G. | Scotland, c.1850, OIM | Telescope = DeLuca 8/1/87. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MASON, GEORGE 1 | England, c.1674, OIM | apprenticed in the Spectaclemakers'Company; free in the Company, 1674. | London. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| MASON, GEORGE 2 | England, fl.1832-58, MIM PHIM | 52 Squirrus Street, Bethnal Green Road, London. | Taylor 2(2176); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| MASON, J. AND E. | England, PHIM | barometer makers. | Worcester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MASON, JAMES 1 | England, 1816, OIM | apprenticed to Ebenezer Rust 2 of the Grocers' Company on Dec. 7, 1809, served for seven years. | London. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| MASON, JAMES 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie 4/28/89. | 14 Capel Street, Dublin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MASON, JOHN ABRAHAM | England, c.1836, | designed "Masons' Hygrometer" in 1836; surgeon. | Pentonville, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| MASON, JONATHAN 1 | USA, 1757-1808, MIM | son-in-law of Benjamin King 2; continued King's business after King's death in 1804; sea captain. | Lynde Street, Salem, Mass. | Bedini 8; Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| MASON, JONATHAN 2 | Ireland, 1784-1849, OIM | optician; see T. and J. Mason; on his own, 1809-12 and 1818-22. | 8 Arran Quay (1809); 9 Ormond Quay (1811); 14 Capel Street (1819-22); all in Dublin; 6 Patrick Street, Limerick (1846). | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| MASON, S. AND T. | Ireland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | surely Seacombe 2 and Thomas C. Mason. | 3 Essex Bridge, Dublin. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| MASON, SAMUEL | England, fl.1712-14, MIM | apprenticed to Nathaniel Smith of the Clockmakers' Company on June 5, 1704,for eight years; free of the Company Sept. 29, 1712; took an apprentice. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| MASON, SEACOMBE (2) AND THOMAS 1 | Ireland, fl.1836-80, MIM OIM PHIM | firm still going in 1880. | 6 Essex Bridge, Dublin. | Taylor 2(2176a). | suggest correction | |
| MASON, SEACOMBE 1 | Ireland, 1748-1804, OIM | established his business in 1780; succeeded by Thomas (1) and Jonathan (2) Mason. | 8 Arran Quay, Dublin (1780-1804). | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| MASON, SEACOMBE 2 | Ireland, 1808-92, MIM OIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = WHI. | optician until 1836, then joined with Thomas Mason 1, making optical and mathematical instruments. | 6 Essex Bridge (1838-44); 11 Essex Bridge (1845-64); both in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Taylor 2(2176a); RSW; J.A. Bennett 2; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction |
| MASON, STANDISH | Ireland, fl.1839-41, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 2/15/89. | optician; son of Thomas Mason 1. | 2 Upper Ormund Quay, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MASON, T. AND J. | Ireland, fl.1805-17, OIM | Thomas Mason 1 and Jonathan Mason 2. | 8 Arran Quay (1805-08); 3 Essex Bridge (1813-17); both in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| MASON, T.W. | USA, fl.1850-64, MIM NIM PHIM | probably related to Alva Mason. | 89 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MASON, THOMAS 1 | Ireland, fl.1780-1840, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = D.(1971). | T.C.; succeeded Seacombe Mason 1; established in 1780; listed as an optician until 1836, then as an optical and mathematical instrument maker with Seacombe Mason 2; "Instrument Maker to His Excellency, the Lord Lieutenant and the Irish Court." | 4 Essex Bridge (1809) & (1820); 3 Essex Bridge (1810-19) & (1821-36); 6 Essex Bridge (1827-38); all in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Calvert 2; Taylor 2(2176a); RSW; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction |
| MASON, THOMAS 2 | England, fl.1852-56, MIM PHIM | succeeded Henry Nelson. | 2 Gloucester Street, Queen Square, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| MASON, THOMAS H. | Ireland, 1877-1958, MIM PHIM | Polar Planimeter = OXF. | T.C.; "Mathematical and Philosophical Instrument Maker to His Excellency, the Lord Lieutenant and the Irish Court"; surely a descendent of Thomas Mason 1; the planimeter is signed "T. Mason, 5 Dame Street, Dublin." | 21 Parliament Street; 5 and 6 Dame Street near the Castle; both in Dublin. | Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction |
| MASPOLI | see Soldini and Maspoli | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MASPOLI, A., AND CO. | England, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Augustus Maspoli. | Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| MASPOLI, AUGUSTUS | England, fl.1826-51, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Wheel Barometers = X (5), Soth.-S 4/24/87, Soth. 12/13/88, etc. | also made themometers and telescopes; signed variously "Augustine Maspoli"," Augustino Maspoli" or "A. Maspoli, 79 Lowgate, Hull"; T.C. | 49 Salthouse Lane (1826-31); 79 Lowgate (1835-51); both in Hull. | Taylor 2(2177); Goodison 1; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MASPOLI, AUGUSTUS AND JAMES | England, fl.1831-35, PHIM | barometer makers. | 49 Salthouse Lane (1831); 79 Lowgate (1835); both in Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MASPOLI, G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably a misreading of James Maspoli. | Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| MASPOLI, JAMES | England, fl.1826-59, PHIM | Wheel Barometer =X. | the barometer is signed "J. Maspoli"; also sold looking glasses and jewelry; partner with Pasqual Soldini as P. Soldini and Maspoli; partner with Augustus Maspoli, which see. | 49 Salthouse Lane (1831); 79 Lowgate (1835); 17 Robinson Row (1839-48); 9 Robinson Row (1851-59); all in Hull. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction |
| MASPOLI, MONTI AND CO. | England, c.1825, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | clockmakers; the partner may have been P. Monti. | Sandwich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| MASPOLI, P. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/6/73. | 13 John Street, Westgate, Bradford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MASPOLI, P. AND V. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Canterbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MASSE, IOANNES | Italy, 1559, MIM SIM | Surveying Square, 1559 = P.C. | signed "Ioannes Masse, Lombardellus Castellanus", the last two names being a region and/or a town. | Lombardy. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MASSET, LOUIS | Switzerland, c.1857, MIM | showed in the Great London Exhibition of 1851. | Yverdon. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| MASSEY, EDWARD | England, fl.1790-1857, NIM | Log = AMST; Sounder = WHI. | called himself "the Younger"; invented a mechanical log in 1802 which was used by the Admiralty from 1807 to 1815; invented a deep sea sounder; author; T.C. | Newcastle-on-Tyne; Stanley; Newcastle, Staff.; Scholes near Prescot; Liverpool; Coventry; Hanley, Staff.; Saracen's Head, Snow Hill (1818); Clerkenwell (1834-38); last two in London. | Taylor 2(1181); Bedini 8; Treherne; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Wynter and Turner; G.L'E. Turner 24; J.A. Bennett 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| MASSI, CHARLES | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | 38 Seward Street, Goswell Street, London. | Taylor 2(2178). | suggest correction | ||
| MASSINO, PETER | Scotland, fl.1805-15, PHIM | Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = X; Set of Philosophical Bubbles = P.C. | Canongate (1808); West College Street (1809-11); Fountain Close (1812-14); North College Street (1815); all in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3; Goodison 1; Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction | |
| MASSUCCI, PAUL | Italy, 1604, MIM | Goniometer, 1604 = FLO-461. | Lucca. | Bonelli 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| MASSY, HENRY | England, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = Soth. 8/7/54. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MASTAGLIO AND MOLTENI | England, fl.1841-47, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 24-25 Grainger Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MASTAGLIO AND TACCHI | England, fl.1853-62, PHIM | T.C.; barometer and thermometer makers. | 132 High Street, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| MASTAGLIO, FORNELLI AND MOLTENI | England, fl.1837-41, PHIM | barometer makers; Taylor described it as a London firm and spelled Molteni as Moltani; V. Mastaglio, Fornelli and C. Molteni. | Grainger Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; Taylor 2(2179). | suggest correction | |
| MASTAGLIO, V. | England, fl.1850-60, PHIM | barometer maker; probably a partner in Mastaglio, Fornelli and Molteni and in Mastaglio and Molteni. | 24 Grainger Street (1851-53); 45 Grainger Street (1855-60); 4 Carliol Square (1857-60); all in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MASTERS, J.N. | England, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer in clock = K. and C. 7/13/73. | Rye. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MATHER | England, c.1850, OIM | Telescope = MSI. | Liverpool. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MATHER, JOHN | England, c.1824, MIM | see Critchley and Mather. | 3 North Side Old Dock, Liverpool. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| MATHER, S.P. | USA, fl.1845-60, | held two patents for submarine telescopes; may be the same as the Mather from Liverpool. | Brooklyn, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MATHERS, THOMAS | Scotland, c.1848, MIM OIM | 88 Glassford Street, Glasgow (1848). | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| MATHESON AND CO. | Scotland, NIM | Octant = MYS. | T.C. in octant box in the Maritime Museum, Horten, Norway. | 68 Tolbooth Wynd, Leith. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MATHEWS, JOHN | England, c.1742, | apprenticed to John Tracy of the Grocers' Company on March 31, 1742. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MATHEWS, SAMUEL | England, c.1694, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Feilder of the Grocers' Company on June 19, 1694. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| MATHIESEN AND RITTER | England, c.1840, NIM | Marine Compass in gimbals = DeLuca 8/1/87. | marked "By Royal Letters Patent." | 17 Gracechurch Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MATINELLI, W. | see William Martinelli. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MATLOCK, TIMOTHY | USA, c.1734-1829, MIM | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |||
| MATTEY, JEAN PIERRE | France, 1798, MIM | Rule, 1798 = Accademia delle Scienze, Turin. | signed "In. Pre. Mattey"; also marked "Inspe. re Gene. des Poids et Mesures" and "Piede Liprando di Piemonte"; mechanician. | Sartori. | suggest correction | |
| MATTHEWS, ALFRED | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Leighton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MATTHEWS, T. | Australia, NIM | Artificial Horizon = Cabrillo Marine Museum, Cal. | Sydney. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MATTHEWS, T.B. | England, OIM | Microscope = Christie-SK 11/15/79. | 9 Athol Place, Pentonville, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MATTHEWS, W. AND J. | England, c.1834, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably William Matthews a watch and clockmaker of Penrith, c.1834. | Burrowgate, Penrith and Kendal. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| MATTHEY | England, c.1851, MIM | see Johnson and Matthey. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| MATTIE, P., BROS. | England, NIM | Octant, ebony = D.(1974). | North Shields and Cardiff. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MATTMULLER, GERVASIUS | Germany; Austria, fl.1645-87, OIM | Gervasius Mattmüller; made telescopes for Rheita; "Imperial Court Optician", c.1687. | Augsburg; Vienna. | Daumas 1; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| MAUGHAN, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Beverly. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAULEVANT | France, c.1750, MIM SIM | Pocket Sundial, gilt-brass = Wray; Sectors = BASH, P.C.; Rule = Chevau 10/10/75; Butterfield-type Sundial = ADL-DPW43d; Cube Sundial = WHI. | made sundials and topographical instruments. | Paris. | Michel 3; Bryden 16; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MAULEVAUT | see Maulevant | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MAURITJ, JOANNIS, DE TISSOTIS | c.1800, MIM SIM | Surveying Compendium = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88. | Drouot said "Italie?". | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAURSTOTTER UND STERR | Germany, 1719, OIM | Telescopes, parchment = DEU-56898, DEU (1719). | Mathies Maurstotter and Johann Sterr; what about Mur und Sterr? same date, same instrument, same town. | Freising. | Price 2. | suggest correction |
| MAURSTOTTER, MATHIES | Germany, c.1719, OIM | see Maurstotter und Sterr. | Freising. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| MAUTEVAUT | misreading of Maulevant. | suggest correction | ||||
| MAVER, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 281 Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAVER, JOHN | England, fl.1832-33, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 46 Baldwin Gardens, London. | Bell 2; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAVER, T. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = K. and C. 10/8/75. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAVERICK, SAMUEL | USA, d.1770, | apprenticed to Isaac Greenwood 2; killed in the Boston Massacre. | Boston, Mass. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| MAVERLEY, T. | England, 18th Century, PHIM | Balance = Phillips 10/5/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MAVERO, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 11 Brook Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAW AND SON | England, OIM | Microscope = D.(1972). | see S. Maw, Son and Thompson. | Aldersgate Street, London. | Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction |
| MAW, S., AND SON | England, c.1890, PHIM | Fitzroy-type Barometer = Meteorological Station, Bracknell. | London. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAW, S., SON AND THOMPSON | England, 19th Century, OIM PHIM | Microscope = Phillips 2/2/84; Balance = Christie 10/6/76. | see Maw and Son; the balance is signed "S. Mawson and Thompson"; probably a misreading! | Aldersgate Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MAWE | England, c.1820, PHIM | made sets of solids. | 149 Strand, London. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| MAWSON AND SWAN | England, OIM | Microscope = K. and C. 12/15/72. | Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAWSON, JOHN | England, c.1860, | T.C.; retailer of optical instruments. | 9 Mosley Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| MAWSON, S., AND THOMPSON | misreading of S. Maw, Son and Thompson. | Christie 10/6/76. | suggest correction | |||
| MAXAM, RICHARD | England, c.1655, | apprenticed to Hugh Bolter in the Woodmongers' Company in 1645; free of the Company, 1655. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | ||
| MAXWELL, JOHN | England, c.1712, MIM | globe maker; see Senex and Maxwell; also worked with Charles Price; T.C. | at the Globe in Salisbury Court, London. | Calvert 2; Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | |
| MAY, JOHANNES | Holland, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, gilt and silver = PAK-126. | Amsterdam. | Zinner 1; Parkington Cat.; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAYCOCK, S.M. | England, MIM | Compass with prism = La Rochelle 7/16/83. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MAYEN, JOACHIM FREDERIK | Germany, c.1744, OIM | Microscope = NAC. | author; described a type of simple microscope. | Dresden. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| MAYER 1 | France, pre-1782, MIM | made a stage for a Magni (Magny) microscope. | Paris. | Courtanvaux. | suggest correction | |
| MAYER 2 | Universal Ring Sundial = TIM = Soth. 12/3/76. | with an alidade instead of a bridge; Williams' work? | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MAYER, JACOP | Austria, 18th Century, MIM | Pedometer = LOS. | Vienna. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MAYER, JOSEF DANILE | see Josef Danile Mayr. | Lübke; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |||
| MAYER, LAURENTIUS | Germany, 1648, MIM | Cannon Sight, 1647 = SKO; Artillery Level, 1648 = SKO; Table Sundial, 1648 = SKO. | marked "Stuckhaubtman." | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAYER, MATTHEW JAMES | England, c.1811, MIM | held a patent for an "instantaneous light machine." | Pentonville, London. | Taylor 2(1386). | suggest correction | |
| MAYER, TOBIAS | Germany, 1723-62, MIM SIM | Geodetic Instruments = X. | invented a repeating circle to be used in his method of determining longitude from lunar distances; author; F.R.S. | Göttingen. | Taylor 2(636); Forbes; USNM; Bedini 8; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| MAYLIN, JOHN | England, c.1770, MIM | apprenticed to John Gilbert 2 of the Grocers' Company on April 12, 1763; free of the company on July 3, 1770. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MAYNARD, WILLIAM | France, pre-1690, MIM | mentioned by Bonanni in 1690 as an instrument maker. | Paris. | Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| MAYNESTONE, JOHN | England, c.1661, MIM | apprenticed to Walter Hayes of the Grocers' Company on Jan. 25, 1653 (os); free of the Company on July 5, 1661. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MAYNOTT | England, 1826, PHIM | Set of weights, 1826 = Soth. 9/20/83. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MAYO | see Lawrence and Mayo. | suggest correction | ||||
| MAYO, HENRY | USA, c.1850, NIM | T.C. in Spencer, Browning and Co. octant box. | No. 28 atlantic Avenue, east of Lewis Wharf, Boston, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAYO, THOMAS | Scotland, fl.1710-d.1719, NIM | ship's chandler; may have made nautical instruments. | on the Shore, Leith. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| MAYO, WILLIAM | England, c.1750, | apprenticed to Joshua Bourne in the Joiners' Company, July 3, 1756. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| MAYR, JOSEF DANILE | Germany, 1713-73, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = KAS. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2; Lübke; Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAYR, WOLFGANG | Germany, 1604, MIM | Multiple Sundial, 1604 = VIE. | Munich. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| MAZILIER | France, MIM | Planetarium on top of clock = Drouot 12/21/66. | Metz. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAZZOLENI, MARC ANTONIO | Italy, fl.pre-1597-1610, MIM | worked in the Arsenal in Venice, pre-1597-99; made Galileo's military sector, 1599 on; worked in Galileo's home in Padua, 1599-1610. | Venice; Padua (1599-1610). | Daumas 1; A.J. Turner 10; Bedini. | suggest correction | |
| MAZZOLETTI | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 11/16/88. | 81 High Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MAZZUCHI | England, PHIM | see A. Satorelli and Mazzuchi. | Aylesbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MAZZUCHI AND CO. | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 5/19/88. | see B. Mazzuchi and Co. | Gloucester. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MAZZUCHI, B., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Gloucester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MCALL | misreading for M'Call. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MCALLISTER 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MCALLISTER 2 | USA, c. 1875, OIM | Telescope = D.(1987). | "optician." | New York, N.Y. | Coffeen 15. | suggest correction |
| MCALLISTER AND BARETTA | USA, c.1850, MIM SIM | Transit = X. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MCALLISTER AND BROTHER | USA, fl.1854-79, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescopes = D.(1971), P.C. (2). | William Y. and J. McAllister; moved to New York before 1867. | Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y. | Moskowitz 103; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MCALLISTER AND CO. | USA, fl.1838-53, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | telescope, microscope, thermometer, barometer, hydrometer and saccharometer makers; wholesale; firm established in 1783 by William Y. McAllister. | 48 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MCALLISTER, J. | USA, fl.1854-79, OIM | in partnership with older brother, William Y. McAllister; moved to New York before 1867; see McAllister and Brother. | Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MCALLISTER, T.H. | USA, pre-1867, OIM | Microscope = D.(1987). | may be a misreading for, or a son of, W.Y. McAllister. | New York, N.Y. | Purtle; Coffeen 15. | suggest correction |
| MCALLISTER, WILLIAM Y. | USA, fl.1783-1854, MIM OIM | Magnetic Compass = D.(1977). | established his firm in 1783; James Queen joined him in 1852, becoming a partner in 1853; the partnership was dissolved in 1854 when William's younger brother, J. McAllister took over; see McAllister and Brother, and McAllister and Co.; the magnetic compass was signed "McAllister." | 48 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM; Giordano. | suggest correction |
| MCARTHUR | OIM | Compact Microscope = Christie 10/6/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MCCANN, JAMES | USA, c.1837, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = USNM. | McCann was granted a patent on a circumferenter in 1837; married in 1824. | Newmarket, Va. | USNM; Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| MCCLUER, H. | USA, c.1834, | McCluer patented a sundial in 1834. | Hamburg, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MCCORMICK, JAMES | USA, c.1854, MIM NIM PHIM | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| MCCOSKRIE, JAMES | USA, c.1846, MIM | won a diploma for a spirit level at the Fair of the American Institute, Oct. 1846; Davenport, Quincy and Co. acted as his New York agents. | Cambridgeport, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MCCREARY, B.F. | USA, 1847, PHIM | received a silver medal "for the best electric Machines" in 1847. | 107 Norfolk Street, New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MCCULLOCH, A. | England, c.1840, OIM | Microscope = KEN. | 18 Blucher Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| MCCULLOCH, KENNETH | England, fl.1776-1802, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Azimuth Compass, 1788 = MAN-I 50 | McCulloch; T.C.; "Compass-Maker to His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence"; granted a patent in 1788. | 38 Minories, London (1791). | Taylor 2(869); Crawforth 1; Garcia Franco 1; Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| MCDONALD, JAMES 1 | England, 1797, | Sextant, 1797 = PEA. | probably the owner. | Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MCDONALD, JAMES 2 | Scotland, fl.1847-52, PHIM | 56 Potteror (1847-48); 36 Lothian Street (1849-50); 4 Hill Place (1852); all in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| MCDONALD, JAMES 3 | Scotland, fl.1854-57, PHIM | 37 Union Street (1854); 192 Argyle Street (1855-57); both in Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| MCDONALD, P., AND CO. | Scotland, PHIM | Sike's Hydrometer = Christie-SK 7/10/80. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MCEVOY, GEORGE | Ireland, c.1743, NIM | Backstaves = Pannett Park Museum, Whitby, X (1743). | McEvoy; the backstaff in the Pannett Park Museum was supposedly used by James Cook when an apprentice in Whitby. | Temple Bar, Dublin. | RSW; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction |
| MCGREAVES AND CO. | Scotland; England, NIM | Sextant = Soth. 12/2/74. | Glasgow; Greenock?; Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MCGREGOR AND GARDNER | Scotland, c.1834, MIM PHIM | Robert Gardner moved his business to London in 1885, it was carried on by his grandson, Malcolm Gardner, who dealt in rare books. | Glasgow. | Taylor 2(1934); USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MCGREGOR, D., AND CO. | Scotland, fl.1848-1900, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Hadley's Quadrant = OMM; Octants = D., FRK = RSM (2), etc; Sextants = D.(1972), FRK = RSM (2); Telescopes = Custom House, Barnstable, Mass., D.(1976), FRK = RSM (2); Stick Barometers = Christie 5/26/76; Christie-Chester 3/9/83; Sympiesometer, Adie-type = Larvik Marine Museum, Norway; Compasses = FRK = RSM (2); Azimuth Compass = FRK = RSM; Tell-tale Compass = Soth. 6/1/88, D.(1989); etc. | "Nautical Instument Maker to the Royal Navy." | 38, 39 and 40 Clyde Place, Glasgow; branches in Greenock, Liverpool and London. | Bryden 3; Calvert 2; USNM; Morrison-Low 1; Rinaldi 23; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MCGREGOR, DUNCAN | Scotland, fl.1844-55, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometers = SFM, FRK = RSM; Marine Barometer = VNN; Pelorus = MSI; Telescopes = D.(1968), FRK = RSM; Marine Compass = Soth. 6/21/83; Octant = FRK = RSM; Sextant = FRK = RSM. | chronometer maker; became D. McGregor and Co. (1848-1900); T.C.; most instruments signed "D. McGregor"; "Nautical Instrument Maker to the Royal Navy"; see Heron and McGregor. | 24 Clyde Place (1844-54); 38 Clyde Place (1855); both in Glasgow; 8 William Street, Greenock (1855). | Calvert 2; Bryden 3; Bell 2; USNM; Morrison-Low 1; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MCHUGH, M. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | McHugh. | Staleybridge. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction |
| MCINTOSH, THOMAS | England, fl.1763-84, MIM OIM | Microscope = D.(1983). | T.C.; microscope signed "McIntosh Real Maker." | at the Archimedes and Golden Spectacles, Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields; at the Archimedes and Globe, opposite Long Acre, four doors from Great Queen Street; both in London. | Crawforth 1; Calvert 2; Coffeen C; USNM; Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| MCLACHLAN, JOHN | England, 1791, MIM | apprenticed to Colin Mackenzie; free of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 5, 1791. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| MCNUTT, WM. | MIM | Bevel Gauge, wood = PMS. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MCPHERSON, R. | Scotland, fl.1825-26, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X. | McPherson, carver and gilder. | High Street, Dumfries. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction |
| MCQUAY, WILLIAM | Ireland, fl.1815-20, MIM | 29 Great Strand Street (1815-17); Bridgefoot Street (1818-20); both in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| MCQUIBAN, JAMES | Scotland?, MIM | Orrery, brass = P.C. (1983) = Auction, London. | RSW | suggest correction | ||
| MCQUIBAN, WILLIAM | Scotland, NIM | Octant, large, ebony = Christie 6/7/72. | Forres. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ME | 1802, MIM | Pocket Sundial, 1802, round, wood = Pugsley Sale. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MEADES, THOMAS | England, fl.1687-98, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Brown 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on May 5, 1679; free of the Company, April 4, 1687; took an apprentice. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| MEARS, JNO. | England, c.1770, MIM | Garden Sundial = P.C. | Cloth Lane, London. | Queries, S.I.S. Bull. 1, 1983. | suggest correction | |
| MEARS, JOS. | Water Clock, dated 1697 = ADL-A121. | modern work. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MEARS, R. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer and Thermometer = K. & C. 3/19/75; Wheel Barometer = X. | Boston. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MEATING | misreading for Heating. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MEBEL | misreading for Nebel | Mystic Seaport, Conn.; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MEDCALF, S. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Steeple Bumstead. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MEDICI, PETER | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Newcastle. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MEDICI, RUDOLF | Germany, d.1430, MIM | Equatorium = Stams Stift. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| MEDINA, PEDRO | Spain, c.1540, | author of books on navigation. | Seville. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| MEDINGER, EUGENE F. | USA, c.1850, MIM NIM | T.C.; chronometer maker; see Duren and Medinger; Henry Duren. | 115 Broad Street, near Front Street; 130 (or 180) Water Street; both in New York, N.Y. | Moskowitz 102; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MEDINGER, F. | USA, | T.C. | New York, N.Y. | Moskowitz 101. | suggest correction | |
| MEDLAND, WILLIAM | England, c.1795, | citizen and gunmaker; reported favorably on William Elliot 1 in the hearing to grant Elliot the freedom of the Joiners' Company by Patrimony, on Dec. 1, 1795. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| MEDTMAN, ANTONIUS | see T.M. | Olivia Brown 2. | suggest correction | |||
| MEEKE | England, | Garden Sundial, 1665 = Christie 9/11/86. | reproduction. | Dover. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MEER, I. VAN DER | Holland, 1767, MIM | Wall Sundial, 1767 = Fundatie van Renswoude. | Utrecht. | Rooseboom 1; de Rijk. | suggest correction | |
| MEEUWIG, H. | Holland, c.1865, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Cross = D.(1982). | Haarlem. | Coffeen A. | suggest correction | |
| MEGAREY | variant spelling for Megary, which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MEGARY, ALEXANDER | Ireland; England; USA, 1790-1850, MIM NIM SIM | Wye Levels = D.(1976), Farmer's Museum, Cooperstown, N.Y., Western Reserve Historical Society, Cincinnati, Ohio, etc.; Surveyor's Compasses = P.C. (1965), P.C. (1958), Pugsley Coll., Butler County Historical Society, Hamilton, Ohio, etc.; Transit = U. of North Dakota, Grand Forks; Dry Card Compass = MYS; Plain Compass = D.(1993). | apprenticed to William Morris in London before 1820; variant spellings are Megeary and Mageary; some of his instruments were probably bought, not made, by him. | 54 Grand (1825-27); 64 Lispenard (1827-28); 3 Thames (1828-29); 19 Pearl (1829-30); 196 Water (1830-31); 238 Water (1831-35); 190 Water (1835-43); all in New York, N.Y.; Brooklyn, N.Y. | USNM; Smart 1; Warner 14; Crawforth 1; Garcelon 33, 34; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MEGEARY, ALEXANDER | see Alexander Magearey; see Alexander Megary; may all three be same person; Crawforth said he may have come to the U.S.A. after serving an apprenticeship in London. | Crawforth 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MEGELE | France, MIM | Compass Sundial, round = Soth. 5/10/54. | Vienne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MEGELE, JOSEPH | Italy, 1775, OIM | mechanician at the Milan Observatory, 1775. | Milan. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| MEGNIE LE JEUNE | Mégnié le Jeune; see Pierre Bernard Mégnié. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MEGNIE, PIERRE BERNARD | France; Spain, 1751-1807, MIM OIM PHIM | Barometers = CNAM (3); Equatorial Telescope = POB. | Mégnié; instrument maker for Lavoisier and Cassini IV; made balances, telescopes, etc.; also signed as "Mégnié le Jeune"; Daumas thought it was to distinguish himself from his father and his uncle who were both master locksmiths in Dijon. | Paris; Madrid (1786-93); Paris. | Daumas 1; Middleton 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| MEHLHOM UND SOHN | Germany, fl.1845-46, PHIM | Thermometer = DRE. | Dresden. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MEHR, GEO. | USA, MIM | patented and made a type of sundial, made of marble and showing the time of day and the distance of 19 cities from Philadelphia. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MEIKLE, HENRY | England, fl.1819-28, MIM PHIM | made a syphon-hydrometer in 1828. | London. | Taylor 2(1387). | suggest correction | |
| MEINUNG, CARL LUDWIG | USA, fl.1743-1817, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Scale = Old Salem, Inc., North Carolina. | surveyor. | Salem, North Carolina. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction |
| MEISSNER, A. | Germany, c.1861, MIM OIM | Telescope = Duke's County Historical Society, Edgartown, Mass.; Skaphe Sundial, 1861 = Koller 11/17/75 = WHI. | sundial invented by H. Schmeisser. | Berlin. | Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MEISTER, EDWARD | Germany; USA, 1853-1928, MIM SIM | successor to F.W. and R. King, 1876; worked in Baltimore from 1876 to 1928. | Kassel; 226 West Baltimore, Baltimore Md. (1876-1928). | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| MEKKEN, JAN | Holland, MIM | made astronomical clocks. | Wieringen. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| MELA AND CO. | England, PHIM | barometer makers. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | ||
| MELBOURNE, RICHARD | England, 1631, MIM | Astrolabe, 1631, ICA-438 = KEN. | another astrolabe, 1631 at the BM is signed "R.M." 1 which see. | Taylor 1(167); Price 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction | |
| MELIA | France, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1989). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MELLEN | see Melling. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MELLER, JOSEPH | England, fl.1825-26, PHIM | barometer maker. | 28 Princes Street, Birmingham. | Bell 2; Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1642). | suggest correction | |
| MELLIN | see Melling. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MELLIN, JOHN | see John Melling. | Court and von Rohr 3(V); Daumas 1; Clay and Court; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MELLING | see Dawson and Melling. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MELLING AND CO. | England, fl.1846-51, MIM NIM | T.C.; successors to Bywater and Co.; "Chart agents to the Rt. Honble., the Lords Commissers. of the Admiralty." | 39 South Castle Street, Liverpool. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| MELLING AND PAYNE | England, c.1850, MIM NIM | Sextant, ebony = FRK. | see Edward Melling and Co. | 39 South Castle Street, Navigation Warehouse, Liverpool. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction |
| MELLING, EDWARD, AND CO. | England, fl.1847-51, MIM | Liverpool. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| MELLING, JOHN | England, fl.1680-1703, OIM PHIM | made very fine lenses, microscopes and barometers; variant spellings are; Mellins, Mellin or Malling. | Abchurch Lane, Lombard Street, London. | Taylor 1(359); Goodison 1; Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Court and von Rohr 3(V). | suggest correction | |
| MELLINGER, JOHANN | Germany, fl.1567-93, MIM | Sundial, round, wood = Braunschweig Stadtische Museum. | Halle; Jena; Celle. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| MELLINS | see Melling. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MELLISH, MR. | probably Melling. | Taylor 1(359); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MELLONI, MACEDONIO | Italy; France1798-1854, | improved the design of the thermopile. | Parma; Paris (1831-39); Italy. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| MELLORIO, JOAO AND M.ALZ | Portugal, c.1800, NIM | Compass = LIM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MELVILLE | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Bearne's 2/17/92. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MELVILLE, DUNDAS, AND WHITSON | England, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument = Soth. 1/27/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MELVILLE, GEORGE, AND CO. | England, c.1830, OIM | 126 Great Hampton Street, Birmingham; 17 Thavies Inn, Holborn, London. | Taylor 2(1935). | suggest correction | ||
| MELVILLE, RICHARD | Scotland; England; Ireland, fl.1843-51, MIM | Sundial, nine gnomons = RSM; Garden Sundial, slate , "Glasgow" = X; Garden Sundial, slate, 51°31',"London" = Soth. 2/2/76; Garden Sundial, slate, = Phillips 2/14/79; Garden Sundial, stone = Soth. 7/22/64; Garden Sundial, "Liverpool" = D.(1976); Sundials = RSM (5), FRK = RSM, X. | most of the dials are signed "R. Melville." | Glasgow; London; Liverpool; Dublin. | Moskowitz; Bryden 9; Darius 3; Morrison-Low 1; Somerville; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MELVIN, RICHARD | Ireland; Scotland, fl.1842-71, MIM | Sundials = William Brown Museum, Liverpool, Cathedral of the Isles, Millport (1851); Sundials = X (1864), (1871). | his dials are reminescent of Richard Melville. | Armagh (1842); 9 Little Wellington Street, Dublin; Glasgow (1846). | D. Crawforth; Somerville. | suggest correction |
| MENAN | misreading for Menant? | Wray. | suggest correction | |||
| MENANT, T. | France, fl.1720-43, MIM SIM | made many sundials, mainly Butterfield-type; sundial, large, square, 1743, constructed for Clermont; also made sectors, folding squares and graphometers; his work can be seen in many museums including NOR, PAK, BM, VEN, etc. | au Butterfield, Paris. | Morpurgo; Moskowitz; Coffeen F; Michel 3; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MENARD | see Le Bas et Ménard. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MENARD, GUILLAUME, L'AINE | France, fl.1663-91, OIM | Guillaume Ménard l'aîné; made microscopes and telescopes; worked with Philippe-Claude Le Bas as Le Bas et Ménard; worked with Chapotot to make the binocular telescope for Chérubin. | Quay de l'Horloge-du-Palais, à l'enseigne du Bon Pasteur, Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| MENAUT | misreading for Menant. | Drouot 11/7/75. | suggest correction | |||
| MENDE | Germany, c.1780, MIM | Sundial = FIN-177. | Freiburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MENDELSSOHN | England, c.1810, MIM PHIM | made air pumps and mathematical instruments. | Great College Street, Blackfriars Road, London. | Taylor 2(1388); USNM; Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| MENDELSSOHN, KARL THEODOR NATHAN | Germany, 1782-1852, NIM PHIM | his workshop flourished, 1808-13; it produced sextants, balances and air pumps; Karl Philipp Heinrich Pistor worked for him, and took over the workshop. | Berlin. | Weil and Baden. | suggest correction | |
| MENDENHALL, THOMAS | USA, fl.1770-91, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, No.4 = Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, Pa. | King and Queen Street, Lancaster, Pa. (1770-80); 28 Strawberry Alley, Philadephia, Pa. (1790-91). | USNM; Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| MENEELY AND CLATHOUT | misreading for Oothout | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MENEELY AND OOTHOUT | USA, fl.1836-38, MIM SIM | Wye Level = Christie 4/3/85; Surveyor's Compasses = P.C.(2), GUR, USNM (1837); Transit = P.C., D.(1838). | Andrew Meneely and Jonas Volkat Oothout, who retired in 1838; instruments signed "Warranted" probably were bought elsewhere. | West Troy, N.Y. | USNM; Smart 1; Giordano 21; Warner 14. | suggest correction |
| MENEELY'S SONS, ANDREW | USA, fl.1852-63, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = P.C. | Edwin Andrew and George Rodney Meneely. | West Troy, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| MENEELY, ANDREW | USA, 1802-51, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = Milwaukee, Wis. Public Museum (1833), D.(1983), Western Reserve Historical Society Museum, Ohio (1850), P.C.,State Education Building, Albany, N.Y., GUR; Theodolites = D.(1984) (1833), RSM. | apprenticed to Julius Hanks, c.1817-23; worked with Horatio Hanks; partner of Jonas V. Oothout, 1836-38; T.C.; also made church bells; see Andrew Meneely and Son. | West Troy, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM; Coffeen E & F; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MENEELY, ANDREW, AND SON | USA, fl.1849-51, MIM SIM | Andrew and Edwin Andrew Meneely, his eldest son and partner in firm, 1849-51. | West Troy, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| MENEELY, EDWIN ANDREW | USA, 1828-87, MIM SIM | elder son of Andrew Meneely; see Andrew Meneely and Son; see Andrew Meneely's Sons. | West Troy, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| MENEELY, GEORGE RODNEY | USA, 1831-1915, MIM SIM | younger son of Andrew Meneely; see Andrew Meneely's Sons. | West Troy, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| MENNGER, HANS | Germany, 1567, MIM | member of compass maker guild; Master, 1567. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| MENNINGER, HANS | Germany, 1542, MIM | member of compass maker guild; Master, 1542. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| MENUSIER, HIERONIMUS | see Jérôme Vize. | Michel 3; Evans 1; Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MENZEL, WILIBALDUS | Germany?, 1566, MIM | Astrolabe, ICA-630, 1566 = St. Paul Stiftsgym. | Price 1; ICA 2; Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MENZIES, A. | England, NIM | Telescope, nautical = D.(1976). | King's Parade, Cambridge. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MERAS, HIERONYMOUS | Italy, 17th Century, MIM | Pin-gnomon Sundial = VEN-14. | for 45° latitude. | Venice. | Price 2; Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| MERCATOR, GERARD | Belgium, 1512-94, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, 1541 = NMM, DRE, BASH, NUR, POB, HAR, ROM, etc.; Celestial Globes, 1541 = NMM, DRE, POB, NUR, ROM, etc.; Celestial Globes, 1551 = ADL-A255, NMM, BASH, AMST, NMM, POB, NUR, HAR; etc. | introduced Italianate script into northern Europe; developed the map projection named after him; real name was Gerhard de Cremer, the globes at the NMM are from the Mensing Collection; he was the director of Gemma Frisius' workshop to 1552. | Rupelmondanus; Louvain; Duisberg (1552). | Owsley 1; Michel 3; Maddison 2; Wynter 1; Zinner 1; A.J. Turner 10; Rooseboom 1; Yonge; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MERCER, J.H. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Appleby. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MERCHANT, ROBERT | England, fl.1740, MIM NIM | Backstaff, 1740 = CNAM. | might have been a Frenchman. | Ithaca; Daumas 1; Taylor 2(383); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MERCKLEIN, CHARLES | France, MIM SIM | Surveying Instruments = Libert et Castor 4/28/82, CNAM, P.C.(1987). | made a surveying instrument for triangulation that was invented by Hennon Dubois; instruments signed "Ch. Mercklein." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MEREDITH, NICHOLAS | England, fl.1791-1801, MIM OIM | Telescopes = Soth. 2/8/83, La Rochelle 7/16/83; Microscope = X; etc. | telescopes signed "Meredith, Bond Street London"; optical and mathematical instrument maker to the Duke of York; author. | 91 New Bond Street, London. | Taylor 2(1011); Dewhirst; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MERIDITH, JOHN | England, fl.1782-1800, OIM | apprenticed to Henry Pyefinch of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Oct. 6, 1763; free of the Company, Oct. 10, 1782. | Court and von Rohr 3(187). | suggest correction | ||
| MERIGOT | France; Englandc.1807, MIM PHIM | may be J. Mérigot, a French engraver living in London in 1798; was a partner with Monk, a clockmaker; they made pyrometrical thermometers. | London (1798). | Taylor 2(747), (1182). | suggest correction | |
| MERILL AND DAVIES | see Merrill and Davis | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MERKLEIN UND ZIMMER | Germany, 1742-46, PHIM | Metallic Thermometer, 1746 = DRE; Telescope, Gregorian, 1742 = DRE. | J.S. Merklein and J.G. Zimmer; telescope marked "H.L." (3). | Schloss Reinharz. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MERKLEIN, J.S. | Germany; Russia, fl.1742-74, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Thermometer DRE; Artificial Lodestone = DRE; Telescope, 1761 = DRE; Circumferentor, 1774 = DRE; Mathematical Instrument Set, silver = Wray. | mathematical and optical instrument maker to Count Hans Loeser at Reinharz; the Wray instrument set is marked "St. Petersburg"; the thermometer and lodestone are marked "Schloss Reinharz"; worked with J.G. Zimmer as Merklein und Zimmer, which see. | Dresden; Schloss Reinharz; St. Petersburg. | Zinner 1; Chaldecott 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MERLIN, JOHN JOSEPH | Belgium; England, b.1735-94, MIM PHIM | Lever Balance = Soth. 1/22/73. | harpsichord maker and inventor; made a mechanical gouty-chair in 1794; invented the first barbecue; made a nail violin in 1785; made fine timepieces. | Liège; Hanover Square, London (post-1760). | Maine Antique Digest, June 1987; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MERLINE, PAOLI | England, c.1858, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 72 Hatton Garden, London. | Bell 2; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MERONE, JOSEPH | England, fl.1816-41, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | barometer signed "Merone"; looking glass maker. | 98 Market Street (1816-22); 28 Market Street (1822-41); both in Manchester. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; Taylor 2(1643). | suggest correction |
| MERRIAM | USA, 1852, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1852 = D. | Troy, N.Y. | Coffeen II. | suggest correction | |
| MERRIAM AND MOORE | USA, 1852, MIM | Celestial Globe = Maria Mitchell Science Library, Nantucket, Mass.; Pair of Globes, 1852 = D.(1968). | the Maria Mitchell globe is also marked "The Franklin Improved Globe." | Troy, N.Y. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MERRIAM AND TROY | misreading for Merriam, Troy, N.Y. | Coffeen II. | suggest correction | |||
| MERRIAM, MOORE AND CO. | USA, 1852, MIM | Pair of Globes, 1852 = D.(1883). | it seems odd that Merriam, Merriam and Moore, and Merrian, Moore and Co. all made globes dated 1852? | Troy, N.Y. | Maine Antique Digest, Oct. 1983. | suggest correction |
| MERRICK, JOHN M., AND CO. | USA, post-1857, PHIM | Stick Barometers = MYS, BMM, Fall River Historical Society, Mass. | Timby's Patent, Nov. 3, 1857. | Office No. 7, Central Exchange, Worcester, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MERRIFIELD AND CO. | USA, c.1825, MIM | Gunter's Scales, wood = BMM, D.(1996), D.(1982); Rule = MYS. | the "Gunter" at the BMM is marked "Boston"; the rules at MYS and D.(1996) are marked "New York." | Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y. | Moskowitz 103; Coffeen 55; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MERRILL | see Morrell | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MERRILL AND DAVIS | USA, fl.1835-37, MIM NIM SIM | Sandglass, twenty-eight seconds = MYS; Surveyor's Compasses = Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, LOS. | label on sandglass reads William C. Davis and Robert Merrill. | 36 Oak (1835-36); 255 Front Street (1836-37); both in New York, N.Y. | USNM; Smart 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MERRILL AND SONS | see Robert Merrill and Sons. | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |||
| MERRILL'S SONS CO., INC., R. | USA, fl.1918-23, MIM NIM PHIM | T.C.; firm established in 1835. | 66 South Street, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MERRILL'S SONS, ROBERT | USA, c.1860?, NIM OIM | T.C.; "Manufacurers and Importers of Nautical and Optical Instruments." | 179 Water Street, Cor. Burdon? Slip, New York. | Coffeen 56. | suggest correction | |
| MERRILL, GEORGE W. | USA, 1838-1905 z, MIM NIM | younger son of Robert Merrill; see Robert Merrill and Sons. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MERRILL, PHINEHAS | USA, 1767-1815, | invented a type of quadrant which was made by Timothy Chandler and also by John Kennard. | Stratham, New Hampshire. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| MERRILL, ROBERT | USA, 1804-76, MIM NIM PHIM | Sandglass = D.(1972); Marine Compasses = PMS, PEA(2), P.C. D.(1971), D.(1984), Focke Museum, Germany, MYS, Pacific House, Monterey, Cal.; Barometer = P.C. (1957). | made marine compasses; imported sextants, quadrants, etc.; he firm was Merrill and Davis 1835-38; Merrill worked alone from 1838 until 1865; T.C. | Newburyport, MA; 255 Front Street (1837-38); 138 Water Street (1838-39); 163 Water Street (1841-42); 141 Maiden Lane (1842-64); all in New York, N.Y.; Brooklyn, N.Y. | USNM; Moskowitz 104; Brewington 1; Coffeen F; Smart 1; Warner 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MERRILL, ROBERT, AND SONS | USA, 1865-99, MIM NIM | Dry Card Compasses = MYS (2). | Robert Merrill and his sons, William G. and George W. Merrill. | 149 Maiden Lane (1865-77); 179 Water Street (1877); both in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MERRILL, ROBERT, SONS | USA, fl.1900-1923, MIM NIM | the continuation of the firm "Robert Merrill and Sons" after the death of the sons. | 100 Wall Street; 66 South Street; 68 South Street; all in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| MERRILL, WILLIAM G. | USA, 1828-1898, MIM NIM | older son of Robert Merrill; see Robert Merrill and Sons. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MERTHEN | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Astronomical Compendium = BUD. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MERUAND | misreading for Meurand. | Roux-Devilas, 1967. | suggest correction | |||
| MERULA, CAROLUS JOSEPH | Italy, 1727, MIM | Micrometer, 1727 = ADL-M113. | Milan. | Michel 3; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MERZ UND SOHNE | Germany, fl.1845-58, OIM | Telescope = DRE. | Georg Merz with Ludwig and Sigmund Merz; exhibited in the London Great Exhibition of 1851. | Munich. | USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MERZ, G. & S. | Germany, fl.1850-61, OIM | Telescope = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | Georg and Sigmund Merz; "vorm Utzschneider & Fraunhofer". | Munich. | RSW; Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction |
| MERZ, G., UND MAHLER | Germany, fl.1839-45, OIM | Telescopes, refracting, large = Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. (1839), Observatories in Pulkova, Kiev, Washington, D.C., Cincinnatti, Ohio; Heliometers = Observatories in Pulkova and Bonn. | George Merz und Josef Mahler. | Munich. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MERZ, G., UND SOHN | Germany, fl.1857-67, OIM | Telescopes, refracting = Harvard, Mass. and Capstadt. | Georg and Sigmund Merz; the USNM records show that they worked together from 1845 to 1847; a trade catalogue for the French market in 1857 is under the name "G. Merz et Fils." | Munich. | USNM; Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction |
| MERZ, GEORG | Germany, 1793-1858, OIM | Telescopes, refracting = Berlin, DEU, Kasan, Munich; Heliometer = Königsberg; etc. | worked with Utzschneider and Fraunhofer; director of optical work at the institute after Fraunhofer's death in 1826; Merz and Joseph Mahler bought and ran the Utzschneider optical institute from 1839 until Mahler's death in 1845; work carried on as Merz and Sons (1845-58); succeeded by his son, Sigmund Merz. | Munich. | USNM; Repsold; Pipping 1; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction |
| MERZ, LUDWIG | Germany, 1817-58, OIM | worked with his father, Georg Merz and his brother, Sigmund, from 1845 to 1858. | Munich. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MERZ, SIGMUND | Germany, 1824-xx, OIM | son of Georg Merz and his successor at the optical institute; worked with his father from 1845 to 1867; his brother, Ludwig was in the firm from 1845 to 1858. | Munich. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MERZ, UTZSCHNEIDER UND FRAUENHOFER | Germany, fl.1826-39, OIM | Telescope = Palermo Observatory; Refracting Telescope, with case = D.(1995). | Munich. | Serrio; Chaldecott 3; RGO; Coffeen 51. | suggest correction | |
| MESSER, BENJAMIN | England, fl.1792-1825, MIM PHIM | Sextant, 1792 = Christie 11/22/78; Octants = WHI, Hart Nautical Museum, MIT, Boston, Mass.; Air Pump = WHI. | 76 or 75 Bell Dock, Wapping (1792-96); 155 Minories (1810-25); both in London. | USNM; Dewhirst; G.L'E. Turner 24; Clay and Court; Bennett 1; Taylor 2(1012); RSW; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| MESSER, J.J. | England, c.1845, MIM OIM | Telescopes = Seamen's Bethel Museum, Vineyard Haven, Mass., Phillips 4/20/83; Octants = D.(1974), D.(1976), Naval Museum, Faro, Portugal. | the telescope at Phillips is signed "Messer, London." | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MESSIER | France, 1800, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1800 = CNAM-769. | Con. Nat'l 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MESSIN, C. | France?, 1613, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, gilt brass and wood, red leather case, 1613 = HAY. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MESSITER, JOHN | MIM | Dividers, steel points, 1698 = VCW. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MESTREL, ANTHOINE | France, 1551, MIM | Astrolabe, 1551 = OXF B-22. | ICA-414. | Paris. | Bonelli 1; Price 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction |
| MESTRII, ANTHONY | see Anthoine Mestrel. | Bonelli 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| METCALF | England, 1652, MIM | Sundial, square, copper, 1652 = Soth. 7/7/55 | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| METCALFE | USA, 1710, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1710 = American Heritage Society Auction, 1972. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| METCALFE, JO. | England, fl.1765-66, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| METINIER MD. | France, c.1825, MIM | Sector = Christie 9/11/86. | Metinier Md. | à la Flotte d'Angleterre, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| METIUS, ADRIAAN | Holland, 1571-1635, MIM OIM | made a telescope in 1608; microscope maker; desgned mathematical instruments; Michel called him "Adriaan Metius the younger"; author. | Alkmaar, Franeker. | Daumas 1; Michel 2; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| METIUS, JACOB ADRIAENSZ. | Holland, c.1580-1628, OIM | brother of Adriaan Metius; one of the claimants for the invention of the telescope in 1608; spectaclemaker. | Alkmaar. | Rooseboom 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| METIUS, JAMES | Holland, 1608, OIM | claimed to have invented the telescope in 1608. | Michel 3; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| METTEL, GEORG | Germany, fl.1740-75, PHIM | Barometer with Thermometer = DRE. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| METTEL, JOHANN | Germany, d.1730, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = H. Gouse Coll., Paris. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Lunardi; MADEX. | suggest correction | |
| METTEL, JOHANN-GEORG | Germany, MIM | Perpetual Calendars = DRE, Gotha, NUR, MUN, Evans Coll.; Rule and Protractor = Evans Coll. | Evans thought that ADL-M371, though unsigned, was by Mettel. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| METTELIN, M. | see Mettlin, M. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| METTLIN, M. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Perpetual Calendars = FIN-109, Evans Coll.(2). | one of Evans calendars is the cover for an aide-memoire. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| METZ | Holland, early 18th Century, MIM SIM | Universal Ring Sundials = Christie-Amst. 10/22/81, Christie 4/3/85; Compass Sundial, ivory box = P.C.; Circumferentor = P.C.; Sector = D.(1994). | this is a large family of instrument makers, it is hard to ascribe an instrument only signed "Metz." | Amsterdam. | USNM; Coffeen 46; RSW. | suggest correction |
| METZ, C. AND D. | Zinner thought that this entry was a misreading for C.D. Metz; Rooseboom thought it might be Coenraad Metz 2 and his son, Dirk Metz. | Rooseboom 1; Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| METZ, C.D. | Holland, 18th Century, MIM SIM | Sector = AMST; Quadrant = UTR; Circumferentors = UTR, P.C. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Zinner 1; Van Cittert; Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | |
| METZ, COENRAAD 1 | Poland; Holland, 1643-1711, MIM OIM | Sextant, large, 1685 = Leiden Observatory. | Danzig (1643-65); Amsterdam (1665-1711). | Zinner 1; Daumas 1; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| METZ, COENRAAD 2 | Holland, c.1690-1742, MIM SIM | Circumferentors = NMM, ADL-M154, MMG; Chest of Instruments, large = UTR; Chest of Instruments, small = LEY; Quadrant = UTR; Sector = AMST; Universal Equatorial Sundial = MMG; Astrolabe = X; Graphometer = LOS. | Kalverstraat, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2; Rooseboom 1; Van Cittert; Daumas 1; NMM 2; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| METZ, COENRAAD FIBUS 1 | Holland, b.1703, MIM OIM | grandson of Coenraad Metz; continued the workshop; may be Coenraad Metz 2; Daumas and Rooseboom thought there were Coenraad Fibus Metz 1 and 2, son and grandson of Coenraad Metz 1. | Amsterdam. | Daumas 1; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| METZ, COENRAAD FIBUS 2 | Holland, b.1732, MIM | married in 1753. | Kalverstraat, Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| METZ, D.C. | Holland, 17th Century?, MIM | Ring Sundials = WRAY (2), one of silver; Universal Ring Sundial, silver = Soth. 7/24/45; Sector = MAN-I168. | Amsterdam. | Garcia Franco 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| METZ, DIRK | Holland, fl.1730-67, MIM NIM SIM | Azimuth Compass = AMST; Astronomical Ring = P.C.; Set of Surveying Instruments = X; Circumferentor with sundial = TIM; Sundial, Sutton-type = ADL-W49. | friend of Musschenbroek for whom he made instruments. | Kalverstraat, Amsterdam (1742-67). | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2; Rooseboom 1; Moskowitz; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| METZBER | misreading for Metzger. | Moreux. | suggest correction | |||
| METZGER, JEREMIAS | Germany, 1564, MIM | Astrolabe Clocks, = UTR-UM394 (1564), VIE. | many elctrotype copies were made of the "Metzger Clock"; it is possible that the UTR clock is one of them as it has modern works. | Augsburg. | Van Cittert; Moreux; Neumann 2. | suggest correction |
| MEULAN | France, c.1790, | dealer in physical and chemical apparatus. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| MEULEN, A.H. VAN DER | Holland, fl.1850-53, MIM NIM PHIM | T.C.; a binnacle, compass, six magnetic bars, barometer and a thermometer were exhibited in Rotterdam in 1852; he was succeeded by his widow. | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |
| MEULEN, CORNELIS JACOBS VAN DER | Holland, 1805-78, MIM | Tellurium, Lunarium and Planispherium = Eise Eisinga's house, Franeker. | Sneek. | Rooseboom 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MEULEN, WEDUWE A.H. VAN DER | Holland, c.1853, MIM NIM PHIM | continued the firm after her husband's death. | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| MEUNIER | France, 18th Century, MIM | Waywiser = Koller 11/7/63; Folding Rule = BM; Drawing Instrument = D.(1970); Rule = P.C.; Protactor = ADL-A269; Sector = ADL-A270; Folding Square = ADL-A271. | "Meunier Md."; protactor probably a forgery; all ADL instruments have "à la flotte française à Paris" as the address. | à la Flotte d'Angleterre; à la flotte française; both in Paris. | Merzbach; Ward 4; Price 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MEURAND, ANTOINE-JOSEPH | France, fl. 1750-80, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1777 = Picard, Drouot Richelieu, 12/11/91. | father of Charles-Joseph Meurand; Master in the "Corporation des Fondeurs", c.1750; juror, 1770-72; took an apprentice; sun dial made for 48°51'(Paris). | au Compas des Génies; Rue de Cloître St. Jacques (1766); Rue Saint Louis, Ile de la Cité (1769); Quay de l'Horloge du Palais, Paris, (1771). | Augarde; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MEURAND, CHARLES-JOSEPH | France, fl.1771-94, MIM OIM SIM | Equatorial Sundials, 1780 =.NMM, GEM, Soth. 3/14/57, etc.; Graphometers = Evans Coll. (1780), Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88, Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88, USNM, etc.; Telescopic Graphometer = VNN; Universal Quadrant = COO; Sectors = ADL-M89d, ADL-M89n, P.C., etc.; Mathematical instrument Sets = Soth. 12/12/62 and 7/15/63; Alidade with Bubble Level, 1788 = ADL-M190; Square, folding = Drouot 4/17/87; etc. | never breveted an "ingénieur"; member of Corporation des fondeurs; Master in the Corporation, 1771. | Quay de l'Horloge du Palais; also Quai du Nord (1790); both in Paris. (Quai du Nord is the name of Quai de l'Horloge between the French revolution.) | Daumas 1; USNM; Pipping 1; Price 2; Gunther 2; Michel 3; Engelmann 1; Augarde; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MEUREUS, G. | Italy, fl.1590-1620, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = OXF. | Rome. | Evans 1; Gunther 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| MEURIS, GUILLAUME | Belgium, 1683, MIM SIM | Quadrants = CNAM (1683), Oliva Museum, Danzig (1681); Augsburg-type Sundial = X; Protractor = MAA; Sundial = BEK; Circumferentor, military = P.C. | the Augsburg-type sundial and the protractor are signed "G. Meuris"; there is a very similar circumferentor at OXF signed "G.M." (2). | Brussels. | Zinner 1; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MEURON | France, 1779, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, 1779 = Christie 12/18/74. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MEURS, HENDRIK VAN | Holland, fl.1742-67, NIM | compass maker. | Teertuinen (1742); Hoek van de Lestagie en de Oude Waal (1767); both in Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| MEURS, RUTGERUS VAN | Holland, c.1775, MIM | made a clockwork planetarium. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| MEURTHIN, J. | Sweden, c.1830, MIM SIM | Mining Compass = X. | watchmaker. | Gärle. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction |
| MEWES, PHILIPPE DE | France, 17th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, silver = Bernard Coll. = NMM-Caird. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MEYEN | see Mayen | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MEYER | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Abingdon. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MEYER AND FRAUNHOFER | Germany, c.1836, OIM | Telescope, refracting = U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1836. | purchased by Chas. Wilkes for the Expedition. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MEYER, EUGENE | MIM | Sundial = MYS. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MEYER, HENDRIK | Holland, fl.1723-29, PHIM | Pyrometer = UTR. | Utrecht. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| MEYER, J.S. | Holland, c.1750, MIM | Instrument = LEY. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MEYERS, GEORGE | Ireland, fl.1819-20, PHIM | barometer maker. | 104 High Street, Belfast. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| MEYERS, PHILIP | see Philip Myers. | Taylor 2(1945); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MEYERSTEIN, M. | Germany, 20th Century, NIM | Borda Circle = BRE. | Göttingen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MEYJES JEREMIASZ, FRANS | Holland, 1782-1823, NIM | Crown Compasses = AMST, KRO, P.C.,etc. | brother of Johannes Meyjes Jeremiasz. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| MEYJES JEREMIASZ, JOHANNES | Holland, 1776-1856, NIM | compass maker; founded Johannes Meyjes & Zoon, sail makers; brother of Frans Meyjes Jeremiasz. | Haringpakkerij, Amsterdam (1816-17). | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| MEYLAN, FELIX | Switzerland; Holland, fl.1774-1809, PHIM | clock and physical instrument maker; (Charles Louis) Felix Meylan; worked on the Leidse Sphera. | Valée du Lac de Joux, Berne Canton; Leiden (1776). | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| MEYLIN, JOHANN | Switzerland., 1671-1712, MIM | Horary Quadrant = Zurich Observatory. | the quadrant is signed "Meylin in Zurich fecit"; also marked "J.H. Vogel delineavit - J. Co. Keller sculpsit." | Zurich. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| MEYNIER 1 | France, 1724, MIM SIM | made an odometer in 1724. | Paris. | Beckmann. | suggest correction | |
| MEYNIER 2 | see Mégnié. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MEYRICK, WILLIAM | England?, 1788, PHIM | Guinea Balance, 1788 = Soth. 10/3/88. | signed "William Meyrick Cesn (or Cefn) Côch Cir. 1788"; adjusted by Charles de Grave. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MEYSEL, JO. GE. | Austria, c.1810, MIM | Drawing Instrument = Koller, May 1972. | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MICELI, ANTONIO | c.1850, MIM | Sandglass, 14-second = D.(1983). | Coffeen C. | suggest correction | ||
| MICHAEL, LEWIS | USA, c.1830, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = D. (1992). | "Made By Lewis Michael . SOMERSET PA."; clockmaker; bubble level at south point. | Somerset, Pa. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MICHALON | France, 18th Century, MIM | Compass, spherical = SPI-2826. | Paris. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| MICHAULT | France, c.1730, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundials = D.(1972), Soth.-NY 6/8/87; Augsburg-type Sundial = P.C. (1981); Garden Sundial = OXF-B203. | à la Flotte d'Angleterre, rue St. Denis, vis-à-vis celle de la Chanverrerie près St. Magloire, Paris. | Maddison 5; Roux Devilas 73; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MICHEL | France, fl.1764-94, MIM | in 1764 Michel was authorized by the Académie des Sciences to make mechanical devices in metal; first worked for Lennel Veuve; in 1794 he was attached to the Section of Mechanics of the Commission temporaire des Arts. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| MICHEL, JOHAN JOST | Holland, fl.1763-72, MIM | made metal instruments. | The Hague. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| MICHELL, LEWIS | USA, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument, open sights = P.C. | patterned after a Rittenhouse instrument. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| MICHL, ANT. JOHANN | MIM | Sundial, octagonal = FIN-214. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MIDDLETON, CHRISTOPHER | England, fl.1720-41, | R.N.; F.R.S., 1727; devised an azimuth compass. | Taylor 2(290); DNB. | suggest correction | ||
| MIDGLEY, JONATHAN | England, MIM | Rule, eight-inch = Evans Coll. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MIELER, LIENHART | Germany, fl.1621-25, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = Nouveau Drouot 5/28/88 (1621), NMM, LAW-296 (1625). Helsinki, Nat'l Museum (1621). | may be same man as Lienhart Miller. | Nürnberg. | Vivielle 2; RSW. Joe Paszczyk. | suggest correction |
| MIELLER, LIENHART | Germany, 1621, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1621 = Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/23/94. | surely Lienhart Mieler. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MIGON | France, c.1678, MIM OIM | Universal Equatorial Sundials = D., Versailles 5/6/79. | made an azimuth instrument for Cassini I at the Paris Observatory in 1678. | Paris. | Brieux 2; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MILBOURNE, WILLIAM | England, fl.1620-43, | Leybourne said Milbourne invented the form of slide rule made by Thomas Brown 1; designed other instruments as well. | Brancepath, Co. Durham. | Taylor 1(143); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| MILCHMEYER | Germany, c.1760, OIM | Microscope, simple = X. | Frankfort-am-Main. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| MILER, JORG | Germany, c.1610, MIM | Sundial, ivory = Goldschmied Coll. = NMM-Caird. | may be Jorg Miller. | Zinner 1; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MILER, LIENHART | variant spelling for Lienhart Miller. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MILER, LINHARD | variant spelling for Lienhart Miller. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MILES AND CO. | England, PHIM | Balance, iron and brass = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MILES, LAWRENCE | England, fl.1717-53, MIM | apprenticed to John Crooke l in the Joiners' Company, Dec. 9, 1701; free in the Company, Sept. 3, 1717. | Ditchside (1737-42); Fleur-de-Lis Court, Fleet Street (1743-53); both in London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| MILES, SEPTIMUS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1976). | Ludgate Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MILESIO, D. | Ireland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Belfast. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MILESON, ABEL | England, fl.1838-68, MIM PHIM | 23 Emmett Street, Limehouse Hole, London. | Taylor 2(2182); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| MILESSIO, D. | Ireland, fl.1812-25, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 12/2/77; Stick Barometer = X. | carver and gilder; may have been a retailer. | Dublin. | Goodison 1; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction |
| MILIETUS, CHRISTOPHORUS | 1575, MIM | Astrolabe, 1575 = P.C. | ICA-3038. | ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MILLAR, RICHARD, JR. | Scotland, fl.1845-68, NIM | also made clocks and watches. | 45 Bridge Street (1845-51); 58 Bridge Street (1852-68); both in Leith. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| MILLARD AND SON | England, fl.1836-38, MIM OIM PHIM | Joseph Millard and Son; barometer makers. | 24 Coppice Row, Clerkenwell, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MILLARD AND SONS | England, fl.1838-47, MIM OIM PHIM | Joseph Millard and Sons; barometer makers. | 24 Coppice Row, Clerkenwell and Oxford Street, London. | Bell 2; Taylor 2(1645). | suggest correction | |
| MILLARD, JOSEPH | England, fl.1825-36, MIM OIM PHIM | barometer maker; see Millard and Son, Millard and Sons. | 24 Coppice Row, Clerkenwell, London. | Bell 2; Taylor 2(1645). | suggest correction | |
| MILLARD, THOMAS | England, fl.1851-57, OIM | Telescope, four-draw = D.(1988). | "Optician." | 334 Oxford Street (London). | Rinaldi 22. | suggest correction |
| MILLER | see the various members of the German and Scottish Miller family; see also Miler and Müller. | Gouk 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MILLER AND ADIE | Scotland, fl.1802-23, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Microscope, Cuff-type = RSM; Surveying Compasses = Melun 4/24/83, D.; Compass = Phillips 11/11/81; Theodolites = Soth. 1/27/75, RSM; Sextant = Christie 10/12/65; Stick Barometer = X; Level = FRK = RSM; Telescope, reflecting = FRK = RSM; Telescopes = RSM; Dip Circle = FRK = RSM; Hydrometer = RSM; etc. | John Miller and Alexander Adie, his nephew. | 94 Nicholson Street (1804-07); 96 Nicholson Street (1807-09); 8 Nicholson Street (1810-11); 15 Nicholson Street (1811-22); all in Edinburgh. | Taylor 2(1069); Goodison 1; Bell 2; Clay and Court; Wynter and Turner; Dewhirst; G.L'E. Turner 24; Bryden 3; Morrison-Low 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MILLER AND M'COLL | Scotland, c.1818, MIM | George Miller and M'Coll. | 116 Stockwell, Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| MILLER, A.P. CARLO | see A.P. Carlo Müller. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MILLER, CASPAR | Germany, 1564, MIM | Diptych Sundial = X. | member of compass maker guild; Master, 1564. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction |
| MILLER, GEORGE | Scotland, c.1819, MIM | worked with M'Coll as Miller and M'Coll in 1818. | 116 Stockwell, Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| MILLER, HANS 1 | Germany, d.1555, MIM | member of the compass maker guild; may or may not be the same as Hans Müller who compiled an inventory in 1538, which see. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| MILLER, HANS 2 | Germany, 1564, MIM | member of the compass maker guild; Master in 1564. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| MILLER, HANS 3 | Germany, 1613, MIM | member of compass maker guild; married in 1613. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| MILLER, HANS 4 | Germany, fl.1614-19, MIM | member of compass maker guild; married in 1614, 1616, 1618, and 1619; probably more than one man. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MILLER, HANS 5 | Germany, 1587, MIM | member of compass maker guild; married daughter of Hieronymus Reinmann in 1587; possibly Hans Miller 2 or 6. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MILLER, HANS 6 | Germany, | Diptych Sundial = X. | member of compass maker guild; mark is shield with flower and star. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MILLER, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1771-1825, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Circumferentor = Soth. 7/15/63; Stick Barometers = X (2), RSM, etc; Mountain Barometer = KEN; Terrestrial Globes, miniature, 1793 = X, RSM, etc; Surveyor's Compasses = Weschler 5/22/76, Ineichen 5/10/76; Surveying Quadrant = OXF; Orrery = RSM; Cometarium = RSM; Sundial, Air Pump = RSM; Level = FRK = RSM. | may have been apprenticed to John Yeoman; journeyman under George Adams 1; took his nephew, Alexander Adie, as an apprentice and later as partner (1804-12). | back of Fountain Well (1774); Parliament Close (1775-95); 38 South Bridge (1795-1800); 86 South Bridge (1803-05); George IV Bridge (pre-1803); Nicholson Street, 94 (1804-07), 96 (1807-09), 8 (1810-11), 15 (1811-12); all in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3, 9 and 17; Goodison 1; Bell 2; Darius 3; USNM; RSW; Krogt 2; Taylor 2(1013); Morrison-Low 1; Taylor 2(675a). | suggest correction |
| MILLER, JORG | Germany, 1564, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = X. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| MILLER, JOSIAH | USA, fl.1750-75, MIM | Horizontal Sundials, pewter = X (1973), D.(1975), D.(1979). | X and D.(1979) are for 42°; the dealer in 1979 thought Miller worked near Plymouth Mass. | Connecticut. | Moskowitz ; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MILLER, JOST | France, fl.1609-16, MIM | Gunnery Level, 1609 = BM; Sector, 1616 = FLO. | Strasburg. | Michel 3; Price 3; Ward 4; Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | |
| MILLER, LEONHARD | Germany, fl.1627-64, MIM | made ivory diptych sundials; dates ranged from 1637-51; examples can be seen at BM, OXF, INN, HAK, WHI, EMA, BEK, AUG, ROM, SAL, LIE, KEN, ADL, etc. | punchmark is a fleur-de-lys; Zinner and Gouk treated Leonard and Lienhart Miller as one person but we feel the date spread is too wide; Leonhard is some times spelled Leonhart or Leonhardt; sometimes signed "L.M." with insignia in between. | Nürnberg. | Zinner,1; Gouk 1; Price 2; MADEX; Hamilton 2; Bobinger 2; NMM 2; Bryden 16; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MILLER, LIENHART | Germany, fl.1600-34, MIM | made many ivory diptych sundials dated from 1600 to 1634; examples may be seen at PAK, KES, EMA, NOR, GRA, VIT, DEU, BM, WUR, STU, BASH, STO, NMM, WHI, NUR, LAW, etc. | possibly the father of Leonhard Miller; the dials are marked with a fleur-de-lys; the dial in the NMM is signed "Lienhart Mieler", probably a mis-stamping for Miller; LAW is signed "Lienhart Miler 1616." | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Gouk 1; Stewart; Price 2; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MILLER, NIKOLAUS 1 | Germany, 1605, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1605 = X. | Zinner thought that Nikolaus Miller 1 and 2 were the same person. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction |
| MILLER, NIKOLAUS 2 | Germany, fl.1642-61, MIM | made many ivory diptych sundials, dating from 1642-61; examples may be seen at FRA, INN, NOR, VIT, WHI, EMA, MUN, OXF, JENA, etc. | the punchmark is a crown; some of his dials are signed "N.M." with the crown. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Gouk 1; Gunther 2; Michel 3; Moreau; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MILLER, S.R. | USA, c.1835, | designed a surveying compass; submitted it to the Patent Office on Oct. 22, 1835. | Front Royal, Va. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MILLESIO, D. | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-Bill. 4/21/93. | Kendal. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MILLIKAN AND LAWLEY | England, 19th Century, MIM | Drawing Instrument Set = Christie 4/3/85. | 161 Strand, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MILLINGTON, JOHN | England; USA, c.1832, | M.D.; science educator from England; announced he was going to open a shop of philosophical instruments, some to be made by him. | Philadelphia, Pa. | D.J. Warner 6. | suggest correction | |
| MILLIS, WILLIAM | England, c.1750, | T.C.; wire-drawer. | at the Black Horse, opposite the Church in Crooked Lane, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| MILLS, GEORGE 1 | England, fl.1790-99, MIM | apprenticed to Walton Willcox in the Joiners' Company on Sept. 10, 1782; turned over to William Spencer 1 in the Grocers' Company, May 23, 1783; free in the Joiners' Company, Jan. 12, 1790; took an apprentice. | Hermitage Yard, Wapping, London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| MILLS, GEORGE 2 | England, fl.1825-38, MIM PHIM | 82 Parsons Street, Ratcliff Highway, London. | Taylor 2(1646). | suggest correction | ||
| MILLS, HARRIET | England, OIM | T.C.; widow of Robert Mills. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MILLS, J. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 1/30/84. | Bury. | Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MILLS, JOHN | England, c.1714, MIM | apprenticed to Samuel Mason of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 18, 1714. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| MILLS, ROBERT | England, fl.1822-46, OIM | Telescope, case = Phillips 10/5/76. | optician; signed "Mills" plus address. | 35 Duke Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields; 49 Southampton Street, Pentonville; both in London. | RSW; Taylor 2(1647). | suggest correction |
| MILLS, WILLIAM | England, fl.1799-1824, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | signed "W. Mills London." | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| MILNE, ALEXANDER | England, 1806-96, PHIM | Barometers = NMM, KEN. | Admiral Sir Alexander Milne. | Bell 2; NMM 2; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| MILNE, JOHN, AND SON | Scotland, c.1767, MIM PHIM | Sundial = Mr. Mackenzie (1767); Balance = RSM (2). | T.C.; founders and iron-mongers. | at the Golden Church Branch, Bishops Land, High Street, Edinburgh. | Calvert 2; Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction |
| MILNER, HANS 1 | Germany, c.1625, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = ADL-W29, BASH. | the punchmark is a bat. | Nürnberg. | Ackermann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MILNER, HANS 2 | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = Flensburg Kunstgewerbe Museum. | the punchmark is a shield with a flower and star. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| MILNER, JASPER | Germany, 16th Century, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = KEN (inv. 1938-371). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MILNER, KASPAR | variant reading for Jaspar Milner. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MILNER, LIENHART | misreading for Lienhart Miller. | Soth. 2/26/62. | suggest correction | |||
| MILSDOERFFER, JEAN GEORG | Germany, c.1750, OIM | Berlin. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| MINGUET, PABLO | Spain, c.1763, OIM | T.C.; may be Paulus. | Madrid. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| MINOLLA, G. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | 39 Leather Lane, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MINORETTI, JOHN | England, fl.1845-50, PHIM | barometer maker. | Loseby Lane; Hotel Street; both in Leicester. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MINOSA, S. | England, c.1790, PHIM | barometer maker. | Leather Lane, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MINOT | France, 17th Century, MIM | Astrolabe = CNAM (ICA-219); Capuchin Sundial = CNAM | Michel 2; Price 1; Gunther 1; GHP; Cons. Nat'l 1; ICA 2; MADEX. | suggest correction | ||
| MINSHULLS | England, c.1820, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, miniature = Soth. 6/25/68, 6/19/72 and 3/21/73, Christie 7/5/71. | some may be duplicates. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MIOTTI, VINCENTIUS | Italy, 1717, MIM SIM | Sundial, 1717 = X; Alidade = LOS. | Rome. | Evans 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MIRANDA, JOSEP' DA COSTA | Portugal, 1711, MIM | Marine Compass, 1711 = WHI. | Lisbon. | Maddison 6; Bryden 17; J.A. Bennett 1. | suggest correction | |
| MIRE, LEONHARDT | misreading for Leonhardt Miller. | Phillips 9/16/81. | suggest correction | |||
| MIRVAULT | France, 19th Century, NIM | Repeating Circle = La Rochelle 7/16/83. | 47 rue Grenéta, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MITAINE | France, c.1855, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = Versailles 4/17/83. | signed "l'Ingénieur Mitaine Opticien fabricant." | Place Vendome No 2, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MITCHELL AND BALE | England, fl.1814-15, MIM | 65 Lower East Smithfield, London. | Taylor 2(1389). | suggest correction | ||
| MITSDORFER, JOHANN GEORG | Germany, fl.1740-60, OIM | Microscope = KEN; Heliostat, 1753 = DEU. | Mitsdörfer. | Berlin. | Daumas 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| MITTELSTENSCHEID, JOHANN CASPAR | Germany, 1803, PHIM | Beam Balance, portable, with case = Christie-SK 2/9/84; Balances = DRE (1803), Markisches Museum, Berlin; Coin Balance = WHI. | the case for the beam balance has the maker's label. | In der Bergischen Hauptstadt, Lennep. | Olivia Brown 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MITZKO, HENRY THOMAS | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | 36 St. John's Lane, Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(2183). | suggest correction | ||
| MODD | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Donnington. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MODESTIN, JOSEPH | Czechoslovakia, 18th Century, MIM | Equatorial Mechanical Sundial = KEN. | Chrudin, Bohemia. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| MOELLINGER, K.H. | Germany, MIM | Berlin. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MOFFETT AND BLACKBURN | England, PHIM | T.C.; scale makers. | 126 Minories, London. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| MOGEY, W. AND D. | USA, c.1850, OIM | Telescope, refracting = Soth. 3/10/87. | Bayonne, N.J. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOGG, EDWARD | England, fl.1803-48, MIM | Globe, dissected, cardboard = D.(1992). | "Published March 1st 1812 by Edwd. Mogg" plus address; engraver, publisher and mapseller. | 14 Little Newport Street, Leicester Square. | Coffeen 36. | suggest correction |
| MOGINIE | England, OIM | Microscopes = Melun 4/24/83, Christie-SK 5/10/77. | 14 Ridinghouse, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOGINIE, SAMUEL | England, fl.1820-42, PHIM | barometer maker. | Pimlico, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MOISETTE | see Gaggini et Moisette | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MOLARBY, MICHAEL | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Builth. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MOLBERG, P. MEN. | Sweden, PHIM | Stick Barometer = NOR. | Stockholm. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOLE, WILLIAM | England, c.1740, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 1, in the Joiners' Company, March 13, 1721; made a Leadbetter's slide rule. | at ye Axe in Grub Street; at the Mariner and Globe, in Chiswell Street; both in London. | Darius 2; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| MOLER, JACOB | Germany, MIM | Sundial = Drecker Coll. = DPW. | marked "Aquius Civitas." | Aachen. | Zinner 1; Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| MOLESWORTH | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MOLETTI, GIUSEPPE | Italy, 1531-88, MIM | a list of instruments made or designed by him is in the Ambrosiana Library in Milan. | Padua. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| MOLINARI, A. | England, fl.1836-40, PHIM | barometer maker. | Leather Lane, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MOLINARI, ANTONIO 1 | England, fl.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(3), D.(1976). | also a thermometer maker; the barometers are usualy signed "A. Molinari Halesworth." | Halesworth. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOLINARI, ANTONIO 2 | Italy; Denmark, fl.pre-1780- 89, PHIM | Thermometer = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | the firm was in business in Copenhagen, 1787 -1889. | Italy (pre-1780); Copenhagen (1787-89). | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOLINARI, B. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 5/15/96. | Plymouth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOLINARI, D. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | Halesworth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOLINER, CHARLES | Scotland, fl.1784-1801, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X (2); Angle Barometer = X; Barometer = D.(1975). | sometimes spelled "Molliner." | Baillie Grant's Close (1784); Netherbow (1786-90); High Street (1794); Baron Grant's Close (1799-1801); all in Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; Bryden 3; Morrison-Low 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOLL, HERMAN | Holland; England, c.1680-1732, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, miniature = P.C. (1719), P.C., Hispanic Society, New York, N.Y. (1703), Chicago Historical Society. | T.C.; map maker; geographer; "A Correct Globe with Trade Winds"; California is shown as an island. | London (1719-27). | Calvert 2; Yonge; Warner 2; Krogt 2; Stevenson. | suggest correction |
| MOLLER, HEINRICH MATTHIAS | Germany, c.1800, PHIM | Gold Balance = HAK. | Heinrich Matthias Möller. | Hamburg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOLLER, JOHANNES | Germany, fl.1660-87, MIM | Graphometer, 1660 = DAR; Quadrant, 1670 = Colburg Gymnasium; Armillary Sphere, geared, 1687 = DRE. | Johannes Möller. | Gotha. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOLLER, M. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 12/14/95. | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOLLINGER, JOSEPH | Germany, MIM OIM | Microscopes = LEY, DEU; Sundial = Bernal-3962. | Neustadt. | Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOLLISON, ALEXANDER | England, c.1825, MIM PHIM | 17 Chapman Street, Islington, London. | Taylor 2(1651). | suggest correction | ||
| MOLLO, TRANQUILLO | Austria, fl. 1816-34, MIM | Mechanical Universe, 1834 = D.(1993); Terrestrial Globe with compass = Soth. 6/9/39. | mapmaker. | Vienna. | Coffeen 42; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOLT, JOH. ALBERT | Germany, 1756, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood, 1758 = ULM. | marked "Gnomonicus Lauracensis." | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| MOLTANI 1 | see Molteni | Taylor 2(2179); Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| MOLTANI 2 | see Mastaglio, Fornelli and Moltani. | Taylor 2(2179). | suggest correction | |||
| MOLTEN, F., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | might be Francis Molton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MOLTEN, JOSEPH | Holland, 1779, PHIM | Stick Barometer, 1779 = Christie-NY 4/19/89. | "inv. et fecit." | Amsterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOLTENI ET SIEGLER | France, c.1851, PHIM | Molteni et Siégler; showed at the Great Exhibition, London, 1851. | 62 rue neuve St. Nicolas, Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| MOLTENI, A. 1 | England, fl.1850-58, PHIM | barometer maker. | 185 Pilgrim Street (1851-53); 154 Pilgrim Street (1855); 152 Pilgrim Street (1857-58); 91 Clayton Street (1857-58); all in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MOLTENI, A. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Wigan. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MOLTENI, A. 3 | France, fl.1782-1900, MIM NIM | Sextant = LIM; Octant = MYS; Solar Chronometer = D.(1981). | the octant is signed "Molteni Molteni" according to Price; Molteni was advertising photography in 1897. | 44 rue du Chateau d'Eau, Paris. | USNM; Price 2; Moskowitz 122; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOLTENI, ALEX | England, fl.1829-36, PHIM | thermometer and barometer maker; see Zerboni, Battistessa, Molteni and Guanziroli; see Battistessa, Molteni and Guanziroli; see Mastaglio, Fornelli and Molteni; see Mastaglio and Molteni. | 13 Baldwin Gardens, London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MOLTENI, C. | England, fl.1850-60, PHIM | barometer maker; may have been a partner in Mastaglio and Molteni. | 25 Grainger Street (1851-53); Collingwood Street (1851-53); 47 Grainger Street (1855-60); all in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MOLTENI, J. | France, c.1855, NIM | Sextant, No. 2429 = Gersaint 7/20/96. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOLTENI, J. AND A. (3) | France, c.1830, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth., 6/6/96. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOLTENI, J., ET CIE. | France, OIM | Telescope = AMST. | Paris. | Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction | |
| MOLTENO | France, MIM | Cannon Sundial = CAS. | for latitude 51° 30'; might be a misreading for Molteni. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOLTEUL, J. | France, c.1851, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | USNM suggested that this might be a misprint for J. Molteni. | rue du Chateau-d'Eau, 62, Paris. | Catalogue Officiel, Section Française, Great Exhibition of 1862; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MOLTHER, JOHANNES | Germany, c.1619, | designed a tricuspid compass and a proportional compass. | Hesse. | Offenbacher 37. | suggest correction | |
| MOLTIN | see Molton. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| MOLTON, FRANCIS | England, fl.1801-42, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X (2); Wheel Barometers = X (5), Christie 12/17/75, D.(1975), D.(1976), Soth.-S 7/23/87, Phillips 11/16/88. | also a thermometer maker. | Dove Lane (1822-30); St. Lawrence Steps; both in Norwich. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; Taylor 2(1936); RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOLTON, FRANCIS, AND CO. | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1975). | Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MOLYNEUX | England, fl.1824-36, MIM | Alt-azimuth Instrument = Wesleyan University (1836). | made astronomical clocks and chronometers; provided equipment for Charles Wilkes in 1836 for a U.S. exploring expedition; see Molyneux and Cope. | London. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| MOLYNEUX AND COPE | England, fl.1820-40, MIM | made sidereal clocks; see Molyneux. | London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MOLYNEUX, EMERY | England, fl.1587-1605, MIM NIM | Terrestrial Globes, 1592 & 1603 = BM; Celestial Globes = BM, KAS; Astrolabe, paper = P.C.(1970). | also a compass and nautical instrument maker; Edward Wright and William Sanderson joined him in making a large terrestrial globe. | Lambeth, London. | Taylor 1(79); Bedini 8; Wynter 1. | suggest correction |
| MOLYNEUX, SAMUEL | England, 1687-1728, OIM | Reflecting Telescope = King John V, Portugal. | made improvements in speculum metal; F.R.S.; he may have had the telescope made to his order. | Kew House, Richmond, Surrey. | Taylor 2(94). | suggest correction |
| MOMPUTO MORI | Sundial = K. and C. 11/24/76. | probably a motto: "Non Puto Mori." | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MONAGHAN, JAMES | Ireland, fl.1760-62, PHIM | weather-glass maker. | Winetavern Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| MONASTERI, L., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (3). | Darlington. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MONCONYS, BALTHAZER DE | France, 1611-65, | designed a microscope with a field lens, c.1660. | Clay and Court; A.J. Turner 10; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MONFRINO | England, c.1810, PHIM | see Cermenati and Monfrino. | Boston. | Comstock; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MONGENET, FRANCOIS DE | France; Italy, fl.1552-pre-92, MIM | Terrestrial Gores, 1552 = X; Celestial Globe, silver, 1552 = ADL-G15; Pairs of Gores = ADL-A344 and A345, BM-Map Room, New York Public Library, PBN; Terrestrial Gores = NUR; Celestial Globes (2) = ROM; Terrestrial Globe = ROM; Pair of Globes = Drecker; Terrestrial Globe with Sundial and watch inside, 1552 = UTC. | François De Mongenet; the ADL celestial globe had later additions made to it and is marked "Elaborabat Franciscus De Mongenet 1605" with the original date erased; the globes at ROM were stolen in 1984; unsigned terrestrial globe, ADL-M17, made from de Mongenet gores, c.1560. | Vesoul; Besançon; Venice. | Fox 1 and 2; Bedini 12; Yonge; Stevenson; Ruge; Karrow; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MONILLER | France, MIM | Instrument = BM. | Paris. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| MONK | England, fl.1772-85, MIM PHIM | made pyrometers; clockmaker. | Taylor 2(747). | suggest correction | ||
| MONK AND MERIGOT | England, 1807, MIM PHIM | Pyrometrical Thermometer = Auction, 1807. | Monk and Mérigot. | Taylor 2(747). | suggest correction | |
| MONNS, ELIZABETH | USA, 1820, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1820 = Yale U., Conn. | Setauket, Long Island, N.Y. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| MONTANARI, GEMINIANO | Italy, 1633-87, | invented "stadia", an idea of putting parallel cross hairs in a telescope. | Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | ||
| MONTAUBAN, A. | France, c.1720, MIM | Water Level = P.C. (1987). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MONTAUDON, J. | USA, c.1838, MIM | invented an instrument to measure distance. | Washington, D.C. | Taylor 2(2185). | suggest correction | |
| MONTGOMERY, ROBERT | USA, fl.1683-1713, NIM | Davis Quadrant = P.C. (1978); Davis Quadrant, 1711 = P.C. (stolen). | New Amsterdam (New York), N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MONTHI | England, | see Barnaschoni and Monthi or Bernaschoni and Monthi. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MONTI | see Maspoli, Monti and Co; see Bernasconi and Monti. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MONTI AND BESERGA | England, PHIM | barometer makers. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | ||
| MONTI, ANTHONY | England, fl.1847-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (4). | watch and clockmaker; the barometers are signed "A. Monti." | Palace Street, Canterbury. | Goodison 1; Bell 2. | suggest correction |
| MONTI, FRANCOIS, ET FILS | Italy, c.1850, OIM | Telescope, refracting = Christie 9/11/86. | signed "François Monti et Fils à Turin." | Turin. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MONTI, JOSEPH | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 10/19/87, Soth.-S 1/27/88. | the Soth. barometers are signed "Joseph Monti Canterbury"; the barometer identified by Goodison, (X), was signed "J. Monti Canterbury." | Canterbury. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MONTI, P. | England, c.1835, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2); Marine Barometer = VNN. | watchmaker?; possibly a partner in Maspoli and Monti. | Sandwich. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MONTI, P., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer with Thermometer = Soth. 5/14/87. | Lewes. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MONTIGNY, ARLES DE | France, 1753, | invented a type of perpetual motion machine in 1753; gave permission to make it to Joseph Solvaique, a Swiss, then to Lacroix, later to Sulpice Cuvillier and then again to Solvaique. | Paris. | Augarde. | suggest correction | |
| MONTINI | England, PHIM | see Vanini and Montini; barometer makers. | Peterborough. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MOODY | England, c.1870, | Sundial = Evans Coll. | also marked "J. Jewsbury Birmingham" a noted manufacturer of reproductions. | Birmingham. | Evans 1; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| MOODY, JAMES E. | USA, 1848-1913, MIM OIM SIM | Transits = GUR (2). | worked for John H. Temple ; he finished the incomplete instruments Temple left in his workshop. | Boston, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| MOOLEN, S. VANDE | Holland, 1701, MIM | Quadrant, Roias projection on reverse, 1701 = Soth. 11/16/87. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MOON SENR. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie 12/8/76. | "from Dollonds"; probably John Moon. | 215 High Street, Islington. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOON, J. 1 | England, 1786, MIM | Garden Sundial, stone, 1786 = VCW. | marked "Sarum Lat. 51° 6'." | Salisbury. | Price 2. | suggest correction |
| MOON, J. 2 | England, c.1852, NIM | may be the same as John Moon. | 31 1/2 Limekiln Hill, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| MOON, JOHN | England, fl.1830-52, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Sextant = D.(1982); Garden Sundial, 1833 = D.(1979); Wheel Barometer = Soth. 12/17/87. | sextant signed "Moon" and "Moon from Dollonds"; the sundial is signed "Moon" and marked "Isaac Scartii"; see J. Moon 2 and Moon Senr. | 3 Lucas Road, Commercial Road; 28 Green Street, Stepney (1838); 76 Minories (1846) and at Limehouse; all in London. | Taylor 2(1937); Coffeen A; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOON, THOMAS | England, c.1669, NIM | "an ingenious smith." | Bristol. | Sturmy; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| MOON, WILLIAM | England, fl.1791-1811, OIM | apprenticed to John Dollond 2 of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Feb. 4, 1782; free of the Company, Oct. 16, 1791. | 35 Northhampton Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Court and von Rohr 3(214). | suggest correction | |
| MOOR, ANN | England, c.1762, MIM | Set of Regular Solids, boxwood = Burton Constable. | Elizabeth Hall; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MOOR, JAMES | Scotland, fl.1788-1801, OIM | opposite the Guard (1788-90); 17 Parliament Close (1793); 15 Parliament Close (1794); Robertson's Close (1801); all in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| MOOR, WILLEM | Holland, c.1600, MIM | Astrolabes and Quadrants, 1600 = Jacob van Neck's Expedition. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | ||
| MOORE 1 | see Merriam and Moore. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MOORE 2 | USA, PHIM | "Patented Eagle Balance for 1/2 and 1/4 eagles for sale at the office of Moore's"; "Price Current." | 12 Merchants Exchange, Philadelphia, Pa. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOORE AND NIMS | USA, c.1850, SIM | Terrestrial Globe = D.(1976). | see also Merriam and Moore. | Troy, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOORE AND WRIGHT | England, MIM | Micrometer = Christie 10/6/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MOORE, CHARLES | England, c.1862, NIM | invented or made an indicator to determine magnetic devation. | Quay Parade, Swansea. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MOORE, F. | USA, MIM | Garden Sundial = P.C. (1975). | Kensington, Conn. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOORE, F.C. | England, OIM | Telescopes, refracting = Phillips 5/20/75 & 2/22/77. | Leeds. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOORE, FRANCIS M. | Ireland, c.1830, NIM | T.C. in octant case. | Belfast and Dublin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOORE, GEORGE W. | USA, c.1870, MIM | Sundial with Compass in watch-form = MYS. | signed "Moore's Sundial watch and compass." | 44 Farnsworth Street, Boston, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOORE, JOHN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Worthington. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MOORE, JOHN G. | USA, c.1865, MIM | Orrery = D.(1989). | patented an "Improved Orrery" in 1865. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Moskowitz 132. | suggest correction |
| MOORE, JONATHAN | England, c.1701, | apprenticed to Grace Wells in the Joiners' Company on May 27, 1701. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| MOORE, P., AND CO. | NIM | label in a case for an octant at MYS. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MOORE, SIR JONAS | England, c.1681, | author; "A New System of Mathematics" (1681) has drawings of nocturnals. | Perry. | suggest correction | ||
| MOORE, THOMAS | England, c.1669, MIM | Bristol. | Taylor 1(336). | suggest correction | ||
| MOORE, WILLIAM | England, fl.1751-88, MIM NIM | Backstaff, 1751 = X; Backstaff = Soth. 7/7/55. | 55 Paternoster Row, London. | Taylor 2(513); Clay and Court; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOOY, ERVEN VAN HENDRIK | Holland, fl.1765-95, NIM | Cross-staff, 1775 = ROT. | widow of Hendrik Mooy; the cross-staff is signed "H. Mooy 1775"; as this was after Hendrik's death it was from his old stock or made by his widow. | Nieuwebrugsteeg, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| MOOY, HENDRIK | Holland, 1715-65, NIM | made cross-staves; succeeded his second cousin, Isaac Swigters in 1750; firm continued by his widow, Erven van Hendrik Mooy, (1765-95). | Nieuwebrugsteeg, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2 and 4; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| MOQUIN ET AMIEL | Switzerland, c.1790, MIM | Sundial in back of watch = CHF. | Geneva. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MORALES, JUAN BAUTISTA | Spain, fl.1605-21, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, 1605 = X; Universal Equatorial Sundial, 1621 = OXFB. | Basanta; Maddison 5; Michel 3; MADEX. | suggest correction | ||
| MORCAR, FRANCOIS | France, 1620, MIM | Vertical Sundial, 1620 = Church in Murs. | François Morcar. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| MORDEN, R., BERRY, W., AND LEA, P. | England, c.1690, MIM | Celestial Globes = NMM (2); Terrestrial Globes = NMM, WHI. | Robert Morden, William Berry and Philip Lea. | London. | NMM 2, Olivia Brown 3. | suggest correction |
| MORDEN, ROBERT | England, fl.1666-1703, MIM | globe maker; member of the Weavers' Company, c.1666; may have been apprenticed to Joseph Moxon; worked with John Rowley. | At the Atlas in New Cheapside (1669); At the Atlas in Cornhill near the Royal Exchange (1671-1702); both in London. | Tyacke 1; Taylor 1(242). | suggest correction | |
| MORDENTE, FABRITIO | Italy, b.1532, MIM | Reduction Compasses = ADL-M69, ADL-DPW36. | Mordente invented this type of instrument; designed a type of quadrant, plate found in atlas by Paulus de Furlanis, which see; author. | Engelmann 1; A.J. Turner 10; Bonelli 10; Woodward 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MORE, JAMES | Scotland, c.1850?, MIM SIM | Suveyor's Chain = D.(1985); Level = FRK = RSM. | "Chain Maker." | Glasgow. | Morrison-Low 1; Coffeen 9. | suggest correction |
| MOREAU | France, 19th Century, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = ADL-A48. | Rue de Seine, 16, Paris. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOREAU, JEHAN | France, 1622, MIM | Astrolabes, wood and paper, 1622 = ADL-W98, USNM. | Moreau republished Philippe Danfrie's 1584 paper astrolabe in 1622 using the same plates but adding his (Moreau's) name and address; see Philippe Danfrie. | "à Paris chez Jehan Moreau rue St.-Jacques à la Croix blanche." | Gibbs 2; USNM; Price 1; Gunther 1; Gibbs and Saliba; ICA 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MORELEY AND SONS | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Guildford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MORELLI, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MORELLI, FELICE | France, MIM | Le Roy-type Inclinable Sundial = WHI (FIT). | invented by Julien Le Roy. | Paris. | Bryden 16. | suggest correction |
| MORETTI | England, fl.1826-46, PHIM | barometer maker; hardware man, etc. | Pierrepont Place; Walcot Street; both in Bath. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MORETTI AND ABATTE | England, c.1810, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Bearne, 6/29/92, Soth. 6/6/75. | Soth. signed "Moretti and Batti"; possibly J. Abatte 1 or J. Abatte 2 of Peterborough or Moretti of Bath. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MORETTI AND BATTI | England, c.1780, PHIM | probably misreading for Moretti and Abatte, which see. | Soth. 6/6/75; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MORETTI, J.C. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer, Thermometer and Hygrometer = Phillips 1/30/84; Stick Barometer = X. | Lynn. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MORETTI, R. | England, c.1850, NIM | Octant, ebony = MYS. | Cardiff. | USNM; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| MORGAN 1 | England, pre-1793, NIM | Sextant = Herring Auction, May 1, 1793. Inclinable Sundial = Tesseract, Winter 1983 | probably John Morgan 2. | RSW, Coffeen, D | suggest correction | |
| MORGAN 2 | MIM | Square, iron = VCW. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MORGAN, FRANCIS | England; Russia, fl.1764-1804, MIM OIM | Inclinable Sundial = OXF; Mathematical Instrument Set, silver = Soth. 12/15/78. | apprenticed to his father, John Morgan 2, in the Joiners' Company, 1757; free by Patrimony on testimony by Robert Tangate 1 and Robert Croome in the Company, 1764; took apprentices; emigrated in 1771; scientific instrument maker to the (Russian) Admiralty (1772-1801); T.C. in English and French; the dealer's sundial was made in London, the others were made in St. Petersburg. | Carey Street (1765); New Street Square (1766); At the Sign of Archimedes and Three Spectacles, 27 Ludgate Street near St. Paul's, (1767-71); all in London; St. Petersburg (1772-1804). | Maddison 1; Crawforth 1 and 7; Calvert 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; Taylor 2(748); Chenakal; Millburn 11; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MORGAN, HENRY | England, c.1682, MIM | clock and watchmaker; member of the Clockmakers' Company, 1682. | Robischon. | suggest correction | ||
| MORGAN, JOHN 1 | England, c.1682, MIM | apprenticed to Nathaniel Anderton of the Grocers' Company; might have been turned over to another master; free of Nathaniel Anderton on Dec. 6, 1682. | J. Brown 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MORGAN, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1733-58, MIM NIM | Gauging Scale = Soth. 10/17/60; Circles (2), Dividers, Protractors = UTO 11/2/76; Plate and Azimuth Circle = Aubert Sale, 1806. | apprenticed to Lawrence Miles in the Joiners' Company on Sept. 7, 1726; free in the Company, Dec. 4, 1733; took apprentices; father of Francis Morgan; made compasses, octants, Hadley quadrants, etc.; original maker of Gowin Knight's Patent Compass; had James Watt as an apprentice c.1750-56. | Finch Lane, Cornhill, London. | Taylor 2(385 & 1665); Goodison 1; Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Crawforth 7; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MORGAN, JOHN 3 | misprint for John Margas. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |||
| MORGAN, JOHN THOMAS | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | 7 Crown Street, Hucton Square, London. | Taylor 2(2186). | suggest correction | ||
| MORGAN, SYLVANUS | England, 1620-93, MIM | he was an accomplished dialist; author. | at the Sign of the Coat, behind the Royal Exchange, London. | Taylor 1(198). | suggest correction | |
| MORGAN, W. DE | England, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 7/29/69. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MORGANTI, B. | England, c.1825, MIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | Brighton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MORIANI | Italy, PHIM | Thermometer = WHI. | Bryden 11. | suggest correction | ||
| MORICE, DAVID AND SON | England, c.1825, PHIM | barometer makers. | London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MORICE, DAVID AND WILLIAM | England, fl.1804-25, PHIM | barometer makers. | Royal Exchange, London. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MORILLARD | France, 1600, MIM | Astrolabe, 1600, ICA-528 = MADEX-265. | the astrolabe was corrected by Sevin of Paris. | Lyon. | Price 1; ICA 2; GHP; Michel 2; MADEX. | suggest correction |
| MORIN, HENRI | France, c.1880, MIM | Rule, wood = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88; Staff Transit = D.(1994); Telescope, marine = Versailles 11/19/78; Surveying Instrument = Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/20/96. | telescope is signed "3 Rue Boursault"; surveying instrument is signed "Atelier H. Morin et Gensse à Paris." | 11 Rue Dulong; 3 Rue Boursault; both in Paris. | Garcelon 33; Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MORIN, J.-B. | France, 1583-1656, | proposed, in 1634, to use telescopes on astronomical instruments. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| MORISON | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MORITZ AND IMMISCH | England, PHIM | Thermometer = Christie 5/26/76. | "from the inventor to Capt. W.B. Phillimore---." | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MORK, A.F. | Sweden, c.1800, MIM | Pantograph = X. | A.F. Mörk. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction |
| MORLAND | England, 1731, PHIM | Angle Barometer, 1731 = DRE. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MORLAND, SAMUEL | England, 1625-95, | Sir Samuel Morland; invented a perpetual calendar in 1650, example at BM; invented a "Poor man's Dial" (sundial), also a variant of Napier's Rods and a calculating machine in 1666; Sutton and Knibb made examples of the calculating machines now at KEN and FLO; "Master of Mechanics to King Charles II." | Bloomsbury; Vauxhall (1677); both in London. | Taylor 1(219); G.L'E. Turner 24; Latham and Matthews, Vol. 9; DNB; DSB; Middleton 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| MORLEY | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Cardoza 8/26/89. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MORLEY, GEORGE | England, 1836, MIM OIM | Taylor 2 equated this man with George Motley. | 84 High Street, Whitechapel (1836); 80 High Street Whitechapel; both in London | Taylor 2(2189); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| MORLEY, JOSEPH | England, fl.1805-06, MIM | apprenticed to William Morris 1 of the Grocers' Company on April 7, 1796; Taylor listed a J. Morley with these dates and address. | 1 little Thames Street, Wapping, London. | J. Brown 1; Taylor 2(1184). | suggest correction | |
| MORRELL 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Whitby. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MORRELL 2 | see Baker, Carver and Morrell. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MORRELL 3 | England?; USA?, NIM | Compass Card = D.(1978). | Portsmouth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MORRICE, JOSEPH | England, | an ivory turner in the Merchant Taylors' Company; had George Hicks. an OIM, as an apprentice. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| MORRIS, G. | England, OIM | T.C.; spectacle maker. | No. 9, Bedford Square, East London. | Calvert 2; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| MORRIS, ISAAC | England, c.1830, OIM | Kendal. | Taylor 2(1940). | suggest correction | ||
| MORRIS, J. | England, OIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Kendal. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MORRIS, JOHN B. | England, fl.1825-43, MIM PHIM | Rule, Coggeshall-type, 1843 = Christie-SK 2/9/84. | the rule is signed "J.B. Morris London." | 14 New Walnut Tree Walk, London. | Taylor 2(1652); RSW. | suggest correction |
| MORRIS, JOSEPH | England, c.1788, | apprenticed to Dudley Adams of the Grocers' Company on July 3, 1788. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MORRIS, LEWIS | England, 1701-65, OIM | improved Wilson's pocket microscope. | Holyhead, Anglesea. | Taylor 2(198). | suggest correction | |
| MORRIS, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1771-1803, MIM NIM | Octant, 1791 = Museum of Science, Boston, Mass. | apprenticed to Tycho Wing of the Grocers' Company on Feb.7, 1764; free of the Company on May 7, 1771; took apprentices. | Strand (1771); Cooper's Row, St.Catherine's (1783); St.Catherine's Square (1794-1801); Upper East Smithfield (1802); 54 East Smithfield (1803); all in London. | J. Brown 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| MORRIS, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1801-18, MIM | rule maker. | Great Charles Street (1801); Summer Row (1808-18); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| MORRISON, A. | England, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Level = Christie-SK 2/9/84. | Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MORS, THOMAS | England, fl.1730-50, MIM NIM | T.C.; bookseller. | at the Sign of the Lute on the Northside of St. Paul's Church Yard, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| MORSE, SAMUEL 1 | England, fl.1838-50, OIM | T.C.; spectaclemaker. | No. 3 Tenter Terrace, Prescot Street, London. | Calvert 2; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| MORSE, SAMUEL 2 | England, c.1840, MIM | 50 Mansell Street, Minories, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| MORSS, ANTHONY S. | USA, fl.1850-80, MIM NIM | Rope Guage = PMS; Dry Card Marine Compasses = D.(1961), D.(1972). | the rope guage is also marked "Hardware." | 210 and 212 Commercial Street, Boston, Mass. | Moskowitz 104; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MORTIMER, CROMWELL | England, c.1698-1752, | invented a metallic thermometer. | London. | Chaldecott 2. | suggest correction | |
| MORTIMER, JOHN | England, c.1862, | devised a compass with both azimuth and dip needles. | Pippinford Park, Maresfield, Sussex. | USNM | suggest correction | |
| MORTON AND CO. | Scotland, fl.1847-51, OIM PHIM | Alexander Morton. | 7 South College Street, Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| MORTON, A. | misreading for Thomas Morton 2. | A.J. Turner 1; Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MORTON, ALEXANDER | Scotland, fl.1832-46, PHIM | 'Windmill Experiment' for Air Pump = RSM. | 29 Richmond Place (1832-33); 2 Roxburgh Place (1834-37); 9 Drummond Street (1838); 11 Hill Square (1839); 71 Adam Square (1840-42); 7 South College Street (1845-46); all in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3; Taylor 2(2187); Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction | |
| MORTON, DANIEL JAMES | England, c.1803, | apprenticed to Thomas Bourne 1 or 2 in the Joiners' Company. Jan. 11, 1803. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| MORTON, JAMES | England, MIM | chronometer maker; worked with his brother, Thomas Morton 1. | Sunderland and South Shields. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MORTON, JOHN, AND CO. | Scotland, NIM | Marine Compass = Christie-SK 3/31/83. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MORTON, THOMAS 1 | England, MIM | worked with his brother James. | Sunderland. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MORTON, THOMAS 2 | Scotland, 1783-1862, OIM | Telescope, wood = P.C. (1974); Telescopes = RSM, FRK = RSM (3). | designer and maker of textile machinery. | Kilmarnock. | Bryden 3; A.J. Turner 1; Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction |
| MORZIERES, JOSEPH LOUIS | France, MIM | Table Sundial, octagonal = FIN-217. | Morzières. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOSCHINO, GIUSEPPE | Italy, c.1650, OIM | Telescope = Roussel-22 = Prin Coll. = NMM-Caird; Opera Glass, ivory = Soth. 3/25/86. . | Genoa. | Michel 3; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOSER | Czechoslovakia, 1727, MIM | Instrument, 1727 = PRA. | Prague. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOSHAMMER, JOHANN MICHAEL | Germany, 1731, PHIM | Pyrometer, 1731 = DEU. | Regensberg. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| MOSLEY | Ireland, PHIM | Pocket Barometer = K. & C. 7/9/75. | Waterford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOSS AND WINDRED | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | 8 Crescent Street, Southwark, London. | Taylor 2(2188). | suggest correction | ||
| MOSS, BENJAMIN | England, fl.1828-36, MIM OIM PHIM | Waterloo Place, Commercial Road (1828-29); 7 Catherine Street, Commercial Road (1830); 55 1/2 Houndsditch (1836); all in London. | Taylor 2(1941); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| MOSS, CONRAD | Germany, 1588, PHIM | Nest of Weights, 1588 = DRE. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOSS, J. | England, c.1750, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = X. | Taylor 2(2188). | suggest correction | ||
| MOSS, S. | England, | T.C.; experimental chemist. | 150 High Street, adjoining the Arcade, Cheltenham. | Calvert 2; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| MOSSY | France, fl.1780-1821, MIM PHIM | Thermometer and Calendar = Ader Picard Tajan 3/15/83; Barometers = CNAM (2, 1780), (1789); Thermometer, 1782 = CNAM; Barometer and Thermometer, 20 Janvier, 1791 = Pescheteau-Badin-Godeau-Leroy -de Ricqlès 7/8/97. | worked with Cappy before 1780; see Cappy and Mossy; breveté ingénieur in 1788; "constructeur des instruments de phisique en verre de la Société Roial del' Medicine"; worked for Lavoisier; barometer and thermometer signed "Mossi à Paris" plus date. | Quay Pelletier à la Croix d'or, Paris. | Daumas 1; Middleton 1; ATG 8/2-9/97; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOTEL, JEAN-FRANCOIS-HENRI | France, 1786-1859, MIM | Chronometer = ADL-N62. | Jean-François-Henri Motel. | Paris. | J.A. Bennett 2; Baillie 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOTLEY, GEORGE | see George Morley. | Taylor 2(2189); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |||
| MOTTER, JOHANN | Belgium, 1602, MIM | Astronomical Rings = BRO (1602), KEN, VIE, NUR. | Flanders. | Michel 3; Maddison 1; Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| MOUNT, WILLIAM | England, c.1692, MIM | apprenticed to Withers Cheney of the Clockmakers' Company on July 20, 1682; free of the Company, Sept. 29, 1692. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| MOUROUX | France, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie's 2/19/97. | Bordeaux. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOUY, DE | Holland, 18th Century, MIM | Artillery Level = ROU-125. | Michel put him down as French. | Amsterdam. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MOWER | see Short and Mower. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MOWRE | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-Chester 1/31/85. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MOXON, JAMES | England; Scotland, fl.1646-91, MIM | worked with his brother, Joseph Moxon, in 1646 and 1647 (Bryden thought Joseph was his father); free of the Weavers' Company by Patrimony before 1646; successfully petitioned to become a member of the Stationers' Company in 1646; active in Edinburgh in 1690. | at the Sign of the Sugar-loaf in Houn's ditch at the end of Houn's ditch near Bishopsgate, London; Lawrence Ord's Close, foot of the Canongate, Edinburgh (1690); London (1691). | Tyacke 1; Bryden 3 and 15. | suggest correction | |
| MOXON, JOHN | misreading for Joseph Moxon. | Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | |||
| MOXON, JOSEPH | England, 1627-1700, MIM | Celestial and Terrestrial Globes, including miniatures, which may be seen in many museums including KAS, SKO, ADL, WHI, BEK, Winchester Cathedral Library, etc.; Quadrant, wood and paper, with a Volvelle = Burton Constable. | free of the Weavers' Company by Patrimony before 1646; transferred to the Stationers' Company in 1646; admitted to the Livery of the Weavers' Company in 1664; had been taking apprentices in that Company; worked with his brother, James, 1646-47; worked with John Sugar (1653-65); T.C.; F.R.S. in 1678; "Hydrographer to the King"; made "Particular" and Copernican spheres from Blaeu's design; developed the miniature terrestrial globe in England. | see Moxon, Joseph (Cont.) | see Moxon, Joseph (Cont.) | suggest correction |
| MOXON, JOSEPH (CONT.) | terrestrial globe at Winchester designed by Roger Palmer. | at the Sign of the Sugar-loaf in Houns-ditch, at the upper end of Houns-ditch near Bishopsgate (1647); the Netherlands (-1651); near St. Michael's in Cornhill, at the Sign of the Atlas on Parnassus Hill (1652-65); on Ludgate Hill near Fleet Bridge at the Sign of the Atlas (1666); Covent Garden (1667); at the Atlas in Russell Street (1670-71); at the Sign of Atlas on Ludgate Hill near Fleet Bridge on the west side of Fleet Bridge; Westminster Hall over against Parliament Stairs (1694); Warwick Lane (1699); all in London. | Taylor 1(228); Tyacke 1; Elizabeth Hall; Crawforth 1; USNM; Millburn 5; Wynter 1; Latham and Matthews, Vol. 4; Krogt 2; Edell; Olivia Brown 3; A.J. Turner 10; Yonge; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MUCKLOW, BENJAMIN | England, c.1830, OIM | Rea Mill, Lawley Street, Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1942). | suggest correction | ||
| MUDGE, JOHN | England, 1721-93, OIM | brother of Thomas Mudge; made several reflecting telescopes. | Plymouth. | Taylor 2(386). | suggest correction | |
| MUDGE, THOMAS | England, 1717-94, MIM | apprenticed to George Graham of the Clockmakers' Company on May 4, 1730; free of the Company, Jan. 15, 1738; took apprentices; clock and chronometer maker; succeeded George Graham; from 1750 Mudge had William Dutton as a partner. | 67 (later 151) Fleet Street, London; Plymouth (1771). | Dewhirst; J. Brown 3; Clay and Court; Taylor 2(294). | suggest correction | |
| MUETER | see Motter. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MUGGENAST, SEBASTIAN | Germany, 1714, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial, 1714 = GEM. | clockmaker. | Strengen? | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| MUIR, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1682-d.1695, NIM | ship's chandler and nautical instrument maker. | Leith. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| MULLALLY, LUKE | Ireland, c.1751, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | Capel Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| MULLER | Germany, PHIM | Hygrometer = DEU. | Müller. | Berlin. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| MULLER, F. HENRICH | Germany, fl. 1672-78, MIM | Sundial, round, silver = OXF; Sundial, octagonal = Zeiss, Jena; Perpetual Calendar (1663-1700) = Evans Coll.-OXF; Horizontal Sundial, round, silver = Soth. 4/16/56-134. | F. Henrich Müller; Zinner called him "J. Heinrich Müller." | Kassel. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Gunther 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MULLER, FRANZ ERNST | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, wood = Wolfenbüttel Bibliothek. | Franz Ernst Müller. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| MULLER, H., AND CO. | China, NIM | Sextant = Soth. 12/13/71. | Shanghai. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MULLER, HANS | Germany, 1538, MIM | Hans Müller; member of compass maker guild; compiled aninventory in 1538; Linhart Gresel was one of the guardians of his children. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MULLER, JOHANNES | see Regiomontanus. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MULLER, LUDOVICUS D. | see Ludwig Theodor Müller. | Hamilton 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MULLER, LUDWIG THEODOR | Germany, fl.1710-70, MIM | Augsburg-type sundials by this maker can be found in most museums and collections. | Ludwig Theodor Müller; or Ludwig Theodatus Müller; the dials are often signed "L.T.M."; an early example of a cottage industry, most examples have assembly marks on the various parts to aid in the final reassembly; they come in leather covered cardboard boxes with instruction sheets in German, French and English with a long list of towns and their latitudes; "Kompassmacher, Mechaniker." | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2; Zinner 1; USNM; Syndram; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MULLER, MARTIUS | Italy, pre-1690, OIM | mentioned by Bonani in 1690 as an instrument maker. | Genoa. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| MULLER, P. CAROLUS | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial = ADL-M316; Pillar Sundial = WRAY-97; Pillar Sundial, wood and paper = St. Gall. | P. Carolus Müller; Zinner called him "Karl Müller." | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MULLER, SEBASTIAN | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Universal Rule = Stuker 11/22/66. | Sebastian Müller. | Ebersbach. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MULLER, THEODAT G. | misreading for L.T. Müller. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| MULLER, WALDEMAR | Denmark, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | Randers. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MULLINER, ABRAHAM | England, c.1712, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph South of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 29, 1712. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| MUNCK, FRANCIS | England, c.1652, MIM | apprenticed to John Blighton 1 of the Grocers' Company; free of the Company on Sept.28, 1652. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MUNDAY, THOMAS | England, c.1850, NIM | Sextant = Soth. 10/28/86. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| MUNGER, ASAHEL | USA, c.1835, | he received a patent on a pendulum level in 1835. | Oberlin, Ohio. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MUNNICH, GEORGE | Holland, 1766-1829, MIM | George Münnich; instruments at LEY. | Utrecht. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| MUNRO | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 2/4/77, X. | 12 York Place, Lambeth, London. | Taylor 2(1943); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MUNRO, JAMES | England, fl.1830-46, MIM OIM PHIM | 4/5 High Street Lambeth, London. | Taylor 2(1943); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MUNSTER, SEBASTIAN | Germany, 1489-1552, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood and paper = Weil = Zeitlin = USNM. | author; wrote many books on dialing and mathematics which often included instruments to be cut out and mounted by the reader. | Zinner 1; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MUR UND STERR | Germany, 1719, OIM | Telescope, parchment, 1719 = DEU. | Christian Mur and Johann Sterr; what about Maurstotter und Sterr? same date, same instrument, same town. | Freising. | Daumas 1; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| MURDOCK, ALBERT | USA, c.1835, MIM | globemaker; partner with his father, David Clark Murdock; see D.C. and A. Murdock. | West Boylston, Mass. | Yonge; Bedini 8; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| MURDOCK, D.C. AND A. | USA, fl.1800-40, MIM | Terrestrial Globes = P.C., P.C. | David Clark Murdock and his son, Albert; globe makers. | West Boylston, Mass. | Yonge; Bedini 8; USNM. | suggest correction |
| MURDOCK, DAVID CLARK | USA, 1805-86, MIM | Terrestrial Globes = P.C. Yale U., P.C. | made many globes, 1830 on; second son, Albert, became his partner in 1835; see D.C. and A. Murdock. | West Boylston, Mass. | Yonge; Bedini 8. | suggest correction |
| MURER, JOHANN | Germany, 1556-1641, MIM | Sundial, glass = ZUR. | Oberwinther (1581); Rickenbach (1612). | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| MURIS, JEAN DE | France, fl.1318-23, | astronomer; used a kardaya, a kind of sextant. | Paris. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| MURPHY | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Cottenham, Cambs. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MURRAY | see Draper, Murray and Fairman. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | ||
| MURRAY, JOHN 1 | Scotland, fl.1824-41, NIM | also a clock and watchmaker. | 40 Quay (1824-27); 37 Quay (1828-35); 30 Quay (1836-41); all in Aberdeen. | Taylor 2(2191); Bryden 3; Morrison-Low. | suggest correction | |
| MURRAY, JOHN 2 | Scotland, c.1834, NIM | compass maker. | Dock Street, Dundee (1834). | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| MURRAY, MUNGO | England, fl.1754-72, | invented a shipwright's sector; author. | His Majesty's Yard, Deptford, Kent; London. | Lefkowicz Bulletin No.6, 1977; Taylor 2(514). | suggest correction | |
| MURRAY, WALTER | Scotland, fl.1945-75, NIM | see Berry and Mackay. | Aberdeen. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| MURRELL, JOHN | England, fl.1836-46, OIM | 13 Albion Place, St.John's Lane, London. | Taylor 2(2192); O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| MURREY, WILLIAM | England, fl.1810-21, MIM | apprenticed to Michael Dancer in the Joiners' Company on May 1, 1810. | Haymarket, London (1821). | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| MURRY, WILLIAM | England, c.1755, MIM | member of the Joiners' Company; took Robert Bancks 1 as an apprentice in 1755; turned him over to Philip Jones of the Framework Knitters' Company, in 1757. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| MUSSCHENBROEK, JAN VAN | Holland, 1687-1748, OIM PHIM | Microscope, 1702 = X; Air Pumps = LEY (1708) & (1722), KAS, DEU (1708). | made a wide range of philosophical instruments; worked for 's Gravesande; son of Johann Joosten van Musschenbroek and succeeded him in 1707. | Leyden. | Rooseboom 1; Crommelin 1; Daumas 1; Dewhirst; USNM; RSW; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| MUSSCHENBROEK, JOHAN JOOSTEN VAN | Holland, 1660-1707, OIM PHIM | Air Pumps = LEY (1698), UTR (1706), DEU; Microscope, aquatic = LEY; Microscopes = KEN, LEY. | succeeded his brother, Samuel van Musschenbroek; father of Jan van Musschenbroek; his master mark was a lamp with crossed keys; KEN and LEY microscopes are signed "Johann van Musschenbroek", but with proper master marks. | Leiden. | Crommelin 1; Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; USNM; Clay and Court; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| MUSSCHENBROEK, JOHANN VAN | may be same as Johan Joosten van Musschenbroek. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |||
| MUSSCHENBROEK, PIETER VAN | Holland, 1692-1761, | physicist; invented a pyrometer; son of Johan Joosten van Musschenbroek; interested in the luminescence of barometers. | Leiden. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| MUSSCHENBROEK, SAMUEL VAN | Holland, 1639-81, OIM PHIM | Air Pump, 1675 = LEY. | older brother of Johan Joosten van Musschenbroek; his master mark was a lamp with crossed keys; the keys represent the city of Leiden. | Leiden. | Rooseboom 1; Crommelin 1; Daumas 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; USNM. | suggest correction |
| MUSTON | England, c.1850, PHIM | Barometer = Soth.-PB pre-1980. | Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MUTH | Germany, c.1720, MIM | Sector, with compass = P.C.; Universal Ring Sundial = SWE. | probably H.L. or J.P. Muth; "Opticus Professor fecit." | Kassel. | Zinner 1; Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MUTH, H.L. AND J.P. | Germany, 1721, MIM | Celestial Globe, silver, 1721 = KAS. | Heinrich Ludwig and J.P. Muth were brothers. | Kassel. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| MUTH, HEINRICH LUDWIG | Germany, 1673-1754, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, 1720 = KAS. | brother of J.P. Muth. | Kassel. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| MUTH, J.P. | see H.L. and J.P. Muth. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| MUTI | Czechoslovakia, 1716, MIM | Sun and Moon Dial, 1716 = Christie 4/3/85. | Willebrand-type; the first letter of the name is not clear it might be Huti or Vuti. | Prague. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| MUXTON AND PALLANT | England, pre-1843, MIM | Bubble Level = USNM. | W. Muxton and John Pallant. | 44 Museum Street, London. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| MUXTON, W. | England, pre-1843, MIM SIM | worked with John Pallant. | 44 Museum Street, London. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MYBOOM, PAULUS | Holland, MIM | Compass Sundial, in ivory barrel = Eisinga's house, Franeker. | Amsterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| MYERS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Yarmouth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| MYERS, H. AND J. | England, PHIM | barometer makers. | Winchester. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |
| MYERS, P. | England, MIM | Sector, ivory = Auction, 1960. | may be Philip Myers, having moved from Nottingham to London. | London. | Taylor 2(1945). | suggest correction |
| MYERS, PHILIP | England, c.1830, MIM OIM | 1 Okeham Street, Nottingham. | Taylor 2(1945). | suggest correction | ||
| MYLIUS, A. DE | England, 1791, MIM | finished a planetarium invented and started by Philipp Matthaeus Hahn. | London. | Taylor 2(601). | suggest correction | |
| MYLNE, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1630-40, MIM | Polyhedral Sundials = Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Stobhall, Perthshire; Obelisk Sundials = Wemyss Castle, Drummond Castle (1630). | a stone mason. | Perth. | Gatty; Somerville. | suggest correction |
| N. 1 | MIM | Cruciform Sundial, silver = Koller 11/17/75. | signed "N. 46" on the cover. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| N. 2 | c.1809-19, MIM | Compass, silver, with case = Drouot 4/26/67. | the "N" has a crown over it. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| N.A. | England, fl.1731-65, | stands for New Astronomer, a pseudonym for William Ross which see ; he invented a type of ring sundial called a Rossisphere in 1733; there is an example at OXF; author. | Taylor 2(222 & 301). | suggest correction | ||
| N.C. | France, 1797, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, cast pewter, 1792 = Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| N.D. | Habermel-type Astrolabe = Michel Coll. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |||
| N.G.H. | c.1790, MIM | marked on a cartographic surveying rule signed "K.L.C." (1) under a crown. | Christie-SK 11/27/86. | suggest correction | ||
| N.H. | 1764, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1764 = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| N.M. 1 | Germany, 1649, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1649 = Huelsman Coll. | Nikolaus Miller 2. | Nürnberg. | Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction |
| N.M. 2 | USA, 1760?, MIM | Window Sundial, small = D.(1989). | perhaps related to Josiah Miller. | Moskowitz 132. | suggest correction | |
| N.N. | England, 1611, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1611 = Hartshead, Yorkshire. | Hartshead, Yorkshire. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| N.V. | Italy, 1853, MIM | Pillar Sundial, wood, 1853 = ADL-W137. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| NACHET ET FILS | France, pre-1851-1881 and 1892 on, OIM | Microscopes = K. & C. 6/21/75, Phillips 5/20/75; etc. | Camille Sébastien Nachet and son; the firm of A. Nachet changed its name back to Nachet et Fils in 1892. | rue Saint-Séverin 17, Paris. | USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NACHET, A. | France, fl.1881-92, OIM | Microscope = D.(1989). | successor to Nachet et Fils; the firm changed its name back to Nachet et Fils in 1892. | Paris. | Moskowitz 132. | suggest correction |
| NACHET, CAMILLE SEBASTIEN | France, 1799-1881, OIM | Microscopes = D.(1972), D.(1984); etc. | Camille Sébastien Nachet started business with Vincent Chevalier; established his own firm c.1840; made microscopes. | rue Voltaire (1819); rue Serpente 16; both in Paris. | Daumas 1; Pipping 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Coffeen F; Moskowitz 104; Brieux; Warner 13. | suggest correction |
| NAFTEL, PAUL | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 2/4/77. | Guernsey. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NAGLER, JOHN | USA, fl.1810-30, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Wachovia Museum, Old Salem, North Carolina. | Winston-Salem, North Carolina. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| NAHMENS, NAHMEN | Germany, 1704-68, NIM | Octant with Compass = X. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| NAIME | misreading for Nairne. | Phillips 9/10/86. | suggest correction | |||
| NAIRN | variant spelling for Nairne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| NAIRNE AND BLUNT | England, fl.1774-93, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums including FLO, WHI, MLL, COO, BAR, UTR, LEY, SUN, KEN, OXF, CNAM, PMM, Burton Constable, etc. | Edward Nairne and Thomas Blunt 1; Blunt had been apprenticed to Nairne from 1760 to 1771. | 20 Cornhill, London. | Taylor 2(750); Goodison 1; Bell 2; Moskowitz; Wynter; RSW; Dewhirst; Daumas 1; Bonelli 1; J.A.Bennett 1 and 2; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| NAIRNE, EDWARD | England, 1726-1806, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | made a wide range of well engraved instruments including; barometers, electrical machines, telescopes, sundials, rules, a mariner's astrolabe (NMM-52), etc.; examples may be seen at ADL, UTR, MLL, MAN, USNM, FLO, NMM, OMM, SWE, HAR, OXF, WHI. | apprenticed to Matthew Loft of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Feb. 2, 1741; free of the Company by Redemption, Jan. 26, 1748; Master of the Company 1759, 1774, 1796-97; took apprentices; partner with Thomas Blunt 1, 1774-93; "Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Majesty"; T.C. | at the Golden Spectacles, Reflecting Telescopes and Hadley's Quadrant, in Cornhill, opposite the Royal Exchange, London. | Taylor 2(388); O. Brown 1; Calvert 2; Engelmann 1; DNB; DSB; Crawforth 1 & 7; Maddison 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Goodison 1; J.A. Bennett 1 and 2; A. Stimson 3; Garcia Franco; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NAPIER, D., AND SON | England, c.1848, NIM | Mariner's Compass = AMST. | patented "Captain's Registering Compass" in 1848. | 8 and 9 Vine Street, York Road, Lambeth. London. | Mörzer Bruyns 1; Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction |
| NAPIER, JOHN | Scotland, 1550-1617, | Baron Merchiston; published a work on logarithms in 1614 and invented two calculating devices called "Napier's Bones" and a more complicated version called the "Promptuary", in 1617. | Merchiston. | DNB; DSB; G.L'E. Turner 24; Tomash; etc. | suggest correction | |
| NARCAL, FEITA | Brazil, c.1720, NIM | Compass, 1720 = LIM. | Rio de Janeiro. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NARCISS, THEODOR AUGUST | see Theodor August Narzis. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| NARCY | MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = Soth. 1/22/73 = D.(1997). | modern work; this looks like the work of the forger Williams. | "Paris." | Brieux 4; Coffin 58; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NARRIEN, JOHN | England, fl.1805-25, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Sectors, ivory and brass = Soth. 12/15/78, Armand 10/11/90; Stick Barometer = D.(1986); Theodolite = D.(1973). | Soth. sector is part of a set of drawing instruments. | 70 St. James's Street, London. | Taylor 2(1186); Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NARRIEU, JOHN | misprint for John Narrien. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| NARZIS, THEODOR AUGUST | Germany, 1721-73, MIM | Sundial, octagonal, 1766 = ULM. | compass in lid; marked "Stuckjunker." | Ulm. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NASH, F.M. | USA, fl.1866-71, MIM SIM | a partner in Blunt and Nichols with Edmund Blunt 2 and John H. Nichols who was Blunt's uncle; later was a partner in Blunt and Co. (1868-71), with William Sinclair Blunt; then on his own, made surveying instruments. | New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| NASH, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1664-90, MIM | apprenticed to Walter Hayes of the Grocers' Company; free of the Company in 1664; admitted as a Brother to the Clockmakers' Company, Feb. 24, 1668; took apprentices; also sold maps and globes; had some faulty rules seized in 1672. | at the Sign of the Globe, within Aldgate, London. | J. Brown 1 & 3; Taylor 1(310); Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| NASH, JOHN 2 | England, c.1717, MIM | apprenticed to William Bennett of the Clockmakers' Company on April 4, 1709; free of the Company, Oct. 7, 1717; J. Brown 1 reported that Nash took over Thomas Clark 1 as an apprentice from Charles Crick 1 of the Grocers' Company on July 16, 1697 though these dates do not agree; it may be that this is John Nash 1, though the dates are off also. | London. | J. Brown 1 & 3. | suggest correction | |
| NASH, REUBEN | USA, 1786, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, 1786 = Vermont Historical Society. | Benson, Vermont. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| NASH, THOMAS | England, fl.1717-69, MIM | apprenticed to William Bennett of the Clockmakers' Company on Aug. 10, 1708; free of the Company, Oct. 7, 1717. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| NATHAN, ADOLPH | c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | "opticus." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NATHAN, ELIAS | England, c.1830, OIM | 1 Old Millgate, London. | Taylor 2(1946). | suggest correction | ||
| NAVARRE, FRANCOIS | France, fl.1760-78, OIM | Telescopes, Gregorian = Auction, Versailles 5/6/79, CNAM, P.C. | in 1760 brevetted "ingénieur Ordinaire en instruments de Physique et de Mathématiqus Privilégié de Monseigneur le Duc de Bourgogne" elder grandson of Louis XV; worked with Dom Noël. | Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | Daumas 1; Augarde; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NAYLOR 1 | England, c.1722, PHIM | made weather-glasses. | Black Lion, Longacre, London. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| NAYLOR 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Halifax. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| NAYLOR, T. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Hutchinson-Scott Auctioneers, 6/14/94. | barometer maker. | Lowestoft; Halifax. | Bell 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NAZE, JEAN | France, 1553, MIM | Astrolabe, 1553 = Musée, Lyon; Astronomical Table Clock = CLU. | ICA-2000 | Lyon. | Destombes et Brieux; Brieux 3; ICA 2. | suggest correction |
| NEAL, MISTER | England, MIM | globe maker; probably John Neale. | London. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| NEALE, HENRY | England, fl.1686-95, MIM PHIM | Set of Weights D.(1971); Money Balance = Gabb Coll. = NMM. | T.C.; Moskowitz thought c.1775. | at ye end of St. Bartholomew Lane, near the Royal Exchange, London. | Calvert 2; Taylor 1(446); Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction |
| NEALE, JOHN | England, fl.1743-58, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Waywiser = X. | author; watchmaker; made miniature orreries, globes, electrical machines, etc.; often signed "J. Neal"; he attempted to publish John Bevis' Star Atlas in 1750 but went bankrupt. | Leadenhall Street, London. | Taylor 2(389); Goodison 1; Dewhirst; Lattin; Clay and Court; Gingerich 1. | suggest correction |
| NEBEL | France, c.1795, MIM SIM | Graphometers = WHI, MYS, Auction, Honfleur 6/17/79; Sector = P.C.; Folding Square = P.C. | au Butterfield, Paris. | Price 12; Brieux 2; Olivia Brown 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEEVES, RICHARD | England, fl.1857-60, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 3 Regent Place, Grays Inn Road, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| NEEVES, WILLIAM | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | 17 Great St. Andrew Street, London. | Taylor 2(2193). | suggest correction | ||
| NEFF, W.C. AND J. | USA, fl.1848-69, MIM NIM PHIM | manufactured electro-magnetic machines. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| NEGELEIN, N.G. | Germany, c.1830, MIM | Diptych Sundials, wood and paper = UTR, ADL-N15, OXF, D.(1977), P.C., Delft Sundial Exhibition; Magnetic Compass, small, boxwood = D.(1971). | the magnetic compass has a multi-colored compass rose printed in English. | Nürnberg a Bavaria. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Evans 1; de Rijk; Giordano 2; Moskowitz 102; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEGRATTI, H. | England, c.1839, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker; possibly Henry Negretti but he is not known at this address. | 2 Dorrington Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| NEGRETTI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 36 Redcliff Street, Bristol. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| NEGRETTI AND CO. 1 | England, PHIM | Marine Barometer = Gloucester Museum; Wheel Barometer = Phillips 9/10/86; Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 6/24/88. | Henry Negretti; the barometer at Christie-SK was signed "Negretti & Co., fecit, London." | 19 Leather Lane, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEGRETTI AND CO. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 35 Pike Street, Plymouth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| NEGRETTI AND ZAMBRA | England, 1850-present, MIM OIM PHIM | sundials; telescopes; microscopes; barometers; thermometers; hygrometers; etc. | Henry Negretti and Joseph Warren Zambra became partners in 1850, this continued until the death of Negretti in 1879; the firm was carried on by the sons of Negretti and of Zambra and still exists under the same name; T.C.; "Opticians and Meteorological Instrument Makers to Her Majesty"; patented an improvement for barometers in 1861. | 11 Hatton Garden; 1 Hatton Garden; branch at 122 Regent Street (1862-present); 38 Holborn Viaduct (1870-1941). | G.L'E. Turner 24; W.J. Read; Daumas 1; Moskowitz; Middleton1; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEGRETTI AND ZAMORA | England, c.1773, PHIM | Angle Barometer = Christie 4/19/78. | the perpetual calendar on the barometer runs from 1773-1872; this must be a misreading for Negretti and Zambra and the early date taken from the perpetual calendar. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEGRETTI, ENRICO ANGELO LUDOVICO | see Henry Negretti. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2194); Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| NEGRETTI, G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| NEGRETTI, GAETONO | England; USA, fl.1841-52, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "G. Negretti, Manchester." | 4 Thomas Street, Manchester (1841); New York, N.Y. (1850-52). | Goodison 1; Warner 5. | suggest correction |
| NEGRETTI, H., AND CO. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-Sk 10/20/89. | 19 Leather Lane, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEGRETTI, HENRY | Italy; England, 1818-79, MIM OIM PHIM | Magnetic Sundial, brass case = Soth. 11/13/61; Wheel Barometer = KEN; etc. | Enrico Angelo Ludovico Negretti; came to England in 1830; he was apprenticed to Francis Augustus Pizzala 1 in 1838; Read thought he was apprenticed to C. Tagliabue; glassblower, in 1840; Middleton thought he was working with John Ronketti in 1840; worked for M. Pizzi from 1843, and later for his widow; philosophical instrument maker by 1849; formed a partnership with Joseph Warren Zambra in 1850 which continued until Negretti's death in 1879; the firm was carried on by sons of Negretti and of Zambra and still exists under that name. | see NEGRETTI, HENRY (cont.) | suggest correction | |
| NEGRETTI, HENRY (CONT.) | 20 Greville Street (1840); 17 Leather Lane, Holborn (1841-45); 9 Hatton Garden (1849); all in London. | Taylor 2(2194); Goodison 1; Bell 2; Daumas 1; W.J. Read; G.L'E. Turner 24; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| NEGRETTI, L., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| NEGRETTI, L., AND SON | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 4/20/83. | Portsmouth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEGRINI, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | Tenterden. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| NEHR, F.C. | England, 18th Century, MIM | Armillary Sundial = Magdalen College, Oxford. | Greenwich. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| NEIL, SIR PAUL | England, c.1650, OIM | telescope maker "of high repute." | USNM; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| NEILL BROS. | Ireland, fl.1850-63, PHIM | Stick Barometer = VNN. | probably the sons of Robert Neill. | 23 High Street, Belfast. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEILL, JR. AND J. | Ireland, c.1860, NIM | Sextant = Bearne's 1/25/89. | may be Neill Bros., which see. | Belfast. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEILL, ROBERT, AND SONS | Ireland, fl.1842-46, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | barometer signed "Neill and Sons." | 25 High Street, Belfast. | Goodison 1; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction |
| NEIRNE | misreading for Nairne. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |||
| NELLE MESURE | "nouvelle mesure", the new metric measure of the French Revolution. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| NELLSON, R. | England, 1738, MIM | Sundial, 1738 = X. | Gatty. | suggest correction | ||
| NELME, LEMUEL DOLE | England, c.1750, | T.C.; dealer in ships' merchandise; etc. | at his office in Exchange Alley, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| NELSON, JOSEPH | England, fl.1703-08, MIM | supplied all sorts of sundials; a surveyor. | Colchester, Essex. | Taylor 1(541). | suggest correction | |
| NELSON, OLIVER | Ireland, 1771, MIM | Sundial, 1771 = Soth. 3/10/87. | he was "printer to the Honourable City of Dublin." | Dublin. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| NELSON, WILLIAM | Ireland, fl.1830-62, OIM PHIM | Telescope built into a cane = ADL-A56; Marine Barometer = X. | barometer signed "Nelson Dublin"; optician, spectacle maker and jeweler. | 21 Essex Quay (1830-31); 20 Essex Quay (1832); 24 Essex Quay (1833); 37 Lower Ormond Quay (1834-39); all in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Goodison 1; Morrison-Low and Burnett; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NELSON, WILLIAM H. | England, fl.1840-62, MIM OIM | may be the same as William Nelson or maybe his son. | 37 Lower Ormond Quay (1840-44); 42 Lower Ormond Quay (1845-51); 66 Dame Street (1852-62); all in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| NEMES, JOHN | England, fl.1724-53, MIM | Sundials = OXF, AMST; Horizontal Sundial = Soth. 9/20/83; Compass Sundials = Soth. 10/18/74, 10/20/75 and 3/10/87-99, WHI-1192. | apprenticed to his father, Robert, in the Clockmakers' Company in June, 1710; freed as a Brother in the Company, June 18, 1724; the horizontal and compass sundials are signed on the paper compass roses inside the lids of the cases; some of the signatures show as "I. Nemes." | London. | Taylor 2(199); Mörzer Bruyns 1; Gunther 2; Evans 1; Weil 25; Crawforth 8; Baillie 1; Britten; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEMES, ROBERT | see John Nemes. | Britten. | suggest correction | |||
| NEMES, T. | England, MIM | Compass Sundials = ADL-W231, D.; Diptych Sundial = Einsiedeln Stift. | Taylor 2(199); Crawforth 8; Weil 25; Zinner 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| NENZELIUS, OLOF | Sweden, 1728-1804, MIM | clock and instrument maker, amateur. | Lund. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| NEPHEW, CHARLES | India, 19th Century, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 2/25/86. | Calcutta. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEPHEW, CHARLES, AND CO. | India, 19th Century, MIM | Pocket Compass = Soth. 4/27/72; Inclinable Sundial = ADL-N24; Universal Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 12/16/63; Horizontal Sundial = Soth. 12/16/63. | Calcutta. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEPOS GEMMA FRISIUS | Gualterus Arsenius, which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| NERICE, BERNARDO | Italy, 1762, MIM | Sundial, brass, on a marble base, 1762 = Goldschmied Coll. = NMM-Caird. | Lucca. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| NESBIT, ALEXANDER | England, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| NESBITT, JOHN | England, PHIM | Balance, large = D.(1976). | 42 Market Street, Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NESSY | France?, MIM | Sundial = Hayden Planetarium, Boston. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| NESTFELL, JOHANN GEORG | Germany, 1694-1762, MIM | Planetaria = Natural History Museum, Vienna (1753), BAM, WUR; Quadrant, (1762) = DEU; Table Sundial = Pommersfelden Schloss. | King said Vienna mechanism was very similar to that in the George Graham tellurian at ADL. | Bamberg; Würzberg (1753). | Maurice 1; H.C. King 2; Michel 3; Zinner 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NETHERWOOD, JOB | England, c.1689, MIM | apprenticed to Clement Foster of the Clockmakers' Company on Dec.16, 1689. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| NETINI, PAULUS CONSTANTINI | Italy, fl.1820-40, MIM | Sundials on papier-maché snuff boxes, 1820 & 1840 = Drecker Coll. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| NEUHAUS | Austria, c.1800, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = P.C. | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEUHOFER UND SOHN | Austria, MIM | Alidade = Technical Museum, Warsaw. | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEUMAN, JOHANN-BAPTIST | Austria, 17th Century, MIM | Sundial, gilt-brass = Michel Coll. | Vienna. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| NEUMANN, BALTHASAR | Germany, 1712, MIM | Sundial, 1712 = DEU-2829; Sectors = WUR (1713), P.C. | artillery officer; P.C. sector is architectural. | Price 2; Daumas 1; Zinner 1; RJW; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEUSSHART | Germany, 1750, MIM | String-gnomon Sundial, 1750 = ULM. | also marked "P.M.L.P.N." | Ulm. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEVE, GUILLIAM DE | Holland, c.1623, PHIM | balance maker; T.C. dated 1623. | Amsterdam. | Soth. 11/16/87. | suggest correction | |
| NEVE, P. | France, c.1820, MIM | Planetarium = Soth. 12/16/63; Planetarium, wood and paper = Soth. 12/17/62. | rue de l'Hirondelle, 22, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEWALL, R.S. | England, c.1946, MIM | Capuchin-type Sundials = WHI (4). | modern. | Bryden 16. | suggest correction | |
| NEWBERY, WILLIAM | England, c.1610, MIM | apprenticed to Charles Whitwell of the Grocers' Company on Oct. 20, 1610. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| NEWBOND AND BULFORT | England, OIM | Telescope, three-draw = Melun 4/24/83. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEWCOMB AND MANSELL | England, PHIM | Marine Barometer = X; sextant = PC. | Mansell 2. | 35, Wapping Liverpool. | Goodison 1; WEBDB. | suggest correction |
| NEWCOMBE, F. | England, c.1860, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 12/14/89. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEWDIGATE, FRANCIS | England, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Weschler 5/22/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| NEWELL AND BROWNING | USA, c.1803, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Mich. | probably Joseph Newell and Samuel Browning 1. | Merchants Row, Boston, Mass. (1803). | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| NEWELL AND SON | USA, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses, wood = Andover Historical Society, Mass., Bostonian Society, Old State House, Boston, Mass., P.C. | Andrew and Joseph Newell; the compass card in the private collection is also marked "Callender Scp."; some compass cards signed "N. Hurd Sct." | East end of Faneuil Hall, Boston, Mass. | USNM; Smart 1; Rudd; Warner 12. | suggest correction |
| NEWELL, ANDREW | USA, 1749-98, MIM NIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses, wood = PMS, Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., P.C., D.; Backstaff = P.C. | "served his time with the late Mr. Dupee"; worked under "the best Masters in London"; Nathaniel Hurd and Joseph Callender engraved the compass cards. | King Street 1 (1773); 61 State Street (1789-96); at the East End of the Market (Faneuil Hall) (1798); all in Boston, Mass. | Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1; Price 2; Rudd; Giordano 3; D.J. Warner 8 and 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEWELL, CHARLES | USA, 1783-1809, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Surveyor's Compassses = PEA, South Natick Historical Society, Mass. | T.C; son of Andrew Newell. | 11 Merchants Row, East side of the Market, Boston, Mass.(1805). | Bedini 8; Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| NEWELL, JOSEPH | USA, fl.1798-1813, MIM SIM | partner with his father, Andrew Newell, 1798; also a ship chandler; partner with Samuel Browning 1 as Newell and Browning. | East end of Market (1798); Merchants Row (1800); 11 Merchants Row (1805-1813); all in Boston, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| NEWELL, THEODORE | USA, c.1821, MIM | made several orreries; farmer; amateur astronomer; held a patent on his orrery. | Poultney, Vermont. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| NEWMAN AND SON | England, c.1851-62, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | John Frederick Newman and his son; taken over by Negretti and Zambra in 1862. | London. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| NEWMAN, A.J. | England, MIM | Set of Drawing Instruments = Soth.-B 3/2/79. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| NEWMAN, ELIZABETH | England, 1694, | apprenticed to Daniel Thomas in the Clockmakers' Company in 1694. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| NEWMAN, GEORGE 1 | England, c.1769, | apprenticed to Robert Tangate 1 in the Joiners' Company on Dec. 5, 1769. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| NEWMAN, GEORGE 2 | England, c.1808, MIM | watch and clockmaker who made the movement in Dec., 1808 for an orrery by Thomas Blunt 1; the movement was later repaired by Henry Voight of Philadephia, Pa.; there is a chance that the two George Newmans are the same man. | Wynter 1. | suggest correction | ||
| NEWMAN, JAMES | England, fl.1793-1827, MIM OIM PHIM | apprenticed to Thomas Newman 1 of the Grocers' Company, who was possibly his father, in 1793; succeeded him c.1800; made barometers and thermometers. | Exeter Exchange, Strand, London. | Goodison 1; Daumas 1; Clay and Court; Taylor 2(1015); Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| NEWMAN, JOHN FREDERICK | England, fl.1816-60, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | made many philosophical instruments including barometers, pyrometers electrical machines, also sundials, surveying instruments, rules, etc; examples may be seen at KEN, VEN, USNM, SWE, Royal Institution, etc. | most instruments signed "I. Newman" or "J. Newman"; showed an air pump at the Great Exhibition, London, 1851; he was philosophical instrument maker to the Royal Institution; made instruments for the East India Company; developed a portable barometer in 1833; probably succeeded James Newman; bought out by Negretti and Zambra, 1862; T.C.; see Newman and Son. | No. 7 and 8 Lisle Street, Leicester Square (1816-25); 109 Regent Street; 122 Regent Street (1827-60); all in London. | Taylor 2(1396); Goodison 1; USNM; Price 2; Moskowitz 103; RSW; Evans 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Chaldecott 3; RGO; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| NEWMAN, S. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-Sussex 9/18/86. | 122 Regent Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEWMAN, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1759-1800, MIM PHIM | Pantograph = CMY (Cooke Shop). | apprenticed to Tycho Wing of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 5, 1751; free of the Company on Jan. 2, 1759; took apprentices; successor to Heath and Wing; T.C.; took James Newman, possibly his son, as apprentice, 1793; James Newman succeeded him c. 1800. | Essex Street in the Strand (1759); Shoe Lane (1764); Exeter Change, Strand (1788); all in London. | J. Brown 1; Calvert 2; Taylor 2(516); RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEWMAN, THOMAS 2 | England, c.1788, | apprenticed to his father, Thomas Newman 1, of the Grocers' Company, on Nov. 6, 1788. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| NEWMAN, W., AND CO. | India, c.1880, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 1/27/75; Augsburg-type Sundial, round = WHI. | Calcutta. | Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEWMARCH, LEE | England, 1824, | signature on the back of the compass card of an azimuth compass by Thomas Smith 2. | Hull. | Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction | |
| NEWSUM, BARTHOLOMEW | England, fl.1565-93, MIM | Table Sundial = FIN-223 = P.C. = Christie 6/7/72; Case of Drawing Instruments = BM; Compass in Clock = BM; etc. | sundial maker to Queen Elizabeth I; a variant spelling is "Newsam." | London. | Taylor 1(39); Michel 3; Price 3; Ward 4; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEWTON | England, fl.1825-50, MIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Pair of Globes, 1850 = Soth.-B 2/9/72; Orreries = D.(1973), D.(1986)(2); Terrestrial Globes, miniature = ADL-W53, Focke Museum; Celestial Globe = Grimaldi Coll.; Globe = NMM; Orrery, miniature, case = Cranbrook Institute of Science, Mich.; etc. | probably William Newton 2; the ADL globe is signed "Newton's new improved Pocket Globe." | 66 Chancery Lane, Fleet Street, London. | Calvert 2; Grimaldi; Coffeen F; Wynter 1; Yonge; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEWTON AND BERRY | England, 1831, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1830 = Christie-SK 11/27/86; Terrestrial Globes, miniature, 1831 = Soth. 9/20/83 and 4/18/88; Terrestrial Globe, in box, 1831 = Soth. 1/27/75; etc. | successors to J. and W. Newton; succeeded by Newton Son and Berry. | 66 Chancery Lane, London. | Taylor 2(1397); RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEWTON AND CO. | England, fl.1861- 85, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 2/14/79; Barometers = Christie 10/26/72, and 12/6/78 (No-433); Inclinometer = WHI; Telescopes, refracting = D.(1972), Soth.-WS 10/18/83; Microscopes = D.(1975), Christie 4/3/85; Sextant, pocket = Soth. 9/20/83; Dumpy Level = Christie 12/18/74; Gyroscopes = Christie 4/9/75, Soth. 3/10/87; Vacuum Pump = Christie-SK 4/17/86; Inclinable Sundial = Phillips 2/14/79; Terrestrial Globe, miniature = Soth. 7/7/78; etc. | succeeded Newton and Son; T.C.; "Opticians and Globe Makers to the Queen." | 66 Chancery Lane; 3 Fleet Street near Temple Bar; both in London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Dewhirst; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; Moskowitz 122; Taylor 2(1397); Olivia Brown 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEWTON AND SON | England, fl.1840-61, MIM | Terrestrial Globes = H. Ford Museum, Mich (1840), Rutgers U. Library, N.J. (1844); P.C. (2), Phillips 7/20/83 (1845), Maria Mitchell House, Nantucket, Mass. (1849), USNM (1852); Terrestrial Globes, miniature = Soth. 7/7/78, Phillips 4/20/83; Celestial Globes = D.(1974)(1845), Maria Mitchell House (1847), Cambridge Geological School (1861); Pair of Globes on stands with compasses = Christie 4/3/85; Orreries = Soth. 1/27/75, Bonhams 12/4/81; etc. | John and William (2) Newton; one terrestrial globe is marked "Newtons New and Improved Terrestrial Globe. Published by Newton and Son"; T.C. | 66 Chancery Lane, London. | Taylor 2(1397); Dewhirst; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; Wynter 1; Wynter and Turner; USNM; Olivia Brown 1; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEWTON AND SONS | England, c.1845, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, miniature = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | Chancery Lane, London. | Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEWTON BROS. | England, NIM OIM | Sextant = D.(1976); Telescope = Christie-SK 4/14/89. | telescope marked "Impd. Day or Night." | Hull. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEWTON SON AND BERRY | England, fl.1830-61, MIM | Celestial Globe, miniature = Phillips 10/20/82; Pocket Globe = Soth. 5/6/69; Terrestrial Globes = D.(1987) (1836), Chicago Historical Society, State College, Framingham, Mass.; Celestial Globes = D.(1989) (1839), P.C. (1838). | the pocket globe was misread as Newton Sons and Berry; the celestial globe has constellations shown as mathematical instruments, etc.; succeeded Newton and Berry; became Newton and Co. | 66 Chancery Lane, London. | Taylor 2(1397); Wynter and Turner; Maine Antique Digest, June, 1987; Moskowitz 132; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEWTON, B., SON AND BERRY | England, 1830, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1830 = Bracketts 4/27/90. | probably misreading for "Newton, Son and Berry." | ATD 4/21/90. | suggest correction | |
| NEWTON, E.T. | England, c.1830, MIM SIM | Telescopic Mining Transits = P.C. (1982), P.C. (1984); Surveying Instrument = Soth. 10/8/71; Altitude Theodolite = Phillips 4/20/83; Sundial = D.(1974); Surveying Compass = X. | the altitude theodolite and the sundial are marked "Camborne"; the rest are marked "St. Day, Cornwall"; T.C.; "Successor to the Maker" (William Wilton). | Cambourne; St. Day; both in Cornwall. | Bryden 9; Crawforth 4; Rienitz; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEWTON, E.T., AND SON | England, c.1860, MIM SIM | Theodolite = P.C. (1987). | Camborne, Cornwall. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NEWTON, F.M. | England, c.1850, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 10/19/87. | optician; probably a retailer of barometers. | Leicester. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEWTON, ISAAC | England, 1643-1727, MIM OIM | Wall Sundial = Wolsthorpe, Lincolnshire; Reflecting Telescope = Royal Society. | scientist; astromomer; author; F.R.S.; designed and made prototype instruments; constructed a seven mirror burning glass. | Wolsthorpe, Lincolnshire; Trinity College, Cambridge. | Taylor 1(299) and 2(97); DNB; DSB; Gatty; Price 2; USNM; Spargo 1; I. Bernard Cohen 3; G.L'E. Turner 24; Genuth 2. | suggest correction |
| NEWTON, J. AND W. | England, fl.1815-20, MIM | Celestial Globe = Bowes Museum (1804); Pair of Globes, 1820 = P-B 3/4/39; Terrestrial Globes = Bearnes 9/16/87 (15", 1815), H. Ford Museum, Mich. (1820). | John and his son William Newton; Ford Museum marked "Newton's New Improved Terrestrial Globe manufactured by J. and W. Newton." | No. 66 Chancery Lane, London. | Taylor 2(1397); Wynter and Turner; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEWTON, JAMES | England, 1810-68, | surely John Newton, which see; some miniature terrestrial globes with cases, marked "Newton's New and Improved Terrestrial Pocket Globe", were thought, incorrectly, by Syndram and Yonge, to be by James Newton; dated 1817-18 at Huelsmann Coll., H. Ford Museum, Mich. VNN and P.C.; celestial globes are at State College, Framingham, Mass., Shelburne Museum, Vt. | No. 66 Chancery Lane, London. | Syndram; Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| NEWTON, JOHN | England, fl.1783-1818, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, miniature, 1817 = Phillips 7/20/83, Soth. 10/19/82, D.(1981); Celestial Globe, 1818 = Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79; Pocket Globes, 1817 = Soth. 10/21/74; Orreries = Soth. 10/21/74 and 12/3/76; Sector, ivory = D.(1972); etc. | brother-in-law of Edward Baker; globes dated 1783 were redrawn from Hill's 1754 plates, signed "Palmer and Newton 1783", a later edition was signed "J. Newton 1783"; T.C.; Palmer and Newton, c.1783; Newton and Son (William 2); J. and W. Newton; Newton, Son and Berry, 1838; see James Newton. | No. 128 at the Globe and Sun in Chancery Lane, Fleet Street; No. 56 and No. 66 Chancery Lane, Temple Bar; 3 Fleet Street; all in London. | Taylor 2(1397); Wynter 1; Moskowitz 122; Crawforth 1; Krogt 2; Wynter and Turner; Millburn 11; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NEWTON, THOMAS | England?, fl.1769-96, MIM | Sextant, 1769 and Quadrant, 1796 = Wadsworth Atheneum, Conn. | there may be more than one sextant. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| NEWTON, W. AND F. | England, c.1830, MIM | Compass, wood = D.(1981); Sundial = P.C. | 3 Fleet Street, London. | Coffeen I; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| NEWTON, W. LEIGH | England, c.1830, PHIM | Kaleidoscope = Soth. 3/10/87. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| NEWTON, W.E. AND F. | England, 19th Century, OIM | Microscope = Phillips 9/10/86. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| NEWTON, W.E. AND K. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Temple Bar, Fleet Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| NEWTON, WILLIAM 1 | England, c.1690, | Benjamin Owen, an apprentice, was turned over to Newton, c.1687 from Isaac Webb of the Clockmakers' Company. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| NEWTON, WILLIAM 2 | England, 1840, MIM | Celestial Globe = D.(1974). | marked "Newtons new and Improved Celestial Globe, calculated for 1840"; son of John Newton; see J. and W. Newton; Newton and Son; Newton Son and Berry. | London. | Wynter 1. | suggest correction |
| NEWTON, WILLIAM, AND SON | England, c.1851, | exhibited in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | 66 Chancery Lane and 3 Fleet Street, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| NHOLDER, T. | misreading for T.N. Holderich, which see. | Zinner 1; Hamilton 1; Findlay Sale. | suggest correction | |||
| NICCOLLSON, JOHN | England, c.1629, | apprenticed to Thomas Brown 1 in the Joiners' Company on June 30, 1629. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| NICHO, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| NICHOL | England, 1717, NIM | Nocturnal, boxwood, 1717 = TIM. | the name might be "Nicholas"; the index is at April 27. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NICHOLAS | see Nichol; might be first name on boxwood nocturnal, 1717, at TIM; correction table on the reverse. | sSW. | suggest correction | |||
| NICHOLL, ISAAC | England, c.1681, MIM | apprenticed to Withers Cheney of the Clockmakers' Company on March 8, 1675; free of the Company, March 22, 1681. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| NICHOLLS, SUTTON | England, fl.1692-1731, MIM | made 9-inch terrestrial and celestial globes. | near Weaver's Arms, by the Postern in London Wall, London. | Taylor 1(477). | suggest correction | |
| NICHOLSON | England, fl.1787-1802, MIM PHIM | made four-foot sliding Gunter's scales, sectional log-scales and hydrometers; see Margetts and Nichlson. | London. | Taylor 2(876). | suggest correction | |
| NICHOLSON, BARTHOLOMEW | England, c.1711, | apprenticed to John Urings 1 in the Joiners' Company on April 17, 1711. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| NICHOLSON, PETER | England, 1765-1846, | invented a cyclograph and other drawing instruments; teacher; author. | London. | Taylor 2(877). | suggest correction | |
| NICHOLSON, WILLIAM | England, 1753-1815, | invented a hydrostatic balance in 1784; scientist; author. | Soho, London. | Taylor 2(753); Multhauf 1; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| NICKELSEN, JENS | Denmark?, 1763, | marked on the mirror box of a 1763 octant signed "Beneeden het Lohat", in the Roussel Sale, item No.81; see Beneeden. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| NICKERSON AND BAXTER | USA, NIM | Compass = MYS. | Boston, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NICOLA, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| NICOLAI, GUILIELMUS | France, fl.1603-26, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1603 and Celestial Globe, 1626 = Chicago Historical Society. | manuscript. | Lyons; Avignon. | Yonge. | suggest correction |
| NICOLAUS DE CUSA | Germany, 1401-64, MIM | Celestial Globe = CUS. | Nicolaus Krebs; author; cardinal. | Cues. | Zinner 1; Weil 2(6); Hartmann. | suggest correction |
| NICOLE | France, 1742, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, pewter, 1742 = R. Wiener Coll., Nancy. | Nancy. | Boursier. | suggest correction | |
| NICOLLET | France, c.1738, OIM | workman for Passemant; continued the shop with Ollivier, Passemant's brother-in-law. | au Louvre. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| NICOLOSIO, IOA. BAPTISTA | Italy, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = Vatican. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| NIDERMAYER, JOHAN-FRANZ | Austria, c.1710, MIM | Perpetual Calendars = Basserman-Jordan Coll., Soth.-PB pre-1980. | Salzburg. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NIEUWELANT, JAN. | Belgium, 1572, MIM | Astrolabe, 4 tympans, 1572 = Plantin (1572). | Plantin's account also mentioned "cross dials." | Louvain. | Michel 2 and 3. | suggest correction |
| NIEUWENHUIS, LAMBERTUS | Holland, 1741-1810, | friend of and collaborator with Eise Eisinga. | Enschede. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| NIGHTINGALE, PETER | see Petrus Philomena de Dacia. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| NIKHEL, JOSEPH | France?, 1702, MIM | Wall Sundial, 1702 = Ottingue. | Ottingue. | Rohr 2. | suggest correction | |
| NIKOMEDES | Greece, 1st Century A.D., MIM | Spherical Sundial = Archaeological Museum, Kavalla, Greece. | Gibbs 1. | suggest correction | ||
| NIMBLETT | USA?, c.1790, MIM | Dividers = Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| NIMS | USA, c.1850, MIM | see Moore and Nims; globe makers. | Troy, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NIMS, H.B., AND CO. | USA, c.1858, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = USNM. | "Improved Globe Boston." | Troy, N.Y. | Yonge. | suggest correction |
| NISSEN, JULIUS | Denmark, c.1851, PHIM | Stick Barometers = NOR, Den Gamle By, Aarhus | exhibited an air pump at the Great Exhibition, London, 1851. | Copenhagen. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NIXON, J. | England, c.1820, NIM PHIM | Sextant = D.(1973); Octant = USNM; Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 5/15/96. | barometer signed "Nixon 75 Crombies Street, Commercial Road East." | Commercial Road, London. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NO, D. IO. | France, 1710, MIM | see Dom Joseph Noto. | Brophy. | suggest correction | ||
| NOAKES, J. | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | signature is "Noakes Burwash." | Burwash. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| NOBERT, FRIEDRICH ADOLPH | Germany, 1806-81, OIM | microscope maker; designed a dividing engine; showed at the Great Exhibition, London, 1851. | Barth, Pomerania, Prussia. | Pipping 1; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| NOBLE, JOHN | England, fl.1810-20, OIM | Telescope = DeLuca 8/1/87. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| NOBLE, NATHANIEL | England, fl.1627, MIM | above St. Clement's Church, towards the May Pole in the Strand, London. | Taylor 1(156); Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| NOBLE, PHILANDER | USA, 1772-1845, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, 1839 = P.C. | silversmith; clockmaker. | Westfield, Mass. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| NOBLET, J.F. | England, 1830, MIM | Compass, 1830 = Musée Lombard, Geneva. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| NODEN, JNO. | England, fl.1826-28, PHIM | barometer maker. | 10 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| NODOS | France, c.1760, OIM | Microscope = Bernard Coll. | "fournisseur du roi." | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| NOEL, DOM NICOLAS | France, 1712-83, OIM | Dom Nicolas Noël; Benedictine; made telescopes with Navarre. | St. Germain des Prés; la Muette, Passy. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| NOLF, PIETER | Holland, c.1597, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial = P.C. | Rooseboom 1; MADEX. | suggest correction | ||
| NOLLET, JEAN-ANTOINE | France, 1700-70, PHIM | Abbé Nollet; a professor who made a large number of philosophical instruments; he had an early interest in electricity; mounted a terrestrial globe in 1728, now at the NMM; technical assistant to Réaumur, 1734; visited London, 1734; F.R.S. | Paris. | Daumas 1; MADEX; DSB; NMM 2; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| NOLLI, J.B., AND CO. | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Perth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| NOLLI, S., COMOLI AND CO. | Scotland, c.1780, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 2/4/77. | Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NOLSON, JOHN | England, 1689, | apprenticed to Daniel Quare 1 in the Clockmakers' Company in 1689. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| NOONE, THOMAS | England, 1669, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| NOOR, F.W. | Denmark, 19th Century, PHIM | Stick Barometer, No.353 = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | "Mechanius et Opticus." | Kongens Nytorr. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| NOORDBERGH, PIETER, JR. | Holland, 18th Century, NIM | Crown Compass = RIJ; Compass = Schiffer-Gesellschaft, Lübeck. | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| NOORDIJK, H. | Holland, 1753-1828, MIM NIM | Cross-staves = AMST (1805), P.C. (1804); Slide Rule, 1810 = Historic Museum, Amsterdam. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |
| NOOTH, DR. JOHN MERVIN | England, 1737-1828, PHIM | Nooth Apparatus = KEN, Cragside, Burton Constable, Petworth. | desgned chemical apparatus. | E. Hall; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NORBERT | misreading for Friedrich Adolph Nobert. | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| NORDBORG, OL. | Sweden, 1723, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1723 = Ost India Hus, Goteborg. | Upsteld. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NORDEN, ROBERT | misreading for Morden. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| NOREDON, JOHN | see John Noseda. | Fennell. | suggest correction | |||
| NOREEN, D. | Sweden, PHIM | Stick Barometer = NOR. | Stockholm. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NORETTI AND ABATTI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| NORIE AND CO. | England, fl. 1816-39, MIM NIM | Sextants = MYS, LIM; Octant = Marine Museum, Horten, Norway; Quadrants = PEA, SUN; Gunter Sliding Rule = D.(1996). | John William Norie. | Navigation Warehouse, Leadenhall St., London. | American Neptune, Jan., 1975; Coffeen 55; Clifton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NORIE AND WILSON | England, c.1800, NIM | Octant = Nat'l Museum of Canada; Sextant = Hart Nautical Museum, MIT; Compass = LIM. | John William Norie and C. Wilson. | 156 Minories, London. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NORIE COMPANY | England, c.1830, NIM | Sextant = Soth. 7/10/67. | surely Norie and Co. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| NORIE, J.W., AND CO. | England, c.1819, NIM | Octants = AMST, MYS, Whaling Museum, Nantucket, Mass., Soth. 7/10/67 & 3/19/73, Auction Melun 11/5/78, P.C.(1977); Sextants = New London County Historical Society, Conn., Hart Maritime Museum, MIT. | John Wiliam Norie; Norie bought out the firm of David Steel, nautical publishers, in 1819; by 1937 the firm had become Imray, Norie and Wilson, Ltd. | London. | USNM; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Taylor 2(1019); Witt; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NORIE, JOHN WILLIAM | England, 1772-1843, NIM | T.C.; author; used the figure of a little midshipman as his shop sign; may have been only a retailer. | Naval Academy, Navigational Warehouse, 157 Leadenhall Street, London. | Taylor 2(1019); Pipping 1; Lefkowicz 6, 1977; C.N. Robinson. | suggest correction | |
| NORIEGA, F. | Spain, 19th Century, PHIM | Balance = Soth. 6/21/76. | Madrid. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NORMAN, C. | Sweden, 1787, MIM | Almanac on snuff box, 1787 = D.(1995). | Runic calendar. | Coffeen 51. | suggest correction | |
| NORMAN, JOHN | England, c.1846, | microscopic objects and supplies. | 178 City Road, London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| NORMAN, ROBERT | England, c.1550-1604, MIM | Variation Compass = X. | invented a dip needle, c.1576, to measure the vertical component of magnetic force; the compass is illustrated in William Borough's book; author, compass maker. | Ratcliffe, London. | Taylor 1(29); Michel 3; Evans 1; Dewhirst; G.L'E. Turner 24; Clay and Court; USNM; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction |
| NORRIEN | misreading for Narrien. | Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | |||
| NORRIS AND PETERS | NIM | Sextant, vernier = MYS. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| NORRIS, J. | England, PHIM | Barometer and Thermometer = K. and C. 12/15/72. | Brighton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NORRY, N. | France, 1620, MIM | Britten. | suggest correction | |||
| NORRY, PIERRE | France, fl.1644-79, MIM | Sundial, string-gnomon, oval = Phillips 9/16/81; Sundial, string-gnomon, octagonal, 1644 = Ecouen (CLU-18537); Sundials, octagonal, silver = Barnett Coll. (1649), Soth. 3/17/38; Butterfield-type Sundial, 1679 = OXFB-70; Horizontal Sundials = MERC, Lempertz 6/14/76, Libert et Castor 4/28/82, Soth. 2/25/86. | the dials are usually signed "Norry" but sometimes spelled "Nory"; Michel thought that Norry moved to Paris about 1679. | Gisors; Paris (c.1679). | Hamilton 1; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NORTH, FRANCIS, BARON GUILFORD | England, c.1670, | invited to become a F.R.S, but declined; taught Henry Wynne and Henry Jones how to make barometers. | Middleton 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| NORTH, LUKE | England, 1710, NIM | Nocturnal, boxwood, 1710 = LEY; Nocturnal, pearwood = FIN. | is this the same instrument? | Taylor 2(98); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NORTHEN, EDWARD | England, fl.1830-42, OIM PHIM | partner with his father, Richard Northen, before 1834; succeeded his father in 1842; made barometers. | 46 Lowgate (pre-1834); 50 Lowgate (1835-42); both in Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| NORTHEN, RICHARD | England, fl.1790-1841, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscope = Christie-SK 12/1/83; Drawing Instrument Set = WHI. | also a barometer maker; took his son Edward as a partner before 1834. | Lowgate (1790-91); 46 Lowgate (1803-34); 50 Lowgate (1835-41); all in Hull. | Taylor 2(878); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NORTHEN, RICHARD, AND SON | England, 1830-45, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D. | watch, clock and barometer makers; the son was probably Edward Northen; the barometer was marked "46 Lowgate, Hull"; the firm was succeeded by W. White 2, c.1845. | 46 Lowgate (pre-1834); 50 Lowgate (1835-41); both in Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| NORTON AND TAGLIABUE | USA, 1847, PHIM | received a diploma of excellence for barometers and thermometers at the Fair of the American Institute, 1847. | 240 Water Street, New York N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| NORTON, ELIJAH | USA, fl.1817-37, MIM OIM | Surveyor's Compass = Division of Archives and History, University of the State of New York, Albany. | 64 Whitesboro' Street (1817); 128 Genesee Road (1833); both in Whitesborough; Utica, N.Y. (1837). | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| NORTON, JOHN | England, fl.1803-07, MIM | described himself as a MIM; patented a new mill and a pump. | Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane, London. | Taylor 2(1188). | suggest correction | |
| NORTON, ROBERT 1 | England, fl.1590-1635, | designed a "cosmodelite", a complicated, all-purpose instrument. | The Tower, London. | Taylor 1(84). | suggest correction | |
| NORTON, ROBERT 2 | England, c.1845, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 12/13/88. | Stamford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NORY, PIERRE | see Pierre Norry. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| NOSEDA, J. AND P. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 12/2/87. | Walsall. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NOSEDA, JOHN | Ireland, fl.1774-79, PHIM | Barometer = X. | Belfast. | Fennell; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| NOSEDON | see Noseda. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |||
| NOT., JOSEPH | Germany, | see Dom Joseph Noto. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| NOTO, DOM JOSEPH | Germany, 1710, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, wood, 1710 = P.C.; Altitude Sundial = OXF (1785); Sundial, small = LAW-304. | the compendium is signed "D. Io. No."; the LAW sundial is signed "Joseph Not."; the Oxford dial is signed "Ame D: Joseph Not:° Pennica." | Penig, Saxony. | Brophy 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NOURRY, JEAN | France, c.1671, MIM | Inclinable Sundial = OXF; Equatorial Sundial, silver, 1671 = MADEX-108 = Caird Coll. = NMM; Equatorial Sundial = MADEX-92; Horizontal Sundial = History of Science Museum, Geneva; Sundials, octagonal = MADEX-128 and D. | the dealer's sundial was marked "Paris", the others, "Lyon." | Lyon; Paris. | Maddison 5; Brieux 2; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| NOVATI, BORDESSA AND EATON | England, fl.1853-54, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers; became Bordessa and Eaton in 1855. | 54 Exmouth Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| NOY, JOHN | see John Noyes. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| NOY, WILLIAM | England, c.1762, MIM | see William Noyes. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| NOYES, JOHN | England, c.1789, MIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X. | apprenticed to Richard Rust of the Grocers' Company on March 7, 1782; free of the Company Nov. 5, 1789; son of William Noyes. | Grocers Hall, Poultry, London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction |
| NOYES, WILLIAM | England, c.1762, MIM | father of John Noyes; apprenticed to James Crick in the Grocers' Company on Aug. 7, 1754; free of the Company, April 6, 1762. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| NOZZI | see Comoli and Nozzi. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| NUGENT, PATRICK ROONEY | England; Nova Scotia, fl.1786-98, MIM NIM | Nugent was awarded patents for a steering azimuth compass and for modifications to the octant and sextant; appointed Deputy Surveyor General of Cape Breton, 1786-87, and acting Surveying General in 1796. | St. Pancras, Middlesex; Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (1786-87); Grey's Inn, Middlesex (1794); Cape Breton Island (1796); London (1798). | R.C. Brooks. | suggest correction | |
| NUNEZ, PEDRO | Portugal, 1542, | wrote many books on navigation; invented the "nonius" scale for dividing the quadrant; this was a series of concentric arcs, the outer divided into 90 parts, the second into 89 parts, the third into 88 parts and so on to the innermost arc which was divided into 46 parts; the alidade could thus read to within 30" of arc; Tycho Brahe was the only one to make use of the idea, but not very successfully. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| NUTZ, L.N. | c.1830, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, with vernier = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| NYE, EDMUND | England, c.1830, MIM | Floating Sundial, Porter-type = Christie-SK 8/20/87. | Tunbridge Wells. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| NYSTROM | Sweden, c.1760, MIM | Lund? | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| NYSTROM, J.W. | USA, c.1851, MIM | Calculating Machine = USNM. | patented in 1851. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| O.H.P. | see Ottheinrich Herzog von der Pfalz. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| O.H.P.C. | Germany, | marked on the back of a horary quadrant by Jacob Rabus at NUR, dedicated to Ottheinrich von der Pfalz, 1556. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| O.H.S. | O.h.S.; see S.h.O. | Price 3. | suggest correction | |||
| O.K.S.P. | 1842, NIM | Traverse Board, 1842 = OMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| O.L. | Sweden, 1737, MIM | Gunner's Scale, 1737 = SKO. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| O.R.B. | fl.1567-1612, | mark on sand glasses; Vivielle thought they were made by Hans Ducher of Nürnberg. | Vivielle 1. | suggest correction | ||
| OAKES, JOHN | USA, 1818-1910, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = P.C. | in the New York City Directories from 1848 to 1896 as a mathematical, nautical, and philosophical instrument maker; sometimes spelled "Oaks." | New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| OAKESHOTT, WILLIAM | England, fl.1844-45, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 29 St. John Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| OAKLEY, JOHN | England, c.1757, | apprenticed to John Morgan 2 in the Joiners' Company on May 3, 1757. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| OAKLEY, JOSEPH | England, fl.1767-77, OIM | Upper Priory (1767); 79 Bull Street opposite the Saracen's Head (1770-77); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| OATES, JOHN | England, PHIM | Angle Barometer = X. | Pump, near Halifax. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| OBERHAUSER, G., ET E. HARTNACK | France, fl.1847-56, MIM OIM | Microscopes = Soth. 9/20/83. D.(1984). | Georges Oberhauser and his nephew, Edmund Hartnack. | Place Dauphine, 21, Paris. | Coffeen F; RSW. | suggest correction |
| OBERHAUSER, GEORGES | Germany; France, 1798-1868, MIM OIM | Microscopes = HAR, Christie 5/26/76. | breveté; made jewel lenses; worked with Henri-Prudence Gambey, 1815; retired in 1856; "opticien." | Germany (1798-1815); 19 Place Dauphine, Paris. | Pipping 1; Ambler; Dewhirst; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction |
| OBERHAUSER, JOHANN | Germany, fl.1759-66, MIM SIM | Theodolite, 1759 = MUN; Mathematical Instrument Set, 1766 = DEU. | Schwaz in Tyrol. | Zinner 1; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| OBERKAN, JOHAN HEINRICH | Switzland, 1690, MIM | Astrolabe, 1690 = Landesmuseum in Grand Hotel, Nancy. | ICA-3202. | Zurich. | Price 1 and 2; ICA 2. | suggest correction |
| OCHS, HANS | MIM | Diptych Sundial, gilt-bass = LIE. | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| ODELEM, ANTOR | Germany, 1661-1740, MIM SIM | Theodolites = HAK, Braunschweig Stadt Museum; Astronomical Rings = DRE, P. & S. 3/20/96, Evans Coll.; Table Sundial, 1715 = LUN; Sundials = NOR, Triebold Coll. | P. and S. and Evans Coll. astronomical rings may be one instrument. | Braunschweig. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Gunther 2; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ODELL, JOHN | England; USA, fl.1800-22, MIM NIM OIM SIM | worked for Spencer, Browning and Rust 1 for 20 years; came to USA in 1819; "J. Odell, Maker 1805" is found under the mirror of a Spencer, Browning and Rust octant at the Franklin Institute. | London (1800-19); USA (1819-22). | D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| ODELSTIERNA, CARL | Sweden, 1753-95, OIM | fl.1780-95; business continued by Peter Helleström. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| ODENDAL, WILHELM | Germany, 1651, PHIM | Money Balance, 1651 = DRE. | Cologne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ODENDOLL, M. BERND | see M. Berndt Odental. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| ODENKIRCHEN, P., AND S. BOSCH | Holland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Hawden-Satter House, Nantucket, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ODENTAL, BERNDT AND JACOB HEUSCHER | Germany, 1699, PHIM | Balance, 1699 = American Numismatic Society, New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ODENTAL, M. BERNDT | Germany, 1651, PHIM | Money Balance, 1651 = DRE. | also spelled "Odendoll." | Cologne. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ODIORNE, JOTHAM | USA, c.1800, SIM | Graphometer = D.(1996). | may be owner. | Gorham, Maine or New Hampshire. | Coffeen 55. | suggest correction |
| ODOMALCOT | see Odon van Maecote. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| OEHLSCHLAGER, ADAM | Denmark, 1599-1671, | mathematicien; designed the Gottorp globe which was made by Busch; see Busch and Oehlschlager. | Gottorp. | H.C. King 2; Michel 3; Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| OERI | Switzerland, c.1850, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Western Reserve Historical Society, Ohio. | Zurich. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| OERLE, FRANCOIS VAN | Holland, 1660, MIM | Pocket Sundial, 1660 = AMST. | "François van Oerle Fec A Bolduc ad Poli 52 Grade voor Cosyn Ambrosius Pool an 1660 November 8." | Den Bosch. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction |
| OERTLING | Germany, 1758, NIM | Sextant, 1758 = Soth. 5/19/60. | Berlin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| OERTLING, JOHANN AUGUST DANIEL | Germany, 1803-66, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Dividing Engine = DEU; Sextant, No. 1859 = D.(1989). | apprenticed to Karl Philipp Heinrich Pistor c.1819; started his own business in 1826 or 1827; first to build electric dividing engine; brother of Ludwig Oertling. | Berlin. | Pipping 1; Poggendorff; G.L'E. Turner 24; J.A. Bennett 2; Weil and Baden; Coffeen 27. | suggest correction |
| OERTLING, LUDWIG | Germany; England, 1818-93, PHIM | Laboratory Balances = KEN, Christie-SK 7/10/80. | apprenticed to his brother, Johann August Daniel Oertling, in Berlin; by 1847 he was in business in London; the firm is still going; specialized in precision balances; showed at the Great Exhibition, London, 1851; worked for R.B. Bate; he was in partnership with Edward Wilds Ladd as Ladd and Oertling 1860-70. | Berlin; 13 Store Street, Bedford Square, (1847-); 27 Moorgate Street (-1874); Turnmill Street near Farrington Street Station (1874-); all in London except for Berlin. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Chaldecott 3; RGO; Coffeen 27; McConnell 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| OGDEN, F.B., AND ERICSSON | England, c.1837, | patented sea sounding apparatus in 1837. | London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| OGG | Scotland, fl.1844-46, NIM | see Ogg and M'Millan; also a watch and clockmaker. | 53 Marischall Street (1844); 30 Regent Quay (1845-46); beth in Aberdeen. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| OGG AND M'MILLAN | Scotland, fl.1844-46, NIM | also made clocks and watches; Ogg and William M'Millan. | 53 Marischall Street (1844); 30 Regent Quay (1845-46); both in Aberdeen. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| OGILVIE, ROBERT A. | England, c.1845, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 19 Upper Wharton Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| OHREN, MAGNUS | England, NIM | Mariner's Compass = NOR. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| OKESHOTT, ROBERT | England, c.1664, MIM | apprenticed to Ralph Greatorex of the Clockmakers' Company on June 7, 1664. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| OLDFIELD, HENRY | England, 1821, | apprenticed to William George Cook; free in the Masons' Company, March 29, 1821; listed as a victualler. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| OLEARIUS | see Oehlschläger. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| OLING, LUCAS | Holland, 1564, | listed as a maker in a 1824 catalogue of books and instruments. | Leeuwarden. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| OLISIPONE | Spain, 1590, MIM | Sundial with compass, 1590 = Soth. 11/17/38. | "Olisipone elaborat A.R.D." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| OLIVA, BONAVENTURA | Italy, c.1782, | invented philosophical instruments. | Mantua. | Offenbacher 22(1970). | suggest correction | |
| OLIVE, MICHAEL | England, fl.1849-56, MIM NIM | chronometer, watch and clock maker. | Church Street, 26 Arwenack Street, Falmouth. | H.M. Brown. | suggest correction | |
| OLIVER | England, 1892, | patented a meantime sundial in 1892. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| OLIVER, JOHN | England, 1616-1701, MIM | Window Sundial, glass, 1664 = ex-Rectory, North-hill, Bedfordshire. | may have made the window sundial for the Weavers' Company London, c.1669. | Eagle and Child, Ludgate Hill; Sign of the Ship, Great Old Bailey; both in London. | Gatty; Taylor 1(186); Daniels. | suggest correction |
| OLLAND, H. | Holland, 1825-1901, NIM PHIM | Pelorus = AMST. | Utrect. | Mörzer Bruyns 1; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| OLLER | an elaborate script and much wear caused Engelmann to make this misreading of Coenraad Metz, on ADL-M154. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Rooseboom 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| OLLER, ANTON HENRIK | Sweden, 1816-89, PHIM | made physical apparatus, 1857 on. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| OLLIVIER | France, c.1770, | brother-in-law of Passemant; took over his workshop on Passemant's death; employed one of Passemant's workers, Nicollet. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| OLSCHLAGER | see Oelschlager. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| OLSEN, CHRISTIAN D. | Norway?, 1824, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1824 = OMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| OLSEN, G.T. | England, c.1830, NIM | Octant = Melun 4/24/83. | O.J. Olsen? | Grimsby. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| OLSEN, O.J. | England, 19th Century, NIM | Sextant = K. & C. 6/21/75. | G.T. Olsen? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| OLSEN, T. | England, NIM | Octant, ebony = Christie 12/8/76. | Grimsby. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| OLSSON | Sweden, MIM | Drawing Instrument Set = GMM. | Goteborg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ONDERDEWIJNGAART CANZIUS, JACOB HENDRIK | Holland, fl.1771-1838, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Circumferentors = D., Soth. 11/1687; Telescope = Frisian Maritime Museum, Sneek; Microscope, Dellebarre-type, 1806 = KEN; Air Pump = UTR; Bathometer = APS. | designed and manufactured scientific instruments; he had the first factory in Holland for this purpose, 1797; the microscope in the KEN is also marked "A. Dellebarre." | Delft. | Rooseboom 1; Brieux 2; Crommelin 1; Multhauf 1; Daumas 1; Clay and Court; Nachet; Mörzer Bruyns 2; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ONION, THOMAS | England, fl.1767-1801, MIM | rule maker; he worked in both boxwood and ivory. | Brickhill Lane (1767); Lancaster Street (1787); Great Hampton Street (1797-1801); all in Wolverhampton. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| OOSTERWIJK, SEVERIJN ADAMSON | Holland, fl.1658-85, MIM OIM | clockmaker; made microscopes ? | The Hague. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| OOTHOUT, JONAS VOLKAT | USA, 1814-60, MIM SIM | in partnership with Andrew Meneely from 1836 to 1838 at which time Oothout retired. | West Troy, N.Y. | Smart 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| OPP, C.H. | Germany, MIM | Pedometer = Evans Coll. | Berlin. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| OPPELT, I.B. | Germany, fl.1785-1800, OIM | Microscopes = DEU (2), LEY. | the microscopes are dated 1785 and 1800. | Anspach. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| OPPEN, J.F.B. | Denmark?, 1795, MIM | Compasses, 1795 = ROS-6886. | ROS Cat.; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| OPPIN, CH | see Choppin. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |||
| ORAM, E. | USA, 1831, | received a patent for a terrestrial globe, Jan. 12, 1831. | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ORDYNO, GEORGE | England, c.1830, MIM OIM | Middle Pavement, Nottingham. | Taylor 2(1948). | suggest correction | ||
| OREZ, N. | fl.1633-48, MIM SIM | Horizontal Sundials, 1633 and 1648 = Evans Coll; Surveying Quadrant = Drouot 4/7/87. | the quadrant is marked "Factur", it has a protractor and a shadow square. | Evans 1; RSW.. | suggest correction | |
| ORIGONI, JOHN | England, fl.1830-47, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | barometer maker; see Grassi, Bergna and Origoni; he was working alone by 1837. | 34 Dean Street, Newcastle (1837). | Taylor 2(1869) & (2195); Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ORME, CHARLES | England, 1688-1747, MIM PHIM | Angle Barometer, three tubes, 1741 = Goodison Coll.; Angle Barometers, two tubes = Gloucester Museum (1742), Soth. 2/24/85 (1741), Auction 1954 (1740 or 42); Angle Barometers, single tube = P.C. (1738), FIT, D.(1968)(1738); Angle Barometer, 1736 = Soth. 7/19/88; Angle Barometer, 1741 = Soth. 5/14/87 ; Rule = City of Leicester Museum. | author; may have invented the angle barometer. | Ashby-de-la Zouch, Leicestershire. | Goodison 1 & 2; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ORREGGIO | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Nottingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ORTALLY | France, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1973). | Rouen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ORTALLY, JOSH. | England, c.1810, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Joseph Ortelli and Co. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ORTALY | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ORTELLI 1 | see Maggi and Ortelli. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| ORTELLI 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ORTELLI AND CO. 1 | England, c.1780, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = K. & C. 9/20/71, X; Stick Barometers = Christie 12/17/75, X. | the barometer sold at Christie is signed "Ortelli and Co. Macclesfield Warranted"; see P. Ortelli and Co. | Macclesfield. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ORTELLI AND CO. 2 | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably A. Ortelli 2 | Oxford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ORTELLI AND CO. 3 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/21/87. | surely Ortelli and Co. 1 or 2. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ORTELLI, A. (2) AND D., AND PRIMAVESI | England, fl.1846-48, PHIM | may be connected to Ortelli and Primavesi in London, 1848; made barometers and thermometers. | 114 High Street, Oxford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ORTELLI, A. 1 | England, c. 1800, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1972); Wheel Barometers = D.(1973), X(2); Stick Barometer = X. | D.(1973) signed "Ortelli Buckingham." | Buckingham. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ORTELLI, A. 2 | England, 1790-1846, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (3), Christie 12/17/75. | succeeded by A. (2) and D. Ortelli and Primavesi. | High Street, Oxford. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ORTELLI, A.M. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Gloucester Museum. | Godalming. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ORTELLI, D. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-Pul. 3/1/83. | see A. (2) and D. Ortelli and Primavesi; Defendent Ortelli? | Marlborough. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ORTELLI, DEFENDENT | England, fl.1852-60, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker; succeeded Peter Ortelli; see Defendent and John Ortelli. | 49 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ORTELLI, DEFENDENT AND JOHN | England, fl.1854-60, PHIM | barometer and thermometer makers. | 49 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ORTELLI, JOHN | England, fl.1854-60, PHIM | see Defendent and John Ortelli. | 49 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ORTELLI, JOSEPH | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Reading. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ORTELLI, JOSEPH, AND CO. | England, fl.1809-18, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = X. | 20 Cross Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ORTELLI, N. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ORTELLI, N., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = Christie SK 4/17/86. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ORTELLI, P., AND CO. | England, 1805, PHIM | Wheel Barometer, 1805 = X; Stick Barometer, 1805 = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | see Ortelli and Co. 1. | Macclesfield. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ORTELLI, PETER | England, fl.1835-56, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker; partner in Ortelli and Primavesi. | 3 Leather Lane (1835-51); 49 Hatton Garden (1848-51); 15 Leather Lane (1852-56); all in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ORTIZ, IGNACIO | Spain?, 1733, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1733 = D.(1986). | marked on the ring is "en la puebla." | Coffeen 2. | suggest correction | |
| OS, MATHIAS VON | Germanyfl.1561-89, MIM | Astrolabe, 1589 = HEI. | ICA-597; clockmaker. | Lübeck. | Zinner 1; Price 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction |
| OSBORN, BENJAMIN | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | 9 Northampton Square, London. | Taylor 2(2196). | suggest correction | ||
| OSBORN, THOMAS | England, fl.1586-93, MIM SIM | the maker of Thomas Fale's graphometer; Fale called him "a good workman"; invented a dialing instrument. | Taylor 1(75) 2(76); Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| OSBORNE 1 | England, c.1830, OIM | see Ashmore and Osborne | 42 Burgess Street, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1767) & (1949); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| OSBORNE 2 | England, OIM | Telescope = New London County Historical Society, Conn. | London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| OSBORNE, GEORGE | England, fl.1625-28, | invented a semicircular instrument. | Hull. | Taylor 1(151). | suggest correction | |
| OSBORNE, MURRAY | Scotland, fl1776-1817, MIM | apprenticed to James Watt. | Gallowgate (1783-1801); 406 Gallowgate (1803-17); both in Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| OSBORNE, THOMAS 1 | see Thomas Osborn. | Fale, "Horologiagraphica"; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |||
| OSBORNE, THOMAS 2 | England, c.1801, MIM PHIM | astronomical clock maker. | Vauxhall Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| OSLER, FOLLETT | England, 1845, PHIM | Anemometer, 1845 = Royal Exchange, London. | Practical Mechanic and Engineer's Magazine, Vol. IV, p.139. | suggest correction | ||
| OSTERLAND, C. | Germany, c.1850, PHIM | Mineralogical Kit = KEN; Mining Compass = Soth. 3/10/87. | the kit marked "Mechaniker"; the compass marked "Patent." | Friedberg, Saxony. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| OSTRAVSKY, JOHANNES ANTONIUS | 1719, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1719 = BM. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | ||
| OSWALDUS, FRIDERICUS | 1636, MIM | Measuring Rod, 1636 = DRE. | "inv. et fac." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| OTERSCHADEN, JOHN | Belgium, fl.1580-1613, MIM | Pair of Globes = NMM-Caird; Terrestrial Gores = H.P. Kraus; Pair of Gores = Hispanic Society, New York, N.Y. | NMM 2; Yonge. | suggest correction | ||
| OTLEY, JONATHAN | England, fl.1818-28, MIM | watchmaker; "ingenious mechanic." | Kesick. | Taylor 2(1399). | suggest correction | |
| OTTER, CHRISTIAN | Germany, 1598-1660, MIM | Table Sundial = Königsberg Städt Kundtsammlung. | made linkage nstruments to solve geometrical problems; worked with Van Call, the clockmaker, from 1658-60. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| OTTHEINRICH HERZOG VON DER PFALZ | Germany, 1502-59, MIM | Horizontal Sundials, gilt-brass, 1547 = ADL-M237, van Alfen Coll., D.(1969). | the van Alfen and D. sundials are signed "O.H.P." (Ott Heinrich Pfalzgraf); the Adler dial is signed "M.D.Z.O.H.P." (Mit Der Zeit Ott Heinrich Pfalzgraf) and "O.H.P. Auctor" on the back; the dealer's dial is mounted on a stone base; the van Alfen dial is mounted on an ebony base; Mit Der Zeit is said to be Ottheinrich's personal motto; he bought an astrolabe, two ivory sundials and an armillary sphere from Georg Hartmann in 1544. | Palatinate. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Moran; Michel 3; Holland's Glorie; A.J. Turner 10; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| OTTWAY, JOHN | England, fl.1826-70, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = D.(1985); Wheel Barometer = X. | T.C. | 87 St. Johns Road (1826-33); 5 York Street, Covent Garden (1830-39); 10 King Street, Holborn (1840-41); 11 Devonshire Street, Queen Square (1842-48); 33 Upper King Street (1849-51); all in London. | Taylor 2(1950); Goodison 1; Crawforth 1 & 6; RSW. | suggest correction |
| OTTWAY, W. | England, OIM | Telescope, refracting = Christie-SK 6/2/83. | Ealing. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| OTTWAY, W., AND CO. | England, c.1850, MIM OIM SIM | Telescopes, single draw = Christie-SK 3/31/83 & 4/17/86, Phillips 6/15/76; Dumpy Level = Phillips 2/22/77. | Ealing, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| OUDRY | France, c.1820, MIM | Rule = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| OUGHTRED, WILLIAM | England, 1575-1660, | invented the double horizontal sundial, now called the Oughtred-type; invented a calculating device which he called his "circles of proportion"and a straight slide rule; author; mathematician; had William Forster as a pupil. | Albury; Cambridge. | Taylor 1(94); Evans 1; Gunther 2; Michel 3; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| OULD, HENRY | England, fl.1791-94, MIM NIM | apprenticed to Benjamin Cole 2 in the Merchant Taylors' Company, Nov. 7, 1759; worked for Edward Nairne; had his own business by 1794; T.C.; patented an improvement for a quadrant in 1791. | Dartmouth; No.4 New Court, Great New Street, Fetter Lane, London; 59 Lower East Smithfield, London (1794). | Taylor 2(1021); Crawforth 6, 7 & 8. | suggest correction | |
| OUTHIER, ABBE D.REGINALD | France, 1694-1774, | Abbé Outhier; invented a drive mechanism for celestial globes in 1727; invented a planetarium in 1727; both types were made by Jean-Baptiste Cattin; Outhier made improvements in odometer invented by Meynier 1. | Besançon (1727); rue Genégau, Paris. | Cons. Nat'l; Beckmann; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| OUVIERE | France, MIM | Cosmograph, copper = Drouot 4/26/67. | Ouvière. | Marseilles. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| OVERING, THOMAS | England, PHIM | Balance = Kendal Museum. | T.C.; "Seller of Scales, Weights of all Measures." | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| OWEN | see Barrow and Owen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| OWEN, BENJAMIN | England, c.1687, | apprenticed to Isaac Webb of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 29, 1687; turned over to William Newton 1. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| OWEN, JAMES | England, c.1803, MIM | apprenticed to William Evans 1 of the Grocers' Company on May 7, 1795; free of the Company Jan. 6, 1803. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| OWEN, WILLIAM | England, c.1810, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 5/12/72. | the barometers are signed "Owen Oswestry." | Oswestry. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| OWENS, OWEN | England, fl.1794-1825, NIM OIM | Sextants = NMM, PEA (1797); Octants = Saint-Brieuc 8/4/79, Christie-SK 11/2/95; Hadley's Quadrant = Dukes County Historical Society, Edgartown, Mass.; Quadrant = Pugsley Sale; Telescope = BMM. | the Pugsley quadrant is marked for the owner "Daniel Russell 1796"; Christie-SK is marked "Made for Bartholomew Downing ct. 21, 1794." | 4 South Castle Street, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1400); Bryden 9; Brewington 1; American Neptune, Jan. 1975; RSW. | suggest correction |
| OXENFORD, JOHN | England, fl.1713-48, MIM | apprenticed to Edmund Blow in the Joiners' Company on Jan. 13, 1704; free in the Company, Dec. 1,1713; took an apprentice. | Savage Garden, London (1724). | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| OXLY, HENRY | England, c.1780, PHIM | Coin Balance = WHI. | 230 Upper Thames Street, London. | Olivia Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| OXMANTOWN, LORD | Ireland, fl.1830-40, | made specula for microscopes and telescopes; author; F.R.S. | Taylor 2(2197). | suggest correction | ||
| OZANAM | France, 1688-1736, | author; desgned an instrument and published a book on "L'Usage de l'instrument universelle ou "pantometre"; a rectangular frame with the alidade pivoted at one corner; also published "l'Usage du compass de proportion" in 1736. | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| P. | England, 18th Century, MIM | Sundial Mould, sandstone = Nat'l Museum of Wales. | Wales. | Peate. | suggest correction | |
| P.A. 1 | Germany, MIM | Table Sundial = LIN. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| P.A. 2 | 18th Century, MIM | Ring Sundial = Drouot 4/7/87. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| P.A.F. | Germany?, 16th Century, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, star-shaped = D.(1983) = TIM. | the latitude scale goes as high as 60°; Wynter suggested this might be Petrus ab aggere. | Wynter 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| P.B. 1 | c.1580, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, string-gnomon = ADL-M247. | the case is shaped like a watch. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| P.B. 2 | c.1650, NIM | Shipwright's Rule = NMM-Gabb Coll. | Taylor 1(234a); Dewhirst; NMM 2. | suggest correction | ||
| P.B. 3 | pre-1702, MIM | Sundial, hour scale only = "Speaker." | found on the pirate ship, "Speaker", which was wrecked off Mauritius, in 1702. | Lizé. | suggest correction | |
| P.B. 4 | Germany, c.1790, MIM | Diptych Sundials, wood and paper = UTR, ADL-W194, WHI, Koller May 1972, Christie-G 11/20/79. | the initials are found in the compass boxes. | de Wijk; Bryden 16; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| P.B. 5 | Germany, c.1820, | marked on globe by Carl Bauer, which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| P.B.S.P. | Austria?, 1663, MIM | Vertical Sundial, small, 1663 = SAL. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| P.C.P.Z.N. | Italy, 1608, MIM | Cube Sundial in box-form = ADL-M319. | all "N"s are backward. | Florence. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| P.D. 1 | Germany, c.1780, PHIM | Money Balance = DRE. | Paulus Dienert or (Dierert). | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| P.D. 2 | England, OIM | Eyepiece for a 4" Refracting Telescope = D.(1971). | Peter Dollond (?). | Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction | |
| P.D.B. | France, c.1800, | poids des boulets; marked on sectors. | Christie 4/3/85. | suggest correction | ||
| P.D.M.F. | Italy?, 17th Century, MIM | Squadra Mobile = WHI-311. | O. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| P.E. | marked on an ivory diptych sundial signed "Gois" (1). | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| P.E.M. | Germany, 1767, MIM | Azimuth Sundial, stone, 1767 = Heimatmuseum, Landback a. Lech. | also marked "1740." | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| P.F. ET CIE. | France, c.1880, MIM | Heliochronometers = OXF, Cooke's Shop in the CMY. | "breveté, S.G.D.G." | Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| P.G. 1 | c.1710, MIM | Ring Sundial = Koller 11/17/75. | punchmark is initials in a shield. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| P.G. 2 | might be Paulo Galluci; see Ferina. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| P.G.P.Z.N. | see P.C.P.Z.N. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| P.H. | France, 18th Century, MIM | Sector = Christie-NY 11/3/85. | maker's mark, stamped. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| P.I.B. | Germany, 1629, MIM | Pillar Sundial, 1629 = University Art Museum, Uppsala. | Philipp Jakob Berner. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction |
| P.K. | "P.K." marked on an ivory diptych sundial signed "H.M." (3), 1616. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| P.M.L.P.N. | Germany, c.1750, | marked on string-gnomon sundial signed "Neusshart" at ULM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| P.R. | 1769, PHIM | Weights, 1769 = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88. | crown over initials. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| P.S.M. | England, c.1845, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, miniature, box = D.(1990). | place names in English. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PAAUW, JAN, JR. | Holland, c.1723-1803, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Instrument = UTR; Mathematical Instrument = LEY; Air Pump = van Cleef en Scheurleer, 1799; Microscope = LEY; etc.. | made instruments for P. van Musschenbroek; received the degree of D. Phil. at Franeker in 1762; many of his microscopes, mathematical and geodetical instruments survive. | Leiden. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2; Crommelin 1; Daumas 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| PACKER, CHARLES | England, MIM | Garden Sundial = D.(1976). | the "Lambourn Church Dial." | Lambourn. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PACKEWOOD, CHRISTOPHER | England, c.1630, MIM | apprenticed to John Blighton 1 of the Grocers' Company on Dec. 25, 1630; made a shipwright's rule. | by Alhallowes-Barking Church, London. | J. Brown 1; Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| PACQUELLET, ROCH | France, 1567, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, 1567 = HAR. | Laon. | Janin 1. | suggest correction | |
| PAGANI, ANTHONY | England, fl.1812-25, PHIM | Wheel and Stick Barometers = X (5). | optician; the barometers are signed "A. Pagani Nottingham." | Gainsborough; Goose Gate, Nottingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PAGANI, J.M. | Holland, c.1790, PHIM | Barometer = Soth.-A March, 1975. | Groningen. | Daumas 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| PAGANUZZI, ANTO. | Italy, 1755, MIM | Compass for plane table, 1755 = P.C. (1987) = D.(1993). | Coffeen 43; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PAGE'S | France, PHIM | Folding Bar Magnet = OXF. | Rue de Chantre, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PAGE, CHARLES GRAFTON | USA, c.1840, | M.D.; devised electro-magnetic apparatus, made by Daniel Davis, Jr. | Boston, Mass. | D.J. Warner 6. | suggest correction | |
| PAGE, EDWARD | England, 1673, MIM | London. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PAGE, THOMAS 1 | England, c.1656, | apprenticed to Henry Sutton in the Joiners' Company on June 20, 1649; free in the Company, July 7, 1656. | Crawfirth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| PAGE, THOMAS 2 | England, fl.1750-84, PHIM | Angle Barometer = WHI. | Norwich. | Taylor 2(1952); Dewhirst; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PAGE, WILLIAM | England, c.1708, | apprenticed to Grace Wells in the Joiners' Company on June 15, 1708. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| PAGLAR, SAMUEL | England, c.1808, | apprenticed to John Corless in the Joiners' Company, Nov.1, 1808. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| PAIGE | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Southboro, Tunbridge Wells. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PAINE, CHRISTOPHER | England, c.1590, MIM SIM | instrument maker; plane tables. | Hosier Lane, Smithfield, London. | Taylor 1(85); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| PAINE, JOHN | England, c.1689, | apprenticed to William Howe of the Grocers' Company on Aug. 5, 1689. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PALLANT, JOHN | England, fl.1826-1850+, MIM OIM PHIM | Meridian Telescope = D.(1987); Aneroid Barometer = Phillips 10/26/83. | apprenticed to John Huggins 2 of the Grocers' Company, Dec. 7, 1826; partner with W. Muxton as "Muxton and Pallant" before 1843; on his own after that date; the telescope is signed "J. Pallant, 44 Museum Street, London"; the barometer is signed "Pallant 51 Strand, London." | 44 Museum Street (before 1843); 14 Mercer Street, Long Acre (1843); 51 Strand; all in London. | Moskowitz 130; J. Brown 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PALLANT, T. | misreading for J. Pallant. | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| PALMER | England, fl.1841-46, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | also a thermometer maker; could be Edward Palmer 2. | 103 Newgate Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PALMER AND HALL | USA, fl.1849-57, PHIM | successors to Daniel David, Jr.; the firm became "Thomas Hall" in 1857; made electrical apparatus. | Boston, Mass. | Romaine; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| PALMER AND NEWTON | England, fl.1783-97, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, miniature, with case, 1783 = NMM. | Palmer and John Newton; T.C.; "Successors to the late Mr. Bateman"; the globe was edited from Nathaniel Hill's globe of 1754. | No. 128 at the Globe and Sun in Chancery Lane, Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 2(879); Crawforth 1; Evans 1; Krogt 2; NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| PALMER, AARON | USA, fl.1843-47, MIM | Palmer's Card Calculator = Soth. 10/3/88. | registered a form of circular side rule in 1843 which was made by John E. Fuller; was bought out by John E. Fuller who added his rule to the reverse side, as an improvement, in 1847. | Boston, Mass. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Coffeen 15; Delehar 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PALMER, ASHUR C. | USA, c.1840, MIM | partner with Edward Samuel Ritchie, as Palmer and Ritchie, 1839-42. | Boston, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| PALMER, EDWARD 1 | England, c.1765, | apprenticed to Charles Fairbone 1 of the Grocers' Company on Aug. 6, 1765. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PALMER, EDWARD 2 | England, fl.1841-46, PHIM | Vacuum Pump = Soth.-S 5/19/88. | barometer and thermometer maker; made working models of locomotives, 1842; T.C.; succeeded by Horne, Thornthwaite and Wood at this address. | 103 Newgate Street, London. | Taylor 2(2196a); Dewhirst; G.L'E. Turner 24; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PALMER, JOHN | England, fl.1631-75, | member of the Spectacle Makers' Company; desgned and wrote about an improvement for Blagrave's "Mathematical Jewell"; designed a planetary instrument which was made by Walter Hayes. | London. | Taylor 1(168); North 2; Evans 1; Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| PALMER, ROBERT | Scotland, fl.1829-36, MIM | Sundial, 1829 = Riccarton Castle, Midlothian; Sundial, 1836 = Churchyard, Currie. | Gatty. | suggest correction | ||
| PALMER, ROGER | England, fl.1668-79, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = WHI. | the Earl of Castlemain; invented a new "English Globe" which was published by Moxon. | Bryden 11; Gunther 3; Taylor 1(402) & (406). | suggest correction | |
| PALMER, STEELE, YOUNGHUSBAND | England, 1813, NIM | T.C. "Nautical Instrument Makers"; John Steele. | opposite Duke's Dock, Wapping, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PALMIERI, LUIGI | Italy, 1807-96, | designed meteorological instruments. | Naples. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| PALRONI, B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PALURIE, D.F. | Spain, c.1850, MIM | Celestial Globe = D.(1972). | Barcelona. | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| PANNETRAT | France, pre-1871, MIM | Héliade = CNAM-8278. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PANORMI | 1634, | Horizontal Sundial, 1634 = BM. | probably Panormos on Tenos. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| PAOLETTI | England, PHIM | Marine Barometer = Mitchells, Cockermouth, 12/12/96. | Goole, Yorkshire. | ATG 12/7/96. | suggest correction | |
| PAPIN | England, fl.1672-92, PHIM | made barometers, hydrostatic balances and hydraulic instruments; worked for Robert Boyle, 1687-91; nephew of Denis Papin. | at Mr. Carpenter's, near Bell Inn, Friday Street; at Mrs. Blakies, the Court over against the Crown and Thistle, Blackfriars; both in London. | Taylor 1(410); Goodison 1; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| PAPIN, DENIS | France; England; Germany, 1647-1712, PHIM | made air pumps; worked for Robert Boyle at Oxford; author; developed an air pump while working with Huygens, 1671-75, as a technical assistant; F.R.S. | Paris (1647-75); London (1675-87); Marburg (1687-1712). | Daumas 1; Taylor 1(410); A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| PAPON, ESTIENNE | France, MIM | Sundial in the cover of a watch = Bloch-Pimentel Coll. = P.C. | Gien. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PAPPEN | alternative spelling for Papin. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| PARACHINI, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PARACHINI, G. | England, c.1790, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 11/13/86. | "Warranted." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PARDIE | England, pre-1764, MIM | designed and made a universal sundial. | James Ferguson. | suggest correction | ||
| PARIS | France, c.1763, MIM OIM | son of Claude Paris and succeeded him in the business. | L'Estrapade, Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| PARIS, CLAUDE | France, 1703-63, MIM OIM | Telescopes, Gregorian = CNAM (1755), Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88; Telescopes = NAC, P.C.; Microscope, Cuff-type = NAC; Telescopes were offered by dealers in 1967, 1970 and 1976. | associated with Jean-Baptiste-Charles Gonichon, 1733; made "marchand miroitier privilégié suivant la Cour" in 1740; the privilege passed to his sister, Marie-Michelle Gonichon, upon his death in 1763; it is hard to tell whether it is Claude Paris or his son who made the telescopes offered by dealers. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Brieux 2 & 3; Nachet; Wynter and Turner; USNM; Augarde; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PARISH, ROBERT | England, c.1738, MIM | apprenticed to John Foster of the Clockmakers' Company on May 1, 1738. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| PARK, ROBERT | Scotland, c.1800, NIM OIM PHIM | Barometers = D.(1971), D.(1972); Telescope = FRK = RSM. | T.C. in a Spencer, Browning and Co. sextant case. | Greenock. | Soth.-N.Y. 2/23/79; Morrison-Low 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PARK, ROSWELL | USA, 1807-69, | revised at least two of Josiah Loring's terrestrial globes in 1846. | Boston, Mass. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| PARKER 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be the same as Parker 4. | Theobalds Street (London?). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PARKER 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Wisbech. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PARKER 3 | England, c.1900, | Water Clock, 1649 = K. & C. 12/3/75. | fake, surely the work of Pearson and Page of Birmingham. | Southampton. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PARKER 4 | England, c.1810, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/14/87. | may be the same as Parker 1. | Princes Street, Soho, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PARKER, BENJAMIN | England, c.1753, MIM | Slide Rules, Saxspeach-type = OXF (1753), KEN (1753), Christie-Australia 6/5/62. | Isaac Newton's Head, next the Great Turnstile, Holborn; Fulwood's Rents, Holborn; Ratcliffe; all in London. | Taylor 2(202) and (534); Evans 1; Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Holland; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PARKER, EDWARD | see E.P. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| PARKER, FRANCIS | England, c.1690, | member of the Bakers' Company; may have had William Roloson turned over to him in 1690. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| PARKER, GEORGE | Ireland, fl.1761-66, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, silver = EGE. | watchmaker; the ring sundial is 2 1/2" in diameter. | Cork Hill, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PARKER, JAMES 1 | England, fl.1703-26, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Walpole of the Grocers' Company on March 2, 1696; free of the Company on June 8, 1703; took apprentices. | Foster Lane, London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| PARKER, JAMES 2 | England, fl.1806-25, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometers = X(2); Wheel Barometers = X, Soth.-P 3/1/83. | one barometer is signed "Parker London" the others are signed "Parker" or "J. Parker" plus the Princes Street address. | 53 Princes Street, Leicester Square, Soho (1817); 22 Little Queen Street, Holborn; both in London. | Taylor 2(1189); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PARKER, JAMES 3 | England, c.1817, OIM | optician. | 333 Oxford Street, London. | Taylor 2(1189). | suggest correction | |
| PARKER, JOHN 1 | England, c.1748, MIM | apprenticed to James Wilson 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 14, 1740; free of the Company, Jan. 18, 1748. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| PARKER, JOHN 2 | England, c.1830, OIM | Sandpits, Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1955). | suggest correction | ||
| PARKER, RICHARD GREEN | USA, 1798-1869, MIM | educator; made hemisphere globes from c.1827 for the use of his students. | Boston, Mass. | Warner 4; DAB. | suggest correction | |
| PARKER, SAMUEL | England, fl.1825-26, OIM | 16 Little Hampton Street, Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1658). | suggest correction | ||
| PARKER, THOMAS 1 | England, c.1705, MIM | apprenticed to William Sellars of the Clockmakers' Company on July 9, 1705. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| PARKER, THOMAS 2 | Scotland, fl.1801-02, MIM | Glasgow. | Taylor 2(1190). | suggest correction | ||
| PARKER, WILLIAM | England, 1784-1817, MIM OIM | Lens = APS. | constructed large burning glasses, one just under 3 feet in diameter, another, 16" dia. for Priestly; said to have been of "advanced age" in 1817; usually referrered to as "Mr. Parker." | Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 2(754); Multhauf 1; Clay and Court; Spargo 1; Dewhirst. | suggest correction |
| PARKES AND HADLEY | England, MIM | Orrery, planets missing = Lub and Himmel, April 1965; Orrery, sun and moon missing = Grimwades 10/25/90. | "patented." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PARKES, I. | England, OIM | Spyglass = P.C.(1967). | London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| PARKES, JAMES, AND SON | England, c.1850, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Microscopes = Wellcome Museum, D.(1969), D.(1976), Christie-SK 2/8/79, Phillips 2/14/79; Sextant = D.(1975); Surveying Instrument = D.(1977); Telescopes = American Art Galleries, Chicago, Ill. 3/18/75, Christie-SK 7/10/80. | showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851, London. | 5 and 6 St. Mary's Row, Birmingham. | Bryden 9; G.L'E. Turner 24; Moskowitz 112; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PARKES, JOHN AND SONS | England, 19th Century, NIM | Sextant = Charles 6/10/79. | T.C. in sextant box. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PARKES, SAMUEL | England, fl.1777-1818, MIM | rule and compass maker. | 8 Sand Street (1777); St. Mary's Row (1787); Legge Street (1797-1801); all in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| PARKES, SAMUEL, AND SON | England, fl.1808-18, MIM | rule makers, worked in boxwood and ivory. | Bull Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| PARKINSON AND FRODSHAM | England, fl.1800-38, MIM OIM | William Parkinson and William James Frodsham; famous for their chronometers. | 4 Change Alley, Cornhill, London. | Taylor 2(1403). | suggest correction | |
| PARKMAN, S.N. | USA, NIM | Boat Compass = MYS. | 174 Commercial Street, Boston, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PARKS | see Graham and Parks. | suggest correction | ||||
| PARMINTER, GEORGE | England, c.1767, | apprenticed to his father, John Parminter 1 of the Grocers' Company on Nov. 3, 1767. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PARMINTER, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1739-91, MIM | apprenticed to John Gilbert 1 of the Grocers' Company on July 6, 1732; free of the Company, Sept. 20, 1739; took apprentices. | near the White Hart alehouse in Mansell Street, Goodman's Fields (1739); next door to the Sun and Bell in the Minories (1742); the corner of the Minories (1758); King Street, Tower Hill (1787); all in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| PARMINTER, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1791-96, MIM OIM | apprenticed to Charles Lincoln in the Spectacle- makers'Company; admitted by Patrimony to the Grocers' Company on July 7, 1791; took one apprentice; optician. | Crown Court, Wapping (1791); Dog Row, Bethnal Green (1796); both in London. | J. Brown 1; Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| PARMINTER, SAMUEL | England, c.1787, MIM | admitted to the Grocers' Company by Patrimony on June 7, 1787; son of John Parminter 1. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PARNALL AND SONS | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Beam Balance = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PARNELL | England, c.1830, NIM | Octant = Christie-SK 11/2/95. | probably Thomas Parnell, or William, his son. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PARNELL AND SON | England, 19th Century, NIM | Sextant = Soth. 10/27/74. | probably Thomas Parnell. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PARNELL, THOMAS | England, fl.1776-1811, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = Soth. 12/15/83; Telescopes = SWE, X; Octants = MYS, D.(1990), Marine Museum, Horten, Norway, Stadt Museum, Albenå, Denmark, VNN, Bolling Hall, Bradford; Sextants = MYS, Versailles 4/17/83, P.C.; etc. | apprenticed to John Blake in the Joiners' Company, Dec. 13, 1768; free of the Company, May 7, 1776; T.C.; most of his instruments are signed "Parnell." | at the Mariner and Quadrant, No. 94 (later No. 2) Hermitage Bridge, Lower East Smithfield, London. | Taylor 2(1023); Calvert 2; Crawforth 1 & 7; Moskowitz 102; Pipping 1; Goodison 1; M.A.D., May 1990; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PARNELL, WILLIAM | England, fl.1811-14, MIM | took over Thomas Parnell's shop in 1814; might have been his son. | Hermitage (1811); No. 94 (later No. 2) Lower East Smithfield (1813-14); all in London. | Taylor 2(1023); Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| PARRISH, H. | England, c.1860, PHIM | barometer maker. | 6 1/2 Wood Street, Bath Row, Birmingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PARROTT, W.T. | England, 1790, NIM | Octant, ebony, 1790 = Vogel Nov. 1972; Octant = Soth. 9/20/83. | Hull. | Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PARRY, THOMAS WILLIAM | England, fl.1838-46, MIM OIM | Analemmatic Sundial = Christie 6/7/72. | 14 Princes Street, Barbican; 24 Holywell Street, Strand; both in London. | Taylor 2(2199); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PARSONS | England, MIM | Circular Slide Rule = Soth. 10/21/74. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PARSONS AND TUTTEL | England, 1701, MIM | William Parsons 1 and Thomas Tuttel; advertised a pair of 36-inch globes for 25 pounds in 1701. | London. | Taylor 1(411). | suggest correction | |
| PARSONS, CHARLES | England, 1674, MIM | Quadrant Sundial, 1674 = OXF. | for 51° latitude. | Taylor 1(376); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| PARSONS, GEORGE | England, c.1822, MIM | apprenticed to his father, William Parsons 3, of the Grocers' Company on July 4, 1822. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | ||
| PARSONS, JAMES | England, fl.1820-38, MIM PHIM | apprenticed to his father, William Parsons 3, of the Grocers' Company on Dec. 3, 1812. | 22 Bull and Mouth Street, London. | Taylor 2(2200); J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| PARSONS, WILLIAM 1 | England, 1658-1723, MIM | Protractor, Plotting Scale = OXF. | may be Col. William Parsons; see Parsons and Tuttel. | Old Palace Yard, Westminster, London. | Taylor 1(411) & 2(1660); RSW. | suggest correction |
| PARSONS, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1759, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1759 = NMM; Protractor = OXF. | 3.6" in diameter. | Taylor 2(1660); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| PARSONS, WILLIAM 3 | England, fl.1799-1822, MIM PHIM | apprenticed to James Martin of the Grocers' Company on Nov. 5, 1789; free of the Company, Jan. 3, 1799; took apprentices, including his own children. | 9 Kirby Street, Hatton Garden; New Sreet, Fetter Lane (1801-07); Salisbury Court, Fleet Street (1808-12); Paul's Alley, St. Paul's Churchyard (1812-22); Bull and Mouth Street (1822); all in London. | Taylor 2(1660); J. Brown 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| PARSONS, WILLIAM 4 | England, c.1809, | apprenticed to his father, William Parsons 3 on Feb. 2, 1809. | London. | J. Brown 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| PARTON, WILLIAM | England, c.1830, NIM | compass maker. | 40 Low Street, Sunderland. | Taylor 2(1956). | suggest correction | |
| PASCAL, BLAISE | France, 1623-62, | mathematician; philosopher; worked with Toricelli's idea of vacuum tube for barometer, c.1650; invented an adding machine in 1642. | A.J. Turner 10; Middleton 1; DSB. | suggest correction | ||
| PASCAL, CLAUDE | France; Holland, fl.1654-74, MIM | clockmaker. | The Hague (1654); Paris (1670). | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| PASCAL, DOMINIQUE | France, c.1740, PHIM | Coin Balances = Soth. 11/16/87 and 4/18/88. | Rue de 4 Chapaux, Lyon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PASCHE, LOUIS | Holland, fl.1768-93, MIM | Pasché; clockmaker; worked on Leidse Sphere. | Leiden. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| PASSEMANT, CLAUDE-SIMEON | France, 1702-69, MIM OIM PHIM | Barometers = Usher Art Gallery, Lincoln, Waddesden Manor, Bucks; Wheel Barometers = NYM, Phillips 9/10/86, Christie N.Y. 6/7/79 (Sèvres porcelain); Thermometer = DEU; Telescopes = WHI, ADL-M434, Spitzer-2891, Valley Forge Historical Society, Pa.; Hygrometer = COR; Solar Micrscope = COR; Planetariums = Palais de Versailles (1749), MLL (1766); Sundials = NMM, CNAM; Pair of Globes = POB; Astronomical Clock = Palais de Versailles; Microscopes = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88, NYM; etc. | Claude-Siméon Passemant; author; "Ingénieur du Roi"; made three telescopes for Louis XV (1751, 1755, 1759). | rue de la Monnaye à la Pomme d'Or; au Louvre, au dessus de l'Académie Française (1749); both in Paris. | Daumas 1; Taylor 2(296a); Ronfort; Brieux 3; Bennett 1; ADL; Michel 3; Stevens & Aked; USNM; Engelmann 1; Augarde; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PASSEMENT | misreading for Passemant. | suggest correction | ||||
| PASSEY, D. | England, c.1790, OIM | Solar Microscope = Soth. 3/25/86. | Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PASTEUR, BERNARD FRANCOIS | Switzerland; Holland, 1742-1801, OIM PHIM | Pneumatic Pump = LEY. | Bernard François Pasteur; clockmaker; also made microscopes, thermometers, etc. | Geneva (1742-67); Amsterdam (1767); Leyden (1794). | Rooseboom 1; Crommelin 1. | suggest correction |
| PASTORELLI | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Bowling Street, Westminster, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PASTORELLI AND CETTI | England, c.1853, PHIM | Pastorelli and Edward Cetti; barometer and thermometer makers; they succeeded John Tagliabue. | 11 Brook Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PASTORELLI AND CO. 1 | England, 1815-17, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = Phillips 11/16/88. | Fortunato Pastorelli; became F. and J. Pastorelli in 1817. | 4 Cross Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PASTORELLI AND CO. 2 | England, fl.1856-63, MIM PHIM SIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Dumpy Level = D.(1982). | Francis Pastorelli; level is Patent No. 2711, 11/18/1863. | 208 Piccadilly, London. | Goodison 1; Coffeen A. | suggest correction |
| PASTORELLI AND CO. 3 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably J. Pastorelli. | 180 High Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PASTORELLI AND RAPKIN | England, 1750-1900, PHIM | Barometer, Fortin-type = Phillips 2/14/79; Hygrometer = Longleat House, Wilts.; Stick Barometer = Soth.-C 6/6/85; Thermo-Hydrograph = K. & C. 9/29/76; Aneroid Barometer = Soth.-S 7/17/96. | firm claimed to have been established in 1750; aneroid barometer signed "Pastorelli and Rapkin Ltd." | 46 Hatton Garden, London. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PASTORELLI, A. AND F. | England, fl.1848-49, PHIM | Anthony Pastorelli and his son, Francis. | 4 Cross Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PASTORELLI, A., AND SON | England, c.1848, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 9/23/88. | Dawcross Street; 4 Cross Street, Hatton Garden; both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PASTORELLI, ANTHONY | England, fl.1829-49, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (3); Barometer and Thermometer = Phillips 11/11/81; Hygrometer = OXF. | philosophical instrument maker; succeeded Fortunato Pastorelli in 1830; took his son Francis as a partner, 1848-49; some barometers signed "A. Pastorelli." | 4 Cross Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PASTORELLI, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = Phillips 9/16/81. | either Fortunato or Francis Pastorelli. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PASTORELLI, F. AND J. | England, fl.1817-18, PHIM | Fortunato and J. Pastorelli; barometer makers. | 4 Cross Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PASTORELLI, F., AND CO. | England, c.1850, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Telescope = D.(1975). | Francis Pastorelli. | 208 Piccadilly, London. | Goodison 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PASTORELLI, FORTUNATO | England, fl.1805-30, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | the barometer is signed "Pastorelli 156 Holborn, London"; see Pastorelli and Co. 1, F. and J. Pastorelli; succeeded by Anthony Pastorelli. | 252 High Holborn (1805); 156 High Holborn (1811); 4 Cross Street, Hatton Garden (1815-30); all in London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PASTORELLI, FRANCIS | England, fl.1848-60, OIM PHIM | son of Anthony Pastorelli and his partner, 1848-49, as A. and F. Pastorelli; succeeded him in 1850; see Pastorelli and Co. 2. | 4 Cross Street, Hatton Garden (1848-56); 208 Piccadilly (1856-60); both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PASTORELLI, J. | England, c.1817, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | worked with Fortunato Pastorelli, 1817-18, see F. and J. Pastorelli and Pastorelli and Co. 3. | 180 High Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PASTORELLI, JOHN | England, fl.1837-57, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (3), Christie-SK 5/20/88; Stick Barometer = X. | 28 Cable Street (1837); 55 Cable Street (1841-47); 61 Cable Street (1851); 10 South Castle Street (1857); all in Liverpool. | Taylor 2(2201); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PASTORELLI, JOSEPH 1 | England, fl.1820-27, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | Leopards Court, Leather Lane, London. | Taylor 2(1663); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PASTORELLI, JOSEPH 2 | England, fl.1825, PHIM | made barometers. | 67 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PASTORELLI, T. AND F. | England, c.1815, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 2/4/77. | surely Fortunato Pastorelli and a relative. | 4 Cross Street, Hatton Garden, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PATERNAL, NICOLAS | Portugal, 1616, MIM | Astrolabe, 1616 = LIM. | ICA-217. | Price 1; Gunther 1; Michel 2; GHP; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PATERSON | Scotland, c.1803, OIM | Calton Hill Observatory, Edinburgh. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | ||
| PATERSON, JAMES | Scotland, fl.1679-93, MIM | produced an "Arithmatical Spiral" calculating instrument; wrote almanacs; advertised "weather-glasses of all sorts and sizes"; succeeded by his nephew, John Mann 1. | at the Sign of the Sea Cross-staff and Quadrant in the Cowgate (1681-86); Sign of the Sea Cross-staff and Quadrant, Reid House, middle of the Leith Wynd (1689); both in Edinburgh. | Taylor 1(424); Bryden 3, 10 & 15; Clay and Court; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PATHRICK, JOHN | see John Patrick. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |||
| PATIN | France, c.1700, MIM | Crescent-type Sundial = D. | Brieux 3. | suggest correction | ||
| PATON, DAVID | Scotland, c.1824, MIM | made a planetarium and lunarium in 1824. | Dunfermline. | Taylor 2(1664). | suggest correction | |
| PATRICK | England, 19th Century, MIM | Inclinable Sundial = ATG, 7/13/96. | ad said 18th century. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PATRICK, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1686-1722, MIM | apprenticed to William Thompson in the Joiners' Company on July 8, 1668; free in the Company, July 6, 1686, on the report of Thomas Eliot; took apprentices; may be the father of John Patrick 2 or there may be only one John Patrick. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| PATRICK, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1693-1720, MIM PHIM | Angle Barometers = P.C. (2); Stick Barometers = D.(1981), NMM, Christie-SK 4/17/86; Pillar Barometer, ivory, brass and silver = BM. | author; apprenticed to William Tompson of the Joiners' Company on July 6, 1686; free of the Company in 1693; became a member of the Clockmakers' Company in 1712; specialized in barometers; T.C.; probably the son of John Patrick 1 unless the two are the same person. | against Bull Head Court, in Jewin Street near Cripplegate Church (pre-1704); Ship Court, Old Bailey (1704-); both in London. | Clay and Court; Goodison 1; Taylor 1(526); Calvert 2; RSW; Bedini 8; Price 3; Crawforth 1; Dewhirst; RSW; A.J. Turner 10; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| PATRICK, THOMAS | England, c.1686, | apprenticed to John Patrick 1 in the Joiners' Company on Oct. 5, 1686. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| PATRIDGE, R., AND CO. | USA, c.1830, MIM | Circular Calculator for finding interest = D.(1985). | Boston, Mass. | Coffeen 9. | suggest correction | |
| PATRON | France, MIM SIM | Graphometers = D.(1972), A-P 3/15/76. | possibly Pierre-André Patron, which see. | Paris. | Roux Devilas, 1973; Augarde; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PATRON, PIERRE-ANDRE | France, c.1742, | Pierre-André Patron; master sword maker; may be same as Patron, which see; may have made instruments. | rue de la Petite Sonnerie, Paris. | Augarde. | suggest correction | |
| PATRONE | see Patroni | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |||
| PATRONI, PIETRO | Italy, fl.1714-22, OIM | Microscope, 1715 = LEY; Binocular Microscopes = P.C. (1719), NAC (1722); Binocular Telescopes = DEU (1714), NAC (1719); Telescopes = ADL-M426, Soth. 1/25/84. | the binocular telescopes are signed "Sac Coesae et Catae Mais Opticus Mediolani" and "Petrus Patronus"; the Soth. telescope is signed "Pierre Patroni"; the Adler telescope is signed on the objective lens; Patroni is mentioned in an advertisment by James Mann 2. | Mediolani = Milan. | Daumas 1; Bonelli 1; Price 2; Engelmann 1; Dewhirst; Crawforth 1; A.J. Turner 10; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PATTART, IOAN. | Germany, fl.1715-52, MIM | Garden Sundials, stone = Aschbach Schloss (1752), Cremsdorf bei Höchstadt. | Cremsdorf sundial has arms of Christian Ernst von Guttenberg. | Bamberg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| PATTEN | see Potten. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |||
| PATTEN, GEORGE | USA, 1820-57, MIM OIM | son of Richard Patten; see Richard Patten and Son. | New York, N.Y. (1820-42); 23 South Street (1849-51); 38 W. Baltimore (1856-57); the last two in Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| PATTEN, RICHARD | USA, 1792-1865, MIM NIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = ADL-A215, NMM, USNM, D.(1983), P.C., etc; Octant = MYS; Marine Compass = P.C.; Sextant = Fairfield Historical Society, Conn.; Surveying Compass = D.(1993). | worked with his son, George, as Richard Patten and Son, 1842-1857; MYS octant is No. 12; Garcelon compass signed "R. Patten, New York"; had a dividing engine; T.C.,"All instruments in the above line made to order and warranted being divided on an Engine after the Plan of Ramsdens." | Maryland; 350 Water Street (1813); 184 Water Street (1815-19); 180 Water Street (1821-34); 11 Park Place (1834-37); all in New York, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. (1843-46); Baltimore, Md. (1849-60); Washington, D.C. (1862-65). | Smart 1; Bedini 1 & 8; Moskowitz 2; USNM; D.J. Warner 10; ADL; Garcelon 33 and 34; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PATTEN, RICHARD, AND SON | USA, fl.1842-57, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Richard and George Patten. | Washington, D.C. (1842-49); Baltimore, Md. (1850-57) the years (1856-57) were at 38 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Md. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| PATTEN, STEPHEN | USA, fl.1834-41, MIM NIM | sold nautical items, rules, dividers, etc. | Exchange Street (1834); No. 31 Exchange Street (1841); both in Portland Me. | Portland, Maine Business Directories. | suggest correction | |
| PATTEN, WILLIAM | USA, fl.1838-49, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | 6th and Arch, Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| PATTERSON, WILLIAM | England, c.1808, | apprenticed to Ebenezer Hoppé in the Joiners' Company on May 10, 1804. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| PATTON | see Richard Patten. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| PATTON AND GEORGE | NIM | Sextant = Fall River Marine Museum, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PATTRICK | England, c.1805, MIM | Inclinable Sundial = ATG, 7/13/96. | surely Thomas Pattrick 1. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PATTRICK, T., AND CO. | England, fl.1802-08, MIM | Pocket Globe in case = D. | the celestial gores in the case are signed "Pattrick and Co."; the address is that of Thomas Pattrick 1. | 29 King Street, Covent Garden, London. | Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction |
| PATTRICK, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1802-08, MIM OIM PHIM | globe maker; see T. Pattrick and Co.; author. | 29 King Street, Covent Garden, London. | Taylor 2(1192); Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | |
| PATTRICK, THOMAS 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Wisbeach. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PAU, JOHANN | Holland, pre-1762, OIM | made a solar microscope. | Leyden. | Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| PAUL | Switzerland, c.1800, PHIM | son of Jacques Paul; barometer and thermometer maker, also made other philosophical apparatus. | Geneva. | Daumas 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| PAUL, JACQUES | Switzerland, 1733-98, MIM PHIM SIM | Hygrometer, hair = P.C.; Graphometer = GEM; Thermometer = GEM; Standard Meter = GEM; Electrical Doubler = GEM; Stick Barometer, 1763 = GEM. | father of Paul; apprenticed to Canivet; pocket compass (P.C.) is signed by both men; difficult to tell the father's work from the son's; GEM instruments are all from the Saussure Coll. | Geneva. | Daumas 1; J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| PAULUS | Holland, c.1653, OIM | made lenses for Christiaan Huygens. | Meester. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| PAULUS DE SURLANIS | misreading for Paulus de Furlanis, which see. | O. Brown 3; Woodward 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| PAULUS, JACOBUS | MIM | Microscope = Cranbrook Institute of Science, Mich. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| PAURUS | see Ioan and Paurus. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| PAVOLINI, BERNARDINUS | Italy, c.1750, MIM SIM | Telescopic Graphometer = D.(1987); Graphometer = USNM. | USNM instrument is signed "Bernardinum Pavolini Fecit" and marked "Antonius Manghetti Incidit." | USNM; Coffeen 15; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PAYNE 1 | see Melling and Payne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| PAYNE AND CO. | England, c.1850, MIM | Pedometer = WHI. | "3448 Patent"; William Payne. | 165 New Bond Street, London. | O. Brown 1. | suggest correction |
| PAYNE, A. | England, c.1825, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-LA 6/7/76. | 6 Little Warner, Clerkenwell, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PAYNE, BENJAMIN | England, c.1825, PHIM | Apothocary Scales = WHI; Balance = WHI. | No. 395 Strand, near Southamton Street, London. | O. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| PAYNE, CHRISTOPHER | see Christopher Paine. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| PAYNE, GEO. P. | England, c.1850, NIM | Octant, ebony, ivory and brass = D.(1976). | 39 South Castle Street, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PAYNE, J. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-Sussex 9/18/86. | Banbury. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PAYNE, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1795-1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "Payne Hadleigh." | Hadleigh. | Baillie 1; Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PAYNE, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1831, MIM | Pedometer = D.(1972). | patented a pocket pedometer in a watch case in 1831; clock and watch maker. | 163 New Bond Street, London.; Navigation Warehouse, South Castle Street, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1957); Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction |
| PAYNSTON | England, c.1815, MIM | invented a current meter. | Taylor 2(1402). | suggest correction | ||
| PAYSON, SAMUEL, JR. | USA, fl.1844-47, MIM NIM PHIM | Boston, Mass. (1844-46); New York, N.Y. (1846-47). | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| PEACE, PHILIP | Scotland, fl.1842-57, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 9/1/70. | 61 Broughton Street (1842-45); 71 South Frederick Street (1846); 99 Prices Street (1847-57); all in Edinburgh. | Bryden 3; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PEACHY, WILLIAM | England, c.1786, | apprenticed to Joseph Rust 2 of the Grocers' Company on Oct. 5, 1786. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PEACOCK, JONATHAN | England, c.1726, MIM | sundial maker. | the Old George, Penrith. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| PEACOCK, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1778-90, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Kimbolton. | Baillie 1; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PEACOCK, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1789-1832, PHIM | probably a dealer; name is marked on a stick barometer, signed on the back "J. Croce York 1789." | York. | Baillie 1; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PEAK | see Harvey and Peak. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |||
| PEARCE, THOMAS | England, fl.1856, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | instrument signed "Pearce Cirencester." | Cricklade Street, Cirencester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PEARSON, DAVID | USA, c.1760, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, wood = D. | the father of Henry Sleeper Pearson; the compass card was engraved by Joseph Callender. | Newburyport, Mass. | Smart 1; Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction |
| PEARSON, HENRY SLEEPER | USA, 1789-1878, MIM NIM SIM | Marine Compass = D.(1984); Surveyor's Compasses = P.C. (2). | son of David Pearson; T.C.; watch and scientific instrument maker. | at Jones Row, 6 Exchange Street, Portland, Me. (1823-77). | Smart 1; Coffeen G; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PEARSON, J. | England, c.1797, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 7/16/76, X. | barometers are signed "Pearson Towcester." | Towcester. | Baillie 1; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PEARSON, JOSEPH 1 | England, c.1797, OIM | optician; father of Joseph Pearson 2. | Moor Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| PEARSON, JOSEPH 2 | England, fl.1801-18, OIM | optician; son of Joseph Pearson 1. | 129 Moor Street (1801); Moor Street (1808-18); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| PEARSON, RICHARD | England, c.1827, MIM NIM OIM | North Side, Old Dock, Hull. | Taylor 2(1666). | suggest correction | ||
| PEARSON, ROBERT | England, c.1776, MIM | apprenticed to John Parminter 1 of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 2, 1760; free of the Company, Oct. 3, 1776. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PEARSON, WILLIAM | England, 1813, MIM | Orrery, showing mean motion, 1813 = KEN. | astronomer; constructed an astronomical clock and planetarium; F.R.S., 1819. | Whitbeck, Cumberland; Temple Grove, East Sheen; South Kilworth, Lincolnshire. | Taylor 2(880); RSW. | suggest correction |
| PEASE, PAUL | USA, fl.1750-58, NIM | Quadrant, 1758 = Brown University, Rhode Island; Backstaff, 1750 = R.I. Historical Society. | Warner said "Probably son-in-law of Nathaniel Folger of Nantucket; it is not known if he was maker or owner of this instrument"; probably maker because of other instruments. | Rhode Island? | USNM; Bedini 1; Evans 1; D.J. Warner 8; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PECCENINI | 1814?, MIM SIM | Graphometer = DRE. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PECHE | France, c.1840, NIM | Marine Compass = PMS. | sold sextants made by E. Lorieux. | Nantes. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PEDDELL, JOHN | England, c.1722, MIM | apprenticed to John Bellinger 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 15, 1722. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| PEDERSEN AND CO. | England, c.1850, MIM | Azimuth Compass = OMM. | Hull. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PEDIS, T. | Scotland, c.1790, PHIM | Barometer and clock = SPI-Anderson 3/25/27 | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PEDLIO | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PEDRAGLIO 1 | France, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1976); Telescope = Soth. 3/25/86. | "Opticien". | rue de la Fosse 12, Nantes. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PEDRAGLIO 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Rochester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PEDRAGLIO, BAPTISTA | England, c.1800, PHIM | Angle Barometer = Bearne's 9/13/89. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PEDRENE | England, c.1785, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1977). | with thermometer, hygrometer and spirit level. | Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PEDRETI, MARIO | Italy, 1589, MIM | Protractor with pivoted arm, 1589 = BMR. | Rome. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| PEDRETTI, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Birmingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PEDRETTI, PETER | England, fl.1834-51, PHIM | barometer maker. | Bath Street, Clerkenwell (1834-44); 13 Dorring Street (1844-51); both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PEDRONE BROS. AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Carlisle. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PEDRONE, LOUIS | England, fl.1841-60, MIM OIM PHIM | Inclinable Sundial = WHI; Marine Barometer = PMS; Wheel Barometer = X. | sometimes spelled "Lewis Pedrone." | 57 Lord Street; 27 & 28 Lord Street; both in Liverpool. | Bryden 9 and 16; Taylor 2(2202); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PEDRONE, S. AND G. | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 12/13/88. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PEDUZZI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably Anthony or James Peduzzi. | Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PEDUZZI, ANTHONY | England, fl.1825-41, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 7/23/87. | 23 Picadilly (1834), London?; 31 Oldham Street (1841), Manchester. | Taylor 2(1670); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PEDUZZI, JAMES | England, fl.1825-41, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2), D.(1968), Christie 12/8/74, Christie-SK 11/27/86. | all the barometers are signed "J. Peduzzi Manchester"; one has the Newbury Street address. | 49 Oldham Street (1825-26); Newbury Street; 97 Oldham Street (1834-41); all in Manchester. | Taylor 2(1671); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PEDUZZI, M. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 74 Leather Lane, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PEEL, WILLIAM | England, c.1717, | apprenticed to Lawrence Miles in the Joiners' Company on Sept. 3, 1717. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| PEER, JOOST | see Joost de Beer. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |||
| PEFFENHAUSER, PHILIPP HEINRICH | Germany, 1657-1733, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, with cam latitude setting = FRA; Horizontal Sundials with moon scale = Sorfältige Schrift, Budapest, Eichstatt Museum; Crescent Sundials = INN, GRA, BM; Equatorial Sundials = Drecker Coll., D.(1974). | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Wynter 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| PEIA, A. | Holland, c.1790, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Short Graham and Co., Gloucester. | also made thermometers. | Amsterdam. | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PELEGRINO, FRAN. | England, c.1820, PHIM | Barometer = Soth. 9/1/70; Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometers = X, Christie-SK 9/23/88. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PELL, JOHN | England, 1610-85, | author; wrote on quadrants. | Oxford. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| PELLATT AND CO. | England, fl.1824-32, | Messrs. Green and Pellatt; glass-workers. | Falcon Glass House, Holland Street, Blackfriars Bridge, London. | Taylor 2(1672). | suggest correction | |
| PELLETIER, J.C. | Holland, fl.1776-1809, PHIM | made a magnetic experiment and physical instruments for cabinets. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| PELLIER | France, MIM | Vertical Sundial = Lempertz 4/28/61. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PELLIN, PH. | France, c. 1883, PHIM | became partner of JulesDuboscq in 1883, carried on firm after 1886. | Paris. | Warner 13. | suggest correction | |
| PELT, JAN VAN | Holland, MIM | Dividers = Soth. 4/18/88. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PENCOTTI, I. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | High Street, Dudley. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PENDER AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 2/4/77. | Norwich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PENDLETON, WILLIAM KIMBOROUGH | USA, 1817-99, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = P.C. | Boston, Mass. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| PENEDO, A. | Holland, c.1785, OIM PHIM | made camera obscuras, pumps, etc. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PENER | see Bener. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |||
| PENNER | see Bener. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |||
| PENNOCK, JOSEPH | England, c.1726, MIM | apprenticed to Benjamin Scott of the Grocers' Company on June 30, 1719; free of the Company, July 27, 1726. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PENNY, WILLIAM | England, fl.1816-38, MIM | 25 Broad Street, Ratcliff Cross, London. | Taylor 2(1407). | suggest correction | ||
| PENSA, J., AND SON | England, c.1835, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Christie-SK 9/11/86, Soth. 12/13/88. | John Pensa and Son. | 5 Greville Stret; 39 Charles Street; both in Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PENSA, JOHN | England, fl.1830-39, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 12/15/83. | thermometer maker. | 2 Charles Street; 39 Charles Street, Hatton Garden (1830-34); 5 Greville Street (1835-39); all in London. | Taylor 2(2204); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PENSA, MARGARET | England, fl.1840-48, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker; possibly the widow of John Pensa. | 25 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London (1846). | Taylor 2(2204); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PENSA, T. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 1/25/89. | Colchester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PENSOTTI, JOSEPH | England, c.1817, PHIM | barometer maker. | High Street, Dudley. | Taylor 2(1959); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PENTHER, FRIEDRICH JOHAN | Germany, 1752, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial, 1752 = DRE. | author; wrote on gnomonics. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PEOTE, JAMES | see Pioti. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| PEPPER, JNO. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | instrument signed "Pepper Biggleswade." | Market Place, Biggleswade. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PEPYS, SAMUEL | devised rule to figure timber volume. | Latham and Matthews. | suggest correction | |||
| PERBY AND BRO. | USA, c.1850, MIM | Liquid Measure, wood = D.(1976). | 51 Fulton Street, New York N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PERES, JAN | Holland, fl.1765-93, MIM | repaired Isenbroek's planetarium, ADL-M392, in 1793; clockmaker. | Haarlem. | Engelmann 1; Fox 1; Rooseboom 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PERESTE | misreading by Engelmann of inscription on ADL-M392, should be "Peres te" = Peres in." | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| PERIGOT, CHARLES | France, 19th Century, MIM | Terrestrial Globes = La Rochelle 7/16/83, Melun 4/24/83. | sometimes spelled "Périgeot"; the Melun globe is marked "édité par Delagrave à Paris." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PERIGRINUS, PETRUS | 13th Century, | wrote a treatise on the astrolabe. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| PERKINS | see Spencer and Perkins. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| PERKINS, EYSUM | England, c.1682, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to James Atkinson 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 29, 1670; carried on trade as a non-freeman, c.1682. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| PERNAUD | France, 1745, | forged name and date on #535 G in dial list at OXF. | Nancy. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| PERNER, ADAM | Germany, 1596, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial, 1596 = WHI. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PERNOT, J. | France, 1785, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1785 = P.C. | Dunkerque. | Evans 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| PERRE, J. | France, 18th Century, NIM | Marine Compass = Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot, 7/27/90 (No. 30). | "J. Perre maître poulier et faseur de compas." | Dunkerque. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PERREAUX, L.G. | France, fl.1841-62, MIM PHIM | firm founded in 1841; made precision instruments, dynamometers, spherometers, etc. | rue Monsieur-le Prince, 16, Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| PERRENOUD, SAUVEUR | France, MIM | Mathematical Instrument Set = PRM; Dividers, brass and steel = Bergbau Mining Museum, Bochum, Westalfia. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PERRETT, GEORGE | England, c.1799, | apprenticed to William Elliott 1 in the Joiners' Company on Aug. 6, 1799. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| PERRINS, H. AND F. | England, OIM | Telescope, four-draw = Versailles 4/17/83. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PERRON, R. | England, c.1800, MIM | Garden Sundial = P.C. (1976). | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PERRY AND CO. | England, NIM | Sextant = Soth. 10/18/71; Octant = Christie 12/21/71. | probably P.F. Perry. | West Hartlepool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PERRY, ANDREW | Ireland, fl.1839-45, MIM | optician. | 5 Fitzwilliam Place, Grangegorman Lane (1839-42); 21 Grangegorman Lane (1843-45); both in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnettt. | suggest correction | |
| PERRY, EDMUND | England, c.1675, MIM | apprenticed to William Howe of the Grocers' Company on Feb. 15, 1666; free of the Company, June 2, 1675. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PERRY, P.F. | England, OIM | Telescope = Christie-SK 2/8/79. | see Perry and Co. | Hartlepool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PERRY, THOMAS | Ireland, fl.1835-37, OIM | optician. | 22 Grangegorman Lane, Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| PERSONNE, GILLES | France, 1602-75, OIM PHIM | mathematician; designed an equal-arm balance; worked on developing a vacuum; put telescopes on surveying and navigating instruments, c.1667; "Gilles Personne de Roberval." | Roberval. | Middleton 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| PESCHKE | Germany, c.1743, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = HAK. | Dresden. | W. Eckhardt 3. | suggest correction | |
| PESCHKU, ANDREAS | Austria, fl.1602-41, MIM | Calendars, stone = GRA (1602), VIE (1610), Radkersburg Stadtmuseum (1615). | Graz. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| PETER, C.W. | Holland, c.1820, PHIM | Marine Barometer = D.(1954). | probably G.W. Peter. | Rotterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PETER, G.W. | Holland, c.1850, NIM | Azimuth Compass = OMM. | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PETER, G.W., EN ZOON | Holland, c.1850, NIM | Octants, (2) = AMST; Sextants (2) = Municipal Museum, Vlissingen; Azimuth Compasses = AMST, Nowegian Maritime Museum, Oslo. | the compass at AMST also shows the name D.H. Selter. | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| PETERS | see Norris and Peters. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| PETERS, JAMES | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PETERSEN, C. | Germany, c.1860, MIM | Mathematical Instrument = HAM. | St. Pauli; Hamburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PETERSEN, HEINRICH | Germany, NIM OIM PHIM | T.C.; made barometers and telescopes. | Grand Elbestrasse 7, Altona. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PETIT, P. | France, 1598-1677, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1659 = BM. | produced a form of grid micrometer; Intendant of Fortifications at Rouen; experimented with early barometers. | Rouen. | A.J. Turner 10; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PETLEY | see Marx and Petley. | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| PETRALI, ANGELO | c.1820, NIM | Octant, ebony, ivory and brass = Christie 5/10/83. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| Petri, Adolf | 1819-1895 | see Dolberg, Adolf | suggest correction | |||
| PETRONI | Patronus? | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |||
| PETRUS AB AGGERE | Spain; Belgium, fl.1558-62, MIM SIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial, 1558 = RSM (loan) = Soth. 12/4/61 = Zoccali Coll. = Soth. 3/16/67 = ADL-DPW40; Graphometer?, 1560 = FLO-1278; Astronomical Ring, 1562 = OXF. | sundial signed "Absolvit Bruxelle Petrus ab aggere in gratiam D. Francisci de Hispania anno salutis humanae 1558"; the graphometer? is signed "Absolvit Toleti Petrus ab aggere Mathematicus Regius"; astronomical ring is signed "Petrus Aggerius Matriti in gratian D. Petri Fajiandi"; Michel said the name might be a latinization of Van Rampart or Van den Dijk; the lists of towns with latitudes always start with "Hispania", as Spain owned the Low Countries at that time. | Brussels (1558); Toledo (1560); Madrid (1562). | Bonelli 1; Morpurgo 2; Zinner 1 (2nd Ed.); Price 2; Michel 3; Gunther 2; Evans 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PETRUS AGGERIUS | see Petrus ab aggere. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| PETRUS PHILOMENA DE DACIA | Italy; France; Denmark, fl.1286-1303, | known as Peter Nightingale; designed an equatorium; author. | Bologna (1286-92); Paris (1292); Denmark (c.1303). | O. Pedersen. | suggest correction | |
| PETTERS' SON, BORSE | Sweden, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = GMM. | Börse Petters' Son. | Göteborg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PETTERSSON, GUSTAF | Sweden, fl.1806-42, OIM PHIM | apprenticed to Gabriel Collin; free in 1806. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| PETTIT, JAMES | England, fl.1837-44, OIM | Telescopes = Soth. 10/18/71 (1837), Christie-SK 12/1/83 (1844). | F.R.A.S. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PETZL, JOH. PHIL. | Germany, 1709, MIM | Sundial, stone, 1709 = REG. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PEUCHOT | France, MIM | Celestial Planispheres, (3) = CNAM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PEUERBACH, GEORG | Austria; Germany1423-72, | astronomer; author; Zinner thought he made astrolabes and shield-type sundials. | Vienna. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| PEVERELLE, JOHN B. | England, fl.1849-54, PHIM | barometer maker. | 16 Pershore Street, Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PEVIN, N. | France, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = O-F 13. | P. Sevin? | Paris. | Monreal. | suggest correction |
| PEYRONNY, M.M. DE, ET HENRI ROBERT | France, 19th Century, MIM | Universal Sundial = ADL-W140. | "Cadran Solaire universal par M.M. de Peyronny et Henri Robert Horlogers." | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PFAB, ANDREAS | Germany, 1760, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, 1760 = DRE. | Dresden. | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PFAEFFTI | Switzerland, MIM | Protractor = PAM? | Berne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PFALTZ, J. WILLIAM | USA, fl.1807-10, MIM | clock and watch maker. | 39 Fells Street F.P. (1807-08); St. Paul's Lane (1810); both in Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| PFEIFFER, JOHANNES ANDREAS | Germany, fl.1717-47, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = OXF; Combination Drawing Compass No. 4, 1742 = Koller, 1972 = P.C. = Christie 4/3/85; Graphometer, 1747 = Huelsmann Coll. | Coburg. | Evans 1; Gunther 2; Michel 3; Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PFENNINGER, J.C. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = KAS. | Kassel. | Lübke. | suggest correction | |
| PFINZING, PAUL | Germany, b.1554, MIM | made odometers. | Nürnberg. | Beckmann. | suggest correction | |
| PFISTER, HERMAN | Switzerland; USA, 1847-1911, MIM SIM | Theodolites = USNM, Butler County Historical Society, Hamilton, Ohio. | joined Rasselas Prince Whitcomb in R. Whitcomb and Co., 1877-78; worked alone 1870-76 and 1879-1905; his son, William Henry Pfister, was his foreman in 1905. | Schaffhausen; Missouri; 119 W. 5th, Cincinnatti, Ohio (1870-1911). | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| PFISTER, MARTIN | Germany; Norway, fl.1537-42, MIM | sundial maker. | Nürnberg (-1542); Spitzenberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| PFISTER, WILLIAM HENRY | USA, 1875-1935, MIM SIM | son of Herman Pfister; foreman for his father in 1905. | Cincinnatti, Ohio. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| PHAIDROS | Greece, c.200 A.D., MIM | Sundial, quiver variant = BM. | there are four sundials in one; Gibbs 2544; Phaidros was the son of Zoilos, a Paenian. | Athens. | Gibbs 1. | suggest correction |
| PHARE, I.E. | MIM | Compass = LIM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PHELIZOT, C. | France, c.1620, MIM | Sundial inside the cover of a watch = Drouot 2/18/60 = P.C. | Dijon. | Pippa; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PHELPS | England, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Cross = STM. | Royal Exchange, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PHELPS AND GURLEY | USA, fl.1845-51, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Meridian Telescope, small = P.C.; Surveyor's Compasses = GUR, USNM; Transits = GUR, Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, N.Y.; etc. | Jonas H. Phelps and William Gurley. | 319 River Street, Troy, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PHELPS AND GURLEYS | USA, fl.1851-52, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Jonas H. Phelps and William and Lewis Ephraim Gurley; firm became W. and L.E. Gurley; which see. | 319 River Street, Troy, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| PHELPS, B.C. | USA, 1861, MIM | Astronomical Quadrant, 1861 = D.(1984). | Coffeen H. | suggest correction | ||
| PHELPS, JONAS H. | USA, 1809-65, MIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Compass = P.C. | associated with Oscar Hanks from 1833 to 1837; took Lewis E. Gurley as an apprentice in 1844; became a partner with William Gurley, 1845-52; moved to Connecticut and continued to make surveying instruments; see Phelps and Gurley and Phelps and Gurleys. | 319 River Street, Troy, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| PHELPS, THOMAS | England, fl.1799-1823, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Fetter Lane (1799); 28 Holywell Lane, Shoreditch; 30 Red Lion Street, Holborn (1802-05); 33 Monkwell Street (1817-18); 19 Jewin Street (1822-23); the last 3 in Cripplegate, all in London. | Taylor 2(1194); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PHENDLER, ISAAC | Germany, c.1590, MIM | Sinecal Quadrant = Spitzer Sale = HAK. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PHILIP, GEORGE, AND SON | England, MIM | Pair of Globes, 3-inch = Soth. 5/12/75; Terrestrial Globe = USNM. | the globe at the USNM is from the Liverpool address. | 92 Fleet Street, London; 51 South Castle Street, Liverpool. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PHILIP, ROBERT | England, c.1830, OIM | 19 North Street, Brighton. | Taylor 2(1960). | suggest correction | ||
| PHILIPS, HENRY | England, fl.1648-77, | invented Philips' Tide Ring. | London Bridge, London. | Taylor 1(229). | suggest correction | |
| PHILLIPS | England, MIM | Globes (3) = K. and C. 4/7/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PHILLIPS BROS. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 7/17/96. | 31 Cockspur Street, Charing Cross, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PHILLIPS, CAPT. C., R.N. | England, NIM | Marine Compass = RSM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PHILLIPS, J. | England, c.1840, OIM | Microscope = D.(1986). | London. | Coffeen 12. | suggest correction | |
| PHILLIPS, JAMES | Ireland, 1800, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1800 = Ulstet Folk Museum. | Derriaghy. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction | |
| PHILLIPS, JOHN | England, c.1695, | apprenticed to Jonathan Roberts in the Broderers' Company, May 24, 1695. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| PHILLIPS, SOLOMON | England, c.1838, OIM | T.C.; spectaclemaker; practical optician. | 43 Rathbone Place; No. 231 Tottenham Court Road, nearly opposite Percy Street; both in London. | Calvert 2; Taylor 2(2206). | suggest correction | |
| PHILLIPS, WILLIAM | England, c.1808, | apprenticed to James Clark 1 of the Grocers' Company on May 5, 1808. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PHILOMENA | see Petrus Philomena de Dacia. | O. Pedersen. | suggest correction | |||
| PIANCHII, P. AND H. DE | Italy, 1764, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| PIANTA AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Birmingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PIAR, SCHOL | Austria, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, silvered brass = SPI-2844. | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PIATTI, PAULUS AMILIUS | Italy, 1728, MIM | Rule, 1728 = ADL-M129. | the rule is marked "A" and "E", one at each end. | Venice. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PICA, JUAN | Spain, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Soth. 12/19/66. | Barcelona. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PICARD | France, c.1820, PHIM | Barometer = La Rochelle 7/6/83. | "opticien." | Dreux. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PICARD, EUGENE | France, 1865, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1865 = Auction, Honfleur, 6/17/79. | worked under Andriveau Goujon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PICARD, JEAN | France, 1620-82, | astrononomer; an early advocate for using telescopes on surveying instruments, c.1669; scientist; worked on standardizing weights and measures; invented a new level. | Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Daumas 1; Dawson 216, 1971; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| PICARDI | MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, silver = NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PICART | France, 1733, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, 1733 = LIE; Gunner's Level = Evans Coll. = OXF; Sector = D.(1997). | gunner's level also spelled "Picard", marked "J. Weiler" at a later time. | Combrey. | Evans 1; Michel 3; Brieux 3; Tesseract X; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PICART, A. | France, c.1840, OIM | Concave Lens on stand = D. | 20 Rue Mayet, Paris. | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| PICCARD, CHARLES | France, c.1700, MIM | Variation Compass = PMM. | St. Malo. | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PICK, JAMES | Russia, c.1851, PHIM | showed at the Great Exhibitiom of London in 1851. | Warsaw. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| PICKERING | England, | see Dixon and Pickering, barometer makers. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PICKERING, JAMES | Ireland, fl.1810-34, PHIM | Balance = WHI. | records show him as a "Scale Maker" (1810-16) and a "Beam and Scale Maker" (1817-34). | 73 Pill Lane, Dublin. | O. Brown 2. | suggest correction |
| PICKERING, THOMAS 1 | England, c.1781, MIM | apprenticed to Michael Dancer in the Joiners; Company on Sept. 4, 1781; listed as a MIM in the directories; may be the same as Thomas Pickering 2. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| PICKERING, THOMAS 2 | England, c.1838, MIM OIM | may be the same as Thomas Pickering 1. | 30 Regent Street, Kensington, London. | Taylor 2(2207). | suggest correction | |
| PICKERINGE, THEOPHILUS | England, c.1642, | apprenticed to John Brown 6 in the Joiners' Company, 1642. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| PICKETT, GEORGE | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 4/28/88. | 265 Oxford Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PICQUET, G. | France, fl.1627-42, MIM | Astrolabes, wood and paper, 1627 = P.C. and D.; Astrolabe, wood and paper, 1642 = CNAM. | the astrolabe at the CNAM is ICA-220A and is also marked "Jehan Lebrun." | (P.C.) Chez Pierre Mariette rue St. Jacques à lesperance; (D.) Chez Melchior Tavernier, graveur & imprimieur du Roi pour les tailles douces, demeurant en l'Isle du Palais sur le Quay qui regard la Megisserie à l'Espic d'Or; both in Paris. | Gunther 1; Price 1; Michel 2 & 3; Dewhirst; Brieux 2; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIERCE, SAMUEL | England, c.1770, OIM | worked for Ramsden for over 30 years; made telescopes. | London. | Dewhirst; Clay and Court; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| PIERCE, WILLIAM | USA, c.1639, | almanac compiler; mariner. | Charles Evans; Bedini 8. | suggest correction | ||
| PIERRE, DANIEL DE | Germany, 1665, OIM | Microscope, 1665 = DRE. | lens maker. | Augsburg. | Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIERRE, MAISTRE | France, c.1551, NIM | Master Pierre; "le Compassier"; made Foullon's holometer. | rue de la vieille drapperie à l'Enseigne Sainct Geneviève, Paris. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| PIERRELET, V. | France, 1840, MIM | Planetarium on clock, 1840 = CNAM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PIERUCCI, MARIANO | Italy, fl.1851-73, PHIM | made many physical instruments that are in the Institute of G. Salvemini in Florence; worked for the gabinetto di Fisica U. di Pisa. | Pisa. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| PIETER, JOHANNES SINT | Holland, fl.1773-83, PHIM | Scale of a Barometer = Centraal Museum, Utrecht; Stick Barometer = Soth.-A 1977. | Utrecht. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| PIETER, JOHANNES SINT, BONGIANI & COMP. | Holland, c.1783, PHIM | Barometer = P.C. (1912). | Utrecht. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| PIETERSZ, REYNIER | pre-1597, | invented two navigating instruments and a ring sundial. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| PIETERZE, P. | Holland, NIM | Compass, wood = Fries Museum, Leeuwarden. | Harlingen. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| PIETRO, ORATIO GOVERNA | Italy, 1585, MIM | Astrolabe, 1585 = P. & S. 4/3/1894 = HOF. | ICA-182. | Padua. | Price 1; ICA 2; Gunther 1; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIFFARETTI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 48 Judd Street, Euston Road, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PIGANDOLA | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PIGEON 1 | France, MIM | Sectors = Christie 12/18/74, D.(1976). | the dealer's sector is labelled "à commune affranchie." | Lyon?; Paris? | Moskowitz; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIGEON 2 | France, c.1690, MIM | Folding Square = ADL-M49. | modified terrestrial and celestial globes under Coronelli's direction; used a different "g" from Pigeon à Lyon. | Place Dauphine, Paris. | Michel 3; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIGEON 3 | France, 1788, MIM | Sector = ADL-M89c; Alidade = ADL-M134; Equatorial Sundial = MERC; Butterfield-type Sundials = OXF, P.C.(1968), Soth. 3/27/72; Protractor = Versailles 2/28/82; Chest of Architect's Instruments, 1788 = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88. | used a different "g" from Pigeon à Paris. | Lyon. | Daumas 1; Dewhirst; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIGEON, G. | France, c.1780, MIM | Armillary Sphere, Copernican, cardboard = X. | Paris. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| PIGEON, JEAN (1), AND G. LE ROY | France, 1714, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1714 = POB. | G. Le Roy was the son-in-law of Jean (1) Pigeon. | Lyon. | Guye et Michel. | suggest correction |
| PIGEON, JEAN 1 | France, fl.1714-17, MIM | made miniature terrestrial globes. | Lyon. | Krogt 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PIGEON, JEAN 2 | France, 1804, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1804 = MUN. | celestial globe on Andreas Steib's astronomical clock, 1804, at MUN; "Ce Globe du Ciel a été desiné selon l'Observatoire presente de l'Astronom de Paris de trois cens étoiles de Jean Pigeon Mathe: dedié à S.A.R. Mgr. le Duc d'Orleans"; see Jean Pigeon 1. | Paris. | Friess. | suggest correction |
| PIGGOTT, PETER WILLIAM | England, fl.1838-46, MIM OIM PHIM | apprenticed to Thomas Ventom in the Merchant Taylors' Company; free of the Company; may be the same man as the holder of a patent on optical instruments. | 4 Penton Street, Walworth; | Taylor 2(2208); Dewhirst; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| PIGOT, FRANCIS | England, 17th Century, MIM | Astronomical Quadrant = OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PIGOT, JOHN | England, 1770-1854, PHIM | barometer maker. | 7 Noble Street, Wilmington Square, London (1823-36). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PIGUER, MICHAEL | see Michael Piquer. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| PIK, JAN | Poland, c.1850, MIM | Cannon Sundial = Clock Museum, Warsaw. | optician. | Warsaw. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIKE'S SON, B. | USA, fl.1867-1916, MIM OIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = Historical Society of Rockland County, N.Y., Onondago Historical Society, Syracuse, N.Y. | Daniel Pike. | 518 Broadway (1867-&6); 960 Broadway (1881); 930 Broadway (1878; 1886); 638 Madison Avenue (1913), and 24 East 59th Street (1916); all in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| PIKE'S SONS AND CO., B. | USA, c.1867, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Transit = Old Salem, Inc., Winston-Salem, North Carolina. | Daniel and Gardiner Pike. | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| PIKE, B., AND SON | USA, 1831-41, 1844-49, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Western Reserve Historical Society, VCW, Maine Historical Society, Portland, Chicago Historical Society, Ill., USNM, North Carolina Museum of History and the State Archives, Gunner's Calipers = Harvard U. Observatory; Barometer = USNM; Dip Circle = Soth. 3/10/87; Protractor Set, with case = D.(1993); etc. | Benjamin Pike 1 and 2, 1831-41, and Benjamin Pike 1 and Daniel Pike, 1843-50; protractor set signed "Crozet's Protractor"; did not make all the instruments they sold. | 12 Wall Street (1831-32); 14 Wall Street (1832-33); 166 Broadway (1833-42); all in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM; Coffeen C and 43; Moskowitz 103; Warner 14; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIKE, B., AND SON'S | USA, c.1835, MIM | Gunner's Calipers = D.(1992). | New York. | Coffeen 39. | suggest correction | |
| PIKE, B., AND SONS | USA, fl.1850-67, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, Sutter's Fort, Sacramento, Cal., USNM, Western Reserve Historical Society Museum, Ohio, D.(1972), GUR, P.C., etc; Transits = WHI, Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, N.Y., D.(1982); Microscope = D.(1986); Barometers = USNM (2). | Benjamin Pike 1 and either Benjamin (2) and Daniel Pike, 1841-43, or Daniel and Gardiner Pike, 1850-67. | 166 Broadway; 518 Broadway; both in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM; Coffeen 14; Moskowitz 104; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction |
| PIKE, BENJAMIN 1 | England; USA, 1777-1863, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Rutgers University, New Jersey. | took Benjamin Pike, Jr. ( 2) as partner, 1831-41; took Benjamin (2) and Daniel Pike, his sons, as partners, 1841-43; worked with Daniel alone 1843-50; Gardiner Pike, another son, worked with his father and Daniel, 1850-63; firm continued under the old name until c.1893; some of their instruments surely purchased from other makers. | England (1777-1798); 147 Pearl Street (1807); 12 Wall Street (1810-30); 166 Broadway; 518 Broadway (1841-67); all but the English address are in New York N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM; Moskowitz 103; Warner 14; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIKE, BENJAMIN 2 | USA, 1809-64, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Barometer = USNM; Surveyor's Compasses = D.(1971), P.C. (2); Graphometer, 1850 = USNM; Theodolites = Franklin Institute, Pa., D.(1992). | in business with his father and brother, Daniel, 1841-43; then worked alone; known as Benjamin Pike, Jr. | 166 Broadway (1841-43); 294 Broadway (1843-64); both in New York, N.Y. | Taylor 2(1961); Smart 1; USNM; Moskowitz 103; D.J. Warner 10; Coffeen 36. | suggest correction |
| PIKE, BENJAMIN, JR. | see Benjamin Pike 2. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| PIKE, DANIEL | USA, 1815-93, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | son of Benjamin Pike 1; worked with his father, and his brother, Benjamin Pike 2 1841-43; worked with his father 1843-50; worked with his father and his brother, Gardiner, 1850-67. | 166 Broadway; 518 Broadway; both in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM; Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| PIKE, GARDINER | USA, 1824-93, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | youngest son of Benjamin Pike 1; worked with his father and his brother, Daniel, 1850-67, as B. Pike and Sons. | 518 Broadway, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM; Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| PIKKER, THOM. D. | Holland, c.1742, NIM | Thom. D. Pikker; compass maker. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| PILGRAM, BENEDICT | Germany, fl.1524, MIM | sundial maker. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| PILGRAM, FRITZ | Germany, d.1543, MIM | member of the compass maker guild; made ivory diptych sundials. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| PILGRAM, HANS | Germany, 1544, MIM | sundial maker; Master of the compass maker guild in 1544. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| PILGRAM, SEBALD | Germany, fl.1530-47, MIM | member of the compass maker guild; made ivory diptych sundials. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| PILKINGTON AND GIBBS | England, 1860, MIM | Heliochronometers = P.C.(1860), D., Soth. 7/10/67. | Soth. signed "Pilkington and Gibbs Ltd." | Preston. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PILKINGTON, GEORGE | England, fl.1838-46, MIM OIM PHIM | 48 St. James's Street, Clerkenwell; 14 Clarence Place, Pentonville; both in London. | Taylor 2(2209); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| PILLISCHER, MORITZ | England, fl.1850-87, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscopes = OXF (1855), Phillips 4/20/83 (1887), D.; Telescopes = Phillips 4/20/83 Soth.-S 5/19/88; Stick Barometers = X (2); Fortin-type Barometer = Sotheby 12/15/94; Sunshine Recorder = P.C.; Barograph = KEN. | showed at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, where he was listed as "Morrice Pillischer"; Fortin-type barometer (Bond St.) marked "No. 550." | 398 Oxford Street (1851); 88 New Bond Street (1854); both in London. | Goodison 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Dewhirst; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PILLOT | France or Belgium, PHIM | devised a type of ballooning stick barometer called "Barometric Simple de Pillot." | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PILON, GERMAIN | France, c.1575, MIM | Polyhedral Sundials = D. | 32 faces; one sits on Atlas, the other on a caryatid; invented by "P. Beautemps de St.-Pourcinen Auvergne." | Brieux 2. | suggest correction | |
| PINAM, JOSEPH | MIM | Quadrant, wood, 4-inch radius = FLO-1306. | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PINARD, HENRI | France, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Cranbrook Institute of Science, Mich. | Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| PINCHBECK | England, post-1783, MIM | succeeded Christopher Pinchbeck 2. | London. | Taylor 2(297). | suggest correction | |
| PINCHBECK, CHRISTOPHER 1 | England, fl.1670-1723, MIM | father of Christopher Pinchbeck 2. | St. George's Court, St. John's Lane; Sign of the Astronomico-Musical Clock, near the Leg of Mutton, Fleet Street (1721); both in London. | Taylor 2(101). | suggest correction | |
| PINCHBECK, CHRISTOPHER 2 | England, 1710-83, MIM PHIM | made thermometers; son of Christopher Pinchbeck 1. | Cockspur Street, London. | Taylor 2(297). | suggest correction | |
| PINCHETTA, A., AND CO. | England, c.1810, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-Bill. 4/21/93. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PINCHETTI, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 1/26/90. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PINEAU, F. | France, 17th Century, MIM | Dividers, iron = ADL-M84. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PINHEY AND WOODS | England, MIM NIM | patent compass correction with azimuth sundial. | 58 High Street, Southampton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PINI, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see T. Pini. | 13 Baldwin Gardens, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PINI, J. AND L. | England, fl.1848-60, PHIM | Joseph and Luigi Pini were partners; barometer makers. | 23 Brook Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PINI, JOSEPH | England, fl.1835-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2), Phillips 2/15/89. | thermometer maker; in partnership with Luigi Pini, 1848-60; Phillips signed "I. Pini." | 1 Princes Street, Red Lion Square (1835); 3 Princes Street, Red Lion Square (1836); 23 Brook Street (1838-60); all in London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PINI, JOSEPH, AND CO. | England, c.1838, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | barometer signed "Pini and Co." with no address. | 23 Brook Street, Holborn, London. | Taylor 2(2210); Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PINI, LUIGI | England, fl.1848-60, PHIM | see J. and L. Pini. | 23 Brook Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PINI, T. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1975). | this may be a misreading, see J. Pini. | 13 Baldwin Gardens, Leather Lane, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PINI, VALENTINO | Italy, fl.1598-1607, | designed sundials, 1598; author. | Venice. | Lübke; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PINNEY, FRAN. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | one signed "Pinney Stamford." | Stamford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PINNI, FRANCIS, AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = Soth. 10/22/87. | Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PIOCHAT | France, 1710, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial, 1710 = Heinz Coll., Carnegie Museum, Pittsburg, Pa.; Butterfield-type Sundials = Soth. 11/17/38 & 3/11/77. | "Elève de Butterfield." | Paris. | Stewart; Gunther 2; Michel 3; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIOTI, JAMES | England, c.1792, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = Soth.-C 10/9/86. | stick barometer is signed "Pioty Boston"; the name is sometimes spelled "Peote." | Boston, Lincolnshire. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIOTTE, JAMES | England, fl.1806-23, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "Piotte Hull." | Queen Street (1806-23); 2 Queen Street (1821-23); both in Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PIOTTI, P. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Barometer = Christie 4/25/91. | signed "P. Piotti Fecit." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PIOTTY, J. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Lincoln. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PIOTY, J. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 1/25/89. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PIPER | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer = Phillips 2/2/84. | Exeter. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PIPER, GEORGE | England, 1809, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1809 = D.(1988). | patented Aug. 12, 1809. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIQUER, F. MICHAEL | Spain; France; Belgium, 1542, MIM | Astrolabe, 1542 = D.; Astrolabe = NMM. | the dealer's astrolabe is signed "Opus F. Mich. Piquer / Hisp. Parisiis MDXLII / Ant. Charreton XII Lugd. 1542"; Charreton may have been the owner in Lyon; the astrolabe at the NMM has Louvain as its source, ICA-433, ex-Barbarini Coll; see M.P. 1. | Catalonia; Paris (1542); Louvain. | Price 1; NMM 2; ICA 2; Michel 3; Gunther 1; Brieux 2; GHP. | suggest correction |
| PIQUIER, D. MICHAEL | see F. Michael Piquer. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| PIQUOLET | c.1790, MIM | Sundial on a snuff box = Evans Coll. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PIRELLI, D. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PIRENBRUNNER, ERASMUS | Germany, 1574, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1574 = VIG. | Augsburg. | Neumann 1. | suggest correction | |
| PIREON, JEAN | misreading for Jean Pigeon 2. | Friess. | suggest correction | |||
| PIRET, J. | France, PHIM | Barometer = Wallace Coll., London. | Paris. | F.J.B. Watson. | suggest correction | |
| PIRGER, WOLFGANG | Germany, 1485, MIM | sundial maker in 1485. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| PISA, THOMAS OF | see Thomas of Pisa. | Dewhirst; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| PISANI, OCTAVIUS | Italy, c.1600, MIM | Armillary Sphere = Chauveau Coll. | Naples. | Michel 3 (?).; check Octavii ! | suggest correction | |
| PISONE, B. | England, c.1840, MIM | Gauging Rod for spirits = P.C. | "Liquidometer." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PISTALLA, CHARLES | England, c.1805, PHIM | barometer maker. | 221 High Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PISTOR UND HIRSCHMANN | Germany, fl.1813-15, MIM OIM | Karl Philipp Heinrich Pistor and Hirschmann, Senior. | Berlin. | Weil and Baden. | suggest correction | |
| PISTOR UND MARTINS | Germany, fl.c.1845-71, MIM NIM OIM | Meridian Transit, 1859 = AUI; Three-circle Navigating Instrument = Christie 12/18/74; Reflecting Circles = WHI, Phillips 11/16/76; Prismatic Circles = AMST (4). | Karl Philip Henrich Pistor; after his death, Martins continued the firm. | Berlin. | Mörzer Bruyns 1; Pipping 1; J.A. Bennett 1 & 2; USNM; Middleton 1; Weil and Baden; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PISTOR UND MENDELSSOHN | Germany, pre-1813, MIM | Karl Philipp Heinrich Pistor and Karl Theodor Nathan Mendelssohn; instrument makers. | Berlin. | Pipping 1; Weil and Baden. | suggest correction | |
| PISTOR UND SCHIECK | Germany, fl.1824-36, MIM OIM PHIM | listed barometers in their 1829 catalogue. | Berlin. | Middleton 1; Weil and Baden. | suggest correction | |
| PISTOR, KARL PHILIPP HEINRICH | Germany, 1778-1847, MIM | Sundial, pocket, round = Drouot 11/7/75. | started out as an amateur and soon became a professional; received a D. Phil. in 1843; partner with Karl Theodor Nathan Mendelssohn pre-1813; Friedrich Wilhelm Schieck joined his workshop as a journeyman, 1811-19, and in 1824 became a partner and workshop manager in Pistor und Schieck; this partnership continued to 1836; Pistor then had a short partnership with Hirschmann, Senior, and later with Martins as Pistor und Martins until 1871 when Martins died; had visited Tulley in London for five weeks, c.1822. | 34 Mauerstrasse, Berlin. | Pipping 1; J.A. Bennett 2; Weil and Baden. | suggest correction |
| PITSALLA, CHARLES | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips-Retford. | London. | ATG 5/10/97. | suggest correction | |
| PITT, R. | England, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood and ivory = D.(1976). | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PITTUS, MINIATO | Italy, fl.1553-67, MIM | Sundial with Quadrant, wood, 1553 = Evans Coll. | Florence. | Evans 1; Gunther 2; Michel 3; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| PITZOLI, ANTHONY | Ireland, fl.1831-35, PHIM | barometer maker. | 86 Pill Lane (1831); 86 1/2 Pill Lane (1832-35); both in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Goodison 1; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| PIXII | France, MIM | Sector = Drouot 4/26/67-71. | either Nicolas Constant Pixii or his son, Anthoine-Hippolyte Pixii. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PIXII ET FILS | France, c.1833, PHIM | Air Pump = P.C. | Nicolas Constant and Antoine-Hippolyte Pixii. | rue de Grenelle, St. Germain 181, Paris. | Brieux 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIXII NEVEU ET SUCCESSEUR | France, c.1825, PHIM | Prism, variable angle = USNM. | "Pixii Neveu et Successeur de Dumotiez." | Rue du Jardinet No. 2 à Paris. | Warner 13. | suggest correction |
| PIXII PERE ET FILS | France, 1808-35, PHIM | Barometer = Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88; Air Pump = D.(1976). | "Tube de Mariotte"; "Pixii Père et fils; Nicolas Constant and Antoine-Hippolyte Pixii. | rue de Grenelle, St. Germain 181, Paris. | Warner 13; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIXII, ANTOINE-HIPPOLYTE | France, 1803-35, PHIM | Electromagnetic Generator = FLO. | son of Nicolas Constant Pixii; invented a magneto-electric machine in 1832; worked with his father, 1832-35. | 91 Rue de Jardinet, No. 2, Paris. | Daumas 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Warner 13. | suggest correction |
| PIXII, NICOLAS CONSTANT | France, 1776-1861, MIM PHIM | Thermoscope = P.C.; Torricelli Tube, 1830 = USNM; Hygrometer = LEY; Goniometers, Wollaston-type = APS, USNM; Pyrometer = USNM; Thermometer = LEY. | nephew of Louis-Joseph and Pierre François Dumotiez; one of the best and most productive makers of physical apparatus of his day; succeeded his uncles, c.1815; worked with his son, Antoine-Hippolyte, 1832-35; see Pixii Père et Fils; see Nicolas Constant Pixii-Dumotiez; U. of Georgia, Athens, bought instruments in 1819. | 91 rue de Jardinet, No. 2, Paris. | Daumas 1; Multhauf 1; USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24; Warner 13; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIXII-DUMOTIEZ, NICOLAS CONSTANT | France, c.1815, MIM | Drawing Instrument Set = PEA. | Nicolas Constant Pixii succeeded his uncles, Louis-Joseph and Pierre François Dumotiez, c.1815. | Paris. | Daumas. | suggest correction |
| PIXU | misreading for Pixii. | Drouot 4/26/67. | suggest correction | |||
| PIZZALA | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 1/22/87. | could be A. or Francis Augustus Pizzala 2. | 20 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIZZALA AND GREENE | England, post-1854, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Francis Augustus Pizzala 2 and Greene 1. | 19 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PIZZALA, A. | England, fl.1840-53, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = D.(1977), X; Stick Barometers = Soth. 5/12/72 and 10/16/86; Universal Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 5/21/73. | succeeded Francis Augustus Pizzala 1 and was succeeded by Francis Augustus Pizzala 2. | 7 Charles Street, Hatton Garden (1840-46); 19 Hatton Garden (1847-53); both in London. | Taylor 2(2211); Goodison 1; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIZZALA, FRANCIS AUGUSTUS 1 | England, fl.1838-40, MIM OIM PHIM | Barometer = Christie 5/24/39. | succeeded by A. Pizzala; either A. Pizzala kept F.A Pizzala 1 name and showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London or it was F.A. Pizzala 2 who showed. | 7 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Taylor 2(2211); RSW. | suggest correction |
| PIZZALA, FRANCIS AUGUSTUS 2 | England, fl.1854-60, MIM OIM PHIM | succeeded A. Pizzala in 1854; later a partner with Greene 1. | 19 Hatton Garden, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PIZZALA, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 84 Leather Lane, Holborn, Lomdon. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PIZZI AND CETTI | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | Buckingham. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| PIZZI AND NEGRETTI | England, fl.1841-45, PHIM | Jane Pizzi took Henry Negretti as a partner after the death of her husband, Valentine Pizzi; made barometers. | 19 Leather Lane, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PIZZI, JANE | England, fl.1840-45, PHIM | widow of Valentine Pizzi; partner with Henry Negretti, 1841-45; made barometers. | 27 Cross Street, Hatton Garden (1840); 19 Leather Lane (1841-45); both in London. | Taylor 2(2112); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PIZZI, VALENTINE | England, fl.1838-40, PHIM | barometer maker; succeeded by his widow, Jane, and Henry Negretti. | 27 Cross Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2212). | suggest correction | |
| PL., CAR. | see Carolus Platus. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| PLACE, WILLIAM | England, 1694, MIM | Proportional Rule, boxwood, 1694 = Soth. 5/21/73 = NMM. | "made for Benjamen Philliaps." | Wynter and Turner; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PLAGEMANN, JOHAN JOACHIM FRIEDRICH | Germany; Sweden, 1740-1806, MIM | Cruciform Sundial, 1792 = SWE. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PLANCIUS, PETRUS | Holland, 1552-1625, MIM | Celestial Globes, 1625 = ROM, KEN, SKO; Terrestrial Globe = ANM; Astrolabes = LIE, FLO. | Michel thought he was "Platevoet." | Dordrecht?; Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Michel 3; Bedini 12; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PLANKMAN, RUTGERUS ROELEFS | Holland, 1748, MIM | Pillar Sundial, 1748 = AMST. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2. | suggest correction | ||
| PLANT, JOHN | England, c.1724, OIM | free of the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1724. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| PLANTART, NICOLAS | France, c.1619, MIM | Sundial inside lid of watch = Drouot 2/18/60. | Blois (1619); Abbéville (post-1619). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PLATEAU, JOSEPH ANTOINE FERDINAND | Belgium, c.1832, | invented the phenakistoscope in 1832; see S. Stampfer, professor. | Brussels. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| PLATEL | see Platus. | Brieux 2. | suggest correction | |||
| PLATEVOET, PIETER | see Petrus Plancius. | Bedini 12; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| PLATH, C. | Germany, c.1800, MIM NIM OIM | Celestial Globe = LOS; Sextants = D.(1971), LIM, K. and C. 9/20/71, Seamans Institute of New York, N.Y.; Telescopes = PMS, Tower of Gold, Seville. | Hamburg. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PLATT, AUGUSTUS | USA, 1793-1886, MIM SIM | Transits = Ohio State Museum, Columbus, State Historical Society, Madison, Wis. | son of Benjamin Platt; see Augustus Platt and Son; his son was Calvin Platt. | New York, N.Y.; Lanesboro, Mass. (1809); Columbus, Ohio (1843-72). | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| PLATT, AUGUSTUS, AND SON | USA, fl.1843-62, MIM SIM | Augustus and Calvin Platt. | Columbus, Ohio. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| PLATT, BENJAMIN | USA, 1757-1833, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio State Historical Society, Columbus. | father of Augustus Platt; the compass cards have sine and cosine tables; clockmaker; gold and silversmith. | Danbury (1757); New Milford (1802); both in Conn.; Columbus, Ohio (1817-33). | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| PLATT, CALVIN | USA, fl.1840-70, MIM SIM | worked with his father, Augustus, as Augustus Platt and Son, 1843-61; became superintendent of another firm. | Columbus, Ohio. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| PLATUS, CAROLUS | Italy, fl.1578-98, MIM | Pin-gnomon Sundials = D.(1588), BM (1593), Soth. 10/20/75 (1593); Armillary Spheres = FLO (1588), OXF; Celestial Globe, 1598 = NMM-Barberini; Globe = FLO. | sometimes spelled "Platel"; the FLO armillary sphere is signed "Car. Pl." | Rome. | Bonelli 1; Michel 3; Brieux 2; Evans 1; Dalton; RSW; Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction |
| PLATZER, L. | Czechoslovakia, 18th Century, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = OXF. | Carlsbad. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| PLEDGER, ELIAS | England, c.1731, MIM | wrote a pamphlet on the quadrant in 1731. | Taylor 2(298). | suggest correction | ||
| PLEIS, FOERING AND THUDIUM | 1840, MIM | Garden Sundial, cast-iron, 1840 = Mercer Museum, Pa. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PLIENINGER, ANDREAS | Germany, fl.1590-1607, MIM | made many large, stone sundials, most with perpetual calendars; examples can be seen at HAK, REG, KRE, MUN, AUG, STU, KAS, GRA, etc. | there is a stone sundial at BM, signed "A.P." (2) and marked "Marcus Curtius", which probably is by Plieninger. | Regensberg. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PLIMPTON, GEORGE | England, c.1830, MIM OIM PHIM | 5 Tysol Street and Lincoln's Inn Passage, London. | Taylor 2(1962). | suggest correction | ||
| PLONINGER, JOH. GEORG | Germany, 1720, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, 1720 = Evans Coll. | Munich. | Evans 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| PLOSSL, SIMON GEORG | Austria, 1794-1868, MIM OIM | Telescopes = USNM, ADL-A258, APS (1833), KRE, Technical Museum, Warsaw, P.C., D., etc; Dialytical Telescope, 1834 = APS; Microscopes = DRE, Pharmacy Museum, Cracow, Soth. 2/25/86; Camera Lucida = DRE.; etc. | Simon Georg Plössl; "Optiker und Mechaniker"; also made solar microscopes. | Vienna. | Multhauf 1; USNM; Repsold 2; Pipping 1; H.C. King 1; Coffeen 16; Giordano 1; Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Chaldecott 3; RGO; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PLUMER, THOMAS | England, c.1775, NIM | Backstaff = Soth. 5/20/92. | signed "Thos. Plumer in Bristol." | Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PLUMMER, FRANCIS | England, c.1646, MIM | apprenticed to John Blighton 1 of the Grocers' Company c.1639; free of the Company April 8, 1646. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| POCHAINE, JOHN | England, c.1810, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 10/16/86 | signed "J. Pochaine Warranted"; may be the same as Pochine. | Dean Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POCHINE AND SON | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | might be the same as Pochaine. | Newcastle. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| POCHLER, JOH. | Germany, 1657, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1657 = X. | Joh. Pöchler. | Hussum. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| POCOCK, EBENEZER | England, 1801-36, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, on a paper balloon = Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. | marked "W. Day Lithog."; probably related to George Pocock; Taylor thought him English; Day and Haghe were lithographers to the King, see George Pocock; the balloon globe is similar to the one proposed by George Pocock; Bedini mentioned Bristol; might have emigrated or might be two people. | Bristol. | Taylor 2(1963); Bedini 8; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POCOCK, GEORGE | England, 1791-1830, MIM | Globe = X; Globe, terrestrial, inflatable, paper = D.(1997). | patented an inflatable terrestrial globe; D. signed "G. Pocock, Patentee, Bristol; Author of various other scientific Spheres stationary and revolving; G. Pocock del't; Day and Haghe lith'rs to the King"; Taylor thought he was English and mentioned the globe at an unknown location as well as Bristol as his address; Bedini thought he was an American globe maker who proposed an inflatable globe in 1830; might have emigrated or might be two people. | Bristol. | Taylor 2(1963); Bedini 8; Coffeen 56. | suggest correction |
| Poeller, F. | Munich | Telescope, refracting=PC | 2 7/8" mirror, 38" long | Munich, Germany | Erlandson (Urbana, IL) | suggest correction |
| POGGIALI, GIUSEPPE | Italy, fl.1850-67, MIM OIM SIM | collaborated with Amici and was a mechanic in the Observatory of Florence. | Florence. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| POIRSON, JEAN BAPTISTE | France, 1760-1831, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1814 = Jefferson County Historical Museum, Watertown, N.Y. | "Géographe, Membre Légion d'Honneur." | Lorraine; Paris. | Yonge. | suggest correction |
| POLANSKI, BERNARD | Germany?, c. 1728, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, mounted over compass = NMM; Armillary Spheres = ROU = NMM. | this particular form of ring sundial was invented by Mathias Hauser. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; MADEX; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| POLEM | fl.1740-60, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| POLENI, GIOVANNI | Italy, 1709, MIM | made calculating machine in 1709; astronomer, mathematician and author; F.R.S.; French Academy. | Padua. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| POLHAMMAR | Sweden, c.1710, MIM | made quadrant for Anders Spole, astronomer at Uppsala. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| POLING, Z. | see Z. Boyling. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| POLLARD, JOSEPH | England, fl.1820-38, OIM | 59 (later 62) Milbank Street, Westminster; 42 Princes Street, Leicester Square; both in London. | Taylor 2(1675). | suggest correction | ||
| POLLOCK, AARON | USA, c.1815, PHIM | made meteorological, philosophical and weighing instruments; patented a "balance beam", July 31, 1815. | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| POLLYCOTT, THOMAS | England, c.1684, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to John Brown 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on May 5, 1684. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| POLTH, JOHANN DE | Holland, MIM | Perpetual Calendar = Bernal Sale-3961 = BM. | The Hague. | Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| POLTHER | France, | Aneroid Barometer, 1732 = D.(1972). | "opticien"; modern work. | rue St. Opportune, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| POLTI | Italy; England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | "from Italy." | Goodison 1 and 5. | suggest correction | |
| POLTI, C. | England, c.1770, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, Phillips 4/30/83; Angle Barometer = X. | both X barometers signed "Polti Exon." | Exeter. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POLTI, G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| POLTI, J., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | might be Joseph Polti, which see. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| POLTI, JOSEPH | England, fl.1822-34, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (3). | made thermometers; barometers signed "J. Polti Leeds." | 7 Kirkgate (1822); Coxon's Yard, 72 Kirkgate (1834); both in Leeds. | Taylor 2(1676); Goodison 1; Dewhirst. | suggest correction |
| POLTI, L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Bristol. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| POLTY, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 6/24/88. | "J. Polty fecit"; see Joseph Polti. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PONCELOT, J. | France, c.1840, MIM | Globe on clock = Neumarkt 5/5/72. | Morez au Jura. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PONCIA, A. 1 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Norwich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PONCIA, A. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Peterborough. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PONCIA, A., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | see A. Poncia 1. | Norwich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PONCIA, J. | England, c.1822, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | dealer? | Hereford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PONCIONE AND COLUMBA | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Bearne's 3/30/88. | see Poncione, Columba and Co. | 180 High Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PONCIONE, COLUMBA AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 180 High Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PONCIONE, J. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 12/15/83. | signed "J. Po---one London"; see Jno. Poncione and Co. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PONCIONE, JNO., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | may be J. Poncione. | 281 High Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| POND, JAMES | England, fl.1822-30, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably a dealer. | High Street (1822); 35 Broad Street (1830); both in Lynn. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PONGUETA, ALEXANDER | Spain, 1633, MIM | Sundial, 1633 = D.(1986). | Madrid. | Queries, SIS Bull., No. 12., 1986. | suggest correction | |
| PONISI, G. | England, c.1795, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-Bearne 4/4/78. | Docks, Plymouth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PONISS, J., AND CO. | Scotland, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie 12/6/78. | probably J. Ponisso. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PONISSO, J. | Scotland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PONT, JEAN DES | France, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, silver = Christie 11/11/70. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PONTHUS ET TERRODE | France, fl.1850-95, MIM | precision instrument makers; took over the workshop of Berthélemy in 1895; succeeded by A. Hurlimann. | Paris. | Calvert 2; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| PONTHUS-LORIEUX | France, c.1850, MIM OIM | Sextants = D.(1971), D.(1976); Full Circle, #221 = D.(1971). | Ponthus claimed to have succeeded E. Lorieux. | Paris. | Cons. Nat'l 1; Destombes 4; NMM 2; Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POOL | England, c.1815, MIM | Spirit Level on barometer = Christie 8/2/72. | the barometer was signed "E. Blunt, London." | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| POOL AND COMPANY | USA, c.1840, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Maine Historical Society, Portland. | surely John Pool. | Easton, Mass. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POOL, CHARLES | USA, fl.1819-36, MIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = P.C. | also made barometers and thermometers. | 295 Broadway (1819); 312 Broadway (1821-23); 280 Broadway (1824-26)(1831-34); 9 Wall Street (1827-30); 189 Reade (1835-36); all in New York, N.Y. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POOL, FREDERIC | USA, fl.1841-45, MIM NIM PHIM | alternative spelling was "Frederick." | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| POOL, H.M., AND BROTHERS | USA, c.1845, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = DPW, P.C. | Horace Minot, John, and presumably Harrison Pool. | Easton, Mass. | Smart 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POOL, HARRISON | USA, 1816-69, MIM NIM SIM | presumably worked with his brothers, John and Horace Minot Pool, as H.M. Pool and Brothers, which see. | Easton, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| POOL, HORACE MINOT | USA, 1803-78, MIM NIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = GUR, Clark County Museum, Springfield, Ohio, P.C., D.(1987), D.(1994); Transits = GUR (2), P.C.; Level = P.C. | see H.M. Pool and Brothers; see J. and H.M. Pool. | Easton, Mass. | USNM; Smart 1; Coffeen 15; Moskowitz; Price 2; Garcelon 33. | suggest correction |
| POOL, J. AND H.M. | USA, fl.1828-78, MIM NIM SIM | Bearing Indicator = Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton, Mass.; Surveyor's Compasses = D.(1971), PEA; Protractor = USNM; Magnetic Compasses = Clark County Historical Society, Springfield, Ohio, D.(1989). | John and Horace Minot Pool were brothers. | Easton, Mass. | Smart 1; USNM; Moskowitz 102; Coffeen 27; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POOL, J., AND CO. | USA, c.1850, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = P.C., D.(1997). | John Pool; signed J. Pool and Comp'y." | Easton, Mass. | Coffeen 58; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POOL, JOHN | USA, 1796-1865, MIM NIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = D.(1978). | worked with his brother, Horace Minot Pool as J. and H.M. Pool; also presumably worked with Horace Minot and Harrison Pool as H.M. Pool and Brothers. | Easton, Mass. | Smart 1; Rinaldi. | suggest correction |
| POOL, JOHN MURRAY | USA, 1824-1904, NIM | son of John Pool and nephew of Horace Minot Pool. | Easton, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| POOL, T. AND F. | USA, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = P-B 10/5/44. | Boston, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| POOL, THOMAS 1 | USA, fl.1828-43, PHIM | made thermometers; called Thomas Pool, Jr. in 1828-30 directories. | 568 Pearl (1828-29); 42 Fulton (1830); 31 Fulton (1835-36); 44 Fulton (1836-37); 174 Broadway )1837-39); 509 Broadway (1841-43); all in New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| POOL, THOMAS 2 | USA, c.1864, MIM | 177 N. Eutau Street, Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| POOLE | England, 1667, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1667 = D.(1975). | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| POOLE, JOHN 1 | England, PHIM | Marine Barometer = X; Sympiesometer = RSM. | might be John Poole 2 at an earlier or later address. | Upper East Smithfield, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POOLE, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1830-86, NIM OIM PHIM | Sextant = Soth. 6/16/75; Wheel Barometer = K. & C. 3/19/75; Marine Barometer with Sympiesometer = D.(1976); Chronometer = ADL-A132; Telescope = Soth. 3/25/86. | the sextant and the marine barometer are marked "57 Fenchurch Street, London." | 9 York Terrace, Commercial Road; 7 Brunswick Terrace, Commercial Road; 57 Fenchurch Street (after 1855); all in London. | Taylor 2(1964); ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POOLE, THOMAS | England, fl.1817-18, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Upper North Place, Grays Inn Gate, London. | Taylor 2(1408); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| POOLE, WILLIAM C. | USA, c.1840, MIM NIM SIM | patented a mariner's and a surveyor's compass in 1840. | Lancaster, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| POOLER | England, 18th Century, OIM | Microscope = Phillips 2/22/77. | might be Richard Turner Pooler. | London. | J. Brown 1; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POOLER, RICHARD TURNER | England, c.1790-1810, MIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 1/27/88. | apprenticed to Charles Fairbone 1 of the Grocers' Company on June 1, 1780; free of the Company, Feb. 5, 1790. | 6 Great Tower Street, London. | J. Brown 1; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POPE, JOSEPH | USA, 1750-1826, MIM | Orrery, 1787 = Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. | clockmaker; it is reported that he took 11 years to finish the orrery; figures reputed to be by Paul Revere. | Boston, Mass. | Bedini 8; USNM. | suggest correction |
| POPE, WILLIAM 1 | England, c.1813, | took out a patent in 1813 on a nautical instrument; might be the same as William Pope 2. | Bristol. | Taylor 2(1409). | suggest correction | |
| POPE, WILLIAM 3 | England, c.1829, | author; patented a magnetic dip needle; might be the same as Willian Pope 1 or 2. | London. | Taylor 2(1677); Dawson's 205. | suggest correction | |
| POPELL, MATTHAEUS FRANCISCUS | Germany, fl.1665-69, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, 1669 = AMST; Sundial = ROU-109 = NMM; Table Sundial, 1665 = OXFB; Quadrant = Evans Coll. | alternative spelling was "Poppel." | Evans 1; Michel 3; Gatty; Mörzer Bruyns 1; NMM-2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| POPKES, D. | Holland, c.1763, PHIM | made physical instruments for the cabinet of the Fundatie van Renswoode. | The Hague. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| POPPE, H.B. | Germany, 1759, MIM | Artillery Level, 1759 = HAM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| POPPEL, H. | 16th Century, MIM | Mathematical Instrument = NMM-Caird. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| POPPENBERG, JOH. PET. | Germany, c.1775, PHIM | Coin Balances = WHI, DRE. | Westfalia. | O. Brown 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| POPPING, GERTRUD | MIM | Perpetual Calendar, silver, case = WHI ( FIT). | Gerdrud Pöpping. | Price 2; Bryden 16. | suggest correction | |
| PORENSON, ALBERT | Germany, 1774, MIM | rebuilt a large astronomical quadrant in 1744; the quadrant is now in the Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig, Germany. | Schlee; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PORO, ---ITO | Portugal, NIM | Sextant = LIM. | Lourenço, Luiz da Porto. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PORRE VECCHIO AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Porre the Elder and Co. | 17 Great Queen Street, Lincolns Inn Fields, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PORRI | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | see Porre Vecchio and Co. | 17 Great Queen Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PORRI, BENJAMIN | England, fl.1834-64, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | his first name may have been "Baldisaro"; his grandson said that Benjamin Porri had been apprenticed to Remundi in Halifax; Benjamin Porri's son-in-law was Innocenti Fattorini; the barometer is signed "B. Porri Skipton." | Caroline Square (1834); New Market Square (1841); both in Skipton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PORRI, DOMENICO | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PORRI, F. | Ireland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer with Thermometer and Hygrometer = Soth. 12/15/83; Wheel Barometer = X. | Dublin. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PORRI, G.B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Leicester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PORRO, FRANCISCO | Spain, NIM | T.C. | Gibralter. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| PORRO, IGNAZIO | Italy; France; Italy, 1795-1875, MIM OIM SIM | Prism Monocular with Telemeter, 1849 = SWE; Cylindrical Slide Rule = SWE. | invented and made the first prism monocular; retired in 1861. | Florence; Paris; Milan. | Pipping 1; Dewhirst; Brenni 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PORTA, JOHN BAPTISTA | Italy, OIM | made telescopes and microscopes. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| PORTARIS, BOHINI DE | see Bohini de Portaris. | Italian Inventory. | suggest correction | |||
| PORTEMAN, ANN | England, MIM | Sundial, folding style = Soth. 4/20/14 | might be owner. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PORTER | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 1/10/90. | Wokingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PORTER AND CONNER | USA, NIM | Ship's Mechanical Log = APS. | possibly Commodore David Porter and David Conner. | Multhauf 1. | suggest correction | |
| PORTER, DANIEL | England, c.1803, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Fairey of the Grocers' Company on Dec. 1, 1803. | London. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| PORTER, G.E. | PHIM | Stick Barometer, walnut = MYS. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PORTER, GEORGE | England, c.1830, MIM PHIM | 14 St. James's Buildings, London. | Taylor 2(1965). | suggest correction | ||
| PORTER, HENRY | England, fl.1825-60+, MIM OIM | apprenticed to William Cary; succeeded him in 1825 and kept Cary's name; T.C.; "Cary and Co. (Henry Porter) Opticians and Scientific Instrument Makers to the Admiralty established 1765"; "Late of 181 Strand, W.C." | 181 Strand; 7 Pall Mall (S.W), 2 doors east of Waterloo Place; both in London. | Calvert 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PORTER, R. | USA, MIM SIM | Level = Old Sturbridge Village, Mass. | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| PORTER, RUFUS | USA, 1822, MIM | Almanacs with Volvelles = D.(1989), Old Sturbridge Village. | signed "R. Porter Del." | Billerica, Mass. | M.A.D. Sept 1989; Jean Lipman. | suggest correction |
| PORTER, SAMUEL | England, c.1824, MIM | Cruciform Sundial, Ferguson type = UTR; Floating Sundials = UTR, OXF, NMM, VNN, Maritime Museum of British Columbia, D.(1976), Soth. 12/15/78, ADL-T46 (bone), D.(2), etc.; Table of Time = D.(1997). | Porter patented the floating sundial on Feb. 14, 1824; table of time was for 56 years, 1825-1880 and signed "Sam'l Porter Fecit, Entered at Stationer's Hall May 27, 1825." | London. | Taylor 2(1679); Dewhirst; Michel 3; de Rijk; USNM; Moskowitz; Coffeen 29, 33, 43 and 58; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PORTER, THOMAS | England, c.1705, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Feilder of the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 5, 1705. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| POSIDONIUS | Italy, c.43 B.C., MIM | Astronomical Ring or Planetarium = lost. | Rome. | Cicero; Grimaldi 315. | suggest correction | |
| POST, WILLIAM | England, fl.1723-52, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Wright 1 in the Broderers' Company; free of the Company, May 1, 1723; Master of the Company, 1752; also a clock maker. | on London Bridge. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| POTTEN, JOHN | England, fl.1707-37, MIM | apprenticed to John Rowley in the Broderers' Company, July 29, 1699; free of the Company, Jan. 9,1707; took one apprentice. | under Exeter Change in the Strand, London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| POTTER 1 | see Hearn and Potter. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| POTTER 2 | Canada, c.1850, MIM OIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, pocket = D.(1972); Microscope = P.C. | either Augustus Frederick Potter or Charles Potter 2. | Toronto. | Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction |
| POTTER, A.D. | surely a misreading for J.D. Potter. | suggest correction | ||||
| POTTER, AUGUSTUS FREDERICK | Canada, c.1860, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = D.(1986). | brother of Charles Potter 2. | Toronto, C.W. | Coffeen 12. | suggest correction |
| POTTER, CHARLES 1 | England, c.1813, | apprenticed to George Dollond 1 in the Grocers' Company, Dec. 2, 1813. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | ||
| POTTER, CHARLES 2 | Canada, c.1860, MIM SIM | Transit = P.C. | brother of Augustus Frederick Potter. | Toronto, C.W. | Coffeen 12; USNM. | suggest correction |
| POTTER, FRANCIS | England, 1594-1678, MIM | Quadrant, silver, 1651 = BM. | sundial maker; mechanician; mathematician; author. | Trinity College (pre-1613-37); Kilmanton Rectory (1637). | Feingold; Taylor 1(132); Gunther 2. | suggest correction |
| POTTER, JOHN | USA, 1746-1818, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1785 = GUR. | clockmaker. | Brookfield, Mass. | Bedini 1 and 17; Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| POTTER, JOHN DENNETT | England, b. 1810; fl.1830-69, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Box Sextant = Phillips 10/5/76; Hadley's Quadrant = NMM; Sextants = Phillips 10/26/83, Bearnes 1/24/90, Christie 7/5/71; Stick Barometer = K. and C. 12/15/72; Parallel Rules = MYS (1851), Whaler's Village Museum, Maui; Sectors = ADL-A285, KEN, Soth. 2/25/86; Telescope = Christie-SK 10/23/87; Octant = Soth. 3/10/87; Station Pointer = NMM. | T.C.; shopman to R.B. Bate; "Hydrometer and Mathematical Instrument Maker and Chart Agent to the Rt. Hon.ble the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty"; Maui parallel rules marked "Capt. Fields Improved Reg. Jany 1854"; firm active to 1966. | 31 Poultry and Tower Hill; 145 Minories (1866); both in London. | Taylor 2(1966); Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; G.L'E. Turner 24.; McConnell 4; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POTTING | see Potten. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |||
| POTTS | see Rittenhouse and Potts; also Potts and Rittenhouse. | Multhauf 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| POTTS AND RITTENHOUSE | USA, c.1773, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = APS. | W.L. Potts worked with either David or Benjamin Rittenhouse; Bedini favors Benjamin on stylistic grounds; see Rittenhouse and Potts. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Multhauf 1; Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| POTTS, J. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = K. & C. 2/8/78. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| POTTS, THOMAS | England, fl.1805-14, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | T.C.; barometer signed "Potts London Real Maker." | No. 371 Strand near Southhampton Street (1805); 18 St. Martin's Court (1807-14); both in London. | Taylor 2(1198); Crawforth 1; Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| POTTS, WILLIAM LUKENS | USA, 1771-1854, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = GUR, P.C., D.(1985). | worked with Benjamin Rittenhouse as Rittenhouse and Potts (1796-98); also as Potts and Rittenhouse. | Worcester Township, Pa. (1796-98); Pitts Town, New Jersey (1800); Bucks County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Pa. (1817). | Bedini 8; Smart 1; USNM; Coffeen 10; B.R. Forman. | suggest correction |
| POUILLY, J. | France, fl.1683-92, MIM OIM SIM | Graphometers = NMM (1686), PAM, D.(1985), P.C.(1987), Christie's 4/3/85, State Library, New South Wales; Sector = X; Microscope = P.C. | made microscopes, Butterfield-type sundials, lodestones; Coffeen thinks that Pouilly and Depouilly are the same maker; see also Depovilly. | Au Compas Marin, rue Dauphine, Paris. | Daumas 1; Michel 3; Dewhirst; Coffeen 11 and 46; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POULAIN | see Lefebvre et Poulain. | suggest correction | ||||
| POULIEUR | France, | a rope-maker. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| POULLOT, V.N. | France, fl.1838-62, OIM | lens maker. | rue Saint-Louis-en-Marais 35, Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| POUND, JAMES | England, 1669-1724, | helped his nephew, James Bradley, to construct a clock-driven telescope; designed a cylinder sundial; F.R.S. | Wanstead, Essex. | Taylor 1(470) & 2(103). | suggest correction | |
| POUTENSZ, SIMON ABBE JAN | Holland, c.1476, NIM | compass maker. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| POUVILLION | variant of Pouvillon. | Nachet; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| POUVILLON | France, c.1833, MIM OIM | Orrery on Clock = D.(1983). | successor to Noël Simon Carochez. | Nogent-sur-Oise; 33 Quai de l'Horloge, Paris (1833). | Nachet; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POWELL | see Butler and Powell. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |||
| POWELL AND LEALAND | England, fl.1842-99, OIM | made many fine microscopes; made improvements in microscopes. | Hugh Powell and P. Lealand. | 4 Seymour Place = 4 Euston Square = 170 Euston Road, London. | G.L'E. Turner 1, 4, 23, 24; Young 1; Moskowitz 122; USNM; Coffeen 14; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POWELL, HUGH | England, 1798-1883, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscope = WHI. | partner of P. Lealand, 1841-83; T.C. | 24 Clarendon Street, Somers Town, St. Pancras (1830); 4 Seymour Place = 4 Euston Square = 170 Euston Road (1841); both in London. | Taylor 2(1028); G.L'E. Turner 1, 4, 23, 24; Young 1; Crawforth 1; Dewhirst. | suggest correction |
| POWELL, J. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 5/15/96. | Worcester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| POWELL, JAMES | England, c.1722, | apprenticed to John Crooke 1 or 2 in the Joiners' Company on April 5, 1722. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| POWELL, JOHN | England, 1753, MIM | Calendar, 1753 = Bodleian Library. | Birmingham. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| POWELL, T. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| POWELL, THOMAS, AND SONS | England, c.1810, MIM SIM | Transit = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| POYNER, IOHANNES | 1719, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial, 1719 = OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| POYNET, JOHN | England, MIM | Sundial = Henry VIII. | Earle. | suggest correction | ||
| POZO, JUAN DEL | Spain, 1656, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial, 1656 = O-F Coll. | square; similar to Petrus ab aggere sundials. | Seville. | Monreal; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POZOLY, A. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| POZZI AND CO. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie 11/2/72, Bearne's 2/17/92; Stick Barometers = Phillips 9/10/86, Soth.-S 7/23/87. | Phillips stick barometer marked "Warranted." | London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| POZZI, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Wooton Bassett. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| POZZI, C. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| POZZI, C. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| POZZI, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| POZZI, JOS. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Rochdale. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| POZZI, O. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Liverpool. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| POZZI, PETER | England, fl.1822-30, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Willow Street, Oswestry. | Taylor 2(1967); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| POZZOLI, FRANCIS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Prittlewell. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PRAC FIOR | Italy?, 18th Century, MIM | Sector = ADL-M105. | Fior-enza ? | Florence? | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PRADA, C. | England, c.1800?, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2); Stick Barometer = Soth. 12/17/87. | one wheel barometer signed "Prada High Wycombe and Chesham" the other, "C. Prada High Wycombe." | High Wycombe and Chesham. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PRADA, C., AND CO. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Winterton Auction 9/20/90. | Georgian. | Worcester. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PRADA, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Chester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PRAETORIUS, D. | Germany, MIM | Sundial, inclinable = ADL-W229. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PRAETORIUS, JOHANN | Germany, 1537-1616, MIM | Cube Sundial, 1562 = NUR; Chalice Sundial, 1563 = NUR; Astrolabes = DRE (1568) (ICA-271), NUR (1568) (ICA-554), FLO (1591) (ICA-483); Quadrant, 1571 = NUR; Terrestrial Globe, 1568 = DRE; Nocturnal, 1568 = DRE; Celestial Globe, 1566 = DRE (lost); Astrolabe, date unknown, = DRE (lost); Torquetum, 1568 = NUR; Sundials, 1566 and no date = NUR. | the celestial globe was also marked "J. Richter" (his real name); Drechsler thought that he was Johann Prätorius Joachimicus. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Gunther 1; Lunardi; Price 1; ICA 2; Michel 3; Dewhirst; Drechsler 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PRANDI, F. AND CO. | England, c.1825, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Francis Prandi. | 26 Church Street, Sheffield. | Goodison 1; Dewhirst. | suggest correction |
| PRANDI, FRANCIS | England, c.1822, PHIM | T.C.; barometer maker; see F. Prandi and Co. | No. 32 Church Street, Sheffield. | Crawforth 1; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PRATT, WILLIAM | England, fl.1616-24, MIM | Arithmetical Jewel, 1617 = BM. | instrument is a a mechanical calculator; author. | London. | Taylor 1(135); Price 3; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction |
| PRAUN, JAMES | England, c.1710, OIM | optician; Uffenbach brothers found him "very cheap and good and, if he takes the trouble, makes a fine polish" (on the lenses?), in 1710. | London. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| PRAZMOUSKI, A. | France, c.1870, OIM | Microscopes = OXF, Phillips 7/28/82; Heliochronometer = Soth. 3/25/86. | the microscope at Phillips was marked "E. Hartnack et A. Prazmouski, A. Prazmouski Sucr."; Hartnack and Prazmouski were partners c.1865-70. | 1 Rue Bonaparte, Paris. | Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PREDARY | England, c.1841, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may have been a dealer. | Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PREGELL, THOMAS | Germany, fl.1617-29, MIM | Astrolabe, 1629 = VIE (ICA-560); Diptych Sundial, 1617 = Greppin Coll. = Koller 11/17/75; Sundial, ivory, 1619 = AMST; Sundial, 1617 = de Longrée Coll; Diptych Sundial = P.C.; Sundials = Fremersdorf Coll. (1623), BRE (1629). | alternative spelling was "Prögel." | Nürnberg (1617); Zwickau. | Zinner 1; Gunther 1; Michel 2; Price 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1; GHD; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PREIST | England, c.1782, PHIM | Hydrometer = Christie-SK 11/19/87. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PRENLICE, J. | misreading for John Prentice. | suggest correction | ||||
| PRENTICE, CHARLES F. | USA, 1854-1946, MIM OIM SIM | son of James Prentice; worked with his father as James Prentice and Son 1883-97; then incorporated as James Prentice and Son Company until 1924. | New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| PRENTICE, JAMES | England; USA, 1812-88, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Clinometer = D.(1971); Sextant = MYS; Wye Level = D.(1994). | apprenticed to John Beal in London for seven years; came to the U.S.A. in 1842; worked alone 1846-83; formed a partnership with his son, Dr. Charles Prentice as Prentice and Son, c. 1883, in New York, N.Y.; 1994 D. is signed "New York." | London; 315 Broadway (1853-54), New York, N.Y.(1842-88). | Smart 1; USNM; Moskowitz 103; Garcelon 33. | suggest correction |
| PRENTICE, JAMES, AND SON | USA, fl.1883-97, MIM SIM | James Prentice and his son, Dr. Charles F. Prentice. | New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| PRENTICE, JAMES, AND SON COMPANY | USA, fl.1897-1924, MIM OIM SIM | incorporated 1897 and dissolved in 1924; Dr. Charles F. Prentice as president. | New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| PRES. R.L.S.P. | 1725, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1725 = NMM-Caird. | sundials mounted on base; globe is hand-painted. | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| PRESBURY, WILLIAM | England, c.1674, | member of the Spectaclemakers' Company, c.1674. | London. | Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| PRESL, MATHIAS J. | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = VIE; Theodolite = KRE; Graphometer = KRE. | Aussee. | Michel 3; Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| PRESTINARI AND VANINO | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 11/2/72. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PRESTON, E., AND SONS | England, c.1861, MIM | Slide-Rule, Carrett-type = P.C. | Birmingham. | Delehar 2. | suggest correction | |
| PRESTON, GRANT | England, c.1832, NIM | made liquid compasses. | London. | Taylor 2(1968); J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| PRETZFELDER, I.C. | Germany, 1746, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, pewter, 1746 = WHI (FIT). | Nürnberg. | Price 2; Bryden 16. | suggest correction | |
| PRICE 1 | see Hill and Price. | suggest correction | ||||
| PRICE 2 | England, c.1830, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth., 6/6/96. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PRICE AND SCOTT | England, 1715, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1715 = BM. | Charles Price and Benjamin Scott. | at the Mariner and Globe at Exeter Exchange Street in the Strand; at the Atlas against Exeter Exchange in the Strand (1715); both in London. | Tyacke 1; J. Brown 1; Calvert 2. | suggest correction |
| PRICE, C. | see I. Sellars and C. Price. | suggest correction | ||||
| PRICE, C., AND I. SENEX | England, fl.1707-10, MIM | miniature globes; "Geographers"; "New and Correct Globe with ye Trade Winds, etc." | London. | Krogt 2. | suggest correction | |
| PRICE, C.W. | England, c.1850, NIM | Sextant = Bearnes 9/17/86. | Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PRICE, CHARLES | England, fl.1697-1744, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, on stand, 1715 = Christie 5/26/76; Terrestrial Globe, miniature, with case = D.(1981). | apprenticed to John Seller 1 of the Merchant Taylors' Company in 1694; free of the Company in 1703; partner with Jeremiah Seller, 1697-1705; worked with John Senex, 1710-13; partner of Benjamin Scott, 1714-15; T.C.; see Seller and Price. | see Price, Charles (Cont.) | see Price, Charles (Cont.) | suggest correction |
| PRICE, CHARLES (CONT.) | at the Hermitage in Wapping (1700-05) and at the shop next the Fleece Tavern in Cornhill (1703-06); at their house in Whites-Alley, Coleman Street (1707-10); at the Archimedes and Globe in Ludgate Street (1710); at the Lisbon Coffee-House behind the Royal Exchange (1713-15); at the Atlas against Exeter Exchange in ye Strand (1715); at the Sign of the Mariner and Globe, Strand (1718); of Hammersmith, in Westminster Hall (1727-30); at Strand-Bridge in the Strand (1731); in the Fleet Prison (1731); all in London. | Tyacke 1; J. Brown 1; Calvert 2; Wynter 1; Daumas 1; Evans 1; Taylor 1(420) & 2(104); Krogt 2; Wynter and Turner; Crawforth 6 and 8; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| PRICE, HENRY | England, c.1846, MIM PHIM | London. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| PRICE, RICHARD | England, c.1801, MIM | rule maker. | Mills Court, Slaney Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| PRICE, WILLIAM | England, fl.1830-38, MIM OIM PHIM | 115 Fetter Lane, London. | Taylor 2(1969). | suggest correction | ||
| PRICHARD, ZEBEDIAH | England, c.1669, MIM | apprenticed to Walter Hayes of the Grocers' Company on July 5, 1661; free of the Company, June 17, 1669. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PRIEST | England, c.1835, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Newark. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PRIESTLY, THOMAS | England; Russia, c.1830, MIM | Sundials = P.C., Christie 12/18/74; Terrestrial Globe = MLL. | the sundial in a private collection and the globe are in Russian characters. | Moscow. | Schmidt; Chenakal 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PRIEUR, JEAN-BAPTISTE | France, c.1725, PHIM | Barometer = MADEX-1197 = PAC. | Hooke-type two-liquid barometer, mounted on a carved wooden panel. | rue Ste. Marguerite Faubourg St. Antoine, Paris. | Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PRIEUT, G. | France, c.1580, MIM | Sundial in lid of a watch = X. | Moreux. | suggest correction | ||
| PRIMAVESI AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 1/22/88. | Wareham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PRIMAVESI BROS. 1 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Gloucester Museum. | Poole and Wareham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PRIMAVESI BROS. 2 | England, c.1875, OIM | Telescope = Soth. 9/20/83. | Bournemouth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PRIMAVESI, D. | England, c.1850, | agent for Robert M. Barrett. | Cardiff. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PRIMAVESI, F. | England, c.1845, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see F. Primavesi and Son; see F. Primavesi and Sons. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PRIMAVESI, F., AND SON | England, c.1850, NIM OIM | Sextant, ebony = P-B Sale. | Cardiff and Swansea. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PRIMAVESI, F., AND SONS | England, c.1850, NIM OIM | Telescope = PMS. | Cardiff and Swansea. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PRIMAVESI, FRANS | Holland, fl.1740-60, PHIM | Thermometer = UTR. | according to Crommelin, thermometer is signed "L. Primavesi." | Amsterdam. | Crommelin 1; Middleton 1; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction |
| PRIMAVESI, JEAN | Italy; Holland, c.1750, PHIM | Barometer = UTR. | signed "L. Primaves." | Amsterdam. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| PRIMAVESI, L.P. | Holland, c.1760, PHIM | associated with his father, Frans Primavesi. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| PRIMAVESI, LODK. | Holland, c.1771, OIM PHIM | Double Barometer = UTR. | see Bianchi and Primavesi; see Bianchi, Primavesi and Co.; made thermometers. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PRIMAVESI, PETER | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 7 Greville Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PRIN, GEORGES | France, fl.1903-1934, MIM OIM SIM | made transit circles and telescope mounts; succeeded Paul Gautier in 1910; for several years the firms of Prin and Secretan were joined as Ets. Secretan, Epry et Jacquelin successeurs. | Paris. | H.C. King 1; Daumas 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| PRINCE, A. | Ireland, OIM | Telescope, three-draw = Christie 11/24/76. | Waterford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PRINCE, JOHN | USA, 1751-1836, MIM PHIM | Rev. John Prince; made and improved instruments. | Salem, Mass. | Bedini 1; Burstyn; Genuth 1. | suggest correction | |
| PRINE | misreading for Prins. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| PRINS, HENDRIK | Holland, fl.1730-60, OIM PHIM | Thermometers, mercurial = TEY, Leigh and Soth. 3/23/1790, Langford and Son 4/5/1769; Thermometers, LEY(3), UTR (1758); Barometers = LEY, UTR; Telescope = LEY. | apprenticed to Fahrenheit; succeeded him in 1736. | Amsterdam. | Crommelin 1; Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; USNM; Dewhirst; Middleton 1; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PRIO., IO. FRAN. | Italy, 1597, MIM | Pin-gnomon Sundial, oval, 1597 = Ecouen (Cl. 1312). | also marked "S. H.L."; decorated with cherubs. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PRIOR, THOMAS | USA, 1760, MIM | Sundial, copper, 1760 = Museum, Pa. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Antiques, June 1925. | suggest correction | |
| PRIOR, W.R., AND CO. | England, OIM | Microscope = K. and C. 5/23/7? | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PRITCHARD, ANDREW | England, 1804-82, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscopes = D.(1971),(1984),(1985),(1986), Soth. 7/10/67, 2/25/86, etc. | apprenticed to Cornelius Varley in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1832; free of the Company on Jan. 9, 1839; made first diamond lens with Varley; made jewel lenses; showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; T.C.; author. | 18 Pickett Street (1827-29) and (1831-35); 312 Strand (1833-34); 263 Strand (1836-37); 162 Fleet Street (1837); all in London. | Taylor 2(1199); Court and von Rohr 3(250); Moskowitz 103; Coffeen 14; Dewhirst; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PRITT | England, 19th Century, MIM | Garden Sundial, bronze = D. | "Maker"; 53° 45'. | Moskowitz 121. | suggest correction | |
| PROCIOP, A. | Italy?, 18th Century, MIM | Ring Sundial = Galerie am Neumarkt 10/19/72. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PROCKTER, MARMADUKE LYDE | England, c.1786, | apprenticed to Michael Dancer in the Joiners' Company on Jan. 24, 1786. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| PROCTOR | England, c.1740, MIM | Ring Sundial = WHI. | see L. Proctor; see Charles Proctor. | Bryden 16. | suggest correction | |
| PROCTOR AND BEATTIE | England, OIM | Telescope = MYS. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PROCTOR AND BEILBY | England, fl.1787-1801, MIM OIM SIM | Telescope = PMS; Microscope, Culpeper-type = Soth. 11/27/67; Surveyor's Compass = D.(1980). | Price Street (1787); Newhall Street (1797-18)1); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9; Moskowitz; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PROCTOR BROS. | England, c.1740-80, MIM | Charles and L. Proctor; made ring sundials. | Milk Street, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(394). | suggest correction | |
| PROCTOR, CHARLES | England, fl.1760-95, MIM | Ring Sundials = Evans Coll. = OXF (1760), Soth. 10/17/60. | sundials signed "Proctor Sheffield"; brother of L. Proctor. | Milk Street, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(394); Gunther 2; Evans 1; Michel 3; Earle; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PROCTOR, G. AND W. | England, c.1800, OIM | Telescope, 3-draw = D.(1986). | London. | Coffeen 12. | suggest correction | |
| PROCTOR, GEORGE | England, c.1818, OIM | optician; see Proctor and Beilby. | Newhall Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| PROCTOR, L. | England, 18th Century, MIM | Ring Sundial = OXF. | for 53° latitude; brother of Charles Proctor; see Proctor. | Milk Street, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(394); Gunther 2; Evans 1; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PROCTOR, WILLIAM | England, fl.1808-30, OIM | took out patents for hardware. | Bell Street, Trippel Lane, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1200). | suggest correction | |
| PROFATIUS, JUDAEUS | France, c.1236-c.1304, MIM | Profeit Tibbon (Jacob ben Machir); wrote on the universal astrolabe in 1263 and also on the quadrans novus. | Provence; Montpelier. | Maddison 1; Poulle 2 and 3; Gunther 2; Michel 3; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| PROGEL | Prögel see Pregell. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| PROSCH, ANDREW | USA, fl.1846-97, MIM NIM | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| PROSCH, GEORGE | USA, fl.1834-43, MIM PHIM | mechanician. | 19 Canal Street (1834-35); 44 Watts Street (1835-36); 27 Jones Street (1838-39); 140 Nassau Street (1841-43); all in New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| PRUDENT, L. | France, fl.1836-62, NIM OIM | "Lorgnettes de théatre de marine et de campagne." | rue de Chabrol 20, Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| PRUJEAN, JOHN | England, fl.1667-1701, MIM | Astrolabe, wood and paper, 1670 = OXF; Quadrants, wood and paper = OXF, NMM; Quadrants = ADL-A203, KEN, D.(1974), Soth. 6/9/77, OXF. | the astrolabe is ICA-314; the ADL quadrant was found on an English beach. | New College Lane, Oxford. | Gunther 1; Price 1; ICA 2; Michel 2 & 3; Maddison 1; RSW. Dewhirst; Taylor 1(322); ADL. | suggest correction |
| PRYOR, THOMAS | USA, fl.1778-1801, MIM NIM | loyalist. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| PUCHNER, PAULUS | 1577, | designed an artillery level. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PUGH, FRANCIS ROBERT GEORGE | England, c.1841, | apprenticed to William Green 2 in the Joiners' Company on July 6, 1841. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| PUKE, I. | England, c.1790, MIM | Garden Sundial = Soth. 9/20/83. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PULHAM, S. | England, c.1750, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 7/16/76. | near Harleston, Weybread, Suffolk. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PULLEN, D. | England, 1712, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1712 = D.(1967). | ten inches in diameter. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PULLEN, JAMES | England, c.1669, MIM | apprenticed for eight years to William Elmes on Oct. 20, 1669. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| PULMAN, P. | England, 18th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Axminster. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| PULMANN, JACOB | see Hans Bulmann; | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| PULSFORD, GEORGE | England, c.1848, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | barometer signed "G. Pulsford." | 36 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| PURCHON, GEORGE | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X (2). | Glass House. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| PURDEN, J. | England, c.1770, PHIM | Stick Barometer = P.C.(1975). | may be John Purden. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| PURDEN, JOHN | England, c.1764, | apprenticed to Thomas Newman 1 of the Grocers' Company on Aug. 7, 1764; may be the same as J. Purden. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| PURMANN, MARCUS | Germany, fl.1588-1616, MIM | made astronomical compendiums and various types of sundials and clocks dating from 1588 through 1616; examples of his work can be seen at VIE, Prague Alte Sternwarte, NUR, MUN, ex-Coll. Michel, LIE, Geneva Museum, OXF, HAK, DEU, NOR, BM, ZUR, etc. | "Uhr und Compassmacher"; see also "M.P." 3. | Munich. | Zinner 1; Maddison 1; Hamilton 2; Lübke; Michel 1, 2 & 3; Price 2 & 3; Ward 4; Skopova 2; Engelmann 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PURMANS, M. | Astronomical Compendium = ADL-W58. | forgery; the mis-spelling comes from Rohde. | Michel 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| PURRINI, BART. | Italy, 1780, OIM | Microscope, 1780 = D.(1973). | Siena. | Garisenda Antiquariato. | suggest correction | |
| PUSCHNER, JOHANN GEORG | Germany, fl.1720-51, MIM | Planetarium in an Armillary Sphere, 1751 = BAM; made many terrestrial and celestial globes dated from 1720 through 1751; examples can be seen in most principal museums. | engraver and noted mechanician; see Dopplemayr and Puschner. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PUTMAN, JACOB | USA, 18th Century, MIM PHIM | Surveyor's Compass = Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| PUTOIS ET ROCHETTE | France, c.1785, OIM PHIM | Goniometer, silver = FLO. | Paris. | Bonelli 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PUTOIS, ETIENNE ANTOINE | France, fl.1760-98, OIM | supplied Rochon with a telescope for a prismatic micrometer; made achromatic telescopes; succeeded the Veuve Marie, c.1760; breveted in 1788; worked with Grateloup; licensed optician to the king. | au Griffon, 67 du Quai de l'Horloge, Paris (1786). | Daumas 1; Nachet; Howse 2. | suggest correction | |
| PUYRICHARD | France, c.1680, | invented a level with telescope in 1680. | au Faubourg Saint-Germain, Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| PYEFINCH, ELIZABETH | England, c.1786, MIM | listed as an umbrella maker and mathematical instrument maker in the directories of 1786; kept the China Warehouse at 30 Bucklersbury; possibly succeeded Henry Pyefinch. | 30 Bucklersbury; 45 Cornhill (1786); both in London. | Taylor 2(642). | suggest correction | |
| PYEFINCH, HENRY | England, 1739-90, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Telescope, Galilean = NMM; Telescope = G. Washington (1780-99); Sector = Christie 12/8/76; Stick Barometer = VAA; Microscopes = Clay Coll., P.C.; Telescope, Gregorian = P.C. | apprenticed to Francis Watkins 1 of the Spectaclemakers' Company, June 28, 1753; free of the Company, March 3, 1763; took an apprentice; made globes; T.C.; tok out a patent, with J.H. Magellan, for an improvement to the barometer, 1765. | at the Golden Quadrant, Sun and Spectacles, No. 67 Cornhill, between Bishopsgate Street and the Royal Exchange; 64 Cornhill (1765); 45 Cornhill (1782-91); all in London. | Taylor 2(642); Goodison 1; Court and von Rohr 3(164); Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; Bedini 8; NMM 2; Clay and Court; A.J. Turner 10; Tyler; RSW. | suggest correction |
| PYM, THOMAS | England, c.1721, MIM | apprenticed to John Wells 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 18, 1714; free of the Company on Jan. 15, 1721. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| PYOTT, J. | England, NIM | Sextant = Christie-SK 1/27/86. | 74 West India Dock Road, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| PYPENS | Holland, c.1809, MIM | Eindhoven. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| QANTAR, ANTHONY | England, c.1671, | apprenticed to John Brown 6 in the Joiners' Company in 1664; free in the Company in 1671. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| QUARE, DANIEL 1 | England, 1649-1724, MIM PHIM | Altitude Sundial = FIN-225; Analemmatic Sundial, 1707 = Soth. 3/11/63; Pillar Barometers = VCW, KEN, OXF, FLO (2), Hampton Court, Wakefield Plantation, Va., Philadelphia Museum of Art; Gloucester Museum, Meteorological Office, Bracknell, D.(1974) (No.28), Christie 12/7/75 (No.64), Soth. 6/27/74 (No.114), VAA, P.C., etc. Watch movement = ADL-A182; Angle Barometer = Hampton Court. | admitted as a Brother into the Clockmakers' Company, April 3, 1671; Master of the Company, 1708; received first English patent for a barometer in 1695; watch and clockmaker. | Kings Arms, Change Alley, London. | Taylor 1(350) & 2(106); Goodison 1 and 6; Symonds; Clay and Court; J. Brown 3; G. Bell; Michel 3; Stevens and Aked; Daumas 1; Dewhirst; USNM; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| QUARE, DANIEL 2 | England, 1708, | apprenticed to his father, Daniel Quare 1, in the Clockmakers' Company, 1708. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| QUARTIER | see Sibenmann and Quartier. | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| QUEEN AND CO., INC. | USA, fl.1893-1912, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Wye Levels = GUR, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa.; Transit = GUR. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| QUEEN, JAMES W. | USA, 1815-90, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Level = Warren County Historical Society, Pa.; Surveyor's Compass = Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln. | he took Samuel L. Fox as a partner in 1860, the firm was James W. Queen and Co. until 1870 when Queen retired. | 48 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. (1839-60). | Smart 1; Moskowitz 102; USNM. | suggest correction |
| QUEEN, JAMES W., AND CO. | USA, fl.1860-70, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = GUR, D.(1967), Pugsley Sale; Dip Needle = D.(1971); Telescope = Chicago Historical Society, Ill.; etc. | James W. Queen and Samuel L. Fox; Queen retired in 1870 ; most of the instruments were probably made by W. and L.E. Gurley at this late date. | 924 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. and New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; Moskowitz 102; RSW. | suggest correction |
| QUEEN-GRAY CO. | USA, fl.1912-25, MIM NIM OIM SIM | John G. Gray; successors to Queen and Co.; firm stopped at Gray's death in 1925. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| QUESLIN, MAISON CHEVALLIER | France, c.1810, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 10/3/88; Telescope = Gersaint 7/20/96. | "Maison Chevallier, l'In. Queslin Opt." | 1 rue de la Bourse, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| QUEUE, DANIEL | misreading for Daniel Quare. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| QUEYRAT | France, c.1720, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = Soth. 12/1/75. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| QUICK, PAUL | England, 1737, MIM | Wall Sundial, 1737 = Zennor Church. | Zennor, Cornwall. | R. Wallington, Country Life, 7/24/75. | suggest correction | |
| QUILLET | France, fl.1750-89, MIM SIM | Graphometer = D.(1976); Field Compass = NUR; Sector = Soth.-S 10/19/87; Etui of Drawing Instruments = Soth. 4/18/88. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| QUIN 1 | England, pre-1802, PHIM | hygrometer maker; partner with Robert Atkins. | London. | McConnell 4. | suggest correction | |
| QUIN 2 | England, c.1814, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/14/87. | probably either James or George Quin. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| QUIN AND ATKINS | England, c.1840, MIM PHIM | Hydrometer = Auction Sale, London, 1960; Mathematical Instrument = WHI. | London. | Taylor 2(2215a). | suggest correction | |
| QUIN, JAMES AND GEORGE | England, 1814, PHIM | Hydrometers = Chelsea Fair, 1973 (1814), STM. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| QUINCEY, J. | USA, fl.1783-86, MIM | Octant = USNM. | ship owner or master, pre-1786; established as mathematical instrument maker in New York; succeeded by John Greenwood in 1786; presumed to have returned to Mass.; octant (perhaps an import) was later sold or repaired by William Hooker, New York, N.Y. | Mass.; 199 Water Street, New York, N.Y. (1786); Mass.? | Smart 1; USNM; Bedini 14; D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction |
| QUINCY | see Davenport, Quincy and Co. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| QUINGNET | variant spelling for Coignet. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| QUINIET, AEGIDIUS | see Aegidius Coignet. | suggest correction | ||||
| QUINNIET, AEGIDIUS | Belgium, fl.1554-80, MIM | Theodolite, 1557 = BMR; Astronomical Compendium = D.(1986); Astrolabes = Ecouen (CLU) (1557) (ICA 2-222), OXF (1560) (ICA 2-224), BM (ICA 2-225), ROM (1556). | signed "Aegidius Quinniet Antwerpianus faciabat ao 1557"; varied spellings include Coignet, Quingnet, Cuniet, etc. | Antwerp. | Zinner 1; Wynter 1; Rooseboom 1; Price 1, 2 and 3; Ward 4; ICA 2; Gunther 1 and 6; Michel 1, 3 and 7; Cluny Cat.; Belgian Inventory; Namur; Evans 1; Société Belge; Guye and Michel; Brieux 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| QUINQUERNAL, ANTOINE, AND ROVERELLI | Italy, c.1770, MIM | Hodometer = FLO-502. | Antoine Quinquernal and Aloys Roverelli. | Florence. | Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| QUINSEY, G. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Bolling Hall Museum, Bradford (stolen Sept. 1990). | Keighley. | Goodison 1; M.A.D. Sept. 1990. | suggest correction | |
| R. 1 | Holland, 1602, NIM | Mariner's Astrolabe, 1602 (NMM-56) = AMST. | NMM is the Census of Mariner's Astrolabes. | Mörzer Bruyns 3; A. Stimson 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| R. 2 | MIM | Barrel Measure, wood and ivory, 64 inches = Salem Maritime Nat'l Site. | rule now in two pieces | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| R.C. | England, 18th Century, MIM | Dividers, iron = Bovet Coll. = NMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| R.D. | Germany, 1838, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| R.D.H.A.E. | Germany?, 1765, MIM | Table Sundial, stone, 1765 = NUR. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| R.E. 1 | Germany, MIM | Astrolabe = DEU. | mastermark in shield. | D. Bachman 1. | suggest correction | |
| R.E. 2 | England, fl.1770-1805, MIM | Sundials, vertical = the Church and a house on Thomas Street North in Monkwearmouth. | schoolmaster; parish clerk. | Boldon. | Gatty. | suggest correction |
| R.F. 1 | Germany, 1590, | marked on a stone perpetual calendar by M. Joh. Helsbeccius in the HAK museum. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| R.F. 2 | France, c.1620, MIM | Astronomical Compendium = Evans Coll. = OXF; Diptych Sundial, octagonal, ivory = Soth. 7/7/78 = Soth. 12/15/55-160. | initials and punchmark on base of diptych, punchmark is an inverted V with a little circle above it; both instruments have paper or leather lining on 1b and 2a; Soth. has a blue lining on 1b with a list of latitudes in gold, and with a slide to set string at proper latitude. | Dieppe ? | Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| R.F. 3 | England, 1630, | initials marked on a quadrant by John Chatfield, 1630. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| R.F. 4 | France, 1633, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1633 = Vivielle Coll. | has a nocturnal on the cover; possibly R.F. 2. | Dieppe ? | Madex; RSW. | suggest correction |
| R.G. 1 | marked on the compass cards in Elias Allen's sundials, surely Ralph Greatorix; marked on paper compass card of horizontal sundial, WHI-1191, probably Ralph Greatorex; other marks on WHI sundial are "H." (4) and "C.P." (2). | Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| R.G. 2 | MIM | Sundial in ivory sphere = Soth. 3/11/63. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| R.H. | 1612, | instrument maker ? | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| R.K. | Denmark, | marked on 1772 compass card signed "Rasmus Koch." | Copenhagen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| R.L. | see Richard LeKeux. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |||
| R.L.S.P., PRES. | see Pres. R.L.S.P. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| R.M. 1 | England, 1631, MIM | Astrolabe, 1631 = BM. | ICA-312. | another astrolabe at KEN, 1631, signed "Richard Melbourne", which see. | Price 1 & 3; Ward 4; ICA 2; Taylor 1(167); Clay and Court; Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| R.M. 2 | England, 18th Century, MIM | Garden Sundial = Nat'l Museum of Wales. | initials added later. | Wales. | Peate. | suggest correction |
| R.P. | 1708, MIM | Horary Quadrant, crude, 1708 = OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| R.S. 1 | England, fl.1631-34, MIM | Astrolabe Quadrant, 1631 = Koller 11/17/75; Quadrants = BM (1632), OXF (1634). | Evans 1; Michel 3; Dewhirst; Taylor 1(174); Clay and Court; Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | ||
| R.S. 2 | England, 1654, MIM | Table Sundial, lead, 1654 = London Museum. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| R.S. 3 | Germany?, 18th Century, MIM | Diptych Sundials, wood = NOR (2), UTR | marked "Autor"; the dials in the NOR shows a frock coated figure and a hand; the UTR dial was exhibited in the Delft sundial exhibition of 1984. | de Rijk; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| R.S. 4 | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Miner's Compass = Koller 11/17/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| R.S. 5 | Robert Smith ?; Richard Saunders ? or the father of Henry Sutton ? | Taylor 1(174); RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| R.T. | England?, 1531, MIM | Pair of Dividers, 1531 = Soth. 4/18/88. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| R.V.K. | owner!; the initials are on a circumferentor by D. Metz at the TIM, 1987. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| R.W. 1 | England, 1617, MIM | Sundial, sandstone, 1617 = The Washington House, Little Brington, Northhampton. | might be Robert Washington. | Earle. | suggest correction | |
| R.W. 2 | MIM | Garden Sundial = ADL-W150. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| R.W. 3 | England, c.1840, MIM | punched in middle of ivory scale on unsigned octant at PMS. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| R.Z. | Germany, c.1581, | marked on 1b of ADL-M258, c.1581. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RAALINI, C. | England, c.1825, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Jared Coffin House, Nantucket, Mass., X (2), Soth.-PB pre 1980 and Soth. 12/14/89. | Preston. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RABALIO, PETER | Italy; England, fl.1760-89 d.1791, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Barometer, multiple tube = X; Stick Barometer = X; Barometer = Soth. 3/7/75. | the wheel barometer is signed "P. Rabalio Birmingham"; most are signed simply "Rabalio"; also a thermometer maker. | at the Sign of the Barometer, 18 Edgbaston Street, Birmingham; at the Sign of the Dolphin, Coventry; at the Sign of the Golden Lion, in Hamston Gate, Leicester; at Mrs. Dowee's in High Street, near the College-Gate, Worcester; all before 1789. | Goodison 1; Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RABELON, ISAAC | England, 1719, PHIM | Barometer, 1719 = KEN. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RABONE | England, c.1900, MIM | Folding Rule = P.C. | marked "Warranted Boxwood"; "made in England." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RABONE AND MASON | England, fl.1834-37, PHIM | barometer makers; firm later became known as "John Rabone." | 61 St. Pauls Square, Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1972); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RABONE, ELIZABETH | England, c.1808, MIM | rule maker. | Water Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| RABONE, EPHRAIM | England, c.1818, MIM | rule maker. | Water Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| RABONE, JOHN | England, fl.1829-60, PHIM | Double Folding Rule, wood = La Rochelle 7/16/83. | barometer maker; probably a partner in Rabone and Mason; worked alone in 1829 and 1839-58; took his son into the firm, 1858-60. | Ludgate Hill (1829); 61 St. Pauls Square (1839-60); both in Birmingham. | Goodison 1; Bryden 9; Taylor 2(1972); RSW. | suggest correction |
| RABONE, JOHN, AND SON | England, fl.1858-60, MIM | the Rabone firm was established in 1784; makers of boxwood and ivory rules; trade catalogue at OXF. | Hockley Abbey Works, Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RABONE, JOHN, AND SONS | England, c.1860, MIM | Bubble Level = P.C.; Folding Rule, wood = DRE; Rope Gauge, boxwood and brass = Soth.-WS 12/13/83; | some of the instruments are signed "J. Rabone and Sons." | Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1942); G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RABONE, T. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, Soth.-S 1/10/90. | London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RABONE, THOMAS | England, fl.1829-60, MIM PHIM | barometer maker. | 8 Court Water Street (1824); 12 Court, Broad Street (1835); Hockley Hill (1847); 172 Hockley Hill (1849-54); Frederick Street; 63 Great Hampton Street (1858); 61 Great Hampton Street (1860); all in Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1972); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RABUS, JACOB | Germany, c.1556, MIM | Horary Quadrants = NUR (1556), STU. | the quadrant in the NUR is dedicated to Ottheinrich von de Pfalz, it is marked on the back "OHPC"; the quadrant in the STU is dedicated to Herzog Wolfgang von Bayern. | Memmingen. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| RABY, EDWARD | England, c.1834, OIM | Great Brook Street, Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1976). | suggest correction | ||
| RAD, CHRISTOPHER | Germany, c.1683, MIM | Orrery, 1683, was owned by Chr. Treffler in 1683, now lost. Celestial Globe = HAK. | goldsmith; the globe at HAK, 54 cm. in diameter, is signed "RAD" at the south pole. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 3; Stevenson. | suggest correction |
| RADEMACHER | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Eccles. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RADFORD | England, OIM | T.C. | over against the East End of the New Church in the Strand, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| RADFORD, JOHN | England, fl.1668-95, OIM | optician. | at the Golden Spectacles without Temple Bar (1668); St. Clement Danes (1695); both in London. | Clay and Court; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| RADSMA, TJEERD JACOBS | Holland, c.1686-1790, MIM | he made eight clocks with planetariums. | Harlingen. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| RADULF | Belgium, c.1025, MIM | made a different form of astrolabe c.1025; Magister of Liège. | Liège. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| RAETOR, JOHN | England, c.1801, MIM OIM PHIM | 49 Cheapside, Deritend, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| RAFFLE | France, MIM | Protractor = P.C.(1968). | Rafflé. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| RAGGETT, JAMES | England, c.1830, OIM | 21 London Street, Reading. | Taylor 2(1977). | suggest correction | ||
| RAHNE, PETER | Germany, c.1740, MIM | Sectors = STU, THO. | "Peter Rahne Fecit: zu Berlin." | Berlin. | Hambly 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RAHTJEN, G. | Germany, NIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = P.C.(1979). | Bremen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RAIDEL, HANS FRIEDRICH | Germany, c.1627, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument, incomplete, 1627 = AUG; Horary Quadrant, 1627 = AUG. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RAILLE, H. | see Evin and H. Raille. | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| RAIMONDUS, PETRUS | Italy, 1375, MIM | Astrolabe, 1375 = A.C. Baldwin Coll. = BOS. | Cumae. | Exhibition of 1876, London; Thorndike; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RAINER FRISIUS | see Gemma Frisius. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| RAINGO FRERES | France, c.1820, MIM | Orrery Clock = D.(1976). | Raingo Frères; clock makers. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| RAINGO, Z. | Belgium; France, c.1824, MIM | Orrery Clocks = TIM (1987)(2); Royal Collction, Madrid, Windsor Castle (1824), P.C., Sloan Museum, BMR, Soth. 1/16/62 and 7/12/63, P-B 10/12/64; Planetarium = CNAM. | Tournai; Paris. | Pippa; Horological Journal, 1960; RSW; etc. | suggest correction | |
| RAITTENAU, AEGIDIUS EBERHARD VON | Germany, 1605-75, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1546 = Harburg Sammlung Hohenlohe; Sundial, triangular, 1666 = KRE; Azimuth Sundial, 1668 = KRE; Logarithmic Machine, 1670 = KRE. | made other instruments, dated between 1645 and 1669, whose location is not known; author; Benedictine monk; "Mechaniker, Mathematiker und Architekt"; the globe is signed "Rabus 1546." | Kremsmünster. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| RAMAGE | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Barometer = D.(1968). | probably John Ramage 1 or 2. | Aberdeen. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RAMAGE AND CO. | Scotland, fl.1837-38, OIM PHIM | might have made barometers; see Smith and Ramage; see John Ramage 1 & 2. | 41 St. Nicholas Street (1837); 6 St. Nicholas Lane (1838); both in Aberdeen. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RAMAGE, CHARLES | Scotland, fl.1845-60, NIM OIM PHIM | partner in Smith and Ramage; see John Ramage 1 and 2; see Ramage and Co. | 45 Regents Quay, Aberdeen. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RAMAGE, JOHN 1 | Scotland, fl.1806-35, OIM PHIM | Telescope, single draw = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | made large teescopes; probably was also a barometer maker. | 85 Broad Street (1824-29); 39 Union Street (1831-35); both in Aberdeen. | Taylor 2(1202); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RAMAGE, JOHN 2 | Scotland, fl.1835-36, OIM PHIM | might have made barometers; possibly the son of John Ramage 1; see Ramage and Co.; see Smith and Ramage. | 39 Union Street (1835); 104 Union Street (1836); both in Aberdeen. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RAMAS, P. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | probably P. Ramos, which see. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RAMIRES, FRANCISCO | Spain?, 1853, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial, 1853 = Soth. 5/29/61. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RAMME, EDWARD | England, c.1634, MIM | apprenticed to John Blighton 1 in the Grocers' Company, June 24, 1626; free in the Company Aug. 5, 1634. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| RAMMINGER, JAKOB | Germany, 1594, MIM | Miner's Compass, 1594 = BM; Pedometer = Soth.-PB pre-1980. | the compass is marked "alias Scriba"; the pedometer is signed "Jac. Ram. D. Scriba"; Ramminger invented this type of pedometer. | Stuttgart. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RAMOS, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see P. Ramas. | 281 Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RAMPAART, VAN | see Petrus ab Aggere. | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| RAMPOLDI AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 4/28/88. | Huntingdon. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RAMPOLDI, J. | England, fl.1851-53, PHIM | barometer maker. | 22 Grey Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RAMSBECK | Austria, c.1772, MIM OIM | see Schreibelmayer und Ramsbeck. | Vienna. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| RAMSDEN, JESSE | England, 1735-1800, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | one of the most famous mechanics of his time; developed one of the first dividing engines ever built; made many of the most important astronomical and surveying instruments used in England and on the continent; by 1789 he had made over 1000 sextants; his instruments are to be found in many of the principal museums. | apprenticed to J. Burton, MIM, in 1758; started business in 1762; married Sarah Dollond; invented the opthalmometer; made improvements in electrostatic machines & precision balances; some of the optics for his instruments were made by his brothers-in-law Peter and John Dollond 2; made F.R.S. in 1768. | 199 Piccadilly, opposite Sackville Street, London. | Taylor 2(526); DNB; DSB; Maddison 1; Bryden 11; E. Hall; RSW; Goodison 1; USNM; J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10; Coffeen 27. | suggest correction |
| RAMSEY, HENRY T. | England, NIM | Octant, case = HAM. | Lowgate, Hull. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RAND, J. | England, c.1799, OIM | patented a micrometrical stadimeter as a 'military and naval telescope'; author. | London. | Moskowitz 104; Taylor 2(1029); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| RANDALL, JOHN | England, fl.1689-1707, MIM | apprenticed to William Howe in the Grocer' Company on Sept. 1671; free of the Company on Dec. 2, 1689; took apprentices. | Great Minories, London (1693). | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| RANDALL, RICHARD | England, c.1799, | apprenticed to George Mills in the Joiners' Company, Feb. 5, 1799. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| RANDALL, WILLIAM | England, c.1700, | apprenticed to his father, John Randall, in the Grocers' Company on Sept. 10, 1700. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RANDOLL | see Randall. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| RANDOLPH, T.F. | USA, c.1860, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass, case = Chillicothe Museum, Ohio. | 67 West 6th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| RANDOLPH, T.F., AND BRO. | USA, c.1867, MIM PHIM SIM | Surveying Compass = Transylvania College. | 67 West 6th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| RANNOY, P. GELASIUS VISCHER | Germany, 1712, MIM | Sundial, stone, 1712 = DEU. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| RANSLEY, W. | England, MIM NIM | Set of nine Rules, ivory = Phillips 4/20/83; Parallel Rules, wood = NMM. | 4 Westminster Bridge Road; Stansgate; both in London. | NMM 2; Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RAPKIN | England, | see Pastorelli and Rapkin. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RAPOSA | see A. Goys; see Joa~o de Goes. | Stimson 3; Guedes. | suggest correction | |||
| RASPAIL | France, c.1770, OIM | made micrscopes. | Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| RASPON, RAPHAEL | Italy, c.1600, MIM | Compass, large, shadow square = POB. | MADEX. | suggest correction | ||
| RASTRELLI, AUGUSTINO | Italy, 1719, MIM | Reduction Compass, 1719 = FLO-1257. | Florence. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| RATCLIFF, BENJAMIN | England, fl.1743-59, MIM | Sundial, 1743 = St. Mary's Church, Welshpool. | father of Owen Ratcliff; clockmaker. | Welshpool. | Peate. | suggest correction |
| RATCLIFF, OWEN | England, fl.1776-80, MIM | Sundial = Castle Caereinion, Montgomeryshire. | son of Benjamin Ratcliff; clockmaker. | Welshpool. | Peate. | suggest correction |
| RATH, H. | Germany, c.1867, MIM | Mining Gradient Level, 1867 = Christie 12/18/74. | Munich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RATH, PETER | Germany, c.1840, MIM PHIM | Compass, in case = DEU; Thermometer = DEU; Barometer = DEU. | Munich. | Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RATHBONE, AARON | England, 1572-1618, | designed a reducing ruler; author. | Yorkshire. | Taylor 1(91). | suggest correction | |
| RATTENBURY, WILLIAM GEORGE | England, c.1816, MIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1976). | apprenticed to James Ripley in the Grocers' Company, Oct. 3, 1816. | Stratton. | j. Brown 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RATTKNECHT, CHRISTOPH | Austria, c.1739, MIM | Graphometer, 1739 = SAL. | Salzburg. | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| RATTKNECHT, JOHANN-CHRISTOPH | Austria, c.1670, MIM | Sundial = X. | Salzburg. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| RATUS, CARL AUG., BAADEN FR. LIBE | Germany, 1766, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, 1766 = Soth. 5/12/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RAVILIUS, ALEX | Italy, 1542, MIM | Skaphe, ivory and brass, 1537 = OXFB; Armillary Sphere, 1542 = ADL-M2. | the armillary is also marked "Io. Thomae Manfredo", probably the owner. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; Yonge; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RAVIZZA, AMICINO | Italy, 1799, MIM | corrected a sundial made by Cocart. | Cremona. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| RAWBENGEL, HANS | Germany, 1487, MIM | made sundials, 1487. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| RAXTOR, JOHN | England, c.1818, MIM SIM | John Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| RAY | England, MIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | possibly Daniel Ray, c.1790 or William Ray, c.1820, both came from Battle and were watchmakers. | Battle. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| RAY AND CO. | England, NIM | Sextant = Phillips 2/14/79. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RAY, J., AND CO. | England, NIM | Sextant with case = D.(1976). | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RAY, J.W., AND CO. | England, | Sextants = Christie-SK 2/9/84, D.(1968). | may be same as J. Ray and Co., and possibly Ray and Co. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| RAYNER, MICHAEL | England, c.1717, MIM | apprenticed to to John Patrick 1 in the Joiners' Company on Oct. 22, 1706; free in the Company Jan. 7, 1717. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| RAYNOLD | Germany, MIM | Alidade = Drouot 4/26/67. | Berlin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RAYSON, WILLIAM | England, 1683, MIM | Quadrant, 1683 = Soth. 7/7/55; Horary Quadrant, Sutton-type, 1683 = WHI. | may be only one instrument. | Leicester. | Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| READ, J. | England, PHIM | Set of Money Balances = Soth. 11/13/64. | St. Ann's Lane, Nr. Aldersgate, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| READ, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1582-1610, MIM | worked in wood; made Blagrave's staff in 1590 and Arthur Hopton's staff in 1610; made alidades, squares, compasses, etc; partner of John Thompson 1, and succeeded by him. | Hosier Lane, London. | Taylor 1(68); Daumas 1; Michel 3; Dewhirst; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| READ, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1650, MIM | presumably son or nephew of John Read 1; Taylor thought he was partner and successor of Anthony Thompson 1 of Hosier Lane, but Edward Fage could have been the successor. | Hosier Lane, Smithfield, London. | Taylor 1(243). | suggest correction | |
| READ, JOHN 3 | England, 1688, MIM | Sundial, bronze, 1688 = Soth. 12/13/71 = WHI. | Bishop Stortford. | Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| READ, SAMUEL | England, fl.1742-78, PHIM | balance maker; chosen to make étalons of weights in 1742 for comparison by the Royal Society and the French Academy; partner of Charles De Grave and succeeded by him in 1780. | London. | Taylor 2(398); Daumas 1; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| READE | variant spelling for Read. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |||
| READE, GEORGE | England, c.1762, | apprenticed to Richard Rust of the Grocers' Company on June 1, 1762. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| READING, THOMAS | Ireland, fl.1752-68, MIM | surveyer; apprenticed to Gabriel Stokes. | Georges Lane, near Stephens Street, Dublin. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| REALINI, C. | England, c.1825, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Jared Coffin House, Nantucket, Mass., X (2), Soth.-PB pre-1980, Soth. 12/14/89 and 12/14/95. | Preston. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| REALINI, L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | Newcastle. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| REARDON, JOHN | England, c.1838, OIM | 42 Gaston Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(2217). | suggest correction | ||
| REAUMUR, RENE ANTOINE FERCHAULT DE | France, 1683-1757, | Réné Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur; designed a thermometer scale, with 0° as freezing and 80° as boiling; physicist. | La Bermondiere. | USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| REBALLIO EN ZOON | Holland, c.1800, PHIM | Hydrometer and Thermometer = USNM. | Rotterdam. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| REBALLIO, A. | Holland, c.1790, OIM PHIM | Instrument = LEY; Telescope = Christie-SK 4/14/89. | Rotterdam. | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| REBEIRO, IOZE GABRIEL | Spain, c.1790, | marked on an English octant; probably the owner. | Versailles 4/17/83. | suggest correction | ||
| RECH, WOLFF | Germany, c.1649, MIM | sandglass maker. | Nürnberg. | Lunardi. | suggest correction | |
| RECHBERGER, WILHELM | Germany, c.1611, | wrote about the astrolabe. | Augsburg? | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| RECHTER, JAN 1 | Holland, fl.1730-1801, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Planetarium = LEY; Solar Microscope = KEN; Artillery Inclinometers = ADL-M143, Soth. 10/28/63, LEY. | Delft. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Dewhirst; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RECHTER, JAN 2 | Holland, 1777-1801, MIM | son of Jan Rechter 1. | Delft. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| RECORDE, ROBERT | England, c.1556, | published drawings of portable and standing quadrants. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | ||
| REDDING, ROSIER | England, c.1769, | apprenticed to Robert Taylor 2 of the Grocers' Company on July 4, 1769. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| REDMOND | Universal Ring Sundial = P.C. (1976). | English forgery, probably by Williams; marked "Dublin." | Brieux. | suggest correction | ||
| REED, JAMES | USA, 1792-1878, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = Alliance Historical Society, Ohio, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., Michigan Historical Society, Lansing. | the Alliance, Ohio instrument is marked "Washington, Pa.", the others "Pittsburgh Pa."; by 1850 the firm was "James Reed and Co."; the later instruments may be by "James Reed and Co." | Washington, Pa. (1792-1847); Pittsburgh, Pa. (1847-78). | Smart 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| REED, JAMES, AND CO. | USA, fl.1847-78, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Michigan Historical Society, Lansing, Michigan. | see James Reed. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Smart 1; Multhauf 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| REED, THOMAS, AND CO. | England, NIM | T.C. | Sunderland. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| REEDER, R. | USA, c.1847, | took out a patent on a mariner's compass, 1847. | Cincinnati, Ohio. | UANM. | suggest correction | |
| REENS, H.A. | Holland, 19th Century, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie, April 1978; Telescope = Auction, Dordrecht, June 1975. | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| REES, JOHN | England, c.1823, | apprenticed to James Hamer in the Joiners' Company, Oct. 8, 1823. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| REEVES AND SONS | England, 19th Century, MIM | Drawing Instrument Set = Christie-SK 7/24/86; Sector, ivory = Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/20/96. | see William Reeves and Co. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| REEVES, JOHN | England, fl.1679-1710, OIM | member of the Turners' Company; son of Richard Reeves 1; the objective lens at KEN may be by John rather than Richard Reeves 1, which see; John is probably the Reeves, Jr. mentioned by Pepys. | London. | Taylor 1(412); Daumas 1; Evans 1; Court and von Rohr; Latham and Matthews; Robischon 1; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| REEVES, RICHARD 1 | England, fl.1641-89, OIM | Telescope = KEN. | member of the Turners' Company; made microscopes and lenses for telescopes; worked for Hooke; made a spyglass, a microscope and a scotoscope for Samuel Pepys, 1661-64; made very long telescopes; perspective glass maker to the King; made James Gregory's prototype reflecting telescope. | against the Foot and Leg, Long Acre, London. | Taylor 1(199); Latham and Williams; Dewhirst; Henry King 1; L. Bell; Court and von Rohr 3(I); Robischon 1; Daumas 1; A.D.C. Simson. | suggest correction |
| REEVES, RICHARD 1 AND JOHN COX | England, c.1664, OIM | telescope makers. | London. | Henry King 1. | suggest correction | |
| REEVES, RICHARD 2 | England, c.1666, OIM | telescope maker; son of Richard Reeves 1? or is he the same man? | London. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| REEVES, W. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Syke's Hydrometer = P.C. (1989). | adjusted by H.R. Loftus in 1943; see William Reeves and Co. | London, possibly 69 EASTCHEAP. | RSW. WEBDB. | suggest correction |
| REEVES, WILLIAM | USA, 1785, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1785 = VNN. | "Reeves, Thomaston, Me." is written in the case. | Thomaston, Me. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| REEVES, WILLIAM, AND CO. | England, c.1850, MIM | Double Slide Rule = D.(1989). | see Reeves and Sons. | London. | Moskowitz 132. | suggest correction |
| REGHTER, DAVID | Holland, fl.1780-97, PHIM | Middelburg. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| REGIOMONTANUS, JOHANNES | Germany, 1436-76, MIM | Johannes Müller; astronomer, author, published a calendar and ephemerides; designed various astronomical instruments; Zinner attributed a ring sundial, ADL-M307, to Regiomontanus; see Johannes. | Königsberg. | Zinner 1; Maddison 1 & 2; Michel 3; J.A. Bennett 2; DSB; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| REGNARD FRERES | France, MIM | Clepsydra = CNAM. | Regnard frères. | Sens. | Con. Nat'l 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| REGNAULT, HENRI VICTOR | France, 1810-78, | devised a hygrometer similar to Daniell's. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| REGNIER | France, c.1800, MIM | Meridian Sundial = CNAM. | Régnier. | Senaur. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| REGNIER, EDWARD | France, c.1800, PHIM | Dynamometers = USNM, Soth. 10/17/60. | à Beau Grenelle, Banlieu de Paris. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| REHE, SAMUEL | England, fl.1770-92, MIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = Sir John Soane Museum, London. | the barometer is signed "S. Rehe London"; the scale has both French and English inches; worked for John Troughton 2 in 1778; made a copy of Ramsden's dividing engine. | Shoe Lane, London. | Taylor 2(757); Goodison 1; Bedini 8; Daumas 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| REICHENBACH UND FRAUENHOFER | Germany, c.1810, MIM OIM | Telescope = DRE. | Munich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| REICHENBACH UND UTZSCHNEIDER | Germany, fl.1804-15, MIM OIM | Meridian Transit = NOR; Meridian, 1815 = Capodimonte Obs., Naples. | Georg von Reichenbach and Joseph von Utzschneider. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| REICHENBACH, GEORG VON | Germany, 1772-1826, MIM OIM | Altazimuth Instrument, 1814 = Naples Observatory; Dividing Engines, = DEU (1804), SWE (1832); Altazimuth Telescope = PRA; Sextant = DEU; Repeating Theodolite, 1810 = DEU. | worked with Joseph Liebherr, 1802-14; joined by Utzschneider in 1804; went with Ertel in 1814. | Mannheim. | Zinner 1; Daumas 1; Pipping 1; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| REICHENBACH, UTZSCHNEIDER UND LIEBHERR | Germany, c.1804, MIM OIM SIM | Georg von Reichenbach, Joseph von Utzschneider and Joseph Liebherr. | Munich. | J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| REICHER, GEORG | Germany, c.1674, MIM | made sundials. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| REICHERT, JOHANN | Germany, fl.1761-68, PHIM | Nest of Weights = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| REICHLE, MELCHIOR | Germany, fl.1568-69, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, 1568 = BM; Cruciform Sundial, 1569 = BM | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | ||
| REICHMANN, JOSEPH: FRAN: ANT: DE | Germany, c. 1773, | the name is marked on an armillary sphere made by Eiler Christian Hogh, ADL-M9; surely the owner. | Engelmann 1; Yonge; Habacher; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| REID | Scotland, c.1815, MIM | patented a trigonometer. | Aberdeen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| REID, ADAM | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Woolwich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| REID, ALEXANDER | Scotland, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 12/8/76. | barometer signed "Alex Reid." | 66 Nicholson Street, Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| REID, JOHN | England, c.1590, MIM | John Blagrave referred to him as an able maker. | Darius 3. | suggest correction | ||
| REIFF, GOTTFRIED | Germany, c.1750, MIM | Pillar Sundials, wood = MERC = WHI, Soth. 4/18/88. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Hamilton 2; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| REIFFEL, C., AND N. THORN | USA, c.1848, MIM | patented a new form of dividers in 1848. | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| REIGER, P.J. | Germany, MIM | Sector = Evans Coll. | Augsburg. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| REIGNE | France, 18th Century, NIM | Octant, wood with silver trim = ROU-79. | Marseille. | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| REIMANN, I. | Germany, c.1850, MIM | showed at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | Berlin, Prussia. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| REINE, R. | England, fl.1673-80, OIM | made optical glass. | Lime Street, between Leadenhall and Fenchurch Streets, London. | Taylor 1(367); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| REINELT, PAUL | Germany, MIM | Pair of Globes = Stiftsbibliothek, Braunau in Böhmen. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| REINERUS GEMMA | same as Gemma Frisius, which see. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |||
| REINHOLD, ERASMUS 1 | Germany, 1511-55, | astronomer; author. | Wittenberg. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| REINHOLD, ERASMUS 2 | Germany, c.1576, MIM | Tycho Brahe used a large wooden quadrant made by Erasmus Reinhold (2), in 1576. | Saalfeld and Wittenberg. | Michel 2 & 3. | suggest correction | |
| REINHOLD, JOHANNES | Germany, fl.1588-92, MIM | Celestial Globe, with sundials on base, 1588 = CNAM; Terrestrial Globe, 1588 = NMM; Astrolabe, 1591 = HAY. | clockmaker; worked with Georg Roll; see Roll und Reinhold. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Aked; Cons. Nat'l 1; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| REINMANN | Germany, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = BASH. | punchmark is a moon. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| REINMANN, BENEDIKTUS | Germany, fl.1564-75, MIM | Master in 1564; made ivory diptych sundials; sometimes spelled "Reymann." | Nürnberg. | Michel 3; Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| REINMANN, GEORG 1 | Germany, fl.1527-42, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood, 1531 = X; Diptych Sundials, ivory = WHI (1536). | not in Bryden 16. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Gunther 2; Evans 1; Lunardi; Gouk 1. | suggest correction |
| REINMANN, GEORG 2 | Germany, fl.1551-71, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory, 1551 = Wien Mobiliendepot; Diptych Sundial, wood, 1555 = NUR. | Master in 1555; Gouk dated him "1555-71." | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| REINMANN, GEORG 3 | Germany, fl.1575-85, MIM | made sundials. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| REINMANN, HANS 1 | Germany, 1547-71, MIM | Master in 1565; made sundials. | Nürnberg. | Michel 3; Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| REINMANN, HANS 2 | Germany, d.1627, MIM | father of Hans Reinmann 3; made sundials. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| REINMANN, HANS 3 | Germany, d.1628, MIM | son of Hans Reinmann 2; made sundials. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| REINMANN, HIERONYMUS | Germany, fl.1554-69, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = MUN (1554), OXF (1558), NMM (1562), Beauvais Museum (1563), Koller 11/17/75 (1563), (1573), (1561 partial), Sammlung W. Lüdge, Einbeck (1565), NMM (1566), ADL-DPW28 (1569), Huelsmann Coll. (1558). | became Master of the Compassmakers' Guild in 1556. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Gunther 2; NMM 2; Gouk 1; Syndram; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| REINMANN, JORG | see Georg Reinmann. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| REINMANN, PAULUS | Germany, 1557-1609, MIM | made many ivory diptych sundials from 1575 to 1609; examples may be seen at ADL, NYM, NMM, UANM, OXF, DEU, KES, HAM, NOR, WHI, HAK, etc.; Horizontal Sundial, 1591 = Drouot 4/7/87; Artillery Levels = DRE (lost), Soth. 3/10/87 (1600). | Reinmann's master mark was a crown; M. Lesel used a crown as his master mark from 1609 to 1629. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Morpurgo 2; Lunardi; Brieux 1; Chandler and Vincent; USNM; Hamilton 2; Spitzer Cat.; Bryden 16; Gouk 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| REINTHALER, CHRIST. FRIED. ERNST | Germany, 1783, OIM | Solar Microscope, 1783 = DRE. | Leipzig. | Dewhirst; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| REIS, JOSE MARIA DOS | Brazil, fl.1837-73, MIM | made the azimuth instrument invented by Emmanuel Liais; won medals at Exhibitions between 1861 and 1871 including first prize in the Great Exhibition of 1862 in London. | Rua do Hospico, 67,69 & 71, Rio de Janeiro. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| REISCH, LEONHARD | Germany, c.1701, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1701 = Wien Schottenstift. | clockmaker; author; the globe is signed "Leonhardus Reisch Algojus." | Oberdorf. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| REISSIG | Germany, c.1803, MIM OIM | instrument maker to the court at Kassel. | Kassel. | Ashbrook. | suggest correction | |
| REITA, ANTHONY MARIA VON SCHYRLE DE | Germany, 1597-1660, | invented a new telescope eyepiece; author. | Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| REITER, M. | see Prof. Bohme and M. Reiter. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| REITZEL, C.A. | England?, c.1850, MIM | Celestial Globe = Soth. 4/18/88. | ten-inch N. Anderson globe constructed by Reitzel. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RELTING, A. | c.1760, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood = Evans Coll. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RENARD 1 | see Renaud. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |||
| RENARD 2 | France, c.1750, MIM SIM | Graphometer = Koller, May, 1972. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RENARD, N. | France, 18th Century, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, silver = MERC; Universal Ring Sundial, gilt-brass = P-B 1/22/54. | Montauban. | Michel 3; Hamilton 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RENAUD | France; Germany, 1790, PHIM | Thermometer, 1790 = GEM. | Strasbourg; Berlin. | Pipping 1; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| RENAUD, J. | France, c.1700, MIM | Surveying Instrument = PMM. | Daumas thought it was a mariner's astrolabe, but it had been incorrectly restored. | Marseilles. | Daumas 1; A. Stimson 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RENCH, E. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1976). | Grey Inn Terrace, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RENNISON | England, 19th Century, NIM | Quadrant = SUN. | Station Road, Barry Docks, Sunderland. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RENNISON AND SON | England, 19th Century, NIM | Octant = D.(1973). | North Shields. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RENNOLDSON | England, c.1800, MIM | Drawing Instrument Set, incomplete = Sotheby's 5/11/94. | either J.A. or Isaac Rennoldson; T.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RENNOLDSON, ISAAC | England, fl.1822-46, MIM OIM | succeeded J. Rennoldson, who could have been his father or uncle, in 1822. | 5 Cambridge Place, Hackney Road, London. | Taylor 2(1682). | suggest correction | |
| RENNOLDSON, J. | England, fl.1817-22, MIM | Sector, ivory = Cooke's Shop, CMY; Universal Ring Sundial = Soth. 3/9/64. | succeeded by Isaac Rennoldson, which see. | 23 Camden Row, Bethnal Green Road, London. | Taylor 2(1413); RSW. | suggest correction |
| RENSBERG, NICOLAUS | Germany, 1568, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, 1568 = WUP. | the base of the compendium was curved to fit a cannon; a compass was in a Bavarian collection in 1599; mathematician; clockmaker; alternative spelling was "Rensberger." | Coburg. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Basserman-Jordan 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RENWICK, JAMES | England, fl.1844-47, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 2 Booths Place, Turnmill Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| REOHAN, THOMAS | misreading for Keohan. | Taylor 2(2218). | suggest correction | |||
| REPETTO, M.E., Y CA. | Argentina, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. Pulborough 3/1/83. | dealers for Negretti and Zambra; barometer marked "Introductones." | Buenos Aires. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| REPSOLD, A., UND SOHNE | Germany, 1867, MIM OIM | Adolf Repsold and two of his sons. | Hamburg. | J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| REPSOLD, ADOLF | Germany, 1806-71, MIM OIM | worked with his brother, Georg; they succeeded their father, Johann Georg Repsold in 1830; the name was changed to A. & G. Repsold; the firm became A. Repsold und Söhne in 1867. | Hamburg. | J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| REPSOLD, ADOLF UND GEORG | Germany, fl.1830-67, MIM OIM | Heliometer, 1849 = KEN; Telescopes, 1853 = Madrid Observatory. | succeeded their father, Johann Georg Repsold in 1830; makers of very fine, large instruments. | Hamburg. | Pipping 1; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| REPSOLD, GEORG | Germany, 1804-85, MIM OIM | worked with his brother, Adolf; they succeeded their father, Johann Georg Repsold, in 1830; the firm was then known as A. & G. Repsold; Georg retired in 1867. | Hamburg. | J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| REPSOLD, JOHANN GEORG | Germany, 1771-1830, MIM OIM | established his firm in 1802; made precision astronomical instruments; succeeded by his sons, Adolf and Georg Repsold in 1830. | Hamburg. | Daumas 1; Pipping 1; Pannekoek; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| RESCOW, JOHN | England, c.1710, MIM | Liverpool. | Taylor 2(108); Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| RESEL, FRANZ | Austria, 1759, MIM | Table Sundial, 1759 = Linz Museum Depot Hohenfurth; Graphometer = D.(1931); Compass Sundial = MERC-100 = Soth. 12/12/55; Pocket Sundial = BM. | compass sundial signed "Fr. Resel Fecit Vienne." | Vienna. | Zinner 1; Hamilton 1; Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RESI, HANS | name marked on mining compass signed "H.G." (6) at GRA. | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| RESLER, ANTON VON | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundials = MERC, OXF (2), NOR, Soth. 12/16/63, Munich Auction, 1965. | the dial at NOR is signed "Antony Resler." | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Hamilton 1; Evans 1; Bobinger 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RESTELL | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 1/30/84. | Croyden. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RETTING, E. | Germany, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood = OXF. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| REVERE, PAUL | USA, 1735-1818, MIM | Gunner's Calipers = Bostonian Society, Mass., Paul Revere Memorial Association, Boston, Mass.; Compass Card, 1786 = Yale U. Art Gallery; Balance, weights and case = Paul Revere Memorial Association. | silversmith; Revere did the engraving for the paper compass roses for Benjamin Warren's surveying compasses. | Boston, Mass. | Bedini 8; Price 2; The World of Franklin and Jefferson Exhibition Cat.; Revere Cat. | suggest correction |
| REW, ROBERT | England, fl.1755-65, OIM | described as one of the workmen of John Dollond 1. | London. | Taylor 2(528); Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| REYBORNE, J., AND SONS | England, MIM | Rule, folding, ivory = Christie-Geneva 11/20/79. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| REYMANN | see Reinman. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| REYNERUS, GEMMA | see Gemma Frisius. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |||
| REYNOLDS | England, c.1850, MIM SIM | Level and Inclinometer = D.(1994). | probably J.A. Reynolds of J.A. Reynolds and Co. | Birmingham. | Garcelon 33. | suggest correction |
| REYNOLDS AND CO. 1 | England, c.1840, NIM | Pelorus = Marine Museum, Horten, Norway; Nautical Instrument = AMST. | Tower Hill, London. | Mörzer Bruyns 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| REYNOLDS AND CO. 2 | England, MIM | Surveyor's Level = Soth.-West Sussex 10/18/83. | see J.A. Reynolds and Co. | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| REYNOLDS AND WIGGINS | England, c.1840, NIM PHIM | Sympiesometer = Soth. 12/17/87. | William Reynolds and Frederick Wiggins. | 82 Minories, London. | Taylor 2(2273); RSW. | suggest correction |
| REYNOLDS, G. | USA, c.1950, MIM | Astrolabe, c.1950 = Pugsley Sale. | chief engineer of Winchester Arms Co.; he made many reproductions of instruments for Mr. Edwin Pugsley, the C.E.O. of Winchester Arms Co. | New Haven, Conn. | Pugsley Sale; RSW. | suggest correction |
| REYNOLDS, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | St. Austell. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| REYNOLDS, J.A., AND CO. | England, MIM | Rolling Rule = Christie-SK 7/24/86; Surveying Level = Christie-SK 2/8/79. | see Reynolds and Co. 2. | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| REYNOLDS, JOHN | England, fl.1582-1636, MIM SIM | made wooden plane tables, etc; probably a master gunner. | Barking Churchyard (All Hallows Church), Tower Street; near Tower Hill; The Tower; all in London. | Taylor 1(69); Michel 3; Gunther 4. | suggest correction | |
| REYNOLDS, JOSEPH | England, c.1691, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Whitehead of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 20, 1683; free of the Company, April 6, 1691. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| REYNOLDS, THOMAS | England, c.1719, MIM | apprenticed to James Swetman 1 in the Grocers' Company on Mar. 5, 1712; free of the Company, June 23, 1719. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| REYNOLDS, WILLIAM | England, fl.1827-80, MIM | merged with John Lilley and Son(s) in 1880, as Lilley and Reynolds Ltd. | London. | Brewington 1. | suggest correction | |
| REYNOLDSON | England, c.1800, MIM OIM | Mathematical Instrument Set = X.; Pantograph = Christie 4/3/85. | St. John's Lane, West Smithfield, London. | Taylor 2(1203); Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| REYNOLDSON, THOS. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 7 Queen Street, Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RHODES, MANOAH | England, c.1841, | Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "M. Rhodes Bradford"; he was listed as a jeweler; probably a dealer in barometers. | 138 Westgate, Bradford. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| RIBALDI, A. | Ireland, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1955). | Limerick. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RIBALDI, J. | Ireland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = X. | Limerick. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RIBOLDI, JOSEPH | Ireland, 1824, PHIM | carver and gilder; may be the same as J. Ribaldi, which see. | 122 George's Street, Limerick. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| RIBOLDI, L. | Ireland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 5/8/85. | Limerick. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| RIBON | France, PHIM | Balance, small = Chateau de Barbie, Albi. | "Balancier." | à l'Rue Couronné Cour St. Martin N. 8, Paris? | RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIBOUT | France, MIM | Architect's Scales = WHI. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RIBRIGHT AND SON | England, fl.1778-82, OIM | George Ribright and his son, Thomas Ribright 2. | London. | Taylor 2(529)(758); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RIBRIGHT, GEORGE | England, 1730-90, MIM OIM | Sets of Drawing Instruments = Christie-SK 4/17/86, DeLuca 8/1/87 (silver). | son of Thomas Ribright 1; apprenticed in 1744; admitted as a foreign Brother to the Spectaclemakers' Company on Oct. 3, 1751; took apprentices; took his son Thomas Ribright 2 as partner to become Ribright and Son, in 1788. | 40 the Poultry, London (1764 1790). | Taylor 2(529); Clay and Court; Court and von Rohr 3(150); RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIBRIGHT, THOMAS 1 | England, 1712-72, MIM OIM | Case of Instruments with Persective Glass = KBV; Microscope, Culpeper-type = Soth. 3/25/86. | apprenticed to Thomas Sterrop 2 in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1726; free in the Company, 1734; Master in the Company, 1758-60; took apprentices; "Optician to his Royal Highness, George, Prince of Wales"; T.C.; patented an etui with a telescope in the middle. | at the Golden Spectacles, the Poultry, London. | Taylor 2(299); Clay and Court; Court and von Rohr 3; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1 & 7; Evans 1; Delehar 6. | suggest correction |
| RIBRIGHT, THOMAS 2 | England, fl.1768-1810, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = P.C. | the barometer is signed "T. Ribright"; apprenticed to his father, George Ribright of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1768; free of the Company in 1775; partner with his father as Ribright and Son, 1778-82; on his own, 1783-95. | 40 Poultry, London. | Taylor 2(758); Goodison 1; Court and von Rohr 3. | suggest correction |
| RICCIOLI | Ireland, c.1661, MIM | Rule = BRP. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| RICE, THOMAS | England, fl.1640-60, MIM | gunner at the Tower; made many sundials. | The Tower, London. | Taylor 1(1960; Evans 1; Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| RICH, JAMES | England, 1771, NIM | Backstaff, wood, 1771 = D.(1973). | Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | ||
| RICH, MOSES | England, NIM | Octant = Woodman Institute, New Hampshire. | London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| RICHARD OF WALLINGFORD | England, born c.1292-1335, MIM | Abbott of St. Albans; member of the "Merton School"; instrument maker and astronomer; among his inventions are the rectangulus and the albion (1326); made an astronomical clock, c. 1320. | Oxford; Wallingford. | Gunther 2; North 4; Michel 3 & 5; Needham 1. | suggest correction | |
| RICHARD, C.A. | USA, fl.1845-60, PHIM | barometer maker. | High Street, next door south of Mrs. Robinson's City House, Columbus, Ohio. | E.D. Beckman. | suggest correction | |
| RICHARDS, DAVID | England, c.1834, OIM | also made chronometers. | 27 Church Street, Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1978). | suggest correction | |
| RICHARDS, ESTHER | England, fl.1801-08, MIM | rule maker. | 94 Lichfield Street (1801); 95 Lichfield Street (1808); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| RICHARDS, JOHN 1 | England, c.1802, | apprenticed to Charles Fairbone 1 of the Grocers' Company on Oct. 2, 1800; turned over to Charles Fairbone 2 of the Grocers' Company on Feb. 8, 1802; may be the same as John Richards 2. | J. Brown 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RICHARDS, JOHN 2 | England, c.1818, MIM | rule maker; may be the same as John Richards 1. | Lichfield Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RICHARDS, WILLIAM | England, fl.1787-97, MIM | rule maker; worked in boxwood and ivory. | 14 Lichfield Street (1787); Lichfield Street (1797); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| RICHARDSON, GEORGE | England, fl.1807-30, MIM NIM OIM | Octant = AMST; Telescope = Christie-SK 7/10/80; Sextant = Cohasset Historical Society, Mass. | apprenticed in 1784; T.C., "late foreman to Mr. Chas. Lincoln", "Real Manufacturer." | 18 Leadenhall Street (1807); 7 St. Catherines Street, near the Tower (1808-17); 12 Upper East Smithfield (1821); 38 Windham Street, New Road, Marylebone (1826); all in London. | Taylor 2(1205); Mörzer Bruyns 1; Crawforth 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RICHARDSON, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1797-1819, OIM | held a patent on a machine to polish glasses in 1797; became Richardson and Sons by 1819. | 26 Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields (1808); 1 Drury Lane (1810); 22 Little Queen Street, Holborne (1814); all in London. | Taylor 2(1031). | suggest correction | |
| RICHARDSON, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1801-27, OIM | apprenticed to his father Winstanley Richardson in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1794; free in the Company, Jan. 15, 1801. | 16 Somerset Street, Aldgate, London (1801-27). | Taylor 2(1206); Court and von Rohr 3(230). | suggest correction | |
| RICHARDSON, JOSEPH | USA, PHIM | Gold balances (3) in case = Soth. 1/22/25. | Philadelphia, Pa. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RICHARDSON, MATTHEW | England, fl.1737-52, OIM | probably father of Winstanley Richardson; apprenticed to Edward Scarlett 1 of the Spectaclemakers' Company on June 10, 1730, free of the Company Dec. 27, 1737; T.C.; "Optician to his Majesty." | at Sir Isaac Newton's Head and Golden Spectacles against York Buildings, in ye Strand, London. | Taylor 2(400); Court and von Rohr 3(131); Calvert 2; Clay and Court; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| RICHARDSON, WILLIAM | Ireland, fl.1784-86, OIM | optician. | 4 East Cole Alley, Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| RICHARDSON, WINSTANLEY | England, fl.1771-1807, OIM | apprenticed to Thomas Lincoln of the Spectaclemakers' Company on Oct. 4, 1753; free of the Company, Sept. 30, 1773; took his son, John Richardson 2 as an apprentice. | Irongate, London (1807). | Court and von Rohr 3(165). | suggest correction | |
| RICHBOURG | France, MIM | Universal Sundial = Soth. 5/29/61. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RICHER | France, | son of Jean-François Richer. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RICHER, JEAN-FRANCOIS | France, 1743-1820, MIM NIM SIM | Tellurium = BMR; Graphometers = P.C. (1987) (1807) (2), A-P 3/15/76 (1807), D.(1985), Versailles 11/20/83, Soth. 4/29/77; Magnetic Compass, 1807 = Picard, Drouot Richelieu, 12/11/91; Transit Circles = P.C., Ineichen 10/20/75; Sextant = Historical Society of Delaware; Y-Level = Franklin Institute Philadelphia, Pa.; Marine Compass = VNN; Terrestrial Globe = P.C.; Slide Rules = P.C.(1987), D.(1993). | Jean-François Richer; all his instruments are signed simply "Richer à Paris"; scale on Mossy barometer of 1789 is marked "Divisé par Richer"; the tellurium was marked "invented by Abbé Grenet." | L' Hermite, Paris. | Daumas 1; USNM; Moskowitz 103; Coffeen 10 and 43; Darius 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RICHER, MAISON | France, OIM | Telescopic Level = Versailles 4/17/83. | the level is signed "Maison Richer L'Hermite Le Jars successeurs à Paris." | L'Hermite, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| RICHLOT | Germany, MIM | Mining Set = HAK. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RICHTER, E.O., AND CO. | England, MIM | Draftsman's Kit = Weschler 5/22/76. | RSW; WEBDB. | suggest correction | ||
| RICHTER, JOHANNES | see Praetorius. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| RICKARDS, JOSEPH | England, | apprenticed to William Elliot 1 in the Joiners' Company on April 30, 1816. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| RICKETT, W. | England, c.1786, OIM | Horary Quadrant = KEN. | Taylor 2(885); Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RIDEL | France, NIM | Marine Compass = Historical Society of Old Newbury, Mass. | Nantes. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| RIDER, JOB | Ireland, fl.1805-09, | partner of Henry Gardner, 1805-09; watch and clock maker. | Belfast. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| RIDER, WILLIAM | England, fl.1832-34, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | advertised sextants. | 22 Ashton Street, Poplar, Borough, London. | Taylor 2(1684); O'Mara. | suggest correction | |
| RIDLEY, MARK | England, 1560-1624, MIM | author; sundial maker. | Cambridge. | Taylor 1(56). | suggest correction | |
| RIEBENHAUSEN | Germany, 17th Century, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = Munich Geodätisches Institut. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RIEDIG, M.C.G. | Germany, 1820-22, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1822 = DRE; Terrestrial Globe, 1820 = DRE. | Leipzig. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RIEDIGER, ADAM | Switzerland, c.1735, MIM | Table Sundial, 1735 = STU; Celestial Globe = Bern Stadtbibliothek. | Berne. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| RIEFLER, CLEMENS | Germany, fl.1841-76, MIM | Ellipsograph = Christie 12/8/76. | made precision clocks and drawing insruments. | Nesselwang; Munich, Bavaria. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW; WEBDB. | suggest correction |
| RIEGE, GEORG | Germany, c.1699, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory, = Drecker = ADL-DPW23 (1699), D.(1972). | the master mark is a three-leaf clover. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Price 2; Gouk 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIENKS, SYDS JOHANNES Z. | Holland, 1770-1845, OIM | Telescopes = AMST (1824), LEY (1825), BRO (1825), Eisinga's House, Franekar (1830); Microscopes = TEY (1825), KEN (1826), etc. | worked with Argen Roelofs; worked alone by 1826. | Ferwerderadeel; Leiden. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; Daumas 1; Insley 1; Dewhirst 1; Clay and Court; Rooseboom 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIEPENHAUSEN, J.C. | MIM | Analemmatic Sundial = MLL. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RIESEN, A.B. | marked on a surveying instrument signed "C.T.F. Anno 1589 M.S." at DRE; it is "M.S." (5). | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| RIESS, PROF. | Germany, 1840, MIM | Chronoscope, 1840 = WUP. | Stuttgart. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RIGAUD, DE SAINT | France, c.1610, | designed the capuchin sundial. | Cousins. | suggest correction | ||
| RIGG, CUTHBERT | 1708, | Instrument, 1708 = University of Miss. | owner? | Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| RIGGS AND BROTHER | USA, c.1845, NIM | Marine Compasses = MYS, D.(1970); Sextants = MYS, D.(1970). | company founded in 1818 by William H.C. Riggs; the firm was also a retailer of navigating instruments; the Philadelphia Maritime Museum has a sextant made by Heather but bearing their name. | 310 Market Street, Philadelphia Pa. | USNM; Moskowitz 101; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIGGS AND BROTHERS | USA, c.1840, NIM | Pelorus, 1840 = Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Il.; Sextant = D.(1972). | see William H.C. Riggs. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM; Moskowitz 104; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIGGS AND CO. | USA, c.1825, NIM | Marine Compass = D.(1972). | Philadelphia, Pa. | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| RIGGS, WILLIAM H.C. | USA, fl.1818-36, NIM | Box Compass, 1836 = Atwater Kent Museum, Philadelphia, Pa. | maker and retailer of nautical instruments; established an observatory in 1820. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM; Moskowitz 104; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIJSMA, A. | Holland, MIM | Orrery = Phillips 5/20/75. | Steijnmoller. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RIKER, J.L. AND D.J. | USA, c.1847, MIM PHIM | made an orrery and other astronomical instruments; prize winning magnetic apparatus shown at the American Institute Fair, Oct. 1847. | 78 Suffolk Street, New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| RILEY AND STEVENS | USA, PHIM | Stick Barometer = VNN. | New Orleans, La. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RIMMINGTON 1 | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer with Thermometer = Soth. 5/1/86. | Lubenham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RIMMINGTON 2 | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 5/15/96. | Bradford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RIMONDI, CHARLES | England, fl.1841-66, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (3). | watch and clockmaker; jeweler; made? and sold barometers; the wheel barometers are signed "C. Rimondi." | 1 Union Street (1837); 8 Waterhouse Street (1850-66); both in Halifax. | Goodison 1; Loomes. | suggest correction |
| RINALDINI | Italy, 17th Century, MIM | Quadrant = Geographical Institute, Florence. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RING | Germany, c.1800, MIM OIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial = WHI. | microscope maker. | Berlin. | Bryden 16; Clay and Court; Dewhirst. | suggest correction |
| RINGELBERGH, JOACHIM STERCK VAN | Antwerp, fl.1499-1536, MIM | he was reported to have made a ring sundial. | Ringelberg. | Zinner 1. WEBDB. | suggest correction | |
| RINSEN, ANTHONY | Hollandfl.1748-65, MIM PHIM | Daumas listed him as English. | Leiden. | Daumas 1; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| RINSEN, J. VAN | Holland, c.1750, PHIM | made air pumps. | Leiden. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| RIPARMENTI | France, c.1820, PHIM | Marine Barometer = D.(1983). | Bordeaux. | Wynter; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RIPLEY AND SON | England, fl.1800-07, MIM NIM | Quintant = X.; Octants = X, VNN, Christie 4/3/85, Christie-SK 2/8/79, Fall River Historical Society, Mass.; Hadley Quadrant = P.C. | Thomas Ripley 1 and his son James Ripley; the octant offered by Christie-SK was misread as "Ripley and Sons." | 364 Hermitage Bridge Road, Wapping (1797); 335 High Street, Wapping (1805); both in London. | Taylor 2(760 & 1208); J. Brown 1; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIPLEY, JAMES | England, fl.1796-1828, MIM NIM | apprenticed to his father, Thomas Ripley 1, in the Grocers' Company, June 6, 1782; free in the Company April 7, 1796; partner with his father 1800-07; worked alone 1807-22; took apprentices after 1800. | 15 Warkworth Terrace, Commercial Road, Limehouse; 364 Hermitage Bridge Road, Wapping (1800-05); 352 High Street, Wapping (1805-22); 335 Hermitage Bridge Road, Wapping (1828); all in London. | Taylor 2(760 & 1208); J. Brown 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| RIPLEY, THOMAS (1), AND CO. | England, c.1790, MIM NIM | may be Thomas (1) and his son, James Ripley. | 364, near Hemitige Bridge, below the Tower, London. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| RIPLEY, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1763-1807, MIM NIM OIM | Hadley Quadrants = PEA (1773), OMM (1775 & 1779), STK (1782), FRK (1770), Soth, 3/25/86; Octants = USNM, Pennsylvania Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pa.; Telescope, four-draw = Christie-SK 11/15/79. | apprenticed to John Gilbert 2 in the Grocers' Company on Dec. 5, 1755; free in the Company, April 12, 1763; took apprentices, including his son James Ripley; James was his partner from 1800 to 1807. | Baker's Building, New Broad Street (1763 & 1770); at the Globe Quadrant and Sectacles, near Hermitage Bridge below the Tower, Wapping (1765); 364 Hermitage Bridge, below the Tower (1773; all in london. | Taylor 2(760); J. Brown 1; Crawforth 1 & 7; Multhauf 1; USNM; D.J. Warner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIPLEY, THOMAS 2 | England, c.1778, | apprenticed to Thomas Ripley 1, his father, in the Grocers' Company on Sept. 10, 1778. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RIPLEY, THOMAS 3 | England, pre-1813, MIM | Hakney. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RIPLEY, THOMAS BRAND | England, c.1805, | apprenticed to James Ripley of the Grocers' Company in 1805; grandson of Thomas Ripley 1. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RIQUET | France, MIM | Wall Sundial = Cie. du Canal du Midi, Toulouse. | see Maison Riguet. | Boursier. | suggest correction | |
| RIQUET, MAISON | France, MIM | Wall Sundial = house at Echirolles (Haute Garonne). | see Riquet. | Boursier. | suggest correction | |
| RISE, WILLIAM | England, c.1806, | apprenticed to John Symons of the Grocer's Company, July 3, 1806; turned over to John Lee, April 15, 1810. | London. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| RISSO, JOHN 1 | Scotland, c.1783, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | Saltmarket, Glasgow. | Bryden 3 & 10; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RISSO, JOHN 2 | England, c.1805, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Lotherton Hall; Stick Barometer = Temple Newsham; both in Leeds. | Leeds. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RITCHIE, ANDREW ELIOT | USA, 1878-1935, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | succeeded his father, Andrew Montgomery Ritchie, as head of the firm "Edward S. Ritchie and Sons", 1916-35. | Brookline, Mass. (1878-1935). | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| RITCHIE, ANDREW MONTGOMERY | USA, 1849-1916, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | joined his father, Edward S. Ritchie and his brothers, Thomas Pope and John Ritchie in Edward S. Ritchie and Sons, 1872-1916; his son Andrew Eliot Ritchie succeeded him. | New Bedford (1849); Boston (1850-86); Brookline (1886-1916); all in Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| RITCHIE, E.S., AND SONS | USA, fl.1886-1953, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Edward S. Ritchie and Sons changed its name to E.S. Ritchie and Sons in 1886. | Boston, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| RITCHIE, EDWARD S., AND SON | USA, fl.1866-67, MIM NIM PHIM | Edward Samuel Ritchie and his son, Thomas Pope Ritchie. | Boston, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| RITCHIE, EDWARD S., AND SONS | USA, fl.1867-1937, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Electrical machine = Searsport Historical Society, Me.; Liquid Compass = D.(19720. | Edward S. Ritchie and his sons, Thomas Pope and John Ritchie, 1867-72; after 1872 the youngest son, Andrew Montgomery Ritchie joined the firm; in 1886 the firm became E.S. Ritchie and Sons; Andrew's son, Andrew Eliot Ritchie ran the firm from 1916-35; T.S. and J.D. Negus bought the company in 1937 and sold it to the Sherman Brothers in 1953, they moved to Pembroke, Mass. at that time. | Boston (1867-86); Brookline (1886-1953); Pembroke (1953); all in Mass. | Smart 1; Moskowitz 104; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RITCHIE, EDWARD SAMUEL | USA, 1814-95, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Marine Liquid Compasses = LOS, D.(1972), Maine Historical Society, Augusta, USNM. | worked with Ashur C. Palmer as Palmer and Ritchie, hardware, 1839-42; in business for himself, 1842-50, as a ship's chandler; from 1850-54 he worked with Nathan B. Chamberlain as Chamberlain and Ritchie, PHIMs; worked alone, 1854-62; then took John Kehew as partner as E.S. Ritchie and Co. until 1864; by 1866 the firm was E.S. Ritchie and Son, which see; E.S. Ritchie developed a liquid compass, adopted by the U.S. Navy. | Boston (1839-42), (1850-86); New Bedford (1842-49), Brookline 1886-95; all in Mass. | Smart 1; J.A. Bennett 2; Bedini 8; USNM; Moskowitz 103; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RITCHIE, JOHN | USA, 1844-1902, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | middle son of Edward S. Ritchie; joined his father and brother, Thomas Pope Ritchie, as Edward S. Ritchie and Sons in 1867. | New Bedford (1844-49); Boston (1849-86); Brookline (1886-1902); all in Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| RITCHIE, THOMAS POPE | USA, 1842-1914, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | worked with his father as Edward S. Ritchie and Son, 1866-67; his brother, John, joined them in 1867; in 1872 another brother, Andrew Montgomery Ritchie, entered the firm of E.S. Ritchie and Sons. | New Bedford (1842-50); Boston (1850-86); Brookline (1886-1914); all in Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| RITCHINGHAM | England, c.1790, NIM OIM | Sextant = NMM-S.35. | London. | Taylor 2(1033); NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RITTENHOUSE | USA, c.1780, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = USNM | could be David or Benjamin Rittenhouse. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| RITTENHOUSE AND COMPY. | USA, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = New Salem Park Museum, Il. | Smart thought this instrument was made by David Rittenhouse, c.1782, basing his opinion on the simplicity of the compass face; Forman felt it was made by Benjamin Rittenhouse and his son, David Rittenhouse 2. | Worcester Township, Pa. | Smart 1; B.R. Forman. | suggest correction |
| RITTENHOUSE AND EVANS | USA, fl.1798-1801, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = Pennsylvania Historical Society, Philadelphia, USNM. | Benjamin Rittenhouse and Benjamin Evans, his newphew and former apprentice. | Worcester Township, Pa. | Bedini 8; Smart 1; Coffeen A; USNM; B.R. Forman; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RITTENHOUSE AND POTTS | USA, fl.1796-98, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = D.(1982), D.(1996), APS, P.C., Winterthur Museum, Del. | Benjamin Rittenhouse and William Lukens Potts. | Worcester Township, Pa. | Multhhauf 1; Bedini 8; Smart 1; Coffeen A and 55; USNM; B.R. Forman; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RITTENHOUSE, BENJAMIN | USA, 1740-1825, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Atwater Kent Museum and the Franklin Institute (1786) of Philadelphia Pa., Buffalo Historical Society, N.Y., USNM, P.C. (1790), ADL-A26 (1790), Valley Forge Historical Society Pa. (1790), GUR, Ohio State Museum, Columbus (1787), Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn Mich, D., Michigan Museum of Surveying, Lansing, etc. | brother of David Rittenhouse 1; clock and instrument maker; his dated works range from 1786 to 1792; bankrupt in 1801; see Rittenhouse and Evans. | Norriton, Pa.; Philadelphia, Pa. (1807-25) | Multhauf 1; Bedini 1 & 8; Smart 1; Coffeen 14, 21 and 26; USNM; B.R. Forman; Leiserowitz; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RITTENHOUSE, BENJAMIN AND J. THOMAS | USA, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = D.(1978). | Antiques, June, 1978. | suggest correction | ||
| RITTENHOUSE, DAVID 1 | USA, 1732-96, MIM OIM SIM | Orreries = University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, N.J.; Astronomical Clocks = USNM, APS; Zenith Telescope = USNM; Surveyor's Compasses = USNM, New York State Library, Albany, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the Germantown Historical Society both in Philadelphia, Pa., Historical Society of Montgomery County, Norristown, Pa., GUR; etc. | astronomer, clockmaker; F.R.S.; A.P.S.; built the first American observatory; brother of Benjamin Rittenhouse; the first two surveyor's compasses listed were made for George Washington. | Norriton Township, Pa. (1732-70); Philadelphia Pa. (1770-96). | Multhauf 1; Smart 1; Bedini 1 & 8; USNM; Rice; B.R. Forman; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RITTENHOUSE, DAVID 2 | USA, c.1800, MIM SIM | probably the son of Benjamin Rittenhouse; see Rittenhouse and Compy. | Worcester Township, Pa. | B.R. Forman. | suggest correction | |
| RITTER, FRANZ | Germany, fl.1609-40, MIM | Astrolabe, wood, 1613 (ICA-611) = Lüneburg Museum; Astrolabes = MAA (ICA-465), DEU (ICA-619). | author; wrote on the astrolabe; ICA-288 is a plate from Ritter's book on the astrolabe reproduced by Gunther in "Astrolabes of the World." | Nürnburg. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Gunther 1; Price 1; ICA-2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RITTLER, EUSTACH | Germany, 1826, MIM | Beam Compass, 1826 = AUG. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RITTSON, J. | England, c.1820, PHIM | Stick Barometers = K. & C. 12/3//75, D.(1977). | the barometer offered by the dealer is of padouk wood and was signed "Rittson." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RIVA | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | could be A. (1), C., J., or M. Riva, which see. | Glasgow. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| RIVA AND BEARELLI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 1/26/90. | may be F. Riva, which see. | Reading. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIVA, A. 1 | Scotland, c.1823, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Riva; carver, gilder. | 70 East High Street, Glasgow. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| RIVA, A. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Marlborough. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RIVA, C. | Scotland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Glasgow. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RIVA, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Riva and Bearelli. | Reading. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIVA, FERDINANDO | England, fl.1830-34, OIM PHIM | barometer maker. | 7 Watson Walk, Sheffield. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1979). | suggest correction | |
| RIVA, G. AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RIVA, GIOVANNI | Italyc.1750, MIM SIM | Magnetic Compasses for plane tables = P.C., P.C. (1987); Compass box, 1750 = BM. | Venice. | Price 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RIVA, J. | Scotland, OIM | Refracting Telescope = FRK, P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RIVA, J. AND M. | Scotland, fl.1825-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, D.(1976). | J. and Michael Riva; probably dealers in barometers. | 70 High Street (1825); 143 High Street (1826-50); 147 High Street (1850-57); 63 John Street (1857-60); all in Glasgow. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIVA, MICHAEL | Scotland, c.1827, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 2/28/80. | see J. and M. Riva; the barometers are signed "M. Riva Glasgow." | 143 High Street, Glasgow. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIVA, P. | Scotland, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Phillips 12/12/89. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RIVA, P., AND CO. | Scotland, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RIVA, S. | MIM | Compass = ROM | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RIVARD | France, c.1750, | author; wrote on sundials. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RIVERS, JOHN | England, fl.1822-35, MIM | barometer maker. | Wind Street (1822); Goat Street (1830); High Street (1835); all in Swansea. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1980). | suggest correction | |
| RIVIERO, DIEGO | Spain, c.1523, MIM | made astrolabes, etc. | Seville. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| RIVINGTON, JAMES | USA, c.1778, | advertised Peter Dollond's telescopes for sale, May, 1778. | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| RIVOLTA 1 | Scotland, c.1844, PHIM | see Lilly and Rivolta 1; probably Stephen Lilly. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | ||
| RIVOLTA 2 | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1987). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RIVOLTA AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RIVOLTA, A. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (3). | might be A. (2), Alex or Anthony Rivolta as no town is given. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RIVOLTA, A. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (3), Soth. 7/21/83; Wheel Barometer, Thermometer and Hydrometer = Soth.-C 5/16/85. | may be A. Rivolta 1. | Chester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIVOLTA, ALEX | England, fl.1817-19, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/14/87. | signed "A. Rivolta 32 Brook Street." | 11 Brook Street (1817-18); 32 Brook Street (1819); both in Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIVOLTA, ANTHONY | England, fl.1822-61, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 1/27/89. | also made thermometers and looking glasses; see A. Rivolta 1; the barometer is signed "A. Rivolta" 1 plus address. | 32 Brook Street, Holborn (1822-45); 21 Lower Calthorpe Street; both in London. | Goodison 1; RSW.. | suggest correction |
| RIVOLTA, D. 1 | PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be the same as D. Rivolta 2, which see. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RIVOLTA, D. 2 | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = RSM. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RIVOLTA, F. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Macclesfield. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RIVOLTA, F. 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Reading. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RIVOLTA, F., AND CO. | England, c.1775, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = 1975 Auction Cat. | F. Rivolta (1) and Co. | Macclesfield. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIVOLTA, J., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | might be F. Rivolta and Co. | Macclesfield. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIVOLTA, L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RIVOTTA | England, | see Marzoratti and Rivotta; F. Rivolta 2 ? | Bell 2. | suggest correction | ||
| RIX, J. | England, fl.1750-60, MIM | Cometarium = USNM; Slide Rules = P.C., D.(1982); Slide Rule, 1758 = X. | watch and clockmaker; slide rule signed "Rix maker 1758" and marked "For the excise." | in Shrewsbury Court, in White Cross Street, near Cripplegate, London. | Taylor 2(530); A.J. Turner 10; Clay and Court; Coffeen F; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RIX, WILLIAM | England, c.1740, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 1; made slide rules. | at the Mariner and Globe, facing the lower End of the Old Jewry, London. | Darius 2. | suggest correction | |
| RIZAUD | France, | instrument maker. | Paris. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| RIZZI, A. | England, PHIM | T.C. on the back of a wheel barometer. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RIZZO, DOMENICO | Italy, 17th Century, MIM | Boxed Magnetic Compass = ADL-M224. | the name is on the lid of the box, together with the figure of a man; might well be the name of the owner. | Michel 3; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROACH AND WARNER | USA, fl.1837-42, MIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = ADL-A118, P.C. | John Roach and Henry Warner; they were partners from 1837 to 1842. | 293 Broadway, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROACH, JOHN | Ireland; USA, 1813-91, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = Mackay School of Mines, Reno, Nev., Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, P.C.; Y-Level = USNM. | worked alone in New York from 1833 to 1837 and again from 1843 to 1861; worked with Warner as Roach and Warner from 1837 to 1842; worked with Joseph Charles Sala from 1861 to 1891 when Sala succeeded him. | Cork (1813-33); 116 White (1833-35); 3 Wall Street (1836-37); 293 Broadway (1837-42); 72 Nassau (1842-43); the last five all in New York, N.Y; 720 California Stret (1855-90); 429 Montgomery Street (1891); last two in San Francisco, Cal. | Smart 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROACH, L. | USA, c.1850, PHIM | Barometer = Nat'l Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ROBB, WILLIAM | Scotland, fl.1776-1816, PHIM | Angle Barometers = X (2), D.(1963) (2). | one of the X barometers is also marked "David Milne, Carnbegg" and was possibly made by B. Knie; Robb is listed as a clockmaker. | Montrose. | Goodison 1 & 5; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROBBINS, J. AND C. | England, 19th Century, OIM | Microscope = Phillips 10/26/83. | 9 Bartholomew Close, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROBELOU, ISAAC | England, c.1719, PHIM | Stick Barometer, 1719 = KEN. | London. | Goodison 1; McConnell 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROBEQUI, JOSEPH MARIE | France, c.1775, | invented a plotting protractor which was made by Jules Borromei in 1775, ADL-M98. | Daumas 1; Michel 3; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ROBERT | France, c.1840, PHIM | Barometer = Versailles 11/20/83. | signed "Robert opticien" with address. | passage Saint-Pierre, N. 4, Versailles. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROBERT DE VAUGONDY | France, fl.1645-50, MIM | Planetarium, 1650 = ROU-61. | author of book published in 1645; surely related to Gilles and Didier Robert de Vaugondy, which see. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROBERT DE VAUGONDY, DIDIER | France, 1723-86, MIM | son of Gilles Robert de Vaugondy and worked with him; made armillary spheres and globes. | Paris. | Yonge; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| ROBERT DE VAUGONDY, GILLES | France, 1688-1766, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1750 = CNAM; Pair of Globes = VNN. | father of Didier Robert de Vaugondy who worked with him in producing maps, globes and atlases; grandson of Nicolas Sanson; the VNN terrestrial globe was corrected by Delamarche in 1787. | Paris. | Yonge; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROBERT OF CHESTER | England, c.1140, MIM | Chester. | Gunther 3. | suggest correction | ||
| ROBERT, HENRI 1 | France, 17th Century, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = ROU-103. | Marseilles. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROBERT, HENRI 2 | see MM. de Peyronny et Henri Robert. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| ROBERT, HENRY | France, 1833, MIM | Astronomical Demonstration Device = D.(1985); Horizontal Sundial = Wray-102; Pillar Sundials in cardboard tubes with the equation of time scales = ADL-N27, TIM, WHI(FIT), CHF, BM, NMM, CNAM, WUP, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Mich., D.(1997), Soth. 12/12/55, Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/20/96; etc. | "Horloger de la Marine, Breveté S.G.D.G"; D. pillar dial signed "Horloger de la Reine"; pupil of Breguet; advertisement in La Gazette de France (1833) (Price Coll.); Gersaint is for 46°; pillar dials sold for 5 francs | au Palais Royal, No. 164 au p/er (anci/ne maison Laresche); Rue du Coq St. Honoré, No. 8; both in Paris. | Bryden 16; Michel 3; USNM; MADEX; Dewhirst; NMM 2; Coffeen 56; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROBERT, JONA FRANCIS | Holland, fl.1783-86, | made the ecliptic circle for the orrery by Eeckhout. | Middleburg. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| ROBERT, MASTER | France, 1377, MIM | sundial maker; made an almanac for the Duke of Burgundy in 1377. | Dijon. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| ROBERT, THEODORE | England, NIM | Sextant = D.(1976). | 34 Strand Street, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROBERTS 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Stonehouse. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROBERTS 2 | England, NIM | see Simpson and Roberts. | 34 Strand Street, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROBERTS, EDWARD 1 | England, fl.1742-85, MIM | Slide Rules = P.C. (1754), (1755), Christie 12/14/89 (pre-1758). | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 1 in the Joiners' Company on April 3, 1733; free in the Company, April 6, 1742; took apprentices; Christie slide rule carries owner's name and date, "Edward Dawson. Mansfield. 1758." | Old Jewry (1749-57); Dove Court, Old Jewry (1778-82); both in London. | Crawforth 7; Delehar 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROBERTS, EDWARD 2 | England, fl.1785-96, MIM | Slide Rule, Everard-type, wood, 1791 = X; Slide Rule, three slides, wood = ADL-N37, Christie-SK 6/2/83; Gauging Slide Rule, Verie-type, wood = X; Slide Rule, four slides, wood = D.(1991). | apprenticed to his father, Edward Roberts 1, in the Joiners' Company on July 19, 1763; free of the Company, May 3, 1785. | (at his father's) 3 Dove Court, Old Jewry (1785); Grocer's Alley; both in London. | Taylor 2(1034); Crawforth 7; Bryden 9; Clay and Court; Darius 2; Delehar 9; Gemmary III; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROBERTS, GEORGE | England, c.1765, | apprenticed to his father, Edward Roberts 1, in the Joiners' Company on Oct. 29, 1765. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| ROBERTS, HENRY | England, c.1834, OIM | 48 Inge Street, Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1981). | suggest correction | ||
| ROBERTS, JONATHAN | England, fl.1681-1727, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Howe in the Broderers' Company; free of the Company, Feb. 3, 1681; took apprentices. | at a Cookes against ye Red Cross in East Smithfield (1681); Fleet Street (1700); both in London. | Crawforth 7; J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROBERTS, RICHARD | England, 18th Century, PHIM | balance maker. | Bartholomew Lane, near the Royal Exchange, London. | Taylor 2(1036). | suggest correction | |
| ROBERTS, SAMUEL | England, fl.1755-1800, MIM | Sundials = Churchyards at Llonbrynmair, Llanfair Caereimion, and Manafan, Mont. | Llanfair Caereinion. | Peate. | suggest correction | |
| ROBERTS, THOMAS | England, pre-1864, OIM | Telescope = D.(1989). | 3 Strand Street, Liverpool. | Rinaldi 23. | suggest correction | |
| ROBERTS, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1700-21, MIM | apprenticed to Jonathan Roberts in the Broderers' Ccompany on July 2, 1688; free in the Company, Feb. 3, 1700; took apprentices. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| ROBERTS, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1773, | apprenticed to Edward Roberts 1 (his grandfather?) in the Joiners' Company on Sept. 7, 1773. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| ROBERTS, WILLIAM 3 | England, fl.1822-41, MIM | made rules of boxwood and ivory. | 21 West Bar, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1686); Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | |
| ROBERTSON, DR. | England, pre-1830, | patented an improvement for the marine barometer; an example is in the VNN. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROBERTSON, JOHN | England, 1712-76, MIM | Table Sundial = Versailles 4/17/83. | invented an improved slide rule; F.R.S.; author of book on mathematical instruments, London, 1775. | Christ's Hospial, London (1748); Portsmouth Naval Academy (1755-66). | Taylor 2(300). | suggest correction |
| ROBERTSON, R. | NIM | Octant = Brown University, Providence, R.I. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| ROBERTSON, WILLIAM | Scotland, fl.1730-60, OIM | Compound Microscopes = Clerk of Penicuik family (2), RMS, WHI, Earl of Bute (1783). | the Earl of Bute's microscope was signed "Gul. R. fecit." | Edinburgh. | Bryden 4. | suggest correction |
| ROBERVAL | see Gilles Personne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| ROBIJN, JACOB | Holland, 1679, NIM | partner with Johannes van Keulen 1 in 1679; is he the same person as Jacobus Robijn? | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| ROBIJN, JACOBUS | Holland, c.1649-1701, NIM | made cross-staves, 1688; succeeded by Joachim Hasebroek | Nieuwebrugsteeg, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| ROBILOU, ISAAC | England, 1719, PHIM | Stick Barometer, 1719 = X. | London. | Tyler. | suggest correction | |
| ROBIN, ROBERT | France, 1742-1809, MIM PHIM | Meridian Sundial, 1789 = CNAM; Wheel Barometer, with clock = Chelsea Fair. | "Horloger du Roy." | au Galleries du Louvre, Paris. | Ithaca; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROBINS, JOH. | England, c.1700, MIM | Compass Sundial = D.(1989) = ADL-A289. | "I.R." (2) (which see) is punched into the hour scale. | Coffeen 25; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROBINSON | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 4/24/87. | see Robinson Bros. | 53 Bishopsgate Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROBINSON AND BARROW | England, fl.1842-45, PHIM | Thomas Charles Robinson and Henry Barrow; Barrow bought Robinson's business in 1842, after Robinson's death. | 38 Devonshire Street, Portland Place (1842); 26 Oxendon Street, Haymarket (1843); both in London. | Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction | |
| ROBINSON BROS. | England, c.1850, OIM PHIM | Telescope = Soth.-N.Y. 2/23/79. | see Robinson. | 53 Bishopsgate Street, London and Market Square, Shrewbury. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROBINSON, B.C. | England, c.1854, MIM | T.C.; made chronometers. | Middlesborough. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROBINSON, BURNHAM AND CO. | USA, c.1831, MIM | watchmakers. | Danvers, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROBINSON, DANIEL | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Money Balance = Versailles 4/17/83; Wheel Barometer = Phillips-Leeds 12/16/87. | Bradford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROBINSON, H. | England, c.1860, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 1/25/89. | South Shields. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROBINSON, HENRY | England, c.1733, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Hutchinson 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on March 3, 1724; free in the Company, June 4, 1733. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| ROBINSON, JAMES | Ireland, fl.1845-84, OIM | optician; philosophical artist; firm was called James Robinson and Sons from 1885 to 1910. | Museum of Curiosities, 41 Grafton Street (1845); Polytechnic Museum and Gallery of Curiosities, 65 Grafton Street (1846-55); Poltechnic Museum and Photographic Gallery (1856-84); all in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| ROBINSON, JAMES, AND SONS | Ireland, fl.1885-1910, OIM | Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| ROBINSON, JOHN 1 | England, c.1743, MIM | see (Thomas) Crosby and (John) Robinson (1); they split up in 1743; T.C. | Dock Hed, Redriff (1743); London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROBINSON, JOHN 2 | England, c.1761, MIM | apprenticed to Henry Craford in the Grocers' Company on Oct. 4, 1753; free in the Company, Mar. 3, 1761. | at Mr. Craford's, Ratcliff Highway, London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROBINSON, JOHN 3 | Ireland, fl.1791-95, MIM | 4 Drogheda Street (1791-92); 21 Hawkin's Street (1794-95); all in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| ROBINSON, L. | England, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Naval Training Center Historical Museum, Cal. | Liverpool. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ROBINSON, THOMAS CHARLES | England, 1792-1841, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Mountain Barometer = X; Dip Circle = RGO; Balances = WHI, RSM, Cambridge University Mining Dept.; Theodolite, miniature = Yorkshire Museum, York; Universal Instrument, 1857 = BRO. | developed a type of beam balance; made rock crystal prisms; Henry Barrow bought the business in 1842 and continued it as Robinson and Barrow. | 38 Devonshire Street, Portland Place, London. | Taylor 2(1687); Goodison 1; USNM; Bryden 8; G.L'E. Turner 24; Stock 1; Dewhirst; Darius 4. | suggest correction |
| ROBINSON, THOMAS ROMNEY | England, 1792-1882, | Rev. Dr. Robinson; invented the windmill-type anemometer in 1846. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| ROBOTHAN, WALTER | England, | T.C.; sold instruments. | at the Red M and Dagger in Pope's Head Alley against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROCCHETTI, PAOLO | Italy; England, fl.1840-77; d.1897, MIM PHIM SIM | Compass, 1857 = Padua University. | showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | Padua (Austria) (1851); London (1851); Florence (1861). | G.L'E. Turner 24; Brenni 1. | suggest correction |
| ROCHEL, HANS T. | misreading for Troschel. | Pugsley Sale. | suggest correction | |||
| ROCHET | see Rochette, Gaspard. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| ROCHETTE | France, c.1820, PHIM | Barometer = Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88. | Rochette Jeune ? | Quais de l'Horloge, No. 81, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROCHETTE JEUNE | France, c.1820, MIM SIM | Graphometers = P.C. (1979), P.C. (1987), Libert and Castor 4/28/82; Clinometer = D.(1973); Surveying Instrument = P.C. (1987); Miner's Compass = P.C. (1987). | probably the son of Gaspard Rochette. | au Griffon, Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | Wynter and Turner; Wynter; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROCHETTE, GASPARD | France, 1754-1805, MIM OIM SIM | Surveyor's Circle = D.(1973); Telescopes = P.C., D.(1967; Sectors = P.C., Drouot 11/7/75; Rule = P.C.; Square, folding (metric scale) = Christie 4/3/85; Graphometer = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88. | probably the father of Rochette jeune; graphometer is signed "Rochet"; see Rochette père. | Quay du Nord (1794); Quay de l'Horloge du Palais N.60; 49 Quay de l'Horloge (1805); all in Paris. | Daumas 1; USNM; Wynter; Maddison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROCHETTE, PERE | France, OIM | Telescope = Versailles 11/19/78. | Rochette père; may be Gaspard Rochette. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROCHON | France, c.1790, MIM OIM | developed a micrometer for telescopes. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| RODELLA, GIOVANNI BATTISTA | Italy, 1749-1834, MIM PHIM SIM | Telescopic Level = ADL-M191; Alidade = NMM; Compass, 1814 = Padua University. | clockmaker; appointed mechanician to the Specola di Padova, 1794-1802; the ADL instrument is marked "Regio Machinista Padua." | Venice; Padua (1794). | Michel 3; NMM 1; Engelmann 1; Brenni 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RODELLA, GIUSEPPE | Italy, fl.1595-1620, | instrument maker. | Padua. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| RODGERSON, W. | England, NIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = X. | T.C.; manufacturer of nautical instruments; printer. | 10 St. James Street, Liverpool. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RODGERSON, WILLIAM | England, fl.1835-90, MIM OIM | Chathan Buildings, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(2222); Crawforth 6. | suggest correction | ||
| RODRIGAS | Spain, OIM | Telescope = Observatory, Madrid. | Madrid. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RODRIGUEZ, FULGENCIO | Spain, fl.1805-06, NIM | Sextant, 1805 = MAN-I 121; Sextant = MAN-I 25; Sextant, 1806 = Christie-SK 10/23/87. | Ferrol. | Garcia Franco 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROE 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer, with watch = Soth.-S 9/18/86. | the watch movement is signed "Wm. Sharpe, London." | Midhurst. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROE 2 | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 6/27/88. | Godalming. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROE, JOSEPH ADOLPHUS | England, fl.1855-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "J. Roe Ipswich"; watch and clockmaker. | Tacket Street, Ipswich. | Goodison 1 | suggest correction |
| ROELOFS AND RIENKS | Holland, c.1825, MIM OIM | microscope and telescope makers; Arjen Roelofs and Syds Johannes Z. Rienks. | Friesland. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| ROELOFS, ALBERT | Holland, 1745-1809, OIM | brother of Pieter and Arjen Roelofs. | Hijum. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROELOFS, ARJEN | Holland, 1754-1828, MIM OIM PHIM | brother of Albert and Pieter Roelofs; worked with Syd Johannes Z. Rienks as Roelofs and Rienks, 1825; made microscopes and barometers, also made a cometarium and a jovilabium. | Hijum. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROELOFS, PIETER | Holland, 1742-1801, MIM OIM | brother of Albert and Arjen Roelofs. | Hijum. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROEMER, OLAUS | Denmark; France, 1644-1710, MIM OIM PHIM | astronomer; built one of the first transit telescopes; constructed planispheres, a saturnilabium, a jovilabium (1673), while in Paris; produced standard thermometers (1702); | Copenhagen; Paris (c.1679); Copenhagen. | Cohen 2; North 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; A.J. Turner 10; Drekker; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROGER, MARK | England, c.1814, | developed a new slide rule for compounding interest. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| ROGERS, J. | England, fl.1755-1828, OIM | wrote on telescopes. | Taylor 2(532). | suggest correction | ||
| ROGERS, MARK | England, fl.1716-37, MIM | apprenticed to John Crooke 1 in the Joiners' Company on May 7, 1706; free in the Company Aug.7, 1716; took apprentices. | Long Walk, London.(1737). | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| ROGERSON AND CO. | England, NIM | Octant = OMM. | 11 South Lombard Street, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROGET, PETER MARK | England, 1779-1869, | physician and scholar; invented the log-log scale for the slide rule in 1815; F.R.S. in 1815; published the Thesaurus in 1852. | Manchester (1798-1810); London. | DNB; Delehar 9; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| ROHDE, F., ET FILS | Russia, c.1850, MIM OIM | Gunner's Square = P.C. | "opticiens et mecaniciens." | St. Petersburg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROHLEIN, CHRISTOFF | Germany, 1680, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, 1680 = P.C. | Christoff Röhlein. | Dresden. | Pippa. | suggest correction |
| ROHR, NIELS | see Niels Rohr Bangs. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| ROIAS, JUAN DE | Belgium; France, c.1550, | pupil of Gemma Frisius; invented a new projection for the astrolabe; author of "Commentarium in Astrolabium", Lutetia, 1550. | Louvain; Paris (1550). | Michel 2 & 3; Maddison 1 & 7; Gunther 1; Perry. | suggest correction | |
| ROLANDS, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ROLAS VAN VRIES, J. | Holland, 1642, MIM | Astrolabe, 1642 = X. | Amsterdam. | Michel 2. | suggest correction | |
| ROLFE, SAMUEL | England, c.1700?, MIM | Compass Sundials = OXF, ADL-W237, Christie 12/18/74 = Christie 4/9/75. | the compass sundial ADL-W237 is marked "S.R." (1) at the east point of the compass rose; "1742" scratched on bottom of hour scale; see Samuel Rolt. | London. | Taylor 1(448); Gunther 2; Michel 3; Evans 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROLL, GEORG | Germany, fl.1560-92, MIM | Celestial Globe with clockwork, 1588 = VIE. | made clockwork globes with Johannes Reinhold; worked for Rudolph II; see the entry for Georg Roll und Johannes Reinhold. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| ROLL, GEORG, UND JOHANNES REINHOLD | Germany, fl.1584-86, MIM | Celestial Globes with clockwork = VAA (1584), DRE (1586), Naples Observatory (1586), GEL; Astronomical Clocks = VAA (1576), VIE (1584). | worked for Rudolph II. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Grimaldi; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROLOSON, WILLIAM | England, c.1698, | as an apprentice, turned over to Joseph Wells in the Joiners' Company from William Dixon in 1690; turned over to Michael Savage in 1696 or later; both members of the Joiners' Company; free of the Company, 1698. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| ROLT, SAMUEL | England, c.1714, MIM | apprenticed to John Johnson 3 of the Grocers' Company on June 19, 1714; probably Samuel Rolfe, which see. | J. Brown 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ROM:KAY:MAY: | Austria, 1709, MIM | Inclinometer, 1709 = VIT. | Salzburg. | Kirnbauer 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROMANS, BERNARD | USA, fl.1720-84, | made improvements to the marine compass, 1733; geographer and cartographer. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | ||
| ROMLEY, CHRISTOPHER | England, c.1750, | founder; T.C. | at the Sign of the Three Bells in Horse-Shoe Alley, Middle Moorfields, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| RON, ANDREAS | Germany, 1572, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1572 = X. | Augsburg. | Neumann 1. | suggest correction | |
| RONCHATE, BAPTIS | England, PHIM | Double Barometer = OXF. | probably Giovanni Battista Ronchetti, which see. | Goodison 1 and 5. | suggest correction | |
| RONCHETI | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 10/22/87. | signed "Roncheti fecit." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RONCHETI AND GATTY | England, c.1790, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, D.(1965), D.(1990). | might have been Bapt. Roncheti or J.M. Ronketti and James Gatty; the dealer's barometer was signed "Ronchetti and Gatty." | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| RONCHETI, BAPT. | England, c.1780, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X (4), Soth. 1/19/73, Daggett House, Edgartown, Mass.; Double Barometer = D.(1971); Wheel Barometers = Soth.-Bearne 4/4/78, Soth. 10/22/87. | probably Giovanni Battista Ronchetti, which see; one barometer signed "B. Roncheti Manchester"; another "Bap. Roncheti, 15 High Street, Manchester"; two are signed "Bapt. Ronchetti"; Soth. 10/22/87 is signed "Bapt. Roncheti Fecit." | 15 High Street, Manchester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RONCHETI, BAPT., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Angle Barometer = Gloucester Museum; Stick Barometers = X (2). | probably Giovanni Battista Ronchetti. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RONCHETI, T. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Bristol. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RONCHETTI 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | could be either Edmund or Thomas Ronchetti. | Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| RONCHETTI 2 | England, c.1780, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 4/22/88; Stick Barometer = D.(1965). | could be by J. (1 or 2), John B., or Joshua Ronchetti 1; Goodison favored the latter for the X wheel barometer. | 43 Market Street, Manchester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RONCHETTI 3 | see P. Martinelli, Ronchetti and Co. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| RONCHETTI AND SON | England, fl.1836-39, PHIM | may be John Ronchetti and Son; succeeded by Joseph Somalvico 2 in J. Somalvico and Co. | 2 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RONCHETTI, BAPST., LOMAS AND CO. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 6/4/92. | surely Baptiste Roncheti, which see. | Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| RONCHETTI, CHARLES JOSHUA | see Joshua Ronchetti 1. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| RONCHETTI, EDMUND | England, PHIM | barometer maker. | Waterbeer Street, Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RONCHETTI, J. 1 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = RSM. | optician; probably Joshua Ronchetti 1 or 2. | Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| RONCHETTI, J. 2 | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Phillips 12/17/89. | J. Ronchetti 1 and 2 may be the same man. | Victoria Street, Manchester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RONCHETTI, JOHN | Italy; England, fl.1836-38, PHIM | barometer maker. | 25 Hatton Garden, London. | Taylor 2(2223); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RONCHETTI, JOHN B. AND JOSHUA (2) | England, fl.1841-51, OIM PHIM | John Baptist Ronchetti and his brother, Joshua Ronchetti 2; sons of Joshua Ronchetti 1; they were succeeded by their brother-in-law, Joseph L. Casartelli in 1851. | 43 Market Street, Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RONCHETTI, JOHN BAPTIST | England, 1812-80, OIM PHIM | son of Joshua Ronchetti 1; he worked with his brother, Joshua Ronchetti 2 from 1841 to 1851; hydrometer and thermometer makers; they were succeeded by Joseph L. Casartelli who married their sister. | 9 Cambridge Street, Golden Square; 43 Market Street; both in Manchester. | Goodison 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| RONCHETTI, JOSHUA 1 | Italy; England, fl.1817-41, MIM OIM PHIM | Mathematical Instrument Set = Soth. 10/28/63; Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = VCW; Azimuth Compass = P.C. (1982). | full name was Charles Joshua Ronchetti; son of Giovanni Battista Ronchetti; father of John Baptist and Joshua (2) Ronchetti. | 29 Balloon Street (1817); St. Anns Passage (1829); Cateaton Street (1830); 43 Market Street (1832-41); all in Manchester. | Taylor 2(1689); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RONCHETTI, JOSHUA 2 | England, fl.1841-51, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/21/87. | son of (Charles) Joshua Ronchetti 1; worked with his brother John Baptist Ronchetti, 1841 to 1851. | 43 Market Street, Manchester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RONCHETTI, THOMAS | England, fl.1822-56, PHIM | optician; barometer maker. | New Bridge Street (1822); 4 Mount Pleasant, Black Boy Road (1830); Black Boy Road (1850-56); all in Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RONCHETY, I. AND M. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | probably John Merry Ronketti | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RONCI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RONCORONE, FRA. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RONDELET | France, 1789, | instrument maker at PBN. | Evans 1?; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RONDINI, JEAN | England, c.1815, OIM | held a patent on dioptric telescopes. | London. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| RONKETTI | England, c.1825, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1977). | Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RONKETTI AND CO. | England, PHIM | see John Merry Ronketti. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RONKETTI, B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Bapt. Roncheti. | Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| RONKETTI, J. AND M. | England, c.1815, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X.; Stick Barometer = Soth. 7/16/76. | misreading for John Merry Ronketti. | 6 Peter Street, Bloomsbury, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RONKETTI, J.G.H. | England, fl.1845-46, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = D.(1975). | the stick barometer is signed "I.G.H. Ronketti, 15 Museum Street, Bloomsbury"; see John Ronketti 1 at that address. | 102 St. Martins Lane (1845); 116 Great Russell Street (1845); 19 Leather Lane (1846); 15 Museum Street; all in London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RONKETTI, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1823-44, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker; see J.G.H. Ronketti; became a partner with Henry Negretti, c.1840. | 15 Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London. | Taylor 2(2224); Goodison 1; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| RONKETTI, JOHN 2 | USA, c.1850, PHIM | may be related to Joshua Ronchetti 1 or 2 of Manchester; see John George Ronketti. | New York, N.Y. | D.J. Warner 5. | suggest correction | |
| RONKETTI, JOHN GEORGE | England; USA, fl.1820-53, MIM NIM PHIM | may be John Ronketti 2, which see; New York business directory for 1852-53 showed him as an instrument maker. | 8 Back Hill, Hatton Garden (1822); Leather Lane; both in London; New York, N.Y. (1852-53). | Taylor 2(1690a); Goodison 1; USNM; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| RONKETTI, JOHN MERRY | Italy; England, fl.1790-1819, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Longleat House, X, Soth. 11/20/70 and 6/6/75; Stick Barometer = Soth. 7/6/73. | 180 Holborn (1790-97); 6 Peter Street, Bloomsbury (1800-19); both in London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RONKETTI, JOSEPH 1 | England, fl.1820-22, PHIM | barometer maker. | 8 Back Hill, Hatton Garden, London. | Taylor 2(1690). | suggest correction | |
| RONKETTI, JOSEPH 2 | England, fl.1854-60, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 31 Northampton Road, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| RONKITTE, J.M. | see John Merry Ronketti. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| RONLEY, JOHN | England, MIM OIM | Micrometer = WHI. | moving-wire eyepiece micrometer. | J,A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| RONN, W. VON, UND F.A. HUHN | Germany, c.1827, NIM | W. von Rönn und F.A. Hühn. | Schück. | suggest correction | ||
| RONQUETTI | France, c.1780, PHIM | Barometer on clock = Soth. 10/26/73; Barometers = Soth.-Wilkinson and Hodge 6/22/23 and 7/20/23. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROOKE, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ROOKER, JAMES EDWARD | England, fl. approx. 1850s | small pocket telescope=PC | 54 Newington Causeway | WEBDB | suggest correction | |
| ROOKER, JOHN A. | England, fl.1810-46, MIM | Slide Rule, 1810 = Evans Coll.; Pocket Calendar = Evans Coll.; Pantograph = Soth. 2/7/72. | the instruments are signed "John Rooker"; apprenticed to James Martin in the Grocers' Company on Sept. 4, 1794; free in the Company, 1810; divided the log-log slide rules, invented by Peter Mark Roget and sold by Francis West. | 27 Bridgewater Street, Somers Town; 49 Guildford Place, Kennington Cross; 1 Little Queen Street; 26 East Street, Lamb's Conduit Street; all in London. | Taylor 2(1418); J. Brown 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Delehar 9. | suggest correction |
| ROORISTER, C.V. | Germany, c.1843, | invented a computing scale made by Ertel und Sohn. | Munich. | Brieux 2. | suggest correction | |
| ROOSE, THOMAS | England, c.1828, MIM | 16 north Side, Old Dock, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1691). | suggest correction | ||
| ROOSEBOOM, JAN | Holland, c.1809, MIM OIM SIM | made telescopes and surveying instruments. | Buiksloot. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROOSENBOOM, JN. | Holland, c.1825, NIM | Zak Sextant = AMST. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROOTS, EDWARD | England, c.1728, MIM | apprenticed to Benjamin Macy of the Clockmakers' Company on Dec. 20, 1728. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| ROPER, ABRAHAM | Ireland, fl.1787-93, MIM | listed as Abraham Rosser, 1787-88. | 8 Bedford Row, Dublin (1787-93). | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| RORDORF | Italy, c.1825, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 7/20/83. | "Toledo N.286 à Naples." | Naples. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROSA, FELIX | France, | Félix Rosa; worked for Vaucanson, which see. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ROSAI, F. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ROSAPINI, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Ticehurst. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROSATTE, J. | England, PHIM | this name appears on a printed paper barometer scale. | Leeds. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROSCOE, ROBERT | England, fl.1696-1730, MIM | Liverpool. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| ROSE, DANIEL | England, MIM | Sundials = Shutts near Ashopton Hall and Derwent Churchyard, Derwent. | Derbyshire. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| ROSE, JOHN | England, c.1688, | apprenticed to John Toogood in the Joiners' Company on Dec. 11, 1688. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| ROSELL, JOSE | Spain, c.1850, MIM NIM | Octant = MAN-I128; Alidade with compass and case = Gersaint 7/20/96. | "Gran establecimiento de instrumentos de Jose Sosee." | Plaza de Palacionumero 13, Barcelona. | Garcia Franco 1. | suggest correction |
| ROSEN, CARL | Norway, NIM | Magnetic Compass = NOR. | Fahlun. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROSENBERG, JOHAN PETTER | Sweden, fl.1764-77, MIM | instrument maker; apprenticed to Daniel Ekström, took over his shop; maker to the Academy, 1764-77. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROSENBERG, PETTER | Sweden, c.1730, | instrument maker to the Corps of Engineers. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROSENFALDT, HANS | Sweden, 1567, MIM | Hans Rosenfäldt made a silver astrolabe for Erik XIV, King of Sweden, for 1,200 marks. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ROSENTALL, I. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. Pulborough 3/1/83. | Burton-on-Trent. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED ERICH | Germany, c.1782, PHIM | made an improvement for a portable barometer. | Stuttgart. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROSENTHAL, J.C. | Germany, 1717, MIM | Table Sundial, 1717 = EMA; Sundial, 1717 = Soth. 5/11/23. | may be the same sundial. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROSLIN, EUSTACHIUS | Germany, c.1537, | Röslin wrote an explanation of the astrolabe in 1537. | Frankfort. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| ROSS | England, c.1820, | see Lewis and Ross. | London. | Taylor 2(1624). | suggest correction | |
| ROSS AND CO. | England, c.1859, OIM | Thomas Ross who succeeded his father, Andrew Ross, c.1859. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROSS, ANDREW | England, 1798-1859, OIM PHIM | Microscope, presentation set = D.(1989). | apprenticed to John Corless in the Joiners' Company on July 20, 1813; optician; produced over four thousand microscopes; also made telescopes, stick and wheel barometers, and Wilson-type rain gauges; see Andrew Ross and Co. (1837-41). | 15 St. John's Square (1830); 33 Regent Street, Piccadilly (1837); 21 Featherstone Buildings (1840-47); 2 Featherstone buildings (1848-56); all (exept for Regent Street) in Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(1983); Goodison 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Morrison-Low 1; Moskowitz 132; Tesseract; Coffeen; Crawforth 7; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROSS, ANDREW, AND CO. | England, fl.1837-41, OIM | Microscope (1839) = Soth. 7/7/78; Binoculars = D.(1984). | Andrew Ross and J.S. Lister; they developed a objective lens. | 33 Regent Street, Piccadilly, London. | Taylor 2(1983); G.L'E. Turner 24; Coffeen H; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROSS, THOMAS | England, c.1859, OIM | succeeded his father, Andrew Ross, as Ross and Co. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROSS, WILLIAM | England, fl.1731-65, MIM | Rossisphere = P. & S. 2/28/1896 = OXF. | author; invented a type of ring sundial in 1733 called a "Rossisphere"; used a pseudonym "N.A." (New Astronomer), which see. | sondon. | Taylor 2(222 & 301); Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| ROSSELL, JOSE | Spain, MIM NIM | Sextant = BAR (2); Artificial Horizon = BAR; Octant = BAR. | José Rossell; T.C. | Plaza de Palacia N. 15, Barcelona. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROSSER, ABRAHAM | see Abraham Roper. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett.. | suggest correction | |||
| ROSSI, DE | Italy, 1695, MIM | Set of Gores for a Celestial Globe, 1695 = NMM-Caird. | could be Dominico or Jacobus de Rossi. | NMM 1; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROSSI, DOMINICO DE | Germany; Italy, 1647-1719, MIM | Pairs of Globes, 1695 = Hispanic Society of America, N.Y., UCLA. | he altered Matthäus Greutter's 1638 globes and re-issued them. | Mailand; Rome. | Yonge. | suggest correction |
| ROSSI, G. | England, c.1780, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (5), D.(1978), Soth. 5/14/87, Ilbert Coll., Christie-SK 11/17/86. | four of the barometers are signed "G. Rossi Norwich"; the barometer offered by Soth. also has a thermometer. | Exchange Street, Norwich. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROSSI, GIUSEPPE DE | Italy, c.1615, | printed pair of globe gores by Joducus Hondius in 1615. | Rome. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| ROSSI, JACOBUS DE | Italy, 1695, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1695 = NYM. | "----ex chalcographia Dominico Rubeis preo Jacobus de Rubeis an. 1695"; Yonge thought he was the same person as Dominico de Rossi | Rome. | Yonge. | suggest correction |
| ROSSI, JOSEF DE | Italy, 1615, | issued globe gores, 1615; "Josef de Rubeis Mediolanensis." | Mediolanus. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| ROSSI, JOSEPH F. | Sweden, PHIM | Stick Barometer = NOR; Wheel Barometer = NOR. | the stick barometer is signed "I. Rossi." | Stockholm. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROSSI, P. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ROSSITER | England, c.1815, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 10/26/83. | signed on the bubble level. | Bridgwater. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROSSITER, GEORGE | England, c.1773, | apprenticed to John Blake in the Joiners' Company, Jan. 5, 1773. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| ROSTAND, ED. | France, MIM | Wall Sundial = Villa Ar-Naga, Cambo, B. Pyr. | Cambo, Basse Pyrennées. | Boursier. | suggest correction | |
| ROSTRIGA | Spain, c.1780, MIM PHIM | Sector, wood = MAA; Vacuum Pump, double acting = ISI. | the pump may be signed "Rostriaga." | Madrid. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROTH | France, c.1825, MIM | Adding Machine = X. | "Roth Bte." (breveté); see Dr. Roth and M. Wertheimber. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROTH, DR., AND M. WERTHEIMBER | France, c.1845, | invented an automaton calculator. | Daumas 1; Practical Mechanic and Engineer's Magazine, Vol.14, pp.129-31. | suggest correction | ||
| ROTHKNECHT, JOH. CHRISTOPH | Austria, c.1720, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = OXF. | Salzburg. | Gunther 2; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROTHWELL | England, c.1850, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscope, Culpeper-type = Soth.2/25/86; Stick Barometer = X; Barometer = P.C.; Goniometer, stellar = Phillips 11/16/88. | Manchester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROTZ, JEAN | France; England, fl.1540-80, MIM | made an elaborate compass of variation for Henry VII; developed an armillary ring sundial with sights, mounted over a compass and called by him a "differential quadrant"; his father might have been a Scot. | Dieppe; London; Dieppe. | Taylor 1(15); A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| ROUCKLEIFFE, JOHN | England, c.1722, | apprenticed to Charles Crick 2 of the Grocers' Company on Aug. 29, 1722. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ROUGETTE | France, MIM | Miner's Compass with Level = USNM. | see Rouquette. | Nimes. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| ROUQUETTE | France, c.1820, MIM SIM | Graphometer = P.C. | see Rougette. | Nimes. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROUSSE, JACQUES | France, 1691, MIM | Vertical Sundial, slate, 1691 = Church, Coutures. | Coutures. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| ROUSSEAU | France, c.1777, MIM | Cannon Sundials = P.C., Christie 6/7/72, Ineichen 10/25/75; Sundials in Watch Cases = WRAY, MERC, HAY, Lempertz 6/14/76, McVitty Coll.; Magnetic Sundial = TIM. | applied for a patent for a cannon sundial in 1777; most of his work is marked "inv. fec."; collection of material is at Chenonceaux. | Price 2; Hamilton 1 & 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROUSSELLE | France, 1741, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial, 1741 = NYM. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROUSSELLE, L. | France, c.1850, NIM | Sextant, small = D.(1975); Marine Compass = MYS. | "Opticien"; the sextant case has the trade card of Negus Co. | Le Havre. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROUSSELOT, F. | France, 1771, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1771 = P.B. 10/9/43; Protractor with arms = P.C.; Drawing Instrument Set = ADL-N36. | Paris. | Culver 2; Brophy; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROUSSEVILLE | France, pre-1701, MIM | made a dialling instrument. | Portaluppi. | suggest correction | ||
| ROUTLEDGE, ADAM | England, fl.1828-34, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | signed "Routledge Carlisle." | 32 English Street, Carlisle | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ROUTLEDGE, J. | England, fl.1805-32, | engineer; invented a type of slide rule for engineers in 1810. | Leeds. | Taylor 2(1211); Moskowitz. | suggest correction | |
| ROUX | France, c.1703, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, silver, 1703 = D.(1976). | Tourraine. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROUX, JACQUES | France, c.1690, MIM NIM SIM | Circumferentor = Chadenet Sale. | Toulon. | RSW | suggest correction | |
| ROUX, JOSEPH | France, 1725-93, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = VNN; Mariner's Compass = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88. | sur le port à Marseilles. | R. Malley; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROUX, JOSEPH, FILS, AINE ET COMP. | France, c.1760, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = PEA. | Joseph Roux, Fils, Aîné et Comp. | Le Port vers St. Jean, Marseilles. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROUY, CH. | France, 1817, | invented an orrery in 1817, made by Bour. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROVERELLI, ALOYS | Italy, c.1770, MIM | see Antoine Quinquernal and Roverelli. | Florence. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| ROVERENUS, SEXTUS | Italy, MIM | Sector = VEN. | Occulta. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| ROWE, ROBERT | England, fl.1703-25, | invented a fluid quadrant. | Taylor 2(110). | suggest correction | ||
| ROWELL, JOHN | England, fl.1733-34, MIM | Sundials, stained glass = Arbury Hall, Warwick (1733), Purley Hall, Berks (1734). | Daniels 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ROWLAND, DAVID | England, fl.1814-33, MIM NIM | made sextants; patented improvements for sextant and quadrant circles; "an ingenious mechanic." | 4 Cats Street, John Street, Edgeware Road; 68 Crawford Street (1833); both in London. | Taylor 2(1420). | suggest correction | |
| ROWLAND, JOHN | England, 1724, | free of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1724. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| ROWLAND, RICHARD | England, fl.1792-1819, MIM NIM | Magnetic Compass, in wood box, with Sundial in cover = PAM; Marine Compass = Old Gaol Museum, York, Me; Horizontal Sundial = Christie 4/3/85. | patented improvements in compasses, wheels and binnacles in 1812; made an improved sand glass in 1819; succeeded by Thomas and Edward Rowland. | Quay (1793-94); 50 Broad Quay (1807-19); both in Bristol. | Taylor 2(1421); Crawforth 6; Bryden 9; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROWLAND, THOMAS AND EDWARD | England, fl.1825-30, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | succeeded Richard Rowland at this address. | 50 Broad Quay, Bristol. | Taylor 2(1693); Goodison 1; Bryden 9. | suggest correction |
| ROWLEY | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 10/19/87. | optician. | Brighton. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROWLEY, JAMES | England, fl.1721-88, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Woods of the Clockmakers' Company on Dec. 6, 1714; turned over to James Drury of the same Company; free in the Company Feb. 5, 1721; took apprentices. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| ROWLEY, JOHN | England, fl.1691-1728, MIM NIM SIM | made many, beautiful instruments, including mechanical equatorial sundials, orreries, sectors, heliochronometers, etc., dating from 1690 to 1716; examples are to be found at DEU, NMM, WHI, ADL, OXF, TIM, KEN, MAA, etc. | apprenticed to Joseph Howe in the Broderers' Company on Oct. 20, 1682; free in the Company on Feb. 26, 1691; took apprentices; Master of Mechanics to George I; succeeded John Worgan; succeeded by Thomas Wright 1. | Threadneedle Street, behind the Exchange (1691); Johnson's Court, Fleet Street (1710); under the Dial at St. Dunstans Church (1714-15); all in London. | Taylor 1(507) & 2(111); J. Brown 1; Crawforth 7; Taylor and Wilson; Maddison 1; Gunther 2; ADL; RSW; Michel 3; Bryden 11 and 16; J.A. Bennett 2; Gingerich 2; A.J. Turner 10; Wynter. | suggest correction |
| ROWLEY, T. AND SON | England, OIM | Telescopes, four-draw = Christie-SK 3/31/83, Versailles 11/20/83. | probably Thomas Rowley and Son. | Brighton. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROWLEY, T., AND SONS | England, OIM PHIM | Telescope = K. and C. 9/20/71; Wheel Barometer = K. and C. 7/13/73. | probably Thomas Rowley. | Brighton. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ROWLEY, THOMAS | England, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = K. and C. 7/13/73; Microscope, No. 198 = Soth. 12/15/78. | Brighton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ROYER, ABRAHAM | see A.R. 2. | Hamilton 1 and 2. | suggest correction | |||
| RUBEIS | see de Rossi. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |||
| RUBERGALL, THOMAS | England, fl.1802-54, MIM OIM PHIM | made many instruments including stick and wheel barometers, telescopes, sundials, etc; examples are at WHI, NOR, USNM, etc. | optician to George III; optician to H.R.H. Duke of Clarence (1789-1830); optician to the Queen. | 27 Piccadilly; Princes Street, Soho (1802); 27 Coventry Street 1805-23; 24 Coventry Street (1826-54); all in London. | Taylor 2(1423); Goodison 1; J.A. Bennett 2; Moskowitz; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RUBEUS, THEODOSIUS | Italy, 1587, MIM | Sundial, 1587 = POB. | Rome. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| RUCKERT, THOMAS | Germany; Czechoslovakia, fl. 1575-90, MIM | Pedometers = DRE (1575), PRA (1581), BM (1590). | may have invented the pedometer. | Dresden (1575-81); Prague (1581-90). | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RUDOLPH | Germany, c.1747, MIM OIM | mechanical and optical instrument maker to Count Hans Löser. | Reinharz. | Chaldecott 4. | suggest correction | |
| RUDOLPH, J.G. | Germany, 17th Century, OIM | Telescope = ADL-M446 | signed on objective lens. | Dresden. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RUELLE | France, 1771, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1771 = ADL-M269. | "gravé par Ruelle." | Michel 3; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RUFFO, ANDRE | Spain, 1648, NIM | Mariner's Astrolabe, 1648 = P.C. (NMM-64) | also marked "Mel Aluresonovo", probably the owner; NMM is the National Maritime Museum Registry of Maritime Astrolabes. | Stimson 3. | suggest correction | |
| RUFVEN, I. | misreading for John Ruthven, which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| RUGENDAS | Germany, MIM | this is a family of sundial and clockmakers; see Nikolaus Rugendas 1, 2 and 3; their work was of the highest quality and it is difficult to differentiate between them except for the few dated instruments; examples may be seen at ADL, NMM, OXF, SAL, PAR, STU, BM, NYM, THO, LOS, AUG, DEU, UTR, HAM, WHI, etc. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Michel 3; Hamilton 1; USNM, deRijk; Gunther 2; Price 3; Ward 4; Bryden 16; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RUGENDAS, NIKOLAUS 1 | Germany, 1585-1658, MIM | made sundials and clocks; Michel thought that Nikolaus Rugendas 1 developed the Augsburg-type sundial and its variant which has a cam to automatically set the latitude. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| RUGENDAS, NIKOLAUS 2 | Germany, 1619-94, MIM | Calendar Clock, 1661 = Residenz, Munich. | apprenticed to his father, Nikolaus Rugendas 1; father of Nikolaus Rugendas 3; sundial and clock maker. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| RUGENDAS, NIKOLAUS 3 | Germany, 1665-1745, MIM | Sundial = LAW-307; Augsburg-type Sundials = ADL-W47, ADL-A96; Universal Ring Sundial = ADL-DPW44. | son of Nikolaus Rugendas 2; sundial and clock maker; his work dates from 1690 to 1745. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Michel 3; Syndram; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RUGGLES, STEVEN P. | USA?, 1837, MIM | Terrestrial Globe (for the blind), 1837 = Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, Mass. | Yonge. | suggest correction | ||
| RUGHI, GAETANO | Italy, fl.1820-30, PHIM | made equipment for Leonardo Nobili's electro-magnetic experiments. | Regio Emilia. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| RUHER, HANS CAROL | Germany, post-1674, MIM | Rüher; made sundials after 1674. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| RUHMKORFF, HEINRICH DANIEL | Germany; France, 1803-77, PHIM | Electro-Medical Induction Apparatus = TEY; Eddy Current Machine = Pavia University. | "Mechanicien"; succeeded by J. Carpentier. | 15 Rue des Maçons Sorbonne, Paris (1840). | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| RUMBALL, SAMUEL | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | 5 Crane Court, St. Peter's Hill, London. | Taylor 2(2226). | suggest correction | ||
| RUMPF, PHILLIPP | Germany, fl.1822-27, PHIM | Balance = DRE; Heliotropes, 1822, 1827 = X; Barometer, Fortin-type, 1823 = DEU. | Göttingen. | Middleton 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RUPERT, PRINCE | England, 1663, MIM | invented a mechanical tracing device. | Latham and Matthews, Vol.7 | suggest correction | ||
| RUPP AND GREGG | USA, 1844-53, MIM | Michael Rupp and William Theodore Gregg 1. | New York N.Y. | Moskowitz 122. | suggest correction | |
| RUPP, MICHAEL | France; USA, 1818-99, MIM NIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = P.C. | partner with William T. Gregg as Gregg and Rupp (1844-53); worked alone 1853-99; T.C. | France (1818-29); came to USA in 1829; New York N.Y. (1844-99). | Smart 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RUPP, MICHAEL, AND CO. | USA, 1853-99, MIM | Sextant = D.(1965). | T.C.; chronometer maker. | 39 South Street, Corner Old Slip, New York, N.Y. | Moskowitz 122; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RUSHMER | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth.-S 9/18/86, 7/23/87. | Yarmouth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RUSHTON, WILLIAM | England, fl.1801-38, MIM OIM | 8 Whittal Street (1801-08); 10 Whittal Street (1818); both in Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1695); Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| RUSPINUS, CAREL | Holland, c.1760, PHIM | Barometers = LEY, OMM; Thermometer, mercury, 1760 = Exposition, Leiden, 1927. | op de Gr. unmonise shigs Amsterdam. | Daumas 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RUSSELL, ALEXANDER, AND CO. | Scotland, 1834, MIM | Sundial, 1834 = Kirkaldy Museum. | "Kirkaldy Foundry." | 43 High Street, Kirkaldy. | Stevens and Aked. | suggest correction |
| RUSSELL, DANIEL | England, | owner of a quadrant by Owens, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RUSSELL, HENRY | England, c.1827, PHIM | made Taylor-type rain gauges | Kings Square, Goswell Street, London. | Taylor 2(1696). | suggest correction | |
| RUSSELL, JAMES | England, c.1840, MIM | advertised a planetarium. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RUSSELL, JOHN 1 | England, 1745-1806, MIM | Selenographias = Burghley House, Soth. (1791), Phillips 2/22/77, KEN (1797), KEN. | artist; amateur astronomer and mathematician; R.A.; patented the Selenographia, or moon globe, in 1796. | Newman Street, London. | Taylor 2(763); Dewhirst; A.J. Turner 10; Country Life, 3/16/78; Millburn 8; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RUSSELL, JOHN 2 | Scotland, c.1745-1817, PHIM | Stick Barometers = P.C., X (3); Wheel Barometers = VAA, SPI-Anderson 3/25/27, Buckingham Palace (2), National Galleries of Scotland; Wheel Barometers, Royal = Christie 12/6/78, RSM, etc. | "Watchmaker to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales" pre-1811; "Watchmaker to H.R.H. the Prince Regent", 1811-17; invented the 'Royal Wheel' type of barometer; made at least 23 barometers; the RSM barometer is marked "inv. et fecit." | oppposite the top of Kirk Wynd, Falkirk. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RUSSELL, WILLIAM | USA, c.1809, | patented an improved marine compass in 1809. | New Bedford, Mass. | Bedini 8; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| RUST | see Spencer Browning and Rust. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| RUST AND EYRE | England, c.1770, MIM OIM | Azimuth Compass = NMM. | Richard Rust and R. Eyre were partners, as R. Eyre and R. Rust, until 1785; Rust issued a Trade Card to say that he was on his own as of that date. | The Minories, London. | J.A. Bennett 2; NMM 2. | suggest correction |
| RUST, EBENEZER 1 | England; Holland; England, fl.1771-1800, MIM | apprenticed to his uncle, Richard Rust, in the Grocers' Company; free in the Company on Sept 4, 1777; took apprentices; partner with William Spencer 2 and Samuel Browning 2 in Spencer, Browning and Rust 1, 1784-1800. | at Mr. Spencer's, 26 Wapping Street (1777), London; Amsterdam (1779-82); at Mr. Spencer's 327 Wapping Street (1782); Green Churchyard, St. Catherine's (1782); both in London; Eaton Ford, Beds. (1784); Eaton Socon, Beds.(1792); Wapping (1795); St. George's in the East (1798); both in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| RUST, EBENEZER 2 | Holland; Englandfl.1809-38, MIM | apprenticed to his father, Ebenezer Rust 1, in the Grocers' Company on Sept. 3, 1795; free in the Company, June 1, 1809; a partner in Spencer, Browning and Rust 2 with William and Richard Browning, from 1819-38; optician. | Amsterdam (1782); 66 Wapping; Bun Street; both in London. | J. Brown 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| RUST, JOSEPH 1 | England, fl.1785-1801, | member of the Grocers' Company; took over his nephew, Joseph Rust 2, as an apprentice from his brother, Richard Rust, in 1785. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| RUST, JOSEPH 2 | England, fl.1786-93, MIM | apprenticed to his father, Richard Rust, in the Grocers' Company on Sept. 4, 1777; turned over to Joseph Rust 1, his uncle, in the Company, 1785; free in the Company on Mar. 2, 1786; took apprentices; bankrupt in 1789. | St. Catherine's (1788); 15 Free School Street, Southwark (1793); both in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| RUST, JOSEPH 3 | England, fl.1809, MIM | apprenticed to his father, Ebenezer Rust 1, in the Grocers' Company on Dec. 6, 1798; free in the Company, Dec. 7, 1809. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RUST, JOSEPH 4 | England, fl.1811-16, NIM | T.C.; worked with Thomas Jones 2 in Jones and Rust (1811-13), which see. | 28 Pool Lane, Liverpool (1816). | Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RUST, MRS. MARTHA | England, 1801, MIM | widow of Ebenezer Rust 1; took Joseph Fox as an apprentice in the Grocers' Company Feb. 5, 1801. | King Street, Sampson's Gardens, London. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| RUST, RICHARD | England, fl.1752-85, MIM NIM SIM | Sextant = TRE; Quadrant, 1758 = Soth. 7/8/54; Octants = ADL-A52 (1770), D.(1974), etc; Universal Ring Sundial = Soth.-N.Y. 2/23/79; Circumferentor = P.C. (1987); Mining Theodolite = HAK; Backstaff = Christie-SK 4/17/86; etc. | apprenticed to John Parminter 1 in the Grocers' Company, 1744; free of the Company, 1752; took apprentices; T.C.; partner with John Adams 3, c.1760; invented and made an artificial horizon. | at Mr. Thos. Rust's at the Anchor and Bells in the Minories (1752); the Minories (1753); at the corner of St. Catherine Stair, near the Tower of London; St. Catherine's High Street (1781); all in London. | Taylor 2(403); J. Brown 1; Crawforth 1; Calvert 2; Gunther 2; Michel 3; C.N. Robinson; Wynter 1; Clay and Court; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RUTHVEN, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1819-40, PHIM | Kaleidoscope = Soth. 6/23/87 = 10/3/88. | T.C.; Soth. 6/23/87 was misread as "I. Rufven", the other listed as "I. Rufve." | Edinburgh. | Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| RUTSCHMANN, JOSEPH | Austria, c.1792, MIM | made an astronomical clock with Pater David Cajetano, Capuc., who was Sebastian Rutschmann. | Michel 3; Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RUTSCHMANN, SEBASTIAN | Austria, c.1790, | known as Pater David Cajetano, Capuc, which see. | Michel 3; Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RUTT, RICHARD | England; USA, 1799-1859, MIM NIM OIM | made or sold nautical compasses; worked with his son, as R. Rutt and Son, 1842; worked alone, 1845-59. | England (1799-1830+); 10 Thames Street, Feld's Point, Baltimore, Md. (1842-59). | Smart 1; Warner 12. | suggest correction | |
| RUTT, RICHARD, AND SON | USA, 1842, MIM NIM OIM | T.C. | 10 Thames Street, Feld's Point, Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1; Moskowitz 101. | suggest correction | |
| RUTTY, THOMAS | England, c.1838, MIM OIM | apprenticed to Thomas Lefever in the Merchant Taylors' Company; free in the Company, 1838. | 39 Hackney Road, London. | Taylor 2(2227); Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| RUTZIUS, JOHANN PETRUS | Germany, c.1700, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = OXF. | Friedberg. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| RUVOLO, FRANC. | Italy?, 1687, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, ivory, 1687 = Chicago Historical Society. | signed "Franc. Ruvolo Fecit. Joseph Baranca Sculpsit Octob. 1687." | Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| RUXTON, THOMAS | Ireland, c.1817, MIM | 64 Aungier Street, Dublin. | Taylor 2(1424a). | suggest correction | ||
| RYBURN, ARTHUR | USA?, 1772, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1772 = Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. | on loan to a historic house in Salem. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RYCK, ABRAHAM DE | Holland, c.1660, MIM | Leiden. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| RYDBECK, ANDREAS | 1729, MIM | Perpetual Calendar with Lunar Volvelle, 1729 = NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| RYDER, J. | USA, 1854, MIM | Inclinable Sundial, 1854 = D.(1965). | Newark, Ohio. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| RYHINER, CHARLES | USA, fl.1838-39, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis. | 26 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, Mo. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| RYLAND, THOMAS | England, fl.1801-08, OIM | optician. | Great Charles Street (1801); Mary Ann Street (1808); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| RYLEY, GEORGE | England, c.1680, | a Lorimer; took Jeoffrey Stagnes as an apprentice, then turned him over to Simon Chapman of the Clockmakers' Company. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| RYTER, A. | misreading of Augustine Ryther. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| RYTHER, AUGUSTINE | England, fl.1582-95, MIM SIM | Theodolite, 1590 = FLO; Equatorial Sundial = FLO; Universal Sundial, 1588 = Soth, 10/22/85 = KEN. | member of the Grocers' Company by 1582; took Charles Whitwell as an apprentice in the Grocers' Company in 1582; engraved maps; the instruments at FLO were brought to Florence in 1608 by Sir Robert Dudley. | a little from Leadenhall next to the Signe of the Tower, London (1590). | Taylor 1(47a); J. Brown 1 & 3; Michel 3; Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| S. | England?, 17th Century, MIM | Calipers, steel = Christie 12/12/72. | found at Hampton Court Palace. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| S. H.L. | marked on a 1597 sundial at Ecouen signed "Io. Fran. Prio." | RSW | suggest correction | |||
| S.A.C. | 1689, MIM | Slide Rule, wood, 1689 = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| S.B. 1 | 1578, MIM | Astrolabe Clock, 1578 = VAA. | Gunther 330. | Gunther 1. | suggest correction | |
| S.B. 2 | Germany, 1681, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1681 = SLM. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| S.B. AND C. | Spencer, Browning and Co. | Moskowitz. | suggest correction | |||
| S.B.L. | England, c.1850, OIM | Microscope = D.(1989). | Moskowitz 132. | suggest correction | ||
| S.B.R. | England, fl.1791-1882, MIM NIM | Spencer, Browning and Rust; ivory scales on sextants and quadrants marked this way were divided by the firm for a number of different makers. | London. | Brewington 1; Moskowitz; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| S.F. | England?; France?, 1620, MIM | Navicular Sundial, 1620 = WHI. | Samuel Foster? | Bryden 11 and 16. | suggest correction | |
| S.G.D.G. | sans garantie de gouvernment = patent without a government guarantee of quality. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |||
| S.H.O. | Germany, c.1600, MIM SIM | Miner's Surveying Set = BM. | Price said that the S.h.O. might be read as O.h.S; Ward made no reference to the initials which are on one of the sides. | Bavaria. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction |
| S.H.W. | MIM | Ring Sundial = Soth. 3/10/87 = Kelton Coll. (1990). | the initials are marked on three scales inside the ring; summer, winter and ?; S.H.W. also marked on the outside to the left of the bail; M. over M. marked on right side of bail with smaller punch. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| S.I. | 1613, MIM | Sundial, string-gnomon, compass, 1613 = Christie 9/11/86. | ivory case with a coat-of arms on the cover. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| S.L. | 19th Century, MIM SIM | Surveying Cross, spherical = D.(1985). | candelabra punchmark; slits every 45°. | Coffeen 10. | suggest correction | |
| S.L.G.V.D. | the initials are marked on a cube sundial dated 1647 in the BM and signed "von Dietrichstein." | Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| S.P.F. | England?, fl.1716-36, MIM | Ring Sundials, 1736 = KEN, BM, Huelsmann Coll. (1716). | F. may be fecit; the KEN sundial also has the mark "** ++ cc" the same mark appears on a ring sundial dated 1714 at the DEU. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Price 3; Ward 4; Syndram. | suggest correction | |
| S.R. 1 | England, c.1700, MIM | Compass Sundial = D.(1987). | may be Samuel Rolfe. | Coffeen 17. | suggest correction | |
| S.R. 2 | Italy?, c.1750, MIM | Protractor = ADL-M94. | may be "sinistro" and "retto". | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| S.S. | England, 1649, MIM | Sundial, vertical, stained-glass, 1649 = Bucklebury Church, Berks. | Daniels 1. | suggest correction | ||
| S.W. 1 | see M.S. 3. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| S.W. 2 | Summer and Winter on English and German ring sundials | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SABEUS | see Zabeus. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SACHSE, ANDREAS | Germany, d.1680, MIM PHIM | made surveying instruments; see A.S. 3. | Clausthal. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SACK, JOHN C. | Germany; USA, 1823-95, MIM | worked for Thomas Tennett, 1858-88; alone 1889-95. | Nürnberg (1823-58); Battery Street (1858-88); # 4 California Street, Room 7 (1889-95); the last two in San Francisco, Cal. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| SACRE | Belgium, 18th Century, MIM | Level = BRO. | Sacré. | Brussels. | Insley. | suggest correction |
| SACROBOSCO, JOHANNES DE | England; Francec.1220-56, | author; astronomer; mathematician; educated at Oxford; went to Paris in 1220; best known for his book "De Sphaera", an astronomical text based on Ptolemy and his Arabic commentators; also known as John of Holywood. | Yorkshire; Monastery of Holywood, Nithsdale; Paris. | Gunther 2; DSB. | suggest correction | |
| SACROW, STAMMER | 18th Century, MIM | Sundial, string-gnomon = Soth. 5/19/1896. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SADTLER | Austria, 18th Century, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = KEN. | possibly Satler. | Vienna. | Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| SADTLER, G.T., AND SONS | USA, c.1824, OIM | George T. Sadtler; son of Philip B. and brother of John P. Sadtler. | Baltimore, Md. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SADTLER, JOHN P. | USA, c.1824, OIM | son of Philip B. Sadtler; brother of George T. Sadtler. | Baltimore, Md. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SADTLER, PHILIP B. | Germany; USA, fl.1800-45, MIM OIM PHIM | his two sons, John P. and George T. Sadtler were in the firm by 1824. | Baltimore Md. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SADTLER, PHILIP B., AND SON | USA, fl.1842-45, MIM OIM PHIM | late T. Fenton Hamilton and Co. | Baltimore, Md. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SAEGELKEN, JOHN HINRH. | Germany, MIM NIM | Compasses = BRE, D.(1983); Compass Card = BRE. | Bremen. | Coffeen C; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SAETTA, L'ABBE | Italy, 18th Century, NIM | Marine Compass = ROM. | L'Abbé Saetta. | Venice. | Price 2. | suggest correction |
| SAFFORD AND WILLIAMS | USA, fl.1849-52, PHIM | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| SAGER, JOHANN MELCHIOR | misreading for Johann Melchior Hager, which see. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SAHLEENSTEIN, G.V. | Germany?, c.1760, OIM | Microscope = WHI. | may not be German. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| SAINT-MARTIN, VIVIEN DE | France, c.1850, MIM | revised and corrected a terrestrial globe by Schotte. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SAINT-REMY, DE 1 | France, c.1790, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1989). | "opticien"; see de Saint-Remy 2. | Chateau Thierry. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAINT-REMY, DE 2 | France, late 18th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1990). | "opticien"; see de Saint-Remy 1; may be same person. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SALA, D.A. | Holland, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth-Amsterdam 3/26/97. | Leiden. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SALA, DE | Italy; Holland, c.1790, PHIM | Barometer = LEY. | see D. Salla. | Leiden. | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SALA, DOMINICO | England, PHIM | Double Barometers = Gloucester Museum, P.C. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SALA, JOSEPH CHARLES | Italy; USA, 1841-1916, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | worked with John Roach, 1861-91; agent for W. and L.E. Gurley 1913-16; listed as Jos. G. Sala in 1915 (Julia); | Italy (1841-61); 720 California Street (1861-91); 429 Montgomery Street (1891-1913); 48 Second Street (1913-16); the last three in San Francisco, Ca. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| SALA, M. | England, c.1815, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 5/15/96. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SALA, S. | England, c.1807, PHIM | barometer maker. | Taylor 2(1212). | suggest correction | ||
| SALAMONI, M. | England, | variant spelling of Salmoni, which see. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SALDARINI, JOSEPH | England, c.1830, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Taylor lists him as Salderini. | Long Causeway, Peterborough. | Taylor 2(1996); Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SALE, THOMAS | England, 1629, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1629 = Technical Museum, Oslo. | Bath. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SALERI, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Nottingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SALIBOS, BALTHASAR | Holland, 1597, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, 1597 = SWE. | Pipping 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SALKIND, S. | England, c.1860, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/19/88. | North Walsham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SALLA, ANTHONY | England, fl.1832-39, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 65 Paradise Row (1832-33); 66 Paradise Row (1836-39); both in Chelsea, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SALLA, ANTONIO | England, c.1780, PHIM | Double Tube Barometer = Soth. 2/4/77. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SALLA, D. | Holland, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth-Amsterdam 3/26/97. | Signed "D. Salla Fec. Leijde.see De Sala. | Leiden. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SALLA, J. BAPT. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometers = Phillips 4/20/83, Soth.-S 4/24/87; Barometer = D.(1971). | the barometers are signed variously "J.B. Salla", "J. Bapt. Salla London" and "Bapt. Salla London." | London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SALLA, MARK | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Preston. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SALLA, P.B. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 5/20/88. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SALLERON, JULES | France, 1829-97, PHIM | barometer maker; may be related to, or the same as, T. Salleron; had partner, Jules Dujardin who succeeded him in 1888. | 1 rue du Pont-de-Lodi; 24 rue Pavée du Marais (1860-88); both in Paris. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| SALLERON, T. | France, pre-1888, PHIM | Barometers = Istituto di fisica, U. of Bologna, Meteorological Office, Bracknell. | may be related to, or the same as, Jules Salleron. | 24 rue Pavée (du Marais), Paris. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| SALMON, ROBERT | England, c.1803, MIM NIM | received a silver medal from the Royal Society for his combination navigating instrument. | Woburn, Bedfordshire. | Taylor 2(1213). | suggest correction | |
| SALMON, W.J. | England, c.1850, OIM | Microscopes = P.C., D.(1976). | the micrscope in the private collection is signed "Salmon-Warington's Universal" plus address; see William John Salmon, may be the same man at a different address. | 100 Fenchurch Street, London. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SALMON, WILLIAM JOHN | England, c.1850, | showed at the Great Exhibition of 1851, London; may be the same as W.J. Salmon at a different address. | 254 Whitechapel Road, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| SALMONI, MARK | England, c.1838, PHIM | called himself a "dealer" in barometers; maker? | Oxford. | Taylor 2(2228). | suggest correction | |
| SALMONI, PETER PAUL | England, fl.1829-41, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(3). | stationer; probably a dealer; the barometers are signed "P. Salmoni Bath." | 4 Milson Street (1829-30); 24 Union Street (1833-41); both in Bath. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SALOM AND CO. | Scotland & England, 19th Century, OIM | Telescopes = Phillips 11/16/88, Christie-SK 11/27/86; Student Microscope No. 8491 = Soth. 12/1/75. | Edinburgh and 137 Regent Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SALT, ABRAHAM | England, c.1808, MIM | rule maker and cutler; see Joseph and Abraham Salt also Abraham Salt and Son. | Worcester Street, Birminghan. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| SALT, ABRAHAM, AND SON | England, c.1815, MIM | rule makers. | Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| SALT, JOSEPH AND ABRAHAM | England, fl.1797-1801, MIM | rule makers. | Smallbrook Street (1797); Windmill Street, Bristol Street (1801); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| SALTER, GEORGE | England, PHIM | made spring balances. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| SALTERI, ANTONIO | England, fl.1805-28, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 7/23/87. | looking glass maker; the barometer is signed "A. Salteri" plus address. | No. 17 Great Queen Street, London | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SALTERY, F., VECHIO AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | see Frans Saltery and Co. | 94 Holborn Hill, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SALTERY, FRANS, AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X. | see F. Saltery, Vechio and Co. | 94 Holborn Hill, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SALTIERI AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Nottingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SALVADE, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(4), BM. | the barometers are signed "P. Salvade" or "P. Salvade Liverpool"; the barometer in the BM is from the Ilbert Coll. | Liverpool. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SALVIS, FRANCISCUS DE | Italy; Spain, fl.1682-99, MIM SIM | Proportional Compass, 1682 = ADL-M75; Universal Ring Sundial, 1695 = OXF; Sector, 1691 = ROM; Circumferentor, 1699 = ROM; Rule, 1691 = MAA. | the proportional compass is marked "Neap"; the rule and the sundial are marked "Madrid." | Naples (1682); Madrid (1691-95). | Gunther 2; Michel 3; Price 2; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SALZIGER | Germany, c.1790, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 4" diameter, with case = VNN. | Nürnberg. | Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SAMALVICO | see Somalvico. | Taylor 2(2252a). | suggest correction | |||
| SAMALVICO, J. AND SON | misreading for Somalvico. | Taylor 2(2229). | suggest correction | |||
| SAMBROOK, JOHN | England, c.1680, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to William Elmes of the Clockmakers' Company on July 30, 1668; free of the Company, Sept. 6, 1680. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| SAMOILOVY, ZAVOLACHY | Russia, c.1790, MIM | Protractor, rectangular, silver, and pair of Compasses, German silver, with case = Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88. | protractor signed in Cyrillic, "pri sor Zavolachy Samoilovy." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SAMPSON, GEORGE BENTLEY | England, c.1803, | apprenticed to Robert Bancks 2 in the Joiners' Company, Nov. 15, 1803. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| SAMSON | Norway, c.1800, PHIM | see Hirsch og Samson. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SAMUELS AND CO. | Ireland, fl.1867-68, OIM | 29 Nassau Street, Dublin. | Morrison-low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| SAMUELS, E.J., AND CO. | England, fl.1838-46, OIM | 73 Great Prescott Street, Goodman Fields, London. | Taylor 2(2230). | suggest correction | ||
| SAMUELSON | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Gunner's Calipers = Soth. 3/10/87. | Breslau has been in Poland since 1945. | Breslau. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SANBROOKE | see Sambrook. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |||
| SANCTINI, DOMINICUS SANTES | c.1680, MIM | Armillary Sphere = X. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SANDBURG, SAMUEL | Germany, MIM | Instrument = Museum, Lubeck. | Lubeck. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| SANDER, H.C.D. | Germany, MIM | Brunswick. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SANDERLIN, JOHN | England, c.1699, MIM | apprenticed to Peter Collins of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 19, 1699. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| SANDERS, RICHARD | England, c.1656, | member of the Joiners' Company; had James Wells as an apprentice who was turned over to him by Thomas Worrall in 1656. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| SANDERS, SAMUEL | misreading for Samuel Saunders 2 or 3. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SANDERS, THOMAS | Ireland, c.1802, | member of the Excise Board committee to evaluate hydrometers in 1802; surely same as Thomas Saunders, which see. | Dublin. | McConnell 4. | suggest correction | |
| SANDERSON, WILLIAM | England, c.1600, MIM | London? | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | ||
| SANDOZ, ABRAM-LOUIS | France, c.1743, | wrote a how-to book on the making of sundials. | La Chaux de Fonds. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SANDRINI, B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/14/87. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SANDS | see Hunter and Sands. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SANDWELL, JOHN | England, c.1783, NIM | Octant, 1783 = NMM. | Broadstairs, Kent. | Taylor 2(887). | suggest correction | |
| SANDY, JAMES | Scotland, 1770-1819, OIM | made reflecting telescopes and other optical intruments. | Alyth. | Taylor 2(1037a). | suggest correction | |
| SANEHAGEN, O.L. | Germany, 1719, MIM | Sundial, string-gnomon, with sights, 1719 = Drouot 4/27/79 = Huelsmann Coll. | for latitude 52°. | Syndram. | suggest correction | |
| SANG, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1844-52, MIM SIM | Platometer = D.(1983). | invented the platometer (area measuring device, planimeter) in 1851; showed at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; land surveyor. | Kirkaldy. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW; WEBDB. | suggest correction |
| SANGSTER | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SANGSTER, WILLIAM | England, c.1820, MIM PHIM | Beam Balances = Cavendish Lab, Cambridge. | King's Arms, Butcher Row, Temple Bar, London. | Taylor 2(2240); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| SANGSTRUP, S. | Denmark, 18th Century, MIM | Protractor = D.(1997). | Kiöbenhaun has a tilde over the "u" ("v"). | Kiöbenhaun | Coffeen 56. | suggest correction |
| SANKEY, J. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Coalbrookdale, Salop. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SANKEY, JEREMIAH | England, c.1693, | apprenticed to John Randall of the Grocers' Company on June 12, 1693. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SANSEDONIUS, FRANCISCUS | Italy, c.1730, OIM | telescope maker. | Naples. | Daumas 1; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| SANSUM, CHARLES | England, c.1748, | apprenticed to John Farmer 2 in the Joiners' Company on Dec. 6, 1748. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| SANTBECH, DAVID NOVIAMAGUS | Switzerland?, c.1561, | author; instrument designer (?). | Basle? | M. Gardner?; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SANTEN, A. VAN | Holland, fl. c.1826-60, NIM OIM | Octant = Veenkoloniaal Museum, Veendam. | T.C. | Leuvehaven, openhoek van de Zwanesteeg, c. Wijk 36, Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| SANTI, A. | France, fl.1831-62, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Telescope = Drouot 12/-/69; Barometer = MAN; Goniometer = Koller 11/7/63; Surveying Level = P.C. | rue Saint-Ferréol 6, Marseilles (Bouches du Rhône). | Garcia Franco 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SANTOUT | misreading of Sautout. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SANTUCCI, ANTONIO | Italy, fl.1577-1611, MIM | Armillary Spheres, wood = Escorial, Madrid (1582), FLO (1588-93). | the armillary in the FLO is the larger, measuring 7 feet + in diameter; there is an unsigned one in the Huntington Library. | Pomerance; Florence. | Bonelli 1; Michel 3; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SARBON | France, 1750, MIM | Sun Compass, 1750 = Hof Coll. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SARCHOIS | France, c.1790, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = MERC. | Paris. | Hamilton 1. | suggest correction | |
| SARGENT, THOMAS CORNELIUS | England, fl.1854-79, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = KEN. | the barometer is signed "T.C. Sargent." | 29 Cannon Street (1854); 4 Thomas Street (1856-79); both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SARGENT, THOMAS S., AND CO. | England, NIM | T.C. in the case of a Hadley quadrant at the OMM. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SARJANT, THOMAS | England, fl.1710-12, MIM | Slide Rule = X. | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 1 in the Joiners' Company on Sept. 21, 1703; free in the Company, Jan. 9, 1710; took one apprentice. | London. | Taylor 2(112); Crawforth 7. | suggest correction |
| SARON, J.B. GASPARD BACHARD DE | France, 1730-94, MIM | see Bachard de Saron, J.B. Gaspard. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| SARRAZIN | France, NIM | Octant = Soth. 3/21/73. | this is a variation of the standard octant and was invented by Sarrazin. | Marseilles. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SARTON, H. | Belgium, MIM | Sundial, portable = FIN-213; Horizontal Sundial, watch-form = PRIN = NMM-Caird. | Liège. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SARTORIUS, J.P. | 1797, MIM | Table Sundial, lead, 1797 = MLL. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SASSE, J.P. | Holland, MIM | Measuring Rod = LOS. | a complicated arranangement of hinged and sliding parts; 200 mm. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SASSI AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-Chester 3/9/83. | Weighton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SATLER | Austria, c.1820, NIM | Sextant = DRE. | see also Sadtler. | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SATORELLI, A., AND MAZZUCHI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Aylesbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SATORELLI, A., AND MUZZUCHI | variant spelling for Mazzuchi? | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SAUMAREZ, HENRY DE | England, 1695-1729, | patented the "Marine Surveyor" (a type of mechanical log) in 1715. | Guernsey. | Taylor 1(447) & 2(114); Bedini 8; Wynter and Turner; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| SAUNDERS | England, NIM | Sextant = Soth. 5/12/75. | might be Samuel Saunders 2 or 3. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAUNDERS, CHARLES | England, c.1672, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Isaac Carver of the Clockmakers' Company on March 25, 1672. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| SAUNDERS, M.A. | Ireland, fl.1821-31, OIM | "Optician"; "Bristol Packet Office." | Eden Quay (1821-22); 27 Eden Quay (1823-29); 6 Aston's Quay (1830-31); all in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| SAUNDERS, RICHARD 1 | England, fl.1681-1715, MIM PHIM | made sundials and barometers; published almanacs. | Ouston, Leicestershire (1683-95); Leesthorp, near Melton Mowbray (1696-1711). | Taylor 1(425); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SAUNDERS, RICHARD 2 | England, c.1800, PHIM | Air Pump, Cuthbertson-type = Queen's College, Cambridge. | Salisbury Court, London. | Taylor 2(1038); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| SAUNDERS, SAMUEL 1 | England, c.1708, MIM | apprenticed to Jonathan Roberts in the Broderers' Company on Feb. 5, 1699; turned over to John England in the Stationers' Company on Oct. 4, 1703; freed by Patrimony in the Masons' Company, June 14, 1708; took apprentices in that Company; captain in the Militia, 1743. | London. | Crawforth 7; Millburn 11. | suggest correction | |
| SAUNDERS, SAMUEL 2 | England, fl.1730-50, MIM SIM | Sundial with Compass = Soth. 3/17/83; Universal Ring Sundial = NOR; Circumferentor = Auction, Honfleur 6/17/79; Sundial, octagonal = Soth.-PB pre-1980. | apprenticed to Joseph South in the Clockmakers' Company, Sept. 2, 1723; free in the Company, Oct. 5, 1730; most of the instruments are signed "S. Saunders London"; the circumferentor is also marked with the address. | West Holborn, London. | J. Brown 3; Daumas 1; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAUNDERS, SAMUEL 3 | England, fl.1743-83, MIM NIM | Mariners' Compass = Auction, London, 1960; Sector = D.(1987). | sector signed "S. Saunders"; made and sold quadrants and "sliding canes" telescope tubes; appointed master compass-maker to the Admiralty at Deptford Dockyard; he was succeeded in 1783 by R. Wager; T.C. | the Ancient Mathematical Shop under St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 2(406); Crawforth 1; Coffeen 17; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAUNDERS, THOMAS | Ireland, fl.1793-1819, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Universal Ring Sundial = EGE; Sundial, 1794 = Soth. 11/1/65. | the universal ring sundial has a diameter of 185 mm.; see Thomas Sanders. | 8 George Street (1793); 7 George Street (1794); 35 College Green (1796); 23 Capel Street (1797); Church Lane (1800-03); Eden Quay (1819); all in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Goodison 1; Morrison-Low and Burnett; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAUNDERSON AND SPEAR | Ireland, fl.1831-35, OIM | also wax and spermaceti candle manufacturers. | 3 Westmorland Street (1831); 48 Grafton Street (1832-33); 25 Suffolk Street (1835); all in Dublin. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| SAUR, I.M.L. | Germany, 1754, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1754 = Eichstätt Willibaldsburg. | the dial is also marked "Clo. Marienstein."s | Kloster Marienstein, Eichstätt. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| SAURET-ANDRIVEAU | France, post-1850, MIM | Planetarium = P.C. | successor to Charles Dien 2. | 8 Rue de Savoie, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAUSE, RICHARD | USA, c.1797, OIM | advertised telescopes. | New York, N.Y. (?). | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| SAUSSURE, HORACE-BENEDICT DE | Switzerland, 1740-99, PHIM | Horace-Bénédict de Saussure; naturalist; professor of philosophy at the University of Geneva (1762-86); improved several instruments; left a large collection of sundials and other nautical and philosophical instruments which are now in the History of Science Museum in Geneva; invented and made a "cyanometer." | Geneva. | A.J. Turner 10; Archinard; DSB. | suggest correction | |
| SAUTER AND GYLDENSTOLKE | Sweden, c.1780, MIM | Tellurian = ADL-L34. | J.J. Sauter and Count Nils Gyldenstolke; this according to correspondence but the signatures are not yet found; the terrestrial globe is by R.B. Bate, London, 1809. | Stockholm. | Fox 1 & 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAUTER, FR. JOHANNES | Germany; Sweden, 1723-86, PHIM | Balance = Berzelius Museum (SWE). | also a clockmaker; Zinner said he was from Ostmettingen; Pipping said he was born in Strasbourg and moved to Stockholm; may have been father of Johann Jacob Sauter, which see. | Stockholm. | Zinner 1; Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAUTER, JOHANN JACOB | Germany; Sweden; Russia, b.1770, MIM | Heliochronometers = ADL-M302, DRE, KEN, NOR, P.C. (2). | may have been son of Fr. Johannes Sauter, which see; married in 1791; court mechanician in Stockholm; made calculating machines; the ADL, NOR and one of the P.C. instruments are signed "JN. JB. Sauter Stockholm; the others have "St. Petersburg" as an address. | Ostmettingen; Kornwestheim (1791); Stockholm (1792); St. Petersburg. | Zinner 1; Fox 1 and 2; Engelmann 1; Calvert 3; Wynter 2; Delehar 5; M. Sauter; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAUTERLEITI | Germany, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundials = STU, Konstanz Rosgarten Museum. | an alternate spelling is "Sufferleiti." | Konstanz. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| SAUTOUT | France, c.1700, MIM SIM | Graphometer with telescope = VNN. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SAUTOUT L'AINE | France, c.1720, MIM | Sundials, Butterfield-type = Soth. 2/1/79 (silver), Soth. 12/12/55; Sundials = Evans Coll., Soth. 10/22/56, FIN-58; Sector = X. | Sautout l'aîné. | Paris. | Michel 3; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAUTOUT-CHOIZY | France, c.1740, MIM SIM | Rule, folding = NYM; Graphometer = HAK; Sectors = AMST, HAR; Rule = D. | see Choizy; alternate spelling is Choisy. | Paris. | Evans 1; Nachet; Rohde; Brieux 2; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Giordano X; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAUVAGE, L.J., FILS AINE | Belgium, c.1850, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = USNM; Compass = van Alfen Coll. | the compass in the USNM is signed "L.J. Sauvage fils" and "Aîné à Liège." | Liège. | USNM; Hollands Glorie; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAVAGE | England, c.1845, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 12/21/72. | Shrewsbury. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SAVAGE, GEORGE | England, c.1801, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Hemsley of the Grocers' Company, June 4, 1801. | London. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| SAVAGE, JAMES | England, fl.1803, MIM | member of the Coachmakers' Company; took over Charles Gilbert as an apprentice on June 2, 1803 from William Gilbert 2 of the Grocers' Company. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| SAVAGE, MICHAEL | England, fl.1696-98, MIM | apprenticed in the Joiners' Company in 1688; free in the Company, 1696; took apprentices. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| SAVARIN | France, c.1850, MIM | Pillar Sundials = ADL-W72, Bernard Coll. | "Horologer"; the ADL dial is for 45° lat. | Rue Ste. Catherine, No. 57, Bordeaux. | Madex; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAVERY, SERVINGTON | England, fl.1730-85, | invented a micrometer for a heliometer in 1743, an example was made by Dollond, c.1749. | Magdalen College, Oxford. | Taylor 2(302); A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| SAVIN, P. | France, 17th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, silver = NMM-Caird. | probably a misreading for P. Sevin. | Paris. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAVOI, GIOVANNI | Italy, fl.1766-68, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial, 1768 = Christie 4/3/85 = Kelton Coll. (1990); Augsburg-type Sundial = Christie 4/3/85; Equatorial Sundial = FLO; Horizontal Sundial with Compass in gimbals, 1766 = FLO. | born in Siena; the horizontal sundial in Florence is signed "Johannes Savoi senensis F. Florentiniae"; one of the Augsburg sundials is signed "Gio. Savoi Fe: in Firenze"; the other "Gio. Savoi F. in Firenze 1768." | Siena; Florence. | Bonelli 1; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAVORY, THOMAS | England, | invented a mechanical log. | Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | ||
| SAVVAGE, L.J., FILS | see L.J. Sauvage, fils Ainé. | suggest correction | ||||
| SAWTELL, E. | Australia, NIM | Pocket Sextant = Soth. 12/15/78. | Rundle Street, Adelaide. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SAWYER AND HOBBY | USA, fl.1840-54, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = GUR (1849), GUR, P.C.; Transit = P.C.; Telescopic Level = D.(1969); Dry Card Compass = X. | Horace Sawyer and Jonathan Hobby. | 156 Water Street, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SAWYER, HORACE | USA, 1811-89, MIM SIM | worked alone, 1835-40; partner with Jonathan T. Hobby as Sawyer and Hobby, 1840-54; again worked alone 1854-89; made transits, levels, surveying compasses, etc. | 214 Biceker Street (1835-40); 156 Water Street (1840-54); both in New York N.Y.; Union Place (1855-88); 185 Woodworth Avenue (1888-89); both in Yonkers, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| SAWYER, WILLIAM | England, c.1726, | apprenticed to John Oxenford in the Joiners' Company on Dec. 3, 1717; free in the Company April 5, 1726. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| SAXPEACH, JOSEPH | England, c.1753, | invented the "Catholic Organon or Universal Sliding Foot-Rule" (a slide rule with a telescope) in 1753; wrote a booklet about it; Benjamin Parker made them; Suxspeach is a variant spelling. | Ratcliff, London. | Taylor 2(202) & 2(534); RSW; Holland. | suggest correction | |
| SAXTON, JOSEPH | USA; England, 1799-1873, MIM PHIM | Balance = U.S. Mint, Philadelphia, Pa.; Astronomical Clock, 1825 = X; Clock = Independence Hall Philadelphia, Pa. Electrical Machine = KEN. | invented a magneto-electric machine in 1833; self-registering tide gauge devised by Saxton c.1845; automated Mr Troughton's dividing engine for use by the U.S. Coast Survey; etc. | Huntington, Pa.; Philadelphia, Pa. (1837-73); 94 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; 24 Sussex Street, London (1831-37). | Taylor 2(1997); Bedini 8; Frazier; USNM; Coffeen B. | suggest correction |
| SAXTON, NATHANIEL S. | USA, c.1855, | patented the "Summator", a circular adding machine, in 1855. | Riverhead, N.Y. | Coffeen 13. | suggest correction | |
| SAY, DE | France, c.1774, OIM | Telescope, three-draw = Versailles 11/20/88. | "De Say, opticien du roi". | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SAYER, ROBERT | England, c.1770, | Tide Calculator, paper = P.C. | volvelles; probably a designer. | 53 Fleet Street, London. | Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction |
| SCALVINO | Italy, c.1758, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Cross = P.C. | Milan. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCANAGETY | France, c.1770, | dealer; sold Hadley's quadrants made by Gregory and Son. | "Se vend à L'Orient chez Scanagety." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCANEGATTY | 1753, PHIM | Thermometer, 1753 = Wallace Coll. | F.J.B. Watson | suggest correction | ||
| SCANTLEBURY, JOHN | England, c.1817, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "J.B. Scantlebury Sheffield". | Campo Lane, Sheffield. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SCARLETT, EDWARD 1 | England, fl.1705-43, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescopes, reflecting, miniature = Soth. 6/25/68 and 4/18/88; Microscope, ivory = Soth. 3/27/72; Microscope, screw barrel = P.C.; Wilson-type Microscope = Soth. 10/3/88; Stick Barometer = Dunham Massey, Altringham. | apprenticed to Christopher Cock of the Spectaclemakers' Company on June 25, 1691; free of the Company, June 28, 1705; Master of the Company 1720-22; "Optician to his Majesty King George the Second"; T.C. in English, French, and Dutch; visited Paris in 1738; father of Edward Scarlett 2. | at the Archimedes and Globe in Dean Street, near St. Anne's Church, Soho, London. | Taylor 1(473), 2(115); Clay and Court; Daumas 1; Dewhirst; Calvert 2; Court and von Rohr 3(63); Crawforth 1; Robischon; A.J. Turner 10; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCARLETT, EDWARD 2 | England, 1702-79, OIM PHIM | Barometer, 1753 = Evans Coll.; Angle Barometer = D.(1968). | apprenticed to his father, Edward Scarlett 1, in the Spectaclemakers' Company on Jan. 10, 1717; free of the Company on June 25, 1724; Master of the Company, 1745-46; made microscopes and telescopes; succeeded his father in 1743; angle barometer might be by Edward Scarlett 1. | Maxwell Street (1749); the Spectacles, second house from Essex Street, near Temple Bar; both in London; may have been in reverse order. | Taylor 2(209); Court and von Rohr 3(97); Goodison 1; Evans 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| SCARLETT, F. | England, 1790, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 11/21/95. | may be mis-reading for Edward Scarlett 1 or 2. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCARTII, ISAAC | England, 1833, | marked on a garden sundial by John Moon, 1833 at a dealer's in 1979. | Coffeen A; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SCATLIFF, DANIEL | England, fl.1759?-1830, MIM NIM PHIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1759 = Soth. 2/7/72; a Hadley's Quadrant by Scatliff was owned by a Mr. Hearne in 1796. | the date shown for the quadrant in the Soth. sale may have been misread. | 6 Wapping Wall, Shadwell, London. | Taylor 2(1998); RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCATLIFF, JAMES 1 | England, fl.1728-34, MIM | uncle of Samuel Scatliff who succeeded him. | Friar Bacon's Head, corner of St. Matthew's Alley, Cornhill, London. | Taylor 2(210). | suggest correction | |
| SCATLIFF, JAMES 2 | England, c.1749, | apprenticed to Samuel Scatliff in 1749. | Robischon. | suggest correction | ||
| SCATLIFF, JOHN | England, c.1765, OIM | son of Samuel Scatliff; free of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1765 by Patrimony; succeeded his father. | Clay and Court; USNM; Robischon. | suggest correction | ||
| SCATLIFF, SAMUEL | England, fl.1734-64, MIM OIM | Telescope = OXF. | may be the son of Simon Scatliff 1; Samuel was apprenticed to James Mann 2 in the Spectaclemakers' Company, April 29, 1725; free of the Company on Oct. 2, 1734; Master of the Company, 1751-52; took apprentices; opposed Peter Dollond's patent in 1764; succeeded James Scatliff 1, his uncle, after 1734; he was succeeded by his son, John Scatliff; T.C. | Friar Bacon's Head, corner of St. Matthew's Alley, Cornhill; St. Paul's Churchyard (1764); both in London. | Taylor 2(303); Court and von Rohr 3(195); Calvert 2; Crawforth 1 and 7; Daumas 1; Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Robischon. | suggest correction |
| SCATLIFF, SIMON 1 | England, c.1683, NIM | may have been the father of Samuel Scatliff; apprenticed to Walter Henshaw of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 3, 1683; listed as a compass maker and ship's chandler c.1690; he is listed in J. Brown 3 as Simon Scatliss. | London. | Taylor 2(1214); J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| SCATLIFF, SIMON 2 | England, fl.1806-25, NIM | compass maker. | 23 Wapping; 21 Rotherhithe Street, Southwark; both in London. | Taylor 2(1214). | suggest correction | |
| SCATLIFF, WILLIAM | England, 1759, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1759 = D.(1973). | the quadrant is also marked "William Christopher", the name of a ship's captain with the Hudson's Bay Company. | RSW; WEBDB. | suggest correction | |
| SCATTOGLIA | Italy, 1784, MIM | see I. Alessandri and Scattoglia. | Venice. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHAAP, TJERK | Holland, 1794-1877, NIM | compass maker; ironmonger; son of Willem Schaap. | Droogbak, Amsterdam; No.5, 1, 2 (1826-51); N0.7 (1852-60); No.UU 45, 43, 46 (1861-62); No.TT 45, 46 (1863-75); No.7, 8 (1876-77); all of the above addresses are at the same location. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| SCHAAP, WILLEM | Holland, 1754-1822, NIM | Compasses = AMST (1798), P.C. (1799), Rijpermuseum, De Rijp (3); P.C. | father of Tjerk Schaap; the undated compass in a private collection is marked "in Amsterdam." | Droogbak 5, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| SCHABLASS, JOS., UND SOHN | Austria, MIM SIM | Triangular Scale = D.(1990). | "Mechanika; in Austrian inches; box has paper medallion, "Ferdinand Kaiser für Osterreich." | Josefstadt Piaristengasse 22, Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHAFFER, MENDEL | see Mendel Schaffer Kolomet. | suggest correction | ||||
| SCHALANI, C. | England, c.1770, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips-Guilford 8/24/93. | Taunton. | ATG 8/20/93. | suggest correction | |
| SCHALFINO, JOHN | England, fl.1840-43, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(3), D.(1976), Auction, 1975. | the barometer in the 1975 auction was signed "I. Schelfino", plus address. | East Street, Taunton. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHALL, JOHANN ADAM, VON BELL | Germany; China, 1591-1666, MIM | Sundial, ivory = Stonyhurst College, Lancaster, England. | Jesuit; chief astronomer and President of the Mathematical Tribunal, Beijing. | Cologne; Beijing (1618-66). | H.J. Jones; D. Rowe 1. | suggest correction |
| SCHALLER, CHRISTOPHE | Germany, fl.1630-42, MIM | Wall Sundials = Sungau and Ferrette. | the sundials in Ferrette have disappeared. | Sentheim. | Rohr 2. | suggest correction |
| SCHARASNELLA, P.J. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 9/18/86. | Kingswood. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHAUFEL, VEIT | Germany, 1554, MIM | Astronomical Clocks, 1554 = MUN, Feill Coll., Soth.-Amst. May 1981. | the example at Soth. has a sundial and compass inside; some of the listings may be the same clock. | Munich. | Zinner 1; Neumann 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHAURHAMMER, HANS JACOB | Belgium; Holland; Austriac.1660, OIM | optics specialist; cousin and brother-in-law of Mattmüller. | Enghien; south east Holland; Vienna. | Habacher. | suggest correction | |
| SCHEEFFER, W.D. | Austria, 18th Century, | marked on a graphometer by Joseph Czech. | Vienna. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHEFFELT, MICHAEL | Germany, 1652-1739, MIM | Sector with full bow, 1694 = ULM; Sectors = HAK (1700), EMA (1705), ULM (1710 & 1716)), KRE (1717), ROU (1730), NAC (1730), SAL (1739); Circumferentor, 1705 = HAK; Graphometers = NUR (1708), ULM (1719); Pantometrum = ULM. | the pantometrum is marked "a P. Schott"; author; Zinner's dates for Scheffelt do not agree with the dated instruments. | Ulm. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHEFFER, IVO | Sweden, 1709, MIM | Pillar Sundial, 1709 = SWE. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHEFFLER, J.C.H. | Germany, 1813, NIM | Magnetic Compass, 1813 = HAM. | Hamburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHEGA, JOHANN ANTONIUS | Germany, c.1700, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundials = Greppin Coll., PRA, OXF, Koller 11/17/73, P.C.; Equatorial Sundials = München Stadtmuseum, SPI; Table Sundials = MUN, WUR. | the instruments are signed "Antonius Schega"; the sundial in the PRA was made in Munich the one listed by Koller was made in Augsburg. | Augsburg; Munich. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Michel 3; W. Eckhardt 3; Horsky and Skopova; Dewhirst; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHEIF, DAVID | Germany, c.1610, MIM | Augsburg. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHEIFFELHUET | Germany, fl.1700-17, MIM | Astrolabe Clock = Kunstgewerbe Museum, Charlottenberg, Berlin. | Augsburg. | Berlin Cat., 1963; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHEINER, CHRISTOPH | Germany, 1573-1650, MIM | author; astronomer; invented the pantograph, c.1604; made the first Keplerian telescope in 1615. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Dewhirst; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHEIRLIN, ABRAHAM | Germany, fl.1637-52, MIM | Table Clock = OXF. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHELFINO, JOHN | see John Schalfino. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SCHELNSTAINER, FRITZ | Germany, c.1487, MIM | made sundials, 1487. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHELTNER, HEINRICH | Germany, 1566, MIM | made sundials; Master in 1566. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHELTNER, HEINTZ | Germany, d.pre-1530, MIM | made sundials. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHELTNER, MICHAEL | Germany, fl.1534-38, MIM | made sundials. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHELTNER, SEBALD | Germany, d.pre-1534, MIM | made sundials. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHEMIT | France, c.1810, OIM | Telescope = P.C. | Lyon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHENA | England, PHIM | see J. Gestra and Schena. | Newport. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHENER | misreading for Schöner. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |||
| SCHENER, JOHANN CHRISTOPH | see Johann Christoph Schöner. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |||
| SCHERPENSELENSIS, ARNOLD | Italy, 1595, MIM | Horary and Sinecal Quadrant, 1595 = SWE. | the quadrant has a radius of 380 mm.; it was made for Joh. Antonius Magnis and was signed "Arnoldum Scherpenselensem." | Bologna. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHIAVETTI, J. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = K. & C. 9/20/71. | Newcastle. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHIAVETTI-BELLINI | France, c.1840, MIM OIM | Parallel Rule = VNN. | "opticien de la Marine"; breveté; successor to Colombi; sole successor to Schwartz as the furnisher of maps and plans to the Office de la Marine; the only dispensor of the instruments of E. Lorieux and may have succeeded him. | rue d'Aiguillon, no. 19, Paris. | Calvert 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHIAVI, N. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Chesham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHICKARD, WILHELM 1 | Germany, 1592-1635, MIM | mathematician; uncle of Wilhelm Schickard 2, which see; invented and made a tellurium which he called an "Astroscopium"; a modern copy is at the Adler Planetarium, ADL-W147; devised a calculating machine in 1623. | Tübingen. | Zinner 1; A.J. Turner 10; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHICKARD, WILHELM 2 | Germany, 1692, MIM | Astroscopium, 1692 = Lindau Stadtmuseum. | nephew of Wilhelm Schickard 1; the instrument is signed "Wilhelm Schickard Junior"; the "Astroscopium" is a form of tellurium which shows either the Ptolemaic or the Copernican system. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHICKERT, HUGO | Germany, PHIM | Money Balances = Stadtmuseum, Meissen. | Dresden. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHIECK, FRIEDRICH WILHELM | France, 1790-1870, OIM | Drum Microscope = UTR; Microscope, compound = OXF; etc. | apprenticed to Ludwig Wisskemann, 1808-11; journeymann for Karl Philipp Heinrich Pistor in Berlin, 1813-19; worked on his own, 1819-24; became shop manager and partner to Pistor as Pistor and Schieck, 1824-36; cocentrated on microscopes; made a dividing engine in 1819; had his son, Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Schiek as an apprentice, 1860-64. | Philippsthal (1808-11); 34 Mauerstrasse (1813); 31-g Dorotheenstrasse (1837); 1a Marienstrasse (1838); all in Berlin. | Weil and Baden; USNM; Dewhirst. | suggest correction |
| SCHIECK, FRIEDRICH WILHELM HERMANN | Germany, 1843-1916, OIM | son of Friedrich Wilhelm Schieck; apprenticed to his father, 1860-64; went to London and Paris; worked there for Hartnack as journeyman; entered his father's firm; specialized in developing high-performance biological and travelling micrscopes; entered international various exhibitions from 1873-96. | Berlin. | Weil and Baden; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SCHIELIUS, GEORGIUS | MIM | Squadra Mobile = SKO. | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHIERBECK, JULIUS F. | Denmark, 19th Century, NIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = Kelton Coll. (1990). | Kiobnhavn. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHILMLSZKIJ, JOSEPH | 1792, MIM | Sundial, 1792 = Evans Coll. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHINDEL, JOHANN | Austria; Czech.; Germany, c.1370-1450, MIM | Sundials = X. | wrote on the astrolabe, the pillar sundial, etc., made sundials. | Vienna; Prague; Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Lunardi. | suggest correction |
| SCHINDLER | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Perpetual Calendar = Christie 12/18/74; Table Sundial = P.C.; Horizontal Sundial, string-gnomon = ULM. | the calendar at Christie and the table sundial are marked "Schmelnitz"; the other instrument may have been made by Christian Karl or C.H. Schindler. | Schmelnitz. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHINDLER, C.H. | Czechoslovakia?, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = MUN; Table Sundial = ROU; Sundial = ULM. | possibly the son of Christian Carl Schindler, which see; the MUN sundial is signed "C.H. Schindler jun." | Prague? | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| SCHINDLER, CHRISTIAN CARL | Germany, fl.1680-1716, MIM SIM | Table Sundials = ADL-M289 (1680), Fürstenstein Schloss, WHI, ROU, BMR, DRE (lost); Nocturnals = DEU (1705), Fürstenstein Schloss; Altitude Sundial = OXF (1716); Universal Ring Sundials = BUD, D.(1993); Calendar = Fürstenstein Schloss; Surveying Instrument = G. Bernard Coll.; Vertical Sundials = Koller 11/17/75, P. and S. 2/28/1896, ADL-M369 (with perpetual calendar). Armillary Sphere Schmidt collection Vienna signed "Schindler M. & M. fecit à Vien", ARMILLARY SPHERE, signed "Schindler M. & M. / fecit"=DOROTHEUM auction October 18th , 2007, Circular Calendar with vertical Sundial=Auction DOROTHEUM April 2002, signed "Schindler Mathematicus et Mechanicus à Wiena", circular Calendar with vertical Sundial=Auction DOROTHEUM APril 2003 signed "Schindler fecit à Schmelnitz", | he called himself "Mathematicus et Mechanicus"; ADL is signed "Schindler fecit." | Halle. Schmelnitz (Schmöllnitz, Smolnik Slowakia), Dresden (see Schindler, Christian Karl. Metallische Probier-Kunst "MECHANICO in Dreßden" 1697), Vienna? (see à Vien and à Wiena) | Zinner 1; Bryden 16; Engelmann 1; Michel 3; Evans 1; Schmidt und Egger; Coffeen 43; ADL; RSW.; DOROTHEUM, SCHINDLER, C.C. 1697 | suggest correction |
| SCHIONNING, CHRISTIAN | Denmark, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Den Gamle By, AArhus | Aarhus. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHISSLER, CHRISTOPHER 1 | Germany, fl.1546-1609, MIM | made a wide range of beautiful astronomical compendia, sundials and mathematical instruments dating from 1546 to 1605; examples may be found at ADL, USNM, OXF, BM, KEN, NMM, BASH, INN, AUG, FLO, MUN, DRE, EMA, RSM, DEU, VIE, WHI, etc. | from 1580 on he signed "Christopher Schissler Senior" or "Christopher Schissler d. Alt." to distinguish himself from his son; he also used the title "Geometricus ac Astronomicus Artifex"; one of Germany's best and most prolific makers; he also produced instruments for the French and English markets. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 1 & 2; Price 3; Ward 4; Engelmann 1; J.A. Bennett 2; Bassermann-Jordan 1; Bryden 16; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHISSLER, CHRISTOPHER 2 | Germany; Czechoslovakia, fl.1580-1646, MIM | Sundials = NMM (1582), P.C. (1583), FLO; Bow Dividers with Compass and Scales, 1586 = DEU; Dividers with Sundial, 1599 = FLO; Proportional Compass, 1586 = DEU; Sundial Calculater, 1591 = Drecker Coll. = DPW; Quadrant, 1595 = FLO; Artillery Levels = HAK (1633), AUG (1646); Celestial Globe = ex-Michel Collection; etc. | son of Christopher Schissler 1; Zinner thought his full name was Hans Christopher Schissler; see H.C. Schissler; he usually signed "Christopher Schissler Junior". | Augsburg; Prague. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 1 & 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHISSLER, H.C. | Germany, fl.1580-1646, MIM | Astrolabe Clock with Sundial = FLO. | Zinner thought that the full name of Christopher Schissler 2 was Hans Christopher Schissler. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHKOHR, C. | MIM | Analemmatic Sundial = D.(1973). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHLAGER, JOS. | Germany, 1770, MIM | Artillery Level, 1770 = ADL-M209. | Walthussen. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHLAPFY, JOHANN HINRICH | Germany, fl.1722-49, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1748 = HAM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHLEENSTEIN, C.V. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = Köln Rheinsches Museum. | Cologne. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHLEICHER, CARL, UND SCHULL | Germany, MIM | Architect's Drawing Instrument Set = Christie 7/5/71. | Duren, Rhl. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHLICK, BENJAMIN | France, c.1850, MIM | Vertical Pantograph = NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHMALCALDER, CHARLES AUGUSTUS | England, fl.1806-38, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Stick Barometers =X(2), Soth.-P 3/1/83; Wheel Barometer = OXF; Pantograph = D.; Surveyor's Compass = Soth. 7/27/64; Prismatic Compasses = WHI, OXF, D.(1993); Terrestrial Globe, miniature, 1815, with case = Christie-SK 11/19/87; Reflecting Circle = WHI; Plotting Protractor = Sotheby's 5/11/94; Pantograph = D.(1992). | made and patented a prismatic compass in 1812; made microscopes, etc; his instruments are marked "London" or "82 Strand, London"; T.C. | 82 Strand (later 399), London. | Taylor 2(1215); Goodison 1; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; USNM; J.A. Bennett 2; Coffeen 36 and 43; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHMALCALDER, GEORGE | England, c.1829, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Gilbert of the Grocers' Company, Nov. 5, 1829. | London. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| SCHMALCALDER, JOHN | England, c.1829, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Gilbert of the Grocers' Company, Nov. 5, 1829. | London. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| SCHMEID, CONRAD | Germany, 1750, MIM | Table Sundial, stone, 1750 = D.(c.1900) = BM. | Schmeid was a canon at the College of Wetterhausen. | Wetterhausen. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction |
| SCHMEISSER, A. | Germany, 1861, MIM | Universal Skaphe Sundial, 1861. | patented by H. Schmeisser, pre-1861. | Berlin. | Bryden 16. | suggest correction |
| SCHMEISSER, H. | Germany, pre-1861, | patented a string gnomon skaphe sundial an example of which was made by A. Meissner, and is at WHI. | Berlin. | Bryden 16; Koller 11/17/75. | suggest correction | |
| SCHMICKHEL, JOHAN M. | Austria, c.1740, MIM | Inclinometer, mining = UIT. | probably the same as Martin Schmickhel. | Grecy (Graz?). | Kirnbauer 1. | suggest correction |
| SCHMICKHEL, MARTIN | Austria, 1741, MIM | Inclinometer, 1741 = ADL-M172; Mining Compass = Mining School, Leoban. | see also Johan M. Schmickhel. | Graz. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; Kirnbauer 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHMID | France, 19th Century, OIM | Telescope = Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88. | Lyon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHMID, J.C. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Perpetual Calendar = Soth. 2/5/53. | surely Josef Christoph Schmidt, which see. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHMIDLKOFER, SIMON | Germany, | "Simon Schmidlkofer der Junger 1577" marked on polyhedral sundial at BM, signed "M.S. (1) 1553", owner. | Price 3; Ward 4; Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHMIDT, GEORG | Germany, c.1581-1630, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, round = BEK. | "compassmacher"; also made automaton clocks; might be Johann Georg Schmidt and or Johannes Schmidt. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| SCHMIDT, J.B. | Austria, c.1780, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial = WHI. | Vienna. | Bryden 16. | suggest correction | |
| SCHMIDT, JOHANN | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Compass with silvered wind-vane = Soth. 7/24/45. | Neuviedt. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHMIDT, JOHANN GEORG | Germany, MIM | Instrument = Bourgeois Auction, Cologne, 1902. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHMIDT, JOHANNES | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Pair of Globes on Atlases, silver-gilt = Albertinium, Dresden. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHMIDT, JOSEF CHRISTOPH | Austria?, 1728, MIM | Spherical Sundial, 1728 = SAL; Perpetual Calendar on a snuff box = Evans Coll.; Perpetual Calendar = AUG. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Evans 1; Esdaille; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHMIDT, NICOLAUS | Germany, 1593, MIM | Astrolabe, 1593 = P.C. (ICA-404). | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Maddison 1; Price 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction | |
| SCHMIDTBAUR, JOHANN | Germany, c.1750, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = WUP; Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, silver and gilt-brass = P.C. (1974) = USNM. | the sundial in the USNM is signed "Schmidtbaur", it looks very much like the work of the best Augsburg makers. | Augsburg? | Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHMITZ, P. | Holland, c.1837, PHIM | Hygrometer = UTR. | sensitive material is wood; Schmitz was assistant to Prof. J.G. Crahay, Athenaeum at Massricht; later an engineer at Delft; made barometers and thermometers. | Maasricht; Delft. | Crommelin; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction |
| SCHMOLZ, WILLIAM A. | USA, c.1861, MIM SIM | made Burt's solar compass. | San Francisco, CA. | Elgin. | suggest correction | |
| SCHNAITMAN, ISAAC | USA, fl.1837-59, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | dealer in all sorts of scientific instruments. | Philadelphia. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SCHNEEWEISS, URBAN | Germany, 1536-1600, MIM | the celestial globe cup at NYM bearing his name is thought to be a late 19th century work; Schneeweiss was a goldsmith in Dresden. | Dresden. | Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHNEID, CONRAD | Germany, 1750, MIM | Table Sundial, stone, 1750 = BM. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHNEIDER, JOSUA | Germany, c.1680, MIM | Astrolabe Clock = MUN. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHNIEP, ALEXIUS | Germany; Austria, fl.1571-1613, MIM | Diptych Sundials = SPI (1571), OXF (1578), Ecouen, Soth. 5/11/23; Sundials = Triebold Coll., Hannover (1583), Upsala Bibliothek (1586), VIE, POB, EMA. | clockmaker; son of Ulrich Schniep; the dials in the VIE and the POB were made in Vienna. | Munich (1571-82); Vienna (1583-1613). | Zinner 1; Gunther 2; Michel 2 & 3; Madex; Dewhirst. | suggest correction |
| SCHNIEP, UDALRICUS | see Ulrich Schniep. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SCHNIEP, ULRICH | Germany, fl.1553-88, MIM | made many string-gnomon sundials and some artillery levels; his work is dated from 1553 to 1588; examples may be found at ADL, OXF, WHI, VIE, Munich Stadtmuseum, BM, MUN, BEK, HAK, Linz Museum, KEN, WUR, DRE, KAS, ex-Michel Collection, etc. | many of his instruments are signed "V.S." 1, others are signed "Ulricus Schniep" or "Udalricus Schniep"; pupil or associate of Christoph Trechsler. | Munich. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Engelmann 1; Michel 2 & 3; Berlin Cat. 1963; Bryden 16; Neumann 3; Abeler; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHNIEP, ULRICUS | see Ulrich Schniep. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SCHOBER, CHRISTIAN | Germany, 1714, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1714 = Fürstenstein in Schlesien Schloss; Geometry Set = KAS. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHOENERER, T.A. | Germany, 1748, MIM | Sundial, 1748 = Evans Coll. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHOENMANN, JOHAN | Germany, c.1580, MIM | Astronomical Clock, wood and paper = VIE. | Constance. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| SCHOKKING, A.J. | Holland, c.1840, MIM | Azimuth Compass = AMST. | compass made between 1808 and 1814; Kleman label in box. | Langestraat (1860-61); Langestraat SS 135 (1862); Martelaarsgracht L.554 (1863-68); all in Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| SCHOLES, ROBERT | England, c.1748, | apprenticed to John Parminter 1 of the Grocers' Company on June 29, 1748. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHOLTE, HARMANUS | Holland, c.1792, MIM | Rule, wood, 1792 = BOM Auction 1906. | also marked "Anno MDCCXCII Den VIII September." | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| SCHOLTS, J., JR. | Holland, c.1742, MIM | instrument maker, 1742. | Bantammerstraat, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| SCHONBERGER, GEORG | Austria; Germany; Czech., 1595-1645, | Schönberger wrote "Demonstratio et construtio Horologiorum novorum" in 1622; he was a Jesuit professor of mathematics in Freiburg. | Innsbruck; Ingolstadt; Freiburg; Prague; Olmütz. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHONER, ANDREAS | Germany, 1562, | son of Johann Schöner; published an astrolabe (Gunther-270) in his book "Gnomonice", Nürnberg, 1562. | Nürnberg. | Gunther 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| SCHONER, JOHANN | Germany, 1477-1547, MIM | Terrestrial Globes = NUR (1520), DRE. | Johann Schöner; author. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Lunardi; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHONER, JOHANN CHRISTOPH | Germany, c.1660-1709, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = Thorban Coll.; Equatorial Sundial = OXF; Universal Ring Sundial = BUD; Crescent Sundial = ROU-96; Astrolabe Clock = MUN; Astronomical Clock = Munich Residenz. | Johann Christoph Schöner was also a clockmaker, he was the father of Joseph Anton Schöner, which see. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHONER, JOSEF ANTON | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Sundial = Brünn Stadtmuseum. | Josef Anton Schöner. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction |
| SCHOOLING, JAMES | England, 1787, PHIM | Guinea Balance, 1787 = Phillips 4/20/83. | "Scale-Maker." | No. 44, Bishopsgate Street, within London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHORT, J.J. | France, 1638, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, 1638 = ADL-M294. | signed "J.J. Schört"; also marked "Jacobus de Staney Paris", the owner. | Paris. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHOTSMAN, SAMUEL | Holland, c.1690, MIM | Leiden. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHOTT, CHARLES | Germany; USA, 1821-1903, MIM | made instruments while still in Germany; came to the USA c. 1844; was in charge of the Garland Coll. of scientific instruments at Vanderbilt University. | Heidelberg (1821-44?); Nashville, Tenn. (1854-1903). | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHOTT, GASPAR | Germany, c.1680, OIM | microscope maker. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHOTTE, ERNST | Germany, c.1850, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = Versailles 4/17/83; Celestial Globe = AUI | terrestrial globe revised and corrected by Vivien de Saint-Martin; see Ernst Schotte and Co. | Berlin. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHOTTE, ERNST, AND CO. | Germany, 19th Century, MIM | Tellurium = Christie 4/3/85. | see Ernst Schotte. | Berlin. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHOTTE, J.H. | Germany, 1754, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1754 = Drecker Coll. = DPW. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHRADER | Germany; Russia, 1762-1869 ?, OIM | Reflecting Telescope, 1794 = X. | went to Lilienthal in 1792 to work for Schrötter; the telescope was 26 feet long. | Kiel; Lilienthal (1792); St. Petersburg (post-1794). | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| SCHRADER, BRYGGER R.F. | Denmark, MIM | Rule, wood = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHREIBELMAYER UND RAMSBECK | Austria, c.1772, MIM | Quadrant, 1772 = VIE. | Vienna. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHRETTEGGER, JOHANN NEPOMUK | Germany, fl.1797-1843, MIM | made a great many Augsburg-type sundials for the mass market; examples may be seen at ADL, NOR, STU, BM, BUD, KRE, DEU, AUG, EMA, WHI, etc. | son-in-law of Andreas Vogler; the instruction sheets which are found with the dials are often printed in French as well as in German. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Michel 3; Hamilton 1; Evans 1; Stewart; Bryden 16; USNM; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHRODER | Germany, 1721, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1721 = KAS. | Hannover. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHRODTER, EMIL | Germany, c.1850, MIM | showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | Dusseldorf, Prussia. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| SCHROPP, SIMON | Germany, 1826, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1826 = DRE. | Berlin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHROTTER, J.H. | Germany, c.1790, OIM | Lilienthal. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHUBART, CARL | Germany, 1681, MIM | made sand glasses. | Nürnberg. | Lunardi. | suggest correction | |
| SCHUBLER, JOHANN JACOB | Germany, c.1775, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = HAK. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHULEN AND BOBY | 19th Century, NIM | T.C. in a sextant box. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHULER | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 16 City Road (London?). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHULL | see Carl Schleicher und Schull. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SCHULTES, HANS | Germany, 1550-74, MIM | Nürnberg Counters = USNM. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHULTHESS, AUG. | Switzerland, c.1820, PHIM | Balance = Koller, May, 1972. | "Ingénieur-Mecanicien." | Zurich. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHULTZ | England, pre-1799, MIM | described as a mathematical instrument maker at the William Wales' sale of 1799. | Taylor 2(1039). | suggest correction | ||
| SCHULTZE, G.A. | Germany, c.1849, | designed a recording barometer, c.1849. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHULZ, ANDREAS | Austria, 18th Century, OIM | Telescopes, Gregorian = Breslau Universitätssternwarte, Magdalenen-Gymnasium, Breslau. | Vienna. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHULZE, JOHANN WILHELM | Germany, 1689, MIM | Table Sundial, 1689 = KAS. | Kassel. | Zinner 1; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHUSSLER, H.C. | misreading for H.C. Schissler. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| SCHUSTER, HANNS | Germany, d.1619, MIM | sand-glass maker. | Nürnberg. | Lunardi. | suggest correction | |
| SCHUSTER, JOHANN CHRISTOFER | Germany, 1760-1820, MIM | Calculating Machines = DEU, Christie 5/19/93 = D.(1993). | fl.1785-1820; made an astronomical clock with Philipp Matthäus Hahn in 1785, to whom he was related; Daumas thought Schuster lived in Uffenheim and later in Anspach; Zinner placed him in Westheim where the clock was made; D. machine marked "Ansbach", and made 1820-22. | see note. | Zinner 1; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHUSTER, PAULUS | Germany, fl.1585-1634, MIM | Astrolabe Clocks = DRE (1585), DHM (1591). | the clock in the Dresden Historical Museum = Gunther-332. | Nürnberg. | Gunther 1; Lunardi; Britten 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHUTZE JUN., JOHANN LEONHARD | Germany, 1793, MIM | Dividing Circle, 1793 = DRE. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHUYLER, HARTLEY AND GRAHAM | USA, fl.1854-80, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = P.C. | Jacob Rutsen Schuyler, Marcellus Hartley and Malcolm Graham; all had worked for Young, Smith and Co. before 1854; firm became Hartley and Graham in 1880; by 1900 it was M. Hartley Company. | 13 Maiden Lane (1854); 17 Maiden Lane; 19 Maiden Lane (1863-64); all in New York, N.Y.; and 6 Mary's Row, Birmingham, England (1863-64); and 15 Rue Enghein, Paris, France (1863-64); and in San Francisco, Cal. | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| SCHUYLER, JACOB RUTSEN | USA, 1816-87, MIM SIM | worked for Young, Smith and Co., 1833-46; was a partner in the firm, 1847-52; partner in Smith, Young and Co. 1852-54; senior partner in Schuyler, Hartley and Graham from 1854 on; this last firm probably dealt in various instruments. | 4 Maiden Lane (1833-54); 13 Maiden Lane (1854 on); both in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHWAB, JOS. | Germany, MIM | Pillar Sundial, wood and paper = MUN. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHWAIGER, ANDREAS | Germany, c.1840, MIM | Rule = AUG. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHWALB, HERMANOS | Peru, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 2/25/86; Analemmatic Sundial, round case = X. | Soth. is an English sundial drawn for southern latitudes; Schwalb was probably a dealer. | Lima. | RSW; RSWx. | suggest correction |
| SCHWARTZ | see D. and S.; see also Darling and Schwartz. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |||
| SCHWARTZ DIT LENOIR | Germany?; France, c.1830, MIM NIM | Quintant, No. 412 = D.(1989); Reflecting Circles = Versailles 4/17/83 (#39), P.C. (1971)(#99), Bourne 2/27/90; Octants, ebony = Hôtel des Ventes du Minage, La Rochelle 6/5/76, VNN (#8, "La Sibus"); Sextants = P.C. (#501), D.(1977). | Paris. | Coffeen 27; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHWARTZ, ANDREAS | Germany, 1617, MIM | Sundial, gilt-brass, 1617 = Dresden Kunstgewerbemuseum. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHWARTZ, FRANCISCUS | Belgium, c.1760, MIM | Protractor = FLO-201. | Brussels. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| SCHWARTZ, J.G., AND SON | Denmark, c.1860, MIM | Rule, wood = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | Copenhagen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHWARTZ, JACOB, AND CO. | USA, c.1820, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1973). | the scale is in both German and English. | Alma, Wisconsin. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCHWEDER, P.A. | Sweden, c.1840, MIM | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SCHWEINFURTER, PETER | Germany, MIM SIM | Graphometer = Zurich Sternwarte. | signed "M. Jak. Meyer Bas. G. Peter Schweinfurter fabricavit." | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHWENTER, DANIEL | Germany, 1549-1612, | mathematician; associated with Hans Troschel. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCHWERER AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Truro. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCHYRLE, ANTON MARIA | Czechoslovakia, c.1650, MIM OIM | telescope maker; made an elaborate planetary machine which he called the "Planetologium"; see "M.R." 1. | Rheita, Bohemia. | North 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCOLA, I.S. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. and Co. 2/27/25. | Alresford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCORESBY, WILLIAM | England, 1789-1859, PHIM | Artificial Magnets = Pannett Park Museum, Whitby. | apprenticed into the whale-fishing industry; experimented with and made magnets; F.R.S., 1824; author; see Joule and Scoresby. | Whitby; Great Surrey Street, Blackfriars, London. | Taylor 2(1217); RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCOTT 1 | England, c.1817, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, miniature, with cases = Christie-NY 10/24/83, D.(1986). | either George or James Scott. | Newgate Street, London. | Taylor 2(1427) & (1428); Coffeen 13; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCOTT 2 | England, 1820, PHIM | Balance, 1820 = OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SCOTT 3 | England, 1840, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1840 = Oxford Botanical Gardens. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| SCOTT 4 | England, c.1830, NIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = Soth.-S 5/31/89. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCOTT AND TIRYUTIN | Russia, fl.1748-51, MIM | Copy of Gottorp Globe = LOM. | Benjamin Scott and Fillip Nikitich Tiryutin; globe has diameter of 3.1 meters. | St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. | J. Brown 1; Chenakal 3. | suggest correction |
| SCOTT, B., AND C. PRICE | England, 1718, MIM NIM | Globe, 1718 = X. | Benjamin Scott and Charles Price 1; T.C. | at the Mariner and Globe, Exeter Exchange, Strand, London. | Clay and Court; J. Brown 1; Calvert 2; Dewhirst; Tyacke 1. | suggest correction |
| SCOTT, BENJAMIN | England; Russia, fl.1712-51, MIM NIM OIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums. | apprenticed to James Anderton of the Grocers' Company on April 14, 1702; turned over to John Rowley of the Broderers' Company on April 2, 1706; free of the Grocers' Sept. 16, 1712; took apprentices; compass maker to the Russian Navy Ministry, 1733-47; scientific instrument maker to the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences; see B. Scott and C. Price; see G. Lyford. | Exeter Change (1712); the Mariner and Globe, Exeter Exchange Street, Strand (1715); near Exeter hange in the Srand (1731); all in London; St. Petersburg (1733-51). | Taylor 1(577) & 2(116); Tyacke 1; J. Brown 1; Clay and Court; A.J. Turner 10; USNM; Wynter 1; Crawforth 7; Chenekal; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCOTT, DAVID | Ireland, fl.1825-38, MIM | 14 Stafford Street, Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| SCOTT, GEORGE | England, fl.1804-27, MIM OIM PHIM | apprenticed to Thomas Ventom in the Merchant Taylors' Company on Oct. 5, 1796; made free of the Company on March 7, 1804; succeeded James Scott in 1817; may have made miniature terrestrial globes; took apprentices; see Scott 1. | 4 Butchershall Lane, Newgate Street (1818); 98 Newgate Street; both in London. | Taylor 2(1427); Crawforth 7 & 8; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCOTT, GIDEON | Scotland, 1765-1833, MIM OIM PHIM | Reflecting Telescope, four-inch = Hawick Museum and Art Gallery. | astronomer; inventor; made orreries and various astronomical instruments; invented a calculating rule to determine the number of teeth, the pitch and the diameters of gear wheels. | Hawick. | McKie; Transactions of the Hawick Archaeological Society, 1870; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCOTT, J. | England, c.1850, NIM PHIM | Octant, ebony = Christie-SK 12/1/83; Stick Barometer = Soth. 2/19/87; Marine Barometer = Phillips 7/20/83. | 17 Bermondsey Wall, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCOTT, JAMES | England, c.1817, MIM | may have made miniature globes; see Scott 1; succeeded by George Scott in 1817. | 4 Butchershall Lane (Newgate Street), London. | Taylor 2(1428); Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCOTT, JAMES GEORGE | England, c.1846, MIM PHIM | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |||
| SCOTT, JOHN | USA, 1752-1801, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = Stark County Historical Society, Canton, Ohio (1772), P.C. | clockmaker; the compass in a private collection was made before 1784. | Chambersburg, Pa. | Smart 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SCOTT, R. | Scotland, c.1850, MIM OIM | Dumpy Level = Phillips 10/26/83. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCOTT, ROBERT 1 | England, c.1739, MIM | apprenticed to Benjamin Scott of the Grocers' Company on Jan. 12, 1731 (os); turned over to Joseph Jackson of the Grocers' Company on May 22, 1735; free of the Company on June 1, 1739; took one apprentice. | at Mr. Jackson's near Surry Street in the Strand, London (1739). | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCOTT, ROBERT 2 | England, c.1816, MIM | Globe, miniature, with case = D.(1983). | Oxford. | Coffeen D. | suggest correction | |
| SCOTT, ROBERT 3 | USA, fl.1853-54, | see Hunt and Scott. | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SCOTT, WENTWORTH E. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Thermometer, self-registering maximum = X. | Weatbourne Park, London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SCOTT, WILLIAM SAMUEL | England, c.1806, | apprenticed to John Browning 1 of the Grocers' Company on Feb. 6, 1806. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SCRIBA | alias for Jacob Ramminger, which see. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SCRIVENER, HAYTER | England, c.1811, | apprenticed to Charles Fairbone 2 of the Grocers' Company, on Jan. 3, 1811, for seven years. | London. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| SCULTETUS, BARTHOLOMAEUS | Germany, 1532-1614, | brother of Zacharias Scultetus; wrote about sundials. | Görlitz. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| SCULTETUS, ZACHARIAS | Germany, 1550, MIM | Instrument, 1550 = DRE. | brother of Bartholomaeus Scultetus. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SEABORNE, JOHN | England, c.1660, | apprenticed to Thomas Aldus of the Joiners' Company on Feb. 16, 1660. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| SEAGROVE, E.K. | England, OIM | Telescope = D.(1976). | Rinaldi 2. | suggest correction | ||
| SEAN, A. | Italy; France, fl.1612-17, MIM | Surveying Instrument, 1612 = X. | Bologna (1612); Paris 1617; Venice. | Evans 1 | suggest correction | |
| SEARCH, JAMES | England, fl.1780-90, MIM SIM | Stick Barometer = X.; Magnetic Compass = OXF; Parallel Rules = Soth. 10/17/60; Circumferentor = OXF; Pair of Proportional Compasses = X. | succeeded John Bennett 2. | Crown Court, Soho and Pultney Street Golden Square, London. | Taylor 2(888); Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| SEBELIN L'AINE | France, MIM | Sebelin l'aîné; first name might be Josue; sundial maker; is he the same as or related to Jean Sibelin? | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SECHTING, JOHANN GOTTFRIED EWALD | Germany, 1749-1814, MIM | Astronomical Clocks = Breslau Sternwarte, Breslau Schlesisches Museum. | Breslau. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| SECOES, JACOB | Holland, 1622, MIM SIM | Circumferentor, 1622 = USNM. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SECRETAN | see Lerebours et Secretan. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SECRETAN SUCCESSEUR | France, fl.1855-67, OIM | Marc Secretan succeeded Lerebours et Secretan in 1855. | Paris. | Moskowitz 122. | suggest correction | |
| SECRETAN, AUGUSTE | France, 1833-74, MIM SIM | son of Marc Secretain; worked with his cousin, Georges Secretain, as Maison Lerebours et Secretan, 1867; succeeded by Georges Secretan in 1871. | Paris. | Poggendorff; Warner 13. | suggest correction | |
| SECRETAN, GEORGES | France, b.1837, MIM SIM | nephew of Marc Secretan; worked with his cousin, Auguste Secretan, as Maison Lerebours et Secretan;; succeeded Auguste in 1871. | Paris. | Poggendorff; Warner 13. | suggest correction | |
| SECRETAN, MARC-FRANCOIS-LOUIS | Switzerland; France, 1804-67, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, noted for his telescopes, Borda circles, theodolites, surveyor's compasses, etc. | professor of astronomy at Lausanne; worked with Noël-Marie- Paymel Lerebours in Paris from 1845 to 1855; on his own after that; "Opticien de S.A.M. l'Empereur"; did work for the Paris observatory; probably joined by his son and nephew, Auguste and Georges Secretan who later worked under the name Maison Lerebours et Secretan. | Lausanne; Paris. | Poggendorff; Moskowitz 122; Daumas 1; USNM; J.A. Bennett 2; Warner 13; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SEELHORST | USA, | see Kuebler and Seelhorst. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| SEELIGER, JOHANN | Austria?, c.1700, MIM | produced mathematical instruments for Antonius Braun. | Habacher. | suggest correction | ||
| SEELING | England, c.1830, MIM OIM PHIM | see Whitbread and Seeling. | Taylor 2(2039); Crawforth 8; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SEELING, JOSEPH | England, c.1817, MIM OIM | apprenticed to William John Weeden in the Merchant Taylors' Company, Feb. 5, 1817; optician; probably a partner in Whitbread and Seeling. | London. | Crawforth 8. | suggest correction | |
| SEFTON, HENRY | England, c.1632, MIM | apprenticed to Elias Allen of the Grocers' Company on Aug. 16, 1620; free of the Company Jan. 11, 1632. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SEGARD | France, c.1754, OIM | optician. | A la Couronne d'or, Quai de l'Horloge, Paris. | Daumas 1; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| SEIDEL, GEORG | Holland, c.1750, PHIM | Set of Coin Balances = Soth. 10/3/88. | carries mastermark of Georg Seidel. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SELDEN, JOSEPH | England, c.1694, MIM | scale and rule maker; invented a jointed sliding rule; author. | Tunbridge Wells. | Taylor 1(431). | suggest correction | |
| SELLARS, WILLIAM | England, fl.1691-1725, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to John Clowes of the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 5, 1683; free of the Company, Nov. 2, 1691; took apprentices. | London. | J. Brown 3; Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| SELLER AND PRICE | England, fl.1697-1705, MIM NIM | Jeremiah Seller and Charles Price; "Hydrographers to ye Queen"; "Compass makers to the Navy Royall"; made compass cards for Richard Glynne; globe makers. | at the Hermitage in Wapping (1700-05); also at their shop next the Fleece Tavern in Cornhill; both in London. | Taylor 1(420 & 509); Tyacke; Bryden 9; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SELLER, JEREMIAH | England, fl.1697-1720 d.c.1720, MIM NIM | Equatorial Sundial = Evans Coll. | apprenticed to John Seller 1, his father, in the Merchant Taylors' Company on Mar. 3, 1686; freed by patrimony, Sept. 1, 1703; T.C.; partner of Charles Price, 1697-1705; John Senex was also a partner, 1703-1705; author. | at the Hermitage in Wapping (1699-1705); and at the shop next the Fleece Tavern in Cornhill (1703-05); both in London. | Taylor 1(509); Tyacke; Daumas 1; Clay and Court; Evans 1; Dewhirst; Crawforth 8; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SELLER, JOHN 1 | England, c.1630-97, MIM NIM SIM | Marine Compass (fragment) = OXF. | apprenticed to Edward Lowe in the Merchant Taylors' Company, 1644; free of the Company, 1654; entered the Livery in 1676; admitted as a Brother to the Clockmakers' Company in 1668; Junior Warden of the Company in 1672; father of John Seller 2 and Jeremiah Seller; "Hydrographer to the King." | Covent Garden (1654); at the sign of the Mariners' Compass and Hour Glass at the Hermitage Stayers in Wapping (1660-69); at the Mariners' Compass at the Hermitage Stairs in Wapping (1669-75); also in Exchange Alley in Cornhill (1671-75); Pope's Head Alley in Cornhill (1678-81); west side Royal Exchange (1682-86); Westminster Hall (1690); all in London. | Taylor 1(273); J. Brown 1 & 3; Daumas 1; Tyacke; Stevenson; Robischon; Clay and Court; Crawforth 7 & 8. | suggest correction |
| SELLER, JOHN 2 | England, c.1667-98, MIM | apprenticed to John Seller 1, his father, in the Merchant Taylors' Company, Aug. 21, 1681; probably the John Sellers who was admited by Patrimony to the Stationers' Company on Mar. 26, 1686; made compasses and maps; took an apprentice. | the Star next the Mercers Chapel in Cheapside (1686); the West End of St. Paul's Churchyard (1687); at the Map of the World at the West End of St. Paul's (1687-89); all in London. | Taylor 1(405); Tyacke 1; Crawforth 8. | suggest correction | |
| SELLERS, JOHN | USA, fl.1760-73, MIM SIM | surveyor; made and used a sighting instrument c.1765. | Pennsylvania. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| SELLIGUE | France, c.1824, OIM | made achromatic microscopes. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| SELTER, D.H. | azimuth compass at AMST signed "G.W. Peter en Zoon" is also marked "D.H. Selter 183/673"; this may be a misreading or a misstamping of D.B. Selter. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |||
| SELTER, DIRK BAREND | Holland, 1820-99, NIM | Dry Card Compass = Frisian Maritime Museum, Sneek; Compass = KRO. | T.C. at AMST; see C. Brinkman & D.B. Selter. | Binnen-Bantammerstraat N.383 (1860-75); Binnen-Bantammerstraat N.36 (1876-96); 'S Gravenhekje 6 (1899); all in Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| SELTMAN, JOHAN CAR. | Germany, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = P.C. | Braunschweig. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SELTOTTE | Germany, MIM | Armillary Sphere = MAN-I 165. | Ptolemaic. | Berlin. | Garcia Franco 1. | suggest correction |
| SELVA | see also Selvea. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SELVA, DOMENICO | Italy, fl.1710-58, MIM OIM SIM | Telescopes, reflecting = NMM, D.(1975); Telescopes = NAC, P.C., Rou-37, KRE (1720); Circumferentor with telescope, 1758 = ROU-39. | official optician to the Republic of Venice; father of Lorenzo Selva; made several improvements to optical instruments; the telescope in the private collection is marked "No. XXXVI"; KRE signed "Domenico Celvi." | Venice. | NMM 2; Moskowitz; Daumas 1; J. Hill 38; Michel 3; Nachet; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SELVA, JOHN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Plymouth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SELVA, LEONARDO | Italy, c.1778, OIM | telescope maker; Daumas lists him as the son of Domenico Selva. | Venice. | Daumas 1; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| SELVA, LORENZO | Italy, c.1716-1800, OIM | son of Domenico Selva; made improvements in optical instruments; official optician to the Republic of Venice. | Venice. | J. Hill. | suggest correction | |
| SELVEA, GEORGE | England, c.1826, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X(2). | barometers signed "G. Selva Hull"; succeeded by John Selvea. | 25 Grimsby Lane, Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SELVEA, JOHN | England, c.1831, PHIM | barometer maker; succeeded George Selvea. | 25 Grimsby Lane, Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SELWIN, RICHARD | England, c.1693, MIM | apprenticed to John Seller 1 in the Merchant Taylors' Company on July 5, 1693. | Crawforth 8. | suggest correction | ||
| SEM, LUDOVICUS | Italy, c.1612, MIM SIM | Armillary Sphere, 1612 = FLO; Surveying Instrument, 1612 = OXF. | Bologna. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| SEMAH | see Aboab. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SEMINCOLO, LEONARDO | misreading for Loenardo Semitecolo. | Christie-SK 9/11/86. | suggest correction | |||
| SEMITECOLLO | Telescope, three-draw, pastboard and horn = Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88. | surely Semitecolo or a copy. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SEMITECOLO, LEONARDO | Italy, 18th Century, OIM | made a large number of telescopes of cardboard covered with vellum or leather, the lens mounts and rings are of horn, bone or wood; examples may be seen in many museums including ADL (3), FLO, WHI, USNM, OXF, DEU, DRE, etc. | Venice? | Maddison 1; Daumas 1; Coffeen E; Price 2; USNM; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SEMMONDS, H. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be the same as Semmons in Truro. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SEMMONS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Might be the same as H. Semmonds. | Truro. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SENEBIER, JACOB | Switzerland?, c.1595, MIM | Solar Calendar = SPI-2889. | might be related to A. Senebier, a watchmaker in Geneva. | Geneva? | Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| SENECAL | France, c.1690, MIM | Bloud-type Sundials, ivory = Drouot 4/7/87, Madex, Musée du Chateau, Dieppe, Exhibition of 1000 Years of Navigation, Brussels, 1979. | could be Ephraim or Jacques Senécal. | Dieppe. | MADEX; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SENECAL, EPHRAIM | France, fl.1686-99, MIM | Bloud-type Sundials, ivory = FIN-90, Evans Coll., NMM, MADEX, WHI. | Ephraim Senécal. | Dieppe. | Bryden 16; Michel 3; Moreau; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SENECAL, JACQUES | France, pre-1660, MIM | made a large number of Bloud-type ivory sundials; examples may be seen at OXF, BM, NMM, NOR, HAM, UTR, ADL, etc. | the Jacques Senécal sundials held at the Adler are ADL-T55, ADL-T56, and ADL-DPW18; ADL-T56 is incomplete; ADL-DPW18 has an addition of a string-gnomon sundial engraved on a silver chapter ring and fitted over the magnetic compass; the addition is signed "Felix Gervaise 1660", which see. | Dieppe. | Mörzer Bruyns 1; Tomlinson 1; Madison 1; Evans 1; Stevens and Aked; NMM 2; Madex; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SENEX AND MAXWELL | England, fl.1710-c.1724, MIM | John Senex and John Maxwell were partners from 1710 to shortly before 1724. | London. | Tyacke 1. | suggest correction | |
| SENEX AND PRICE | England, 1706-10, MIM | Miniature Globe = X. | John Senex and Charles Price. | London. | Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction |
| SENEX, JOHN | England, 1680-1740, MIM | made many globes, of various sizes, which may be seen at NMM, ADL (A277), Chicago Historical Society, Yale U., LOS, etc. | apprenticed to Robert Clavell in the Stationers' Company in 1695; free, 1706; published with Jeremiah Seller and Charles Price, 1703-05; in partnership with Charles Price, 1706-10; with John Maxwell, 1710-c.1724; F.R.S. 1728; map and book publisher; made Whiston's "Copernicus" instrument; succeeded by his widow in 1740. | against St. Clements Church in the Strand (1702); next to the Fleece Tavern in Cornhill (1703-06); at their House in White's Alley, Coleman Street (1707-10); at the Globe in Salisbury Court, Fleet Street (1710-21); against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street (1721-40); all in London. | Taylor 1(547); Tyacke 1; Crawforth 1; Kroght 2; ADL; Yonge. | suggest correction |
| SENEX, MRS. JOHN | England, fl.1740-49, MIM | globe maker; continued her husband's shop. | London. | Wynter and Turner; Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| SENIN, P. | misreading for P. Sevin. | Thielmann; Drouot 4/26/67. | suggest correction | |||
| SENTER, WILLIAM 1 | USA, 1813-88, MIM NIM SIM | apprenticed to Oliver Gerrish; became associated with Abner Lowell as Lowell and Senter (1836-70); joined by his nephew William Senter 2 in 1875 as William Senter and Co. | Portsmouth, N.H. (1813-28); Portland Me. (1828-88). | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| SENTER, WILLIAM 2 | USA, fl.1875-88, MIM SIM | joined his uncle, William Senter 1 as William Senter and Co. (1875-88). | Portland, Me. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| SENTER, WILLIAM, AND CO. | USA, fl.1875-88, MIM NIM SIM | William Senter 1 and his nephew, William Senter 2. | Portland, Me. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| SEPP, CHRISTIAAN | Germany; Holland, 1700-75, PHIM | Hamburg; Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SEPTALIUS, MANFRED | variant of Manfredo Settala. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SERLE, GEORGE | England, fl.1656-80, | author; devised a quadrant and a dialing scale which was made and sold by Anthony Thompson and by Walter Hayes. | London. | Taylor 1(268); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SERSON, JOHN | England, fl.1735-60, | invented Serson's Whirling Speculum, an artificial horizon, in 1752. | Taylor 2(305); Bedini 8. | suggest correction | ||
| SERVILL, J. | misreading of J. Sewill. | Christie 12/17/75. | suggest correction | |||
| SESINO, S. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 12/13/88. | Norwich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SETTALA, MANFREDO | Italy, 1600-80, MIM OIM | Armillary Sphere, 1646 = Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan. | made lenses and burning glasses; formed the Museo Settala which became part of the Ambrosiana in 1751. | Milan. | Tavernari; Spargo 1; Michel 3; Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| SETTY | Holland, c.1770, MIM | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SEUTTER, GEORG MATTHAEUS | Germany, 1678-1757, MIM | Pair of Globes = ROM; Celestial Globes, 1710 = AUG, MUN, ROM; Celestial Globes = DRE, LOS, NMM, Seitenstetten Stift, etc. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bedini 12; USNM; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SEVERN, WILLIAM | England, fl.1838-46, OIM | 1 Walbrook Place, City Road, London. | Taylor 2(2243). | suggest correction | ||
| SEVERUS, ALPHENUS | c.1500, | name marked on an astrolabe signed "Piervincenzo Danti del Rinaldi" in the HAK. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SEVIN, PIERRE | France, fl.1662-85, MIM SIM | wide range of instruments of very high quality, such as astrolabes, sundials, graphometers, levels, etc., that may be seen in many museums including ADL, NMM, OXF, LIE, PRIN, CNAM, BM, LOS, etc. | made instruments for the Paris observatory, 1665-80; several instruments made by Grosselin are marked "Divisé par Sevin à Paris". | Paris. | Daumas 1; Engelmann 1; Hamilton 1 & 2; Michel 3; Maddison 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1; NMM 2; J.A. Bennett 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SEWARD | Ireland, MIM SIM | Compass Sundial = Soth. 5/11/23; Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 11/13/61; Proportional Dividers = Christie 11/22/78; Surveyor's Compass = D. | Dublin. | Coffeen I; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SEWARD, C. | England, MIM PHIM | Compass, wood = Lancaster City Museum; Wheel Barometer = Phillips 8/12/87. | Lancaster. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SEWILL AND YOUNG | England, 18th Century, PHIM | Balance, steel = Phillips 4/20/83. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SEWILL, J. | England, 19th Century, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = OMM. | also marked "J. Smith London", surely owner; may be either John or Joseph Sewill. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SEWILL, JOHN | England, MIM NIM | Double Sextant = Soth. 12/15/78; Sextant with Case = Phillips 5/20/75. | a T.C. for "J. Sewill Liverpool" was found in a SBR sextant case; the sextant at Phillips was signed "Sewill Liverpool." | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SEWILL, JOSEPH | England, fl.1835-62, MIM OIM | Stick Barometer = LEY; Barometer, 1862 = PMS; Aneroid Barometers = OMM, BMM; Octant = PMS; Sextant = Christie 5/26/76. | T.C. "Maker to the Admiralty"; the sextant marked "Liverpool." | 15 Canning Place (c.1835), Liverpool; 61 South Castle Street, Liverpool and 30 Cornhill, London. | Goodison 1; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SEXTON, PLINY | USA, 1796-1881, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = GUR. | the compass is marked "Palmyra, N.Y." | Springfield, Mass. (1796-1819); Palmyra, New York (1819-81). | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| SEYFRIED, GEORG PAULUS | Germany, c. 1773, MIM | Cube Sundials, wood = WUR, Leipzig U. Sternwarte, etc; Cube Sundial, brass on wood, 1773 = Drouot 4/7/87. | worked with David Beringer as Beringer und Seyfried. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Chandler and Vincent 2; Engelmann 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SHADD, CHARLES | England, c.1703, MIM | apprenticed to John Randall of the Grocers' Company on July 13, 1703. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SHADWELL | England, NIM | Sextant = Larvik Marine Museum, Norway. | the name of the owner, "W. Ford", is shown. | 102 High Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SHAIN | see Knox and Shain 1 and 2. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SHAIN, CHARLES J. | USA, 1822-91, MIM | worked alone 1851-55; as partner with Joseph Knox as Knox and Shain 1, 1855-76; worked alone, 1877; as partner with Henry M. Knox as Knox and Shain 2, 1878-91. | 72 Dock Street (1851); 46 1/2 Walnut Street (1855-76); all in Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; Miller. | suggest correction | |
| SHALFINO | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = P.C. | Taunton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SHALLAND | see Challand. | Clifton 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SHALLER, FERDINAND | MIM | Magnetic Compass = Buffalo Museum of Science. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SHANAHAN AND LOEBER | USA, fl.1852-53, MIM SIM | Transit = P.C. | James M. Shanahan and Charles Loeber; made theodolites, transits, surveying compasses and drawing instruments. | 181 William Street, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| SHANAHAN, JAMES M. | Ireland; USA, 1824-85, MIM SIM | partner with Charles Loeber as Shanahan and Loeber, 1853-56; listed as maker of surveying instruments, 1853-56. | 181 William Street, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| SHARMAN, JOHN | England, c.1786, | apprenticed to Samuel Browning 2 of the Grocers' Company, Jan. 6, 1786. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| SHARP, ABRAHAM | England, 1653-1742, MIM OIM | Declining Sundial = Thoresby Coll. (1714); Garden Sundial, 1722 = Bolling Hall, Bradford; Mural Arc Quadrant, 1689 = X; Astronomical Quadrant = KEN; Telescope = NMM; Refracting Telescope, wood = Yorkshire Museum, York. | assistant to Flamsteed (1684-90); the refracting telescope has an unusual mount, it is on loan to the NMM (1973); there are 10 instruments at Bolling Hall pertaining to Sharp, given by his heirs, they include the rete from a "Mathematical Jewell" and several unusual quadrants; see A.S. 4; his observatory at Horton Hall was dismantled and the stones numbered and buried in the garden at Bolling Hall. | Horton Hall, Little Horton, near Bradford; Greenwich (1684-90). | Taylor 1(361) & 2(118); Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SHARP, HENRY | England, OIM | made achromatic microscope objectives. | 38 Bowden Street, Sheffield. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SHARP, SAMUEL | England, c.1825, MIM OIM PHIM | 29 Brownlow Street, Drury Lane; 16 Church Row, Pancras Road, Somerstown; both in London. | Taylor 2(1699). | suggest correction | ||
| SHARP, THOMAS 1 | England, c.1714, OIM | Telescope = Thoresby Coll. (1714). | Taylor 1(361). | suggest correction | ||
| SHARP, THOMAS 2 | England, c.1724-1799, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1785 = Falcon Hotel, Stratford-on-Avon. | scientific instrument maker, wood worker, clock and watch repairer. | Stratford-on Avon. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SHARPE, WILLIAM | England, 1798, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, cardboard, 1798 = Evans Coll. | Norwich. | Evans 1; Esdaille. | suggest correction | |
| SHARPE, WM. | England, | member of the Clockmakers' Company?; made watch movement in wheel barometer by Roe 1, Soth.-S 9/18/86. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SHARPLIN, WILLIAM | England, c.1770, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Rust in the Grocers' Company on May 4, 1762; free of the Company on Dec. 4, 1770. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| SHAW 1 | England, d.1666, MIM | associated with Thompson to make Prince Rupert's perspective instrument; might be Anthony Thompson 2 or William Thompson. | London. | Daumas 1; Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |
| SHAW 2 | USA, | see Frye and Shaw. | Coffeen D; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SHAW, EDWARD | England, c.1689, MIM | apprenticed to Clement Forster of the Clockmakers' Company on June 24, 1689. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SHAW, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1682-1715, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D. | apprenticed in 1672 in the Clockmakers' Company; free of the Company in 1682; Master of the Company, 1712-15. | Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; Robischon. | suggest correction |
| SHAW, JOHN 2 | England, c.1830, PHIM | magnet manufacturer. | Sheffield. | Taylor 2(2001). | suggest correction | |
| SHAW, PETER | England, fl.1710-61, | designed a portable set of chemical instruments and apparatus with Francis Hauksbee 1, F.R.S. | Taylor 2(211). | suggest correction | ||
| SHAW, ROBERT LUDLOW | USA, 1813-76, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Barometer = P.C. (1988); Octant = MYS; Telescopes = MYS, Decatur House, Washington, D.C.; Marine Compasses = MYS, Philadelphia Maritime Museum, D.(1971); Sextant = MYS. | may have been apprenticed to John H. Wheeler; Shaw and Addington D. Frye succeeded Wheeler in 1836 as Frye and Shaw, which see; the partnership lasted until 1845; the firm had a Ramsden-type dividing engine. | 222 Water Street (1836-76); also at 119 Beekman 1858-67); 110 Wall Street (1876); all in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; Preuss and Treworgy 2; Moskowitz 102; USNM; D.J. Warner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SHEA, ROLAND H. | Ireland; USA, 1829-55, MIM SIM | Wye Level = New Bern, N.C. | born in Ireland. | Ireland (1829); 29 Front Street (ward 2), Brooklyn, N.Y. (1849-53); 167 Broadway, New York, N.Y. (1853-55); 82 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| SHEAHAN, D.B. | USA, fl.1900-22, MIM | sundial maker; his monumental and wall sundials are found in towns and institutions in the New England states; he also made many pocket sundials which were influenced by Lewis Evans' chapter on portable sundials found in the 4th edition of Mrs. Gatty's book on sundials, 1904; the Tomlinson collection at the ADL contains many examples of his work. | New York, N.Y. | Tomlinson 1; Wray Cat.; USNM; Fox 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SHEARER, JAMES | England, fl.1825-42, MIM | Astronomical Clock with two Globes = P.-B. 11/19/42. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SHEARS, JOHN | c.1920, | Water Clock, signed "John Shears Newcastle, 1629" = Clock Museum, Newport, N.H. | this looks like the work of Pearson Page Ltd. of Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SHEFFEL, MICHAEL | mis-spelling of Michael Scheffelt. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SHELDON, JOHN | England, PHIM | made spring balances. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| SHELTON, JOHN 1 | England, c.1702, | free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1702. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| SHELTON, JOHN 2 | England, c.1721, MIM | apprenticed to Henry Stanbury of the Clockmakers' Company on May 20, 1712; free of the Company, Jan. 16, 1721. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| SHELTON, JOHN 3 | England, c.1745, | free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1745. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| SHENSTON, J.T. | England, fl.1836-46, PHIM | Weight, earthenware = OXF. | "Manufacturer." | 395 Strand, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| SHEPARD, ANN | England, 1676, MIM | Gunter's Quadrant, 1676 = NMM. | see A.S. 4. | Bristol. | Taylor 1(395); NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SHEPARD, JOHN | England, c.1674, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Robert Starr of the Clockmakers' Company on Dec. 22, 1674. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| SHEPEARD, J.H. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Congleton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SHEPHERD | England, c.1820, NIM | Octant = Soth. 2/3/76; Sextant, double frame = X. | the sextant was shown on the QE 2 menu in 1983; see C. Shepherd. | Leadenhall Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SHEPHERD, C. | England, c.1820, NIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = VNN; Telescope, two-draw = Melun 4/24/83. | 53 Leadenhall Street, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SHEPPARD, EDEN | England, c.1701, MIM | apprenticed to John Rowley in the Broderers' Company on Sept. 12, 1701. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| SHEPPARD, JOHN | England, 1737, NIM | Davis Quadrant, 1737 = Ader Picard Tajan 3/7/77. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SHEPPERE, LOUIS DE | France; Russia, fl.1690-1700, OIM | Frenchman working in St. Petersburg; Chenakal thought he did not take any pupils. | St. Petersburg. | Chenakal 3. | suggest correction | |
| SHERMAN, C.R., AND CO. | USA, fl.1865-73, NIM | Marine Compasses = MYS (2), Whaling Museum, Nantucket, Mass. | the Whaling Museum compass is signed "Charles R. Sherman and Co."; the "and Co." was his partner James Handley; T.C. reads, in part, "Successor to J. Kehew." | 49 North Water Street, New Bedford, Mass. | Moskowitz; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SHERMAN, CHARLES R. | USA, fl.1849-73, NIM | Mariner's Compass = Daggett House, Edgartown, Mass. | he worked for John Kehew, 1849-59; succeeded him in 1865; instruments signed "C.R. Sherman"; see C.R. Sherman and Co. | 49 North Water Street, New Bedford, Mass. | Moskowitz; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SHERWOOD | England, c.1838, NIM | compass maker?; designed a "Magnetic Geometer" for finding position at sea; this was patented by R.M. Hoe, which see. | Taylor 2(2245). | suggest correction | ||
| SHETRINO, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Worcester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SHEW, H. | England, c.1800, MIM | Pantograph = D.(1972). | London. | Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction | |
| SHEWSWELL, THOMAS | England, c.1623, MIM | apprenticed to Elias Allen in the Grocers' Company between 1612 and 1617; free of the Company on July 29, 1623. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| SHIELD, NICOLAS | England, fl.1668, | Shield had John Yarwell as an apprentice in 1668; Yarwell became a member of the Spectaclemakers' Company. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| SHIPLEY, GEORGE | USA, fl.1797-1801, | sold telescopes. | New York, N.Y. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| SHIPPY, JOHN | England, c.1706, MIM | apprenticed to John Henshaw of the Clockmakers' Company on May 6, 1706. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| SHIRK, JOSEPH | USA, 1814-1902, MIM SIM | Tansit = P.C.(1965). | surveyor; Mennonite inventor. | Churchtown; Union Grove (1841-1902); both in Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| SHIRTCLIFFE | England, c.1700, | designed a type of slide rule,made by William Wyeth. | Cajori. | suggest correction | ||
| SHORT | see De Grave, Short and Fanner. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SHORT AND MOWER | England, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer = K. and C. 5/23/73. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SHORT, JAMES | Scotland; England, 1710-68, OIM | reflecting telescopes in large numbers; examples may be seen in many museums including ADL, OXF, HAR, LEY, AMST, RSM, Zeiss of Jena, Palermo Observatory, Tashkent Observatory, etc. | one of the most successful makers of his era; the earliest dated telescope is 1735; Short marked his telescopes with a serial number which appears as a formula, the production number of that particular focal length, over the total prduction to date, = the focal length of the telescope; he was succeeded by his brother, Thomas Short. | Edinburgh (1710-38); Surrey Street, Strand, London (1739-68). | Taylor 2(307); Bryden 1, 3, 7, & 19; G.L'E. Turner 3, 6, & 8; A.J. Turner 10; USNM; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SHORT, THOMAS | Scotland; England, c.1712-88, OIM | Reflecting Telescopes = ADL-W18, KEN, etc. | succeeded his older brother, James Short in 1768; took out a patent in 1774 for a reflecting telescope with more than two specula. | Foot of the Broad Wynd, Leith (1748); Surrey Street, Strand, London (1768-76); Calton Hill Observatory, Edinburgh (1776-88). | Taylor 2(308); Bryden 3; Daumas 1; Clay and Court; Court and von Rohr 3(XIV); ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SHORTGRAVE, RICHARD | England, fl.1658-76, PHIM | made wheel and stick barometers, thermometers etc.; worked for Robert Hooke; became "Operator to the Royal Society", succeeded in that job by Harry Hunt; devised a new water level. | Gresham College, London. | Taylor 1(274); Goodison 1; Daumas 1; Evans 2. | suggest correction | |
| SHORTGRAVE, THOMAS | England, fl.1674-80, PHIM | son of Richard Shortgrave; assistant to Robert Hooke. | London. | Taylor 1(274). | suggest correction | |
| SHOTTE, J.N. | see J.H. Schotte. | Evans 1; Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SHREW | England, 19th Century, OIM | Telescope, three-draw = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SHUTTLEWORTH | England, 18th Century, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Universal Ring Sundials = Franklin Institute, Soth. 3/11/77; Surveyor's Compass = Bruce Museum, Greenwich Conn.; Stick Barometers = X, Soth. 12/15/72; Pantograph = Christie 7/23/80; Microscope Barrel = Soth. 5/21/73; Telescope = P.C. | instruments signed this way could have been made by either Henry Raines Shuttleworth or Henry Shuttleworth. | Goodison 1; USNM; Daumas 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, HENRY | England, fl.1787-1812, OIM | Microscopes = Clay Coll.(2); Soth.-S 4/24/87. | apprenticed to his father, Henry Raines Shuttleworth, in the Spectaclemakers' Company; free in the Company in 1787 according to Crawforth; others think it was 1797. | at the Sign of Sir Isaac Newton and Two Pair of Golden Spectacles (No. 23 Ludgate Street) near the West End of St. Paul's, London. | Crawforth 1; Dewhirst; Court and von Rohr 3(226); Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, HENRY RAINES | England, c.1732-97, MIM OIM | Microscopes = Stevens' Auction Rooms 6/14/1782, Soth.3/25/86; Garden Sundial = P.C.(1987); Spyglass = D.(1985). | father of Henry Shuttleworth; apprenticed to John Cuff in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1747; free of the Company in 1754; Master of the Company, 1782-87; took apprentices; see Shuttleworth. | at Sir Isaac Newton and Two Pairs of Golden Spectacles; The Old Mathematical Shop near the West End of St. Paul's (1791) (otherwise 23 Ludgate Street); both in London. | Taylor 2(537); Court and von Rohr 3(153); A.J. Turner 10; Robischon; Coffeen 9; Clay and Court; Goodison 1; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, JOSEPH | England, fl.1830-37, MIM | Sectors, ivory = X, Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79, Soth. 7/15/63; Drawing Instrument Set = P.C. (1980). | Evans noted that he made a microscope c.1786 but this surely is the work of H. Shuttleworth. | 73 Lichfield Street, Birmingham; 133 Broad Street, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(2002); Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SIBE, JOHANN | Denmark, | see Brenner and Sibe. | Baillie 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SIBELIN, JEAN | France, fl.1706-35, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, round = Musée Historique de Neuchätel. | "horologer"; is he the same as or related to Sebelin l'aîné, which see. | Neuchätel. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SIBENMANN AND QUARTIER | USA, fl.1852-55, MIM NIM PHIM | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| SIBLEY AND MARBLE | USA, fl.1801-07, MIM | advertised in 1801 that they repaired (and sold?) swords, clocks, mathematical and surgical instruments, etc. | New Haven, Conn. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SICKLER, C. | Germany, c.1850, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Soth. 3/10/87; Surveying Level = Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79. | Karlsruhe. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SIEBER, MICHAEL | Germany, 1744, MIM | Equatorial Table Sundials, 1744 = PRA, PAM; Horizontal Sundial = PRA. | signed "Pater Michael Sieber OSP fecit." | Zinner 1; Astron. Inst.; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SIEFER, KONRAD | Germany, 1403, MIM | Wall Sundial, 1403 = Strassburg Cathedral. | Lübke. | suggest correction | ||
| SIEGLER | see Molteni et Siégler. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |||
| SIEMENS AND HALSKE | Germany, c.1850, | showed in 1851 at the Great Exhibition in London. | Berlin. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| SIEMENS, CHARLES WILLIAMS | Germany, 1823-83, MIM PHIM | patented a double cylinder air pump, exhibited at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London with his partner, Halske. | Berlin. | Chaldecott 3; RGO; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| SIENER, G. | Germany, c.1860, MIM OIM | Telescopic Level = DRE. | Darmstadt. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SIETE, LUDOLF DE | Germany, 15th Century, MIM | Astrolabe = Cracow University Observatory. | master of the treasury of the abbey of Einbeck. | Einbeck. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| SIKES, BARTHOLOMEW | England, 1731-1803, PHIM | devised a type of hydrometer; collector of Excise. | Stourbridge; 5, Wilderness Row, Clerkenwell, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; McConnell 4. | suggest correction | |
| SILBERADE | Telescope = Phillips 6/15/76. | this is probably a misreading for Charles Silberrad. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SILBERMANN JEUNE | France, fl.1855-62, MIM PHIM | Silbermann jeune; might have been the son of Jean Thiebaut Silbermann; "preparateur de physique au College de France"; found a way to print celestial and terrestrial globes with but one strike ? | Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SILBERMANN, JEAN THIEBAUT | France, 1806-65, MIM PHIM | on his arrival in Paris Silberman apprenticed himself to Jecker, a maker of physical apparatus; Silbermann later became Superintendent of the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers; he developed a form of heliostat in 1843 which was widely adopted; Silbermann jeune may have been his son. | Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SILBERRAD, CHARLES | England, fl.1801-33, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscopes = WHI, CNY; Double Barometer = OXF; Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X; Universal Ring Sundial = Auction, 1961; Instrument = Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Pa.; Telescope = Phillips 11/16/88. | the wheel barometer is signed "C. Silberrad", the other barometers are signed "Silberrad." | 34 Aldgate within, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1218); Michel 3; Daumas 1; O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SILIPRANDI, IL | Italy, 17th Century, MIM | Water Level = D.(1973); Level, large, iron = D.(1971). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SILK, WILLIAM | England, c.1762, | apprenticed to John Urings 2 in the Joiners' Company on June 29, 1762. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| SILKER | Sweden, c.1710, MIM | instrument maker; probably a half-brother of Christopher Polhem. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| SILLO AND CO. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | York? | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SILLO, S. | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1986). | York. | Antique Collector, Nov. 1986. | suggest correction | |
| SILVA, JOAO DA | Portugal, late 19th Century, MIM | Diptych Sundials, wood = Evans Coll., D.(1967), Lisbon Ethnological Museum. | also signed as "J.S." 2, which see; "autor." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SILVA, L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SILVANI AND CO. | England, PHIM | Thermometer = K. and C. 12/12/73. | Brighton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SILVANI, G. AND B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Brighton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SILVANI, V. | England, c.1810, PHIM | Wheel Barometer with clock = Christie 12/8/76. | Brighton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SILVANI, V., AND CO. | England, c.1810, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 12/15/72. | Brighton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SILVE, J. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/21/87. | 9 East Street, Plymouth. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SILVER AND CO. | England, NIM | Octant with telescope = Melun 4/24/83. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SILVER, C.W., AND CO. | England, NIM | Octant = KEN-1872-77. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SILVER, G., AND CO. | England, c.1790, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 11/13/86. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SILVER, P.W., AND CO. | England, NIM | Sextant = Christie 6/7/72. | Cornhill, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SILVER, S.W., AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Electrical Machine, with ebonite fittings = X. | 3 Bishopsgate Street, London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SILVESTER, JOSHUA | England, c.1594, | apprenticed to Charles Whitwell of the Grocers' Company on Dec. 25, 1594. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SIMENCOURT, DE | France, c.1850, MIM | Vertical, south-facing Sundial = D. | No. 341; "Cadran Vertical Indiquant l'avance et le retard sur la Méridienne du Midi vrai." | Faubourg St. Denis No. 42 (erased), Paris. | Coffeen 55. | suggest correction |
| SIMES, CHARLES | England, c.1784, MIM | apprenticed to James Martin of the Grocers' Company on June 3, 1784. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SIMKIN, J. | England, fl.1781-91, MIM | card in Lewis Evans Coll. | Burton Wood. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| SIMMES, ISAAC 1 | England, fl. 1609-10, MIM | Garden Sundials = KEN (1609), X (1610); Sundial, bronze, square, 1610 = Phillips 2/15/89. | goldsmith. | Parish of St. Botolf, London. | Delehar 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SIMMES, ISAAC 2 | England, 1735, MIM | Horizontal Sundial Plate, 1735 = X. | clockmaker. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| SIMMONS, H. | USA, 1852, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1852 = D.(1983). | for "Lat. 43°". | Paris, N.Y. | Coffeen E. | suggest correction |
| SIMMONS, THOMAS | England, c.1807, | apprenticed to William Elliott 1 in the Joiners' Company on June 30, 1807. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| SIMMS 1 | England, c.1824, MIM OIM | Protractor = Soth. 10/28/86; Meridian Transit Telescope, 1824 = X; Altitude and Azimuth Telescope, 1824 = X. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SIMMS 2 | see Troughton and Simms; Edward Troughton 2 and William Simms 2. | Taylor and Wilson; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SIMMS 3 | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 11/21/95 | Chipping Norton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SIMMS, FREDERICK WILLIAM | see William Simms 2. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SIMMS, GEORGE 1 | England, fl.1792-99, OIM | 4 (later 8) Crooked Lane, London. | Taylor 2(1041). | suggest correction | ||
| SIMMS, GEORGE 2 | England, fl.1822-46, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | son of William Simms 1; brother of James Simms 2 and William Simms 2; see J. and G. Simms. | London. | Taylor 2(1042); Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | |
| SIMMS, J. AND G. | England, fl.1822-46, MIM NIM OIM | James Simms 2 and George Simms 2; the firm made mariner's and other compasses; Francis Barker and Son in their Trade Card stated that they had worked for the Simms' firm for seventeen years and had succeeded them. | 4 Broadway, Blackfriars; 9 Greville Street, Hatton Garden (1846); both in London. | Taylor 2(1042); Taylor and Wilson; Chaldecott 3; R.G.O. | suggest correction | |
| SIMMS, JAMES 1 | England, 1711-95, MIM | father of William Simms 1 and grandfather of William (2), James (2), and George Simms (2); made drawing compasses. | Birmingham. | Taylor 2(309); Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | |
| SIMMS, JAMES 2 | England, fl.1822-46, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | son of William Simms 1; see J. and G. Simms. | London. | Taylor 2(1042); Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | |
| SIMMS, JAMES 3 | England, 1828-1915, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | apprenticed to his father, William Simms 2 in 1843; after his father's death in 1860, he became a partner with his cousin, William Simms 3, in Troughton and Simms until 1871 when William Simms retired; James Simms 3 carried on the firm alone until his death in 1915. | Woolich Road, Charlton, Kent and 138 Fleet Street, Lomdon. | Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | |
| SIMMS, JAMES 4 | England, 1862-1939, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | son of James Simms 3 and brother of William Simms 4; carried on Troughton and Simms Ltd. with his brother, 1915-22; in 1922 the firm merged with T. Cooke and Sons Ltd. of York to become Cooke, Troughton and Simms Ltd. | Woolwich Road, Charlton, Kent and 138 Fleet Street, London. | Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | |
| SIMMS, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1763-1820, MIM | son of James Simms 1; father of William (2), James (2), and George Simms (2), which see. | Birmingham; Bowman's Buildings, Aldersgate Street, London (1793). | Taylor 2(889); Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | |
| SIMMS, WILLIAM 2 | England, 1793-1860, MIM OIM | Frederick William Simms; son of William Simms 1; may have been apprenticed c.1807 to Bennett (?) of Cork who was one of Ramsden's workmen; after some years on his own he joined with Edward Troughton 2 as a partner (1826-36) in Troughton and Simms; joined by his nephew William Simms 3 in 1836; improved Troughton's dividing engine by adding a "self-acting mechanism"; exhibited standard yard rules at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; author; F.R.S., 1852. | The Orrery, 136 Fleet Street (1826-43); 138 Fleet Street (1843-60); both in London. | Taylor 2(1430); J.A. Bennett 2; Chaldecott 3; R.G.O.; G.L'E. Turner 24; Goodison 1; Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | |
| SIMMS, WILLIAM 3 | England, 1817-1907, OIM | son of James Simms 2; joined his uncle, William Simms 2 in Troughton and Simmsin 1836; became partner in the firm with his cousin, James Simms 3 in 1860; retired in 1871. | The Orrery, 136 Fleet Street, London; 138 Fleet Street (1841), London and Woolwich Road, Charlton, Kent (1864). | Taylor 2(1430); Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | |
| SIMMS, WILLIAM 4 | England, 1860-1938, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | son of James Simms 3; carried on the firm of Troughton and Simms Ltd. with his brother, James Simms 4 from 1915-22; in 1922 the firm merged with T. Cooke and Sons Ltd. of York to become Cooke, Troughton and Simms Ltd. | Woolwich Road, Charlton, Kent and 138 Fleet Street, London. | Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | |
| SIMONDO | England, PHIM | Table Orrery = Whitehall, London. | Grimaldi. | suggest correction | ||
| SIMONS, D. | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. West Sussex 10/18/83. | Trowbridge. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SIMONS, JAMES | England, 1774-93, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Theodolites = Bennington Museum, Vermont, Christie-SK 7/10/80; Butterfield-type Sundials = Soth. 5/21/73, D.(1974), D.; Pantograph = Phillips 11/16/76; Stick Barometer = X. | one of the sundials shown by dealers had a list of six English cities, the other has a single hour scale; the barometer is signed "Simons London"; his trade card shows that he sold microscopes. | Sir Isaac Newton's Head, corner of Marylebone Street and Golden Square, opposite Glasshouse Street (1773-85); Fleet Street; 17 Marylebone Street (1791); all in London. | Taylor 2(1042a); Goodison 1; USNM; Wynter and Turner; C.N. Robinson; Clay and Court; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction |
| SIMPSON 1 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SIMPSON 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SIMPSON AND ROBERTS | England, NIM | Octant, ebony, ivory, brass, with case = ADL-T50. | Roberts 2. | 34 Strand Street, Liverpool. | Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SIMPSON, JOHN | England, c.1815, MIM | apprenticed to John Browning 1 in the Grocers' Company on Jan. 2, 1800; free of the Company on Dec. 7, 1815; Master; also spelled "Simson". | London? | J. Brown 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| SIMPSON, JONATHAN | USA, 1787-1863, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = USNM, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort; Compass = Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis. | silversmith; clockmaker. | Bardstown, Kentucky. | Smart 1; USNM; Bedini 17. | suggest correction |
| SIMSON | England, NIM | Octant = Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester. | possibly John Simpson. | Strand Street, Liverpool. | Holbrook 2. | suggest correction |
| SIMSON, JOHN | see John Simpson. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SINCLAIR, GEORGE 1 | Scotland, fl.1654-96, PHIM | barometer maker; professor of mathematics and philosophy; author. | St. Andrews; Glasgow; Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; Bryden 10; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| SINCLAIR, GEORGE 2 | England, fl.1670-1703, MIM | designed a pantograph; might be "St. Clair." | at the Sign of the Log, Russell Street, Covent Garden, London? | Taylor 1(349). | suggest correction | |
| SINDLE, JOSEPH | England, c.1800, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial = OXF. | Taylor 2(1219). | suggest correction | ||
| SING, MAURITIUS | Germany, c.1740, MIM | Astrolabe Clock = UTO 11/2/76; Astronomical Clock = UTO 9/29/75. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SINGELING | see Cingeling. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SINGER | England, pre-1881, | patented a compass sundial; the siver case is hallmarked 1881. | London. | Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction | |
| SINGER, HANS | Germany, c.1548, MIM | made sundials. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| SIOLI, L. | England, 1807, PHIM | Stick Barometer, 1807 = X. | Richmond. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SIRE, GEORGES ETIENNE | France, 1826-1906, | invented a version of the gyroscope. | Besançon. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| SISSON | England, PHIM | Barometer = COR. | probably either Jonathan Sisson 2 or Jeremiah Sisson. | London. | Courtanvaux. | suggest correction |
| SISSON, I. | variant signature for J. Sisson, which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SISSON, J. | England, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | many instruments are signed "J. Sisson"; these could be by Jonathan Sisson 2 or by Jeremiah Sisson; examples may be found at AMST, KEN, UTR, NYM, WHI, etc; a drawing instrument, ADL-W100, is signed "I. Sisson." | London. | Bryden 16; de Rijk; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Coffeen F; Wynter & Turner; A.J. Turner 10; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SISSON, JEREMIAH | England, fl.1736-88, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Microscope = KEN; Mural Arc, 1770 = KEN; Telescope Micrometer = KEN; Octant, 1763 = UTR; Stick Barometers = KEN, WHI. | son of Jonathan Sisson 2; succeeded him in 1747; made quadrants used by David Rittenhouse in 1768; instrument maker to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. | Corner of Beaufort Buildings, Strand London. | Taylor 2(411); Goodison 1; USNM; Daumas 1; Clay and Court. | suggest correction |
| SISSON, JONATHAN 1 | England, c.1720, MIM | apprenticed to Jeremiah Gregory of the Clockmakers' Company on Aug. 1, 1720; J. Brown thought he was not the mathematical instrument maker, Jonathan Sisson 2 who was the father of Jeremiah Sisson. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| SISSON, JONATHAN 2 | England, c.1690-1747, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | made a wide range of finely divided instruments dating from 1725-42; examples can be seen at NMM, UTR, WAI, Bologna U. Observatory, etc. | chief workman for George Graham; John Bird worked for Sisson; from 1729, instrument maker to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales; added telescopic sights to a theodolite; succeeded by his son, Jeremiah Sisson in 1747; see Graham and Sisson; T.C. | at the Sphere, corner of Beaufort Buildings in the Strand, London (1722-47). | Taylor 1(580) & 2(120); Goodison 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; J. Brown 3; Crawforth 1; USNM; Michel 3; von Cittert 1; Bedini 8; J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10; Millburn 6 & 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SIVA, PADRE GAETANO DI | see Gaetano | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |||
| SIX, JAMES | England, fl.1782-96, MIM PHIM | invented a maximum-minimum thermometer; F.R.S., 1792; author. | Maidstone; Canterbury. | Taylor 2(890); Bedini 8; Daumas 1; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| SIZER, NORTON | England, NIM | Mariner's Compass = Dukes County Historical Society, Edgartown, Mass. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SKIRROW, JAMES | England, fl.1783-1814, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Adlington Hall. | signed "J. Skirrow Wigan"; clockmaker. | Lancaster and Wigan. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SLADE AND KEAST | USA, c.1842, MIM NIM PHIM | may be James Slade, which see. | Boston, Mass. (1842). | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SLADE, JAMES | USA, c.1844, MIM NIM PHIM | may be the Slade in "Slade and Keast", which see. | Boston, Mass. (1844). | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SLATER, THOMAS | England, fl.1852-58, OIM | ground lenses for 24-inch refracting telescopes for the Rev. J. Craig in 1852. | 4 Somers Place, West Euston Square (1852); 136 Euston Road (1858); both in London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SLEYER, W. | England, fl.1674-80, MIM | instrument maker and operator with Robert Boyle. | Lady Ranelagh's House, Pall Mall, London. | Taylor 1(378). | suggest correction | |
| SLIPPER | see Sloper. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |||
| SLOPER, A. | England, 19th Century, MIM | Plotting Scale, silver = Trinity College, Cambridge. | London. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| SLOPER, JEREMIAH | England, fl.1727-42, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Hutchinson of the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 4, 1717; free of the Company, Jan. 16, 1727. | Maiden Lane, London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| SLOT, SYRACH VAN | Holland, MIM | Sector = Stedelijmuseum, Leiden. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SMALKANDENSIS | see Johannes Bamman and H.B.1; Smalkandensis appears as part of the signature on Bamman's 1484 astrolabe, it is the name of the town where he lived. | Price 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SMALL, WILLIAM | USA, fl.1819-24, MIM | 22 East Pratt (1819); 44 South Gay Street (1822-23); 56 Pitt Street (1824); all in Baltimore, Md. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| SMART | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SMART, JOHN | England, fl.1690-1700, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SMART, ROBERT | England, c.1760, | apprenticed to Joseph Hill of the Grocers' Company on May 6, 1760. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SMEATON, JOHN | England, 1724-91, MIM NIM PHIM | Condensing Steam Engine = Herring Auction, May 1, 1793; Celestial Globe = Herring Auction, May 1, 1793. | engineer; surveyor; switched from the study of law to instrument making; worked with Dr. Gowin Knight testing patent logs, etc.; designed an air pump in 1752; produced Smeaton's gyroscopic horizon, c.1760; F.R.S. in 1753. | Furnival's Inn Court (1750); South Street, Grey's Inn, Holborn (1772); both in London. | Taylor 2(412); A.J. Turner 10; Bedini 8; Loomes 2; RSW; Courtanvaux; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| SMEATON, THOMAS | 20th Century, | Water Clock, signed "Thomas Smeaton, Salisbury, 1625" = BIR. | probably made by Pearson Page Ltd. of Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SMETHWICK | England, fl.1674-75, OIM | partner of Jack Dunning; turner; glass grinder; made lenses for telescopes and other optical instruments. | Charing Cross, London. | Taylor 1(379). | suggest correction | |
| SMETHWICK, FRANCIS | England, fl.1667-85, OIM | pupil of William Oughtred; amateur optical instrument maker; worked with Hooke; made a microscope, a telescope, and some burning glasses; F.R.S. in 1667. | London. | Taylor 1(323); Gunther 2; Daumas 1; Spargo 1. | suggest correction | |
| SMION | Germany, 1592, MIM | Artillery Dividers, 1592 = MUN. | Simon? | Nürnberg. | Price 2. | suggest correction |
| SMISSEN, VANDER | Holland, late 17th Century, MIM | Inclinable Sundial = BMR; Sector = D.(1994). | sector signed "Vander Smissen Maestricht." | Maestricht; Brussels. | Rooseboom 1; Michel 1; Evans 1; Coffeen 46; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMIT, FR. ANTON | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = DEU. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SMIT, J. CHR. | Holland, fl.1831-47, MIM NIM | instrument and compass maker. | Elandstraat 551 (1831-38); Elandstraat over de Franschen tuin 551 (1839-47); both in Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH 1 | England, fl.1763-74, MIM | see Watkins and Smith. | London. | Moskowitz 122; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH 2 | England, 1788, MIM | Planetarium = Mr. Didier (1788). | optician and instrument maker; member of the Bath Philosophical Society. | Bond Street, Bath. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction |
| SMITH 3 | England, c.1819, PHIM | T.C.; see James Smith 1. | Royal Exchange, London. | Crawforth 1; Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH 4 | England, c.1830, MIM | Terrestrial Globes = Soth. 4/17/61, Soth. 7/15/63, Versailles 2/28/82; Celestial Globe = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | probably Charles Smith of Charles Smith and Son. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH 5 | England, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = KEN. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SMITH 6 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Reading. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH 7 | England, OIM | Telescope = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | see Smith 3. | Royal Exchange, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH AND BECK | England, fl.1847-57, OIM | Microscopes = Hunterian Museum, U. of Glasgow, Christie 12/8/76, Phillips 10/26/83 and 2/15/89, Soth. 2/26/68 & 2/25/86, D.(1975), D.(1985), P.C.; Binocular Microscope, No.1527 = Soth. 2/25/86; etc. | James Smith 3 and Richard Beck; showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; Phillips 2/15/89 was presentation gift in 1852, No. 667. | 6 Coleman Street, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Nuttall 2; Moskowitz; Coffeen 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH AND CO. 1 | USA, 1831, MIM | made mathematical instruments and clocks. | Canton, Ohio. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH AND CO. 2 | England, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = Christie 12/8/76. | 63 Charing Cross, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH AND HIND | England, c.1830, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-Scot. 5/11/93. | Hartlepool. | ATG 5/8/93. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH AND RAMAGE 1 | Scotland, PHIM | Smith and John Ramage 2 | Aberdeen. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH AND RAMAGE 2 | Scotland, fl.1845-60, NIM OIM PHIM | Marine barometer = X. | Charles Ramage. | 45 Regents Quay, Aberdeen. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SMITH AND WATKINS | England, fl.1764-74, OIM | Addison Smith and Francis Watkins 1. | London. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH'S | England, MIM | Celestial Globe = Herschel Home Museum, Bath. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SMITH'S NAVIGATION SHOP | England, | Hadley Quadrant = D.(1976). | Pool Lane (Liverpool). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH'S, PROF., ETABLESSMENT | Denmark, c.1843, | Quadrant on stand = AUI. | Copenhagen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, ABRAHAM, AND CO. | England, c.1810, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 12/15/72. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SMITH, ADDISON | England, fl.1763-89, OIM PHIM | Telescopes = Burndy Library, Conn., Phillips 4/20/83, D.(1982); Microscope = Phillips 4/20/83; Barometer = X. | apprenticed to Francis Watkins 1 in the Spectaclemakers' Company on Oct. 4, 1750; free of the Company, June 30, 1763; partner with Francis Watkins 1, 1764-68, as Watkins and Smith; opticians and scale makers; opposed Peter Dollond's patent; the shop sign was "Hands and Scales" T.C.; took out patents on spectacles in 1783. | St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross (1764); 5 Charing Cross (1764-74); opposite Northumberland Street, 481 Strand (1779); 79 Charlotte Street, Rathbone Place (1783); all in London. | Taylor 2(538); Crawforth 1; Goodison 1; Robischon; Clay and Court; Cort and von Rohr 3(160); Coffeen B; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, ANDREW 1 | Scotland, 1821, | invented the "Apograph", a scale drawing device (pantograph); it was sold by Mason of Dublin; R.B. Bate ried to get the rights. | Ayr. | Darius 3; McConnell 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, ANDREW 2 | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | see William and Andrew Smith; William Smith 6 and Andrew Smith 2. | 46 Lisle Street, Leicester Square, London. | Taylor 2(2248). | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, AUDLEY | England, NIM | Sextant = Burndy Library, Norwalk, Conn. | London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, B. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 12/12/89. | Bath. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, BECK AND BECK | England, fl.1857-66, OIM | Microscope, # 3527 = Christie 12/8/76; Binocular Microscope = Soth. 7/10/67; etc. | James Smith 3, Richard Beck and Joseph Beck. | 6 Coleman Street, London E.C. | USNM; Moskowitz; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, CALEB 1 | England, fl.1734-45, | insurance broker; invented an astronomical sextant, 1734; invented a sea-quadrant, c.1742, of which 2 examples survive. | London. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, CALEB 2 | see Ward and Smith. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SMITH, CHARLES | England, MIM | globemaker; see Smith 4, Charles Smith and Son, and Charles Smith and Sons. | London. | Taylor 2(1705); Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, CHARLES, AND SON | England, fl.1827-1850, MIM | Terrestrial Globes, miniature = Christie 12/12/72, Soth. 2/12/76 & 2/8/83; Terrestrial Globes = P.C., P.C. (1839); Celestial Globe = Rutgers U. Library, New Brunswick, N.J., Wellesley College Observatory, Mass; Pair of Globes = Soth. 5/30/75. | see Charles Smith and Sons; sometimes signed "Smith and Son" or "C. Smith and Son"; Soth. 5/30/75 misread as "G. Smith and Son." | 172 Strand, London. | Taylor 2(1705); Wynter and Turner; USNM; Wynter 1974; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, CHARLES, AND SONS | England, c.1867, MIM | Pair of Globes, 18" = Soth. 2/8/83; Terrestrial Globe, miniature, with case, 1867 = Peron & Corsy, Melun 6/10/79. | see Charles Smith and Son. | London. | Taylor 2(1705); RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, CORDIAL | USA, c.1775, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, 1775 = Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SMITH, D.L. | USA, c.1870, MIM | Floating Sundials = Bliss Coll., D.(1978), D.(1983). | "D.L. Smith's Patent, August 23, 1870." | Coffeen D; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, EDGERTON (2) AND WILLIAM (1) | England, fl.1803-08, MIM NIM | succeeded their father Edgerton Smith (1); the elder Smith was probably associated with Edward Massey between 1805 and 1808 and was the author of the booklet on the use of Massey's log. | Navigation Shop, 18 Pool Lane, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1220a)(769). | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, EDGERTON 1 | England, fl.1766-1807, MIM NIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Octants = NMM (2). | took out a patent for improvements in binnacles and compasses with his mechanic, Michael Harris; school master and printer, 1766-72; instrument maker and lecturer on philosophy, 1774; succeeded by his sons, Edgerton (2) and William (1) Smith. | Church Street (1766-72); Newton's Head, 17 Pool Lane (1774); both in Liverpool. | Taylor 2(769); Goodison 1; Bryden 9. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, EDGERTON 2 | England, c.1825, NIM | Magnetic Compass = Soth. 12/1/75. | see Edgerton (2) and William (1) Smith. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, EDGERTON, AND CO. | England, c.1819, PHIM | Edgerton Smith 2; T.C. | Liverpool. | Crawforth 1; Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, F., AND SON | England, 19th Century, NIM | Mariner's Compass = Christie-SK 4/14/89. | Frederick Smith. | Southampton. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, FREDK. | England, 19th Century, NIM | Smith's trade card in the case of a Kettlewell sextant says "from Plymouth." | Plymouth; 23 Oxford Street, Southampton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, G., AND SON | probably a misreading for Charles Smith and Son. | Soth. 5/30/75; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SMITH, GEORGE 1 | England, c.1674, MIM | apprenticed to John Brown 6 in the Joiners' Company in 1664; free of the Company in 1674. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, GEORGE 2 | England, c.1803, | apprenticed to John Browning 1 of the Grocers' Company on June 2, 1803. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SMITH, GEORGES | France, 19th. Century, MIM | Sundial, round, silver = Lempertz 6/14/76. | perhaps a misreading for Monsieur George. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, I. | England, 17th Century, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = USNM. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| SMITH, J. 1 | Holland, 19th Century, NIM | Compass, small = Zuiderzee Museum, Enkhuizen. | Groningen. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, J. 2 | England, MIM | Orrery, pocket sized, = Soth. 11/13/61; Globe, miniature = Soth. 2/26/68. | surely James Smith 1. | Royal Exchange, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, J. 3 | Denmark, OIM | Spyglass = D. | "Dag og Nat" | Koebenhaven. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, JAMES 1 | England, fl.1812-28, PHIM | Stick Barometers = Gloucester Museum, X; Wheel Barometers = X (5), Christie 4/25/91. | succeeded James Long; the barometers are signed "Smith Royal Exchange" or "J. Smith, Royal Exchange, London"; see J. Smith 2. | Royal Exchange, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, JAMES 2 | England, fl.1820-25, MIM NIM OIM | Telescope = OMM. | the telescope is signed "J. Smith, 126 Wapping, London"; also made octants; succeeded John Smith 4 at this address. | 126 Wapping, London. | Taylor 2(1706); Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, JAMES 3 | England, fl.1840-66, OIM | Microscope, 1840 = Hunterian Museum, U. of Glasgow; Microscope, # 5 = RSM. | founding partner of Smith, Beck and Beck; member of the R.M.S. in 1840. | 17 Bath Place (later 15 Palace Row), New Road, Fitzroy Square; 56 Tollington Road; both in London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Moskowitz 3; Nuttall 2; Taylor 2(1707). | suggest correction |
| SMITH, JAMES JOHN | England, c.1868, OIM | Microscope, binocular, Wenham-type = P.C. | "late Smith and Beck"; probably a great-nephew of James Smith 3; member of the R.M.S. in 1868. | 56 Tollington Road, Islington, London (1868). | Moskowitz 3. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, JAMES R. | USA, fl.1858-69, | probably a dealer; worked with his father, William Henry Smith, in the firm of William H. Smith and son; later his brother, Lewis Bayard Smith joined the firm which became William H. Smith and Sons. | 2 Maiden Lane and 77 William Street, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1674-94, MIM PHIM | Universal Ring Sundial = FIN = Weil = USNM. | toolmaker in Lancashire; came to London, c.1673; admitted to the Clockmakers' Company in 1674; wrote two books on horology including the earliest horology book in English and two on "baroscopes"; may or may not have made barometers; clockmaker; Britten said that he died before 1730. | Lancashire; St. Augustine, London. | Goodison 1; Evans 1; USNM; Taylor 1(413); Britten; Middleton 1; Baillie 1; Aked. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, JOHN 2 | England, c.1725, OIM | succeeded John Marshall 2 as optician to King George II. | at the Archimedes and Three Golden Prospects, Ludgate Street, London. | Taylor 2(212); Delehar 4; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, JOHN 3 | England, fl.1740-80, MIM | apprenticed to Henry Hindley, assistant to Dr. Demainbray at Kew. | York; Richmond, Surrey; Royal Exchange, London. | Taylor 2(413). | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, JOHN 4 | England, fl.1817-22, MIM NIM OIM | succeeded by James Smith 2. | 126 Wapping, London. | Taylor 2(1432). | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, JOHN 5 | England, 1807-95, MIM | Sundial, 1838 = Wesleyan Chapel, Bielby; Sundial = Albert Park, Middlesbrough. | astronomer; diallist; made a pedometer. | Bielby. | Gatty. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, JOHN 6 | USA, c.1846, MIM NIM OIM | also an engineer and surveyor. | Philadelphia, Pa. (1846). | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, JOHN A. | Scotland, 19th Century, NIM | Lifeboat Compass = D.(1989). | Peterhead. | Moskowitz 132. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, JOSEPH 1 | England, fl.1717-22, MIM | member of the Clockmakers' Company, c.1717; took apprentices. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, JOSEPH 2 | England, fl.1817-46, MIM OIM PHIM | partner of James Smith 3. | 42 Threadneedle Street (1817); Northgate, Royal Exchange (1822); 17 Bath Placee (later 15 Palace Row, New Road, Fitzroy Square; all in London. | Taylor 2(1433). | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, JOSEPH 3 | England, c.1825, NIM | made mariner's compasses and quadrants. | Rigman's Rents, Fore Street, Limehouse, London. | Taylor 2(1710). | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, L.A. | USA, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Doyle Americana Auction 11/30/88. | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, LAUNCELOT | England, fl.1616-23, MIM | free of the Joiners' Company before 1623; had already taken Thomas Brown 1 as an apprentice. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, LEWIS BAYARD | USA, c.1860, | worked with his father, William Henry Smith and his brother, James R. Smith in William H. Smith and Sons; probably dealers. | 2 Maiden Lane and 77 William Street, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, M.F., AND CO. | Holland, 1848, MIM | Chronometer = National Museum of Canada. | The Hague; Antwerp. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, MARY | England, c.1730, | widow of John Smith 1; advertised her husband's books for sale at the Fan and Flower deluce over against Somerset House in the Strand. | St. Augustine, London. | Goodison 1; Britten. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, MIHILL | England, c.1735, MIM | apprenticed to James Parker 1 of the Grocers' Company on Feb. 7, 1723; turned over to Benjamin Scott on Mar. 11, 1727; free of the Company on May 13, 1735. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, MOSES | USA, c.1830, | developed a new technique to remagnetize compass needles in 1830. | New York, N.Y. | Bedini 8; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, NATHANIEL | England, fl.1689-1720, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Isaac Carver in the Clockmakers' Company for eight years on May 5, 1680; free of the Company, July 1, 1689; took apprentices. | London. | Taylor 1(563); Evans 1; J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, PETER | England, c.1793, | apprenticed to James Clarke 1 of the Grocers' Company on Jan. 3, 1793. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SMITH, PHILIP | England, fl.1686-83, MIM | Scale, folding, boxwood, 1670 = ADL-A290. | admitted as a Brother to the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 24, 1668; took an apprentice. | London. | Taylor 1(298); Clay and Court; Robischon; J. Brown 1 & 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, R. | England, 19th Century, OIM | Telescope = Versailles 11/20/83; Stick Barometer = Bearne's 3/11/97. | "cutter and optician." | York. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, ROBERT 1 | England, c.1604, | invented a method for plotting sundials. | Taylor 1(110). | suggest correction | ||
| SMITH, ROBERT 2 | England, 1698-1768, | designed a reflecting microscope; author. | Clay and Court; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| SMITH, S., AND SONS | England, MIM | Orrery Clock = Christie 3/29/60. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SMITH, SAML. ALBT. | England, MIM | Rule, brass = D.(1984). | signed "Maker." | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, SAMUEL B. | USA, 1847, PHIM | exhibited an electro-magnetic machine at the Fair of the American Institute, Oct. 1847; won a diploma. | 197 1/2 Broadway, New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, T. | England, c.1810, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1983). | may be Thomas Smith, which see. | Royal Exchange, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1772-, | apprenticed to John Urings 2 in the Joiners' Company on Sept. 22, 1772; may be the same as T. Smith, which see. | Crawforth 7; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SMITH, THOMAS 2 | England, fl.1814-22, NIM | Azimuth Compass = D.(1971). | marked on back of compass card "Lee Newmarch." | 53 Old Gravel Lane, Wapping, London. | Taylor 2(1434); Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, THOMAS S. | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | see Thomas Stokes Smith. | 11 Goldsmith Street, Hackney Road, London. | Taylor 2(2247). | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, THOMAS STOKES | England, c.1809, MIM | apprenticed to William Elliott 1 in the Joiners' Company, Oct. 31, 1809; listed as a MIM in the directories; see Thomas S. Smith. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, W.A. | England, MIM | Eidograph = D.(1984). | "inv. and made by W.A. Smith"; "sold by Mason, Parliament Street, Dublin." | Coffeen G. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1803-08, MIM NIM | son of Edgerton Smith 1; partner with his brother, Edgerton Smith 2. | Liverpool. | Taylor 2(769) & (1220a). | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1822, MIM | 54 Red Lion Square, Holborn, London. | Taylor 2(1711). | suggest correction | ||
| SMITH, WILLIAM 3 | England, c.1830, MIM | compass maker. | 5 Briton Side, Plymouth. | Taylor 2(2006). | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, WILLIAM 4 | England, fl.1830-37, MIM | 6 Court, Loveday Street, Birmingham. | Taylor 2(2005). | suggest correction | ||
| SMITH, WILLIAM 5 | England, fl.1835-41, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "W. Smith Crowland"; watchmaker. | North Street, Crowland. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, WILLIAM 6 | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | see William and Andrew Smith; Andrew Smith 2. | 46 Lisle Street, Leicester Square, London. | Taylor 2(2248). | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, WILLIAM AND ANDREW | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | Beam Compass = OXF; Apograph = RSM; Eidograph = D.(1996). | William Smith 6 and Andrew Smith 2; apograph sold by Mason of Dublin; eidigraph signed "Invented and made by W. and A. Smith, No. 332." | 46 Lisle Street, Leicester Square, London. | Taylor 2(2248); Coffeen 55; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMITH, WILLIAM H., AND SON | USA, fl.1858-69, MIM PHIM | importers; William Henry Smith and his son, James R. Smith; see also William H. Smith and Sons. | 2 Maiden Lane and 77 William Street, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, WILLIAM H., AND SONS | USA, 1858-1869, MIM SIM | William H. Smith and his sons, James R. Smith and Lewis Bayard Smith; probably dealers. | 2 Maiden Lane and 77 William Street, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY | USA, 1803-69, MIM SIM | probably a dealer; see Young, Smith and Co., Smith, Young and Co., William H. Smith and Son and William H. Smith and Sons. | 4 Maiden Lane (1830-57); 2 Maiden Lane and 77 William Street (1858-69); all in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| SMITH, YOUNG AND CO. | USA, fl.1852-57, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = P.C. | William Henry Smith and Henry Young. | 4 Maiden Lane, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| SMYTH | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(4); Barometer = Soth. 9/1/70. | one X is marked "London." | London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SMYTH, ROBERT | 20th Century, | Water Clock, signed "Robert Smyth, London, 1659" = Local History Museum, Shaftesbury. | probably made by Pearson Page Ltd. of Birmingham. | Stevens and Aked. | suggest correction | |
| SMYTHE, JOHN | England, c.1596, | apprenticed to Charles Whitwell of the Grocers' Company on May 1, 1596. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SNART, CHARLES | England, c.1795, MIM | free of the Haberdashers' Company; scalemaker; reported on William Elliott 1 in 1795. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| SNART, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1690-1700, MIM PHIM | Balances = NMM. | T.C. | at the Sign of the Heart and Scales, Maiden Lane, against the Goldsmiths' Hall, London. | Taylor 1(471); RSW. | suggest correction |
| SNART, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1807-30, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscope = Christie-SK 11/19/87; Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 10/19/87. | apprenticed in the Merchant Taylors' Company; trade card read "Telescope Maker to the Trade"; succeeded by Neaziah Snart. | Southwark; 215 Tooley Street, London. | Crawforth 7; Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1221); Clay and Court; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SNART, NEAZIAH | England, fl.1830-46, PHIM | succeeded John Snart 2 before 1833; sometimes listed as Nehomiah or Neariah Snart in directories. | 215 Tooley Street, London. | Taylor 2(1221); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SNEEBERGER, MICHAEL | Czechoslovakia, c.1600, MIM | associated with Jost Bürgi. | Prague. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| SNEEWINS, ANTONIUS | Holland, fl.1642-73, MIM NIM SIM | made many fine instruments including astrolabes, nocturnals, quadrants, surveying instrument, rules, sundials, etc., dating from 1642 to 1673; examples may be found at AMST, UTR, SKO, CNAM, LEY, KEN, CMY, RIK, etc. | Delft. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; Zinner 1; Michel 2; Price 1; ICA-2; Gunther 1; van Cittert; Hollands Glorie; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SNEEWINS, HENRICUS | Holland, fl.1640-75, MIM SIM | Universal Ring Sundials = LEY, FIN, Drecker Coll. = DPW, D.(1984); Magnetic Compass, 1651 = SKO; Sectors = NUR, Berg Akademie, Freiburg; Ring Sundial = Evans Coll.; Circumferentor = Soth. 11/13/61. | son of Johannes Sneewins; the universal ring sundial listed by the dealer is also marked "Alexander Brouwer"; see H.S. 4. | Leiden. | Zinner 1; Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2; Evans 1; Michel 3; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SNEEWINS, JAN. | see Johannes Sneewins. | Michel 2 & 3. | suggest correction | |||
| SNEEWINS, JOHANNES | Holland, fl.1637-75, MIM NIM | Compass = ROT; Sundial = Oude Dordrecht (society)(1905). | father of Henricus Sneewins; grandfather of Willem Sneewins; author; wrote on the astrolabe. | Rotterdam; Utrecht. | Zinner 1; Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2; Evans 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| SNEEWINS, WILLEM | Holland, fl.1677-1709, MIM NIM SIM | Quadrants = AMST (1697), van Cleef Auction, 1799; Sundials = AMST (1700), Evans Coll. (1703), OXF (1709); Graphometer = LEY; Theodolite = SPI-2762 = AND-11 = Bliss Coll. | son of Henricus Sneewins; Rooseboom thought that Antonius Sneewins was his father. | Delft. | Zinner 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; Rooseboom 1; Evans 1; Gunther 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| SNELLEN, W. | Holland, c.1800, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = UTR; Sundial, silver = Zeiss-Jena. | Rooseboom 1; de Rijk. | suggest correction | ||
| SNELLING, JOHN | England, fl.1761-1830, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "J. Snelling Alton." | High Street, Alton (1830). | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| SNOW | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Ripon. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SNOW-HARRIS, WILLIAM | England, c.1838, PHIM | constructed a wheel barometer. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SODERBERG, MR. | England, late 18th Centuryy., OIM | T.C.; "Working Optician." | No. 2 Crown Court, Crown Street, Westminster, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| SOHER, JOHANNES | Germany, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = AUG. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SOHLBERG, GORAN | Sweden, b.1745, MIM | Göran Sohlberg; apprenticed to J.Z. Steinholtz in 1760. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SOLARO | Holland, 1817, PHIM | barometer maker; partner with Donati Butti in 1817; may be A. Solaro or J. Solaro. | Amsterdam. | Crommelin 1; Daumas 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| SOLARO AND BUTTI | Holland, c.1817, PHIM | barometer makers; Donati Butti came from Milan in 1794; partner with A. or J. Solaro in 1817. | Vijgendam 39, Amsterdam (1817). | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| SOLARO, A. | Holland, c.1800, PHIM | Barometer = FML. | see Solaro and Butti. | Leeuwarden. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| SOLARO, J. | Italy; Holland, c.1800, PHIM | Barometer = FML. | see Solaro and Butti. | Leeuwarden. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| SOLCA, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X(3). | Tunbridge Wells. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SOLCA, J. AND J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SOLCA, JOSEPH | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SOLCHA | see Lappi and Solcha. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SOLCHA, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Kettering. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SOLCHA, J. | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-West Sussex 10/18/83. | might be a variant for J. and J. Solca, which see. | Hull. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOLCHA, LEWIS | England, fl.1851-59, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (3). | the barometers are signed either "Solcha Hull" or "L. Solcha Hull"; may have been a partner in Lappi and Solcha (Luppie and Solcha), which see. | 1 Dagger Lane (1851); 17 Robinson Row (1855-59); both in Hull. | Goodison 1; Loomes 1. | suggest correction |
| SOLDINI, A. | England, fl.1848-55, PHIM | barometer maker. | 17 Robinson Row (1848); 9 Robinson Row (1851-55); both in Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SOLDINI, GIOSUE | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2), Soth.-WS 12/13/83. | jeweller; some of the barometers are signed "G. Soldini Wincanton." | High Street, Wincanton. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOLDINI, J. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer and Thermometer = Bearne's 3/11/97. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SOLDINI, P., AND MASPOLI | England, c.1860, PHIM | barometer makers; Pasqual Soldini and James Maspoli. | 9 Robinson Row, Hull (1860). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SOLDINI, PASQUAL | England, fl.1855-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | see P. Soldini and Maspoli. | 9 Robinson Row, Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SOLEIL | France, c.1790, MIM SIM | Graphometer = Soth. 2/25/86. | may be the father of Jean-Baptiste-François Soleil, which see. | Passage Freydeau, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOLEIL FILS | France, fl.1834-49, OIM PHIM | Telescopes = P.C., Christie 12/12/72, Gersaint, La Rochelle 7/20/96; Polarimeter = USNM. | "Opticien du Roi"; Jean-Baptiste-François Soleil, which see; Gersaint and USNM address is "Rue de l'Odèon." | Galerie Vivienne No. 23; Rue de l'Odèon No. 35; both in Paris. | USNM; Warner 13; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOLEIL, HENRI | France, fl.1849-72, PHIM | Polariscope = USNM; Fresnel Lens = USNM. | "èleve et successeur de son père"; son of Jean-Baptiste-François Soleil. | Paris. | Warner 13. | suggest correction |
| SOLEIL, JEAN-BAPTISTE-FRANCOIS | France, 1798-1878, OIM PHIM | Achromatic Lens and Prism = OXF; Telescope, three-power, miniature = D.(1992); Camera Lucida, miniature = D.(1993); Fresnel Press = USNM. | Jean-Baptiste-François Soleil; may be the same as "Soleil Fils", which see; invented the saccharimeter; succeeded by his son, Henri Soleil, and son-in-law, Jules Duboscq, independently, in 1849; camera lucida signed "Soleil" plus address. | 21 rue de l'Odéon, Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Poggendorff; USNM; Coffeen 36 and 41; Warner 13; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOLMS, JOHAN JACOB | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = PRA; Horizontal Sundials = PRA, PRN, SPI-2857, D.(1933). | Horsky and Skopova; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SOLOMON, AARON | England, c.1801, OIM | optician. | Bell Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| SOLOMON, D. | England, OIM | T.C.; spectaclemaker. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SOLOMON, JOSEPH | England, c.1850, MIM | showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851, London. | 22 Red Lion Square, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| SOLOMON, S. | England, fl.1815-30, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | may be a watchmaker. | Lewes. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SOLOMON, SAMUEL | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "Saml. Solomon." | Devizes. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SOLOMONS AND CO. | India, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = TIM. | 7, Government Place, Calcutta. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SOLOMONS, ABRAHAM | England, c.1838, MIM OIM PHIM | 6 New Road, St. George's East, London. | Taylor 2(2250). | suggest correction | ||
| SOLOMONS, BENJAMIN | England, fl.1838-56, MIM OIM PHIM | see Samuel and Benjamin Solomons. | 5 New Road, St. George's East (1838); 39 Albemarle Street, Piccadilly (1846); both in London. | Taylor 2(2252). | suggest correction | |
| SOLOMONS, ELIAS 1 | England, c.1832, OIM | see George and Elias Solomons. | Stepney, London. | Taylor 2(2008). | suggest correction | |
| SOLOMONS, ELIAS 2 | England, fl.1832-46, OIM | may be the same as Elias Solomons 1, which see. | 36 Old Bond Street, London. | Taylor 2(2007). | suggest correction | |
| SOLOMONS, G.M. | England, c.1838, MIM OIM PHIM | 9 East Bedford Square, Commercial Road, London. | Taylor 2(2251). | suggest correction | ||
| SOLOMONS, GEORGE AND ELIAS | England, c.1832, OIM | took out a patent in 1832; George Solomons and Elias Solomon 1. | Stepney, London. | Taylor 2(2006). | suggest correction | |
| SOLOMONS, SAMUEL AND BENJAMIN | England, fl.1838-56, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescopes = Soth. 10/20/75 and 4/29/77, Christie-SK 4/17/86, K. & C. 11/24/76, FRK = Soth. 3/25/86, etc.; Microscope = FRK = Soth. 3/25/86. | "Opticians to the Government"; the instruments are signed "S. and B. Solomons"; T.C. | 5 New Road, St. George's East (1838); 39 Albermarle Street, Picadilly (1846); both in London. | Taylor 2(2252); Chaldecott 3; R.G.O. | suggest correction |
| SOM, LUDWIG | Germany, c.1708, MIM | Horizontal Table Sundials = BASH, Bern Historical Museum, Lindau Stadtmuseum; Analemmatic Sundial = Lindau Stadtmuseum. | Lindau. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| SOMALRICO AND CO. | misreading for Somalvico and Co. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SOMALVECO, J. | misreading for J. Somalvico. | Phillips 2/22/77. | suggest correction | |||
| SOMALVICO | see "Lione and Somalvico" and "Lione, Somalvico and Co." | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SOMALVICO AND CO. | England, PHIM | Marine Barometer = D.(1997) | possibly J. Somalvico and Co. | ATG 5/24/97. | suggest correction | |
| SOMALVICO AND SON | England, c.1840, OIM | Telescope, three-draw = D.(1990). | "Day or Night"; on folding stand. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOMALVICO, CHARLES | England, c.1820, PHIM | Barometer = Phillips 2/3/82; Wheel Barometer with Thermometer = Soth. 5/14/87; Wheel Barometers = X(6). | son of Joseph Somalvico 1; brother of James Somalvico; all the instruments are signed "C. Somalvico." | 11 Brook Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOMALVICO, J., AND CO. | England, fl.1839-60, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometers = Beresford Hotel, San Francisco, Cal., Soth. 12/15/72, Soth.-WS 6/21/83; Chrondrometer = Christie-SK 2/9/81. | Joseph Somalvico 2; T.C. states "Manufacturers ------- Opticians"; showed in the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. | 2 Hatton Garden; 18 Charles Street, Hatton Garden; both in London. | Taylor 2(2252a); Crawforth 1; Goodison 1; Vincent 1; Wynter 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOMALVICO, J., AND SON | England, c.1830, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2), Soth. 12/15/72, 5/4/73 and 12/14/89; Marine Barometer = X; Stick Barometers = X(2); Telescope = Larvik Marine Museum, Norway. | probably James Somalvico and his son, Joseph Somalvico 2. | 37 Charles Street, Hatton Garden; 91 Hatton Garden; both in London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOMALVICO, JAMES | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | son of Joseph Somalvico 1; brother of Charles Somalvico; father of Joseph Somalvico 2. | 41 Kirby Street; 22 Kirby Street; both in Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SOMALVICO, JH. | England, c.1810, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Sotheby 12/15/94. | Possibly Josh or Joseph Somalvico. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOMALVICO, JOSEPH (1), AND CO. | England, c.1810, PHIM | Stick Barometers = Phillips 12/2/87 (2). | one barometer is signed "J. Somalvico and Co. Improved", it is also marked with the dealer's or owner's name. | 81 Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOMALVICO, JOSEPH 1 | England, fl.1805-19, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1993). | barometer maker; father of James and Charles Somalvico; partner with Dominick Lione as Lione and Somalvico and Lione, Somalvico and Co. | 125 Holborn Hill (1805-07); 14 Brook Street (1811-19); both in London. | Goodison 1; Bell 2; Ant. Hor. Summer, 1993. | suggest correction |
| SOMALVICO, JOSEPH 2 | England, fl.1833-60, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometers = X, D.(1983); Barometer = Christie 11/6/69. | son of James Somalvico and brother of Vincent Somalvico; formed J. Somalvico and Co. and succeeded Ronchetti and Son. | 37 Charles Street, Hatton Garden (1833-39); 2 Hatton Garden; both in London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOMALVICO, JOSEPH 3 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer with Thermometer = Soth. 5/14/87; Wheel Barometers = X, Christie-SK 5/20/88, Phillips 9/10/86; Stick Barometers = X (2). | No. 67 Leather Lane, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SOMALVICO, JOSH | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 1/12/89. | possibly Joseph Somalvico 1 or 2. | 18 Charles Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOMALVICO, JOSH, AND CO. | England, c.1869, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2), Phillips 2/15/89, Christie 4/28/89; Marine Barometer = D.(1983); Stick Barometers = Soth. 7/21/83, X. | marine one also signed "J. Somalvico and Son, Makers, London."; repaired a Nairne and Blunt stick barometer after 1869; perhaps Joseph Somalvico 1 or 2. | 81 Holborn; 256 Holborn; 16 Charles Street, Hatton Garden (post-1869); all in London. | Goodison 1; Wynter 2; Taylor 2(2252a); RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOMALVICO, V., AND CO. | England, c.1856, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | surely Vincent Somalvico, which see. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SOMALVICO, VINCENT | England, fl.1856-58, PHIM | made barometers, thermometers and philosophical instruments. | 14 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SOMATIICO, JOSH, AND CO. | misreading for Josh Somalvico and Co. | K. & C. 7/9/75. | suggest correction | |||
| SOMMER, AUGUST | Germany, c.1850, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundials = Przypkowski Coll. | descendent of Johann Sommer? | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2; Maddison ? | suggest correction |
| SOMMER, BALTHASAR | Holland; USA, c.1750, OIM | Telescope = Assenborch Coll. (1794). | succeeded by his widow; also made microscopes. | Amsterdam; New York, N.Y. | Rooseboom 1; Bedini 8. | suggest correction |
| SOMMER, JOHANN | Germany, 1636-1702, MIM | Universal Ring Sundials = ADL-T7, GRA, KRE; Sundials = STU, LUN. | the universal ring sundial at the ADL is signed on the outer surface of the equatorial circle and the name can not be seen when the dial is folded; some reproductions, in silver, of a universal ring sundial, signed "Johann Sommer" have appeared in the London market. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Michel 3; Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOMMER, MRS. BALTHASAR | USA, c.1753, OIM | advertised that she ground optical glasses for microscopes, spy glasses, etc; succeeded her husband who was trained in Amsterdam. | Pot-Baker's Hill, Smith Street, New York, N.Y. | Bedini 1 & 8. | suggest correction | |
| SONDWAL, AND. | Holland, | variant of And. Soutwal. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SONGA, ANTONIO | England, c.1772, MIM | Cornhill, London. | Moskowitz. | suggest correction | ||
| SONTHALMER, VALENTINUS | Germany, | an astrolabe is insribed "Valentinus Sonthalmer Georgio Weinmayster dono anno 1535"; it is also marked "H.G." (1) and "1537"; it was formerly in the Nachet Coll.; Zinner thought that Valentinus Sonthalmer was also known as Joh. Gebhart; Nachet thought it was the work of Georg Hartmann. | Zinner 1; Gunther 1; Price 1; ICA 2; Nachet; MADEX; Michel 2 and 3. | suggest correction | ||
| SORDELLI, G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 23 Baldwin Gardens, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SORDELLI, I. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 3/7/75. | probably J. Sordelli, which see. | 37 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SORDELLI, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2); Stick Barometer = X. | probably the same as I. Sordelli, which see. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SORDILLI, L. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 10/16/86. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SORENSEN, SOREN | Sweden, 1806-75, MIM | Sören Sörenson. | 24 Styckgjutarebacken, Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| SORMANI, PAUL | France?, PHIM | Barometers and Thermometers = Soth.-PB (Los Angeles) 10/14/74. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SORSBY, WILLIAM | England, c.1724, | apprenticed into the Joiners' Company, 1724; perhaps to Thomas Cooke 1. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| SOULBY, JOHN | England, fl.1830-42, NIM OIM PHIM | Octants = OMM, Christie-SK 9/11/86. | T.C. reads "J. Soulby late Smith"; may have been John Smith 4; see John Soulby and Co. | 126 Wapping, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SOULBY, JOHN, AND CO. | England, fl.1842-56, NIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = OMM; Stick Barometer = OMM. | 126 Wapping High Street, London. | O'Mara; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SOULBY, S., AND CO. | misreading of J. Soulby. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SOUTH, JOSEPH | England, fl.1709-24, MIM | apprenticed to John Hewson of the Clockmakers' Company on July 6, 1702; free of the Company, Nov. 7, 1709; took apprentices. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| SOUTHALMER, VALENTINUS | misreading for Valentinus Sonthalmer. | Gunther 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SOUTHHOUSE, JAMES | England, fl.1856-85, NIM | 25 Goodmans Yard, Minories, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| SOUTHHOUSE, ROBERT | England, fl.1868-72, NIM | 25 Goodmans Yard, Minories, London. | O'Mara. | suggest correction | ||
| SOUTHWELL, THOMAS | England, c.1759, MIM | apprenticed to John Farmer 2 in the Joiners' Company on July 4, 1749; free in the Company, March 6, 1759. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| SOUTHWORTH, BLENDINA | USA, fl.1834-35, PHIM | widow of Elijah Southworth; made hydrometers and watches. | 230 Greenwich, New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SOUTHWORTH, ELIJAH | USA, fl.1797-1834, PHIM | patented a hydrometer Feb. 28, 1821; made hydrometers, oliometers, saccharimeters and watches; grocer; succeeded by his widow, Belinda Southworth in 1834. | 53 Water (1797-99); 135 Broadway (1800-03); 228 Greenwich (1804); 230 Greenwich (1805-34); all in New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SOUTWAL, AND. | Holland, 1742, MIM PHIM | made a Bianchi-type air pump. | Kalverstraat, Amsterdam (1742). | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| SOWER, CHRISTOPHER | USA, fl.1724-40, MIM | printer; doctor; author; also made clocks and mathematical instruments. | Germantown and Philadelphia; both in Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SOWERBY, J. | England, c.1850, MIM PHIM | Mathematical Instrument = Soth. 7/15/63; Sector, boxwood = D.; Surveyors Rule, ivory = D.(1976); Wheel Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "J. Sowerby London"; the other instruments are signed "Sowerby London." | Chiswell Street, London. | Goodison 1; Moskowitz; Coffeen II; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SPACKMAN, JOHN | England, c.1711, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Glynne of the Clockmakers' Company on Dec. 3, 1711. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| SPADA, VIRGILIO | owned a microscope now at the ROM (1960); might be Virginio Spada, a member of Pope Alexander VII's household. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |||
| SPAHN AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Leighton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SPANO, ANTONIUS | Italy; Spainfl.1593-1615, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 1593 = Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, N.Y. | patron was Philip II of Spain. | Tropea; Spain. | Yonge. | suggest correction |
| SPARKES, GEORGE | England, c.1715, | apprenticed to Edmund Culpeper 1 of the Grocers' Company, on March 5, 1713; turned over to John Wolmesley on Sept. 21, 1715. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SPARROW, W. | England, OIM | Microscope = Soth. 2/8/83. | Eastbourne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SPEAKMAN, JOHN | England, c.1729, MIM | apprenticed to William Bennett of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 6, 1729; Speakman may have been admitted to the Company in 1729 instead of being apprenticed in that year. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| SPEAR | Ireland, MIM OIM SIM | Sector, large, ivory = BM; Pocket Microscope = Crisp Coll.; Inclinable Sundials = WHI, Pugsley Sale; Equatorial Sundial = OXF; Compound Microscope = Wellcome Institute. | Dublin. | Bryden 9 and 16; Price 4; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SPEAR AND CLARK | Ireland, fl.1815-17, MIM OIM | Richard Spear 1 and Edward Clark. | 27 College Green, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| SPEAR AND CO. | Ireland, fl.1838-64, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometers = UTO 11/2/76, Phillips 2/22/77, D.(1973). | Richard Spear 2. | 27 College Green (1838-42); 28 College Green (1843-64); both in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Egestorff; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SPEAR, PHINEAS | USA, c.1830, | devised an artificial horizon in 1830. | Portland, Me. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| SPEAR, RICHARD 1 | Ireland, fl.1791-1814, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Compass Sundial = Christie-SK 10/6/83; Clinometer = Phillips 2/2/84; Sextant = P.C.(1982); Stick Barometer = X; Surveyor's Compass = P.C.(1982); Telescope = D.(1981); Gunner's Calipers = Phillips 11/16/88. | made William Spear's saccharometer, c.1802; as most instru- ments are signed "Spear Dublin" it is hard to distinguish between Richard Spear 1 and 2; worked with Edward Clark as Spear and Clark (1815-17); was Instrument Maker to His Majesty's Crown [Agent?] in Ireland and to His Ordnance. | 29 Capel Street (1791-92); 23 Capel Street (1793-1808); 23 Capel Street and College Green (1809); 35 College Green (1810); 35 College Green (1812-14); all in Dublin. | Egestorff; Goodison 1; Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9; Taylor 2(1046); Moskowitz 122; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SPEAR, RICHARD 2 | Ireland, fl.1818-37, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 7/19/88. | succeeded Richard Spear 1; see Spear and Co., as well as Richard Spear and Co.; also a wax and oil merchant. | 27 College Green, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SPEAR, RICHARD, AND CO. | Ireland, fl.1820-31, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Richard Spear 1; spermaceti refiners and oil merchants. | 27 College Green, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SPEAR, SAUNDERSON | Ireland, fl.1831-37, OIM | optician, wax chandler and oil merchant. | 3 Westmorland Street (1831); 98 Grafton Street (1832-34); 23 Suffolk Street (1835-37); all in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| SPEAR, WILLIAM | Ireland, c.1802, | invented a saccharometer in 1802; a variant spelling was "Spere." | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| SPEARS | Ireland, NIM | Octant = P.C.(1978). | see Richard Spear 1 and 2. | Dublin. | Rinaldi. | suggest correction |
| SPEARS AND CO. | see Spear and Co. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |||
| SPECHT, JOHANN | Austria, 1697, MIM | Gunner's Levels = Porte de Hal, Brussels, Huelsmann Coll. | Huelsmann signed "Specht fecit Vienna 1697." | Vienna. | Michel 3; Syndram. | suggest correction |
| SPEER | Ireland, c.1791, | see Richard Spear 1. | 29 Capel Street, Dublin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SPEETH, JOHANN GEORG | Germany, 17th Century ?, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = KRE. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SPEIDELL, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1600-34, | invented rules for special measurements; author; mathematician. | Queen Street, Drury Lane, London. | Taylor 1(103); Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| SPELZINI, I. | England, c.1770, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Short Graham and Co. 6/16/93. | Cirencester. | ATG 7/10/93. | suggest correction | |
| SPELZINI, J. 1 | England, c.1815, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 5/15/96. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SPELZINI, J. 2 | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 12/17/87. | 11 Brooks Market, (London ?). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SPELZINI, J. 3 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SPELZINI, J., AND SON | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | might be John Spelzini and his son. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SPELZINI, JOHN | England, fl.1836-59, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 7/16/76 & 6/27/88, Phillips 4/30/83; Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 2/26/88; Barometer = Christie 2/5/70. | the barometers are signed either "Spelzini Beauchamp Street, Leather Lane", "J. Spelzini, 91 Leather Lane, London" or "J. Spelzini, 11 Beauchamp Street, Holborn, London." | 8 Beauchamp Street (1836); 11 Beauchamp Street (1839-48); 74 Great Saffron Hill (1856-59); all in London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SPENCER | Scotland, OIM | Telescope, refracting = Phillips 10/26/83. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SPENCER AND BROWNING | England, fl.1781-84, MIM NIM | Octants = Atwater Kent Museum, Philadelphia, Pa., Phillips-NE 7/19/93. | William Spencer 2 and Samuel Browning 2; turned into Spencer, Browning and Rust 1 in 1784 when Ebenezer Rust 1 joined the partners; Spencer married Browning's sister. | 327 Wapping High Stret, London. | J. Brown 1; ATG 7/10/93; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SPENCER AND CO. | England, c.1846, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, these include, surveyor's compasses, octants, sextants, marine compasses, quadrants, stick barometers, etc. | Coffeen and Moskowitz think that this name was used by Spencer, Browning and Rust on certain of their instruments; a sextant at MYS has the address "111 Minories, London"; 3 mariner's compasses show "No. 66 Wapping, London" as does a quadrant dated 1846 at LOS; a sextant, ADL-A257 is marked with the name of the agent, "H. Duren," of New York, N.Y. | 66 Wapping; 111 Minories; both in London. | Goodison 1; USNM; Coffeen B; Moskowitz 132; Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SPENCER AND GRENOP | England, c.1880, OIM | Telescope, refracting = Soth.-Chester 6/10/83. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SPENCER AND PERKINS | England, fl.1775-94, MIM | made many pedometers; examples may be found at WHI, KEN, OXF, DRE, etc. | 44 Snow Hill, London. | Taylor 2(770); Coffeen D; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SPENCER AND SON | Ireland, fl.1864-86, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | John Spencer 2; also mechanical engineers. | 13 Aungier Street (1864-65); 13 Aungier Street and 19 Grafton Street (1866-68); 19 Grafton Street (1869-83); 23 Nassau Street (1884-86); all in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SPENCER, ARTHUR | England, c.1732, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph South of the Clockmakers' Company on July 6, 1724; free of the Company Oct. 3, 1732. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| SPENCER, BARRETT AND CO. | England, c.1850, NIM | Quadrants = PMS, MYS (2), D.(1972); Sextants = MYS (3), Virginia Historical Society; Octants = Virginia Historical Society, USNM, Hart Nautical Museum, Boston, Mass. | the octant at the Virginia Hist. Soc. is also marked "H. Duren, N.Y.", its case has a Duren trade card. | London. | USNM; Moskowitz 104; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SPENCER, BREWING AND CO. | misreading of Spencer Browning and Co. | Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79. | suggest correction | |||
| SPENCER, BROWN AND RUST | misreading of Spencer, Browning and Rust. | Pugsley Sale. | suggest correction | |||
| SPENCER, BROWNING | England, c.1850, NIM | Octant = MAN-I126; Quadrants = PMS, Maritime Museum of British Columbia; Barometer = PMS; Compass = PMS. | surely a misreading for Spencer, Browning and Co. or for Spencer and Browning. | London. | Garcia 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| SPENCER, BROWNING AND CO. | England, fl.1840-62, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | made octants, quadrants, sextants, compasses, telescopes; a spectroscope at TEY; examples are numerous and may be found at OMM, MYS, MSI, AMST, VNN, Longleat, Wiltshire, Wadsworth Atheneum, Woodman Institute, Maine Historical Society, etc. | after Ebenezer Rust 2 died in 1838, Spencer, Browning and Rust became Spencer, Browning and Co. by 1840 (Rinaldi gives this date as 1843); Charles Taber and Co., New Bedford, Mass. were the American agents; T.C. stated that the instruments were genuine if "SBR" was stamped on the scales. | 111 Minories (1840); also 6 Vine Street, America Square (1848); both in London. | J. Brown 2; Mörzer Bruyns 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Goodison 1; USNM; Coffeen 9; Rinaldi 23; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SPENCER, BROWNING AND LIGHT | England, c.1860, OIM | Telescope = Westerly Public Library, R.I. | London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SPENCER, BROWNING AND RICH | England, 19th Century, NIM | Sextant = USNM. | misreading of Spencer, Browning and Rust? | London. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| SPENCER, BROWNING AND RUST 1 | England, fl.1784-1819, MIM NIM OIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums including Octant, 1791 =NMM; Quadrant, 1801 = D.(1983). | William Spencer 2, Samuel Browning 2 and Ebenezer Rust 1; the firm divided ivory scales signed "SBR" for other nautical instrument makers; T.C. | 327 Wapping High Street (1784-91);123 Wapping (1791); 66 Wapping (1797); all in London. | J. Brown 1; Crawforth 1 & 7; USNM; Taylor 2(894); Calvert 2; Mörzer Bruyns 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SPENCER, BROWNING AND RUST 2 | England, fl.1819-40, MIM NIM OIM | made mostly nautical instruments including: Octant, 1820 = Little Compton R.I.; Octant, 1825 = Seamans Institute, New York, N.Y. | William and Richard Browning and Ebenezer Rust 2; after the death of Ebenezer Rust 2 in 1838, the firm changed the name to Spencer, Browning and Co. in 1840; it is difficult to tell the difference between the instruments made by Spencer, Browning and Rust 1 and those made by Spencer, Browning and Rust 2. | 66 Wapping, London. | J. Brown 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| SPENCER, C.A. AND H. | USA, c.1850, OIM | microscope makers; Charles A. Spencer and H. Spencer who may have been a son. | Canastota, N.Y. | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| SPENCER, C.A., AND SONS | USA, fl.1877-80, MIM OIM PHIM | Charles A. Spencer and sons. | Geneva, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SPENCER, CHARLES A. | USA, 1813-81, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y. (1858); Microscopes = USNM, St. Barnard College, Alabama; Microscope Objective = USNM. | made the first American microscopes; partner with A.K. Eaton, c.1854 for a few years; had Robert B. Tolles as apprentice and collaborator, 1843-58; later in business with his sons until 1873; after his shop burned he moved to Geneva, N.Y. (1877-80). | Canastota (1813-75); Geneva (1877-80); both in N.Y. | USNM; Ashbrook 2; Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction |
| SPENCER, DEVEREUX | England, c.1712, | apprenticed to Thomas Sarjant in the Joiners' Company on Sept. 30, 1712. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| SPENCER, JAMES | Ireland, fl.1861-68, OIM | Microscope = D.(1987). | made for the French market; signed "J. Spencer." | 47 Cullenwood Avenue, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Goodison 1; Moskowitz; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SPENCER, JOHN 1 | England, c.1793, | apprenticed to William Spencer 2 of the Grocers' Company on Nov.7, 1793. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SPENCER, JOHN 2 | Ireland, fl.1838-63, MIM OIM PHIM | see Spencer and Son. | 128 Summerhill (1838); 3 Aungier Street (1845-51); 13 Aungier Street (1852-63); all in Dublin. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SPENCER, SAMUEL | England, c.1778, | apprenticed to William Spencer 2 of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 16, 1778. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SPENCER, THOMAS | England, c.1634, MIM | free of the Joiners' Company in 1634; had Thomas Worrall as an apprentice; Worrall was also freed in 1634. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| SPENCER, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.pre-1669-73, OIM | member of the Spectaclemakers' Company before 1668. | in the Minories (1668); Bermondsy (1671); both in London. | Court and von Rohr 3(5). | suggest correction | |
| SPENCER, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1773-1819, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Rust in the Grocers' Company on Nov. 4, 1766; free of the Company on Dec. 2, 1773; took apprentices; George Mills was turned over to him on May 23, 1783 by Walton Willcox of the Joiners' Company; was a partner in Spencer and Browning and in Spencer, Browning and Rust 1. | at Mr. Rust's in the Minories (1773); No. 26 Wapping Street (1777); No.327 Wapping Street (1778); Virginia Street(1790); No. 327 Wapping Street (1795); all in London. | J. Brown 1; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| SPENCER, WILLIAM 3 | England, c.1811, MIM | apprenticed to Samuel Browning 1 in the Grocers' Company on July 2, 1801; free of the Company, June 6, 1811. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SPENDER, JOHN | England, c.1669, | apprenticed to Benjamin Emott in the Joiners' Company, Aug. 2, 1669. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| SPERE | see Spear. | suggest correction | ||||
| SPETZINA | England, c.1815, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 2/4/77. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SPICER AND LYNCH | Ireland, c.1772?, MIM OIM SIM | Edward Spicer and James Lynch 1. | Capel Street, Dublin. | Taylor 2(655). | suggest correction | |
| SPICER, EDWARD | Ireland, fl.1760-71, MIM NIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = Soth. 3/5/81 & 2/25/86, D.(1985); Cartographer's Chest = Phillips Auction. | worked with James Lynch 1 as Spicer and Lynch, which see. | Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9; Taylor 2(655); Coffeen 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SPIEDELL, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1675-85, MIM | A.J. Turner 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |||
| SPIEGEL, JOHANN | Germany, c.1705, MIM | Cube Sundial, wood,1705 = Drecker Coll. = DPW; Pillar Sundial, wood = Drecker Coll. = DPW; Cube Sundial = Pressburg Museum. | Lindau. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| SPIERING, JAN HENDRIK | Holland, c.1760, OIM | made solar microscopes. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| SPILLER | see Tisley and Spiller. | Royal Institution Notes, 1971. | suggest correction | |||
| SPILLETT, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1734-72, OIM | apprenticed to Thomas Lincoln, OIM, in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1727; free of the Company, Oct. 2, 1734: appointed Beadle Mar. 31, 1743. | London. | Court and von Rohr 3(124). | suggest correction | |
| SPILLETT, JOHN 2 | England, c.1757, OIM | apprenticed to Thomas Lincoln, OIM, in the Spectaclemakers' Company on Feb. 5, 1750; free of the Company, Oct. 6, 1757. | Court and von Rohr 3(158). | suggest correction | ||
| SPINELLI | France, 1815, NIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie 3/29/73. | see Spinelli, Mahier and Co. | Le Havre. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SPINELLI, MAHIER AND CO. | France, c.1868, NIM | T.C.; won prize in 1868; see Spinelli. | opposite the church of Nôtre Dame, Rue des Drapiers, 15, Le Havre. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SPINEUX, J.A. | England, c.1760, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = Christie-SK 11/19/87. | the magnetic needle lock is marked "H.B." (4). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SPINGEL, JOHAN JOACHIM | Germany, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial = GEL. | it is possible that this is Johann Spiegel, which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SPINOZA, BARUCH DE | Holland, 1632-77, MIM | Crommelin said that Spinoza was an instrument maker. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| SPIRINX, NICOLAS | France, fl.1606-43, MIM | Pair of Globe Gores, 1610 = Yale U., New Haven, Conn. | engraver and artist. | Lyons; Dijon. | Yonge. | suggest correction |
| SPITTELL, JOHN ? | England, c.1734, OIM | apprenticed to John Johnson 1, OIM, in the Spectaclemakers' Company, July 1, 1726; free in the Company on Oct. 2, 1734; Court and von Rohr thought he might be the same as John Spillett 1, but the dates differ. | Court and von Rohr 3(120). | suggest correction | ||
| SPITZ, CASPAR | Germany, c.1555, MIM | Astronomical Clock = VIE. | Schwaz. | Neumann 1. | suggest correction | |
| SPITZER, ANDREAS | Austria, 1764, MIM | Ptolemaic and Copernican Planetariums, 1764 = VNL. | Jesuit. | Vienna. | Zinner 1 (Nachträge); Wawrlk. | suggest correction |
| SPLEISS, THOMAS | Germany, 1705-76, MIM | Perpetual Calendar = Schaffhausen Museum; Celestial Globe = Schaffhausen Museum. | also made sundials, terrestrial globes and planetariums; author. | Schaffhausen. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| SPOFFORTH, R. | England, c.1700, | "R. Spofforth Sculp." marked on the compass card of a declination compass made by Richard Glynne at OXF. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| SPONG, JOHN | England, 1623-69, MIM OIM | Microscope = S. Pepys (1664); Pantograph = S. Pepys (1668). | may have been an amateur. | London. | Latham and Matthews, Vol. 5 & 9. | suggest correction |
| SPOONER, E.C. | USA, PHIM | Stick Barometer = VNN; Barometer = Andover Historical Society, Mass. | Boston, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SPRAT, JOHN | England, c.1677, OIM | apprenticed to Joseph Howe of the Broderers' Company, through the Spectaclemakers' Company, Feb. 8, 1677; Howe was also a member of the Spectaclemakers' Company. | J. Brown 1; Court and von Rohr 3(50). | suggest correction | ||
| SPREIAFICUS, P.D. JACOBUS | Italy, 1632, MIM | Vertical Sundial, round, 1632 = Evans Coll. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SPRINGER | England, c.1795, MIM NIM OIM | Equatorial Sundial = Archaeological Museum, Cambridge; Hadley's Quadrant = P.C.; Reflecting Telescopes = CAS, Morrison Planetarium, San Francisco, Cal.; Dry-card Compasses = RSM, Wotton Auction 12/30/96; Hadley's Quadrant, 1795 = P.C. | Wotton compass signed "MIM to the King"; may be Joshua or Joseph Springer; Taylor ascribes the 1795 quadrant to Joshua Springer. | Bristol. | A.J. Turner 10; Dewhirst; Bryden 9; Taylor 2(770a); ATG 2/1/97; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SPRINGER, J. | England, c.1790, MIM | Sundial, round box, folding gnomon = NMM (Gabb Coll.); Pocket Sundial = Phillips 9/10/86. | could be Joseph or Joshua Springer. | Bristol. | NMM2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SPRINGER, JOSEPH | England, OIM | Telescopes, Gregorian = X. | recorded by T.H. Court. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| SPRINGER, JOSHUA | England, fl.1759-1808, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Hadley's Quadrant = HAM; Angle Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = City of Gloucester Museum. | T.C. (1760); his shop formerly belonged to Mr. John Wright; see Joshua Springer and Co. | at Hadley's Quadrant, in St. Stephan's Lane; 2 Clare Street; both in Bristol. | Crawforth 1; Bryden 9; Taylor 2(770a); A.J. Turner 10; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SPRINGER, JOSHUA, AND CO. | England, c.1773, | in partnership with George Atwood 1 as hardware manufacturers. | Bristol. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| SPRINGER, WILLIAM | England, fl.1775-94, MIM | 24 Charles Street (1775-85); John Street (1787); Charles Street (1793-94); all in Bristol. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| SPRONK, D. | Germany, MIM | Pepetual Calendar = PAK. | Cleve. | Parkington Cat.; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SPURRIER, AARON | England, c.1741, | turned over to Thomas Ribright 1, OIM, in the Spectaclemakers' Company on March 28, 1741. | Court and von Rohr 3(145). | suggest correction | ||
| SQUERREL, ROBERT | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 2/26/88. | Stow Market. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SQUIRE | see Burgoyne, Burbidges and Squire. | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| SQUIRE, P. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 4/30/83. | "Chemist to the Queen"; surely a retailer. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SQUIRREL, W. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Bildeston. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ST. | Germany, MIM | Sundial, round, with lid = Focke Museum, Bremen. | the signature is "St."; the master mark is a star. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| ST. CLAIR | see Sinclair. | Taylor 1(349). | suggest correction | |||
| ST. GOBAIN, CHAUNY ET CIREY | France, 1655 -1922, OIM | optical and chemical glass makers. | Siege social, 1 bis Place des Saussaies, Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ST. JOHN | England, 1671, MIM | Wall Sundial, 1671 = X. | Henslow. | suggest correction | ||
| ST. JOHN, J.R. | USA, c.1852, | took out a patent on a compass to find local variation of the magnetic flux, 1852. | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| STAB, JOHANN | Germany; Austria, fl.1494-1522, | designed the large, square sundial in the Lorenzerkirche, Nürnberg, 1502; author. | Ingolstadt; Vienna; Graz. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| STACKPOLE AND BROTHER | Ireland; USAfl.1851-1910, MIM NIM SIM | Sextants = Versailles 11/20/83, USNM; Octant = Seamans Institute of New York; Transits = D.(1986), GUR, USNM; Compass, Compass-Transit, Transits (2) = Cornell U.; Theodolites = ADL-A122, Cornell U. (2); Reflecting Circles = MYS (4); Surveyor's Compass = D.(1989); Third of a Circle = MYS. | William and Robert Stackpole; supplied nautical instruments to the U.S. Government. | Ireland; 41 Fulton (1856-1910), New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; Coffeen 27; USNM; D.J. Warner 10; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STACKPOLE, ROBERT | Ireland; USA1823-73, MIM NIM SIM | came to America with his parents and older brother, William, in 1833; worked with William Stackpole as Stackpole and Brother. | Ireland; 41 Fulton, New York, N.Y. (1833). | Smart 1; Coffeen 27; D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| STACKPOLE, WILLIAM | Ireland; USA1819-95, MIM NIM SIM | came to America with his parents and younger brother, Robert, in 1833; worked alone, 1843-51; see Stackpole and Brother. | Ireland; 41 Fulton Street, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; Coffeen 27; D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| STACY, THOMAS | England, c.1797, MIM | Sundial = Municipal Museum, Newark-on-Trent. | Stevens and Aked. | suggest correction | ||
| STADION, HANS GEORG VON | Germany, c.1685, MIM SIM | Mining Surveyor's Compass, 1585 = VIE; Surveying Instrument, 1587 = VIE. | owner? | Bamberg; Augsburg. | Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| STADTLANDER, JOHANN | Germany, 1686-1742, MIM SIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1730 = Focke Museum, Bremen; Graphometer = Focke Museum, Bremen. | "fein mechaniker." | Bremen. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STAES, ROBERT | Belgium, c.1609, OIM | telescope maker? | Brussels. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| STAFFORD, J. | England, fl.1677-84, MIM | assistant to John Flamsteed. | Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London. | Taylor 1(406); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| STAGNAES | 1790, | Hadley's Quadrant, 1790 = OMM. | this might be the name of a town. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STAHEL, ANDREAS | Germany, fl.1586-1634, MIM | Horizontal Sundials = Uppsala (1586), Halle. | also made clocks. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2. | suggest correction |
| STAIGHT, THOMAS | England, fl.1829-60, MIM PHIM | Floating Sundials = TIM, WHI, D.(1997); Horizontal Sundial, wood and cardboard = Geneva Museum of Arts; Compass Sundial = Phillips 11/16/88. | freed by Patrimony in the Fanmakers' Company, 1828; took apprentices; also made barometers and thermometers; Zinner thought the Geneva sundial was signed "T. Stuight"; Evans thought he was T.P. Staight; Straight is alternate spelling; D.(1997) sundial has thermometer with Fahrenheit and Reamur scales. | 26 Bartlett Buildings, Holborn(1829-39); 12 Wallbrook (1846); both in London. | Bryden 16; Zinner 1; Goodison 1; Coffeen 58; Clifton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STALKER, DAVID | Scotland, c.1860, NIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = D.(1968); Marine Compasses = Den Gamle By, Aarhus, Melun 4/24/83; Marine Barometer = VNN. | T.C.; also made watches and clocks. | 6 Commercial Place, Leith. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| STAMBERG, FRANC. ANTON VON | Germany, 1717, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1717 = Düsseldorf Kunstgewerbe Museum. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| STAMMER, J. | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = Soth. 12/10/81 = D.(1984) = P.C. | Sacrow (west of Berlin). | Coffeen G; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STAMPA AND SON | England, fl.1802-18, PHIM | barometer and thermometer makers; possibly Charles Stampa and Son. | 74 Leather Lane, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| STAMPA, CHARLES, AND CO. | England, fl.1802-11, PHIM | Stick Barometers = OXF, X. | the barometer at OXF is signed "Stampa and Co., London", the other is signed "Stampa and Co." | 125 Holborn Hill (1802); 25 Kirby Street, Hatton Carden (1803-11); both in London. | Taylor 2(1225); Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| STAMPA, D. | Scotland, PHIM | Stick Barometers X(2); Wheel Barometer = X. | 14 Leith Street, Edinburgh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| STAMPA, D., AND CO. | Scotland, c.1770, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-Scot. 5/11/93; Wheel Barometer = D.(1996). | Christie-Scot. barometer signed "D. Stampa and Co."; see D. Stampa of Edinburgh. | Edinburgh. | ATG 5/8/93; ATG 5/4/96. | suggest correction |
| STAMPER, R. | Scotland, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Whalers' Village Museum, Lahine, Maui. | 14 Leith Street, Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STAMPFER, JACOB | Germany, 1505-79, MIM | Globe with Armillary Sphere, 1539 = X. | Michel 3; Stevenson. | suggest correction | ||
| STAMPFER, S. | Austria, c.1832, | professor; invented the stroboscope at the same time that Plateau invented the phenakistoscope which was the same thing. | Vienna. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| STAMPIOEN, JOHAN JANSZ, DE JONGE | Holland, b.1610 fl. 1664-84, MIM | Planisphere, paper = ADL-A259. | signed "J. Stampioen." | The Hague. | USNM; D.J. Warner 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STANCLIEF | USA, c.1859, MIM OIM PHIM | see Tiensch and Stanclief. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | ||
| STANCLIFFE AND DRAPER | USA, fl.1828-32, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Wye Levels = Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. and the New York Central & Hartford Railroad which had a Wye Level in 1874; Wye Level and Compass = Hagley Museum, Wilmington, Del. | Benjamin Stancliffe and Edmund Draper; T.C. | 118 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; USNM; Miller. | suggest correction |
| STANCLIFFE, BENJAMIN | England; USA, 1782-1834, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Sextants = APS, P.C., X(3); Surveyor's Compass = P.C., X(3), USNM; Alidades = Coast and Geodetic Survey (1834) 2). | apprenticed to his uncle, John Stancliffe, in London, 1796; worked for Edward Troughton 2, 1812-15; took Edmund Draper as an apprentice and later as a partner in Stancliffe and Draper (1830-33; Edward Troughton Hassler worked with him in 1834; Miller says that one sextant is signed "London" and that Stancliffe possibly did not make the other sextants. | 13 Bennet Street, Blackfriars Rd., London (1782-1816); 14 Walnut Street (1817); 118 South Front Street (1833); both in Philadelphia, Pa. | Multhauf 1; Bedini 8; Smart 1; USNM; D.J. Warner 10; Miller; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STANCLIFFE, JOHN | England, fl.1770-1810, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Sextants = WHI, Aubert Auction, 1806, Soth. 3/24/1834, Christie 12/12/73, D.(1982); Quintants = GEM, Phillips 12/12/89; Pocket Sextant = SFM; Stick Barometer = Phillips 2/15/89. | may have been apprenticed to Joseph Hindley of York; made a dividing engine, c.1788 while still an apprentice; foreman to Jesse Ramsden; WHI sextant is marked "Divided by J. Allen." | York; London. | Taylor 2(896); Coffeen A; J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STANDARD | USA, | Surveyor's Tape = Adirondack Museum, N.Y. | the tape is marked "Standard." | Brooklin, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| STANDARD RULE CO. | USA, fl.1872-1922, MIM | Sliding Rule, folding, wood = D.(1972). | Unionville, Conn. | Philip E. Stanley; Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| STANEY, JACOBUS DE | France, | marked on a 1638 diptych sundial, ADL-M294, signed "J.J. Schört Paris"; Staney must have been the owner. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| STANFORD, EDWARD | England, c.1880, MIM | Two Pairs of Globes = NMM. | geographer and publisher; one set has a compass in the base; the other set is marked "Malby's." | 55 Charing Cross, London. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STANHOPE | see Charles Mahon, Lord Stanhope. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| STANLEY 1 | see Stanley and Co. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| STANLEY 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer =X. | Peterborough. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| STANLEY AND CO. | England, fl.1853- on, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums. | the instruments are usually signed "Stanley." | Great Turnstile, Holborn, London. | Moskowitz; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STANLEY AND HARLING | England, MIM | Drawing Instruments = Phillips 4/20/83. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| STANLEY RULE AND LEVEL CO. | USA, fl.1855-date, MIM | Slide Rule, Coggeshall-type = ADL-W155. | "warranted boxwood." | New Britain, Conn. | Philip E. Stanley; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STANLEY, BELCHER AND MASON LTD. | England, post-1856, PHIM | Stick Barometer = P.C. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STANLEY, G.I. | England, c.1840, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Ineichen 10/20/75. | G.I. may be part of the address. | Turnstile, Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| STANLEY, THOMAS | England, fl.1801-26, MIM OIM | St. Mary's Row (1801); Bath Sreet (1818); 73 Bath Street(1825-26); all in Birmingham. | Taylor 2(1713); Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| STANLEY, WILLIAM FORD | England, 1829-1909, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums. | went into the tool business in 1853; founded Stanley and Co. | Great Turnstile, Holborn; Railway Approach, London Bridge; both in London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; J.A. Bennett 2; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STANLY | misreading for Stanley. | Soth. 1/27/75. | suggest correction | |||
| STANRIDGE | see Staynred. | Taylor 1(145). | suggest correction | |||
| STANTON 1 | England, fl.1662-96, MIM | free in the Clockmakers' Company, 1662; Master of the Company in 1696; made a calculating machine for Robert Hooke. | Seething Lane, near Navy Office, London. | Taylor 1(362); Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| STANTON 2 | England, MIM | Rule, two-foot, folding, ivory = X. | may be John Stanton, which see; Great Turnstile leads out of Holborn. | Great Turnstile, London. | Taylor 2(1226). | suggest correction |
| STANTON, JOHN | England, fl.1800-22, MIM | see Stanton 2. | 73 Shoe Lane, Holborn, London. | Taylor 2(1226). | suggest correction | |
| STARCK, THOMAS | Germany?, 1620, MIM | Astrolabe Clock, 1620 = Ilbert Coll. = BM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| STARK | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Torquay. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| STARK, VIKTOR | Germany, fl.1628-36, MIM SIM | Sector, 1628 = DAR; Theodolite, 1633 = DRE. | used the title "Mechanius"; there is an astrolabe signed "V.S.F. 1632" in a P.C., and an artillery level signed "V.S.M.F. 1636" at DRE, which see. | Dresden. | Zinner 1; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STARKE AND KAMMERER | Germany and Austria, MIM | Planimeter = Technical Museum, Warsaw. | Name was also read as Starke and Hammerr | RSW; WEBDB | suggest correction | |
| STARR, ROBERT | England, fl.1667-86, MIM | free of the Stationers' Company, pre-1667; admitted as a Brother to the Clockmakers' Company, Feb. 24, 1668; took apprentices. | near the Golden Tun, Smithfield, London. | J. Brown 1 & 3; Taylor 1(324); Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| STARRAT, WILLIAM | England, c.1746, | author; described a gunnery instrument and its use. | London. | C.N. Robinson. | suggest correction | |
| STARRE, D. | Holland?, MIM | Pedometer = MAA. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| STARRETT, HERBERT RISTEEN | USA, 1865-1950, MIM NIM | worked for S. Thaxter and Son, 1884-1905; he purchased the firm from Abby C. Cushing in 1905; it appears that he closed the firm c.1916. | 28 Central Street, Boston, Mass. (in 1916). | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| STASSNIE | France, OIM | Microscope = Drouot 5/20/69. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STAUBHAR | Germany, 1741, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1741 = STR. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| STAYNES/STAINES/STANES/STAGNES, JEOFFREY | England, c.1680, | apprenticed to George Ryley in the Lorimers' Company; turned over to Simon Chapman of the Clockmakers' Company. | J. Brown 3, Loomes. | suggest correction | ||
| STAYNRED, PHILIP | England, fl.1621?-69, MIM | made measuring rules and gauging rods. | Bristol. | Taylor 1(145). | suggest correction | |
| STEALE AND SON | England, c.1800, NIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = Exhib. 1000 Years of Navigation, Brussels, 1979. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STEAR, ADAM | England, 1660, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1660 = Rev. G.W.W. Minnes (1902). | Earle. | suggest correction | ||
| STEARNS, E.A., AND CO. | USA, fl.1833-92, MIM | Slide Rule, Coggeshall-type = ADL-W142. | made a wide range of wooden rules. | Brattleboro, Vt. | Philip E. Stanley; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEBBING AND CO. | England, c.1850, OIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = Soth.-S 4/24/87. | "Opticians to the Queen"; J.R. Stebbing. | Southampton. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEBBING AND WOOD | England, fl.1851-53, PHIM | Stick Barometer with Thermometer = Soth.-Bearne 4/4/78. | J.R. Stebbing and Wood. | 47 High Street, Southampton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| STEBBING, GEORGE | England, fl.1805-45, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Marine Barometers = VNN, X; Wheel Barometer = X(2). | took out a patent for improvement of land and sea compasses. | Broad Street (1805-08) and (1810-45); 66 High Street; all in Portsmouth. | Taylor 2(1435); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEBBING, J.R. | England, fl.1840-57, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Sextants = Nat'l Museum of Canada (case), Christie 12/18/74; Protractor with pointers = P.C.; Marine Barometer = Gloucester Museum; Stick Barometers = X, Christie 5/26/76; Telescope = Detroit Historical Museum. | protractor invented by Cmdr. Hay, R.N. | 47 High Street (1845); Dock Chambers (1857); both in Southampton. | Goodison 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEBBING, J.R. AND H. | England, c.1833, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | T.C. | No. 63 High Street, Southampton. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| STEDMAN, CHRISTOPHER 1 | England, fl.1747-72, MIM NIM OIM | Telescope, small, case = D.(1989); Sundial = Ed. Jones Coll.; Slide Rule, boxwood = D.(1983); Backstaff, 1760 = Marine Museum, Horten, Norway; Magnetic Compass, round box = Huelsmann Coll. | member of the Stationers' Company; took apprentices; Huelsmann signed "Stedman London" on printed paper compass rose inside lid, also marked "R. v. Graffen 1786" in center of printed rose in compass box; succeeded by his widow, Elizabeth Stedman, who was in turn succeeded by Christopher Stedman 2 in 1786; T.C. | at the Globe on London Bridge (1750); 24 Leadenhall Street (1761); both in London. | J. Brown 1; Crawforth 7; Calvert 2; Daumas 1; Wynter; Clay and Court; USNM; Moskowitz 132; Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEDMAN, CHRISTOPHER 2 | England, c.1784, MIM | son of Christopher Stedman 1; apprenticed to George Adams 2 in the Grocers' Company on Oct. 2, 1777; free of the Company, Oct. 21, 1784; succeeded Elizabeth Stedman, his mother, in 1786. | 24 Leadenhall Street, London. | J. Brown 1; Taylor 2(541). | suggest correction | |
| STEDMAN, ELIZABETH | England, fl.1780-86, MIM | succeeded her husband, Christopher Stedman 1 in 1780; succeeded by Christopher Stedman 2 in 1786, probably her son. | 24 Leadenhall Street, London. | Taylor 2(541). | suggest correction | |
| STEDWELL, JOHN | England, c.1752, OIM | apprenticed to Thomas Lincoln, OIM in the Spectaclemakers' Company, June 27, 1745; free of the Company on Oct. 5, 1752. | Court and von Rohr 3(151). | suggest correction | ||
| STEEL AND GODDART | England, fl.1714-1780 (?), NIM | Quadrant = Pugsley Sale. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STEEL, DAVID | England, 1819, | nautical publisher; firm was bought out by J. W. Norie and Co. in 1819. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STEEL, P. | England, 19th Century, NIM | Sextant = Soth. 6/9/77. | Tower Hill, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STEELE | see Palmer, Steele and Younghusband. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| STEELE, JOHN, AND SON | England, fl.1829-47, MIM OIM PHIM | Instrument = OXF; Wheel Barometer = X; Marine Barometer = Dundee Museum. | see Palmer, Steele and Younghusband. | 9 and 10 Duke's Place, Liverpool. | Bryden 9; Taylor 2(2011); Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| STEER, JOHN | England, c.1830, OIM | Rotten Row, Derby. | Taylor 2(2012). | suggest correction | ||
| STEFANI, GIUSEPPE | Italy, c.1802, MIM OIM SIM | Plane Table Alidade = ADL-M134. | succeeded Giovanni Battista Rodello as mechanician to the Specola di Padova in 1802. | Padua. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; Brenni 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEFFANI, D. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Eyre Street Hill, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| STEFFANI, WILLIAM DE | England, fl.1829-39, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-WS 6/21/83. | also made thermometers. | 33 Exmouth Street, Spitalfields, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEFFENONI, JOSH. | misreading for Stefferoni. | Phillips 7/20/83. | suggest correction | |||
| STEFFERONI, JOSH. | England, c.1810, PHIM | Marine Barometer = VNN; Wheel Barometer = Phillips 7/20/83. | the Phillips barometer was misread as "Josh. Steffenoni." | 74 Leather Lane. Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEGMANN, JOHANN GOTTLIEB | Germany, 1725-95, MIM OIM SIM | Magnetic Azimuth Sundial = MLL; Circumferentor = KAS; Mining Compass = KAS; Surveying Instrument = Braunschweig Stadt Museum; Magnetic Sundial = DRE; Solar Microscope, 1759 = D.(1986) = Soth. 11/16/87. | mathematics professor; made the meridian telescope for the Kassel Observatory in 1754; the microscope was signed "fait par Stegmann à Cassel." | Kassel; Marburg (1786). | Zinner 1; Wynter 1; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEIB, ANDREAS | Germany, 1752-1828, MIM | Astronomical Clock with pair of Globes, 1804 = MUN. | Master in 1792; pupil of and journeyman for Philipp Matthäus Hahn; clockmaker; terrestrial globe is by J.G. Klinger of Nürnberg, celestial one by Jean Pigeon of Paris. | Ofen (1752); Munich (1778-80); Mainz (1787-89); Würzburg (1789-1828). | Friess. | suggest correction |
| STEIGER, WILLIAM T. | USA, fl.1838-pre-1855, | took out a patent for a protracting table in 1838. | Washington, D.C. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| STEINER | Germany?, 1723, MIM | Artillery Level, 1723 = ADL-M212. | may be Philipp Jakob Steiner; or perhaps may be the father or older brother of Johann Ludwig Steiner. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STEINER, JEAN MICHEL | Switzerland, c.1760, OIM PHIM | clockmaker; made barometers, thermometers and physical apparatus; optician. | Zurich. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| STEINER, JOHANN LUDWIG | Switzerland, 1711-79, MIM | mechanician; clockmaker; author. | Zurich. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| STEINER, PHILIPP JACKOB | England, 18th Century, MIM | Sundials = MEM, MUN. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |
| STEINER, PHILIPP JACOB | Germany, 1709-79, MIM | Sundials = MUN, Memmingen Stadtmuseum. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |
| STEINHEIL, ADOLPH | Germany, 1832-92, MIM OIM | worked with his father, Carl August Steinheil, 1855 on; Adolph Steinheil's son, Rudolph, took over the business in 1892. | Munich. | J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| STEINHEIL, EDUARD | Germany, 1830-78, MIM OIM | younger son of Carl August Steinheil; entered the firm in 1862. | Munich. | J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| STEINHEIL, KARL AUGUST | Germany, 1801-70, MIM OIM | Telescopes = OMM, MYS (No. 8259); Telescope, with right-angled prism = TEY. | father of Adolph and Eduard Steinheil; grandfather of Rudolph Steinheil; established an independent optical workshop in 1854; he was joined by Adolph Steinheil in 1855 and by Eduard Steinheil in 1862; he also made microscopes; professor of mathematics and physics; it is hard to tell which instruments were made by the son or the grandson by the signatures. | Munich. | G.L'E. Turner 7 & 24; J.A. Bennett 2; Chaldecott 3; R.G.O.; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEINHEIL, RUDOLPH | Germany, 1865-1930, MIM OIM | son of Adolph Steinheil; joined the firm in 1892. | Munich. | J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| STEINHOESUR, JOHN LEBERECHT | England, fl.1812-20, MIM | called himself a MIM; patented a hardware improvement in 1812. | Piccadilly, London. | Taylor 2(1437). | suggest correction | |
| STEINHOLTZ, JOHAN ZACHARIUS | Sweden, fl.1733-76, MIM OIM SIM | Surveyor's Circle = SWE; Microscope, No.4 = NOR. | apprenticed to Daniel Ekström; ran the Academy workshop with Ahl, 1755-62. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEISEL, J.P. | Luxemburg, 1773, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial, 1773 = P.C. | signed "J.P. Steisel Pyrotechnicus." | Pippa. | suggest correction | |
| STEITZ, ADAM | Holland, fl.1759-66, MIM PHIM | Rule, 1759 = AMST; Water Jet = Ebeling Coll.; Centrifugal Machines = TEY, UTR (1766), etc. | see J. Kampman and Adam Steitz. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2; Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; G.L'E. Turner 7. | suggest correction |
| STEIZ, JOSEF | Germany, 1768, MIM | Table Sundial, 1768 = MUN. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| STENGLIN, JOHANN PHILIPP I. | Germany, 1636-1706, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, silver = Huelsmann Coll. | carries mastermark; goldsmith; Master in 1661. | Augsburg. | Syndram. | suggest correction |
| STENNE, SAMUEL | England, c.1672, MIM | apprenticed to John Brown 6 in the Joiners' Company, 1664; free in the Company, 1672. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| STENSON, JOHN | England, c.1782, PHIM | Angle Barometer = Phillips 2/22/77. | author. | Derby. | Goodison 1; Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEPAN, D. | Italy, 1572, MIM | Pillar Sundial, ivory, 1572 = WHI. | also marked "Flo. M.M.F."; almost certainly Don Stephanus of Florence. | Florence. | Bryden 16. | suggest correction |
| STEPHANUS, D., B.F.F. | Italy, fl.1572-87, MIM | Pillar Sundials , ivory = ROS (1572), Soth. 6/25/68 (1573), KEN (1587); Quadrant, ebony = FLO-2499. | see also D.S.B.F.F., D.S.F.F., D. Steph. B.F.F.,D. Stepan; possibly all Don Stephano Buonsignori. | Florence. | Bonelli 1; Bryden 16; Lübke; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEPHENS AND CO. | USA, fl.1854-1901, MIM | Rule, wood = D.(1976). | made a wide variety of wood and ivory rules; merged with Chapin in 1901 to form Chapin-Stephens. | Riverton, Conn. | Philip E. Stanley; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEPHENS, ALEXANDER | Ireland, fl.1747-81, MIM NIM | Backstaves = WHI, Soth. 18/6/85 (1747). | the backstaff at the WHI was made for George Waddington, the Soth. example was made for Gyles Fearon. | Temple Barr, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9. | suggest correction |
| STEPHENS, ALEXANDER AND JOHN | Ireland, fl.1760-81, MIM NIM | Temple Bar (1760-74); 31 Temple Bar (1775-81); both in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9. | suggest correction | ||
| STEPHENS, JOHN | Ireland, fl.1760-93, MIM NIM | worked with Alexander Stephens, 1760-81. | 31 Temple Bar, Dublin (1782-93). | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| STEPHENSON, GEORGE | Scotland, 1781-1848, MIM | father of Robert Stephenson. | Killingworth. | Earle; DNB. | suggest correction | |
| STEPHENSON, GEORGE AND ROBERT | Scotland, c.1830, MIM | Wall Sundial = Stephenson home, Killingworth. | father and son team. | Killingworth. | Earle; DNB. | suggest correction |
| STEPHENSON, NICHOLAS | England, fl.1674-80, | devised a mechanical orrery; author. | The Tower, London. | Taylor 1(380). | suggest correction | |
| STEPHENSON, ROBERT | Scotland, 1803-59, MIM | son of George Stephenson. | Killingworth. | Earle; DNB. | suggest correction | |
| STEPHENSON, WM. | England, 1782, NIM | Octant, ebony, 1782 = Soth. 12/15/78. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| STEPNEY, WILLIAM | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Dreweatt-Neate Auction, Newbury 3/21/90. | Horsham. | A.T.G. 3/10/90. | suggest correction | |
| STERCK | see Ringelbergh. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| STERLING | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| STERNE, THOMAS | England, fl.1619-31, MIM | globe maker. | St. Paul's Churchyard, London. | Taylor 1(140). | suggest correction | |
| STERR, JOHANN | England, 1719, OIM | see Maurstotter and Sterr. | Freising. | Price 2; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| STERROP | England, 18th Century, MIM NIM OIM | Microscopes = D.(1973), Soth. 5/25/86; Solar Microscope = Clay Coll.; Octant, wood = Exhibit "1000 Years of Navigation", Brussels, 1979; Telescopes = NMM, DRE, D.(1977); Garden Sundial = Victory Museum, Portsmouth. | the garden sundial is drawn for 17°18', it belonged to Nelson; it is hard to determine which Sterrop was the maker of any item signed that way. | London. | Clay and Court; Wynter 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STERROP AND YARWELL | England, fl.c.1697-1708, OIM | T.C.; partners sometime between 1697 and 1708; Ralph Sterrop and John Yarwell. | at the Archimedes and Three Pair of Golden Spectacles in Ludgate Street, the second Shop from Ludgate, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| STERROP, AVIS | England, fl.1756-60, OIM | widow of George Sterrop of the Spectaclemakers' Company; the widow may have also been made free of the Company; Joseph Linnell 1 was turned over to her from June 28, 1756 to Oct. 1, 1760; she was succeeded by Mary Sterrop. | St, Paul's Churchyard, London. | Court and von Rohr 3(173); Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| STERROP, GEORGE | England, 1715-56, NIM OIM PHIM | Hadley's Quadrant, No.525 = HAR; Octant, No.529 = Soth. 7/15/63; Sexant, No.528 = P.C.; Solar Microscopes = Court Coll., OXF; Microscopes = VCW, D.(1972)(1745); Telescopes = D.(1981), Soth. 3/25/86. | son of Thomas Sterrop 3 and Mary Sterrop; apprentice to his mother in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1730; free in the Company, 1737; took an apprentice; nephew of Ralph Sterrop; succeeded him in 1734. | St. Paul's Churchyard, London. | Taylor 2(122); Goodison 1; Court and von Rhor 3(132); Robischon; Clay and Court; Moskowitz 122; Hillier; Wynter 1 & 2; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STERROP, JANE | England, fl.1715-33, OIM | in the Spectaclemakers' Company; ran her husband's business for 18 years after Thomas Sterrop 1 died; took apprentices. | Little Britain, London. | Crawforth 7; Robischon; Court and von Rohr 3(84). | suggest correction | |
| STERROP, MARY | England, fl.1729-71, OIM | widow of Thomas Sterrop 3; probably a member of the Spectaclemakers' Company; took apprentices, including her son George; succeeded her husband in 1729, ran the shop untill 1737; later succeeded her daughter-in-law Avis Sterrop in 1760, she then ran the shop until 1766; see Mary Sterrop and Co.; Joseph Linnell was turned over to her from Avis Sterrop in 1760. | St. Paul's Churchyard, London. | Robischon; Court and von Rohr 3(118). | suggest correction | |
| STERROP, MARY, AND CO. | England, c.1767, OIM | Peter Dollond took over the shop in 1767. | St. Paul's Churchyard, London. | Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| STERROP, RALPH | England, fl.1685-1736, OIM | son of Thomas Sterrop 1; apprenticed in the Spectaclemakers' Company, 1678; free in the Company Sept. 30, 1685 by paying 13s 4d; Master of the Company, 1705-06; wrote an instruction book for his microscopes; partner with John Yarwell, 1697-1708; succeeded Yarwell; succeeded by his nephew, George Sterrop. | St. Paul's Churchyard (1695); Archimedes and Golden Prospects, Ludgate Street; both in London. | Taylor 1(513), 2(123); Crawforth 1; Court and von Rohr 3(52); Robischon; Goodison 1; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STERROP, RICHARD | England, c.1677, | brother of Thomas Sterrop 1; apprenticed to James Throgmorton in the Spectaclemakers' Company on June 28, 1677. | Court and von Rohr 3(51); Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| STERROP, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1679-1715, OIM | apprenticed to Thomas King 1 of the Spectaclemakers' Company in Dec. 1669; free of the Company, June 26, 1679; took apprentices; father of Thomas Sterrop 3; Master of the Company, 1701-02. | Little Britain, London (1693). | Court and von Rohr 3(42); Robischon; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| STERROP, THOMAS 2 | England, fl.1683-1734, OIM | probably a member of the Spectaclemakers' Company by 1683; took apprentices; Court and von Rohr thought he might be the same as Thomas Sterrop 3. | Court and von Rohr 3(57). | suggest correction | ||
| STERROP, THOMAS 3 | England, fl.1708-29, OIM | apprenticed to his father, Thomas Sterrop 1 in 1701 in the Spectaclemakers' Company; free in the Company, (by Patrimony) April 1, 1708; took apprentices; succeeded by his widow, Mary Sterrop. | St. Paul's Chuchyard, London. | Court and von Rohr 3(76); Clay and Court; Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| STEUR, JACOBUS DE | Holland, fl.1659-72, MIM SIM | Sundial with two compasses, 1667 = Leoben Montan Hochschule; Sundials = Drecker Coll.(1672), Ley; Circumferentors = DOR, WHI, Van Alfen Coll., USNM, NOR (2),; Instrument = NUR; Holland Circle = WHI; Sector = ROM; Protractor = Hammer Coll.; Astrolabe = WHI; Pantograph = SWE. | one of the NOR circumferentors is only the base plate. | Leiden. | Zinner 1; Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1; J.A. Bennett 2; Pipping 1; Hollands Glorie; Daumas 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEVENS | see Riley and Stevens. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| STEVENS, EDWARD | England, c.1717, | apprenticed to John Patrick 1 in the Joiners' Company on May 7, 1717. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| STEVENS, GEORGE | England, c.1718, | apprenticed to John Johnson 3 of the Grocers' Company on Oct. 22, 1712; turned over to John Gilbert 1 on Feb. 3, 1718. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| STEVENS, JEREMIAH | England, c.1825, MIM SIM | made sundials and surveying instruments. | 2 Bell Court, Doctors Commons,, Bloomsbury, London. | Taylor 2(1714). | suggest correction | |
| STEVENS, JOSEPH | England, c.1718, | apprenticed to John Gilbert 1 of the Grocers' Company on Feb. 3, 1718. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| STEVENSON | Scotland, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 4/24/87. | 51 George, Forth Bridge, Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STEVENSON, DAVID | Scotland, c.1844, | civil engineer; made improvements on leveling instruments; "Practical Mechanics" referred to him as D. Stevenson and T. Stevenson in the same issue. | Edinburgh. | Practical Mechanic and Engineer's Magazine, Vol III, pp. 408-10. | suggest correction | |
| STEVENSON, PETER | Scotland, fl.1835-86, PHIM | apprenticed to Alexander Allan; succeeded him in 1835. | 9 Lothian Street, Edinburgh. | Taylor 2(2256); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| STEVENSON, T. | see David Stevenson. | Practical Mechanic and Engineer's Magazine, Vol. III, pp. 408-410. | suggest correction | |||
| STEVENSON, THOMAS | Scotland, 1818-87, PHIM | devised a thermometer screen in 1864. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| STEWARD, HENRY | England, fl.1823-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "Steward York." | 6 Low Ousegate, York. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| STEWARD, J.H. | England, c.1850+, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | made microscopes, telescopes, sundials, stick barometers, etc.; examples may be found at MMA, NMM, Cambridge Zoological Laboratory, WHI, and in numerous auctions. | WHI signed "J.H. Steward Ltd." | 406 and 66 Strand and 54 Cornhill; 406 Strand and 56 Cornhill; all in London. | Bryden 16; Lübke; Dewhirst; Moskowitz; Coffeen C; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STEWART, CHARLES | England, c.1791, | apprenticed to Dudley Adams of the Grocers' Company on Feb. 3, 1791. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| STIBBING | misreading for Stebbing. | Christie 5/26/76. | suggest correction | |||
| STIEREN, W.E. | USA, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, vernier = P.C. | Pittsburg, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| STILES, J.J. | England, NIM | Octant = Christie 12/18/74. | T.C.; "Nautical and St--- Schools, Charts and Navigation Warehouse." | 196 High Street East, Sunderland. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| STILES, WILLIAM MASON | England, fl.1830-60, MIM PHIM | Demonstration Apparatus = USNM (3); Orrery = Brown University, R.I. | also made barometers and thermometers. | 29 Seward Street, Goswell Street (1830-46); 70 Ossulston Street (1853-60); both in London. | Taylor 2(2013); Goodison 1; Price 2; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STILL, OLD, AND CO. | England, c.1812, NIM | Navigational Charting Device = D. | Bristol. | Coffeen 55. | suggest correction | |
| STIPRIAAN, LUISCIUS | Holland, | see Abraham van Stipriaan Luiscius. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| STIRRUP, THOMAS | England, fl.1651-59, | "Description and Use of the Universall Quadrant", London, 1655; he had designed it; Anthony Thompson drew the plate. | London. | Taylor 1(248); Gunther 2; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| STOAKES | see Stokes. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| STOCKERT | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | made many wooden cube and diptych sundials; examples can be seen at ADL, BAR, VNN, Clock Museum, Newport, R.I., etc; the name appears on some floating sundials. | some are marked "à Bavaria" or "in Bavaria" for the French or the English market; either Ernst Christophe Stockert or Johann Paulus Stockert. | Bavaria. | Zinner 1; Wynter 1; Coffeen B; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STOCKERT, E.C. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Cube Sundials, wood and paper = WHI, NMM, CNAM, NOR, WUR, Zürich Sternwarte, Lindau Stadt Museum, etc. | surely Ernst Christophe Stockert, | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| STOCKERT, E.D. | surely a misreading for E.C. Stockert. | Wray. | suggest correction | |||
| STOCKERT, ERNST CHRISTOPHE | Germany, 1730-1806, MIM | made many wooden diptych sundials, floating sundials and wooden cube sundials; the wood is covered with printed paper scales; examples can be seen in many collections including the ADL, NUR, NOR, WHI, CNAM, WUR, NMM, NYM, Spaulding Coll. (1806), etc. | surely E. C. Stockert; these are inexpensive sundials made for the mass market. | Nürnberg in Bavaria. | Zinner 1; Hamilton 2; Bryden 16; Gillingham 6; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STOCKERT, JOHANN PAUL | Germany, c.1780-90, MIM | Diptych Sundials, wood and paper = ADL-W212, Geneva Museum of Horology, CNAM, STU, Linz Museum, Huelsmann Coll., etc.; Sundials, round, wood = NOR, Geneva Museum of Arts, P.C., Linz Museum, etc; Horizontal Sundial = Geneva Museum of Arts; Floating Sundial = ADL-N9. | the sundials are signed "Johann Paul Stockert", "Johann Paulus Stockert", "Stockert", or "Stockert a Bavaria"; made "räderlosen uhren." | Bavaria. | Zinner 1; ADL; Syndram; Stuttgart Cat., 1913; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STOCKL, I. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = ADL-M300. | I. Stöckl. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STOCKTON, GEORGE | England, fl.1830-37, NIM | 9 Long Row, South Shields. | Taylor 2(2014). | suggest correction | ||
| STOCKTON, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer =X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| STOER, WILHELM TOBIAS | Germany, 1812, MIM | made sandglasses. | Nürnberg. | Lunardi. | suggest correction | |
| STOFFLER, JOHANNES | Germany, 1452-1531, MIM | Celestial Globe, wood, 1493 = NUR. | Johannes Stöffler; author; wrote on the astrolabe, the calendar, etc.; professor of mathematics at Tübingen; see I.M.S. 1. | Justingen; Tubingen. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Gunther 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STOKER | misreading for Stockert. | RSWx. | suggest correction | |||
| STOKER, FRANZ | Germany, MIM | Sundial = Evans Coll. | Nürnberg. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| STOKES, GABRIEL | Ireland, c.1682-1768, MIM NIM | Horary Quadrant, 1738 = NMM; Slide Rule, 1713 = NMM; Gunter Sliding Rule, 1719 = WHI; Sundial, 1742 = Willis Museum, Basingstoke; Miner's Theodolite, 1717 = Court Coll. | invented the "Pantometron", a surveying instrument; wrote pamphlet about his latitude-finding invention for the univrsal ring dial. | Essex Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9; Taylor 2(657); NMM 2; Coffeen 51; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STOKES, WILLIAM | Ireland, fl.1842-50, OIM | worked for Spear and Co., 1846-50; optician. | 3 Upper Leeson Street (1842-45) Dublin; 3 Ballygihen, Sandy Cove, Kingstown; 28 College Green, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| STOLLE, HEINRICH | Czechoslovakia, fl.1607-13, MIM OIM | Triangular Instrument = Zurich Sternwarte; Graphometers = DRE, Breslau Schlesisches Museum; Instrument = NUR; Sectors = VIE, DEU (2); Telescope = BM; Pair of Compasses = DEU; Mathematical Compendium, silver = Soth. 7/29/69. | clockmaker; the compasses are also marked "Th. Teuffel Czeilbergk." | Prague. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STONE, ARCHIMEDES | England, c.1735, | apprenticed to Joseph Jackson 2 of the Grocers' Company on May 15, 1735. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| STONE, EDMUND | England, fl.1700-68, | mathematical practitioner; translated Bion's book on mathematical insruments from French to English and added a supplement. | London. | Taylor 1(582). | suggest correction | |
| STONE, JOSHUA | England, c.1760, NIM OIM | Sextant, 1760 = P.C. | Taylor 2(659). | suggest correction | ||
| STONE, NICHOLAS | England, fl.1619-22, MIM | Sundial, 1619 = St. James, London; Sundials, 1622 = Privy Garden, Whitehall, London and Holbourn. | London? | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| STONE, RICHARD | England, c.1763, | apprenticed to Richard Rust of the Grocers' Company on June 7, 1763. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| STONE, S | USA, c.1835, MIM SIM | patented a device to measure distance with a theodolite in 1835. | Long Green, Maryland. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| STONE, WILLIAM | Scotland?, c.1684, MIM | Nocturnal, wood = EMA. | Taylor 1(437); RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| STOPANI | see P. Wachano and Stopani. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| STOPANI, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Sheffield. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| STOPANI, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1824-50, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometers = X, Christie-SK 11/27/86, Phillips 8/12/87. | the barometers are signed "J. Stopani" or "J. Stopani Aberdeen." | 38 North Street (1824-25); 42 Queen Street (1827-40); 44 Queen Street (1841-43);68 Broad Street (1844-50); all in Aberdeen. | Goodison 1; Bryden 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STOPANNI | Holland, PHIM | see Butti Gebroeders en Stopanni. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| STOPPANI, F. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 9/10/86. | 25 Red Lion Street, Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STOPPANI, NICHOLAS | England, c.1825, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(3). | the barometers are signed "N. Stopani Sheffield" or "N. Stoppani Sheffield.. | Orchard Street, Sheffield. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| STORDY, JON. | England, 1789, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, round, 1789 = Phillips-Leeds 6/24/87. | folding gnomon. | Orton. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| STORER, WILLIAM | England, c.1780, OIM PHIM | Camera Obscura = DRE; Telescope, refracting = Soth. 3/25/86. | the telescope is signed "Storer Professor of Optics to his Majesty no.176 The Subscription Telescope by the King's Patent Warranted to be adjusted by Wm Storer and delivered to the Subscribers at Chas. Lincoln's No. 62 Leadenhall Street"; invented the "Royal Delineator", a type of camera obscura. | No. 14 Lisle Street, Leicester Fields, London. | Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| STORR | England, 18th Century, MIM | Perpetual Almanacs = KEN, Law-290. | York. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STORR, B. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | may be Batty Storrs, which see. | Beverley. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| STORRS, BATTY | England, 1710-93, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X(4); Barometer = Soth.-PB pre-1980. | all the barometers are signed "B. Storrs York" or "B.Storr (York)". | Minster Gates, York. | Goodison 1; RSW. WEBDB. | suggest correction |
| STORRS, NATHAN | USA, 1768-1839, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Heritage Foundation, Deerfield, Mass. | clockmaker; apprenticed to Jacob Sargeant of Springfield, Mass. in 1791, of Storrs it was said "He was lately from New York"; partner in Baldwin and Storrs, 1792-94, with Jedidiah Baldwin; partner with Benjamin E. Cook, as Storrs and Cook, 1827-34; succeeded by Cook. | Springfield, Mass.; New York, N.Y.; King Street, Northampton, Mass. (1791); Shop Row, Northampton Mass. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| STORRS, SHUBAEL | USA, 1778-1847, MIM SIM | gold and silversmith, in business for himself 1808-47; his nephew, Charles Storrs was also a siversmith. | 30 Genessee Street, Utica, N.Y. (1803-47). | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| STOTT | Scotland, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X(2). | Dunfries. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| STOTT, D. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Ashby-de-la-Zouch. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| STOTTRUP, M.J. | Germany, MIM | Nocturnal = Evans Coll. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| STOYLE, J. | England, fl.1817-19, MIM | may have been a designer and not an instrument maker. | Taylor 2(1438). | suggest correction | ||
| STRACHAN, A.F. | England, c.1810, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, silver = Soth. 7/21/75. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STRAIGHT | see Thomas Staight. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| STRALENDORF, PETER HENRICH VON, R.P. | Germany, 1612, MIM | Astrolabe, 1612 = Ecouen (Cl.24146). | rete has contellation figures; no tympans; ICA-286. | Zinner 1; Gunther 1; Price 1; ICA-2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STRAN, THOMAS F. | USA, fl.1819-23, MIM | Baltimore, Md. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| STRASY, STEVEN | see Steven Stacy. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| STRATTON, J.P. | USA, c.1848, PHIM | made electrical apparatus. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| STRATTON, JOHN 1 | England, c.1750, MIM OIM | T.C.; optician. | at ye Golden Spectacles in Sidney's Alley near Leicester Fields, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| STRATTON, JOHN 2 | England, 1819, MIM | Counter, 1819 = D.(1975). | Devizes. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STRATZ AND FEHRENBACK | Scotland, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1972). | Perth. | John Bell. | suggest correction | |
| STRAUB | see Brugger and Straub. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| STRAUB AND HEATING | England, c.1850, MIM | Wheel Barometers = Phillips 10/26/83 and 2/2/84, K. & C. 2/8/78. | signatures misread as "Straub and Meating" and "Straub and Itebting." Possibly Straub and Hebting (WEBDB). | 77 Blackman Street, Borough. | RSW. WEBDB. | suggest correction |
| STRAUB, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Norwich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| STREATFIELD | England, c.1750, MIM SIM | Graphometer = KEN. | London. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| STREATFIELD, JOHN | England, fl. pre-1847-59, PHIM | partner with Edward Wilds Ladd, c.1847-59; made hydrometers in R.B. Bates workshop. | London. | McConnell 4. | suggest correction | |
| STREBIN | Germany, c.1840, MIM | see Strebin und Ferchel. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| STREBIN UND FERCHEL | Germany, c.1840, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = Soth.-Geneva 4/8/76 = TIM. | signed "Strebin und Ferchel Erfinder"; Erfinder means inventor; instrument patented in 1840; may be Joseph Ferchel, which see. | Soth.-G 11/8/76. | suggest correction | |
| STREET, R.W. | England, c.1860, MIM SIM | Theodolite = D.(1976). | Commercial Road, Lambeth, London. | Moskowitz. | suggest correction | |
| STREET, THOMAS | England, fl.1830-46, MIM OIM SIM | Telescopic Level = D.(1975); Theodolite = Soth.-B 9/18/81; Pocket Compasses = Christie 12/21/71 and 6/7/72; Surveying Instrument = Soth. 12/15/78; Dumpy Level = Phillips 10/26/83. | 39 Commercial Road, Lambeth, London. | Taylor 2(2015). | suggest correction | |
| STREET, THOMAS AND SON | England, MIM OIM | Telescope, stand, case = D.(1983). | 39 Commercial Road, Waterloo Bridge, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| STREETE, THOMAS | England, 1621-89, MIM | devised a reflecting instrument; made planetary instruments and tables. | New Buildings, Tower Hill, near the Surgeon's Arms (1652); popping Court, Fleet Street; both in London. | Taylor 1(206); A.J. Turner 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| STRELER, BERNARDUS | Germany, 1745, MIM | Block Sundial, wood, 1745 = Dillingen Lyzeum. | the dial is signed "Bernard Streler CRW FECIT Anno 1745." | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| STRETTEGER | see Schrettegger. | Parke-Bernet 12/16/71. | suggest correction | |||
| STRETTON, WIDOW | England, fl.1819-22, MIM | presuably succeeded her husband. | Platform, Rotherhithe, London. | Taylor 2(1439). | suggest correction | |
| STRIGEL | Holland, pre-1745, MIM | Rule, with case = D.(1993). | scale on each side, "Pouc. d. Roy", "Pouc. de Rhyn", "Antwerp Fer Calibre" and "Antwerp Piere Putre"; signed "Strigel a la Hay" and "Nicolas Mercator 1745", owner; both "ys" have an umlaut over them; see J.C. Strigelius. | The Hague. | Coffeen 43. | suggest correction |
| STRIGELIUS, J.C. | Germany, 1742, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1742 = DES. | with compass and level; see Strigel. | Crailsheim. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; DES Cat. | suggest correction |
| STRINGA AND CAPELLI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Newport. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| STRINGAL, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer =X. | Carmarthen. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| STRINGER, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | Brecon. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| STRINGER, WILLIAM | England, pre-1761, | apprenticed to Christopher Jacob; ran away before July 20, 1761. | Wolverhampton. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| STRODE, THOMAS | England, fl.1642-97, MIM | dialist and author. | Maperton, Somerset. | Taylor 1(202). | suggest correction | |
| STRONG, TIMOTHY | England, 1781, MIM | Capuchin Sundial, 1781 = D.(1986). | Coffeen 13. | suggest correction | ||
| STROPE JEUNE | France, MIM OIM | Armillary Sphere, wood and paper = Auction, Honfleur 6/17/79. | "opticien et luthier", lute maker. | Chartres. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| STROSSER, J.P. | Belgium, MIM | Brussels. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| STUART, BERNARD | Scot.; Germ.; Austr.; Russ., 1706-55, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1735 = VIE; Horizontal Sundial, 1736 = SAL. | born Alexander Stuart in Scotland; became a priest in the Regensburg Abbey; in 1725 he took the name Bernard. | Regensburg; Salzburg; St. Petersburg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| STUART, GEORGE | England, c.1837, MIM | 82 Westgate Street, Newcastle. | Taylor 2(2257). | suggest correction | ||
| STUCKHAUBTMAN | a title; see Laurentius Mayer. | Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| STUCKJUNKER | Germany, | title; see Theodor August Narzis. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| STUDER, J.G. | Germany, c.1840, MIM SIM | Theodolite = DEU. | Freiberg. | J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| STUIGHT, T. | see Thomas Straight. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| STUIJVENBERG, J. VAN, EN ZOON | Holland, 19th Century, MIM | Bevel = AMST. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction | |
| STUKELEY, WILLIAM | England, 1687-1774, MIM | invented and made a "lunaesolarium" in 1747. | Stamford (1730-47); London (1747-74). | Millburn 5. | suggest correction | |
| STUMPFF, J.A. | England, c.1780, OIM | Microscope = Royal Medical Society. | London. | Taylor 2(898); Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| STURGEON, WILLIAM | England, 1783-1850, PHIM | apprenticed to a boot-maker; soldier at Woolich; made electrical apparatus; invented an electro-magnet, c.1825. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| STURM, JOHANN CHRISTOPHORUS | Germany, fl.1678-85, | invented philosophical instruments including a differential thermometer; author. | Altdorf. | O'Neal. | suggest correction | |
| STURMEN, REUBEN | England, c.1803, MIM | apprenticed to James Gardner on Jan. 6, 1803, for 7 years. | London. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| STUTCHBURY, JOSEPH | England, fl.1791-1826, MIM | Slide Rules = OXF, X; Gauging Rule, four slides = P.C.; Slide Rule, proof, boxwood = Christie-SK 4/17/86; Excise Rule = OXF. | apprenticed to Edward Roberts 2 in the Joiners' Company on Feb. 3, 1784; free in the Company Mar. 1, 1791; took an apprentice. | Dove Court, old Jewry, London (1803-15). | Taylor 2(897); Crawforth 7; Delehar 2; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SUCCA, IAC. DE | Belgium, c.1600, MIM | Astronomical Ring, 1600 = OXF; Horizontal Sundials, round, 1601 = Ruben's House, Antwerp, P.C. | the astronomical ring is also marked "I.A.D.", "C.A.B.", and "A", see A. 2. | Antwerp. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Maddison 1; Hamilton 1 & 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SUDLOW, JOHN | England, fl.1750 ->, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Jackson 2 in the Grocers' Company on Dec. 7, 1736; free of the Company May 3, 1750; took an apprentice. | Ball Alley, Lombard Street, London (1750). | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| SUESS, W. | Germany, c.1850, MIM | showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851, London. | Marburg, Hesse, Prussia. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| SUFFELL, CHARLES 1 | England, fl.1839-77, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Stick Barometer = X; Protractor = Phillips 11/16/76; Circular Protractor, ivory = D.(1972); Diagonally divided Scale = Phillips 11/16/76. | T.C.; Suffell was a salesman, 1839-43; a MIM, 1844-77. | 132 Long Acre (1839-65); 122 Long Acre (1866-77); both in London. | Delehar 1; Crawforth 3; Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| SUFFELL, CHARLES 2 | England, fl.1864-70, MIM | 11 Bridge Street, Westminster, London. | Crawforth 3. | suggest correction | ||
| SUFFELL, CHARLES 3 | England, fl.1864-66, OIM | optician. | 45 King Street, Westminster, London. | Crawforth 3. | suggest correction | |
| SUFFERLEITI | alternate spelling for Sauterleiti. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SUGAR, JOHN | England, fl.1645-65?, MIM | globe maker and seller; worked with Joseph Moxon (1653-65?). | near St. Michael's in Cornhill at the Sign of the Atlas on Parnassus Hill, London (1653-65?). | Taylor 1(254); Tyacke 1; Evans 1; | suggest correction | |
| SUGGART | see MacKenzie and Suggart. | Taylor 2(1381). | suggest correction | |||
| SULLIVAN, J.L.D. | USA, 1878, MIM | "Solaragraph", 1878 = Clock Museum, Newport, N.H. | 26 School Street, Boston, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SULLIVAN, PATRICK | England, fl.1738-43, PHIM | Stick Barometers = NMM, X(2); Thermometer = NMM. | one barometer signed "Pat Sullivan London", the other is signed "P. Sullivan without Temple Barr, London." | Wickham Court (1738-43); at ye South back of St. Clemonts Church near Temple Bar: both in London. | Goodison 1; Symonds. | suggest correction |
| SULLY, HENRY | England; Holland; France1680-1728, MIM | Backstaff, No. 143 = Soth. 5/29/61 | watchmaker; worked in Amsterdam in 1711; put a meridian sundial in Saint-Suplice, Paris in 1722; may be two people. | Amsterdam (1711); Versailles (by 1722). | Taylor 2(126); Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SUMERAU, BARTHOLEMEW | England, fl.1840-60, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 27 Lisle Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SURGETT, CHARLES | England, fl.1830-38, OIM | 12 Beauchamp Street, London. | Taylor 2(2016). | suggest correction | ||
| SURLANIS, PAULUS DE | see Paulus de Furlanis. | O. Brown 3; D. Woodard 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SURRIDGE, A. | England, c.1850, MIM | Parallel Rule, boxwood = D.(1976). | 12 1/4" long. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| SUTHARD, THOMAS | England, c.1788, | apprenticed to Edward Troughton 2, his uncle, in the Grocers' Company on June 5, 1788. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SUTTER | Germany, c.1890, NIM | Sextant = Auction, Saint-Brieuc 11/12/78. | Berlin SW 68. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SUTTER, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1811-22, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | signed "John Sutter, Edinburgh." | Toddrick's Wynd, Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; Bryden 9. | suggest correction |
| SUTTON | England, OIM | Telescope, single draw = Christie-SK 6/2/83. | Great Newport Street (London?). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SUTTON AND KNIBB | England, fl.1664-66, MIM | Calculating Machines = KEN (1664), FLO (1664-66). | Henry Sutton and Samuel Knibb; Knibb was workman for Sutton; machines were Sir Samuel Morland's invention in 1663; both are signed "Henricus Sutton et Samuel Knibb Londini fecurent 1664"; FLO given to Cosimo II in 1669. | London. | A.J. Turner 10; G.L'E. Turner 24; Michel 3; Daumas 1; Bonelli 1. | suggest correction |
| SUTTON, BAPTIST | England, fl.1636-53, MIM | instrument maker; father or uncle of Henry Sutton? | Chancery Lane, Holborn, London. | Taylor 1(184); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| SUTTON, GEORGE | England, fl.1838-46, OIM | 14 Bridge Street, Lambeth, London. | Taylor 2(2259). | suggest correction | ||
| SUTTON, HENRY | England, fl.1648-69, MIM | made a wide range of fine, interesting instruments including astrolabes, sundials, horary quadrants, sectors, globes, etc; examples may be seen at ADL, OXF, CMY, AMST, VNN, CNAM, BM, KEN, WHI, USNM, RSM, etc. | apprenticed to Thomas Brown 1 in the Joiners' Company, 1638; free of the Company in 1647-1648; took apprentices; made calculating machines with Samuel Knibb; some of the horary quadrants are printed from a copper plate, to be mounted on wood by the customer. | Threadneedle Street at the back of the Royal Exchange, near St. Christopher's Church, London. | Crawforth 7; Gunther 1; ICA 2; A.J. Turner 10; J.A. Bennett 2; Michel 3; Mörzer Bruyns 1; USNM; Price 1 and 3; Ward 4; Clay and Court; Taylor 1(188); Maddison 1; Bryden 16; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SUTTON, J. | name marked on slide rule of 1777 by Walter Field at BM; owner. | Price 3. | suggest correction | |||
| SUTTON, SAMUEL | England, c.1782, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Rust in the Grocers' Company on May 5, 1774; free of the Company, March 7, 1782. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SUTTON, WILLIAM | England, fl.1656-78, MIM | brother or relative of Henry Sutton; apprenticed to Thomas Worrall in the Joiners' Company on May 4, 1642; free of the Company, Feb. 2, 1656; took apprentices. | a little beyond the church, in Upper Shadwell, below Wapping, London. | Taylor 1(259); Crawforth 7; Clay and Court; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| SUXPEACH, JOHN | misreading for Joseph Saxpeach. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |||
| SUYWENS, VICTOR | France, c.1830, NIM | Magnetic Azimuth Compass = D.(1989). | "Poulieur", pulley-maker. | Dunkerque. | Coffeen 27. | suggest correction |
| SWAIM, JAMES | USA, 1833, MIM | held a patent for an "astronomical machine", 1833. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SWAIN, B.O. | USA, 1849, MIM | held a patent on an astronomical planetarium, 1849. | Annisquam, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SWAN 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Carlisle. | Goodison 1 | suggest correction | |
| SWAN 2 | see Mawson and Swan. | King and Chasemore 12/15/72 | suggest correction | |||
| SWAN, ALEXANDER | Scotlandfl.1829-36, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 75 High Street (1829); 22 Gallowgate (1830); 112 Gallowgate (1831); 106 Gallowgate (1834-36); all in Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| SWAN, OWEN | 1762, MIM | Magnetic Compass, 1762 = D.(1957). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| SWAN, THOMAS | England, fl.1790-1837, MIM NIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1791 = OMM. | T.C.; Crawforth thought the name was Swann and had thirteen addresses for him. | 34 Barnastre Street (later 3 Bridge Water Place); 43 Banastre Street; 3 Manns Island; 57 Freemason Row, Vauxhall Road; 54 Barnastre Street; all in Liverpool. | Crawforth 1 & 6; Taylor 2(1718); Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SWAN, WILLIAM | England, c.1700, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Tompion in the Clockmakers' Company. | Robischon. | suggest correction | ||
| SWANN | see Swan. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| SWART, JACOB 1 | Holland, fl.1840-63, NIM | partner in the firm of Gerard Hulst van Keulen, 1840-63; succeeded J. Staats Boonen and was succeeded by his son, Jacob Swart 2. | Nieuwebrugsteeg-Nieuwebrug, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| SWART, JACOB 2 | Holland, fl.1863-85, NIM | partner in the firm of Gerard Hulst van Keulen; succeeded his father, Jacob Swart 1; the firm closed in 1885. | Kampasteiger, hoek Nieuwebrugsteeg No. 171, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| SWEENEY, EDWARD | Ireland, 1763, MIM | Cork. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| SWEENEY, ELIAS | USA, c.1802, MIM | Baltimore, Md. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| SWEENEY, NATHANIEL | Ireland, 1763, MIM | Cork. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| SWEET | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| SWEETMAN | see Swetman. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SWESCHNIKOW, W. | Russia, c.1740, MIM | Inclinable Sundial = Ineichen 10/18/74. | Ws. Pe. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SWETMAN, JAMES 1 | England, fl.1702-35, MIM | apprenticed to William Howe in the Grocers' Company on Mar. 5, 1694; free of the Company, Mar. 9, 1703; took apprentices; rulemaker. | Glasshouse Yard, Minories (1707); Minories (1711-12); both in London; Stepney (1725); Penington Street, Ratcliffe Highway, London (1730-35). | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| SWETMAN, JAMES 2 | England, c.1730, MIM | apprenticed to his father James Swetman 1, in the Grocers' Company, Sept. 28, 1722; free of the Company on Aug. 19, 1730. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SWETMAN, JOHN | England, c.1735, MIM | apprenticed to his father, James Swetman 1 in the Grocers' Company on Mar. 25, 1725; free of the Company July 3, 1735. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| SWIFT, JAMES | England, post-1856, OIM | Microscopes = Christie 11/22/78, Phillips 2/22/77, Christie-SK 2/8/79 & 7/10/80; Field Microscope = Christie-SK 5/10/77; Binocular Microscope = Soth. 2/7/72; Microscope, small, with box = P.C.(1978); Stage Illuminator = Christie 12/18/74. | made improvements in mechanical construction of microscopes. | 3 Matson's Terrace, Kingsland Road; 43 University Street, W.C.; both in London. | suggest correction | |
| SWIFT, JAMES, AND SON | England, post-1860, OIM | Microscopes = Christie 5/26/76, Phillips 2/22/77, 2/14/79 and 12/12/89, Soth. 12/15/78, Soth.-Torquay 7/8/81, Christie-SK 12/1/83. | 81 Tottenham Court Road, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SWIFT, JAMES, AND SONS | England, post-1860, OIM | Microscope = Soth. 10/21/74. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SWIGTERS, ISAAC | Holland, d.1750, MIM NIM | last partner in Inde Jonge Lootsman (at the young pilot's), a business dealing in charts and navigating instruments including cross-staffs and pleinschaals (a type of Gunter scale); he was succeeded by his second cousin, Hendrik Mooy. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 4. | suggest correction | |
| SWINDEN, JEAN HENRI VAN | Holland; France1746-1823, | professor at Franeker, pre-1785; mathematician, astronomer and physicist; studied the metric system in Paris, 1798-99; author. | Franeker; Amsterdam (1785); Paris (1798-99); Amsterdam. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SWYGGART | see Suggart. | Taylor 2(1381). | suggest correction | |||
| SWYGGETT, JOSEPH | England, fl.1830-38, MIM OIM PHIM | 43 Edmund Street, King's Cross, London. | Taylor 2(2018). | suggest correction | ||
| SYBENGA, S.P. | England, 19th Century, NIM | Sextant = USNM. | North Shields. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| SYCHEN, JAN VAN | Belgium, 17th Century, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = P.C. (1988). | Gandavi (Ghent). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SYEDS AND DAVIS | England, fl.1817-35, MIM NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = OMM; Compass Rose in Binnacle = D.(1975). | Agnes Syeds and Davis 5; compass makers; succeeded Agnes Syeds and Co. | 379 Rotherhithe; Fountain Stairs, Rotherhithe; both in London. | Taylor 2(1047); RSW. | suggest correction |
| SYEDS, AGNES, AND CO. | England, fl.1810-17, MIM NIM OIM | T.C.; "Mathematical Instrument Makers to His Majesty's Navy"; "Inventors of the Boats Betticle"; succeeded John Syeds, her husband. | 379 Rotherhithe Street near Kings Stairs, London. | Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; Taylor 2(1047a). | suggest correction | |
| SYEDS, JOHN | England, fl.1790-1810, NIM | T.C.; "Syeds' Patent Quadrant"; took out patent No. 1789 in 1791; compass maker; succeeded by his wife, Agnes Syeds. | No. 25 Parker Row, New Road, Dock Head; at No. 17, near East-Lane Stairs, Rotherhithe (1794); Fountain Stairs, Rotherhithe (1805); all in London. | Crawforth 1; Calvert 2; Taylor 2(1047). | suggest correction | |
| SYKES | England, c.1840, | invented a type of hydrometer, made by Loftus and others. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| SYKES, H. | England; France, fl.1780-90, MIM OIM | Butterfield-type Sundials = X, D.(1986), Bernard Coll.; Sector = Soth. 2/25/86. | optician; made telescopes; Englishman living in Paris; agent for English instrument makers; "privilégié du roi." | Place du Palais-Royal, Maison du Caffé, Paris (1782). | Taylor 2(899); Michel 3; A.J. Turner 10; Brieux 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| SYLVESTER II, POPE | see Gerbert of Aurillac. | Maddison 2; Michel 2. | suggest correction | |||
| SYM, JAMES | Scotland, c.1837, MIM | 167 High Street, Glasgow. | Taylor 2(2260). | suggest correction | ||
| SYMMES, ISAACK | see Isaack Simmes. | Delehar 1. | suggest correction | |||
| SYMONS, JOHN | England, fl.1800-1810, MIM | apprenticed to John Troughton 2 in the Grocers' Company on June 4, 1799; free of the Company on Nov. 6, 1800; took apprentices after 1800. | Salmon and Ball Court, Bunhill Row, London. | J. Brown 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| SYMPSON, JOHN | England, fl.1702-14, MIM | Master of Mechanics to Queen Anne. | London. | Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | |
| SYPE, LAURENTZ VAN DE | Germany, MIM | Astrolabe (ICA-2075) = St. Paul Gymnasium, Görlitz Kunstsammlung. | in the ICA this instrument is listed under "Van de Sype." | Zinner 1; ICA 2. | suggest correction | |
| T. 1 | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Diptych Sundial, ivory = VIE; Horizontal Sundial, in barrel- shaped case, ivory = VIE. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| T. 2 | 1606, MIM | Division plate on the back of a Sundial = D.(1982). | Coffeen B. | suggest correction | ||
| T. 3 | England, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = Ost India Hus, Göteborg. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| T.B. 1 | England, 1627, MIM | marked on ivory sundial, 1593 in X Coll., "Made For T.B." (1). | London. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| T.B. 2 | c.1900, | Horizontal Sundial = ADL-T20. | modern copy. | Tomlinson 1; Fox 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| T.C. | England, 1831, MIM | Sundial, slate, square, 1831 = P.C.(1982). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| T.D. 1 | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Diptych Sundials, ivory = Drecker Coll. (1600) = DPW, ADL-T10, ADL-T11, ROM, HAK, OMM, WHI, Huelsmann Coll., Soth. 3/27/72 = TIM, FIN-84; Skaphe Sundial = OXF. | surely these are by Thomas Ducher 1, which see; master mark is a crowned serpent; the sundial at OMM has two compasses, marked "Wegweis Kampsus" and "Marinus Kampassius", it is in a leather case. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Gouk 1; Price 2; Bryden 16; Syndram; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| T.D. 2 | possible reading for "J.D.", which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| T.E. | these initials are marked on a circular slide rule at the BM signed "J.D." | Price 3; Ward 4; Gunther 2. | suggest correction | |||
| T.G. | England, 1551, MIM | Quadrant, 1551 = BM. | Thomas Gemini; it is also marked "J.C." (1) and "W.B." (3). | London. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction |
| T.H. | England, MIM | Nocturnal, boxwood = Soth. 7/26/65. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| T.I. | c.1680, MIM | Ring Sundial = Evans Coll. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| T.J. 1 | c.1729, | marked on a 1729 quadrant signed "M. Lewelin." | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| T.J. 2 | c.1900, | Horizontal Sundials = ADL-T69 (falsely dated 1775) and ADL-T70 (falsely dated 1807). | both were made by D.B. Sheahan; by implication, by Thomas Jefferson; the address for both is "Va." | Tomlinson 1; Fox 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| T.J.H. | 1827, MIM | Diptych Sundial, wood, 1827 = VNN. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| T.K. 1 | Germany, c.1581, MIM | see Tobias Klieber. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |
| T.K. 2 | Germany?, 1581, MIM | Artillery Rule, 1581 = BRP. | might be Tobias Klieber. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| T.K. 3 | marked on ADL-M304, signed "M.V.S." (1); Zinner and Engelmann reported it as "M.K." (2); may be the owner or the initials for "Tag Kalendar." | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| T.M. 1 | England, 1799, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1799 = P.C. | Adlington. | Strand Magazine, 1893, pp. 308-18. | suggest correction | |
| T.M. 2 | England?, c.1970, MIM | Horary Quadrant = Christie 12/12/72 = WHI-1638. | possibly an English forgery. | London. | Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| T.P. 1 | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Compass Sundials in ivory barrels = ADL-W39, VIE, Soth. 11/16/87. | the sundial at the ADL has a punch mark of T and P conjoined on the hour-scale and also printed on the compass rose. | Zinner 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| T.P. 2 | marked on a terrestrial globe, ADL-M14, signed "I.", see I. (2). | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| T.R. | England, late 18th Century, PHIM | Set of Cup Weights = Phillips 5/20/75. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| T.R.W. | 1593, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, round, ivory, 1593 = van Heusen Coll. #25. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| T.S.S. | Germany, 1555, | signed on a woodblock of a horary quadrant, 1555, at the Munich Staatsbibliothek. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| T.V.B. | Germany, 1620, MIM | Diptych Sundial, brass, 1620 = DRE. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| T.W. 1 | 1600, MIM | Pocket Sundial, 1600 = CCG. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| T.W. 2 | England, c.1730, MIM | Ring Sundials = Evans Coll. (2)(1730), NYM-Tucker Coll., D.(1982), WHI(3). | Coffeen wondered if "T.W." might stand for Thomas Wright. | Gunther 2; Coffeen A; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| T.W. 3 | 1741, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial, 1741 = WRAY = Soth. 6/28/68. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| T.W. 4 | England, 1753, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1753 = D. | Moskowitz 121. | suggest correction | ||
| T.W. 5 | Scotland, 1825, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1825 = Amisfield, Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire. | Gatty. | suggest correction | ||
| T.W. 6 | MIM | Sand Glass = OMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| TABER, ABRAHAM, AND BROTHER | USA, 1869, NIM | successors of Charles Taber and Co.; agents for Spencer, Browning and Co. | 49 Union Street, New Bedford, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TABER, C. AND A. | USA, 1849, | Charles and Abraham Taber; advertised nautical instruments for sale in 1849. | New Bedford, Mass. | D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| TABER, CHARLES | USA, fl.1845-65, | advertised nautical instruments for sale and repair; see Willuam C. Taber and Son. | New Bedford, Mass. | D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| TABER, CHARLES, AND CO. | USA, fl.1825-69, NIM | Mariners Compasses = Seamans Institute, New York, N.Y., Dukes County Historical Society, Edgartown, Mass.; Octants, ebony and ivory = P.C.(1974), D; Sextant = Portsmouth Historical Society, New Hampshire. | agents for Spencer, Browning and Co.; succeeded by Abraham Taber and brother; dealers. | New Bedford, Mass. | USNM; Giordano 9; D.J. Warner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TABER, WILLIAM C., AND SON | USA, fl.1845-49, | William C. Taber and Charles Taber; advertised nautical instruments for sale. | New Bedford, Mass. | D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| TABORSKI | Poland, MIM | Sundial = KEN-inv. 1894-8. | Cracow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TABRAR, WILLIAM | England, fl.1832-36, PHIM | made barometers and thermometers. | 38 Laystall Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TACCHI, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2), Soth. 5/12/72. | Bedford. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TACCHI, JOHN | Italy; England, PHIM | barometer maker; see Mastaglio and Tacchi. | Lake Como; Sunderland. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| TACCHINI, ANTONIO | Italy, fl.1822-55+, PHIM | appointed mechanician to the Specola di Padovo in 1855. | Pavia; Padua. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| TACHI, F. | Holland, 18th Century?, PHIM | Barometer and Thermometer = Mak van Waay Auction, May, 1975. | Zierikzee. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| TAGLIABUE | USA, c.1847, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker; see Norton and Tagliabue; may be John Tagliabue 3. | 240 Water Street, New York, N.Y (1847). | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| TAGLIABUE AND CASELLA | England, fl.1830-46, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 9/23/88; Stick Barometer = Mallams, Cheltenham. | Mallams signed "C. Tagliabue and Casella"; Caesar Tagliabue and Louis Paschel Casella; became Casella and Taglibue in 1846. | 23 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1; ATG 3/18/95; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TAGLIABUE AND CICERI | England, c.1849, PHIM | barometers; Anthony Tagliabue and perhaps P. Ciceri. | 31 Brook Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TAGLIABUE AND CO. 1 | England, fl.1807-14, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2), Christie-SK 4/17/86; Stick Barometer = X. | Caesar Tagliabue; earliest directory date for the Tagliabues; the first immigrant is supposed to have arrived in 1769. | 26 High Holborn, London. | Taylor 2(1229); Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TAGLIABUE AND CO. 2 | England, fl.1832-54, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | Anthony Tagliabue. | 31 Brook Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TAGLIABUE AND CO. 3 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 12/16/82. | could be either Tagliabue and Co. 1 or 2. | Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TAGLIABUE AND NEGRETTI | USA, 1847, PHIM | received silver prize in 1847 at Fair of American Institute, for barometers, hydrometers and wet bulb thermometers. | 236 Water Street, New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| TAGLIABUE AND ZAMBRA | England, fl.1847-50, PHIM | John Tagliabue 1. | 11 Brook Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TAGLIABUE, A. | England, fl.1832-54, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Christie 5/5/83, P.C., X. | probably Anthony Tagliabue; Christie barometer is listed as "A. Faglibue." | 31 Brook Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2262); RSW. | suggest correction |
| TAGLIABUE, A. AND A. | England, fl.1829-31, PHIM | Wheel Barometer, Thermometer, Level and Humidistat = D.(1983). | Angelo and Anthony Tagliabue. | 11 Brook Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TAGLIABUE, ANGELO | England, fl.1829-48, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | partner with Anthony Tagliabue, 1829-31, as A. and A. Tagliabue, which see; barometer is signed "A. Tagliabue 19 Leather Lane." | 11 Brook Street, Holborn (1829-33); 19 Leather Lane (1835-40); 91 Leather Lane (1841-44); 3 Charles Street, Hatton Garden (1845-48); all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2261). | suggest correction |
| TAGLIABUE, ANTHONY | England, fl.1829-54, PHIM | made barometers, thermometers and philosophical instruments; in partnership with Angelo Tagliabue as A. and A. Tagliabue, 1829-31. | 11 Brook Street (1829-31); 31 Brook Street (1832-54); both in Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2262). | suggest correction | |
| TAGLIABUE, B., GAGGIA AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TAGLIABUE, C. 1 | England, c.1799, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | barometer signed "Tagliabue" plus address; see Tagliabue, Torre and Co. | 294 High Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TAGLIABUE, C. 2 | England, c.1820, PHIM | barometer maker; probably Caesar Tagliabue. | 68 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TAGLIABUE, C. 3 | England, c.1830, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 5/18/89. | 11 Brook Street, Holborn (London). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TAGLIABUE, C.B.J., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | Caesar Tagliabue? | 26 Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TAGLIABUE, C.J., MANUFACTURING CO. | USA, PHIM | Thermometer = Pacific House, Monterey, Cal. | Brooklyn, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TAGLIABUE, CAESAR | England, fl.1807-46, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 7/21/83; Stick Barometer = X. | Soth. barometer has thermometer by L. Giana; with Casella in 1838; see C. Tagliabue 2. | 26 High Holborn (1807-14); 28 Cross Street, Hatton Garden (1822-29); 23 Hatton Garden (1829-46); all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1720); RSW. | suggest correction |
| TAGLIABUE, CATHERINE | England, c.1838, PHIM | barometer maker; succeeded John Tagliabue 2, probably his widow. | 25 Eyre Street Hill, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2263). | suggest correction | |
| TAGLIABUE, CHARLES, AND CO. | England, fl.1835-36, PHIM | barometer and thermometer makers. | 11 Brook Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TAGLIABUE, FRANCIS | USA, fl.1852-56, | advertised his Navigation Warehouse in 1856. | San Francisco, Cal. | D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |
| TAGLIABUE, GIUSEPPE | England; USA, 1812-78, MIM PHIM | Ruler = N. Carolina Museum of History; Marine Barometer = D.(1976); Barometer = Soth.-PB pre-1980. | son of Caesar Tagliabue; apprenticed to his brother Giovanni; went to New York in 1834; won numerous awards; see John Tagliabue 3. | Pearl Street, New York, N.Y. | D.J. Warner 5; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TAGLIABUE, J. AND J. | England, fl.1817-19, OIM PHIM | made barometers and philosophical instruments; one of the partners was John Tagliabue 1. | 11 Brook Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TAGLIABUE, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1817-52, PHIM | made barometers and philosophical instruments; see J. and J. Tagliabue; see Tagliabue and Zambra. | 11 Brook Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1440). | suggest correction | |
| TAGLIABUE, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1826-38, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker; succeeded by Catherine Tagliabue, probably his widow. | 44 Leather Lane (1826-28); 23 Hatton Garden (1829); 25 Eyre Street Hill (1834-38); all in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2263). | suggest correction | |
| TAGLIABUE, JOHN 3 | USA, fl.1838-87, MIM NIM PHIM | 269 Water Street, New York, N.Y. | D.J. Warner 5; USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| TAGLIABUE, JOSEPH | USA, fl.1853-54, MIM NIM PHIM | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| TAGLIABUE, TORRE AND CO. | England, c.1802, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X(2); Wheel Barometer = X. | see C. Tagliabue 1. | 294 High Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TAISNIER, JOHANNES | Belgium, 1509-62, | designer of "spherical rings" which were useful in surveying, artillery, astronomy and navigation. | Offenbacher 22, 1970. | suggest correction | ||
| TALBOT, EBENEZER | USA, 1810-1902, MIM SIM | Level = P.C. | "Improved builder's level warrented. E. Talbot No. 6 Windsor Locks, Ct." | Windsor Locks (-1863); East Granby (1863-90); Windsor Locks (1890-1902); all in Connecticut. | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| TALBOYS, JAMES | England, c.1817, | apprenticed to John Corless in the Joiners' Company, Sept. 11, 1817. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| TAMBURINI, GIOVANNI DOMENICO | Italy, c.1700, PHIM | Barometer = FLO. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TANCKINS, JOACHIMUS | Germany, 1596, MIM | Instrument, 1596 = NUR. | Perleberg. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| TANGATE, ROBERT 1 | England, fl.1761-1804, MIM | apprenticed to John Morgan 2 in the Joiners' Company on April 7, 1752; turned over to George Adams 1 in the Grocers' Company, April 4, 1758; free in the Joiners' Company, April 7, 1761; took apprentices. | Shoe Lane, Fleet Street (1770-73); 4 Bride Lane (1774); 9 West Square (1800); 42 Elliott's Buildings, St. Georges Field (1804); 9 West Square; all in London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| TANGATE, ROBERT 2 | England, c.1781, | apprenticed to his father, Robert Tangate 1, in the Joiners' Company on Sept. 4, 1781. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| TANGUY | France, fl.1665-80, MIM OIM | "arquebusier"; worked in the Paris Observatory and for the Academy. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Wolf; Augarde. | suggest correction | |
| TANNER, JOSEPH | England, c.1856, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie-SK 5/15/96. | watchmaker, silversmith; the X barometer is signed "Tanner Cirencester", the other one "J. Tanner, Cirencester." | Market Place, Cirencester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TANNON, W.F. | misreading of W.F. Cannon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| TAPLEY, ROBERT | USA, c.1850, NIM | Pelorus = PMS. | the pelorus at the PMS was designed by Tapley. | West Brooksville, Me. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TAPPENDEN AND HANBY | England, c.1768, MIM | T.C.; tool makers. | at the White Lion the Corner of George Street in Foster Lane, Cheapside, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| TARA, I. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Louth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TARADELLI | Italy, 19th Century, OIM | Naples. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TARDIN | France, 19th Century, MIM | Sector = Drouot 4/7/87. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TARELL | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TARELLI 1 | England, c.1850, OIM | Telescope = Phillips 11/16/88. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| TARELLI 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer with Thermometer = Soth. 5/14/87; Wheel Barometer = BMM. | probably Charles Tarelli 2. | Northampton. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TARELLI, A., AND SON | England, fl.1853-60, PHIM | Marine Barometer = X. | Anthony Tarelli and his son. | 42 Dean Street (1853); 65 Grey Street (1855-60); both in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TARELLI, ANTHONY | England, fl.1827-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | the barometers are signed "A. Tarelli"; see also A. Tarelli and Son. | 41 Dean Street (1827-44); 42 Dean Street (1847-55); 65 Grey Street (1855-60); all in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TARELLI, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = X. | could be Charles Tarelli 1 or 2. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TARELLI, CHARLES 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Banbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TARELLI, CHARLES 2 | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(5), Christie 4/28/89. | the barometers are signed variously, "Chas. Tarelli", "C. Tarelli Northampton" or "Charles Tarelli, Northampton." | Woodhill, Northampton. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TARELY | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | a variant spelling of Tarelli. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TARLETON, JEREMIAH | England, c.1690, MIM | apprenticed to Walter Henshaw of the Clockmakers' Company on June 12, 1690. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| TARONE | see Lione and Tarone. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| TARONE AND CO. | England, c.1810, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 7/16/76, X; Stick Barometer = X. | No. 7 Grevil Street, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TARONE, A. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | probably Andrew or Anthony Tarone. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TARONE, A., AND CO. | England, fl.1802-45, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X. | Andrew Tarone and Co. | 7 Grevil Street (1802-19); 39 Charles Street, Hatton Garden (1842-44); 4 Back Hill (1843); all in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TARONE, ANDREW | England, fl.1802-19, PHIM | barometer maker; looking-glass maker. | 7 Grevil Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TARONE, ANTHONY | Scotland, fl.1818-46, PHIM | barometer maker. | 37 Murraygate (1818-29); 32 Murraygate (1834); 12 Castle Street (1840); 90 Nethergate (1842); 12 Murraygate (1846); all in Dundee. | Goodison 1; Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| TARONE, FRA. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TARONE, JNO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie 1/26/90. | 281 Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TARONE, JOHN | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Glasgow. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TARONE, P.A. | England, fl.1809, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X(2); Wheel Barometer = X. | the barometers are signed "P. Tarone Bristol" or "P.A. Tarone Bristol." | Tucker Street, Bristol. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TARONE, P.A., AND CO. | England, c.1810, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Phillips 11/16/76. | Bristol. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TARONI | Holland, c.1790, PHIM | barometer maker. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TARONI AND LOUAGHI | England, c.1829, PHIM | barometer makers. | 9 City Road, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TARONI, A. AND G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Hanley. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TARONI, F. | England, c.1815, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Milford Haven. | clockmaker. | Heverfordwest. | Peate. | suggest correction |
| TARONI, GEORGE | England, fl.1842-51, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | watch and clockmaker. | 62 Whitefriargate, Hull. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TARONI, P. | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth.-Chester 3/9/83, X. | Jersey. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TARR, HENRY S., AND SON | USA, MIM | Level with plumb-bob = X. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| TARTS | England, c.1750, PHIM | Stick Barometer = 1975 Sales Cat. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TASKER, WILLIAM | England, fl.1813-53, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (3), Soth.-S 1/10/90. | also made thermometers. | High Street, Banbury. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TASKEY, W. | misreading for William Tasker. | Soth.-S 1/10/90. | suggest correction | |||
| TATAMANZA | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie 12/8/76. | Colchester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TATE | misreading for "late Ramsden, Berge, London" on sextant in auction, 1989, in New England. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| TATLOCK | see Baird and Tatlock. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| TAUBER, M. | Germany, c.1780, OIM PHIM | Barometer = DRE; Telescope = DRE. | M. Taüber. | Leipzig. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TAVENIER-GRAVET | France, c.1870, MIM | Slide Rule, Mannheim-type = P.C. | successors to Gravet-Lenoir. | rue Mayet 19, Paris. | Delehar 2. | suggest correction |
| TAWS, CHARLES | USA, c.1795, MIM | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| TAYLOR, ALFRED | England, 1863-1940, MIM OIM SIM | Frederick Cooke retired in 1894 in favor of Alfred Taylor,who joined his brother, Dennis Taylor, in T. Cooke and Sons. | York. | Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, BROOK | England, fl.1701-31, | author; mathematician; wrote on "Linear Perspective"; two instruments, once owned by Taylor while a student at St. John's College, Cambridge, are now at the Adler Planetarium, a Butterfield-type sundial, ADL-W219, and a brass rule, ADL-W221, both were signed and dated by him in 1701. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| TAYLOR, C.H., AND CO. | England, c.1860, PHIM | barometer maker. | 12-13 Buckingham Street, Birmingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, DENNIS | England, 1861-1943, MIM OIM SIM | Dennis Taylor was in charge of the optical shop at T. Cooke and Sons; he was joined by his brother, Alfred Taylor, in 1894. | York. | Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, EDMUND | England, fl.1825-27, MIM OIM PHIM | 15 Whitehorse Yard, Drury Lane, London. | Taylor 2(1721). | suggest correction | ||
| TAYLOR, FRANCIS | England, c.1738, MIM | member of the Vintners' Company; reported on John Urings 2, Aug. 2, 1738. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, G. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = CMY. | 108 Minories, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, G.R. | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Sunderland. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, GEORGE | England, fl.1833-45, NIM | author; see G. Taylor; E.G.R. Taylor thought that he was the husband or a close relative of Janet Taylor and that he succeeded her, however the dates are wrong for that possibility. | 9 Fenchurch Street (1833); Navigation Warehouse, 103-4 The Minories, London. | Taylor 2(2021); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, J.B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TAYLOR, JAMES | England, c.1830, PHIM | magnet manufacturer. | Sheffield. | Taylor 2(2022). | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, JANET, AND CO. | England, NIM | Sextant = Allan Knight Maritime Museum, Monterey, Cal. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, JOHN 1 | England, c.1823, OIM | succeeded Thomas Taylor 3. | 17 Corner Hennings Road, London. | Taylor 2(1722). | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1825-27, OIM | 1 Lower Castle Street, Leicester Square, London. | Taylor 2(1723). | suggest correction | ||
| TAYLOR, JOHN 3 | England, c.1845, | invented a cometarium and a "Perennial Celestial Globe" in 1845. | Liverpool. | Chaldecott 3; RGO. | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, MRS. JANET | England, fl.1833-59, MIM NIM PHIM | Octants = X (1840), Pannett Park Museum, Whitby, D.; Sextants = Allan Knight Maritime Museum, Monterey, Cal., Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa., Soth. 11/16/87; Sympiesometer = Christie 5/5/83; Instruments = NMM, KEN. | patented an improved instrument to measure angles and distances; Taylor describes herself as a retailer; author; those of her instruments which show an address list "104 Minories, London"; she also ran a Nautical Academy. | 1 Fen Court, Fenchurch Street; 6 East Street, Red Lion Square; The Nautical Academy and Warehouse, 103-4 Minories; all in London. | Taylor 2(2023); Coffeen II; Moskowitz 133; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TAYLOR, POSSIBLY JAMES. | England, NIM | Sextant = PMS. Mercury barometer = PC. | 104 Minories, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, ROBERT 1 | Scotland, 1717, | bookseller, charts, slide rules, small telescopes, etc; maker(?); T.C. | Berwick-on-Tweed. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, ROBERT 2 | England, c.1769, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Rust in the Grocers' Company on Jan. 18, 1758; free of the Company July 4, 1769; took one apprentice. | Somerset Street, Whitechapel, London (1769). | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, SAMUEL | USA, c.1810, MIM | Baltimore, Md. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| TAYLOR, T.L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometer = X. | Pontefract. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, THOMAS 1 | England, c.1692, MIM | took John Eastland as an apprentice in 1692. | London. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| TAYLOR, THOMAS 2 | England, c.1727, | apprenticed to Edmund Blow in the Joiners' Company on Aug. 8, 1727. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| TAYLOR, THOMAS 3 | England, fl.1815-22, MIM OIM | Sector = D.(1984). | succeeded by John Taylor 1. | 17 Corner Hennings Row, St. Martin's Lane, london. | Taylor 2(1442); Coffeen F; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TAYLOR, WILLIAM 1 | England, c.1682, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Isaac Webb of the Clockmakers' Company, Dec. 7 or 21, 1674; turned over to the Widow Peirce of the ? Company; free of the Company April 3, 1682. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| TAYLOR, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1825-27, MIM | 13 Chamber Street, Goodman's Fields, london. | Taylor 2(1724). | suggest correction | ||
| TAYLOR, WILLIAM 3 | England, fl.1825-27, MIM OIM PHIM | 11 Little Newport Street, London. | Taylor 2(1725). | suggest correction | ||
| TEATLEY, ROBERT | England, c.1764, OIM | although not a member of the Spectaclemakers' Company, he opposed Peter Dollond's patent. | Fleet Street, London. | Court and von Rohr 3(XXVII). | suggest correction | |
| TECKER | misreading for Jecker. | Soth. 6/8/70. | suggest correction | |||
| TEDMUN, BENJAMIN | England, c.1759, | apprenticed to John Farmer 2 in the Joiners' Company on Nov. 27, 1759. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| TEEKES | see van der Vliel. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |||
| TEIXEIRA, ANTONIO | Portugal, 1769, MIM | Square and Protractor, ivory, 1769 = LIM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| TELAMANZI | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Colchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TELFER, WILLIAM | Scotland, fl.1801-2, MIM | took out a patent relating to textiles. | Glasgow. | Taylor 2(1231). | suggest correction | |
| TELFORD | England, OIM | Telescope, four-draw = Christie-SK 7/10/80. | Chester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TELFORD, W.N. | England, c.1855, PHIM | T.C. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TEMPLE, JOHN H. | USA, 1812-77, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Cross = WHI; Transit = GUR (No. 1). | worked for Nathan B. Chamberlain (1832-38); worked for himself (1839-77); built a dividing engine which finally ended up with C.L. Berger and Sons; employed James E. Moody as a workman; Moody finished many incomplete instruments after Temple's death. | Princeton (1812-30); Sterling (1830-38); Court Street, Boston; 11 Cornhill, Boston (1839-66); West Roxbury (1866-77); all in Mass. | Smart 1; Coffeen II; J.A. Bennett 2; USNM. | suggest correction |
| TENGAY, GREGORY | England, fl.1675-79, OIM | apprenticed to Henry Haslom of the Spectaclemakers' Company on April 2, 1668; free of the Company, July 1, 1675. | Court and von Rohr 3(36). | suggest correction | ||
| TENNANT, G. | England, fl.1814-15, MIM | 126 Wapping, London. | Taylor 2(1443). | suggest correction | ||
| TENNANT, THOMAS | USA, c.1822-c.1890, MIM NIM | Sextant = MYS. | apprenticed to William J. Young; Tennant was the first in the USA to mass-produce protractors; moved to San Francisco where he made and sold nautical instruments including those made by Young; had John C. Sack as a workman, 1861-88; showed an imported solar compass at th San Francisco Mechanics Institute Fair of 1858; T.C. | Newburyport, Mass.; at the Sign of the Wooden Sailor, Long Wharf, Battery Street (1849), San Francisco, Cal. | Smart 1; Bedini 8; D.J. Warner 10; Elgin; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TERONI, F. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TERRIL, J. RITTSON | 1744, PHIM | Stick Barometer, 1744 = Soth. 5/12/72. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| TERRODE | see Ponthus et Terrode. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | |||
| TERRY, FRANCIS | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Masham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TERRY, JOS. | NIM | Octant = Fall River Historical Society, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| TERRY, WILLIM | England, c.1790, PHIM | Barometer with watch, No. 395 = Neumarkt 10/8/71 = Neumarkt 5/5/72 = UTO 11/2/76; etc. | surely William Terry. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TERTRE, CH. DU | France, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-Rome 11/29/79. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TERZA | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see A. Terzza. | Nottingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TERZZA, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Terza. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TESSA, A. | Switzerland ?, PHIM | Bottle Barometer = Landesmuseum, Zurich. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TESSAROLO, FRANCESCO | Italy, fl.1810-42, MIM PHIM SIM | Heliostat = U. of Padua; Oligocronometro = U. of Padua. | worked for Giovanni Battista Rodella at the Specola di Padovani. | Padua. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction |
| TESTI, J, & CO | England, c.1822, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Signed "J Testi & Co, 49 Leatherlane, Holborn, London." | 49 Leatherlane, Holborn, London | WEBDB | suggest correction |
| TESTI, J. 1 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Chester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TESTI, J. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 15 Great Saffron Hill, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TESTI, JOSEPH | England, c.1822, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(3); Stick Barometer = X. | the barometers are signed "Testi", "J. Testi 19 Leather Lane, Holborn, London" and "J. Testi 10 Leather Lane, Holborn, London." | 19 Leather Lane, Holborn; 10 Leather Lane, Holborn; both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TETAMANZI, SANTINO | England, c.1780, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-Bearne 4/4/78. | 81 Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TETTAMANZI, S. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Colchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TEUFFEL, TH. | Germany, c.1607, MIM SIM | Theodolite = DEU. | his name is also marked (as owner?) on a pair of compasses at the DEU made by Heinrich Stolle, which see; Price listed this maker as "F. Teuefel." | Czeilbergk. | Zinner 1; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| TEXTOR, JOHANN | Austria, c.1710, MIM PHIM | Sundials, chalk-stone = MUN, DRE; Horizontal Table Sundials = GRA, VIT. | father of Johann Martin Friedrich Textor; made sundials, compasses, barometers and thermometers; city supervisor of barometers and thermometers. | Vienna. | Zinner 1; Habacher. | suggest correction |
| TEXTOR, JOHANN MARTIN FRIEDRICH | Austria; Germany, c.1725, MIM PHIM | Table Sundial, chalkstone, map, 1725 = DRE; Horizontal Sundial, marble, map = DRE. | son of Johann Textor; made barometers and thermometers; engineer. | Vienna; Dresden. | Zinner 1; Habacher; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| THACHER, CHARLES | MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, wood = VNN. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| THACHER, EDWIN | USA, c.1881, | invented and patented a cylindrical slide rule, 1881. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| THACKER, JEREMY | England, c.1714, | amateur instrument maker. | Yorkshire. | Taylor 1(578). | suggest correction | |
| THACKER, ROBERT | variant of Theaker. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| THAXTER, JOSEPH HELYER | USA, 1801-35, MIM NIM | partner with his father, Samuel Thaxter, in S. Thaxter and Son, 1822-35. | 125 State Street, Boston, Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| THAXTER, S., AND SON | USA, fl.1822-1916, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums. | Samuel Thaxter and his son, Joseph Helyer Thaxter, were partners from 1822 to 1835 when the son died; Samuel Thaxter worked alone fron 1835 to 1842 when a grandson, Samuel Thaxter Cushing, came into and took over the business until 1882; his widow, Abby Cushing, managed the firm until 1905; at that time Herbert Risteen Starrett, who started with the firm as a clerk in 1884, took over the management; the business went on until 1916 as Samuel Thaxter and Son (H.R. Starrett). | 125 State Street, Boston, Mass. | Smart 1; USNM; Moskowitz 104; Coffeen A; D.J. Warner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| THAXTER, SAMUEL | USA, 1769-1842, MIM NIM SIM | wide range of navigating and surveying instruments that may be seen in many museums. | probably apprenticed to William Williams whom he succeeded and whose niece or daughter, Mary, he married in 1792; took his son, Joseph Helyer Thaxter as a partner, 1822-35; worked alone, 1835-42, then took Samuel Thaxter Cushing, a grandson, into the firm; T.C. | at the Head of Long Wharf (1792); 125 State Street (1796-1842); both in Boston, Mass. | Smart 1; J.A. Bennett 2; Bedini 8; Coffeen I; USNM; D.J. Warner 8 and 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| THEAKER, ROBERT | England, 1665, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| THEILER, M., AND SONS | England, OIM | Pocket Microscope = Soth. 12/2/74. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| THELOTT, OLOF | Sweden, fl.1695-1713, MIM | Elvius-type Quadrant, wood and paper = SWE. | son of Philip Jacob Thelott. | Uppsala. | Pipping 1; Sidenbladh. | suggest correction |
| THELOTT, PHILIP JACOB | Sweden, c.1670, MIM | Nocturnal = NOR; Universal Ring Sundial = NOR; String-gnomon Sundial = NOR; Butterfield-type Sundial, silver = NOR; Table Sundials, Horizontal and Equatorial = NOR,(3), one is dated 1676; Horizontal Sundial = Blekinge Museum. | father of Olof Thelott. | Uppsala. | Pipping 1; Sidenbladh; RSW. | suggest correction |
| THEODULE, P. | France, 17th Century, MIM | Vertical Sundial, pocket = TIM. | marked "E.A. 6." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| THEVENOT, MELCHISEDECH | France, c.1666, | Melchisédech Thevenot; may have invented the bubble level; he described it in 1666. | Wynter and Turner; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| THIBAULT, SEBASTIAN | France, 1588, MIM | Diptych Sundial, gilt-brass, 1588 = OXF. | Michel lists him as Spanish. | Dreux. | Evans 1; Gunther 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| THIELE, F.A. | Denmark, OIM | Telescope = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | Copenhagen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| THIERFELDER, DANIEL | Austria, 1594, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1594 = Linz Landesmuseum. | signed "1594 Daniel Thierfelder S und R." | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| THIERY, FRANCOIS | France, fl. 1683-92, MIM | Sundials, slate, 1692 = Bernard Coll., D.(1994). | signed "François Thiery, chanoin de Maisieres 1683." | Rocroy et Maisieres (modern Mézières?). | Michel 3; Coffeen 46. | suggest correction |
| THILLAYE, N. | France, c.1800, PHIM | made air pumps. | Rouen. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| THODEY, SAMUEL | England, c.1783, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Rust in the Grocers' Company on Sept. 8, 1774; free of the Company Sept. 4, 1783. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| THOMAS | France, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = Versailles 11/20/83. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| THOMAS OF PISA | Italyc.1370, | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| THOMAS, CHARLES XAVIER, CHEVALIER | France, 1785-1870, MIM | Arithmometers = KEN, Christie 12/21/71, Phillips 11/16/88 (o. 1778). | Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar; invented the Arithmometer, a multiplication machine, c.1820; showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | Colmar, Alsace; 13 Rue du Helder, Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| THOMAS, D. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Carmarthen. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| THOMAS, DANIEL | England, fl.1682-1711, MIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | apprenticed Aug. 2, 1675, by turnover, to John Brown 1 of the Clockmakers' Company; free in the Company, Aug. 7, 1682; took three girls as apprentices. | Minories, London. | Crawforth 7; J. Brown 3; Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| THOMAS, E. | England, MIM | London. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| THOMAS, EDWARD | USA, 1806-32, OIM | published designs for achromatic objective lenses for microscopes. | New York State. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| THOMAS, FRANCIS | England, c.1626, | apprenticed to Thomas Brown 1 in the Joiners' Company, Jan., 1626. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| THOMAS, GEORGE | England, 1758-1802, NIM | "Master compass maker at the Deptford Naval Dock"; succeeded Samuel Saunders in 1783. | Deptford. | Taylor 2(777). | suggest correction | |
| THOMAS, H.J. | England, c.1830, OIM | Henrietta Street, Cavendish Street, York. | Taylor 2(2024). | suggest correction | ||
| THOMAS, J. | USA, | see Benjamin Rittenhouse and J. Thomas | Pennsylvania. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| THOMAS, J.B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Southampton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| THOMAS, WILLIAM FRITH | England, c.1820, MIM | apprenticed to William Spencer 1 in the Grocers' Company on Dec. 4, 1800; free of the Company on Feb.3, 1820. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| THOMPSON 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | one of the barometers is signed "Thompson". | Yarmouth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| THOMPSON 2 | see S. Maw, Son and Thompson. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| THOMPSON AND CO. | England, c.1850, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Sector, ivory and brass = ADL-W112. | see John Thompson 4. | Manchester Street, Liverpool. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| THOMPSON, A. | England, MIM | Taylor lists an instrument by A. Thompson at the WHI but that instrument was made by Anthony Thompson 1, which see. | 125 Cock Hill, Ratcliff, London. | Taylor 2(1445). | suggest correction | |
| THOMPSON, ANTHONY 1 | England, fl.1638-65, MIM | made many instruments in wood and brass, these included rules, Gunters' quadrants, sundials, universal ring sundials, sectors, etc.; examples may be seen in various museums such as ADL, WHI (FIT) (1652), etc; | made instruments for Samuel Pepys; succeeded John Thompson 1, possibly his father; T.C.; succeeded by Edward Fage or John Read 2. | Hosier Lane, Smithfield, London. | Taylor 1(190); Bryden 16; J.A. Bennett 2; Crawforth 1; Calvert 2; USNM; Clay and Court; Daumas 1; Latham and Matthews; Michel 3; Bryden 16; ADL; RSW; Dewhirst. | suggest correction |
| THOMPSON, ANTHONY 2 | England, c.1660, MIM | son of Anthony Thompson 1. | Hosier Lane, Smithfield, London. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| THOMPSON, BENJAMIN, COUNT RUMFORD | England, 1753-1814, | invented the differential air thermometer at the same time as John Leslie. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| THOMPSON, HENRY A. | England, c.1850, MIM | Level, Gardner Patent-type = D.(1989). | T.C.; ironmonger, engineer, smith, founder, etc; he may have retailed this item. | Lewes, Sissex. | Moskowitz 132. | suggest correction |
| THOMPSON, ISAAC 1 | England, fl.1672-95, MIM OIM | may hve been the father of Isaac Thompson 2, who was turned over to him as an apprentice by Henry Wynne of the Clockmakers' Company; Isaac Thompson 1 would have been a foreign instrument maker at that time; made mural quadrants and other instruments. | Bedford Street, near Covent Garden (1675); Sign of the Engine, against Montague House in Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury; both in London. | Taylor 1(363); Robischon; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| THOMPSON, ISAAC 2 | England, c.1699, MIM | apprenticed to Henry Wynne in the Clockmakers' Company; turned over to Isaac Thompson 1, his father ?, a foreign instrument maker; free of the Company in 1699. | Bloomsbury, London. | Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| THOMPSON, ISAAC 3 | England, fl.1701-04, MIM | apprenticed to John Crooke 1 in the Joiners' Company on May 3, 1694; free in the Company, Feb. 3, 1701; took an apprentice. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| THOMPSON, J. | England, fl.1810-15, NIM | advertised compasses and quadrants; see A. Thompson 1. | 124 Cock Hill, Ratcliff, London. | Taylor 2(1445). | suggest correction | |
| THOMPSON, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1609-48, MIM | in the Stationers' Company; made wooden instruments and rules; took apprentices; partner and successor of John Read 1; succeeded by Anthony Thompson 1 who was possibly his son; T.C. | Hosier Lane, Smithfield, London. | Taylor 1(121); Crawforth 1; J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 9 & 10; Clay and Court; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| THOMPSON, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1825, MIM | may have been succeeded by Joseph Thompson. | 34 Wapping, London. | Taylor 2(1726). | suggest correction | |
| THOMPSON, JOHN 3 | England, c.1830, OIM PHIM | Telescope, three-draw = Christie-SK 2/9/84. | Nottingham. | Taylor 2(2025); RSW. | suggest correction | |
| THOMPSON, JOHN 4 | England, c.1850, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Theodolite = Christie-SK 8/20/88(?); Aneroid Barometer = D.(1973). | see Thompson and Co.; the barometer is signed "J. Thompson 2 Manchester Street, Liverpool"; the theodolite is signed with both the Manchester Street and the Lord Street addresses. | 2 Manchester Street and 65 Lord Street; both in Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| THOMPSON, JOSEPH | England, fl.1830-38, MIM NIM PHIM | Hadley's Quadrant = MYS. | the quadrant is signed "Thompson 36 Wapping, London." | 36 Wapping High Street, London. | Taylor 2(2026); RSW. | suggest correction |
| THOMPSON, PISHEY | USAc.1822, | imported optical, mathematical, surveying instruments and books. | Pennsylvania Avenue between 11th and 12th, Washington, D.C. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| THOMPSON, RICHARD | England, 1751, MIM | Gunter's Scale, boxwood, 1751 = D.(1972). | this might be the name of the owner. | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| THOMPSON, ROBERT | England, c.1764, | apprenticed to Francis Morgan in the Joiners' Company, July 3, 1764. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| THOMPSON, SAMUEL | England, c.1770, OIM | optician. | in a yard between 18 and 19 Dudley Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| THOMPSON, SIMON | England, c.1830, NIM | compass maker. | Great Yarmouth. | Taylor 2(2027). | suggest correction | |
| THOMPSON, WILLIAM | England, fl.1662-86, MIM | apprenticed in the Joiners' Company in 1651; free in the Company, 1662; took apprentices. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| THOMS, WILLIAM | England, PHIM | barometer and philosophical instrument maker. | 289 Strand, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| THOMSON 1 | see White, Thomson and Co. | suggest correction | ||||
| THOMSON 2 | variant of Thompson. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| THOMSON, DAVID | England, 1789-1834, | Capt. Thomson invented a Lunar Corrector, c.1820; made by Bate in 1816. | Coffeen 35. | suggest correction | ||
| THOMSON, T. | Scotland, PHIM | Double Barometer = Christie 12/8/76. | Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| THOMSON, THOMAS | Scotland, c.1821, | Professor at Glasgow University; worked on improving the saccharimeter; taught Alexander Allan to make it. | Glasgow. | McConnell 4. | suggest correction | |
| THOMSON, WILLIAM | Scotland, 1824-1907, | became Lord Kelvin of Largs in 1892; invented an electrometer and made major improvements in magnetic compasses. | DSB; DNB; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| THON, IO. H.S. | Holland?, 1721, MIM | Sundials, 1721 = D., P.C.(1975). | reproductions in silver or brass, dated 1721 were for sale at the Musée d'Horologie at Chaux-de-Fonds in 1978; Mörzer Bruyns thought the name was Dutch. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Brieux 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| THORN, N. | see C. Reiffel and N. Thorn. | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| THORNDIKE, WILLIAM S. | England, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Lefever in the Merchant Taylors' Company; free of the Company. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| THORNE, BAPTIST | England, c.1719, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Heath 1 of the Grocers' Company on March 4, 1719. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| THORNELOE, C. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| THORNER, WILLIAM | England, c.1691, | apprenticed to Thomas Walpool of the Grocers' Company on April 6, 1691 | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| THORNTHWAITE, W.H. | England, c.1850, OIM PHIM | partnership with Horne as Horne and Thornthwaite; also one of the partners in Horne, Thornthwaite and Wood; T.C. | London. | Chaldecott 3; RGO; Calvert 2; Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| THORNTON, A.G. | England, OIM | Transit = Christie-SK 3/31/83; Telescopic Level = Christie-SK 11/27/86; Theodolite = Soth. 7/31/67; Level = Phillips-Leeds 6/24/87; Graphometer = D.(1970). | the telescopic level is marked "Premier Level." | Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| THOROWGOOD, EDWARD | England, fl.1669-70, MIM | free of the Plumbers' Company; admitted as a Brother to the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 18, 1669; took an apprentice. | London. | J. Brown 3; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| THORP | England, c.1811, PHIM | Thermometer on a barometer by Horrod = P.C. (1968). | Bath. | Goodison 5. | suggest correction | |
| THORP, JOSEPHUS | Denmark, MIM | Compass Sundial, silver, in an ivory box = Soth. 10/16/60. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| THORPE, JAMES | England, c.1830, OIM | 17 Westbar Green, London. | Taylor 2(2028). | suggest correction | ||
| THORSEN, O. ELEV. | Norway?, 1768, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1768 = OMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| THOURY, JACQUES | France, c.1700, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundials, silver, oval = P.C., Bernard Coll. = MADEX-112 = NMM; Butterfield-type Sundials = Soth. 5/16/57 (octagonal), Drouot 4/7/87; Terrestrial Globe = CNAM. | Paris. | MADEX; NMM 2; Brophy 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| THOUVEREZ, JUREWIT | France, 1788-1825, MIM | Planetarium on clock, 1797 = Rasmussen 2/6/68. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| THRASI, STEVEN | see Steven Tracy. | Rooseboom 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| THRASIUS | see Steven Tracy. | Rooseboom 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| THROGMORTON, JAMES | England, fl.1676-1716, OIM | son of John Throgmorton and apprenticed to him in the Spectaclemakers' Company, Oct. 6, 1669; free of the Company in 1676; Master of the Company in 1688, 1695 and 1697; took Richard Sterrop as an apprentice in 1677. | The Minories, London (1693). | Court and von Rohr 3(41); Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| THROGMORTON, JOHN | England, fl.1669-93, OIM | apprenticed to John Jenkinson in the Spectaclemakers' Company, Oct. 20, 1644; member of the Company Oct. 6, 1669; took his son, James Throgmorton as an apprentice in 1669; fought for the Restoration. | Tower Hill (1669); St. Katherine's (1693); both in London. | Court and von Rohr 3(10). | suggest correction | |
| THROUGTON AND SIMMS | misreading for Troughton and Simms. | Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79. | suggest correction | |||
| THUDIUM | see Pleis, Foering and Thudium. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| THURET ET BELNET | France, 1861, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, in relief, 1861 = Soth. 2/28/80. | Dijon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| THURET, ISAAC | France, fl.1678-80, MIM | Planetariums = PBN (1680), ROS; Eclipsareons = PBN (1680), ROS. | clockmaker to Louis XIV; made Roemer's planetarium, eclipsareon and Jovilabe designs; worked with Huygens and Roemer. | H.C. King 2. | suggest correction | |
| THURLOW, E. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Hyde. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| THURNEISSER, LEONHARDT | Germany, c.1574, | author; one of his works on astrology contains a very complicated set of planetary volvelles. | Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| THURNER, JOHANN | Czechoslovakia, fl.1671-79, MIM SIM | Graphometers, 1679 = WHI, OXF. | Prague. | Zinner 1; Daumas 1; Michel 3; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| TIBBON, PROFEIT | see Profatius. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |||
| TICADELL (?), WM. | Scotland, c.1800, PHIM | Thermometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | a signed thermometer on a wheel barometer by W. Cooper. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TICKELL, GEORGE | Ireland, fl.1827-40, OIM | optician. | 74 Great Britain Street (1827-28); 24 Upper Sackville Street (1828-40); 48 Beresford Street 1840); all in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9; | suggest correction | |
| TICKNER, JOHN | England, c.1796, | apprenticed to John Parminter 2 of the Grocers' Company on July 7, 1796. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TIDDER, ROWLAND | England, fl.1791-1808, MIM | apprenticed to William Morris 1 in the Grocers' Company in May, 1783; turned over to James Bradley 2, a member of the the Feltmakers' Company on Sept. 12, 1786; free of the Grocers' Company, April 7, 1791; took apprentices. | No. 7 Butler's Buildings, East Smithfield (1791); East Smithfield (1793); both in London. | J. Brown 1; RSW.. | suggest correction | |
| TIDDLER | see Tidder. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |||
| TIEDEMANN | Germany, 18th Century, OIM | Microscopes, Cuff-type = KEN (2). | Stuttgart. | Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| TIENSCH AND STANCLIEF | USA, c.1859, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | T.C. in the box of a surveying compass by Adolph Tiensch. | 88 Third Street, near Post Office, Louiville, Ky. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| TIENSCH, ADOLPH | Germany; USA, 1818-1895, MIM OIM PHIM | Wye Level = P.C.; Surveying Compass = D.(1989). | listed in the Cincinnati directories, alone for 1849-51; worked for Harig and Jones in 1852; by himself from 1856 on; his son Gustav Adolph worked for him; Stanclief must have been a partner at some point, see Tiensch and Stanclief. | Baden-Baden, Germany; Cincinnati, Ohio (1849-51); Louisville, Ky. (1852); Third Street opposite the Post Office, Louisville, Ky. (1856-60); Memphis, Tenn. (1860?-95). | Smart 1; Coffeen 27. | suggest correction |
| TIENSCH, GUSTAV ADOLPH | USA, 1853-1949, MIM SIM | worked with his father, Adolph Tiensch, from 1871 to 1895; listed as an instrument maker through 1936. | Louisville, Ky. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| TILLEY AND SON | England, NIM | Course Projector = Portsmouth Shipyard Museum, Va. | course protractor ? | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| TIMBY | 1857, MIM PHIM | Timby Solar Clock = P-B 10/5/44. | patented an improved stick barometer, Nov. 3, 1857. | Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TIMMINS | see Wynn and Timmins. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| TIMMINS, JOS. | England, 1761, | apprenticed to Christopher Jacob, a rule maker; ran away before July 20, 1761. | Wolverhampton. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| TIMMINS, THOMAS | England, c.1830, OIM | 33 Lower Arcade, Bristol. | Taylor 2(2029). | suggest correction | ||
| TIMMONS, THOMAS | England, fl.1777-1818, OIM | optician and spectaclemaker. | 1 Old Hinckleys (1777); 19 Fleet Street (1801); Bromsgrove Street (1818); all in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| TINNON | see Daniel Ducommun-dit-Tinnon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| TIRYUTIN, FILIPP NIKITICH | Russia, fl.1737-71, MIM PHIM SIM | Circumferentor = LOM; Sundial and Globe = State Armoury, Moscow; etc. | Tiryutin was a pupil of Golynin at the Academy of Sciences from 1737 to 1747; an apprentice from 1747 to 1756; made a copy of the Gottorp Globe with Benjamin Scott, from 1748 to 1751; he was named a "master of the instrument-making art" in 1756 by the Academy; assigned to the "School of Arts" in the Artillery Engineering Cadet Corps; was an ingenious innovator and a good manager; made and repaired various drawing and surveying instruments; he was dismissed in 1771. | St. Petersburg. | Chenakal 3; J. Brown 1. | suggest correction |
| TISLEY AND SPILLER | England, 19th Century, OIM PHIM | Microscope = Christie-SK 2/9/84; Monocular Microscope = Phillips 2/2/84; Tyndall Audibility of Sound Machine = Royal Institution. | 172 Brompton Road, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TLUMATSNAVV | Poland?, 1756, MIM | Astronomical Ring, 1756 = TIM (1972). | Olmitz. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TOALDES, GIUSEPPE | Italy, 1719-97, MIM | Regiomontanus-type Sundial, 1760 = Michel Coll. = Soth. 3/17/38 = Percy Webster = OXF (Bilmeier Coll. #195). | author of "Metodo facile per descrivere gli orlogi Solari", Venice, 1790; professor of astronomy at U. of Padua, 1760. | Padua. | Maddison 5. | suggest correction |
| TOBIAS AND LEVITT | England, fl.1816-42, MIM PHIM | Morris Tobias and Levitt; clockmakers. | 31 Minories, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TOBIAS, M.J. | England, MIM | Pocket Watch = ADL-A107. | Liverpool. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TOBIAS, MORRIS | England, c.1815, MIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = X; Chronometer = USNM. | signed "Tobias 31 Minories, London"; partner with Levitt, 1816-42. | 31 Minories, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TOBIAS, R.P. | Austria, 1752-54, MIM | assembled the 1688 Coronelli globe now at NMM-Caird. | Vienna. | NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TOCHETTI, C. | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Aberdeen. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TOD, S. | Scotland, c.1765, PHIM | Stick Barometer = P.C. | Edinburgh. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TODD, ROBERT | England, 1685, | apprenticed to Daniel Quare 1 in the Clockmakers' Company, 1685. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| TOGNIETTI, G., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Worcester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TOGNIONI AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Bristol. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TOGNOLA, JAMES | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Ipswich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TOIA, D. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 5/14/87. | Farringdon. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TOLDER, ANDREAS | Austria, MIM | Azimuth Sundial = Koller 11/17/75. | "fecit Viene." | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TOLLES, ROBERT B. | USA, 1822-83, MIM OIM PHIM | Lenses, 1873 = Army Medical Museum; Binocular Eyepiece = USNM. | apprenticed to Charles A. Spencer, 1843-51; collaborated with him, 1851-58; started his own business in Canastota in 1858; moved to Boston in 1867 and organized the Boston Optical Works, became its supervisor and in 1871 its owner; patented a binocular eyepiece. | Canastota, N.Y. (1822-67); Boston, Mass. (1867-83). | USNM. | suggest correction |
| TOLLEY, EDWARD | England, c.1838, OIM | 8 Tavistock Row, Covent Garden, London. | Taylor 2(2264). | suggest correction | ||
| TOMLIN, WILLIAM | England, c.1738, | apprenticed to Henry Craford of the Grocers' Company on June 27, 1738. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TOMLINSON, JAMES | England, c.1746, OIM | spectaclemaker; took Thomas Watkins as an apprentice, Oct. 2, 1746; he was probably a member of the Spectaclemakers' Company. | London. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| TOMLINSON, JOHN | England, fl.1835-41, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "Jno. Tomlinson, Horncastle"; watch and clockmaker. | Bull Ring, Horncastle. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TOMPION AND GRAHAM | England, 1711-13, MIM PHIM | Tellurian = OXF. | Thomas Tompion and George Graham, his nephew. | at the sign of the Dial and three Crowns, at the corner of Water Lane and Fleet Street, London. | J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TOMPION, THOMAS | England, 1638-1713, MIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Royal Collection (2), (one at Hampton Court); Stick Barometers = Hampton Court, Soth. 2/4/77; Marine Barometer = Greenfield Village, Mich.; Inclinable Sundials = BM (gold, 1703), (silver). | admitted as a Brother in the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 4, 1671; free in the Company, by redemption on April 6, 1674; Master of the Company in 1703; took George Graham as a partner in 1711; on Tompion's death in 1713 Graham succeeded to the business; Tompion was associated with Robert Hooke for many years; as one of the best clockmakers of the era Tompion made Flamsteed's clocks and mural quadrants. | the Dial and Three Crowns, Water Lane, Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 1(283); Goodison 1; Crawforth 7; J. Brown 3; Ward 4; Baillie 1; J.A. Bennett 2; Price 3; Britten; R.W. Symonds. | suggest correction |
| TOMPSON, THOMAS | England, 1638-1713, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| TONNELOT | France, PHIM | Stick Barometer = P.C. Thermometers made for the Yale Observatory January 1884 and April 1879. | 25 Rue du Sommerard Paris | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TOOGOOD, ELIZABETH | England, fl.1693-1700, MIM | in the Joiners' Company; succeeded her husband, John Toogood by 1693; testified to the freedom of John Crooke l in the Company on July 4, 1693; took apprentices. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| TOOGOOD, JOHN | England, fl.1678-90, MIM | apprenticed to William Sutton in the Joiners' Company, June 3, 1669; free in the Company Sept. 3, 1678; took apprentices; succeeded by his wife, Elizabeth Toogood, before 1693. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| TOOKE, CHRISTOPHER | England, c.1609, OIM | ground lenses for Thomas Harriot; made "perspective glasses". | London. | Taylor 1(120); A.J. Turner 10; Wynter and Turner; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| TOPANI, JOHN | England, PHIM | Barometer = D.(1971). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| TOPHAM | see Choate, Alder and Topham. | D.J. Warner 10. | suggest correction | |||
| TOREY, ANGELO | England, c.1830, MIM | Salisbury. | Taylor 2(2030). | suggest correction | ||
| TORNAGHI AND CO. | Australia, c.1860, NIM | Sextant = Seamans Institute of New York, N.Y. | see Angelo Tornaghi and A. Tornaghi and Co. | Sydney. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| TORNAGHI, A., AND CO. | Australia, c.1860, MIM | Protractor = Phillips 11/16/76. | Angelo Tornaghi. | Sydney. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TORNAGHI, ANGELO | England; Australia, fl.1850-64, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Surveyor's Level and Compass = Soth. 4/18/88. | "optical and mathematical instrument maker to the Surveyor General Department Observatory, etc."; worked with Negretti and Zambra. | London (1858); 28 Bridge Street, Sydney (1861); 312 George Street, two doors from Hunter Street, Sydney, (1864). | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TORPORLEY, NATHANIEL | England, 1564-1632, | designed the sundial made by Charles Whitwell in 1593 which is now at OXF; designed a graphometer and a perpetual calendar; author. | J. Brown 1; Taylor 1(74); Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| TORRE 1 | France, c.1778, PHIM | Double Barometer = COR; Thermometers, 1778 = POB(2). | Torré. | Paris. | Daumas 1; Courtanvaux. | suggest correction |
| TORRE 2 | England, PHIM | Double Barometer, boxwood = OXF; Multiple Tube Barometer = D.(1976); Barometer, folding = OXF. | all the barometers are signed "Torre fecit." | Taylor 2(1234); Goodison 1; A.J. Turner 10; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TORRE AND CICERI | England, fl.1780-82, PHIM | Anthony Torre and Ciceri; barometer makers. | 44 Market Lane, Pall Mall, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TORRE AND CO. 1 | England, c.1805, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 12/15/83 and 7/21/83, X(2); Stick Barometers = X(2). | opticians; see Anthony de la Torre; the barometers are signed "Torre and Co., Leigh Street, Red Lion Square, London" or "Torre and Co. 12 Leigh St. Red Lion Square." | 12 Leigh Street, Red Lion Square, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TORRE AND CO. 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | 12 Holborn, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TORRE AND CO. 3 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Soth. 7/16/76, 7/21/87 and 4/28/88; Stick Barometer = X. | surely Torre and Co. 1 or 2. | London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TORRE BROS. | England, c.1783, PHIM | Anthony Torre and brothers; barometer makers. | 44 Market Lane, Pall Mell, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TORRE, ANTHONY | England, fl.1767-88, PHIM | son of Giovanni Battista Torre; he was associated with the firms "Torre and Ciceri" (1780-82); "Torres Bros." (1783); he may have been a partner in "Tagliabue, Torre and Co." | 44 Market Lane, Pall Mall (1767-86); 132 Pall Mall (1786-88); both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TORRE, ANTHONY DE LA | England, fl.1805-23, OIM PHIM | barometer maker; succeeded by della Torre and Barelli; see Torre and Co. 1. | 12 Leigh Street (1805-11); 4 Leigh Street (1815-23); both in Red Lion Square, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TORRE, DELLA | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Gloucester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TORRE, DELLA, AND BARELLI | England, fl.1826-33, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | barometer and thermometer makers; succeeded Anthony de la Torre; the Torre was probably Joseph della Torre. | 9 Lamb's Conduit Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TORRE, DELLA, AND CO. | Canada, OIM | Telescope = D.(1976). | Halifax and St. Johns, New Brunswick. | Rinaldi 2. | suggest correction | |
| TORRE, GIOVANNI BATTISTA | Italy; France; Englandfl.1753-80, MIM PHIM | had a shop in Paris in 1760 to produce barometers and other instruments; opened a London branch in 1767; father of Anthony Torre. | Italy; Paris (1760); 44 Market Lane, Pall Mall, London (1767). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TORRE, J. DELLA | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Scone Palace, X(4); Barometer = Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield, Mich. | barometer in Scone Palace is signed "I. della Torre Perth." | Perth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TORRE, JOSEPH DELLA, AND CO. | England, fl.1834-51, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Barometer = Soth. 9/1/70. | the barometers are signed "Joseph Torre and Co., London." | 9 Lamb's Conduit Street, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TORRELLI, CHRISTOPHER | England, c.1830, OIM | Wood Hill, Northampton. | Taylor 2(2020). | suggest correction | ||
| TORRES | Spain, NIM | Sextant = MAN-I27. | Santander. | Garcia Franco 1. | suggest correction | |
| TORRI AND POZZI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Wooton Bassett. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TORRIANO | Spain, c.1550, MIM | Sundial = Convent in Yuste. | Gatty. | suggest correction | ||
| TORRIANO, GIANNELLO | Italy, | see Iancellus Cremonensis. | Cremona. | North 2. | suggest correction | |
| TORRICELLI, EVANGELISTA | Italy, 1608-47, MIM OIM PHIM | mathematician, and briefly a pupil of Galileo; Torricelli's work with air pressure led to his invention of the mercury barometer. | Florence. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Middleton 1; A.J. Turner 10; Daumas 1 | suggest correction | |
| TORRICELLI, JOSEPH | Italy, 1739, MIM | Armillary Sphere, 1739 = FLO. | Price thought the inventory number of this instrument was 117, Michel thought it was 1283. ?? | Florence. | Price 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| TORTONA, CARLO ANTONIO | Italy, c.1685, OIM | author; invented the screw-barrel microscope in 1685. | Rome. | Dewhirst; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| TORTONI | see Carlo Antonio Tortona. | Nachet. | suggest correction | |||
| TOSCANELLI, PAOLO DAL POZZO | Italy, 1397-1487, MIM | Sundial = dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence. | Florence. | Bonelli 6. | suggest correction | |
| TOTTENHAM, EDWARD | Ireland, fl.1844-47, OIM | optician, watch and clock maker; "late of Spear and Co.". | 38 College Green, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| TOULMIN, SAMUEL | England, fl.1757-83, PHIM | Angle Barometer = X. | Signed "Saml. Toulmin"; also a watchmaker. | Strand, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TOURNANT, ALEXANDRE | France; Germany; Englandc.1730-92, OIM | glass-grinder and turner; worked in France and Germany, then moved to England; worked for Matthew Boulton, 1770-72; succeeded by his widow and daughter; invented machines to reproduce and to polish lenses. | Paris; Berlin; Birmingham (1770-72); Paris. | Taylor 2(543); Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| TOURY, I. | France, 1790, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial, silver, 1790 = Thomas Barnett Coll. | two silver proof marks for 1790, an axe and a fasces. | Paris. | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TOWARD, WILLIAM GEORGE | England, c.1808, | apprenticed to William Parson 1 of the Grocers' Company on Feb. 4, 1808. | London. | J. Brown 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| TOWNLEY, RICHARD | England, fl.1660-1705, MIM | improved Gascoigne's micrometer; instrument designer and maker; had his own workshop; came from the North Country. | Townley Hall. | Taylor 1(288); Evans 1; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| TOWNLEY, ROBERT | England, c.1738, | apprenticed to Joseph Jackson of the Grocers' Company on Aug. 4, 1738. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TOWNSEND, C.H. | see Charles Hervey Townshend, Capt. | Moskowitz A; Kelton 1. | suggest correction | |||
| TOWNSHEND, CHARLES HERVEY, CAPT. | USA, 1833-1904, NIM | Double Reflecting Circles = MYS, Kelton Coll. (1990). | patented a double reflecting circle in 1888, signing "C.H. Townsend" on patent; model is in the New Haven Colony Historical Society; Moskowitz had one unsigned but marked as based on Townshend's 1888 patent; five reflecting circles are at Mystic Seaport; later ones were made by Stackpole and Bro., New York, N.Y.; at least one of the MYS circles may be signed "Capt. Henry Hervey Townshend." | New Haven, Conn. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TOWNSHEND, HENRY HERVEY, CAPT. | see Capt. Charles Hervey Townshend. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| TOZIEGUY | France, c.1780, PHIM | Wheel Barometer and Thermometer = Drouot 11/19/70. | Bolbec. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TRACY, JOHN | England, fl.1735-42, MIM | apprenticed to Benjamin Scott in the Grocers' Company on Nov. 17, 1715; turned over to Thomas Heath 1 on Nov. 15, 1720; free of the Grocers' Company on Oct. 15, 1735; took apprentices. | Shoe Lane, Fleet Street (1735); St. Bride's lane, Fleet Street (1739-42); both in London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| TRACY, STEVEN | Holland, fl.1670-1703, MIM | Copernican Planetarium, geared = LEY; Celestial Globe, geared = ROT (destroyed in 1940); Armillary Sphere = LEO; Broadside, 1711 = USNM. | the planetarium is known as the "Leidse Sphera"; Tracy was an Englishman living in Holland, he sometimes used a latinized form of his name, "Thrasius." | Rotterdam. | Zinner 1; Rooseboom 1; Michel 3; Grimaldi (817); Drekker; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TRALLE | USA?, | invented a glass hydrometer; there is an example in the Salem Maritime Nat'l Historic Site, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| TRAPP, DAVID | Holland, c.1750, MIM | Compass Sundial, brass hour-scale and ivory box = Evans Coll. = OXF. | Zinner 1; Rooseboom 1; Gunther 2; Michel 3; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| TRAUBAUD | France, c.1850, NIM | Traubaud's T.C. in the case for an octant by Buron of Paris. | Marseilles. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TRAUGHTON SIMMS | misreading of Troughton and Simms. | A-P 3/15/76. | suggest correction | |||
| TREACHER AND CO. | India, PHIM | Combined Barometer, Thermometer and Altimeter = Christie 12/21/71. | Bombay. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TRECENSIS | see I. Aubrius. | Hamilton. | suggest correction | |||
| TRECHSLER, CHRISTOPH 1 | Germany, fl.1572-1624, MIM SIM | made a wide range of mathematical instruments including sundials, octants, artillery levels, etc.; examples can be seen at ADL, DRE, OXF, SST, KES, VAA, BEK, STU, SKO, BM, HAK, POB, FLO, VIE, etc. | from 1605-24 signed as "der Elder", showing that his son, Christoph Trechsler 2, had joined him; "Mechanicus." | Dresden. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Engelmann 1; Hollands Glorie; Vincent 2; Michel 3; Evans 1; Abeler 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TRECHSLER, CHRISTOPH 2 | Germany, fl.1611-24, MIM | Altitude Insrument, 1623 = DRE; Sundial, 1624 = Göteborg Museum. | son of Christopher Trechsler 1; the instrument at Dresden is signed "C.T.S.M.F." (Christopher Trechsler Sohn Mechanicus Fecit); the sundial is signed "C.T.S.M." (Christopher Trechsler Sohn Mechanicus). | Dresden. | Zinner 1; Vincent 2. | suggest correction |
| TRECOT, CHARLES | France, PHIM | Stick Barometer = P.C.(1982). | Charles Trécot. | Rue de la Carpe, (Paris?). | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TRECOURT ET GEORGES OBERHAUSER | France, c.1850, OIM | Grand Microscope Achromatique = Phillips 11/16/88. | "Brevet d'Invention." | Place Dauphine No. 19, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TRECOURT, ACHILLE | France, fl.1834-40, OIM | Achille Trécourt worked with Bouquet and Georges Oberhauser to develop a new form of microscope; optician; Pipping lists him as R. Trécourt. | Paris. | Nachet; Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| TREE, JAMES | England, c.1850, MIM | Slide Rules, Ewart-type = P.C., D.(1984); Rules (16), silvered brass = Phillips 2/2/84; Clinometer = Phillips 6/15/76. | the Ewart-type slide rules are marked "The Cattle Gauge and Key to weighing machine arranged by J. Ewart, Newcastle-on-Tyne"; showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | 22 Charlotte Street, Blackfriars Road, London. | Delehar 2; Coffeen H; G.L'E. Turner 24; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TREET, JAMES | misprinting of James Tree. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |||
| TREFFLER, CHRISTOPH | Germany, fl.1676-83, | owned a clockwork globe, dated 1683, by Christopher Rad of Augsburg; globe now lost. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| TREFFLER, JOHANN PHILIPP | Germany; Italyfl.1625-97, MIM PHIM | Night Clocks = KAS, MST, TIM; Hydrometer = FLO. | turner; clockmaker; worked for Archduke Ferdinand II of Florence, 1656-64, as a clock and mathematical instrument maker; developed a pendulum clock and invented a vibration counter. | Augsburg (1625-56); Florence (1656-64); Augsburg (1664-97). | Bedini 2 & 15; Michel 3; Baillie. | suggest correction |
| TREFFLER, MARCUS | a ghost; this error was started by Perelli, the astronomer at the U. of Pisa, in 1771; continued by Baillie and Michel. | Baillie 1; Michel 3; Bedini 2. | suggest correction | |||
| TREMEL | France, fl.1763-1775, MIM OIM PHIM | Trémel; "mechanicien." | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TREMLETT, RICHARD | England, fl.1852-58, PHIM | made barometers, thermometers, air pumps and other philosophical instruments. | 7 Guildford Place; 9 Albermarle Street; both in Clerkenwell, London. | Goodison 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| TRENDELL | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1976). | Maidenhead. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TRESOLDI, G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TRESOLDI, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | 6 Union Bldgs., Leather Lane, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TREVITT, ROBERT | England, 1706, MIM | Cruciform Sundial = Middle Moorfields, London (1707). | London. | Cousins. | suggest correction | |
| TRIBBLE, W.F. | USA, NIM | Liquid Compass = MYS. | New York, N.Y. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TRIEWALD, MARTEN | Sweden, 1691-1747, MIM | Mårten Triewald. | Arvet. | suggest correction | ||
| TRIGG | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 6/1/88. | Guilford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TRITSCHLER, W. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1973). | Carlisle. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TROAKE, HENRY | England, 1831, MIM | Weather Prognosticater, four dials, paper, 1831 = Soth. 9/20/83. | Topsham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TROEMER, HENRY | Germany; USAfl.1840-?PHIM | Set of Weights = OXF. | balance maker; German locksmith who came to Philadelphia, Pa. in 1838; firm still in business in 1959 at original address. | 911 Arch Street (1840-?), Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction |
| TROGER, JOSEF | Austria?, 1732, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, chalk-stone, 1732 = SAL. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TROLIER | 1795, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1795 = BM. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | ||
| TROLLAY, ROBERT | England, 1655, MIM | Folding Rule, three sections, 1655 = RSM. | "Free Mason." | Yorke. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TROMBETTA, CHARLES | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(3). | one of the barometers is signed "Trombetta Norwich"; the others are signed "Charles Trombetta." | Norwich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TROSCHEL, HANNS | Germany, 1599?-pre-1634, MIM | made many ivory diptych sundials dated between 1614 and 1631; examples may be seen at ADL, WHI, MERC (1628), KAS, MUN, FLO, BASH, Gotha Landesmuseum, Ecouen (CLU), CHF (1631), etc. | son of Hans Troschel; Hanns Troschel's master mark was a star; Gouk listed him as "Hans the Younger." | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Gouk 1; Vincent and Chandler; Stewart; Hamilton 1 and 2; A.J. Turner 10; Bryden 16; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TROSCHEL, HANS | Germany, 1549-1612, MIM | made many ivory diptych sundials dated between 1580 and 1612; examples may be seen at ADL, NYM, KEN, OXF, DRE, MUN, BM, BEK, NOR, Ecouen (CLU), WHI, etc. | master mark was a thrush on a twig: he was made a Burger of Nürnberg in 1578. | Bamberg; Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Gouk 1; Vincent & Chandler; Hamilton 1 and 2; Bryden 16; USNM; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TROUGHTON | England, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | a great many instruments are signed this way; probably most are the work of Edward Troughton 2. | London. | USNM; Coffeen 10; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Skopova; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TROUGHTON AND SIMMS | England, fl.1826-1922, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums; including, ADL, BRO, CNAM, Brown U., USNM, KEN, BM, West Point Museum, N.Y., OXF, WHI, PMS, MLL, COO, AMST, MYS, VNN, STM, Horten Marine Museum, etc. | Edward Troughton 2 took William Simms 2 as a partner to form Troughton and Simms in 1826; the firm name continued until 1922; Edward Troughton 2 retired in 1831; William Simms 3 joined his uncle in 1836 until 1860 when William Simms 2 died; William Simms 3 became a partner with James Simms 3, his cousin, from 1860 until 1871 when William Simms 3 retired; James Simms 3 ran the firm alone until his death in 1915; see Troughton and Simms (cont.) | suggest correction | ||
| TROUGHTON AND SIMMS (CONT.) | (cont.) William Simms 4 and James Simms 4 took over the firm and incorporated it as Troughton and Simms Ltd. in 1916; they merged with T. Cooke and Sons Ltd. of York in 1922 as Cooke, Troughton and Simms; Vickers Ltd. had acquired control of T. Cooke and Sons Ltd. in 1916 and that of Troughton and Simms Ltd. a few years later; firm was later renamed Vickers Instruments Ltd. | 136 Fleet Street, London (1826-41); 138 Fleet Street, London (1841-64); Woolwich Road, Charlton, Kent and 138 Fleet Street, London (1864 on). | Taylor 2(1728); J.A. Bennett 2; Goodison 1; Darius 4; Insley 1; Coffeen 13; Mörzer Bruyns 1; Taylor and Wilson; USNM; ADL; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| TROUGHTON, EDWARD 1 | England, fl.1740-64, MIM | divided and engraved mathematical instruments; uncle of John Troughton 2, Joseph Troughton 1, and Edward Troughton 2; John Troughton 2 joined his uncle's firm in 1760. | Lancaster; Surrey Street, Strand, London. | Taylor and Wilson; Goodison 1; Taylor 2(419); Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| TROUGHTON, EDWARD 2 | England, 1753-1835, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Dividing Engine, 1793 = KEN; one of the most important instrument makers of his era; he made a wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, including ADL, NMM, OXF, RSM, FLO, ROM, PEA, KEN, MLL, COO, LIM, DRE, etc. | apprenticed to his brother, John Troughton 2, in the Grocers' Company on Dec. 2, 1773; free of the Company on May 6, 1784; was a partner with his brother, John 2, from 1788 to 1804, as J. and E. Troughton; (Crawforth , Goodison, and Taylor & Wilson indicated that this partnership started much earlier ??); T.C.; Edward Troughton 2 took William Simms 2 as a partner in 1826, as Troughton and Simms; Troughton received the Copley Medal in 1809 and was made F.R.S in 1810. | see Edward Troughton 2 (cont.). | suggest correction | |
| TROUGHTON, EDWARD 2 (CONT.) | Surrey Street, Strand; the Orrery, 136 Fleet Street; both in London. | J. Brown 1; Taylor 2(778); Taylor and Wilson; Goodison 1; Skempton and Brown; DNB; DSB; Bryden 9; Daumas 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Crawforth 1; NMM 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| TROUGHTON, FRANCIS | England, c.1763, | apprenticed to John Troughton 1, his uncle or granduncle, in the Grocers' Company on Mar. 1, 1763. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TROUGHTON, J. AND E. | England, fl.1782-1804, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Garden Sundial, 1795 = Trinity College Cambridge (?); Sextants = WHI, KEN, NMM; Slide Rule = KEN; Orrery, miniature = KEN; Reflecting Circle = NMM; Level = P-B 9/24/38. | John Troughton 2 and his brother Edward Troughton 2, (1782-1804); Taylor & Wilson and Goodison state that this partnership started earlier, before the takeover of the Benjamin Cole and Sons firm in 1782 | Surrey Street, Strand (pre-1782); The Orrery, 136 Fleet Street (1782-1804); both in London. | Taylor 2(662); J.A. Bennett 2; Goodison 1; J. Brown 1; Skempton and Brown; Dewhirst; Taylor and Wilson; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TROUGHTON, J. AND J. | England, fl.1764-70, MIM OIM PHIM | there are two possibilities: John Troughton 2 and his brother, Joseph Troughton 1 or John Troughton 1 and his nephew (or grandnephew), John Troughton 2; J. Brown found that Joseph Troughton 1 was apprenticed to his uncle (or granduncle), John Troughton 1 in the Grocers' Company on Oct. 16, 1765; she found no record of his freedom in the Company; we think that the second possibility is more likely. | Surrey Street, Strand, London. | J. Brown 1; Taylor 2(663); Goodison 1; Taylor and Wilson; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TROUGHTON, JAMES | misreading for John Troughton 2. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |||
| TROUGHTON, JOHN 1 | England, c.1716-88, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Heath 1 in the Grocers' Company, Jan. 17, 1735; free in the Company, Nov. 25, 1756; took apprentices, including his nephews or grandnephews, John Troughton 2, Francis Troughton, and Joseph Troughton 1. | Surrey Street, Strand, London; Lewisham (1788). | J. Brown 1; Skempton and Brown. | suggest correction | |
| TROUGHTON, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1764-1807, MIM OIM PHIM | apprenticed to his uncle (or granduncle), John Troughton 1, on Jan. 27, 1757, in the Grocers' Company; free of the Company, July 3, 1764; became a partner in J. and J. Troughton,(1764- 70); the other J. Troughton could have been John (1) or Joseph (1); took over the business of Benjamin Cole 2 in 1782 and moved to Cole's shop at The Orrery, 136 Fleet Street, London; took his brother, Edward Troughton 2 as a partner, 1788-1804; Taylor and Wilson, Goodison and E.G.R. Taylor thought the partnership with Edward Troughton 2, came earlier. | see John Troughton 2 (cont.). | suggest correction | ||
| TROUGHTON, JOHN 2 (CONT.) | Standgate lane, Lambeth (1752); at his uncle's in the Strand (1764); Crown Street, Fleet Street (1768); Dean Street, Fetter Lane (1773); Queen's Square, Bartholomew Close (1779-80); The Orrery, 136 Fleet Street (1782-1807); all in London. | J. Brown 1; Taylor 2(662); Skempton and Brown; Taylor and Wilson; Goodison 1; Wynter 1; Crawforth 1; J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |||
| TROUGHTON, JOSEPH 1 | England, c.1765, MIM | apprenticed to his uncle (or granduncle), John Troughton 1, in the Grocers' Company on Oct.16, 1765; Taylor and Wilson, Goodison and E.G.R. Taylor state the Joseph Troughton 1 was a partner with his brother, John Troughton 2, as J. and J. Troughton (1764-70); however it is possible the other partner may have been John Troughton 1. | Surrey Street, Strand, London. | J. Brown 1; Taylor and Wilson; Goodison 1; Taylor 2(663). | suggest correction | |
| TROUGHTON, JOSEPH 2 | England, c.1780, | son of Joseph Troughton 1; apprenticed to his uncle, John Troughton 2, of the Grocers' Company on July 6, 1780. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TROW, ISAAC | England, fl.1830-37, MIM | Rule, boxwood = Soth. 10/15/73; Sector, ivory = Soth. 10/15/73. | "late R. Bakewell, Birmingham." | 8 Court, Loveday Street, Birmingham. | Taylor 2(2031); RSW. | suggest correction |
| TRUEG, L.I. | USA, c.1869, | took out patents on sundials in 1869 and 1870. | Saint Vincent's, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| TRUNDY AND JONES | USA, NIM | "Makers"; John Trundy 2 and Jones; T.C. in marine compass by John Trundy 2, ADL-W186. | Portsmouth, N.H. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TRUNDY, JOHN 1 | USA, 1774-1802, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = DPW, DeLuca 8/1/87. | the compass cards were engraved by Thomas Wightman. | Portsmouth, New Hampshire. | Bedini 8; Warner 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TRUNDY, JOHN 2 | USA, 1800-73, MIM NIM SIM | Marine Compasses = Portsmouth Historical Society, New Hampshire, ADL-W186; Surveyor's Compass = New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, N.H. | worked with Jones; see Trundy and Jones. | 18 Bow Street (1851); 50 Bow Street (1860-61); both in Portsmouth, N.H. | Smart 1; USNM; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TRUSCOTT 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | St. Austle. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TRUSCOTT 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | St. Columb. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TSCHIRNHAUS, EHRENFRIED WALTER VON | Germany, 1651-1708, OIM | Burning Glass = DRE; Double Burning Glass, large = DRE. | Klesslingswaldo, Saxony. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TSCHLER | see Haalstatt und Tschler. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| TUCHER | see Ducher; all instruments that we have seen by this family are Ducher or T.D., etc; Zinner and Gouk put them under Tucher. | Zinner 1; Bryden 16; Gouk 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| TUCHER, HANS | see Hans Tucher 3. | Gouk 1; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| TUCKER, ROBERT | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | the barometers are signed "R. Tucker, Taunton"; jeweller. | 41 North Street, Taunton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| TULLEY | England, c.1826, OIM | Microscope, 1826 = Wellcome Coll., KEN; Telescopes = Christie-SK 8/20/87, Baily Sale 4/25/1845. | probably Charles Tulley. | Islington, London. | Chaldecott 3; RGO; Nuttall 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TULLEY, C., AND SONS | England, fl.1800-30, OIM | Telescopes, refracting = Phillips 10/26/83, Soth. 5/21/73 & 3/25/83; Telescope, achromatic = Baily Sale 4/24/1845; Microscope = Baily Sale 4/24/1845. | Charles Tulley and his sons, William and Thomas Tulley | Turrel Court , Upper Street (later 7 Church Row), Islington, London. | Taylor 2(903); Chaldecott 3; RGO; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TULLEY, CHARLES | England, 1761-1830, OIM | Telescopic Eyepieces (2) = D.(1971). | father of Thomas and William Tulley, which see; may have served his apprenticeship with the Dollonds; made large, achromatic telescopes, up to twelve feet long; not a member of the Spectaclemakers' Company; T.C. dated 1817. | London; Turrel Court, Islington, London. | Crawforth 1; Court and von Rohr 3(XL); Moskowitz 102; Clay and Court; H.C. King 2; Thoday; J.A. Gould; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TULLEY, EDWARD | England, OIM | not a member of the Spectaclemakers' Company. | Court and von Rohr 3(XLI). | suggest correction | ||
| TULLEY, HENRY | England, 1793-1833, MIM OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie-SK 11/27/86; Pantograph = Christie-SK 5/10/77; Instrument = WHI. | optician; son of Charles Tulley; (Taylor indicated that he was the grandson). | London; 5 Kingston Bldgs. (1822-22); 3 Pulteney Bridge (1830-33); both in Bath. | Taylor 2(903); Bryden 9; Goodison 1; J.A. Gould; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TULLEY, THOMAS | England, 1791-1846, OIM | son of Charles Tulley; brother of William Tulley; partner in C. Tulley and Sons and later in William and Thomas Tulley. | London. | Taylor 2(903); J.A. Gould. | suggest correction | |
| TULLEY, WILLIAM | England, 1789-1835, OIM | son of Charles Tulley; brother of Thomas Tulley; partner in C. Tulley and Sons; later a partner in William and Thomas Tulley; produced an achromatic microscope lens in 1826; worked with Joseph Jackson Lister. | Turrel Court, Islington, London. | Taylor 2(903)(1235); Clay and Court; Daumas 1; J.A. Gould. | suggest correction | |
| TULLEY, WILLIAM AND THOMAS | England, c.1820, OIM | brothers; sons of Charles Tulley. | Islington, London. | Taylor 2(1235)(903). | suggest correction | |
| TUNG, L. | England, MIM | Vertical Sundial = WRAY. | similar to the Zappech-type. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| TUNSTED, SIMON | England, 1326-69, | "Donostadius"; improved the Albion and the Rectangulus. | Norwich; Oxford; Suffolk. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| TURCHETTI, PETER | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Dorchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TURELLI, ANTHONY | England, fl.1830-37, PHIM | barometer maker. | 41 Dean Street, Newcastle. | Taylor 2(2019). | suggest correction | |
| TURNBULL AND CO. | Scotland, NIM OIM | Sextants = Soth. 10/18/71, D.(1972). | opticians; the sextant at Sotheby's was # 9593. | Edinburgh and Leith. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TURNBULL, CHARLES | England, fl.1556-1608, MIM | Pillar Sundial, 1605 = Corpus Christi College. | diallist; author; constructed stone polyhedral sundials; see C.T. 4. | Lincolnshire. | Taylor 1(49); Gatty; Earle. | suggest correction |
| TURNBULL, THOMAS | England, fl.1818-40, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "Thos. Turnbull." | Whitby. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| TURNER, CHARLES | England, 1703, NIM | Nocturnal, 1703 = PAK-117. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| TURNER, CHRISTOPHER | England, c.1635, MIM | free in the Joiners' Company; took apprentices. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| TURNER, JOHN | England, fl.1817-25, OIM | "working optician". | 64 Upper King Street, Bloomsbury, London. | Taylor 2(1448). | suggest correction | |
| TURNER, JOSEPH | England, fl.1717-38, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Hutchinson of the Clockmakers' Company on Dec. 5, 1709; free of the Company, July 1, 1717; worked with John Barston to produce Barston's "Universal Astronomi- cal Quadrant", c.1738. | Hatton Garden, London. | Taylor 2(314); J. Brown 3; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| TURNER, REV. T. | England, fl.1742-60, MIM | Perpetual Calendars = BM (1742), Evans Coll. (1760). | the calendar in the Evans Coll. is of cardboard and is signed "Rev. Turner Worcester". | Worcester. | Esdaille; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TURNER, THOMAS | England, c.1823, MIM | Timber-measuring Instrument = NMM. | Marlborough. | A.J. Turner 3. | suggest correction | |
| TURNHOUT, JOH. | Germany, 1671, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1671 = Drecker Coll. = DPW. | Herzogenbosch. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| TUSTIAN AND CO. | England, fl.1840-82, MIM | rule makers; | 18 Princes Square, Ratcliffe Highway (1840-46); Princes Square, St. George Street, East (1847-82); both in London. | Crawforth 5. | suggest correction | |
| TUSTIAN, THOMAS | England, fl.1836-39, MIM | Slide Rule, boxwood = P.C.; Rule, folding = X. | the folding rule is marked "No. 2 Princes Square ----"; see Tustian and Co.. | 18 Princes Square, Ratcliffe Highway (1836, 1839); Princes Square, St. George Street, East (1838); 2 Princes Square, Ratcliffe Highway; all in London. | Delehar 4; Crawforth 5. | suggest correction |
| TUTHER, JOHN | England, fl.1817-25, OIM PHIM | Telescope = Soth. 5/19/83; Microscope, aquatic = KEN; Balance = KEN; Electrical Machine = CMY; Stick Barometers = X (2). | 64 Upper King Street, Bloomsbury (1817); 221 High Holborn (1819-25); both in London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1449); G.L'E. Turner 24; Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TUTTELL, THOMAS | England, fl.1695-1702, MIM NIM PHIM SIM | made a wide range of sundials, mathematical instruments, etc, including a presentation set in ivory of a cross-staff, a backstaff, and a Gunter's rule all at NMM; examples can be seen at NMM, BM, OXF, VAA, Norwich Museum, WHI, KEN, etc. | apprenticed to Henry Wynne of the Clockmakers' Company on April 2, 1688; free of the Company, July 1, 1695; took apprentices; invented a type of analemmatic sundial; Trade Cards, one in French; "Mathematical Instrument Maker to the King's most Excellent Majesty", 1700-02 (King William); Tuttell drowned in 1702 while on a marine survey. | at the King's Arms and Globe at Charing Cross and at his shop facing the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, London. | J. Brown 3; Taylor 1(497); Crawforth 1; Robischon; RSW; A.J. Turner 10; Michel 3; Bryden 16; Goodison 1; Stevens and Aked. | suggest correction |
| TUTTLE | USA, fl.1820-40, PHIM | see Dillon and Tuttle. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| TWADELL, WILLIAM | Scotland, c.1850, PHIM | Hydrometers, glass = Christie-SK 3/31/83, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge (5); Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 1/25/89. | is he the same as Twydell, which see? | Glasgow. | Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TWEER, HANS | Belgium, MIM | Antwerp. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| TWYDELL | Scotland, c.1790, PHIM | Stick Barometer = P-B 10/7/44. | see William Twadell, may be the same man. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TYCHER, HANS | Germany, 1583, MIM | Diptych Sundial, 1583 = Soth. 9/20/83. | misreading or miswriting for Tucher (Ducher). | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| TYCOS/SHORT AND MASON LTD | England, c.1900, PHIM | Compass Stand for universal ring sundial = ADL-T32. | "Tycos" is over the other name; Tycos had recently bought the firm. | London. | Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| TYLER | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = K. and C. 9/20/71. | probably James or John Tyler. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| TYLER, JAMES | England, fl.1844-56, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker; succeeded by Mrs. F. Tyler in 1857, probably his widow. | 5 Charles Street (1844-55); 21 Charles Street (1856); both in Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TYLER, JOHN | England, fl.1829-36, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 15 Great New Street, Fetter Lane (1829-33); 22 1/2 Kirby Street (1838); both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TYLER, MRS. F. | England, fl.1857=60, PHIM | barometer maker; succeeded James Tyler; probably his widow. | 21 Charles Street (1857-58); 23 Charles Street (1859-60); both in Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| TYLER, RUFUS | USA, c.1828, MIM | received a patent for a dividing engine in 1828. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Bedini 8; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| TYLER, WILLIAM | owner of a Hadley's quadrant made by John L. Leverton in 1783, in Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| TYZACH, EDWARD | England, 1713, NIM | Nocturnal, wood, 1713 = Evans Coll.? | Bristol. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| TZECK, JOSEPH | see Josef Czech. | Habacher. | suggest correction | |||
| U.P. | Austria, 1600, MIM | Horary Quadrant, 1600 = Melk Stift. | for lat. 48°. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| U.S. | Germany, fl.1582-87, MIM | Diptych Sundial, 1582 = D.(1976); String-gnomon Sundial, 1587 = Koller 11/17/75; Horizontal Sundial, 1586 = Lempertz 6/14/76; Astronomical Compendium = DRE (lost). | Ulrich Schniep ? | Brieux 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| U.W.W. | England, c.1900, MIM | Rolling Parallel Rule = D.(1972). | Birmingham. | Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction | |
| UL. KL. | see Ulrich Klieber 3. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| ULMER, J.C., CO. | USA, MIM SIM | Wye Level = GUR. | Cleveland, Ohio. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| ULPIUS, EUPHRONSYNUS | Italy, 1542, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, copper, 1542 = New York Historical Society. | artist and engraver; D.J. Price thought he was Volpaia; Maccagni and Yonge said that his name was also known as Vulpius or Volpaia; possible that he could be Euphrosynus Vulparia? | Rome; Venice. | Price 2 (1964); Maccagni 1; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| UMFREVILLE, C.H. | England?, 19th Century, NIM | Sextant = Phillips 2/2/84. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| UNDERHILL, JOHN | England, MIM | Magnetic Compass = Christie-SK 10/6/83. | Wolverhampton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| UNDERHILL, T. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | might be Thomas Underhill, which see. | 4 Old Mill Gate, Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| UNDERHILL, THOMAS | England, c.1841, MIM PHIM | 70 Bridge Street, Deansgate, Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| UNSELD, JOHANN MARTIN | Germany, 1685- 1765, MIM | Protractors = ADL-M110, STU, OXF; Sectors = ULM, Bautzan Stadtmuseum. | the sector in the Bautzen Stadtmuseum was made in Augsburg; all the other instruments listed were made in ULM. | Ulm; Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| UPPIFRAN, SEDD | Sweden, MIM | Gauge = STK. | Sedd Uppifrän. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| UPSON NUT CO. | USA, c.1860, MIM | Rule, wood = D.(1976). | Philip E. Stanley; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| UPTON, NATHANIEL | England, c.1675, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to John Nash 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 18, 1675 for eight years. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| URBINAS | see Balthassar Lancaeus. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| URE, WILLIAM | Scotland, fl.1812-22, MIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "W. Ure, Glasgow"; also see William Ure and Son. | 15 Deanside Lane (1812-18); 40 Stockwell (1819-22); both in Glasgow. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| URE, WILLIAM, AND SON | Scotland, fl.1822-40, MIM PHIM | 40 Stockwell (1822-23); 85 Candleriggs (1824-25); 40 Candleriggs (1826-29); 120 Brunswick Street (1830-35); 109 Candleriggs (1831-35); 3 Brunswick Court (1837-40); all in Glasgow. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(2266). | suggest correction | ||
| URIENT, JAKOB | Germany, 1724, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1724 = Linz Staatsgymnasium; Universal Ring Sundial = Linz Staatsgymnasium. | Jesuit. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| URINGS, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1709-38, MIM | apprenticed to Grace Wells in the Joiners' Company, May 28, 1702; free of the Company on Oct. 4, 1709; took apprentices; father of John Urings 2 and Robert Oulton Urings; author. | East Smithfield, London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| URINGS, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1738-72, MIM NIM OIM | Backstaves = D.(1983)(1751), Abroath Museum (1752); Hadley's Quadrants = PEA (2), NMM, D.(1989), FRK = Soth. 3/25/86; Octant, 1763 = KRO; Microscope = LEY; Telescope, Gregorian = LEY; Sundial, round = Soth. 12/16/63 # 127. | son of John Urings 1; brother of Robert Oulton Urings; free of the Joiners' Company by Patrimony on reports of Francis Taylor and Charles Crick on Aug. 1, 1738; took over an apprentice from Barbara Gilbert, widow of John Gilbert 1, in the Grocers' Company, Feb. 5, 1752; ship chandler; author | St. Catherines (1738); Minories; at ye Hermitage (1751); 174 Fenchurch; at ye Hermitage, Catterns (St. Catherine) (1757-72); all in London. | Taylor 2(315); Crawforth 7; NMM 2; Moskowitz 120; Wynter; Brewington 1; Clay and Court; Daumas 1; J. Brown 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| URINGS, ROBERT | England, c.1766, MIM | possibly Robert Oulton Urings. | Liverpool (1766). | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| URINGS, ROBERT OULTON | England, fl.1738-1810, MIM | apprenticed to his father, John Urings 1, or to his brother, John Urings 2, in the Joiners' Company; listed as a mathematical instrument maker in 1750; possibly Robert Urings of Liverpool (1766). | London ?; Liverpool ? | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| USSLAUB, DAVID | Germany, MIM | Magnetic Declination Instrument = FLO. | possible alternate spelling is Utzlaub. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| USTONSON, JOHN | England, OIM | apprenticed to Onesimus Ustonson, a fishing-tackle maker, in the Merchant Taylors' Company. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| USTONSON, ONESIMUS | England, | a fishing-tackle maker in the Merchant Taylors' Company, he took John Ustonson (OIM) as an apprentice. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| UTZSCHNEIDER UND FRAUENHOFER | Germany; Austriafl.1824-26, MIM OIM | Telescopes = DRE, Madrid Observatory, Versailles 4/17/83, Soth. 4/24/1845; etc.; Universal Instrument = WHI. | Joseph von Utzscheider and Joseph von Frauenhofer. | Munich; Benediktbeuren. | J.A. Bennett 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; USNM; Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| UTZSCHNEIDER UND LIEBHERR | Germany, 1814-24, MIM OIM SIM | Joseph von Utzschneider and Joseph Liebherr. | Munich. | G.L'E. Turner 24; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| UTZSCHNEIDER, JOSEPH VON | Germany, 1763-1840, MIM OIM SIM | partner in Reichenbach, Utzschneider und Liebherr, 1807-14; Utzschneider und Liebherr, 1814-24; Utzschneider und Frauen- hofer, 1824-26; resigned from the original Munich Institute in 1814; firm became Merz, Utzschneider and Frauenhofer from 1826 to 1839. | Munich; Benediktbeuren. | G.L'E. Turner 24; J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| UTZSCHNEIDER, REICHENBACH & FRAUENHOFER | Germany, fl.1809-14, MIM OIM SIM | Joseph von Utzschneider, Georg von Reichenbach and Joseph von Frauenhofer. | Benediktbeuern. | J.A. Bennett 2. | suggest correction | |
| UTZSCHNEIDER, REICHENBACH UND LIEBHERR | Germany, fl.1806-09, MIM OIM SIM | Joseph von Utzschneider, Georg von Reichenbach and Joseph Liebherr. | Munich. | J.A. Bennett 2; G.L'E. Turner 24; Repsold. | suggest correction | |
| V.A. | 1519, MIM | Miner's Compass, 1519 = MUN. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| V.B. E.F. | France, 1821, MIM | Wall Sundial, 1821 = house in Chantignan. | Berton. | suggest correction | ||
| V.C. 1 | England, fl.1554-57, MIM | Astronomical Compendia = OXF (1554), ADL-M363 (1557). | the instrument at the Adler Planetarium was previously ascribed to Humphrey Cole, but it must have been the work of the, as yet unidentified, "V.C." | Engelmann 1; Gunther 2; Jane Turner; Michel 3; Dewhirst; ADL; Janin 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| V.C. 2 | 1784, MIM | Dividers, 1784 = Soth. 6/23/69. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| V.G.H. | 1751, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1751 = LEY. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| V.G.M. | 1731, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1731 = LEY. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| V.H.M. | Germany, c.1800, MIM | Table Sundial, book-form = POTS. | also marked "IIII. R.G." | Körber 1. | suggest correction | |
| V.K. 1 | Germany, 1557, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, 1557 = MUN. | Ulrich Klieber 3. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 2; Zinner 1; Price 2. | suggest correction |
| V.K. 2 | Holland?, 1777, NIM | Backstaff, 1777 = LEY. | could be van Keulen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| V.K. 3 | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = BASH. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| V.M.N. | Germany, 1579, MIM | Horizontal Sundial on finger ring, 1579 = OXF; String-gnomon Sundial, 1579 = VAA. | the sundial at OXF has the arms of Franciscus Padoanis; the sundial at VAA is marked "Vergis Me in Nicht." | Zinner 1; Scarisbrick. | suggest correction | |
| V.R.3 | 1756, | marked on a Zappeck-type sundial signed "F.S.P." (1), dated 1756 at ZAG. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| V.S. 1 | Germany, fl.1572-88, MIM | Pedometer = HAK; Horizontal Sundials = ADL-M243 (1572), DEU (1587); Diptych Sundials = HAK (1576), Soth 5/11/23 (1576), ADL-DPW9 (1577), BASH (1582), ADL-M244 (1582), Ecouen (1582), Soth. 3/27/72 (1586), DEU (1587), Christie 4/3/85 (1588), etc. | Ulrich Schniep. | Munich. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| V.S. 2 | Germany, late 16th Century, MIM | Pedometer = D.(1973). | the S is twisted around the right arm of the V. | Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | |
| V.S. 3 | Viktor Stark, which see. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| V.S.F. | Germany, 1632, MIM | Astrolabe, 1632 (ICA-2073) = P.C. | "Viktor Stark fecit." | Dresden. | Zinner 1; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| V.S.M.F. | Germany, 1635, MIM | Artillery Level, 1635 = DRE. | "Viktor Stark Mechanicus fecit." | Dresden. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| V.S.W. | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Table Clock with Sundial = ADL-M379. | the signature is V.S. over W., as in a fraction; the "W" may be a city. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| V.T. | marked on horizontal sundial, dated 1739, signed "J.J.K.H.", at KRM. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| VACANO, JOSHUA | PHIM | Stick Barometer = NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| VACCANO, HIACINT | Germany, c.1800, PHIM | Siphon Barometers = DEU (2). | Munich. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| VACHON, GM. VL. | France, NIM | Compass Roses (2) = D.(1972). | Honfleur. | Brieux 3. | suggest correction | |
| VAGNARELLI, LAURENTIUS | Italy, 1639, MIM SIM | Circumferentor, 1639 = SPI-2765 = HAK. | ADL-M153 is surely from Vagnarelli's workshop. | Urbino. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; Spitzer 1 & 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VAGO, F. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2); Soth.-S 10/19/89. | Leeds. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VAGO, F. 2 | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-Sussex 9/18/86. | marked "Warranted." | Perth. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| VAGO, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| VALE, GILBERT | USA, 1788-1866, MIM | Combination Terrestrial and Celestial Globe = Historic New Harmony, Indiana. | combination globe patented in 1843. | New York, N.Y. | Bedini 8; USNM; Warner ? | suggest correction |
| VALEE | France, OIM | Valée. | Rouen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VALERIUS, JACOBUS | Holland, 1558, MIM | Astrolabe, 1558 (ICA-446) = BMR. | signed "Jacobus Valerius Rectificata Anno XPI 1558." | Oudewater; Utrecht. | Zinner 1; Price 1; ICA 2; Rooseboom 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| VALERIUS, PTOLOMAUS VON | Germany, c.1565, MIM | Planetarium, Ptolomaic = DRE (lost). | Coburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VALERIUS, RENNERUS | Belgium, 1607-87, | Latin form of Remy Wouters; wrote a treatise on sundials. | Malines. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| VALK EN SCHENK | Holland, c.1700, MIM | Southern Celestial Map = D.(1973). | Gerhard Valk and P. Schenk. | Amsterdam. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| VALK, GERHARD | Holland, 1650-1720, MIM | Pairs of Globes = NMM-Caird (1750), D.(1973); Celestial Globe = DRE. | father of Leonard Valk; worked with P. Schenk making atlases 1683-1700; see Gerhard and Leonard Valk. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 and 2; Zinner; Bagrow-Skelton; Yonge. | suggest correction |
| VALK, GERHARD EN LEONHARDT | Holland, fl.1715-50, MIM | Celestial Globes = MUN, Wolfenbüttel Offentl. Biblioteck, Linz Stadtmuseum, KAS, Harburg Schloss (1715), Freiburg Museum (1715), Pommersfelden Schloss (1715), AMST (1750), LEY (1750); Pairs of Globes = NMM (one dated 1745), Hispanic Society of America, N.Y. (3) (1715, 1715, 1750), P.C. (1750); Terrestrial Globe = AMST. | Leonhardt was the son of Gerhard; the terrestrial globe is the center of an armillary sphere by Covens; 1750 Hispanic Society pair marked "Revis. A. 1750" surely by Leonhardt Valk as his father had died in 1720. | Amsterdam. | Zinner 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; Krogt 2; Edell 1; Bagrow-Skelton; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VALK, LEENDERT | Holland, fl.1804-06, NIM | Compasses, 1804 and 1806 = Northern Maritime Museum, Groningen; Compass Cards = KAS, Altoona Museum. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | ||
| VALK, LEON | Holland, 1742, NIM | compass maker, 1742. | Houttvinen, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| VALK, LEONHARDT | Holland, 1675-1755, MIM | globemaker; worked with his father, Gerhard Valk. | Amsterdam. | Zinner 1; Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; Bagrow-Skelton; Yonge. | suggest correction | |
| VALLANT, M. | France, c.1590, MIM | Sundial with Compass in lid of a watch case = Soth. 5/27/54. | Webster Sale, part 1. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VALLEE, P. | France, 1759, MIM | took Noël-Simon Carochez as an apprentice, 1759; member of the "Corporation des fondeurs." | Paris. | Augarde. | suggest correction | |
| VALLOT | France, c.1808, MIM PHIM | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| VAN DE SYPE | see Sype, Laurentz van de. | ICA 2. | suggest correction | |||
| VANANDETSI, LUKAS | Armenia; Holland, late 17th Century, MIM | made an astrolabe. | Amsterdam. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| VANDERMOELEN, PH.-M.-G. | Belgium, 1825-69, MIM | Terrestrial Globe, 80 cm. = Congo Museum, Terruren, Belgium. | Brussels. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| VANDOME, FILFORD AND CO. | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Coin Balance = Phillips 2/2/84. | see Richard Vandome. | Leadenhall Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| VANDOME, RICHARD | England, c.1840, MIM PHIM | Balances = WHI; Weights = WHI; Balance, steel = Christie-SK 8/20/87. | T.C.; took apprentices. | 117 Leadenhall Street, London. | Taylor 2(2032); Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VANDOME, RICHARD, AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | balance makers; T.C. | 117 Leadenhall Street, London. | Calvert 2; G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| VANETTI AND BENZZONI | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie's 2/19/97. | thermometer and hygrometer. | 22 North Street, Brighton. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| VANINI AND MONTINI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Peterborough. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VANINO | England, | see Prestinari and Vanino. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| VANNINI, A. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 25 Spring Street, Sheffield. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VANNINI, ANTHONY | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2). | 7 Orange Street, West Street, Sheffield. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VANNINI, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Sheffield. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VANTE, L. | MIM | Protractor = DPW. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| VANTIER ET MARC | France, c.1840, MIM | "Ingénieurs-Opticiens"; succeeded by A. Lefrançois, which see. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VARA, PULGADAS | Spain, 1806-07, MIM | Standard Meter, 1807 = MAA; Sliding Calipers, 1806 = MAA. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| VARLEY | England, c.1850, MIM | Horizontal Pedestal Sundial, plaster = WHI. | possibly Cornelius Varley. | London. | Bryden 16. | suggest correction |
| VARLEY AND SON | England, c.1850, MIM OIM | showed at the Great Exhibition of London in 1851; surely Cornelius Varley and Son. | 1 Charles Street, Clevendon Square, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| VARLEY, CORNELIUS | England, 1781-1873, OIM | "Graphic Telescope" = OXF; Telescope = Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa.; Microscope = Christie-SK 12/1/83. | not a member of the Spectaclemakers' Company; took Andrew Pritchard as an apprentice and later worked with him to cut the first diamond lens; had his son as a partner, c.1851; took his father, Samuel Alfred Varley as a partner in 1862; took out a patent in 1811 for a "Graphic Telescope." | Junction Place, Paddington, London. | Taylor 2(1236); Chaldecott 3; RGO; G.L'E. Turner 24; Court and von Rohr 3(XXXV); USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VARLEY, SAMUEL ALFRED | England, c.1862, PHIM | Watch Wheel Depthing Tool = Soth. 10/21/74. | retired in 1862 from the Electric and International Telegraph Co. to become a partner of his son, Cornelius Varley. | 7 York Place, Kentish Town. | Chaldecott 3; RGO; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VARNEY, GEORGE D. | USA, c.1843, MIM SIM | Theodolites = D.(1971)(2). | marked "Patented June 24, 1843". | Moskowitz 102. | suggest correction | |
| VARTY, THOMAS | England, c.1830, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Christie-SK 8/20/87. | 31 Strand, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VASSALI | see the entries on Vassalli. | suggest correction | ||||
| VASSALLI, G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | might be Jerome Vassalli. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VASSALLI, JEROME | England, c.1841, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(4), Christie 12/16/82; Stick Barometer = Phillips 2/2/84. | the barometers are variously signed "Vassalli Scarborough", "J. Vassalli Scarborough" and "Vassali Scarborough, jeweler." | 49 Merchants Row, Scarborough. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VASTENHOUT, AS. VAN | Holland, fl.1783-1828, NIM | Mariner's Compass = AMST; Hanging Compass = Zuiderzee Museum, Enkhuizen. | the AMST compass is marked on the case "I.V.B. 1783." | Haringpakkerij (1816-17); Texelse Kaai 18 (1826-28); both in Amsterdam; Oost Vriesland. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| VASTENHOUT, VAN WEDUWE | Holland, c.1820, NIM | widow of As. van Vastenhout. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| VASTENHOUT, VAN, EN ZOON | Holland, c.1828, NIM | As. van Vastenhout en Zoon. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| VASTRIK | Holland, c.1705, NIM | compass maker; father of Jan and Jacob Vastrik. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| VASTRIK, JACOB | Holland, c.1705, NIM | compass maker; worked with his father, Vastrik and his brother, Jan Vastrik. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| VASTRIK, JAN | Holland, c.1705, NIM | compass maker; worked with his father, Vastrik and his brother, Jacob Vastrik. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| VAUCANSON | France, | had Félix Rosa as a worker. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| VAUGONDY, DIDIER ROBERT DE | France, 1756, MIM | Pocket Globe, 1756 = in a Paris museum. | à la Marché, rue du Foin, Paris. | Edell 1; Howse 2. | suggest correction | |
| VAULX, J. DE | c.1590, MIM SIM | made a form of theodolite. | X. | suggest correction | ||
| VAYRINGE | Italy, MIM | Sector = D.(1976). | marked "a Florence". | Brieux 3. | suggest correction | |
| VAYRINGE, PHILIPPE | France, 1685-1746, MIM | Tellurian = Natural History Museum, Vienna. | born at Longuyon; professor of physics. | Lunéville. | H.C. King 2; Mucke; Michel 3. | suggest correction |
| VEALE, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Exmouth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VEBRANDI | c.1900, MIM | Astrolabe = ADL-A111 (falsely dated 1595). | this instrument is somewhat reminescent of the astrolabes signed "Johannes Bos"; there is reference to a Vibrandi of Leeuwarden, Holland. | Rooseboom 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VECCHI, GIUSEPPE | Italy, 1784-1846, PHIM | Instruments = Museo Civico, Modena. | Modena. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| VECCHIO 1 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X. | the stick barometer is signed "Vecchi, Nottingham." | Nottingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| VECCHIO 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Shaftsbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VECCHIO AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 22 Union Passage, Bath. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VECCHIO, DEL, AND DOTTI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2). | one of the barometers is signed "del Vecchio and Dotti." | Shrewsbury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| VECCHIO, J. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| VECCHIO, J. DEL | England, fl.1810-38, PHIM | listed as a barometer maker in 1820-22. | 26 Westmoreland Street (1810-38); 187 and 188 Great Brunswick Street (1837-38); 6 D'Olier Street (1837-38); all in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| VECHIO, F. SALERI, AND CO. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1972). | 34 Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VECHIO, J. SALTERY, AND CO. | England, c.1820, | Stick Barometer with Thermometer = Christie-SK 11/21/95. | Misreading for F. Saleri Vechio and Co. | 94 Holborn hill, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| VECTIOLI, FRANCISCUS DI | Italy, 1577, MIM | Astronomical Quadrant, 1577 = OXF; Square, 1577 = BMR. | Michel listed the name as Vectiosi, Price showed him as di Vitioli. | Gunther 2; Michel 3; Evans 1; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| VECTIOSI | see Vectioli | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| VEDY, FELIX | France, c.1850, NIM | Sextants = Christie 3/9/65 Versailles 11/19/78; Quadrant, "No. 3" = D.(1988). | Védy showed at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; Versailles is signed "No. 911." | 52 Rue de Bondy, Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Coffeen 20; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VEEN, AADRIAN | see Henricus Hondius and Veen. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| VEITCH, JAMES | Scotland, 1771-1838, OIM PHIM | Telescopes = Schumacher, Altona (c.1830), Nisbit 4/4/1860, RSM; Stick Barometer = RSM. | plowwright and telescope maker; made microscopes, clocks and jewel lenses; Inspector of Weights and Measures for Roxburgh. | Inchbonny, Jedburgh. | McKie; Chaldecott 3; RGO; Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| VELAZQUEZ, JOAQUIN | Mexico, 1732-86, MIM | made astronomical instruments, c.1750. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| VELDE, JOHANNES VAN DE | Holland, fl.1810-23, NIM OIM | partner in the firm of Gerard Hulst van Keulen; telescope maker. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Rooseboom. | suggest correction | |
| VELDER AND GROENENDAAL | Holland, fl.1672-1702, NIM | Crown Compass = AMST. | Pieter de Velder and Joannes van Groenendaal. | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1. | suggest correction |
| VELDER, PIETER DE | Holland, 1713-84, NIM | Crown Compass = AMST. | the reverse side of the compass card is marked "Johannes van Groenendaal tot Rotterdam." | Rotterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction |
| VELENNEL | probably a misreading of Ve (veuve) Lennel. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| VELLINGTON | misreading for Wellington. | Christie-SK 1/31/85. | suggest correction | |||
| VENEBRUCH | Germany, pre-1859, OIM | made and modified Cuff-type microscopes. | Berlin. | Clay and Court; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| VENETIANI, CAN. | Italy, 1778, MIM | Inclinometer, 1778 = ADL-M188. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| VENEZIA, OLIVE | Italy, 17th Century, OIM | Telescope = Gersaint, Nantes 10/28/88. | Venezia = Venice? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VENTOM | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VENTOM, AZALIAH | England, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Venton in the Merchant Taylors' Company; free of the Company. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| VENTOM, THOMAS | England, MIM | free of the Merchant Taylors' Company; took apprentices. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| VENTURINI, JULIANUS | Italy, fl.1793-1807, MIM NIM | Mariner's Compass, 1807 = Evans Coll.; Architectural Quadrant, 1793 = DPW; Gunner,s Level, 1793 = D.(1997); Dividers, 1785 = Sotheby's 5/11/94. | Dividers and gunner's level signed "Julianus Venturini fecit Romae", plus dates; dividers had box. | Rome. | Evans 1; Coffeen 58; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VERBIEST, FERDINAND | Germany; China, 1623-88, | Armillary Sphere = Museum, Beijing. | Jesuit; Chinese name was Nan-Hoai-Gin; made six large astronomical instruments for the Emperor in Peking, including the one listed above, a 6' celestial globe, a quadrant, a sextant, an azimuth circle and another armillary sphere. | Beijing. | H.S. Jones; Hickey. | suggest correction |
| VERDY | France, c.1690, OIM | Telescope = NMM. | the telescope is marked "Verdy à l'Observatoire." | Paris. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| VERGA, J. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Bath. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VERGA, J. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X(2), Soth. 7/30/25; Barometer = D.(1972). | Chester. | Goodison 1; John Bell. | suggest correction | |
| VERGA, J. 3 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VERGA, J. 4 | England, c.1810, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Exhibition, Park Street Antiques, Berkhamsted, May 8-16, 1993. | ATG, 1/5/93. | suggest correction | ||
| VERGA, J.L. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| VERGA, JOHN MARIE | England, fl.1828-34, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 12/17/87. | listed as a "carver, gilder"; one of the barometers is signed "J.M. Verga Macclesfield." | Market Street (1828); Mill Street (1834); both in Macclesfield. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VERGA, L. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer, mahogany = Soth.-Chester 1/31/85. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| VERGA, P. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Huntington. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VERICKE, C. | France, OIM | Microscopes = Christie-SK 6/2/83, La Rochelle 7/16/83, Christie 4/3/85 (No. 346), BIL. | "Elève special de E. Hartnack, Paris"; La Rochelle signed "C. Verick." | rue de la Parcheminerie N° 3, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| VERIE, MR. | England, pre-1739, | excise officer; modified a type of slide rule; sometimes called "Mr. Vero." | Delehar 2. | suggest correction | ||
| VERMUNT | Holland, c.1811, MIM | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| VERNEDE | France, 1777, MIM | Micrometer, 1777 = ADL-M56. | Engelmann 1; Michel 3; Daumas 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| VERNET, JEAN | Germany, 1701, MIM | Cruciform Sundial, silver, 1701 = KAS. | mathematics teacher to the Cadet Corps in Kassel. | Kassel. | Zinner 1; Abeler 1; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VERNEY, JOHN | England, fl.1667-76, OIM | member of the Spectaclemakers' Company; Master of the Company, 1671-72. | London. | Crawforth 6; Court and von Rohr 3(12). | suggest correction | |
| VERNIER, A. | France, fl.1607-30, MIM SIM | Graphometers = NMM (1607), (1630), WHI (1607). | type of graphometer invented by Dulac. | Hamilton 2; Whipple 1; Daumas 1; NMM 2. | suggest correction | |
| VERNIER, MICHAEL | France, c.1700, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = OXF. | Paris. | Michel 3; Nachet. | suggest correction | |
| VERNIER, PIERRE | France, 1584-1630, MIM | in 1631 invented a subsidiary scale to accurately subdivide the principal scale; it is still in use today; wrote a book on the quadrant. | Ornans. | A.J. Turner 10; Michel 3; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| VERTHINGTON AND ALLAN | misreading for Worthington and Allam. | Christie 11/24/83. | suggest correction | |||
| VERWER, G.L. | Holland, 1789, MIM | Gauge, 1789 = BOM Auction, 1910. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | ||
| VESDY | France, c.1650, OIM | Binocular Telescope = GEL; Telescope = NMM. | "à l'Observatoire"; GEL is signed "Vesdi." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| VESOUL, P. THEODULE DE | France, 16th Century, MIM | Vertical Sundial, ivory = D.(1975). | also marked "Capucin." | Wynter 1. | suggest correction | |
| VETTER, CHR. | Germany, fl.1630-39, MIM | Horary Quadrant, 1630 = GRA; Sundials, 1639 = MERC, Christie 4/3/85; Astronomical Compendium, 1639 = Soth.-NY 10/5/83. | the sundial in the Mercator Catalog was signed "Chr. Wetter." | Zinner 1; Hamilton 1 & 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VETTER, J.G. | Germany, MIM SIM | Graphometer = NOR. | Ansbach. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VEVIN, PIERRE | misreading for Pierre Sevin. | Evans 1; P. and S. 6/18/1894. | suggest correction | |||
| VIAL, J. | France, c.1914, OIM | telescope maker; successor to Maison Bardou; Ingénieur E.C.P. | 55 rue Caulaincourt, Paris. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| VIALL, NATHANIEL | England, fl.1699-1730, MIM NIM | Nocturnal, 1724 = PEA. | Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| VIANEN | 1619, MIM | Globe, silver, 1619 = Trippenhuis, Amsterdam. | Grimaldi(800). | suggest correction | ||
| VIANI, MATTEO | Italy, 18th Century, MIM | Pair of Globes = ROM. | Venice. | Bedini 12. | suggest correction | |
| VIARD | France, c.1800, PHIM | Balance = DPW. | "Viard Balancier Ajusteur rue des Tapissiers 21, Rouen." | rue des Tapissiers 21, Rouen. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| VIBERG, A.D. | Sweden, c.1850, PHIM | balance maker; showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | Falun. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| VIBRANDI | see Wijbrandtszn, Wijbe. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |||
| VICK, CHARLEMAGNE 1 | see Viet, Charlemagne 1. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| VIDE | marked on mariner's astrolabe, NMM 39, signed "A. Goys", at Museu de Marinha, Lisbon. | A. Stimson 3. | suggest correction | |||
| VIDIE, LUCIEN | France, 1805-66, | invented the aneroid barometer, patented it in 1845; showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Brewington 1; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | ||
| VIEBIG, FRANCISCUS | see Franciscus Fiebig. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| VIERBUCHEN, J. | USA, fl.1855-62, MIM | worked in the Instrument Shop of the U.S. Coast Survey; listed as "master instrument maker" in 1862; surely related to P. Vierbuchen. | Washington, D.C. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| VIERBUCHEN, P. | USA, fl.1855-90, MIM | listed as an apprentice in 1855, and instrument maker later; employed in the Instrument Shop of the U.S. Coast Survey until 1890; surely related to J. Vierbuchen. | Washington, D.C. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| VIET, CHARLEMAGNE 1 | France, fl.1673-95, MIM | Sundial, 1680 = Soth. 3/14/57. | Blois. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VIET, CHARLEMAGNE 2 | France, fl.1680-1720, MIM | son of Charlemagne Viet 1. | Blois? | Michel 3; Gunther 2; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| VIGLOZZI, A., AND CO. | England, OIM | Telescope, brass and mahogany = Phillips 8/12/87. | "Day or Night". | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| VILLASANTE | Spain, PHIM | Barometer = MAN. | Madrid. | Garcia Franco 1. | suggest correction | |
| VILLETTE, MONSIEUR | France; Belgium, c.1690, OIM | "ingénieur, mecanicien"; optician to his Electoral Highness of Cologne, the Bishop and Prince of Liège; Villette's father was also known as Monsieur Villette. | Lyons; Liège. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VILLETTE, MONSIEUR [FRANCOIS] | France, 1621-98, OIM | Burning Glass, 34" = POB; Microscope = WHI. | François Villette; microscope and telescope maker; worked with his two sons, one of whom was also known as Monsieur Villette; WHI signed "F. Villette à Liège." | Lyons; Liège. | Daumas 1; Spargo 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VIMERCATO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA | Italy, 1557, | designed sundials; author. | Venice. | Lübke. | suggest correction | |
| VIN | see Joseph à Vin. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| VIN DROI | France, c.1790, MIM | Sector with caliber scales, iron points = Soth. 2/25/86. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| VINCARD | France, 1783, MIM SIM | Graphometers = DPW, Christie-SK = 10/24/83; Sector = P.C. (1968); Folding Square = Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88; Goniometer, 1783 = X. | Vinçard. | à la Boussole, Paris. | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VINCENT, MR. | France, c.1830, PHIM | Hygrometer = P.C. | thermometer maker; Bougloux was first his pupil, then his successor. | Quay Pelletier, 30, Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| VINCENT, SAMUEL | USA?, NIM | Backstaff = Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Pa. | probably owner. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VINCHS, CORNELIS | Belgium; Italyfl.1599-1623, MIM | Astrolabes = BM (1599) (ICA-223), BM (1600) (ICA-444), Specula Vaticana, 1616 (ICA-3029) = Johns Hopkins U.; Armillary Sphere, 1601 = OXF; Sundials = NMM (1623), LIE; Trigonometer with Sundial in handle, 1690 = ROM. | the 1660 inventory of the Bishop of Toledo showed another armillary sphere; the Specula Vaticana astrolabe was given to the Space Telescope Project at Johns Hopkins U., Baltimore, Md. and is signed "Vinck"; LIE is signed "Vinckx"; the 1560 astrolabe listed by Zinner as at BM was not listed by Price 3 or Ward; Zinner thought the 1599 BM astrolabe was dated 1559. | Antwerp; Naples (1601-23). | Zinner 1; Gunther 1 and 2; Price 1, 2 and 3; ICA 2; Michel 3; Maddison 1; Rooseboom 1; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VINCINO, RINALDO | Italy, MIM | Proportional Compass = Brescia. | Price 2. | suggest correction | ||
| VINCKX, L. | 16th Century, MIM | Sundial = X. | is this a ghost? | Rooseboom 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| VINER AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 23 Regent Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VINET, ELIE | France, 1525, MIM | Moreux. | suggest correction | |||
| VION, E. | France, c.1900, MIM OIM | Telescope, two-draw = Peron et Corsy, Melun 6/10/79; Telescopes = D.(1977), D.(1978); Universal Equatorial Sundial = WHI. | 38 Rue de Turenne, Paris (1930). | Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VIRET | France?, c.1840, MIM | Sector, case = Nouveau Drouot 5/20/88. | one meter in length; "pied mètrique", "pied ancien." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VISCHER, GELASIUS | Germany, 1712, MIM | Horizontal Table Sundial, chalk stone, 1712 = DEU. | Raunou. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| VISMARA, G.B. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Bury. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VISSER | Holland, 1767, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, copper, 1767 = P.C. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| VITALIS, P. | 1753, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, chalk-stone, 1753 = SAL. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| VITELLI, ALESSANDRO | Italy, MIM | Bonelli 1. | suggest correction | |||
| VITIOLI, FRANCISCUS DI | see Franciscus di Vectioli. | Price 2. | suggest correction | |||
| VITRUVIUS | Italy, fl.50-41 B.C., | Marcus Vitruvius Pollio; author of the era's pricipal work on architecture and engineering in which he discussed astronomy, sundials, waterwheels, etc.; invented a hodometer. | Rome. | Hellemans and Bunch; Pottage. | suggest correction | |
| VITTA, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = P.C. (1978). | Stafford. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VITTORY AND DANNELLI | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 2/26/88. | Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VITTORY AND LANETTI | England, c.1820, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1990). | Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VIVIEN, NOEL | France, 17th Century, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = SPI-2795. | Noël Vivien. | Paris. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VIZE, JEROME | France, fl.1567-86, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, 1567 = SPI-2906 = BM. | Jérôme Vize; "Hieronimus Vize, Menusier" (woodworker). | Pau; Paris. | Michel 3; Evans 1; Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VLIET, SIEBRAND TEEKES VAN DER | Holland, 1740-1806, OIM PHIM | Gregorian Telescope = Eisinga's house, Franeker; Telescope = van Cleef en Scheurleer Auction, 1799. | Franeker. | Rooseboom 1; Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VOGEL, J.H. | Switzerland, | "J.H. Vogel delineavit" is marked on a horary quadrant made by Johann Meylin. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| VOGL., AND. | see Andreas Vogler; the signatures on many of Vogler's sundials are abbreviated in this way. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| VOGLEN | see Vogler. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| VOGLER, ANDREAS | Germany, fl.1766-1808, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, round = OXF; Universal Ring Sundial = Linz Museum; Table Sundial, square = Zeiss Jena; Globe Sundial = STU; made many Augsburg-type sundials for the mass market, including ADL-W239. | the brother of Johann Georg Vogler, took over his workshop; the instructions are in French as well as in German | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Michel 3; USNM; Pipping 1; ADL; Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VOGLER, JOHANN GEORG | Germany, fl.1740-65, MIM | Sundial, 1740 = Würzburg Luitpoldmuseum; Equatorial Sundial, octagonal, 1750 = BM; Horizontal Table Sundials = Berne Historical Museum, Mainz Altertumsammlung; Equatorial Sundials, square = AUG, MERC; made many Augsburg-type sundials for the mass market. | brother of Andreas Vogler; "Compassmacher" in 1745; many sundials are signed "I.G.V." or "J.G.V."; Ward did not list the 1750 sundial. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Hamilton 1; Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VOGLER, JOHANN MICHAEL | Germany, 1719, MIM | Equatorial Sundial = NMM; Astronomical Clock, 1719 = DEU; Sundial, gilt brass = Amsterdam Sale, 1933. | "Uhr- und Kompassmacher." | Ellingen. | Zinner 1 (Nachträge); Michel 3; Evans 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VOGLER, JOHN | USA, c.1830, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass = Old Salem, Inc., Wachovia Museum, North Carolina. | Salem, North Carolina. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| VOGT, GEORG, UND M. ZACH. WAGNER | Germany, 1754, MIM | Azimuth Quadrant, 1754 = Breslau Sternwarte. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| VOIGHT, F.W. | Germany, fl.1798-1802, PHIM | author; barometer maker. | Jena. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| VOIGHT, HENRY | Germany; USA, 1738-1814, MIM OIM SIM | Transit = USNM; Clock = U.S. Senate; Telescope, equal altitude = USNM. | repaired an orrery by Thomas Blunt 1; associated with John Fitch 2, 1786-92; Chief Coiner at Mint, 1793-1814; clockmaker. | Saxe-Gotha; Norriton, Pa.; Philadelphia, Pa. (1786). | Bedini 8; USNM; Wynter 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VOIGHT, JOHANN HEINRICH | Germany, 1613-91, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, wood and paper = MUN. | Stade. | Abeler 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VOIGTLANDER | Austria, MIM SIM | Alidade = RSM. | probably Johan Christoph Voigtländer. | Vienna. | Darius 3. | suggest correction |
| VOIGTLANDER UND SOHN | Austria, c.1850, OIM | Microscope = DRE. | see W. Voigtländer. | Vienna. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| VOIGTLANDER, BRUDER | Austria, c.1840, MIM SIM | Mining Compasses = ADL-M176 (No. 356), ADL-M177 (No. 555); Proportional Dividers = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | dividers signed "Pol. Brüder Voigtländer in Wien." | Vienna. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VOIGTLANDER, FRANZ | Austria, MIM SIM | son of W. Voigtländer; "Mekaniker"; may have worked with his father. | Engelmann 1; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| VOIGTLANDER, J.F. | Austria, 1759-1839, | patented double Galilean achromatic opera glasses. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| VOIGTLANDER, JOHAN CHRISTOPH | Austria, fl.1757-79, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Levels = X, Pressburg Museum; Magnetic Compasses = Christie-SK 4/17/86, UTO 9/29/75 (2), Pressburg Museum. | Johan Christoph Voigtländer. | Vienna. | Daumas 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VOIGTLANDER, W. | Austria, MIM SIM | Alidade Transit = Technical Museum, Warsaw. | W. Voigtländer; also signed "sel sohn Franz Mechaniker." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VOLANTERIO, G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2), D.(1976). | one of the Xs signed only "G. Volanterio"; may be same as Joshua Volanterio, which see. | Doncaster. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VOLANTERIO, JOSHUA | Italy; England, fl.1822-41, PHIM | barometer maker. | Italy; Frenchgate (1822); High Street (1834); Baxter Gate (1841); last three in Doncaster. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1730). | suggest correction | |
| VOLKMER, JOHANN GEORG | Germany, 1616-93, MIM | probably the son of Johann Melchior Volkmer; discovered that the magnetic variation of Nürnberg in 1677 was 5° W instead of the 8° E used since the time of Hans Reinmann; made sundials. | Nürnberg. | Michel 2 & 3. | suggest correction | |
| VOLKMER, JOHANN MELCHIOR | Germany; Austria, fl.1634-47, MIM | Sundial, square, 1634 = P.C.; Sundial, 1647 = OXF; Mathematical Set, 1642 = VIE; Astronomical Compendia = ADL-M477 (1633), Lehmann Sale (1634). | goldsmith; OXF signed "Volkmair"; VIE signed "Volkmayer"; probably the son of Tobias Volkmer and the father of Johann Georg Volkmer. | Nürnberg; Vienna. | Zinner 1; Michel 2; Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VOLKMER, TOBIAS | Germany, fl.1581-1645, MIM SIM | made a wide variety of mathematical instruments including astrolabes, sundials, geometrical quadrants, artillery levels, surveying instruments which date from 1582 to 1645; examples may be seen at MUN, KRE, FLO, OXF, UTR, BUD, HAK, STU, WHI, DRE, BM, MAN, etc. | sometimes spelled "Volckmer"; mathmatician and goldsmith; probably the father of Johann Melchior Volkmer. | Braunschweig. | Zinner 1; Price 1 and 3; Ward 4; Bryden 11 and 16; Garcia Franco 1; Michel 3; Hollands Glorie; de Rijk; Gunther 2; Daumas 1; ICA 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VOLLAND, LIENHART | Germany, c.1544, MIM | "compassmacher." | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| VOLMAR, HANS | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Globe Sundial = WHI. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Lunardi; Bryden 16. | suggest correction | |
| VOLONTE, C. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X. | Crown Inn, Devizes. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VOLPAIA 1 | the colloquial Italian form of Vulparia. | Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| VOLPAIA 2 | see Ulpius. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |||
| VOLPELIUS, CASPAR | see Caspar Vopel | NMM 2. | suggest correction | |||
| VOLTZ, JOHANN JAKOB | Germany, 1621, MIM | clockmaker; delivered a sextant and a clock to Philipp of Hessen-Butzbach in 1621. | Butzbach. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| VONCARD, V. | France, 18th Century, MIM | Goniometer = Lempertz 6/14/76. | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VOODT, A. VAN DER | Belgium, NIM | Sextant = Phillips 5/20/75. | Antwerp. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VOOGHDIO, NICOLAS J. | Holland, c.1684, MIM | Planisphere, paper = ADL-A286. | designed an astronomical quadrant, made in wood by Han a Loon; two examples at UTR; there was a wood and paper quadrant at DRE (now lost) that was said to have been designed by Vooghdio and made by Johannes van Keulen 1; ADL signed "Auct N. Vooghdio Amsterdam by Johannes van Keulen (1) met privlégie vor 15 iaaren"; also marked "C.I. Voogt Geometra't Amsterdam by Johannes van Keulen (1) boekverkooper aand i nieux Brugh in de gekroon de Lootsman." | Amsterdam. | Zinner 1; van Cittert 1; Michel 3; D.J. Warner 2; Krogt 2; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VOOGT, CLAES JANSE | Holland, fl.1684-96, | "C.I. Voogt Geometra't, Amsterdam", marked on Nicolas Vooghdio's planisphere, ADL-A286. | Krogt 2. | suggest correction | ||
| VOPEL, CASPAR | Germany, 1511-61, MIM | Astrolabe, 1561 (ICA-614) = Harburg Schloss; Armillary Sphere with manuscript gores on Globe, 1543 = Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; made celestial globes, nocturnals, quadrants, etc, dating from 1532 to 1561; examples may be seen at the Köln Rheinisches Museum, KEN, USNM, NMM, SAL, DEU, BM, OXF, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., etc. | globe maker; variant is Volpelius. | Cologne. | Zinner 1; Price 1, 2 & 3; Ward 4; ICA 2; Maddison 1; Michel 3; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VOPEL, GASPAR | see Caspar Vopel. | suggest correction | ||||
| VOS, WEDUWE J. | Holland, 1742, MIM | the widow Vos. | Warmoesstraat, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| VOSSIUS, ISAAC | Holland, 1618-89, OIM | mentioned by Bonani in 1690 as an optical instrument maker; made a microscope with a high-power single lens; Monconys also refered to him. | the Hague; Leyden; Amsterdam. | Clay and Court; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| VOSTER, ANN | Ireland, 1760, MIM | name known from an ad. | Cork. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| VOSTER, DANIEL | Ireland, fl.1742-51, MIM | Slide Rule, three-foot, 1742 = KEN; Sundial = X; Horizontal Sundial, 1751 = P.C. | P.C. signed "D. Voster Corke Fet 1751 Non regio nisi regar." | Cork. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett; Mollan. | suggest correction |
| VOSTER, ELIAS | Ireland, 1760, MIM | Cork. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| VREAM, WILLIAM | England, fl.1710-27, MIM PHIM | author; made barometers, air pumps, etc; worked for Francis Hauksbee 1. | Earl Street, near the Seven Dials, within two doors of the Royal Oak, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 1(559) & 2(127); A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | |
| VRETSCHER, MATTHIAS, P.S. | Germany, 1754, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, 1754 = Weinmuller 10/28/70 = WUP. | Mannheimer; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| VRIES, JAN ROELLAS VAN | Holland, c.1641, MIM | Astrolabe = Michel Coll.; Sundial = Friesch Museum, Leeuwarden; Zappeck-type Sundial, 1641 = Eisinga's House, Franeker. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VROESEN, ADRIEN | Holland, 1711, | astronomical broadside at USNM; description of a 1711 planetarium. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| VRYTHOFF, LAMBERTUS | Holland, c.1650, MIM | Astronomical Compendium, ten centimeters square = Spaulding Coll. (pre-1929) = Lempertz 6/14/76 = D.(1976). | The Hague. | Hamilton 2; Brieux 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VUER, JAN CORNELYZ VAN | Holland, 1775, NIM | Octant, 1775 = MADEX = NMM. | Jan Cornelyz van Vüer; ex-Seguin Coll. | Bryden 9; Rooseboom 1; MADEX; NMM 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| VUILLAUME | France, c.1858, | violin maker; had Karl Rudolph Koenig as apprentice until 1858, which see. | Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| VULLIAMY | England, c.1787, MIM PHIM | Clock, 1787 = VAA; Barometer = VAA. | probably Benjamin Vulliamy, which see. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| VULLIAMY, BENJAMIN | England, fl.1775-1820, MIM PHIM | son of Justin Vulliamy and succeeded him; clockmaker to George III. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| VULLIAMY, BENJAMIN LEWIS | England, fl.1812-54, MIM PHIM | probably son of Benjamin Vulliamy; clock and barometer maker; Richard Thomas Jump worked for him; took Joseph Jump as apprentice; clockmaker to Queen Victoria. | London. | Goodison 1; Britten; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| VULLIAMY, JUSTIN | England, fl.1730-90, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Nostell Priory, etc. | father of Benjamin Vulliamy; also made clocks. | Pall Mall, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| VULPARIA, AMELLI | Italy, fl.1580-1600, MIM | Palermo. | Gunther 2. | suggest correction | ||
| VULPARIA, BENVENUTUS | Italy, 1486-1553, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, 1516 = Phillips 2/22/76 = TIM. | "Laurentii filius"; clockmaker; see B.V.; author | Florence; Rome. | Maccagni 1; Morpurgo 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VULPARIA, CAMILLUS | Italy, 1484-1560, MIM | Sundial, wood, 1542 = FLO. | father of Hieronymus Vulparia; clockmaker. | Florence. | Bonelli 1; Michel 3; Maccagni 1; Morpurgo 4; Evans 1. | suggest correction |
| VULPARIA, EUPHROSYNUS | Italy; France, b.c.1500-53+, MIM | Astrolabe, 1525 (ICA-175) = BM; Nocturnals = NMM (1516), FLO (1520); Armillary Sphere, 1553 = VIE. | son of Laurentius Vulparia 1; NMM nocturnal from MADEX; made map of Roman country in 1547, now in Vatican; also a geographer and clockmaker; see Ulpius. | Florence; Lyon. | Bonelli 1; Michel 2 and 3; Morpurgo 1 and 4; Gunther 1; Price 1, 2 and 3; ICA 2; MADEX; Maccagni 1. | suggest correction |
| VULPARIA, EX OFFICINA | Italy, MIM | Nocturnal and Sundial = Paris Auction, 6/22/79. | could this be misreading for Euphrosynus Vulparia? | Florence. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| VULPARIA, GIROLAMO | see Hieronymus Vulparia. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| VULPARIA, HIERONYMUS | Italy, c.1527-1614, MIM | made astrolabes, armillary spheres, planetary Ptolemaic models, and a wide range of sundials, including ADL-M4, ADL-DPW11 and ADL-W91; other examples can be seen at FLO, BMR, Perugia Museum, OXF, HAR, KEN, etc. | son of Camillus Vulparia; clockmaker; author; worked in both ivory and brass; dates range from 1554-90. | Florence. | Bonelli 1; Maddison 1; Michel 3; Engelmann 1; Maccagni 1; Gatty; Yonge; ADL; Morpurgo 1 and 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VULPARIA, HIERONYMUS CAMILLI | Italy, | early version of Hieronymus Vulparia; armillary sphere (KEN, 1554) and planetarium (FLO, 1557) are signed thus; see Hieronymus Vulparia. | Maccagni 1. | suggest correction | ||
| VULPARIA, LAURENTIUS 1 | Italy, 1446-1512, MIM | Nocturnal and Sundial, 1511 = FLO. | father of Benvenutus and Euphrosynus Vulparia; clockmaker. | Florence. | Bonelli 1; Michel 3; Maccagni 1; Morpurgo 1 and 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VULPARIA, LAURENTIUS 2 | Italy, c.1500-66, MIM | Pin-gnomon Skaphe, 1560 = Josten Coll. = Soth. 3/14/57 = ADL-DPW14. | son of Camillus Vulparia; clockmaker. | Florence; Lyon (1553). | Michel 3; Maddison 3; Maccagni 1; ADL; Morpurgo 1 and 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| VULPARIA, LORENZO | see Laurentius Vulparia 1. | A.J. Turner 10; Maccagni 1. | suggest correction | |||
| VULPIUS | see Ulpius. | Yonge. | suggest correction | |||
| W. | England, 1823, PHIM | Stick Barometer, 1823 = D.(1983). | the barometer in signed "W" in a triangle on the scale and on the back. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| W. AND W. | England, c.1725, NIM | Backstaff = NMM. | Taylor thought this entry might have been William Wright. | Bristol. | Taylor 2(220). | suggest correction |
| W. M. F.S | England, 1838, MIM | Cruciform Sundial, wood, 1838 = D. | "W. m. F.s Sculp. 1838"; latitude is 53° 21'; painted wood. | Moskowitz 121. | suggest correction | |
| W., THOMAS | England, c.1330, MIM | Sundial, on the back of the Rosenwald astrolabe = USNM (ICA-2006)(ex-N. Giles Coll.). | the dial is signed "Thomas * W. fecit"; for lat. 53° 15'. | Price 1 & 2; ICA 2; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| W.B. 1 | Germany, c.1650, MIM | Artillery Level = ADL-M214. | three punches in a row are assembly marks on ADL; "W.B." also marked on artillery level signed "W. Burucker" at OXF. | Engelmann 1; ADL; Tarrasuk 1; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| W.B. 2 | initials marked on side 1b of an Elias Allen compendium. | Soth. 7/7/78. | suggest correction | |||
| W.B. 3 | William Brown or William Buckley; the initials are marked on a 1551 quadrant signed "T.G." in the British museum; the quadrant is also marked "J.C." (1). | Price 2 & 3; Ward 4; Evans 1; Dewhirst; Taylor 1(18); Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |||
| W.B. 4 | England, 1781, MIM | Sundial, wood, 1781 = Lancaster City Museum. | a magnetic compass is inset into the cover. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| W.B.N. | Scotland, PHIM | Balance = K. and C. 12/15/72. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| W.C.I.V.E. | Holland, MIM | Perpetual Calendar on a silver writing tablet = Soth. 6/25/68. | signed "W.C.I.v E." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| W.C.J. | 1612, NIM | Azimuth Compass, 1612 = OMM. | it does not look that early. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| W.C.S. | c.1850, NIM | Azimuth compass = OMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| W.D. | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Cloth Measure, wood = ADL-M489. | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| W.F. 1 | Germany, 1563, MIM | Pillar Sundial, rock crystal and silver, 1563 = Soth. 12/8/69 = TIM. | calendar on parchment inside the rock crystal cylinder; dubious. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| W.F. 2 | 1707, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1707 = D.(1972). | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| W.F. 3 | England, | owner's initials on a nocturnal by Humphrey Cole in the BM. | Gunther 1; Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | ||
| W.G. | Holland, c.1850, NIM | Log = AMST. | possibly William Geissler. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction |
| W.G.B.B.V.E. | marked on a 1584 astrolabe by Jost Bürgi in the KAS. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| W.H. 1 | marked on a 1641 garden sundial signed "G.R." (2). | Strand Magazine, 1893, pp. 308-18. | suggest correction | |||
| W.H. 2 | Ireland, 1741, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1741 = WRAY-99. | Dublin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| W.H. AND S. | Germany, MIM | Ring Sundial = Soth. 7/31/67. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| W.J. | MIM | Dividers = ADL-M136 | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| W.O. | USA, c.1780, MIM | Garden Sundial, slate = American Heriage Society Auction, 1972. | made for Charleston, South Carolina. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| W.O.R. | 1722, MIM | Pillar Sundial, wood, 1722 = Koller 11/17/75. | the "W" is written as two overlapping "Vs." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| W.P. 1 | Germany, fl.1591-98, MIM | Mining Compasses = NUR-WI1033 and NUR-WI1149; Instrument, ivory, 1598 = NUR. | made four engravings of sundials; an instrument, dated 1591, appears in a painting by von Kessel in the NUR. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| W.P. 2 | marked on a finger ring sundial, signed "H.C." (1), at the NMM. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| W.R. 1 | England, 1620, MIM | Gunter's Quadrant, 1620 = Melun 4/24/83. | fake ? | RSW; Morrison-Low ? | suggest correction | |
| W.R. 2 | Ireland, 1667, MIM SIM | Surveying Compass, wood, 1667 = OXF. | also marked "Dublini latitude 53°20'". | Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9; Simcock 1. | suggest correction |
| W.R. 3 | 1794, OIM | Telescope, 1794 = Military Museum, Warsaw. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| W.R. 4 | England, c.1800, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth.-S 4/24/87. | Last Acle. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| W.S. | on English and German ring sundials, in most cases it stands for "Winter" and "Summer." | Michel 3; Josten 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| W.V.S. | marked on a pantograph signed "M.G.A." | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WACHANO, P., AND STOPANI | Germany, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | Hamburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WACHTER, ALBERT | Germany?, c.1850 ?, MIM | French Curve = D.(1985). | Coffeen 9. | suggest correction | ||
| WACHTER, EGBERT JACOBSEN | Holland, c.1600, NIM | delivered compasses and sounding lines to Jacob van Neck's expedition. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | ||
| WADDINGTON | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 5/15/96. | Leeds. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WADHAM | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Bath. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WADSWORTH, HENRY | USA, 1877, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = MYS. | patented, 1877. | Duxbury, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WAECHTLER, FERDINAND FREDERICK | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Celestial Globe box, silver = LAW-300; Pairs of Globes = Soth. 12/7/51, MADEX-28 (silver), (ex-Chadenat). | Furth. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WAGENAER, MAERTEN JOOSTEN | Holland, c.1617, | Enkhuisen. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WAGER, R. | England, 1783, MIM NIM | appointed master compass-maker to the Admiralty at Deptford Docks, succeeding Samuel Saunders 3. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WAGER, RICHARD | England, fl.1728-56, MIM NIM | compass maker. | Naval Dockyard, Deptford. | Taylor 2(216). | suggest correction | |
| WAGNER, JOHANN | Germany, fl.1538-40, MIM | Astrolabe, 1538 (ICA-257) = OXF; Armillary Sphere, 1540 = NUR. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Gunther 1; Price 1; ICA 2; Michel 1, 2 and 3; Lunardi; GHP. | suggest correction | |
| WAGNER, M. ZACH. | see Georg Vogt und M. Zach. Wagner. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| WAHLBOM, ANDERS | Sweden, c.1755, MIM | apprenticed to Daniel Eckström; worked in his shop untill 1755. | Stockholm. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| WAIT, GREENE AND CO. | USA, c.1828, | sold books, globes, etc. | Boston, mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WAITE, JOHN | England, fl.1668-95, MIM | apprenticed to Walter Hayes in the Grocers' Company on Feb. 17, 1679; free of the Company on May 17, 1688; took an apprentice. | at Smithfield Bar, London (1688-95). | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| WAKE, CHARLES | England, c.1833, MIM | made drawing instruments. | 11 Silver Street, Golden Square, London. | Taylor 2(2269). | suggest correction | |
| WAKELIN | England, MIM | Perpetual Calendar = Soth. 10/17/60. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WAKELY, ANDREW | England, fl.1631-65, | author; advertized in 1633; Taylor lists Wakely as a member of the Joiners' Company who took James Akinson 1 as an apprentice; Crawforth found no record of this; see A.W. 1 for possible instruments. | Redriff Wall, near Cherry Garden Stairs, London. | Taylor 1(169); Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| WAL, JACOBUS VAN DE | Holland, d.1782, OIM | had an observatory at Leiden and made a large telescope. | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| WALCHERLING, B.J.R. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Horizontal Sundials = BRA, P.C.; Analemmatic Sundial = BRA; Horizontal Sundial and Table Sundial on square plate = BRA; Azimuth Sundial = BRA. | Braunschweig. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WALDEN, J. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Jersey. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WALDING, MARTIN | England, c.1770, | marked on a Hadley's quadrant at NMM, made by Thomas Leake, 1770. | Taylor 2(738); NMM 2. | suggest correction | ||
| WALDSEEMULLER, MARTIN | Germany; France, c.1470-1518, MIM | Terrestrial Globe Gores, 1507 = Kraus, N.Y., U. of Minnesota; Gores for Globe, 1509 = X. | Waldseemüller. | Rudolfzell; St. Dié; Freiburg. | Edell 1; Yonge. | suggest correction |
| WALDSTEIN, H. | Austria; USA, c.1840, OIM | Vienna and New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| WALES, WILLIAM | England; USA, fl.1850-93, OIM | pupil of Smith and Beck; came to America in the late 1850's; made microscope objectives. | Fort Lee, New Jersey (1891-93). | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WALFORD, JOHN GEORGE | England, 1790-1832, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | clockmaker. | Banbury. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| WALGRAVE, WILLIAM | England, fl.1668-81, | designed an artillery instrument. | Two White Posts, near Little Queen Street, in Newton Street, St. Giles, London. | Taylor 1(329). | suggest correction | |
| WALKER 1 | Ireland, c.1799, MIM | Horizontal Sundial = MERC-154; Set of Drawing Instruments = Soth. 10/27/69. | Dublin. | Hamilton 1 & 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WALKER 2 | England, NIM | see J. and A. Walker and Walker and Son (2). | Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1731a); Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WALKER 3 | England, c.1800, NIM | Octant = Exhibition "1000 Years of Navigation ", Brussels, 1979. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WALKER AND SON 1 | Ireland, c.1800, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = P.C. (1982); Sundial = KEN. | see Walker 1. | 16 1/2 Temple Bar, Dublin. | Egestorff 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WALKER AND SON 2 | England, NIM | Octant, ebony and brass = Phillips 5/20/75. | see Walker 2. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WALKER, ALEXANDER | England, fl.1810-47, MIM NIM OIM | partner with John Walker in J. and A. Walker. | 33 Pool Lane (later 34 Castle Street), Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1731). | suggest correction | |
| WALKER, ALEXANDER, AND CO. | England, fl.1857-79, MIM NIM OIM | see J. and A. Walker. | 72 South Castle Street, Liverpool. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| WALKER, EZEKIEL | England, fl.1771-1816, OIM | amateur optician, interested in telescopes and micrometers. | Lynn, Norfolk. | Taylor 2(781). | suggest correction | |
| WALKER, F. | England, c.1820, PHIM | Marine Barometer = VNN. | see Francis Walker. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WALKER, F., AND J. HALL | England, 1834, NIM | Octant, ebony, brass and ivory, 1834 = Phillips 2/2/84. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WALKER, FRANCIS | England, fl.1810-46, MIM PHIM | see F. Walker. | 35 (later 17) Wapping Wall, London. | Taylor 2(1453). | suggest correction | |
| WALKER, FREDERICK | Ireland, fl.1832-50, MIM | 7 Trinity Place (1832-33); 31 Clarendon Street (1834-40); 29 Clarendon Street (1841-50); all in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| WALKER, GEORGE | Ireland, fl.1841-48, MIM OIM | 6 Fade Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| WALKER, J. AND A. | England, fl.1823-79, MIM NIM OIM | Sextant = WHI. | John and Alexander Walker; could be dealers; T.C. | 47 Bernard Street, London; Navigation and Stationery Warehouse, 33 Pool Lane, Liverpool (1823-27); 34 Castle Street (formerly Pool Lane), Liverpool (1837-39); 72 South Castle Street, Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1731a); Bryden 9; Moskowitz 102; Crawforth 6. | suggest correction |
| WALKER, JOHN | England, fl.1823-79, MIM NIM OIM | partner with Alexander Walker as J. and A. Walker, which see. | Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1731). | suggest correction | |
| WALKER, JOSEPH | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | 43 Skinner Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(2270). | suggest correction | ||
| WALKER, MATHEW | Ireland, fl.1721-22, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Georgia Historical Society, Atlanta. | Dublin. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WALKER, RALPH | Jamaica; England, 1749-1824, NIM | Azimuth Compass = NMM; Universal Ring Sundial, mounted over a Compass = PEA. | invented a tide calculator that was made by George Adams 2, an example is at the NMM. | Jamaica; London. | Taylor 2(782); J.A. Bennett 2; Dewhirst; Bedini 8; Brewington 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WALKER, SAMUEL | England, 1739, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, 1739 = The Holmes, Rotherham. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WALKER, THOMAS | England, 1805-73, NIM | Harpoon Log = WHI; Patent Log = ADL-A57; Log, Model A-2 = D.(1972). | nephew of Edward Massey; the A-2 model log was patented in 1866; it was marked "London." | Birmingham; London. | J.A. Bennett 2; Moskowitz 104; G.L'E. Turner 24; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WALKER, THOMAS FERDINAND | England, fl.1861-1912, NIM | son of Thomas Walker; joined the firm in 1861; made taffrail logs. | Birmingham; London. | J.A. Bennett 2; Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction | |
| WALKER, WILLIAM 1 | Ireland, fl.1775-1819, MIM | Miner's Dial, 1792 = Phillips 2/2/84; Circumferentor, 1797 = P.C.; Mathematical Instrument Set, etui, 1779 = Soth. 10/22/69. | see William Walker and Son (1805-19); father of William Walker 2. | 15 Temple Bar (1776-88); 17 Temple Bar (1791-1819); both in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9. | suggest correction |
| WALKER, WILLIAM 2 | Ireland, fl.1805-26, MIM | son of William Walker 1; see William Walker and Son. | 17 Temple Bar, Dublin (1819-26). | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| WALKER, WILLIAM, AND SON | Ireland, fl.1805-19, MIM | Circumferentors = P.C., P.C. (1802), DUB (1807). | William Walker 1 and his son, William Walker 2. | 17 Temple Bar; 16 1/2 Temple Bar; both in Dublin. | Bryden 9; Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction |
| WALKINS, W. | misreading for W. Watkins. | James Street, London. | Bonelli 4. | suggest correction | ||
| WALL, COL. GEORGE | USA, 1788, | invented "Wall's Trigonometer" in 1788. | Bucks County, Pa. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| WALL, THOMAS | USA, 1797-1854, MIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio. | Cleveland, Ohio (1845-54). | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WALLACE, JAMES | Scotland, OIM | Telescope = D.(1978). | Androssan. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WALLACE, WILLIAM | Scotland, 1768-1843, | invented the Eidograph in 1801; professor of mathematics at Edinburgh University. | Edinburgh. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| WALLER 1 | Germany, c.1690, OIM | Double Burning Glass = DRE. | Tschimhaüs. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WALLER 2 | see Woller. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| WALLINGFORD, RICHARD OF | see Richard of Wallingford. | Michel 3; Gunther 2; North 4. | suggest correction | |||
| WALLIS, JAMES | England, 1790, MIM | Vertical Sundial, 1790 = house in St. Ives. | St. Ives. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| WALMSLEY, W.H. | USA, OIM | microscope importer and dealer. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WALPOLE, CHARLES | England; USA, c.1746, MIM | London; Wall Street, New York, N.Y. | Bedini 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WALPOLE, THOMAS | variant spelling for Thomas Walpool. | suggest correction | ||||
| WALPOOL, THOMAS | England, fl.1683-1703, MIM | apprenticed to Nathaniel Anderton in the Grocers' Company on March 7, 1677; free of the Company on March 7, 1683; took apprentices. | at the Mariner and Compass, Minories, London (1696-1715). | J. Brown 1; Taylor 1(505) & 2(128); Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| WALTER | Ireland, 1792, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, 1792 = Phillips 2/2/84. | Dublin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WALTER, BERNHARD | Germany, 1434-1504, MIM | sundial maker. | Nürnberg. | Lunardi; Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| WALTER, JAMES | England, PHIM | made barometers and other weather indicators. | 14 Water Street, Liverpool. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WALTON | England, | wheel barometer signed "J. Browning Walton Glastonbury"; Walton was probably a dealer who carried the work of John Browning (3). | Glastonbury. | Soth. 7/21/87. | suggest correction | |
| WALTON, JAMES | England, OIM | Instrument = KEN. | Taylor 2(2271). | suggest correction | ||
| WALTON, JOHN | England, c.1713, MIM | apprenticed to John Wood in the Clockmakers' Company on July 6, 1713. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| WANNCK | Germany, 17th Century, MIM | Table Sundial = Drouot 6/2/49. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| WANSCHAFF | Germany, NIM | Reflecting Circle = KEN-1876-998. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WARD | England, fl.1843-51, | barometer maker. | 79 Bishopsgate Within, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WARD AND SMITH | England, c.1735, | William Ward and Caleb Smith; designed a sextant in 1735 which was made by Thomas Heath 1. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WARD, HENRY | England, fl.1755-1820, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | watch and clockmaker; author; the barometer is signed "H. Ward Blandford." | Blandford. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| WARD, JAMES 1 | England, fl.1675-1711, MIM | consructed sundials; engineer. | Langley. | Taylor 1(388). | suggest correction | |
| WARD, JAMES 2 | England, c.1792, | apprenticed to Ebenezer Rust 1 of the Grocers' Company on June 7, 1792. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WARD, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1722-55, OIM | apprenticed to Timothy Brandreth of the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1714; free of the Company, Jan. 11, 1722; Master of the Company from 1737 to 1744. | Court and von Rohr 3(94). | suggest correction | ||
| WARD, JOHN 2 | England, c.1734, MIM | apprenticed to James Parker in the Grocers' Company on Feb. 26, 1714; free of the Company, Jan. 22, 1735 by Mrs. Elizabeth Parker. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WARD, JOHN 3 | England, c.1783, | apprenticed to Robert Browning 1 of the Grocers' Company on July 3, 1783. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WARD, MACOCK | USA, 1702-83, MIM | made and repaired mathematical instruments; clockmaker; loyalist. | Wallingford, Conn. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| WARD, WILLIAM | England, c.1735, | worked with Caleb Smith to design a new sextant; see Ward and Smith. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WARDEN, WILLIAM | England, fl.1767-70, MIM | also a casemaker. | High Street (1767); Market Place (1770); both in Walsall. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| WARE AND HIREMAN | USA, fl.1855-58, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Henry Ware and the brothers, Hy W. and John H. Hireman. | 25 East 4th Street, Cincinnatti, Ohio. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| WARE, HENRY | USA, 1810-85, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = DPW. | worked alone, 1839-55; partner with Hy W. and John H. Hireman as Ware and Hireman (1855-58); alone again (1858-85); early maker of Burt's solar compass; bought a transit from Gurley in 1864. | at Shawk's boards, corner of 5th and Sycamore (1839-55); 25 East 4th Street (1855-56); East Fourth Street (1858-85); all in Cincinnatti, Ohio. | Smart 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WARE, RICHARD | England, c.1716, MIM | apprenticed to John Crooke 1 in the Joiners' Company on July 6, 1708; free in the Company, June 5, 1716 | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| WAREHAM, ROBERT | England; USA, 1825-92, MIM | Surveying Compass = X; Transit = X. | apprenticed to Edmund Draper c.1839, and was his foreman until Draper died in 1882. | England; 226 Pear (1867-90); 402 Locust (1891); both in Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; Miller. | suggest correction |
| WARLTIRE | England, 18th Century, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | possibly the owner. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WARMAN, THOMAS | England, c.1696, | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 2 in the Joiners' Company, 1696. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WARMELO, JOH. | Holland, 1742, NIM | made cross-staffs. | Utrechtschestraat, Amsterdam (1742). | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| WARNER 1 | England, 18th Century, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = Soth. 12/13/71. | Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WARNER 2 | see Roach and Warner; see Henry Warner. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |||
| WARNER, HENRY | USA, 1810-57, MIM NIM PHIM | worked alone from 1834 to 1840 and from 1846 to 1857; took John Roach as a partner, 1841-45; the firm was known as Roach and Warner. | 293 Broadway (1838-42); 105 Fulton (1842-43); 68 Fulton Street; all in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WARNER, JOHN 1 | England, c.1672, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Edward Fage of the Clockmakers' Company on July 4, 1672. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| WARNER, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1682 to + or - 1700, MIM PHIM | apprenticed to Henry Wynne of the Clockmakers' Company on March 29,1675; free of the Company, April 3, 1682; took apprentices; author; barometer maker; made improvements to the type of slide rule which he manufactured; Taylor and Goodison indicate that he was in business until 1722 but this is not confirmed. | at the Sign of the King's Arms and Globe, Little Lincols's Inn Fields, end of Portugal Row, London. | Taylor 1(449) & 2(129); Goodison 1; Robischon; J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| WARNER, JOHN 3 | England, fl.1697-1705, MIM | apprenticed to Edward Norris of the Clockmakers' Company; free of the Company Jan. 8, 1697; may have taken Richard Hamilton as an apprentice, Sept. 1705. | Lomdon. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| WARNER, JOHN 4 | England, c.1712, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Glynne of the Clockmakers' Company on April 7, 1712; may have been turned over to Richard Hamilton of the Clockmakers' Company. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| WARNER, JOHN 5 | England, post-1856, MIM OIM PHIM | 72 Fleet Street, London, E.C. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| WARRANTED | used by American instrument makers to guarantee the instrument they either made or bought. | Warner 14. | suggest correction | |||
| WARREN, BENJAMIN | USA, 1740-1825, MIM NIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass, wood = Streeter Coll., Yale University. | compass card printed by Paul Revere. | Plymouth, New Engd. (Mass). | Smart 1; Price 2; Bedini 8 & 16; USNM; Warner 12. | suggest correction |
| WARRENER, SOLOMON | England, c.1787, | apprenticed to John Karmock of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 6, 1787. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WARRICK, ENOCH | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 4/24/87. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WARRINER, CHAUNCEY | USA, c.1846, MIM | Washington, D.C. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| WARRIS, WILLIAM | England, fl.1804-22, OIM | held a patent on a mount for opera glasses. | Burgen Street, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(1239); Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |
| WARWICK, WILLIAM | England, c.1830, MIM OIM PHIM | 16A Sloane Square, Chelsea, London. | Taylor 2(2036a). | suggest correction | ||
| WASH, EDWARD | England, c.1801, MIM | apprenticed to Benjamin Mansfield of the Grocers' Company on May 7, 1801; free of the Company June 2, 1808. | London. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| WASHBOURNE | England, OIM | Lucernal Microscope = Clay Coll. | Clay and Court; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| WASHINGTON, ABRAHAM | England, c.1650, MIM | may be the maker of several instruments signed "A.W." (1); alternate choices would be Andrew Wakely or Abraham Watlington; the instruments are quadrants dated 1639, 1640 and 1644, also a terrestrial globe dated 1652. | Taylor 1(214a); Weil 2 (17). | suggest correction | ||
| WASSERLEIN, R. | Germany, OIM | Microscope = Christie-SK 6/2/83. | Berlin. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WAST, PAULUS | Holland, c.1793, MIM OIM PHIM | Barometer = van Cleef en Scheurleer Auction, 1799; Plate from Thermometer = OXF; Barometer = LEY. | Langebrugsteeg over O.Z. Heenenlogment, Amsterdam (1793). | Mörzer Bruyns 2; van Cittert 2; Maddison 1; Daumas 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WAST, PAULUS, EN ZOON | Holland, c.1800, MIM OIM PHIM | Barometer = Fries Museum, Leeuwarden; Triple Tube Barometer = Bonhams 9/2/77. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WATER AND CO. | England, 19th Century, MIM | Sundial = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | marked "Caernarvon Lat'e 53° 7', Long. 4° 15' west." | Caernarvon. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATERMAN, GURDON | see Gurdon. | Pugsley Sale; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WATKINS 1 | England, 1730, PHIM | Angle Barometer, 1730 = VAA. | London. | Grimaldi. | suggest correction | |
| WATKINS 2 | England, 1803, MIM | Pocket Compass, 1803 = Soth. 10/21/74. | could be Jeremiah or Francis (2) Watkins. | Charing Cross, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATKINS 3 | England, fl.1825-30, MIM | Miner's Dial = D.(1967). | see William Watkins 1. | 16 Augustine's Parade, Bristol. | Bryden 9; Dewhirst. | suggest correction |
| WATKINS 4 | England, c.1790, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | many instruments are signed "Watkins Charing Cross, London." | several instrument makers named Watkins used this address, it is difficult to differentiate between them. | Charing Cross, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATKINS 5 | England, c.1790, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | many instruments are signed "Watkins London"; could be the same as Watkins 4; the same comments apply. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WATKINS AND HILL | England, fl.1819-56, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums, examples at TEY, OXF, KEN, VNN, WHI, etc. | the firm started as Jeremiah Watkins and a descendant of Nathaniel Hill (1819-28); their trade card says they were "Mathematical, Optical and Philosophical Instrument Makers to Their Royal Highnesses The Dukes of York and Clarence"; they succeeded J. and W. Watkins; c.1828 Jeremiah was replaced by Francis Watkins 3; MIMs to the University of London; the firm's air pump won a prize at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; they were succeeded by the Elliott Brothers, c.1857. | 5 Charing Cross, London. | Taylor 2(423); Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; Goodison 1; USNM; G.L'E. Turner 24; Moskowitz 122; Wynter 1; Coffeen C and 43; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATKINS AND SMITH | England, 1764-77, MIM OIM PHIM | Gunner's Calipers = Evans Coll.; Telescope = X; Odometer = Soth. 4/29/77; Stick Barometer = Audley End; Angle Barometers = D.(1978), KEN (1763). | Francis Watkins 1 and Addison Smith. | Charing Cross, London. | USNM; Evans 1; Goodison 1; Middleton 1; Moskowitz 122; McConnell; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATKINS, A.W. | England, c.1808, PHIM | Inclined Barometer = USNM. | St. James Street, London (1808). | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WATKINS, FRANCIS 1 | England, before 1723-84, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Microscopes = KEN, LEY, Christie 12/17/75; Telescopes = KEN, CMY; Universal Ring Sundial = Soth. 5/12/75; Circumferentor = Soth. 5/12/75; Angle Barometers = OXF, D., Christie 12/6/78 (1753), Phillips-Scot. 3/29/90; Stick Barometers = VCW, KEN; Theodolite = WHI; Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 5/15/96; etc. | apprenticed to Nathaniel Adams in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1737; free of the Company, 1746; took Addison Smith as an apprentice in 1750 and as a partner from 1764 to 1777; succeeded by Jeremiah and William (1) Watkins (Sons?) in 1782; balance maker; introduced the angle barometer in 1752. T.C. | Sir Isaac Newton's Head, Charing Cross, London. | Taylor 2(423); Crawforth 1; J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10; Moskowitz 122; Goodison 1; Pipping 1; Court and von Rohr 3(142); Robischon; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATKINS, FRANCIS 2 | England, c.1763, OIM PHIM | nephew of Francis Watkins 1; apprenticed to Addison Smith in the Spectaclemakers' Company on July 6, 1763. | Charing Crosss, London. | Taylor 2(1733); Goodison 1; Clay and Court; Court and von Rohr 3186); G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| WATKINS, FRANCIS 3 | England, fl.1828-35, MIM OIM PHIM | replaced Jeremiah Watkins in Watkins and Hill, 1828. | 5 Charing Cross, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WATKINS, HENRY M. | USA, c.1847, PHIM | received a diploma for his electromagnetic machines at the Fair of the American Institute, Oct., 1847. | 167 William Street, New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WATKINS, J. AND H. | misreading of J. and W. Watkins. | Cristie-SK 4/17/86. | suggest correction | |||
| WATKINS, J. AND W. | England, fl.1784-98, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Telescope = D.(1976); Solar Microscope = D.(1973); Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86; Ellipsograph = Phillips 9/10/86; Garden Sundial, 1785 = Soth.10/19/64; Theodolite = Soth.7/15/63; Graphometer = PEA; Hodometer = RSM. | Jeremiah and Walter Watkins; they succeeded their uncle, Francis Watkins 1 in 1784; instrument makers to the Duke and Duchess of York and to the Duke of Clarence; T.C.; Taylor listed this firm as Jeremiah and William (1) Watkins. | 5 Charing Cross, London. | Goodison 1; Taylor 2(1052) & (1053); Moskowitz 122; Wynter 1; Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATKINS, JEREMIAH | England, fl.1785-1828, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Hodometer = Christie-SK 8/20/87; Hadley's Quadrant = CMY; Case of Drawing Instruments = DPW; etc. | nephew of Francis Watkins 1; brother of Walter Watkins; cousin or brother of William Watkins 1; worked with his brother, Walter Watkins, from 1784 to1798, as successors to Francis Watkins 1; worked alone 1799-1819; took Hill as a partner in Watkins and Hill in 1819; T.C.; instrument makers to their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York and Clarence and to the Hone. East India Company. | No. 5 Charing Cross, London. | Taylor 2(1052) & (1053); Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; G.L'E. Turner 24; Moskowitz 122; Court and von Rohr 3(XXXV); USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATKINS, JOHN | England, c.1722, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Heath 1 of the Grocers' Company on Nov.28, 1722. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WATKINS, THOMAS | England, c.1746, NIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = VCU. | apprenticed to James Tomlinson in the Spectaclemakers' Company on Oct. 2, 1746; the barometer is signed "T. Watkins." | Clay and Court; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WATKINS, WALTER | England, fl.1784-1808, MIM OIM PHIM | from 1784 to 1798 he was a partner with his brother, Jeremiah, as J. and W. Watkins; they succeeded their uncle, Francis Watkins 1, | 5 Charing Cross, London. | Goodison 1; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| WATKINS, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1784-1809, MIM OIM PHIM | Hodometer = OXF; Microscope = Christie-SK 4/17/86; Telescope = Christie 12/18/74; Instrument = NMM; Sundial = ROM; Angle Barometer = USNM; Stick Barometers = Earl Spencer Coll., X. | grandson of William Berry; brother or cousin of Jeremiah and Walter Watkins. | 22 St. James (1784-99); 70 St. James (1800-09); both in London. | Taylor 2(1053a); Middleton 1; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATKINS, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1825-30, MIM OIM PHIM | Sundial, wooden case = OXF; Universal Ring Sundial = Soth. 11/9/59; Wheel Barometer = X; Instrument = NMM; Telescope = D.(1978). | 16 Augustine Parade; St. Augustine's Back; both in Bristol. | Taylor 2(1734); Evans 1; Dewhirst; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WATLINGTON, ABRAHAM | England, 1644, MIM | Gunter's Quadrant, 1644 = BM. | signed "Abraham Watlington fecit umbra sum"; see A.W. 1. | Ward 4; Price 3; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WATSON 1 | England, c.1815, OIM | Telescopes = KEN, D.(1973), Soth. 4/24/45. | probably James Watson 2. | 4 Saville Place, opposite Lambeth Terrace, London. | Clay and Court; Dewhirst; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATSON 2 | USA, c.1856, MIM | see William Burt and Watson. | Detroit, Mich. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WATSON 3 | England, post-1865, PHIM | Barometer and Altimeter = Christie 12/18/74. | marked "invented by H.A.H., 1865." | 4 Pall Mall, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATSON AND SON | England, OIM | Microscope, # 1273 = Christie 12/8/76. | might be William Watson 1. | 313 high Holborn, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATSON, D. FRASER | England, c.1905, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer = Soth.- Pulborough 3/1/83. | Manchester. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WATSON, HENRY | England, c.1860, | made Armstrong's hydro-electric machine. | Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WATSON, JAMES 1 | England, c.1719, | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 2 in the Joiners' Company in 1708; free in the Company, 1719. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WATSON, JAMES 2 | England, fl.1771-1824, OIM | Telescopes = P.C. (1975), P.C. (1982), KEN, Soth. 3/25/86, Christie 12/17/75, D.(1976). | the telescopes are often signed "J. Watson London"; he was also a telescope maker for the trade. | London. | Taylor 2(1241); Moskowitz ; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATSON, JOHN | England, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Ventom in the Merchant Taylors' Company; free of the company. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WATSON, N., AND SONS LTD. | misreading for W. Watson and Sons Ltd. | Soth. 7/18/73. | suggest correction | |||
| WATSON, R. | England, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Sight = Christie 7/5/71. | Newcastle. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WATSON, ROBERT 1 | England, c.1690, MIM | apprenticed to John Warner 2 of the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 24, 1690. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| WATSON, ROBERT 2 | England, c.1830, MIM | Level = P.C. | Manchester. | Delehar 4. | suggest correction | |
| WATSON, ROGER | England, c.1634, | apprenticed to Thomas Brown 1 in the Joiners' Company on Aug. 14, 1634. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WATSON, SAMUEL | England, fl.1674-1712, MIM NIM | Garden Sundial, 1688 = TIM. | devised a machine to find longitude at sea; made astronomical clocks. | Coventry; Long Acre, London. | Taylor 1(381); Evans 1; J. Brown 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATSON, THOMAS | USA, 1832-1906, MIM | partner with William Burt, 1857-58, worked alone, 1859. | 214 Jefferson (1857-58); 34 Montcalm (1859); both in Detroit, Mich. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| WATSON, THOMAS N. | USA, fl.1867-70, MIM SIM | partner in William J. Young and Co. with William J. Young and Charles S. Heller. | 43 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| WATSON, W., AND SON LTD. | England, post-1850, OIM | Microscope = Phillips 2/14/79. | might be William Watson 1. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WATSON, W., AND SONS | England, fl.1837-99, MIM OIM | Eidograph = Christie 7/23/80; Microscopes = D.(1972), Christie 12/8/76 (# 1150) & (# 2761), Christie 5/26/76 (#3380), Phillips 4/20/83 (# 1578) and 12/12/89, K. and C. 9/29/76; Sundial = Christie 12/8/76. | might be William Watson 1. | 313 High Holorn, London. | Taylor 2(2272); RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATSON, W., AND SONS LTD. | England, fl.1900-27, MIM OIM | Microscope, # 66907 = Christie 12/8/76; Binocular Microscope, # 69798 = Christie 12/8/76; Telescope, 1918 and Microscopes (3) = Christie 5/26/76; Microscopes = D.(1972, Soth. 7/18/73; Telescope = D.(1976); Oxford Astrolabes, aluminum and paper = WHI, P.C., etc. | this firm may have been started by William Watson 1; the 1927 catalogue was the 41st edition; the astrolabe was designed by Jenkin. | 313 High Holborn, London. | Moskowitz 104; USNM; Bryden 16; Gunther 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATSON, WILLIAM 1 | England, MIM OIM | apprenticed to Thomas Ventom in the Merchant Taylors' Company; made free of the Company; may be the founding Watson in W. Watson and Son(s). | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WATSON, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1755, NIM | Compass Card = X. | T.C.; compasses and nautical instruments. | Church Lane Stairs, Hull. | C.N. Robinson; Bryden 9. | suggest correction |
| WATSON, WILLIAM 3 | England, d.1857, MIM | Vertical Sundials (2) = Church and house in Seaton Ross, East Riding, Yorkshire. | farmer. | Seaton Ross, Yorkshire. | Gatty; Flamank. | suggest correction |
| WATT, JAMES | Scotland; England, 1736-1819, NIM | Sextant = Christie-SK 5/8/86; Sector = John Rathbone and Sons, Brmingham, 1880. | apprenticed to John Morgan 2 in the Joiners' Company, c.1750-56; trained to be a rule maker; worked with Matthew Boulton in Birmingham. | London. | Rathbone 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATT, JAMES 1 | Scotland; England, 1736-1819, MIM PHIM | Sector = KEN; Stick Barometer = RSM; Set of register plates = KEN. | apprenticed to John Morgan in London; returned to Glasgow in 1756; "Mathematical Instrument Maker to the College of Glasgow", 1757 to 1771; the engineer who developed the steam engine; invented several mathematical instruments; worked with Matthew Boulton in Birmingham, 1775. | Greenock; London; Saltmarket, Glasgow (1759-64); Irongate, Glasgow (1764-71); Birmingham (1775); Heathfield. | Taylor 2(548); Bryden 3 & 11; Goodison 1; Delehar 2; Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATT, JAMES 2 | Scotland, fl.1827-63, MIM SIM | made measuring lines and survey chains. | 407 Argyll Street (1827-35); 179 Argyll Street (1836); 7 South Albion Street and 179 Argyll Street (1837-40); 11 St. Enoch Square and 179 Argyll Street (1841); 3 and 11 St. Enoch Square (1842); 3 St. Enoch Square (1843-53); 16 Croy place (1854-61); 11 Turner's Court (1862-63); all in Glasgow. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |
| WATTLEWORTH | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Whitehaven. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WATTS | England, 19th Century, MIM NIM | Dip Needle = Melun 4/24/83. | see E.R. Watts. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATTS, E.R. | England, c.1880, MIM NIM SIM | Pocket Sextant = Phillips 5/20/75; Theodolite = Auction, Honfleur 6/17/79. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WATTS, E.R., AND CO. | England, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Soth. 1/27/75. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WATTS, E.R., AND SON | England, post-1850, MIM SIM | Theodolites = Phillips-Leeds 6/24/87, K. & C. 4/7/76; Self-Adjusting Level = Phillips-Leeds 6/24/87; Sextant = Soth. 6/21/76. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WATTS, J. | USA, MIM | Gauge, wood, 45" and Rule, wood, 48" = Salem Maritime Nat'l Historic Site. | the gauge is shod in steel. | corner of City Square and Chelsea Street, Charlestown, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WATTS, JOHN | England, c.1712, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Feilder of the Clockmakers' Company on April 4, 1698; free of the Company, Nov.3, 1712. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| WATTS, W. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WAULMAN, G.S. | USA, MIM OIM PHIM | T.C. | 116 Fulton Street, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| WAUN, ABRAHAM HARTOG | Holland, 1769-1833, MIM PHIM | worked with his father, Hartog Waun (1802-15), and with his brother, Jacob Waun (1816-33). | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| WAUN, HARTOG | Holland, fl.1769-1815, MIM PHIM | worked with his son, Abraham Hartog Waun, 1802-15. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| WAUN, JACOB | Holland, fl.1816-33, MIM PHIM | worked with his brother, Abraham Hartog Waun, 1816-33. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |
| WAUQUIER | France, c.1825, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 12/15/72. | the barometer is signed "Wauquier-Soleil Paris." | Paris. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WAUTHIER, JULES | England, fl.1853-55, PHIM | barometer maker. | 45 Wilmington Square, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WAWEN, GERVAS | England, c.1689, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Conyers of the Clockmakers' Company on Nov. 14, 1689. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| WAWRZNEIC, LAURENCE | Poland, 17th Century, MIM | Astronomical Clock = Polish Nat'l Collection, Montreal, Canada (1955). | Thorn. | Connoisseur, Sept. 1955. | suggest correction | |
| WEABER | England, c.1850, OIM | Cary-type Microscope = Soth. 10/3/88. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WEARDEN | variant of Warden. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |||
| WEATHERILL, WILLIAM | USA, c.1800, | mathematician. | 62 Broadway, New York, N.Y. (1800). | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WEATHERSTON, JOHN | England, fl.1787-1801, MIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | clock and watch maker. | Woolmarket, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| WEBB 1 | England, MIM SIM | Theodolite = Soth. 2/26/68. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WEBB 2 | see Killick and Webb. | Bell 2. | suggest correction | |||
| WEBB, AMBROSE | England, c.1722, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Feilder of the Clockmakers' Company on Dec. 10, 1712; free of the Company, March 5, 1722. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| WEBB, HENRY | England. | naturalist; prepared microscope slides. | George Street, Balsall Heath, ca. 1858-66. | USNM; WEBDB. | suggest correction | |
| WEBB, ISAAC | England, fl.1669-95, MIM | admitted as a Brother to the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 18, 1669; took apprentices; turned Benjamin Owen over to William Newton 1. | London. | J. Brown 3; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| WEBB, J. | England, MIM | Inclinable Sundial = P.C. (1982). | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WEBB, JOHN | England, 1760-1846, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X; Theodolite = Phillips 2/2/84; Instrument = X. | T.C. | Old Established Shop, 408 Oxford Street; 192 Tottenham Court Road, opposite the chapel (1817); 28 Francis Street; all in London. | Goodison 1; Crawforth 1; Taylor 2(665); RSW. | suggest correction |
| WEBB, JOSEPH | England, c.1751, MIM | apprenticed to Joshua Bourne in the Joiners' Company on Oct. 2, 1744; made free in the Company on Christopher Stedman's report on Nov. 12, 1751. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| WEBB, JOSEPH BENJAMIN | England, fl.1825-28, MIM NIM PHIM | 13 Charles Street, City Road, London. | Taylor 2(1737). | suggest correction | ||
| WEBB, RICHARD | England, c.1842, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial = Denton. | Denton. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| WEBB, THOMAS | England, c.1793, MIM | Rule, folding, wood = D.(1988). | rule maker. | 8 Earl Street, St. James, Bristol. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction |
| WEBBER, JOHN | England, c.1800, MIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | clockmaker; the barometer is signed "Webber London." | Woolwich. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| WEBBERS, ZACHARIAS | Holland, 1639, MIM | Pillar and Spherical Sundial, 1639 = SWE. | the sundial is signed "Zacharias Webbers Lipsiensis ad Elavationem Poli 52 Graden Amsteldami: Anno 1639." | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Pipping 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WEBSTER | England, c.1835, | improved the beam level; might be Henry Webster. | Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction | ||
| WEBSTER AND HAVENS | USA, c.1852, PHIM | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| WEBSTER, HENRY | England, fl.1843-60, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | looking-glass, and thermometer maker. | 3 Vineyard Walk, Clerkenwell (1843-46); 37 Coppice Row (1847-60); both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| WEBSTER, J. | USA, fl.1853-56, PHIM | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| WECHIO, J. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Exeter. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WEDDERBURN, THOMAS | see Adie and Wedderburn. | Bryden 3. | suggest correction | |||
| WEDDIGEN, H.G. | Germany, c.1700, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial on ivory cube = KAS. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WEDGEWOOD, JOSIAH | England, 1730-95, PHIM | ceramicist; introduced a pyrometer consisting of fusable clay cones in 1782. | Burslem. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| WEED, B. | England, c.1850 z, NIM | Sextant = D.(1972). | Liverpool. | Moskowitz 104. | suggest correction | |
| WEEDEN, JOHN | England, c.1822, OIM | 18 Baldwyne Street, City Road, London. | Taylor 2(1738). | suggest correction | ||
| WEEDON, WILLIAM JOHN | England, fl.1822-32, MIM OIM PHIM | 7 Norman Street, St. Luke's, London. | Taylor 2(1739). | suggest correction | ||
| WEEKES, JOHNSON | England, fl.1683-84, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Robert Cooke of the Clockmakers' Company on June 5, 1671; free of the Company Dec. 3, 1683; took an apprentice. | London. | J. Brown 3; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |
| WEET, JOHN | England, 1728, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1728 = BM. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | ||
| WEETS, JOHNSON | misreading for Johnson Weekes. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |||
| WEGELIN, BARTHOLOMAEUS | Switzerland, 1683-1750, | author; wrote on cosmography and armillary spheres. | St. Gallen. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| WEGELIN, JOSUA | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Sundial on table clock = Auction, Munich 1933. | Augsburg. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| WEHMANN, H. | Germany, NIM | Octants = BRE, D.(1976); Compass Card = BRE. | instrument maker and dealer; the dealer's octant was marked "sold by." | Vegasac. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WEHMANN, T.E. | Germany, PHIM | Stick Barometer = OMM. | Vegasac. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WEICHERT, WILLIAM | England, c.1830, NIM | Octant = Christie pre-1987; Sextant = D.(1978). | T.C. | Cardiff. | J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WEICKERT 1 | Germany, c.1650, PHIM | Nest of Weights = DRE. | Cologne. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WEICKERT 2 | Germany, c.1780, MIM | Protractor = DRE. | Leipzig. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WEIGEL, ERHARD | Germany, 1625-99, MIM | Celestial Globes inside Armillary Spheres, 1699 = BASH, KAS, Breslau Universitäts Sternwarte, NUR, etc.; Globe, silver with coat-of-arms and weather vane = MUN; Celestial Globes, 1699 = NMM, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. (copper); Terrestrial Globe, 1699 = FLO; Celestial Globe = FLO. | author; wrote on globes. | Jena. | Zinner 1; Price 2; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WEILBACH, JOHAN PHILIP | Denmark, c.1830, NIM | Crown Compass = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | made liquid compasses. | Copenhagen. | J.A. Bennett 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WEILER, J. | marked later on gunner's level by Picart, at OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WEILER, MARTIN 1 | Germany, 1590, MIM | Astrolabe, 1590 (ICA-3025) = SKO. | "Iochemus Haertsberch Lybeck.....", owner. | Eisleben. | Zinner 1; ICA 2; Price 2; Brieux 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WEILER, MARTIN 2 | Universal Ring Sundial, (falsely dated 1590) = X. | fake, probably by the London forger. | Brieux 2. | suggest correction | ||
| WEINMANN, CHRISTOPH | Germany, fl.1678-88, MIM SIM | Sector, 1678 = HAK; Rules (2), 1688 = ROU; Graphometers = Schloss Moosham, Salzburg, the Königsberg Stadt. Sammlung; Artillery Level, 1685 = DRE. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; Michel 3; Lunardi; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WEINMAYSTER, GEORGIO | astrolabe ICA-256 is inscribed "Valentinus Sonthalmer Georgio Weinmayster dono 1535"; it is also marked "H.G. 1537" (1); the long inscription is marked in the mater; the astrolabe was formerly in the Nachet Coll. | Price 1; ICA 2; Gunther 1; Zinner 1; MADEX; Nachet. | suggest correction | |||
| WEIR, ROBERT | Ireland, fl. 1785-1846, OIM | Polyhedral Sundial, 1785 = Ardrossan, Ayr. | 17 Bridge Street, Coleraine. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Somerville. | suggest correction | |
| WEISS AND SON | England, c.1850, PHIM | showed in the Great London Exhibition of London in 1851. | 62 Strand, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| WEISS, GEORGE | USA, fl.1853-54, MIM NIM PHIM | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| WEISS, GOTFRIED | Germany, c.1730, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundials = VIE, GRA, OXF; Equatorial Sundial = Breslau Sternwarte; Table Sundial = KEN; Universal Ring Sundial = Soth. 11/16/87; Particular Sundial, with case = Soth. 4/17/61; Equatorial Sundial = GRA. | Nürnberg | Zinner 1; Maddison 1; Lunardi; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WEIZSAEKER, V. | France, NIM | Sextant = Seamans Institute, New York, N.Y. | Dunkerque. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WELCH, BENJAMIN | England, c.1700, | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 2 of the Joiners' Company in 1700. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WELCH, GEORGE | England, c.1796, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Rust of the Grocers' Company on Jan.4, 1781; free of the Company on April 7, 1796. | London. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| WELCH, J. | England, 1716, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, silver, 1716 = WHI. | Bryden 16. | suggest correction | ||
| WELCH, WILLIAM | USA, fl.1838-43, PHIM | Atwood Machine = USNM. | 54 Chrystie (1838-39); 43 Eldridge (1841-43); both in New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WELDON | Weldon Range Finder Patent = Christie 5/26/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WELDON, EDWARD | England, OIM | Telescope, refracting = Christie-SK 11/27/86. | Tunbridge Wells. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WELKER, JOHN | USA, 1797, MIM | clock, watch and instrument maker. | Market Street; across from Mrs. Kimboll's Tavern, Patrick Street (1797); both in Washington, D.C. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WELLER | England, c.1825, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie's 2/19/97. | Littlehampton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WELLINGEN, H.G. | Germany, MIM | Ivory Sundials (2) = STU. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WELLINGTON, ALEXANDER | England, fl.1792-1825, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Octant = D.(1978); Telescope = Phillips 2/22/77; Pantograph = Soth.-S 4/24/87; Microscope = Phillips 4/20/83; Sundial in case = Soth. 7/10/67; Drawing Instrument Sets = Soth. 5/6/69, Drouot Richelieu 4/28/88; Stick Barometer = P.C. | most of his instruments signed simply "Wellington" but one of his microscopeswas signed "Alex Wellington, Mathematical Instrument Maker, Crown Court, Soho, London"; had one of the Jones' as an apprentice; joined by his son 1814-15; T.C.; succeeded by Laban Cooke in 1825. | Crown Court, Abinger Street, St. Anne's, Soho, London. | Taylor 2(1056); Crawforth 1; Wynter and Turner; NMM 2; ATG 1/16/93; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WELLS AND FOSTER 1 | USA, pre-1838, MIM OIM PHIM | L.T. Wells and James Foster 1. | Cincinnatti, Ohio. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WELLS AND FOSTER 2 | USA, fl.1838-52, MIM OIM PHIM | William Wells and James Foster 2. | Third Street, near Sycamore (1838-); Walnut, between third and Fourth Streets (-1852); both in Cincinnatti, Ohio. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WELLS, GRACE | England, fl.1690-1708, MIM | member of the Joiners' Company; widow of Joseph Wells, Joiner; took apprentices. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| WELLS, JAMES | England, c.1664, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Worral of the Joiners' Company in 1656; turned over to Richard Sanders in the Company in 1656; free in the Company, 1664; took an apprentice. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| WELLS, JEREMIE | England, fl.1703-35, MIM | apprenticed to his mother, Grace Wells, in the Joiners' Company on Mar. 3, 1690; free of the Company, Sept. 7, 1703. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| WELLS, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1606-35, | author; designed accurate sundials. | Deptford. | Taylor 1(114). | suggest correction | |
| WELLS, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1682-1714, MIM | "Rulemaker"; apprenticed to John White 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on March 13, 1672; free of the Company, Sept. 29, 1682; took apprentices; | London? | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| WELLS, JOHN 3 | England, fl.1748, PHIM | Angle Barometer = NMM. | glass toy maker. | Moor Street, Birmingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| WELLS, JONATHAN | England, c.1676, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Isaac Carver of the Clockmakers' Company on June 1, 1676. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| WELLS, JOSEPH | England, fl.1667-90, MIM | apprenticed to John Brown 1 in the Joiners' Company on Aug. 20, 1660; free of the Company July 6, 1668; Brother in the Clockmakers' Company, 1668; succeeded by his widow, Grace Wells; took apprentices; rulemaker. | London. | Taylor 1(333); Clay and Court; Loomes; J. Brown 1 & 3; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| WELLS, L.T. | USA, pre-1838, MIM OIM PHIM | partner with James Foster 1 as Wells and Foster (1). | Cincinnatti, Ohio. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WELLS, NUGENT | England, 19th Century, OIM | Telescope = Phillips 11//16/88. | Newport. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WELLS, SAMUEL | England, fl.1817-30, MIM PHIM | 3 Clerkenwell Green; 139 Old Street, St. Luke's; both in London. | Taylor 2(1455). | suggest correction | ||
| WELLS, WILLIAM | USA, fl.1838-52, MIM OIM PHIM | see Wells and Foster 2; was the partner of James Foster 2. | Cincinnatti, Ohio. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| WELPER, EBERHARD | Germany, 1619, MIM | Quadrant, paper on wood, 1619 = DOR. | Strassburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WELSH, WILLIAM | USA, 1832, PHIM | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| WELTIN, MELCHIOR | Austria, 1744, MIM | Equatorial Sundials = HAK (1744), VIE; Artillery Level = VIE. | HAK has sights for gnomon. | Vienna. | Zinner 1; W. Eckhardt 3; Rohde; Evans 1; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WELTZIEN, DANIEL | Germany, fl.1754-77, MIM SIM | Graphometer = HAK. | Hamburg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| WENCKEBACH, EDUARD | Holland, 1813-74, NIM | Prismatic Compass, Schmalcalder-type = AMST; Azimuth Compass = NMM; Quintants = TEY (# 46), P.C. (# 27); Bearing Compasses = Auction BOM 1906 & 1910; Sextants = TEY, P.C., Christie 6/17/72; Reflecting Circles = LEY (2), UTR, Poly- technic School, Delft. | Oude Teertuinen 30 (1841-42); Hoek Nieuwebrug en Nieuwe- brugsteeg (1843-52); both in Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1, 2 & 5; Rooseboom 1; G.L'E. Turner 7. | suggest correction | |
| WENGEMAYER, ODDO | Germany, 1622-1703, MIM | Horary Quadrant, wood and paper, 1695 = KRM. | Kremsmünster. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| WENHAM, F.H. | England, OIM | Binocular Microscope = X. | convertible to a single microscope. | Effra Vale Lodge, Brixton. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| WENL, EMANUELL | England, c.1686, MIM | apprenticed to Jonathan Roberts in the Broderers' Company, July 5, 1686. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WERMELANDS BERGMASSARE CONTOIR | an agency which stamped its name on a magnetic compass made by I.G.H. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WERNER | Universal Ring Sundial = D.(1971) = P.C. | Diameter = 5 Rhineland inches = 14 cm.; "Werner fecit Köln"; a modern forgery. | Brieux 4; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WERNER, J. | Germany, 1574, MIM | Diptych Sundial, 1574 = DRE. | "er J. Werner oder Hartmann"; master mark shows crossed swords on a shield. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WERNER, JOHANNES | Germany, 1468-1522, MIM | Astrolabe, 1516 (ICA-551) = NUR. | author; sundial maker; made improvements to the cross-staff in 1514. | Nürnberg. | Zinner 1; ICA 2; J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10; Lunardi; Price 1; Behaim Cat.(1957). | suggest correction |
| WERNHER | Universal Ring Sundial = P.C. (1976). | modern English forgery. | Brieux 2. | suggest correction | ||
| WERNLE, JOHANN GEORG | Germany, c.1750, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = ADL-M297. | may have been item 58 in the Puttick and Simpson Cat., 6/18/1894. | Pressburg. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Fischer; Michel 3; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WERTHEIMER, M. | France, c.1845, | see Dr. Roth and M. Wertheimer. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WESE | England, late 19th Century, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie 12/17/75. | West (?). | Fleet Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WESLEAK, WILLIAM | England, c.1691, | apprenticed to John Patrick 1 in the Joiners' Company on Mar. 31, 1691. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WESNLE, TOH. GEORG | misreading for Wernle. | P. & S. 6/18/1894. | suggest correction | |||
| WESSCHAGL, MANUEL | Germany, d.1728, MIM | Screw-Cutting Tool = USNM. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WESSELL, I.J. | Norway, NIM | Traverse Board = OMM. | Christianafiord. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WESSLER INSTRUMENT CO. | USA, MIM SIM | Wye Level = GUR. | St. Louis, Mo. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WESSMAN, GUSTAVE | USA, fl.1852-53, MIM NIM PHIM | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| WEST 1 | England, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescope = D.(1971); Stick Barometers = Christie 11/16/55, D.(1988); Surveying Instrument = ADL-T40; Universal Ring Sundial = D.(1976); Walking Stick Barometer = NMM; Microscope = Christie-SK 7/10/80. | could be Charles or Francis West. | London. | Goodison 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WEST 2 | England, | Protractor = Phillips 4/20/83. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WEST, CHARLES | England, fl.1814-30, MIM OIM PHIM | Telescopes = WHI, Phillips 2/2/84, Soth. 5/21/73, D.(1971); Stick Barometer = X. | T.C.; may have been in partnership with Charles Robert West. | Serle's Passage, Lincoln's Inn; 5 Cursitor Street, Chancery Lane and 83 St. James Street, Pall Mall (1814-25); all in London. | Taylor 2(1456); Crawforth 1; Court and von Rohr; Goodison 1; Moskowitz 102; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WEST, CHARLES ROBERT | England, fl.1806-24, OIM | Telescope = P.C. | may have been associated with Charles West; worked with William Bruce on a portable telescope; received a patent on it in 1806. | 78 Cornhill and Plow Court, Fetter Lane; Gateway of Lincoln's Inn and St. James, Pall Mall; all in London. | Taylor 2(1242). | suggest correction |
| WEST, FRANCIS | England, fl.1828-59, MIM OIM PHIM | Barometer = KEN, Meteorological Office, Bracknell; Wheel Barometer = X; Stick Barometers = X, Soth. 2/24/83; Camera Lucida = Exeter; Adams Universal Microscope = Soth. 4/28/69; Horizontal Sundial = Pugsley Sale; Inclinable Sundial = ADL-T40; Cuff-type Microscope = Soth. 10/3/88. | apprenticed in the Spectaclemakers' company in 1821; free of the Company, July 8, 1828; sold the log-log slide rule for accounting, invented by Peter Mark Roget in 1815, and divided by John Rooker. | 17 Rupert Court, Drury Lane; 83 Fleet Street (1830-44); 41 Strand (1844-56); 92 and 93 Fleet Street (1849-59); all in London. | Taylor 2(1243); Goodison 1; Middleton 1; Court and von Rohr 3(247); Tomlinson 1; Delehar 9; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WEST, FRANCIS LINNELL | England, c.1850, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer, oak = Soth. 5/1/86; Equatorial Sundial = Christie 12/17/75; Microscopes = D.(1972), Soth.-West Sussex 10/18/83. | 31 Cockspur Street, Charing Cross, London. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WEST, J.C., AND CO. | England, NIM | T.C. in octant box. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WESTBERG, CARL HINDRIC | Sweden, 1720-69, OIM | Telescope = STM. | instrument maker; apprenticed to Daniel Eckström; active from c.1750 untill 1763 when he retired. | Stockholm. | Pipping; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WESTERMANN, B., AND CO. | USA, OIM | advertised a pocket microscope. | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WESTERN, GEORGE | England, 1812, MIM | Map Meter, 1812 = X. | Delehar 3. | suggest correction | ||
| WESTIN, JOHANN FIEDLER VON | see Johann Fiedler. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WESTIN, LUDW. EDW. | England, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = NOR. | owner?; the name is stamped twice in the case for the dial. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WESTLEY | England, | see Carpenter and Westley. | Calvert 2; Crawforth 1; Coffeen B; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| WESTLEY, F. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometers = X, Soth.-S 1/27/88. | 27a Old Bond Street, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WESTON, W. | England, c.1840, MIM | Rule, 48", folding, wood = D.(1983). | Coffeen C. | suggest correction | ||
| WESTON, WILLIAM | England, 1722, MIM | Horizontal Sundial, gilt-brass, 1722 = D.(1973). | for latitude 52°. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WETELING, JAN | Holland, fl.1760-71, NIM | "I. Weteling" is marked on a cross-staff signed "J.V.K. 1760"; pupil in the Utrecht Society. | Utrecht. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| WETHERED, GEORGE | England, c.1677, MIM | apprenticed to Henry Wynne of the Clockmakers' Company on Sept. 29, 1677. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| WETHERELL, JOHN | England, 1690, | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 2 in the Joiners' Company, 1690. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WETTER, CHR. | see Chr. Vetter. | Hamilton 1 & 2. | suggest correction | |||
| WETTES, DE | Holland?, 1639, MIM | Sundial, ivory, 1639 = Spitzer-47 (2806). | might be a variant of Wetter or Vetter. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| WETTON | England, c.1800, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = Lempertz 6/14/76. | 21 Fleet Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WEYDMAN, LUCAS | Poland, 1648, MIM | Instrument, 1648 = BM. | Cracow. | Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| WEYER, JOHN | Poland, MIM | Table Clock = ADL-A11. | Danzig. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WEYERMAN, J.H. | Germany, 1747, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial, 1747 = OXF. | Ronsdorff. | Evans 1; Gunther 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| WEYGAND, F.J. | Holland, c.1816, MIM | Terrestrial Globe Gores (attached) = Free Library, Philadelphia, Pa. | "Globe artificiel et méchinique à l'usage du Petit Géographer à Amsterdam." | Amsterdam; The Hague. | Yonge. | suggest correction |
| WEYK, JACOBUS | Holland, 1767, MIM | in de Kalverstraat bij de Luciessteeg, Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WEYMAN, DE | 1676, NIM | Tell-tale Compass, 1676 = Christie 6/7/72. | the compass is also marked "int. bos." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WEYS | see Weiss. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |||
| WHALEY | England, c.1840, NIM PHIM | Octant = D.; Sympiesometer = Soth. 7/19/88; Marine Barometer and Thermometer = Soth.-Bill. 4/21/93. | Hartlepool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WHEATON, JOSEPH | England, c.1717, | apprenticed to Edmund Blow in the Joiners' Company on Aug. 6, 1717. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WHEATON, SETH | USA, 1779, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1779 = Richard Bourne Auction 8/9/79. | Providence, R.I. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WHEATSTONE, CHARLES | England, 1802-75, | physicist; developed an electric telegraph in 1831; invented the stereoscope in 1832; developed the Wheatstone bridge in 1843; many other philosophical instruments. | Gloucester; d. Paris. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| WHEELER | England, PHIM | Aneroid Barometer = La Rochelle 7/16/83. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WHEELER, EDMUND | England, OIM | Microscopes = D.(1975), Melun 4/24/83. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WHEELER, JOHN | England, c.1806, | apprenticed to John Browning 1 of the Grocers' Company on June 5, 1806. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WHEELER, JOHN H. | USA, fl.1825-36, MIM NIM OIM | Octants, ebony and ivory = ADL-N55, D.(1983); Marine Compass, dry-card = PEA. | T.C.; in the trade card he claimed to be a "real manufacturer" of instruments; Robert Ludlow Shaw may have been his apprentice; succeeded by Addington D. Frye and Robert Ludlow Shaw. | 7 Thames (1825); 218 Water (1825-26); 220 Water (1827); 156 and 220 Water (1828); 220 Water (1829-35); 222 Water (1835-38); all in New York, N.Y. | Preuss and Treworgy 2; USNM; Coffeen D; ADL; D.J. Warner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WHEELHOUSE AND BERCINI | England, c.1860, PHIM | barometer and thermometer makers; succeeded John Cetta. | 40 Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WHIBLIN, JOHN | England, fl.1669-76, MIM | carpenter; made scales, rules and models. | Taylor 1(340); Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WHIFORD | England, c.1800, MIM | Rule, ivory, part of an architect's etui = Soth. 12/15/78. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WHIPP, THOMAS | England, c.1834, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | clockmaker; the barometer is signed "Whipp Rochdale." | Yorkshire Street, Rochdale. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| WHIPPLE, SQUIRE | USA, 1804-88, MIM SIM | made and sold surveying instruments after he moved to Albany, N.Y.; graduated from Union College in 1830. | Hardwich, Mass. (1804-); Albany, N.Y. (-1888). | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WHISTON, WILLIAM | England, 1667-1752, | author; designed several instruments including one called the "Copernicus." | Clare College, Cambridge; London. | Taylor 1(461) & 2(132). | suggest correction | |
| WHITAKER | England, MIM | Sector, ivory & brass = ADL-W114. | 12 Long Lane, Smithfield, London. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WHITALL, HENRY | USA, c.1830, MIM | produced a "Movable Planisphere of the Heavens." | D.J. Warner 6. | suggest correction | ||
| WHITBREAD AND SEELING | England, c.1830, MIM OIM PHIM | 2 King Street, St. Luke's, London. | Taylor 2(2039). | suggest correction | ||
| WHITBREAD, GEORGE | England, fl.1828-50, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Hadley's Quadrant = NMM; Artificial Horizon = NMM (2); Quintants = AMST (2); Octant, ebony = Soth. 6/19/75; Sextant, pocket = Soth. 10/20/75; Sextant, case = Soth. 10/3/88 = Soth.-C 7/25/90. | apprenticed in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1821; free of the Company on July 17, 1828. | 11 Exmouth Street, Commercial Road, London. | Taylor 2(17410; Court and von Rohr 3(248); Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Mörzer Bruyns 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WHITCOMB, RASSELAS PRINCE | USA, 1808-84, MIM SIM | Transit Compass = P.C.(1863). | fl.1851-78; took Herman Pfister as a partner in the firm "R. Whitcomb and Co"; sold out to Pfister in 1878; | 121 Walnut (1851-52); 137 W. 5th (1855); northwest corner of 5th and Plum (1856); southwest corner of 5th and Race (1857-77); 119 W. 5th, Room 6 (1877-78); all in Cincinnati, Ohio. | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| WHITE | England, MIM | Analemmatic Sundial = KEN. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WHITE AND CO. | Scotland, c.1850, NIM | Sextant = Soth. 3/10/87. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WHITE, JAMES | Scotland, fl.1850-56, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Mining Compasses = D.(1972), D.(1974); Rolling Parallel Rule = D.(1972); Microscope = D.(1976); Altimeter and Aneroid Barometer = Christie-Geneva 11/20/79; Dry Card Compass = Maritime Museum of British Columbia. | made instruments for Lord Kelvin; see Kelvin and James White Ltd. | 24 Renfield Street (1850-52); 14 Renfield Street (1853-56); both in Glasgow. | Bryden 3; Wynter and Turner; Moskowitz 112; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WHITE, JOHN 1 | England, c.1670, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Loomes of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 3, 1663; turned over to Thomas Bagley of the same Company; free of the Company, Oct. 7, 1670; took John Wells 2 as an apprentice. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| WHITE, JOHN 2 | England, c.1668, MIM | apprenticed to Humphrey Peirce of the Clockmakers' Company on Feb. 8, 1668. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| WHITE, JOHN 3 | England, 1668, | admitted as a Brother to the Clockmakers' Company in 1668. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| WHITE, MR. | England, 1661, MIM | John Brown 1 reported that White had invented a slide rule; might be John White 3. | Taylor 1(407) or (489); J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| WHITE, PEREGRINE | USA, 1747-1834, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = P.C.(1957), P.C.(1975), USNM, Old Sturbridge Village, Mass. (2), etc; Protractor with Rule = P.C.; Surveying Instrument = Old Sturbridge Village, Mass. | silversmith; clockmaker; instruments are dated from 1774-1834. | Woodstock, Conn. | Smart 1; Bedini 8; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WHITE, PHILIP | England, c.1817, | apprenticed to John Corless in the Joiners' Company on Oct. 28, 1817. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WHITE, S. | England, fl.1830-38, NIM | see William and S. White. | 17 Anchor and Hope Alley, Wapping, London. | Taylor 2(2041). | suggest correction | |
| WHITE, SAMUEL | England, 1707, NIM | compass maker for the Navy. | Ratcliff Cross, London. | Taylor 1(543). | suggest correction | |
| WHITE, THOMPSON AND CO. | Scotland, NIM PHIM | Mariner's Compass = Christie 7/5/71; Barometer and Sympiesometer = Soth. 7/19/88. | Whyte ? | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WHITE, W. 1 | England, 1839, MIM | White's Plane Spherical Globe, 1839 = Phillips 9/10/86. | a planisphere. | 210 Brook Hill, Sheffield. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WHITE, W. 2 | England, c.1845, NIM | Octant = Christie-SK 10/23/87. | T.C.; "late Northen"; succeeded Richard Northen and Son, c. 1845. | 50 Lowgate, Hull. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WHITE, WILLIAM | Ireland, c.1824, OIM | 17 Crow Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| WHITE, WILLIAM SAMUEL | England, fl.1830-38, NIM | made sextants and quadrants. | 17 Anchor and Hope Alley, Wapping, London. | Taylor 2(2041). | suggest correction | |
| WHITEAR, T. | England, 1770, PHIM | Stick Barometer, 1770 = P.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WHITEHEAD | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Barometer = Phillips 11/16/88. | Market Harborough. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WHITEHEAD, CHARLES | England, c.1693, MIM | Gunner's Calipers = D.(1997). | apprenticed to his father, Richard Whitehead, of the Clockmakers' Company on July 3, 1693; instrument signed "Cha: Whitehead Fec." | J. Brown 3; Clifton 1; Coffeen 56. | suggest correction | |
| WHITEHEAD, JAMES | England, c.1811, | apprenticed to Joseph Fairey of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 5, 1811. | J. Brown 1 & 2. | suggest correction | ||
| WHITEHEAD, RICHARD | England, fl.1671-93, MIM SIM | Butterfield-type Sundials = ADL-W203, P.C. (1990), Soth. 11/9/59 & 12/20/28; Sundials, silver = OXF (1671), Barrett Coll.; Circumferentor = WHI. | apprenticed to Henry Wynne of the Clockmakers' Company on Oct. 5, 1663; free of the Company, Sept. 29, 1671; took apprentices, including his son, Charles; his name is shown as Charles Whitehead in the apprenticeship papers; worked for George Graham. | Gunpowder Alley, Shoe Lane, off Fleet Street, London. | Taylor 1(300); J. Brown 3; Robischon; Evans 1; Baillie 1; Dewhirst; J. Evans 1; Clifton 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WHITEHOUSE 1 | England, OIM | Telescope = Christie-SK 2/9/84. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WHITEHOUSE 2 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | 8 Coventry Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WHITEHOUSE 3 | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 1/27/89 | 43 Warwick Street, Pimlico, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WHITEHOUSE, HON. GEORGE LEIGHTON | USA, 1797-1887, MIM SIM | Surveying Compasses, wood = P.C., D.(1989), P.C., D.(1983); Surveying Compass = P.C.; Magnetic Compass = Gun House, Old Sturbridge Village, Mass. | land surveyor. | Farmington, N.H. (1824-87). | Smart 1; Coffeen C; Moskowitz 132. | suggest correction |
| WHITEHOUSE, J. | England, MIM | Protractor = Phillips 6/15/76. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WHITEHOUSE, JOHN T. | England, fl.1830-38, OIM | 13 St. John's Lane, London. | Taylor 2(2042). | suggest correction | ||
| WHITEHOUSE, NATHANIEL | England, fl.1825-46, OIM PHIM | Telescope = D.(1974); Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/21/87. | 2 Cranbourne Street, Leicester Square; 3 (1) Cross Street, Hatton Garden; 1 Castle Street, Great Newport Street; all in London. | Taylor 2(1742); USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WHITEHOUSE, S. | England, fl.1814-16, OIM PHIM | made magnets. | 3 Green Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(1459). | suggest correction | |
| WHITEHURST | England, c.1750, PHIM | Chemical Balance = LEY. | could be James Whitehurst 1 or John Whitehurst 1. | Derby. | Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| WHITEHURST AND SON | England, fl.1810-34, PHIM | Stick Barometers = Christie 5/5/83, Christie-SK 10/20/89, Phillips 12/12/89; Wheel Barometer = X. | John Whitehurst 2 and his son, John Whitehurst 3. | 22 Irongate, Derby. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WHITEHURST, JAMES | England, c.1775, PHIM | father of John Whitehurst 2; brother of John Whitehurst 1; clock and barometer maker. | Derby. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WHITEHURST, JOHN 1 | England, 1713-88, MIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1977); Angle Barometers, 1749,1768, 1772 = X; Angle Barometer = Hardwick Hall; Angle Barometer, 1772 = Salford City Art Museum (lost0; Wheel Barometers = Luton Hoo, D.(1988), X; Angle Barometer, 1776 = P.C. | made F.R.S. in 1779; "Stamper of Money Weights" at the London Mint, 1775; probably succeeded in Derby by his brother, James Whitehurst of Derby and then by his nephew, John Whitehurst 2; clockmaker; made a member of the American Philosphical Society in 1786; friend of James Ferguson 1. | 22 Irongate, Derby; 4 Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London (1776-88). | Taylor 2(318); Gunther 2; Goodison 1; Symonds; R.J. Morris; DNB; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WHITEHURST, JOHN 2 | England, 1761-1834, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = P.C.(2), Untermyer Coll., P-B 1962; Angle Barometers = OXF, BM, X; Stick Barometer = X; Wind-vane, 1791 = X. | see Whitehurst and Son; succeeded his father, James, and later his uncle, John Whitehurst 1; clockmaker; Middleton thought John Whitehurst 1 had made OXF barometer. | 22 Irongate, Derby. | Goodison 1; MacQuoid and Edwards; Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| WHITEHURST, JOHN 3 | England, 1788-1855, MIM PHIM | son of John Whitehurst 2; partner with his father, 1810-34; clockmaker, also made barometers, thermometers, etc. | 22 Irongate; 1 Cherry Street (after 1843); both in Derby. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WHITELEY, FRANCIS | USA, c.1836, MIM | Surveying Instrument, No. 147 = P.C. | patented a compass quadrant and protractor, Dec. 6, 1836. | Standardsville, Va. | Smart 1; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WHITESCARVER, G.H. | USA, c.1850, MIM | Protractor with Rule, electrum = D.(1995). | signed "G.H. Whitescarver's Calculating Protractor." | Coffeen 51. | suggest correction | |
| WHITESCOVER, G.H. | USA, | patented a quadrant compass. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| WHITFORD, SAMUEL | England, fl.1750-72, MIM OIM PHIM | barometer and hygrometer maker; probably father of Thomas Whitford; T.C. | Archimedes and Three Spectacles, 27 Ludgate Street, London. | Taylor 2(549); Goodison 1; Coffeen 41. | suggest correction | |
| WHITFORD, THOMAS | England, fl.1743-92, MIM OIM | Telescope = D.(1993). | apprenticed in 1736; probably related to Samuel Whitford, which see; John Bleuler succeeded him, still at the same address; T.C. | 27 Ludgate Street, St. Paul's, London. | Taylor 2(549); Calvert 2; Clay and Court; Crawforth 6; Coffeen 41. | suggest correction |
| WHITING, W.G. | England, OIM | Telescope, four-draw = D.(1988). | 6 Market Street, Manchester. | Rinaldi 22. | suggest correction | |
| WHITMORE AND SON | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips 11/16/88. | Gold Street, Northampton. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WHITNEY, JOHN | USA, c.1801, MIM OIM | succeeded Thomas Whitney, might be his son. | 70 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WHITNEY, THOMAS | England; USA, fl.1790-1821, MIM OIM SIM | Surveyor's Compasses = Chicago Historical Society, D.(1987) (No. 321, 1817), Franklin Institute, P.C., D.(1984) (1818), GUR (1810), P.C. (No. 63, 1810), D.(1994) (1815); Magnetic Compasses = USNM, Winterthur Museum, | apprenticed to Samuel Browning 2 in the Grocers' Company on Sept. 5, 1782; free of the Company, Jan. 7, 1790; went to Philadelphia, Pa. before 1798; owned a dividing engine made by George Adams 2; took William J. Young as an apprentice in 1813 until 1820; T.C.(2)(one in 1798); succeeded John Gould. | London; 72 South Front (Mr. Gould's); 74 South Front Street; North Sixth Street, continued a little above the Mill Pond; 70 South Front Street; all in Philadelphia, Pa. | J. Brown 1; Smart 1; USNM; Bedini 1 & 8; J.A. Bennett 2; Coffeen I; R.W. Miller; Moskowitz 130; Garcelon 33; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WHITON, ELIJAH | USA, 1799-1871, MIM SIM | Graphometer, 1824 = GUR; Instrument, No. 33 = Markle Museum, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. | Gurley serviced a surveying compass in 1874. | Groton; Hingham; both in Mass. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| WHITSON | see Melville, Dundas and Whitson. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WHITTAKER, THOMAS | USA, late 19th Century, MIM | Planisphere = D.(1982). | 2 and 3 Bible House, New York, N.Y. | Coffeen A. | suggest correction | |
| WHITTEMORE, AMOS | USA, 1759-1828, | received a patent for a "nautical perambulator" in 1796; perhaps a type of patent log. | Mass. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| WHITTEN, D.E. | USA, c.1850, NIM | Mariner's Compass = D.(1971). | Boston, Mass. | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| WHITTON, BENJAMIN | England, c.1750, | T.C.; copper and brass plate maker. | at the Crown in New Street, Shoe Lane, London. | Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| WHITWELL, CHARLES | England, fl.1590-1611, MIM NIM | Quadrant, 1595 = FLO; Astrolabe, 1595 = FLO; Nautical Hemi- spheres = FLO (2); Vertical Sundial with Perpetual Calendar, 1595 = SPI = OXF; Universal Sundial, 1606 = OXF; Astronomical Compendia = NMM (1600), WHI (1604); Diptych Sundial = BM; Drawing Instrument = FLO; Noc- turnal = FLO; Computing Instrument on a Plane Table = WHI; Compass Rose = FLO. | apprenticed to Augustine Ryther of the Grocers' Company, Dec. 17, 1582; free of the Company on Nov. 10, 1590; took apprentices; engraver; cartographer; the FLO instruments belonged to Sir Robert Dudley in 1608, the astrolabe is very similar to ADL-M33; the 1593 sundial at OXF was designed by Torporley; also see C.W. (1). | see Whitwell, Charles (cont.). | suggest correction | |
| WHITWELL, CHARLES (CONT.) | over against Essex House (1597); Without Temple Bar, against St. Clement's Church (1598); both in London. | Taylor 1(88); J. Brown 1; Hamilton 1; Price 3; Ward 4; GHP; G.L'E. Turner 26 & 29; A.J. Turner 10; J.A. Bennett 2; Evan 1; Michel 3; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WHITWORTH AND CO. | England, c.1850, PHIM | balance makers; awarded a prize at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. | London. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| WHORLETT, EDWARD | England, c.1767, | apprenticed to Tycho Wing of the Grocers' Company on Oct. 6, 1767. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WHYTE, THOMSON AND CO. | Scotland, 19th Century, NIM PHIM | Liquid Compass in Binnacle = PMS; Marine Barometer = Christie- SK 11/27/86; Compass and Aneroid Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WHYTOCK | Scotland, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Dundee. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WICKINS, JOHN | England, c.1672, OIM | polished mirrors for Isaac Newton | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| WIDDESFIELD | USA, OIM | Telescope with stand = Campobello Nat'l Monument, New Brunswick, Canada. | misreading for Widdifield. | Boston, Mass. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WIDDIFIDD AND CO. | misreading for Widdifield and Co. | Soth.-PB pre-1980. | suggest correction | |||
| WIDDIFIELD AND CO. | USA, fl.1847-68, OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth.-PB pre-1980; Telescopes = Eldred 10/11/75, Maria Mitchell Science Library, Nantucket, Mass. | Boston, Mass. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WIDDIFIELD, D.B. | USA, fl.1828-37, MIM OIM | see Widdifield and Co.; see Widdesfield. | Boston, Mass. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WIDDIFIELD, D.B., AND CO. | USA, fl.1838-56, MIM OIM | see D.B. Widdifield, Widdifield and Co., and Widdesfield. | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WIDEMAN, JACOB | Germany, c.1650, MIM | Table clock = OXF. | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WIDENHAM, R. | England, c.1824?, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | clockmaker; the barometer is signed "Widenham Lombard Street, London." | Lombard Street, London. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| WIDERROITER, SIGMUND | Germany, 1589, MIM | Horizontal Sundial and Calendar, chalk stone, 1589 = MUN. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WIEDHOLT | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Equatorial Table Sundial = DOR. | Münster. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| WIEKERA, CS. VAN | Holland, 1794, OIM PHIM | Hygrometer, 1794 = TEY. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Rooseboom 1; G.L'E. Turner 7. | suggest correction | |
| WIESEL, JOHANNES | Germany, 1583-1660+, OIM | Telescope = SKO. | the telescope is also marked "I.W.A.O.F."; pupil of and instrument maker to Rheita; microscope maker; Daumas lists him as the father-in-law of Campani; refered to as an instrument maker by Bonami in 1690; variant spellings were Wiselius or Wiseling. | Augsburg. | Daumas 1 & 6; Dewhirst; Clay and Court; Wynter and Turner; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WIGGINS | see Reynolds and Wiggins. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WIGGINS, FREDERICK | England, 1814-87, NIM PHIM | apprenticed to Mrs. Janet Taylor; worked for Imray and Co., c.1835; partner with William Reynolds as Reynolds and Wiggins, c.1840. | 102-104 Minories (Mrs. Janet Taylor's address); 102 Minories (c.1835); 82 Minories (c.1840); all in London. | Taylor 2(2273). | suggest correction | |
| WIGHT, E. | USA, c.1848, PHIM | also listed as a machinist. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WIGHTMAN, JOSEPH MILNER | USA, fl.1830-61, MIM NIM PHIM | Air Pump = D.(1982). | Wightman made a self-registering tide-gauge that was used by the U.S. Coast Survey c.1845; partner with Timothy Claxton as Claxton and Wightman; they made philosophical apparatus for schools; he succeeded Claxton. | Boston, Mass. | D.J. Warner 6; Coffeen B; USNM. | suggest correction |
| WIGHTMAN, THOMAS | USA, c.1800, | "Wightman Sculp." appears on the compass cards of wooden surveyor's compasses by John Trundy 1. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WIGLIUS, D. | England, 1626, MIM | Sectors = London Museum (1626), P.C. (1988). | the sector in the London Museum came with a collection of Cromwelliana. | Didcock 1; Brieux 2; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WIGMORE, T. | c.1900, | Water Clock (falsely dated 1680) = X. | surely the modern work of Pearson Page of Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WIJBRANDTSZN, WIJBE | Holland, c.1600, MIM | made clocks and astronomical instruments; variant form is Vibrandi from which the name "Vebrandi" on ADL-A111, a fake, was taken. | Leeuwarden. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| WIJK, C. VAN | Holland, 1756, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial, 1756 = Delft Exhibition of Sundials in 1984 = UTR. | Utrecht. | de Rijk; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WIJK, CORNELIS VAN | Holland; France, fl.1779-88, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Microscope, 1783 = UTR; Holland Circle, 1785 = UTR; Pneu- matic Pump, 1787 = UTR. | Utrecht; Haarlem; Paris. | Mörzer bruyns 2; Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| WIJK, JACOBUS VAN | Holland, fl.c.1750-70, MIM NIM | Octant, 1763 = AMST; Azimuth Compass = ROT. | Kalverstraat bij de St. Luciessteg, Amsterdam (1767). | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| WIJK, JAN VAN | Holland, fl.1759-85, MIM NIM SIM | Octants = LEY, P.C., Göteborg Maritime Museum, Schleswig- Holstein Landesmuseum (1785); Surveying Instrument = AMST; Circumferentors = P.C. (2); Holland Circle, 1759 = Christie-SK 11/19/87. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 1 & 2; Rooseboom 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WIJK, JOHAN VAN | Holland, 1655, OIM | Huygens reported in 1655 that Jan van Wijk was grinding lenses. | Delft. | Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1. | suggest correction | |
| WIKBOM, STEN | Sweden, 1767, MIM | Elvius-type Quadrant, wood and paper, 1767 = NOR. | Uppsala. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WIKKERA, WEDUWE VAN | Holland, c.1823, MIM | the widow Wikkera; probably the widow of Cs. van Wiekera, which see. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| WILCKENS, C.O. | Germany, PHIM | Barometer = Den Gamle By, Aarhus. | Altona. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILCOX AND COYSGARNE | England, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant = VNN. | Hermitage, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILCOX, J. | England, pre-1731, MIM | made? and sold Gunter's quadrants. | at the Green Dragon in Little Britain, London. | Leadbetter. | suggest correction | |
| WILDBOARE, TOBIAS | England, c.1683, MIM | Triangular Quadrant, wood = KEN. | London. | Taylor 1(432); Calvert 3. | suggest correction | |
| WILDER | USA, PHIM | Thermometer = Vermont Historical Society. | Troy, New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WILDER, CHARLES | USA, c.1860, PHIM | Stick Barometers = MYS, USNM, P.C. | "Woodruff's patent, 1860." | Peterboro, New Hampshire. | USNM; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILDPRET, JACOB | Austria, 1738, MIM SIM | made astrolabes, quadrants, compasses, surveying instruments, etc. | Lothringen; Vienna. | Michel 14. | suggest correction | |
| WILHELM VON HIRSAU | Germany, fl.1071-91, MIM | Astronomical Teaching Device, stone = Ulrichmuseum, Regensberg. | Hirsau. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| WILKENS, JOHN | England, 1614-72, | John Evelyn stated that Wilkens devised instruments. | Chester; Oxford. | Taylor 1(181). | suggest correction | |
| WILKES, THOMAS | see Thomas Wilks. | Taylor 2(425). | suggest correction | |||
| WILKINS, JOHN | England, fl.1851-52, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 1 Cropley Street, Hoxton. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WILKINSON | England, c.1824, NIM | Sextant = X. | London. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WILKINSON AND SONS | England, c.1830, NIM | Quadrant = D.(1971). | London. | Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction | |
| WILKINSON, ANTHONY | England, fl.1774-82, PHIM | Money Balances = Christie-SK 7/10/80, Christie 3/31/83, Phillips 9/10/86, Versailles 11/20/83, Soth. 4/16/56, Koller 11/17/75, D.(1985), etc. | invented the folding gold balance c.1775; succeeded by Stephen Houghton and Son. | Kirkby; Ormskirk. | Taylor 2(1057); Coffeen 9; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILKINSON, JOHN | England, c.1830, OIM | Telescope, single-draw = Phillips 1/30/84. | the telescope is signed "J. Wilkinson." | 54 Briggate, Leeds. | Taylor 2(2044); RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILKINSON, THOMAS | England, c.1643, | devised an instrument similar in principle to an astrolabe and printed it in his almanac. | Northampton. | Taylor 1(207). | suggest correction | |
| WILKS, I. | England, MIM | Horary Quadrant = Aubury Coll. = OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WILKS, THOMAS | England, fl.1725-47, MIM | Sundial = OXF; Sundial, 1725 = Christie 12/12/72 | Evans states that Wilks made a geared sundial for Lord Lichfield. | Pebworth. | Taylor 2(425); Evans 1; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILL, JOHANN | Germany, fl.1731-50, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1750 = DEU; Sundial, octagonal = KEN. | Heidelberg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| WILL, JOHN | England, 1757, MIM | Rowley published "A treatise containing a description and use of a curious quadrant made by John Will", London, 1757. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| WILLANS, THOMAS | England, c.1739, | apprenticed to Robert Scott 1 of the Grocers' Company, on July 25, 1739. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WILLARD, AARON, JR. | USA, 1786-1864, MIM | Orrery, 1821 = West Chester County Historical Society, Pa. | author; clockmaker; made orrery invented by John Locke and a cometarium invented by James Dean. | Boston, Mass. | D.J. Warner 6; Bedini 8; USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILLARD, ALEXANDER TARBELL | USA, 1774-1850, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = New Ipswich Historical Society, N.H. | clockmaker; also made theodolites etc. | Ashburnham (1774-1800); Ashby (1800-50); both in Mass. | Smart 1. | suggest correction |
| WILLARD, NICHOLAS | England, 1759, MIM | Slide Rule, 1759 = P.C. | signed "Nick Willard 1759"; deputy searcher for the Excise. | Delehar 9. | suggest correction | |
| WILLATS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably Benjamin, Richard or Thomas Willats, which see. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WILLATS, BENJAMIN | England, c.1849, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 55 Bartholomew Close, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WILLATS, RICHARD | England, fl.1850-60, OIM PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker; partner with Thomas Willats as Thomas and Richard Willats (1850-53). | 98 Cheapside (1850); 28 Ironmonger lane (1851-56); 2 Church Lane, Homerton (1857-60); all in London. | suggest correction | ||
| WILLATS, THOMAS | England, fl.pre-1850-53, MIM OIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "T. Willats"; see Thomas and Richard Willats. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| WILLATS, THOMAS AND RICHARD | England, fl.1850-53, MIM OIM PHIM | barometer and thermometer makers. | 98 Cheapside (1850); 28 Ironmonger Lane (1851-53); both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WILLCOX, WALTON | England, fl.1772-83, MIM | apprenticed to John Urings 2 of the Joiners' Company on Sept. 3, 1765; free of the Company, Nov. 3, 1772; took apprentices; Richard Lekeux was turned over to him, Aug. 22, 1775, from Thomas Ripley 1 of the Grocers' Company. | Hermitage, London. | J. Brown 1; Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| WILLDEY, GEORGE | England, fl.1702-37, OIM | apprenticed to John Yarwell in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1695; free of the Company, March 26, 1702; Master of the Company in 1722 and 1733; took apprentices of both sexes; partner with Timothy Brandreth, 1707-10; partner with Charles Price 1, 1710-13; published and sold maps. | at the Archimedes and Globe in Ludgate Street, the corner next to St. Paul's (1707-09); at the Archimedes and Globe next the Dog Tavern (1709-13); and at the Archimedes and Globe over against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill (1711-13); at the Print Shop the corner of Ludgate Street next St. Paul's and at his Spectacle and Toy Shop next the Dog Tavern in the same street (1718-37); the West end of St. Paul's; all in London. | see Willdey, George (cont.) | suggest correction | |
| WILLDEY, GEORGE (CONT.) | Taylor 1(498) & 2(134); Tyacke 1; Crawforth 1 & 7; Court and von Rohr 3(70); Evans 1; Robischon; Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||||
| WILLDEY, THOMAS | England, fl.1739-48, MIM OIM | son of and successor to George Willdey; apprenticed in the Spectaclemakers' Company in 1732; free of the Company on Oct. 4, 1739, by Patrimony. | Ludgate Street, London. | Taylor 2(319); Court and von Rohr 3(134); Crawforth 6; Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| WILLEBRAND, JOHANN | Germany, fl.1682-1720, MIM | Calendars = P.C., Frankfort Gewerbe Museum; Pedometers = AUG, ADL-M228; Mechanical Equatorial Sundials = OXF (2), AUG, HAK, KAS, LIE, PAM; Globe Sundial = WHI; Universal Ring Sundials = ADL-A95, ADL-DPW5, ADL-W85, AUG, OXF, BM, SAL, VIE; made many beautiful Augsburg-type sundials which may be found in most of the principal museums, one of the ones at WHI has a cam. | he was one of the most accomplished instument makers of his time; step-brother of Johann Martin; probably the father of Johann Martin Willebrand. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4; Bobinger 2; Engelmann 1; Michel 3; Monreal; Maddison 1; Hamilton 1 & 2; Wynter; USNM; Abeler 1; Bryden 16; Syndram; Coffeen 46; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILLEBRAND, JOHANN MARTIN | Germany, fl.1720-26, MIM | Universal Ring Sundials = NMM, INN, STU; Equatorial Sundials = BEK, MUN; Augsburg-type Sundials = AUG (4), Evans Coll., etc; Crescent Sundial = AUG. | probably the son of Johann Willebrand; Willebrand made a miniature Augsburg-type sundial in gold to fit the back of a pocket watch by Nicholas Della at TIM. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; NMM 2; Evans 1; Syndram; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILLEMSZ., CORNELIS, JR. | Germany, 1716-90, NIM | Octants = KRO, Schleswig-Holstein Landesmuseum. | Föhr, Schleswig-Holstein. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| WILLET AND JEWEL | England, c.1825, OIM | Microscope = D.(1973). | West Street, Gravesend, London. | Moskowitz 107. | suggest correction | |
| WILLEVAUX, P. PETRUS FRAN:US DE | France?, 1703, OIM | Telescope, parchment, 1703 = ADL-M430. | "P. Petrus Frañ:us de Willevaux; also marked "Sacerdus Capuccinus Fecit Anno. 1703." | Engelmann 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILLHELIM | see Haase and Willhelim. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WILLIAMS 1 | England, c.1835, NIM | Octant, ebony and ivory = D.(1987). | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILLIAMS 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = x. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WILLIAMS 3 | USA, PHIM | see Safford and Williams. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| WILLIAMS AND HAYDON | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Christie-SK 9/11/86. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILLIAMS, DAVID | USA, c.1780, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Newport Historical Society, R.I. | clockmaker. | Newport, R.I. | Newport Historical Society Bulletin, Vol. 45 # 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILLIAMS, ED. | England, c.1770, MIM | Sundial in watch lid = OXF. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WILLIAMS, GEORGE | England, c.1828, MIM | apprenticed to Benjamin Mansfield in the Grocers' Company, Feb. 7, 1828. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | ||
| WILLIAMS, J.F. | England, 1832, NIM | Marine Compass, 1832 = National Museum of Canada; Octant, ebony = Christie 7/28/70. | 63 Broadquay, facing the Sun Dial, Bristol. | Bryden 9; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WILLIAMS, RICE | England, PHIM | Barometer = X. | Somerset House, by the New Church, Strand, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WILLIAMS, SAMUEL PORTER | USA, 1807-77, | may have been a partner in Young and Co. was partner in Young, Smith and Co. by 1837-43;apparently worked alone as a dealer in hardware from then on. | 4 Maiden Lane (1837-43); 17 Maiden Lane (1844-45); 19 Maiden Lane (1846-49); 74 Broadway (1850); 29 Maiden Lane; 15 John Street (1875); all in New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| WILLIAMS, T.J. | England, NIM | Sextant, lattice framed = Christie-SK 4/14/89. | chronometer maker and optican; sextant signed "T. Williams" plus address. | Bute Dock, Cardiff. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILLIAMS, THOMAS 1 | England, | apprenticed to Thomas Brown 1 in the Joiners' Company, June 25, 1627. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WILLIAMS, THOMAS 2 | England, MIM | "late apprentice and successor to Mr. Harrison dec'd"; T.C. | J. Collins 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WILLIAMS, W. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Devonport. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WILLIAMS, W.R. | England, c.1825, NIM PHIM | Sextants = Phillips 4/20/83, Soth. 5/11/23, MYS, Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Pa.; Stick Barometer = MYS; Octant = MYS. | 9 Dock Street, Newport, Monmouthshire. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILLIAMS, WILLIAM 1 | USA, 1738-92, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Backstaff, 1768 = PEA. | succeeded by Samuel Thaxter who married Williams' niece, and may have been his apprentice; advertised nautical compasses, Boston, 1770. | King Street, two doors east of the Sign of Admiral Vernon, near the Head of Long Wharf, Boston, Mass; the Mathematical Shop, next door to Major Read's, opposite the Town House, Marblehead, Mass. (1774); Boston, Mass. | Bedini 1 & 8; Brewington 1; J.A. Bennett 2; Price 2; USNM; D.J. Warner 8, 10 and 12; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILLIAMS, WILLIAM 2 | England, c.1850, PHIM | Balances = D.(1976), Soth.-C 9/22/83. | T.C. | 71 Cannon Street and 4 Alschurch Yard; both in London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILLIAMS, WILLIAM 3 | England, c.1801, MIM | free in the Coopers' Company; reported on Thomas Bourne of the Joiners' Company with Michael Dancer of the Joiners' Company in 1801. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| WILLIAMS, WILLIAM PAYNE | England, c.1825, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Fairey in the Grocers' Company, Oct. 6, 1825. | J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | ||
| WILLIAMS, WILLIAM, AND SONS | England, c.1860, PHIM | William Williams (2) and Sons; balance makers; T.C. | 127 Cannon Road and 4 Alschurch Yard; both in London E.C. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILLIAMSON, JOHN | England, c.1777, | watchmaker; noted as a mechanic a mathematician and a chemist. | Cumberland. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| WILLIAMSON, ROBERT | England, fl.1766-69, | stationer and dealer in optical, philosophical, mathematical and musical instruments. | Near the Exchange, Castle Street, Liverpool. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| WILLING, A., AND CO. | England, c.1840, NIM | Sextants = DOR, D.(1976). | West Hartlepool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILLINGTON | England, NIM | Sextant = Soth. 3/24/1834. | misreading for Wellington? | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILLIS, ARTHUR | USA?, 1674, MIM | Plotting Rule, 1674 = Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford. | Price thought it might have come from Sutton's workshop. | Bedini 1 & 8; Price 2; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WILLIS, ROBERT | England, c.1830, MIM | Odontograph = OXF. | invented an odontograph; F.R.S. | Taylor 2(2046). | suggest correction | |
| WILLSMERE, JESSE | England, c.1827, MIM PHIM | apprenticed to James Gardner in the Grocers' Company on March 1, 1827. | 2 Gloucester Terrace, London. | Taylor 2(2275); J. Brown 2. | suggest correction | |
| WILLSON | see Wilson. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |||
| WILLSON AND DIXEY | England, c.1800, MIM OIM | Telescope, pocket = Christie 4/3/85. | marked "late Appre to J. Ramsden"; T.C. | 9 Wardrobe Place, Doctors Commons, London. | Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILLSON, GEORGE | England, fl.1810-25, OIM | Telescopes = D.(1974), Christie-SK 11/15/79, Soth. 7/23/87. | "working optician" in directory; telescopes usually signed "G. Willson London." | 44 Kirby Street, Hatton Garden, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILLSON, JOHN | England, c.1772, MIM | apprenticed to Joseph Hill in the Grocers' Company on June 4, 1765; free of the Company, July 7, 1772. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WILMOT, GEORGE | England, fl.1844-46, PHIM | barometer maker. | 46 Gee Street (1844); 14 Willow Row, Gee Street (1845-46); both in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WILS, PIETER | Holland, 1670, MIM | Nocturnal with Lansberg-type Quadrant, 1670 = DRE; Astronomical Compendium, 1670 = WHI. | Haarlem. | Rooseboom 1; Zinner 1; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON 1 | see Christie and Wilson. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WILSON 2 | see Norie and Wilson. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WILSON 3 | USA, 1850, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1850 = D.(1988); Pair of Globes = Norwich University, Conn. | probably James Wilson. | Albany, N.Y. | Rinaldi 22; Price 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILSON 4 | England, OIM | Telescope = Soth. 6/21/76. | possibly Jac. Wilson, which see. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON AND GILLIE | England, 1893-1900, NIM | Sextants = D.(1971). | certificates dated 1893 and 1900. | Quay, North Shields. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILSON AND SON | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON'S AND CO. | USA, fl.1820-22, MIM | Pair of Globes = Cranbrook Institute of Science, Michigan. | James Wilson 3. | Albany, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| WILSON, ALEXANDER | England, 1714-86, | invented the use of glass beads to measure specific gravity. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | ||
| WILSON, C. | England, c.1850, NIM | Quadrants, ebony and ivory = SUN, D.(1976). | "late Norie and Wilson". | London. | Rinaldi 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILSON, DAVID | USA, pre-1833, MIM | partner with his father, James Wilson 3, and his brothers, Samuel and John Wilson; globe makers; business closed in 1833. | Albany, N.Y. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON, G. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | 4 Kirby Street, Hatton Garden, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON, GEORGE 1 | England, c.1825, NIM | Binnacle = D.(1955). | 20 Glasshouse Street, Picadilly Circus, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON, GEORGE 2 | England, c.1838, MIM | 25 Merlin Place, Wilmington Square, London. | Taylor 2(2276). | suggest correction | ||
| WILSON, GEORGE W. | USA, 1821-1910, MIM OIM SIM | Surveying Cross = GUR; Transit, 1886 = D.(1971); Wye Level = D.(1970). | Bradford, Vt.; Concord, N.H. (1864-1901). | Smart 1; Moskowitz 103; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON, HUGH | Scotland, MIM | Sundial = Fenwick, near Falkirk. | Gatty. | suggest correction | ||
| WILSON, J. 1 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Folkestone. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON, J. 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Stamford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON, J., AND SONS | USA, fl.1825-30, MIM | Celestial Globes, 1826 = Dukes County Historical Society, Edgartown, Mass., P.C.(1973); Terrestrial Globes, 1828 = Dukes County Historical Society, Edgartown, Mass., P.C. (1973); Celestial Globe, 1831 = Nat'l Geographic Society. | James Wilson 3 and his sons, David, Samuel and John (3). | Albany, N.Y. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILSON, J.G. | USA, c.1830, | "J.G. Wilson patent" appears on a wooden square made by Belcher Brothers. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WILSON, J.J. | England, c.1850, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Christie-SK 2/26/88. | 19 Hudson Road, Sunderland. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON, JAC. | England, pre-1731, OIM | Telescope, wood = OXF. | Orrery Coll; may be James Wilson 1 or , less likely, James Wilson 2. | London. | A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILSON, JAMES 1 | England, fl.1665-1723, MIM OIM | Telescope, reflecting = OXF; Microscope = OXF. | author; developed the screw-barrel microscope in England; a microscope at KEN, signed "I.W." (6) is by this maker. | at the Sign of the Willow Tree, in Cross Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Taylor 1(450) & 2(137); Clay and Court; Dewhirst; Daumas 1. | suggest correction |
| WILSON, JAMES 2 | England, fl.1723-59, MIM | apprenticed to John Sedley of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 19, 1707; turned over to Cuthbert Lee of the same Company; free of the Company July 1, 1723; took apprentices. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| WILSON, JAMES 3 | USA, 1763-1855, MIM | Pairs of Globes = New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, N.H., D.(1982); Terrestrial Globes = Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., USNM (1811). | the first American globemaker, 1799; Wilson sold his first globes in 1809; dated ones range 1809-45; by 1815 the factory was in Albany, N.Y.; the firm became "J. Wilson and Sons" when his sons, Samuel, John, and David Wilson joined as partners; the direction of the business was turned over to Cyrus Lancaster, his son-in-law, after 1833; made a planetarium in 1846. | Bradford, Vt.; Albany, N.Y. | Bedini 1 & 8; Yonge; USNM; D.J. Warner 6; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WILSON, JAMES AND SONS | USA, fl.1826-33, MIM | James Wilson 3 and his sons, Samuel, David and John (3) Wilson. | Albany, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1714-59, MIM | apprenticed to Richard Glynne of the Clockmakers' Company on Aug. 4, 1707; free of the Company, Jan. 17, 1715; took apprentices. | King's Head Court, Holborn, London. | J. Brown 1 and 3; Robischon. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1816-41, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | watchmaker. | Peterborough (1816); Narrow Bridge Street; Peterborough (1830-41). | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| WILSON, JOHN 3 | USA, d.1833, MIM | globe maker; partner with his father, James Wilson 3 and his brothers, Samuel and David Wilson. | Albany, N.Y. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON, JOHN 4 | England, 19th Century, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = K. and C. 12/12/73. | Appleby. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON, SAMUEL | USA, d.1833, MIM | globe maker; partner with his father, James Wilson (3) and his brothers, John and David. | Albany, N.Y. | Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON, T. | England, c.1780, MIM | Gunter's Rule, boxwood = ADL-A247. | marked "Navigtion Scale - improved by B. Donn." First name "Thomas". | London. | ADL; RSW. WEBDB | suggest correction |
| WILSON, W.W. | USA, MIM | Garden Sundial = P.C. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Price 2 (1965). | suggest correction | |
| WILSON, WARDEN AND CO. | England, PHIM | Barograph = Bearnes 12/6/71. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILSON, WILLIAM | England, c.1663, MIM | Vertical Sundial = Moat House, Sutton Coldfield, Warwick. | assistant to Christopher Wren. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| WILTON, WILLIAM 1 | England, 18th Century, MIM NIM | apprenticed to Jonathan Eade in the Merchant Taylors' Company; partner with Eade and Allen, as Eade, Wilton and Allen. | London. | Crawforth 8; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WILTON, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1825-66, MIM NIM SIM | Surveying Instrument = Soth. 1/22/73; Miner's Level = OXF; Full Protractor = D.(1982); Dip Circle = Pannett Park Museum, Whitby; Theodolite = D.(1982). | T.C.; showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; clockmaker; succeeded by E.T. Newton in St. Day and also by A. Jeffery in Cambourne. | St. Day and Cambourne, Cornwall. | Taylor 2(1246); Coffeen B; Bryden 9; Crawforth 1 & 4; H.M. Brown; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WIMBEE, N. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Jersey. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WIMHURST, JAMES | England, 1799-1886, PHIM | Electrostatic Machine = D.; Electrical Machine, belt-driven = Royal Institution. | the Wimhurst Machine was invented c.1882; F.R.S. | Moskowitz 104; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WIN | see Wynne. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| WINCH, W. | England, c.1700, | name marked on a quadrant signed by John Rowley; Taylor and Wilson stated that Rowley might have been Winch's apprentice, while other sources give Joseph Howe as Rowley's master; it is likely that Winch was the owner of the quadrant. | Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | ||
| WINCKFIELD, EDWARD | England, c.1629, | apprenticed to Elias Allen of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 29, 1629. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WINCKLER, JOHANN | Germany, 1703-70, | made improvements to electrical machines. | A.J. Turner 10. | suggest correction | ||
| WINDRED | see Moss and Windred. | Taylor 2(2188). | suggest correction | |||
| WINEMAN | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Plymouth. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WINEMAN, MOSES | England, c.1830, OIM | 38 Butcher Street, Portsea. | Taylor 2(2047). | suggest correction | ||
| WINFIELD, ROBERT WALKER | England, fl.1829-60, PHIM | Postal Balance = P.C. | Birmingham. | G.L'E. Turner 24. | suggest correction | |
| WING, JOHN | England, c.1673-1715, MIM | made sundials; designed a portable plane table. | Pickworth, County Rutland. | Taylor 1(396). | suggest correction | |
| WING, TYCHO | England, 1726-76, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | apprenticed to Thomas Heath 1 in the Grocers' Company on May 27, 1741; free of the Company, Sept. 5, 1751; became Heath's partner and son-in-law c.1751; the firm continued as Heath and Wing untill 1773; see Heath and Wing. | the Strand, London. | Taylor 2(320); J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | |
| WINGFIELD, JOHN | England, fl.1669-71, MIM | instrument maker?; see I.W. (1). | against St. Olaf's Church in Crutched Friars, London. | Taylor 1(341). | suggest correction | |
| WINKEL, R. | Germany, OIM | Microscope = Phillips 2/22/77. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WINKLER, G. | Germany, c.1740, MIM | Augsburg-type Sundial = Drecker Coll. = DPW; Plane Table with Compass = DPW; Sundial = FIN-213. | Berlin. | Zinner 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WINKLER, GEORGE | Austria, c.1821, | developed a type of barometer. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WINNE, HENRY | England, MIM | Universal Ring Sundials = D., USNM. | Henry Wynne? | Brieux 2; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WINSLOW, SETH E. | USA, c.1840, PHIM | Balance = USNM. | the balance was patented by Winslow in 1840. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction |
| WINSOR AND NEWTON | England, c.1850?, MIM | Drawing Instrument Set = D.(pre-1982). | London. | Coffeen I. | suggest correction | |
| WINTER, CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH | Germany, 1696-1753, MIM | Universal Ring Sundial = P.C.(1903); Equatorial Sundials = MUN, OXF, KAS; Augsburg-type Sundial = MUN. | goldsmith. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Evans 1; Michel 3; Abeler 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WINTER, J.B. | England, c.1840, MIM OIM | Protractor = Versailles 4/17/83. | probably T.B. Winter. | Newcastle-on-Tyne. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WINTER, J.F. | Germany, 1750, MIM | Equatorial Sundials = KAS (1750), OXF (1750), MUN. | compassmaker. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction |
| WINTER, T.B. | England, fl.1857-78, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Garden Sundial = Wallington Museum, Northumberland; Clock and Barometer = Crayside, Rothbury, Northumberland; Sympiesometer # 2811 = Soth. 10/22/88; Level = Christie-SK 4/17/86; Surveyor's Compasses = ADL-A185, D.(1983), DPW; Sextants, miniature = D.(1983), D.(1988); Full Protractor = ADL-N48; Stick Barometers = Soth.1/19/73, Phillips 12/12/89. | T.C.; "Winter late Cail." | 21 Grey Street; 27 Grey Street; 55 Grey Street, corner of High Bridge; all in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | Crawforth 1; Rinaldi 22; Coffeen C; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WINTER, T.B., AND SON | England, c.1860, PHIM | Barograph = Soth.-WS 6/21/80; Air Meter = Christie-SK 7/10/80; mining dial plate = PC. | Newcastle-on-Tyne. | RSW; WEBDB. | suggest correction | |
| WINTER, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1797-1810, OIM | 6 Brewer Street, Golden Square, London. | Taylor 2(1060). | suggest correction | ||
| WINTER, THOMAS 2 | England, c.1810, MIM | apprenticed in 1810. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| WINTER, THOMAS 3 | England, c.1830, MIM OIM PHIM | may be the same as Thomas Winter 4. | 4 Ebenezer Place, Commercial Road, Limehouse, London. | Taylor 2(2048). | suggest correction | |
| WINTER, THOMAS 4 | England, fl.1830-46, MIM OIM PHIM | Instrument = WHI. | 9 Wells Street, Oxford Street; 5 Market Street, Oxford Street; both in London. | Taylor 2(2049). | suggest correction | |
| WINTERHALDER, J. | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Phillips 4/20/83. | Bishopsgate without, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WINTHROP, JAMES | USA, c.1786, PHIM | Barometer = X. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WINWOOD, DANIEL | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WISBERG, C.H. | PHIM | Air Pump Frame = NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WISE | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WISE, J. | England, c.1900, NIM | Octant = Ineichen 10/20/75. | Hull. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WISELING, JOHN | see Johannes Weisel. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |||
| WISELIUS | Germany, pre-1690, | see Johannes Weisel. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| WISEMAN | England,MIM | Rule, wood, square, four-foot = RSM. | 81 ----------Road, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WISENPAITNER, GEORG IGNATIUS | Germany, 1776, MIM OIM | Telescope, 1776 = NUR; Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = BM. | Eichstätt. | Zinner 1; Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | |
| WISENPAITNER, JOHANN ANTON | Germany, 1782, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundials = WUR, ROU; Pedometers = DEU, OXF (1782); Atwood Machine = DEU; Elasticity Law Machine = DEU. | Eichstätt. | Zinner 1; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| WISKER | England, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometers = Christie-SK 4/17/86, X(3); Wheel Barometer = X. | York. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WISKER, ELIZABETH | England, fl.1822-27, PHIM | barometer maker; widow of John Wisker; succeeded him and took their son, Matthias, into the firm. | Spurriergate, York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WISKER, J.T.R. | England, c.1860, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "J. Wisker York." | 13 Spurriergate, York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| WISKER, JOHN | England, fl.1804-22, MIM PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Garden Sundial = D.(1975). | succeeded his father, Matthew Wisker; was succeeded by his widow and his son, Elizabeth and Matthias Wisker. | Spurriergate, York. | Goodison 1; Wynter 2; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WISKER, MATTHEW | England, fl.1777-1804, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | succeeded Berry, an optician; succeeded by his son, John Wisker. | Spurriergate, York. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| WISKER, MATTHIAS | England, fl.1822-51, OIM PHIM | with his mother, Elizabeth Wisker, he succeeded his father, John Wisker; he worked with his mother from 1822 to 1827; he worked alone from 1827 to 1851. | Spurriergate (1822-29); 13 Spurriergate (1830-51); both in York. | Taylor 2(2050); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WISSKEMANN, LUDWIG | Germany, fl.1800-11, MIM OIM PHIM | made microscopes, telescopes and pumps; took Friedrich Wilhelm Schiek as an apprentice from 1808 to 1811; "Court Optician and Mechanic." | Philippsthal. | Weil and Baden. | suggest correction | |
| WISSLER | USA, c.1880, MIM SIM | Wye level = GUR. | St. Louis, Mo. | Moskowitz 104; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WISTHOFF, JOHAN | misreading for J. Wüsthof. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WITHAM, NATHANIEL | England, fl.1713-20, MIM | Garden Sundial = Ripple Churchyard, Gloucestershire; Universal Ring Sundials = NMM-D223, Christie-SK 4/17/86; Sundial, gilt-brass = Soth. 11/9/59; Ring Sundial = NMM-Caird; Magnetic Compass = KEN. | Chancery Lane, London. | Taylor 1(568) & 2(140); Gatty; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WITHERING, WILLIAM | England, 1741-99, | author; designed a folding botanical microscope. | Clay and Court; Wynter and Turner; Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| WITHERSPOON | see Holland and Witherspoon. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| WITHNOLL | England, | see Wood and Withnoll. | Delehar 2. | suggest correction | ||
| WITHNOLL, T. | England, c.1767, | see Frost and Withnoll; Bryden lists him as William Withnoll. | Birmingham. | Taylor 2(591); Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| WITHNOLL, WILLIAM | England, c.1777, MIM | see Frost and Withnoll; rule makers; Taylor lists him as T. Withnoll. | 20 Anne Street, on Mount Pleasant, Birmingham. | Bryden 9; Taylor 2(591) & (671a). | suggest correction | |
| WITJE, JOHANNES | Holland, c.1760, MIM | Amsterdam. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WITT, SIMEON DE | Holland?, 1780, MIM | Astrolabe, paper, 1780 = USNM (Archives). | for latitude 41° north. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WITTEVEEN, SYBRAND | Holland, 1793, NIM | Crown Compass, 1793 = USNM. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WOLF | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer in gimbals = New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Mass. | Castle Street, Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WOLF, ANDREAS | Germany, fl.1750-1800, MIM SIM | Surveying Instrument = NUR. | Munich. | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| WOLF, CARTEN | Germany?, 1775, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1775 = DEU. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WOLF, DIRK DE | Holland, c.1742, NIM | Mariner's Compass = Frisian Maritime Museum, Leeuwarden. | Buitenkant, Amsterdam (1742). | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| WOLF, EZEKIEL | England, c.1854, PHIM | barometer maker. | 206 Sherlock Street, Birmingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WOLF, JOHANN | Germany, c.1625, MIM SIM | Alidade = USNM. | Ulm. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WOLFE AND CLARK'S | USA, c.1870, OIM | Telescopes = St. Genévieve Museum, Missouri, D.(1989). | the telescope in the St. Genévieve Museum is said to have been used to watch the race between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee in 1870. | New York, N.Y. | Moskowitz 132; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WOLFE, JOHN | England, c.1729, MIM | apprenticed to Edward Preston in the Clockmakers' Company; turned over to William Bennett of the same Company; free of the Company on Jan. 20, 1729. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| WOLFF, HEINRICH A. | Germany, 1770, MIM | Polyhedral Sundial, 1770 = KAS. | the dial is also marked "H.A.W." | Lübke; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WOLLASTON, WILLIAM HYDE | England, 1766-1828, | devised a logarithmic slide rule for chemical equivalents in 1814, made by William Cary; designed a goniometer in 1809; invented a form of camera lucida in 1806; first to produce a doublet lens. | G.L'E. Turner 24; Multhauf -; Clay and Court; Delehar 9. | suggest correction | ||
| WOLLER | England, c.1825, PHIM | Stick Barometer = D.(1975); Wheel Barometer = D.(1997). | could be either Charles or Matthew Woller. | Birmingham. | ATG 3/29/97; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WOLLER, CHARLES | England, fl.1839-58, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | 63 Edgbaston Street, Birmingham. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WOLLER, MATTHEW | England, fl.1809-17, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Christie-SK 11/27/86; Stick Barometer = X. | T.C.; clock and watch maker. | 51 Edgbaston Street, Birmingham. | Goodison 1; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WOLMESLEY, JOHN | England, c.1715, MIM | George Sparkes was turned over to Wolmesley by Edmund Culpeper 1 of the Grocers' Company on Sept. 21, 1715. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WOLRICHE, CARYE | England, c.1608, | apprenticed to Charles Whitwell of the Grocers' Company on June 24, 1608. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WOLSCHOTGESWORE, J.F. | Holland, 1750, PHIM | Balance, 1750 = DPW. | "J.F. Wolscholgeswore ycker van haere maiestyt munten en Balancan." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WOLTHUYSEN, HENDRIK | Holland, d.1797, NIM | compass-maker. | Foelistraat 20/21, Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| WOOD 1 | England, NIM OIM | Octants, ebony = Christie-SK 11/15/79; D.(1976); Telescope = MYS. | could be Benjamin or Benjamin J. Wood. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WOOD 2 | see Horne, Thornthwaite and Wood. | Taylor 2(2196a). | suggest correction | |||
| WOOD AND CO. | England, c.1800, OIM | near the Mermaid, Hackney, London. | Taylor 2(1247). | suggest correction | ||
| WOOD AND LORT | England, c.1767, MIM | Jointed Rule with slide = OXF. | "New Improved Sliding Rule"; succeeded by Frost and Withnoll in 1767. | Taylor 2(553); Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| WOOD AND WITHNOLL | England, c.1770, MIM | Slide Rule, Coggeshall-type = P.C. | Delehar 2. | suggest correction | ||
| WOOD, BENJAMIN 1 | England, fl.1810-45, MIM NIM PHIM | Octant = Phillips 10/26/83; Wheel Barometer = X. | "teacher of navigation." | 41 Wapping (1810); 51 Wapping (1816); 50 Wapping (1822-32); 21 Bath Street and 49/50 Wapping (1834); all in Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1464); Bryden 9; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WOOD, BENJAMIN 1 AND BENJAMIN WOOD 2 | England, c.1845, MIM NIM OIM | Benjamin Wood and Benjamin Wood Jr. | 7 Bath Street, Liverpool (1845). | Taylor 2(1464); Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| WOOD, BENJAMIN 2 | England, fl.1834-47, MIM NIM OIM | son of Benjamin Wood 1, he was known as Benjamin Wood Jr.; the entry for Benjamin J. Wood in Taylor probably refers to Benjamin Wood Jr.; see Benjamin Wood 1 & Benjamin Jasper Wood. | 46 Wapping (1834); 7 Bath Street (1845-47); both in Liverpool. | Taylor 2(1464); Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| WOOD, BENJAMIN JASPER | England, fl.1796-1828, MIM | apprenticed to Michael Dancer in the Joiners' Company on Sept. 2, 1788; free in the Company, Feb. 2, 1796; the London directories show him as a MIM from 1797 to 1820; the Liverpool directories show a father and son, Benjamin Wood 1 and 2 and Crawforth thought that the first one could have been B.J. Wood, but he (B.Wood 1) had started in Liverpool in 1810. | 10 Pared Buildings, Leaden Hall Market, London (1797-1800); Liverpool (1828). | Crawforth 7; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WOOD, CHAS., AND CO. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WOOD, E. | England, OIM | Microscope = Phillips 5/20/75. | probably Edward George Wood. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WOOD, EDWARD | England, c.1838, MIM PHIM | 15 King Street, Clerkenwell, London. | Taylor 2(2277). | suggest correction | ||
| WOOD, EDWARD GEORGE | England, fl.1852-93, OIM PHIM | Microscope = Versailles 4/17/83; Telescopes = Phillips 10/26/83, Christie 11/15/79; Stick Barometer = Soth.-Pul- borough 3/1/83. | his instruments are usually signed "E.G. Wood" with one of his addresses; was he a partner in Horne, Thornthwaite and Wood? | 7 Shepperton Street, New North Road; 74 Cheapside; both in London. | Taylor 2(2278); RSW. | suggest correction |
| WOOD, GEORGE | England, pre-1761, MIM | rule maker; succeeded by his widow, Mary Wood. | Wolverhampton. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| WOOD, HENRY | England, c.1777, MIM | rule maker. | 29 Great Charles Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| WOOD, I.V., AND SONS | England, MIM | Rope Gauge = Pannett Park Museum, Whitby. | Might be John Wood 2. | Birmingham. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WOOD, JOHN 1 | England, fl.1701-13, MIM | apprenticed to John Nash 1 of the Clockmakers' Company on Jan. 20, 1690; free of the Company on April 7, 1701; took apprentices. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| WOOD, JOHN 2 | England, c.1777, MIM | rule maker. | 19 Lonon'-prentice Street, Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| WOOD, JOHN 3 | USA, c.1790, | advertised pocket compasses, needles and magnets; probably a dealer. | Philadelphia, Pa. (1790). | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WOOD, JOHN 4 | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WOOD, MARY | England, c.1761, MIM | the widow of George Wood; she continued the business under his name. | Wolverhampton. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| WOOD, RICHARD | England, c.1723, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Cooke 2 in the Joiners' Company in 1711; free in the Company in 1723. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WOOD, THOMAS | England, fl.1767-70, MIM | rule maker. | Brickhill Lane (1767); Brick-Kiln Lane (1770); both in Wolverhampton. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| WOODALL, THOMAS | England, c.1604, MIM | free in the Grocers' Company from Charles Whitwell on April 27, 1604; never formally bound as an apprentice. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WOODE, JOHN | England, c.1627, MIM | Pearl Gauge = OXF. | Taylor 1(158); Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WOODHEAD, JOSEPH | England, fl.1858-60, PHIM | barometer maker. | 10 Little Warner Street, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WOODROFFE, GEORGE, SEN. | USA, c.1845, MIM NIM PHIM | Boston, Mass. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| WOODRUFF | England, c.1825, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | watchmaker; barometer dealer. | High Street, Margate. | Goodison 1; Baillie 1. | suggest correction |
| WOODRUFF, L. | USA, c.1860, | patented a stick barometer made by Charles Wilder. | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| WOODS 1 | see Pinhey and Woods. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WOODS 2 | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 7/21/87. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WOODS, H. | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X. | Warrington. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WOODS, ROBERT CARR | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = Christie-SK 9/23/88, X; Barometer (incomplete) = KEN. | "Meteorological Instrument Maker"; an original member of the Meteorological Society. | 47 Hatton Garden, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WOODS, THOMAS | England, c.1714, | clockmaker; had James Rowley (MIM) as an apprentice in the Clockmakers' Company, in 1714, but turned him over to James Drury of the same Company. | London. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | |
| WOODSIDE, PATT. | England, c.1755, MIM NIM | Nocturnal, wood = D. | made for Robert Jackson. | Wynter and Turner. | suggest correction | |
| WOODWARD 1 | USA, PHIM | earliest maker of philosophical apparatus in New York, N.Y. | New York, N.Y. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WOODWARD 2 | England, 1846, MIM | Terrestrial Globes = Soth. 2/7/72 and 5/21/73 (1846). | the 1846 globe is 5" d.; see George Woodward 2. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WOODWARD, GEORGE 1 | England, MIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, Soth. 7/6/73. | 18 Leather Lane, Holborn, London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WOODWARD, GEORGE 2 | England, fl.1851-60, MIM PHIM | made barometers, thermometers and globes; see Woodward 2. | 5 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WOODWARD, JOHN THOMAS | England, fl.1823-56, OIM PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | 1 Clements Inn Passage (1823-28); 8 Clements Inn Passage (1830-56); both in London. | Taylor 2(2051); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WOOLER | see Woller. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |||
| WOOLEY, JAMES | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Phillips-Guilford 8/24/93. | Manchester. | ATG 8/20/93. | suggest correction | |
| WOOLF | England, PHIM | Marine Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WOOLF, LEWIS | England, NIM | Sextant = Eldred 10/11/75. | Liverpool. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WOOLMAN, G.S. | USA, c.1852, MIM OIM PHIM | T.C.; his instruments were sold in the U.S.A. by James W. Queen and Co. and by W. & L.E. Gurley; in Britain his agent was R. & J. Beck of London. | 116 Fulton Street, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| WOOLY | see Louis Hooly. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WORBEY, T.G. | England, c.1850, NIM | Parallel Rule with Protractor = Soth. 9/20/83. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WORBOYS | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Ashwell, Baldock. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| WORGAN, JOHN | England, fl.1682-1714, MIM SIM | Circumferentor = OXF; Gunter's Quadrant, 1695 = OXF; Gunter's Quadrant and Sundial = ADL-W88; Sectors = Soth. 7/10/67, DPW, OXF, ADL-W246; Universal Ring Sundial = ADL-W86; Plane Table, 1696 = OXF; Box Compass, 1696 = Soth. 4/22/65 = D.(1994); etc. | apprenticed to Nathaniel Anderton in the Grocers' Company on Nov.8, 1669; free of Walter Hayes of the same Company on Dec. 6, 1682; took apprentices; author; "Master of the Mechanics to King George I." | Under the Dial of St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street (1688); Fetter Lane against Clifford's Inn back gate (1693); Fleet Street (1700); all in London. | Taylor 1(451); J. Brown 1; Crawforth 7; Gunther 2; Michel 3; A.J. Turner 10; Taylor and Wilson; Coffeen 32 and 46; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WORKMAN, BENJAMIN | England, c.1750, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Augsburg-type Sundial with cam for latitude setting = BM. | "late servant to Mr. Hauksbee"; T.C. | near Tom's Coffee-House in Russel Street, Covent Garden, London. | Price 3; Ward 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WORRALL, THOMAS | England, fl.1634-56, MIM | apprenticed to Thomas Spencer in the Joiners' Company in 1627; free in the Company in 1634; took William Sutton as an apprentice in 1642. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WORTH | USA, c.1850, OIM | in 1849 Worth started a shop in New York making lenses and telescopes for engineering instruments; the business was bought by a Mr. Young who moved it to Philadelphia where it continued at least until 1911 as Young and Sons; Worth broke off and started a new optical shop. | New York, N.Y; Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WORTH, BENJAMIN | 1794, NIM | Hadley's Quadrant, 1794 = Dukes County Historical Society, Edgartown, Mass. | might be the owner. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WORTH, E.B.S. | England, c.1850, MIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial = Soth. 11/16/87. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WORTHING | England, c.1830, NIM | Sextant, Ramsden-pattern = Soth. 2/25/86. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WORTHINGTON | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | probably Nathaniel Worthington. | London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WORTHINGTON AND ALLAM | England, fl.1821-46, MIM NIM OIM PHIM | Universal Ring Sundial = Soth. 7/7/55; Telescopes = Christie 5/26/76, Versailles 11/20/83; Sextants = MAN, Soth. 10/20/75; Stick Barometers = X, Christie 11/24/83; Marine Barometer = Soth.-S 1/10/90. | Nathaniel Worthington and Allam; probably successors to Matthew Berge. | 196 Piccadilly, London. | Taylor 2(1749); Goodison 1; Garcia Franco 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WORTHINGTON, NATHANIEL | England, c.1838, MIM NIM OIM | Sextant, # 2071 = D.(19830; Beechley's Improved Sextant, 1838 = X; Sundial = X; Inclinable Sundial = Soth. 9/20/83; Telescope = D.(1993). | worked for Ramsden; successor to Berge; one sundial is marked "Explorer's dial; telescope is signed "Worthington, London." | London. | Taylor 2(1749); Wynter 2; Coffeen 43; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WOUTERS, PYBE | Holland, fl.1580-1635, MIM | Astrolabes = GRO, Friesch Museum, Leeuwarden (1606), Eisinga's House, Franeker (1606); Globe = Franeker. | Franeker astrolabe signed "P. Gualtherus Matheseos studiosi",is Louvain-type; a variant of the name is Pibo Gualtheri. | Franeker; Leeuwarden (1603). | Michel 3; Rooseboom 1; Zinner 1; Price 1; ICA 2; Baillie 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WOUTERS, REMY | see Rennerus Valerius. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | |||
| WRAGER | 1695, MIM | Pedometer, 1695 = SPI-183. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WRAY, WILLIAM | England, 1829-85, OIM | Telescopes = K. & C. 3/28/73, Christie 4/9/75, Phillips 6/15/73 and 11/16/88. | showed in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; the telescopes are signed "Wray"; F.R.A.S. in 1862. | 43 Havering Street, Commercial Road East, London. | G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WREN, CHRISTOPHER | England, 1632-1723, MIM | Vertical Wall Sundial = All Souls College, Oxford; Reflecting Sundial, 1648 = X. | Sir Christopher Wren; architect, mathematician and astronomer; invented a mechanical tracing device in 1663. | London. | Gatty; Latham and Mattews (vol. 7); Middleton 1. | suggest correction |
| WRENCH'S | England, MIM | Pair of Globes, 6" = Phillips 4/20/85. | marked "Wrench's Six Inch Globe, Constructed from the Latest Authorities, London"; probably Edward Wrench. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WRENCH, EDWARD | England, fl.1822-53, MIM OIM PHIM SIM | Pantograph = Christie-SK 11/27/86; Telescope = Christie 12/18/74; Surveyor's Compass = D.(1973); Theodolite = Soth. 7/15/63; Wheel Barometer = D.(19760; Marine Barometer = Phillips 12/12/89; Terrestrial Globe, miniature = D(1996). | globe signed "Wrench's Miniature Globe, London." | 6 Gray's Inn Terrace, London. | Taylor 2(2280); Wynter 2; Coffeen 55; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WREY | misreading for Wray. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WRIGHT 1 | England, c.1850, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = SPI-Anderson 3/25/27, Soth. 10/19/87. | Ongar. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT 2 | see Gregory and Wright; Gilbert, Wright and Hooke; Gilbert and Wright; Gregory, Gilbert and Wright; Moore and Wright. | Taylor 2(839); Clay and Court. | suggest correction | |||
| WRIGHT 3 | England, c.1760, MIM | Inclinable Sundial, with case = BM. | Taylor 1(96); Price 3; Ward 4. | suggest correction | ||
| WRIGHT 4 | England, post 1858, | see Baxter and Wright. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WRIGHT AND COLE | England, pre-1748, MIM | Thomas Wright and Benjamin Cole 1; see T. Wright and B. Cole; Cole succeeded Wright in 1748. | London. | Taylor and Wilson. | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT AND HOOKE | England, MIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = P.C. | repaired by Gurley in 1930; owner lived in Roanoke, Va. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT, A. | England, PHIM | Barometer = P.C.(1977). | Westminster, London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT, BENJAMIN 1 | England, fl.1596-1613, MIM | probably an instrument maker; worked for John Blagrave. | Taylor 1(96); Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WRIGHT, BENJAMIN 2 | England, c.1663, | apprenticed to Henry Sutton in the Joiners' Company, March 25, 1663. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WRIGHT, DAVID | England, c.1830, OIM | partner in Chadburn and Wright. | 94 Fargate, Sheffield. | Taylor 2(2054). | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT, E. | USA, c.1850, MIM PHIM | listed in the 1850 business directory. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT, EDWARD | England, 1558-1615, MIM OIM | designed and made mathematical instruments using telescopic sights; made the "Celestial Automaton." | Caius College, Cambridge. | Taylor 1(53); Waters 2; North 2; Bedini 8. | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT, G. | see Gabriel Wright and George Wright 3. | Milburn 8. | suggest correction | |||
| WRIGHT, G., AND WILLIAM BARDIN | England, 1782, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1782 = Chicago Historical Society, Ill. | "Wright's New Improved Celestial Globe, ----- G. Wright and William Bardin, London, 1782." | London. | Yonge. | suggest correction |
| WRIGHT, GABRIEL | England, fl.1781-1803, | member of the Girdlers' Company; claimed to have worked for Benjamin Martin 1 for eighteen years; author; patented a universal gimballed compass, c.1790; invented a universal sundial in 1781. | Millburn 8 and 11; Coffeen E. | suggest correction | ||
| WRIGHT, GEORGE 1 | England, fl.1720-39, MIM | apprenticed to James Swetman 1 in the Grocers' Company on April 8, 1707; free of the Company on Jan. 21, 1720; took apprentices; turned over John Atkinson 2, an apprentice, to John Farmer 2 of the Joiners' Company on Sept. 25, 1739. | Clerkenwell, London (1736). | J. Brown 1; Crawforth 7; Millburn 8. | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT, GEORGE 2 | England, 1740-1805, MIM NIM | Terrestrial Globes = PEA, Soth. 11/16/87; Pair of Globes = Manchester Historic Association, N.H. | author; associated with W. Bardin; invented a heliochrono- meter which was made by B. Martin; possibly invented Wright's Patent Quintant but this may by another Wright; see Wright 2; see Gilbert and Wright. | Mr. Martin's Fleet Street; The Navigation Warehouse, 148 Leadenhall Street; both in London. | Taylor 2(909); Calvert 2; Wynter and Turner; USNM; Yonge; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WRIGHT, GEORGE 3 | a ghost; this is realy Gabriel Wright who published a paper on a universal sundial that he had invented. | Millburn 8. | suggest correction | |||
| WRIGHT, GEORGE E. | USA, 1892, MIM | Sun's Altitude Calculator, 1892 = ADL-G21. | Chicago, Ill. | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT, JAMES | England, 1808, MIM | French Curve, 1808 = Phillips 11/11/81. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT, JOHN 1 | England, 1740, MIM | Sundial, 1740 = Blaise Castle Folk Museum, Henbury. | this might be John Wright 2 if the date on the sundial was misread. | Bristol. | Stevena and Aked. | suggest correction |
| WRIGHT, JOHN 2 | England, fl.1753-60, MIM | possibly related to Thomas Wright 1; apprenticed to Benjamin Cole 1 in the Merchant Taylor's Company, c.1753; by 1756 he had moved to Bristol; succeeded by Joshua Springer by 1759; T.C.; see John Wright 1. | London; The Sphere and Hadley's Quadrant, near St. Stephen's Church, Bristol (1756). | Goodison 1; Crawforth 1. | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT, JONAS | England, MIM | made a Ptolemaic armillary sphere. | North 2. | suggest correction | ||
| WRIGHT, R.W. | England, OIM | Microscope = Borough Museum, Newbury, Berks. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT, ROBERT | England, fl.1821-32, | author; invented a hypsometer. | Jesus College, Cambridge; Winwick, Lancashire. | Taylor 2(219). | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT, SUSAN | England, c.1730, NIM | Backstaff, lignum vitae and boxwood = Soth. 9/20/83. | signed "Made at Sus. Wrights in Bristol"; might be the widow of William Wright. | Bristol. | Taylor 2(220); RSW. | suggest correction |
| WRIGHT, T. | c.1900, | Sundial = ADL-T42. | signed "T. Wright, Dublin" but is the work of D.B. Sheahan of New York, N.Y. | Tomlinson 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT, T. AND COLE, B. | England, fl.1740-48, MIM | Grand Orrery = Dr. Coopman's house, Franeker, Holland. | Thomas Wright 1 and Benjamin Cole 1. | at the Orrery in Fleet Street, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WRIGHT, T. AND HUSBANDS (2) | England, | T.C. | Calvert 2. | suggest correction | ||
| WRIGHT, THOMAS 1 | England, fl.1715-48, MIM OIM PHIM | Wide range of instruments that may be seen in many museums including grand orreries at KEN, OXF, BRM, Royal Academy, Portsmouth and Dunham Massey, Altringcham (also armillary sphere); mechanical equatorial sundials at ADL, NYM; hodometers at VCW, Longleat House; microscope at RSM. | apprenticed to John Rowley in the Broderers' Company, April 13, 1707; free in the Company by testimony of Rowley and John Coggs 1, Feb. 1, 1715; took Benjamin Cole 1 as an apprentice; MIM to George, Prince of Wales; MIM to the King; took over Rowley's work shop; partner with William Wyeth and later with Benjamin Cole 1; author and publisher; Wright was succeeded by Benjamin Cole 1 in 1748; T.C.; see Thomas Wright 1 (cont.) | see Wright, Thomas 1 (cont.) | see Thomas Wright 1 (cont.) | suggest correction |
| WRIGHT, THOMAS 1 (CONT.) | armillary sphere has two civil calendars. | at the Orrery and Globe, next the Globe and Marlborough Head Tavern, Fleet Street (1718); at the Orrery and Globe, Fleet Street, opposite Water Lane; at the Orrery and Globe, near Salisbury Court, Fleet Street; all in London. | Taylor 1(552), 2(143); Goodison 1; Crawforth 1 & 7; Michel 3; Chandler and Vincent; Dewhirst; Daumas 1; Price 2; Brieux 3; USNM; A.J. Turner 10; Clay and Court; Taylor and Wilson; Cajori; Royal Oak brochure; Coffeen 46 and 56; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WRIGHT, THOMAS 2 | England, 1711-86, MIM PHIM | author; trained as a philosophical instrument maker; worked at Heath's and Sisson's workshops; taught astronomy. | London; Biar's Green, near Brancepeth, Durham. | Taylor 2(321); Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT, THOMAS 3 | England, fl.1830-38, MIM | Instrument = OXF. | the following addresses may be for two different makers. | 28 City Terrace, City Road, London; 1 Worship, Finsbury, London. | Taylor 2(2055). | suggest correction |
| WRIGHT, WILLIAM 1 | England, fl.1720-30, MIM NIM | made a backstaff signed "W. and W." ? | Bristol. | Taylor 2(220). | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHT, WILLIAM 2 | England, fl.1797-1801, MIM | rule maker. | Philip Street (1797); 14 Philip Street (1801); both in Birmingham. | Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| WRIGHTMAN, THOMAS | USA, c.1800, | engraved compass cards for Gedney King, Baker and Hooper, Joshua R. Lincoln, and John Trundy. | Warner 12. | suggest correction | ||
| WRIGHTSON, WILLIAM | England, c.1593, | apprenticed to Charles Whitwell of the Grocers' Company on Dec. 25, 1593. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WRIGLESWORTH, WILLIAM | England, fl.1688-91, MIM | Perpetual Calendar, 1688 = WHI. | sold a small astrolabe which "registered perpetual time." | Rising Sun and Globe, Upper Moorfields, London. | Taylor 1(462); Bryden 16. | suggest correction |
| WULPARIA | misreading for Vulparia. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |||
| WURDEMANN, WILLIAM | Germany; USA, 1811-1900, MIM NIM OIM SIM | Theodolites = P.C., Hagley Museum, Del.; Meridian Telescopes = West Point Museum, Bureau of Land Management, Dept. of the Interior; Transits = Cornell University, ADL-L31; Sextant = MYS. | Würdemann; studied in Heidelberg; came to the U.S.A in 1834 and worked for the U.S. Coast Survey; on his own from 1840; made many improvements to instruments; made his own dividing engine. | Bremen (1811-34); Washington, D.C. (1834-1900). | Smart 1; Bedini 8; USNM; ADL; D.J. Warner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WURSCHING | Germany, c.1790, MIM | Diptych Sundials, wood & paper = ADL-A150, Phillips 2/14/79, Christie 12/18/74 & 4/9/75, X. | Würsching. | Furth, Bavaria. | Zinner 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WURSTER, CHR. FRIEDRICH | Germany, fl.1748-61, MIM | Cube Sundial, 1748 = Neuenstein Schloss; Regiomontanus-type Sundial, wood = STU. | pastor. | Wiltendorff. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
| WURTZELBAU, JOHANN PHILIPP VON | Germany, 1651-1725, MIM | Sextant, wood, six-foot radius = DEU. | he was reported to have made quadrants and rules which are now lost, as well as many astronomical instruments. | Nürnburg. | Zinner 1; Lunardi. | suggest correction |
| WUSTHOF, J. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Altitude Sundial and Perpetual Calendar = ADL-A106; Perpetual Calendar = Soth.10/28/86. | "J. Wüsthof fecit" signed on ADL; Soth signed :J. Wisthof." | ADL; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WUSTHOFF, CHRISTOPH | Germany, 1693, MIM | Augsburg type Sundials = KES (1693), HAK. | Christoph Wüsthoff. | Hamburg. | Zinner 1; Price 2; Rohde; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WYBARD, JOHN | England, fl.1630-74, | designed a surveying instrument. | Taylor 1(165); Evans 1. | suggest correction | ||
| WYCK, J.J. VAN | Holland, OIM | Dissecting Microscope = P.C. | could be J. or T. van Wyck. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| WYDLER, CONRAD | Germany, c.1720, MIM | Pantograph = DRE. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WYE, JOHN | England, c.1704, MIM | apprenticed to Jonathan Roberts in the Broderers' Company, Aug. 8, 1704. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WYET, WILLIAM | England, c.1653, | apprenticed to John Brown 6 in the Joiners' Company, 1653. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | ||
| WYETH, WILLIAM | England, fl.1715-41, MIM | Butterfield-type Sundial = P.C. (1978). | apprenticed to John Coggs 1 in the Pewterers' Company; free of the Company c.1715; became partner of John Coggs 1; later was partner with Thomas Wright 1; made Shirtcliffe's slide rule. | Globe and Sun, near St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet Street; Orrery and Globe, Fleet Street; Orrery near Water Lane; all in London. | Taylor 1(463) and (581), 2(144); Cajori 1; Crawforth 7; Taylor and Wilson; RSW. | suggest correction |
| WYK, J.V. | see Jan van Wijk 2. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| WYLAN, HENRY | England, c.1629, MIM | free in the Joiners' Company; took apprentices, c.1629. | London. | Crawforth 7. | suggest correction | |
| WYLD, J. AND W. | England, c.1858, MIM | Terrestrial Globe = Christie-SK 11/19/87. | see T. Wyld. | Charing Cross, East London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WYLD, T. | England, 1858, MIM | Celestial Globe, 1858 = D.(1972). | T. might have been read for J., or vice versa; see J. Wyld. | Charing Cross East, London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| WYNN AND TIMMINS | England, MIM | Bow Gauge = VCW. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| WYNNE, ELLIS | England, 1670-1734, MIM | Garden Sundial, 1711 = Welsh Folk Museum. | Wales. | Peate. | suggest correction | |
| WYNNE, HENRY | England, fl.1662-1709, MIM PHIM | Universal Ring Sundials = P.C.; Soth. 7/27/64; Sundial, silver = Soth. 12/13/71; Garden Sundials = GEL, D.(1976), Soth. 7/7/55, Windsor (near the Star "building"); Quadrants = P.C., ADL-L14 (returned); Protractor and Pantograph = Pepys (1669); Oughtred-type Sundial (1692) = Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries. | apprenticed to Ralph Greatorex in the Clockmakers' Company in 1654; free of the Company in 1662 and Master in 1690; took apprentices; worked with Richard Glynne, according to Clay and Court; ADL-L14 returned to lender. | near the Sugarloaf, Chancery Lane; near Searjeant's Inn; near the Rolls; at the Pope's Head, Chancery Lane; all in London. | Taylor 1(266); J. Brown 3; Latham and Matthews, Vol. 9; Goodison 1; Taylor and Wilson; A.J. Turner 10; Bryden 9; USNM; Earle; Robischon; Clay and Court; ADL; RSW; Somerville. | suggest correction |
| X. 1 | marked on the alidade of a mariner's astrolabe, 1555, NMM-2, in Dundee City Museum. | A. Stimson 3. | suggest correction | |||
| X. 2 | marked on the back of a mariner's astrolabe, NMM-37, dated 1628, at Western Australian Museum, Perth. | A. Stimson 3. | suggest correction | |||
| YARWELL, JOHN | England, fl.1669-1712, OIM | Telescopes = KEN, WHI, OXF, Soth. 12/16/63, etc.; Microscopes = KEN, WHI, OXF, etc. | apprenticed in the Spectaclemakers' Company on Dec. 9, 1662; turned over to Nicholas Shield of that Company on April 2, 1688; free of the Company in 1669; Master of the Company in 1684; took apprentices; had Ralph Sterrop as a partner from 1697 until 1708 under the name Sterrop and Yarwell; T.C. | at ye Archimedes and Spectacles in St. Paul's Churchyard (1672-83); Archimedes and three Golden Prospects, in St. Paul's Churchyard; at the Sign of Archimedes in Ludgate Street, the first Spectacle Shop next Ludgate (1697); at the Archimedes and Crown (1698); all in London. | Taylor 1(343); Crawforth 1; Goodison 1; Clay and Court; Court and von Rohr 3(29); Dewhirst; USNM; Whipple 2; Robischon; RSW. | suggest correction |
| YARWOOD, JOHN | England, c.1680, | first to illustrate his trade card; misprint for Yarwell? | Darius 3. | suggest correction | ||
| YATES | misreading for Yeates. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| YEAMAN, JOHN | Scotland, c.1756, OIM | Level = RSM. | may have taken James Clark 1 and John Miller as apprentices. | Behind the Weigh-House in the Lawn-Market, Edinburgh. | Taylor 2(675a); Morrison-Low 1. | suggest correction |
| YEATES 1 | Ireland, c.1843, MIM | the name is stamped on the gnomon of a garden sundial by John Cruise. | Dublin. | Moskowitz 122. | suggest correction | |
| YEATES 2 | Ireland, c.1800, MIM PHIM SIM | Theodolite = Christie 11/22/78; Dumpy Level = Phillips 2/22/77; Stick Barometer = Soth.-S 10/19/89. | possibly Samuel Yeates. | Dublin. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| YEATES AND SON 1 | Ireland, fl.1834-39, OIM | Samuel Yeates and Son; T.C. | 2 Grafton Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Crawforth 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| YEATES AND SON 2 | Ireland, fl.1865-1922, MIM OIM | Universal Equatorial Sundial = WHI. | Yeates and Son (2) succeeded George Yeates 2 and Son; Stephen M. Yeates may have been the "son" in Yeates and Son (2); the firm was "Mathematical Instrument Makers to the University." | 2 Grafton Street (1865-1922); and 136 St. Stephen's Green West (1875-79); and 33 Nassau (1911-13); and 51 Nassau Street (1914-22); and 32A Dawson Street (1914); all in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 16; RSW. | suggest correction |
| YEATES, ANDREW | Ireland, fl.1823-40, MIM SIM | Transit = DPW. | son of Samuel Yeates; worked with Edward Troughton 2 in 1832. | Dublin (1823); 12 Brighton Place, New Kent Road, London (1832). | Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction |
| YEATES, GEORGE 1 | Ireland, fl.1825-37, OIM PHIM | might be the same as George Yeates 2. | 70 Camden Street (1826-27); 70 Charlmont Street (1828-37); both in Dublin. | Morrisom-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| YEATES, GEORGE 2 | Ireland, fl.1843-58, MIM OIM PHIM | made air pumps; exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; "Mathematical Instrument Maker to the University"; see George Yeates and Son. | 2 Grafton Street, Dublin (1840-46) & (1859-64). | Morrison-low and Burnett; G.L'E. Turner 24; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| YEATES, GEORGE, AND SON | Ireland, 1840-64, MIM OIM | George Yeates 2 and Son; succeeded George Yeates 2 and were succeeded by Yeates and Son 2; "Mathematical Instrument Makers to the University." | 2 Grafton Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| YEATES, HORATIO | Ireland, fl.1859-64, OIM | 29 Wicklow Street (1859-62); 23 Dawson Street (1863); 13 Leinster Street (1864); all in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| YEATES, KENDRICK | Ireland, fl.1804-39, OIM | listed as an optician through 1826; brass founder and brass merchant from 1827-39. | 22 Henry Street (1804-11); 27 Stafford Street (1816); 26 Stafford Street (1819-35); 24 Suffolk Street (1836); 26 Stafford Street (1837-38); 33 Stafford Street (1839); all in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9. | suggest correction | |
| YEATES, SAMUEL | Ireland, fl.1790-1834, MIM OIM PHIM | Microscope = Crisp Coll.; Equatorial Sundials = Bearnes 12/6/71, Linton Sale 10/9/80; Garden Sundial = Cristie 9/11/86; Stick Barometers = X(2); Wheel Barometer = X. | see Samuel Yeates and Son, Yeates and Son (1). | 4 Upper Ormond Quay (1790-94); 29 Capel Street (1795-1810); 89 Dame Street (1811-26); 2 Grafton Street (1827-31); all in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9; Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| YEATES, SAMUEL, AND SON | Ireland, fl.1832-39, MIM OIM PHIM | Dissecting Mocroscope = Wellcome Institute; Wheel Barometer = X; Sundial = D.(1976). | see also Yeates and Son (1); T.C. | 2 Grafton Street (1832-39); and 9 Nassau Street (1839); both in Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett; Bryden 9; Crawford 1; Goodison 1; Moskowitz 122; RSW. | suggest correction |
| YEATES, STEPHEN M. | Ireland, fl.1865-1902, MIM OIM | perhaps the son in Yeates and Son (2); grandson of George Yeates 2 ? | 2 Grafton Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | |
| YEATES, THOMAS | Ireland, c.1848, OIM | 119 Abbey Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| YEATES, WILLIAM | Ireland, fl.1827-28, OIM | 18 Capel Street, Dublin. | Morrison-Low and Burnett. | suggest correction | ||
| YEFF, ROBERT | England, fl.1702-12, MIM NIM | Nocturnals, wood = NMM, KEN (1702); Gunter's Rule, 1712 = WHI. | Bristol. | Taylor 1(535); J.A. Bennett 2; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| YEOMAN, JOHN | England, | check on him in cards and old print-outs. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| YERMOUTH, WILLIAM | England, c.1797, | apprenticed to Charles Fairbone 1 in the Grocers' Company on May 4, 1797. | J. Brown 1. | suggest correction | ||
| YLLMER, ANDREAS | Austria, 1559, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1559 = INN. | Innsbruck. | Neumann 1. | suggest correction | |
| YORKE, THOMAS | England, c.1738, | took Joseph Jackson 3 as an apprentice c.1738. | Clay and Court. | suggest correction | ||
| YORKE, WILLIAM | England, c.1669, MIM | apprenticed to Hilkiah Bedford in the Stationers' Company on June 6, 1662; free of the Company in 1669. | A.J. Turner 9. | suggest correction | ||
| YOULE, WILLIAM | England, fl.1822-60, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Theodolite = Christie-SK 11/19/87; Map Pointer = Soth. 12/15/78;; Sextants = MYS, D.(1989); Inclinable Sundial = LIM; Wheel Barometer = X; Drum Microscope = D.(1983). | 22 Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel (1822-33); 79 Leadenhall Street (1845); 83 Leadenhall Street (1845-60); A1 Grace- church Street; all in London. | Taylor 2(1752); Goodison 1; Coffeen C; Rinaldi 23; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| YOUNG 1 | see Sewill and Young. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| YOUNG 2 | England, c.1830, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = D.(1995). | Swaffam. | ATG 7/22/95. | suggest correction | |
| YOUNG AND CO. | USA, fl.1830-74, MIM SIM | Henry Young and his son, James Hyde Young; James continued the firm after his father joined with William Henry Smith in 1834. | New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| YOUNG AND SON 1 | England, c.1840, PHIM | Balances = OXF, Phillips 5/2/75; Diamond Balance = Phillips 4/16/76; Balances and Weights = CAR. | T.C.; balance makers to Queen Victoria. | 5 Bear Street, Leicester Square, London. | Taylor 2(2282); Dewhirst; RSW. | suggest correction |
| YOUNG AND SON 2 | Scotland, NIM PHIM | Marine Barometer = OMM. | possibly David Young or R. Young and Son. | Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| YOUNG AND SONS | USA, fl.1881-1918, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Transits (# 8589) & (# 88090) = GUR. | the firm was founded by William J. Young in 1820; Alfred Young, his eldest son, ran the business in 1881 and 1882, his son, Alfred C. Young took over at the death of his father in 1882; the firm was sold to Keuffel and Esser of Hobken, N.J. in 1918 when Alfred C. Young died. | 43 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; USNM. | suggest correction |
| YOUNG, DAVID | Scotland, NIM | Sextants = D.(1975), K. & C. 6/12/75. | South Shields and Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| YOUNG, HENRY | USA, 1792-1874, MIM SIM | fl. 1817-58; Henry Young and his son, James Hyde Young, were together, 1830-34 as Young and Co.; listed as Young, Smith and Co., 1834-45, when firm was Henry Young and William Henry Smith; became Smith, Young and Co. from 1852-57; retired in 1858. | 4 Maiden Lane, New York, N.Y. (1820-58). | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| YOUNG, JAMES HYDE | USA, fl.1830-74+, MIM SIM | was a partner with his father, Henry Young, from 1830 to 1834; he continued to run the firm, as Young and Co. until after 1874. | New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| YOUNG, R. AND SON | Scotland, c.1850?, NIM | Sextant = D.(1968). | 59 Clyde Place, Glasgow. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| YOUNG, RICHARD | England, c.1669, MIM | apprenticed by turnover to Edward Fage of the Clockmakers' Company on June 4, 1669. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| YOUNG, SMITH AND CO. | USA, f.1834-45, MIM SIM | Henry Young and William Henry Smith. | 4 Maiden Lane, New York, N.Y. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| YOUNG, THOMAS | England, 1773-1829, | Optometer, 1801 = Royal Institution. | author; wrote on optics and experimented with barometer tubes. | London. | Middleton 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| YOUNG, WILLIAM J., AND CO. | USA, fl.1867-70, MIM SIM | William J. Smith, Thomas N. Watson and Charles S. Heller continued the firm under its old name. | 43 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1. | suggest correction | |
| YOUNG, WILLIAM J., AND SONS | USA, fl.1871-80, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | Surveyor's Compass = Oklahoma Historical Society. | the firm was formed by Alfred and T. Benton Young after the death of their father, William J. Young, in 1870; T. Benton Young left the firm in 1880 and Alfred Young changed the name to Young and Sons, which see; William J. Young left his dividing engine to Alfred Young. | 43 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; J.A. Bennett 2; USNM; Moskowitz 103. | suggest correction |
| YOUNG, WILLIAM JAMES | Scotland; USA, 1800-70, MIM NIM OIM PHIM SIM | made a wide range of surveying and drafting instruments; the earliest are dated 1835; examples are found in many museums. | apprenticed to Thomas Whitney, by then, of Philadelphia, from 1813 to 1820; remained a journeyman to him until 1823; he got a dividing engine made by George Adams from Whitney; he invented a new transit in 1831 for the Baltimore and Ohio RR; was the first maker of Burt's Solar Compass; founded the firm of William J. Young and Co. in 1867, with Thomas N. Watson and Charles S. Heller as partners; on his death the firm became William J. Young and Sons, ie. Alfred and T. Benton Young. | 224 South Second Street (1825); 9 Dock (1837-55); 43 North Seventh Street; all in Philadelphia, Pa. | Smart 1; Bedini 8; J.A. Bennett 2; Moskowitz 103; Coffeen 14; USNM; D.J. Warner 11; RSW. | suggest correction |
| YOUNGHUSBAND | see Palmer, Steele and Younghusband. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| YOUNGS' | England, c.1850, PHIM | Letter Balance = Christie 12/21/71. | surely Young and Son 1. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| YPELAAR, ABRAHAM | Holland, 1736-1811, OIM | Microscope = P.C. | Amsterdam. | Mörzer Bruyns 2; Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| YSAEUS, MAGNUS | MIM | Protractor, silver, in etui = NOR. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| YSENBROEK, PIETER | Holland, 1701-76, MIM PHIM | Planetarium, 1738 = ADL-M392; Tellurian = UTP; Pyrometer = LEY; Barometer = X; Heliostat = X. | "textiel fabrikant"; author; itebtingf Ledenlijst Natuurkundig College, c.1737-76; the 1738 planetarium was improved in 1793 by Jan Peres in Haarlem. | Haarlem. | Zinner 1; Engelmann 1; Fox 1 & 2; Rooseboom 1; Daumas 1; USNM; Crommelin 1; Middleton 1; ADL; Teyler Museum Exhibition, 1988; RSW. | suggest correction |
| Z. | Germany, 1741, MIM | Pedometer, 1741 = DRE. | the work of J.G. Zimmer. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| Z. ET B. | MIM | Terrestrial Globe = A-P 3/15/76. | the globe is marked "Edit." | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| Z.B. | owner's initials on a 1773 Spencer, Browning and Rust octant in the HAK. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| Z.G.F. | Italy, c.1840, | see Giovanni Francesco Zarbula; also see G.Z.F. and Z.J.F. | Piedmont. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| Z.J.F. | Italy, c.1840, | see Giovanni Francesco Zarbula; also see Z.G.F. and G.Z.F. | Gatty. | suggest correction | ||
| ZABEUS, BERNARDINUS | Italy, fl.1552-59, MIM | Astrolabes = DES (1558), ADL-M21 (1558)(ICA-177); Horizontal Sundial, 1552 = Goldschmied Coll. = MADEX-52 = NMM-Caird. | the astrolabe at the Adler planetarium is signed on the rim. | Padua. | Engelmann 1; Gunther 1; Michel 3; Price 1; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ZACH | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Table Sundial = DRE. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2. | suggest correction | |
| ZACHARIUS | Germany, 1550, MIM | Wall Sundials, 1550 = Görlitz. | the dials are signed "Zacharius Scultetus." | Görlitz. | Lübke. | suggest correction |
| ZACHARY, JOHN | England, 1687, | apprenticed to Daniel Quare 1 of the Clockmakers' Company in 1687. | J. Brown 3. | suggest correction | ||
| ZACUTO, ABRAHAM | Portugal, c.1510, MIM NIM | made mariner's astrolabes for Vasco da Gama's voyage. | Maddison 6. | suggest correction | ||
| ZAHN, JOANNES | Germany, c.1685, | author; designed telescopes. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | ||
| ZALLINGER, JOS: G. A: LEON: | Italy, 1755, MIM | Sundial, 1755 = Christie-SK 4/17/86. | the dial is also marked "G 46 Z M 30." | Bolzano. | RSW. | suggest correction |
| ZAMBRA 1 | see Negretti and Zambra. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| ZAMBRA 2 | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (3). | see J.C. Zambra. | London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ZAMBRA, CESARE | England, fl.1820-22, PHIM | barometer maker; father of Joseph Warren Zambra. | Saffron Walden, Essex. | Taylor 2(1755). | suggest correction | |
| ZAMBRA, G. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, K. & C. 9/20/71. | 51 Spear Street, Manchester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ZAMBRA, G.J. | England, fl.1919-21, PHIM | partner with M.W. Zambra 2 and P.E. and H.N. Negretti. | London. | W.J. Read. | suggest correction | |
| ZAMBRA, J.C. | England, fl.1879-92, MIM PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (2), Soth. 2/19/87. | eldest son of J.W. Zambra, and his partner together with H.P.J. Negretti from 1879 to 1888; the firm was run by H.P.J. Negretti, J.C. Zambra and M.W. Zambra from 1888 to 1892. | 23 Brook Street, Holborn, London. | W.J. Read. | suggest correction |
| ZAMBRA, JOSEPH WARREN | England, 1822-97, MIM OIM PHIM | son of Cesare Zambra; apprenticed to a glassblower in Hatton Garden; worked for C. Tagliabue; formed a partnership with Henry Negretti in 1850 which lasted until 1879; was a partner with H.P.J. Negretti and J.C. Zambra fron 1879 to 1888; Joseph W. Zambra retired in 1888. | London. | W.J. Read; G.L'E. Turner 24; Taylor 2(1755); Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZAMBRA, M.W. 1 | England, fl.1888-1909, MIM OIM PHIM | J.W. Zambra retired in favor of his second son, M.W. Zambra 1 in 1888; he was a partner with his brother, J.C. Zambra and H.P.J. Negretti from 1888 to 1892; then a partner with H.P.J. Negretti from 1892 until 1909 when M.W. Zambra retired. | London. | W.J. Read. | suggest correction | |
| ZAMBRA, M.W. 2 | England, fl.1909-35, PHIM | a partner with H.P.J. Negretti and his sons, P.E. and H.N. Negretti from 1909 to 1919; the partners were, M.W. Zambra 2, P.E. and H.N. Negretti together with G.J. Zambra from 1919 to 1921; the firm was, M.W. Zambra 2 plus P.E. & H.N. Negretti from 1921 to 1935. | London. | W.J. Read. | suggest correction | |
| ZAMNITZER | misreading for Jamnitzer. | RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| ZAMORA | the name "Negretti and Zamora" was read on a barometer with a perpetual calendar starting at 1773; this is surely a mis- reading of Negretti and Zambra. | Christie 4/19/78. | suggest correction | |||
| ZAMORANO, RODRIGUEZ | Spain, c.1528, MIM | Seville. | Michel 3. | suggest correction | ||
| ZANDRA, G. | surely G. Zambra. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |||
| ZANETTI | England, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Victoria Hall, 8/11/97. | ATG 8/2 & 9/97. | suggest correction | ||
| ZANETTI AND AGNEW | England, fl.1817-25, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = P.-B. 4/14/38. | Vittore Zanetti and his former apprentice, Thomas Agnew. | 94 Market Street, Manchester. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ZANETTI, JOSEPH | England, c.1841, PHIM | Stick Barometer = X; Wheel Barometer = X. | probably the son of Vittore Zanetti; partner with Thomas Agnew as Agnew and Zanetti. | 100 King Street, Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ZANETTI, V. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = New House 9/10/93. | surely Vincente or Vittore Zanetti, which see. | Manchester. | ATG 8/28/93. | suggest correction |
| ZANETTI, VINCENT | England, fl.1822-26, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X (4). | may be the same as Vincente Vittore Zanetti. | 5 Wrights Court, Market Street, Manchester. | Taylor 2(1756); Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ZANETTI, VINCENTE VITTORE | England, PHIM | barometer maker; may be the same as Vitto Zanetti and Vittore Zanetti, which see. | 98 Market Street Lane; 87 Market Street Lane; both in Manchester. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZANETTI, VITTORE | England, fl.1810-25, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | see Vincent Vittore Zanetti; had Thomas Agnew as an apprentice in 1810; took him as a partner from 1817 to 1825 as Zanetti and Agnew. | 94 Market Street; 87 market Street Lane; both in Manchester. | Goodison 1 & 5. | suggest correction |
| ZANFRINI AND GUGERI | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Blandford. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZANG | Holland?, MIM | Perpetual Calendar = Evans Coll. | Maijnstockheim. | Esdaille; Evans 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZANGIUS, PHILIPP | Belgium, 1602, MIM SIM | Circumferentor, 1602 = ROM. | Louvain. | Zinner 1; Price 2. | suggest correction | |
| ZAPPA, C. | England, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ZAPPECK, F. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Zappeck-type Vertical Sundials = BUD, Linz Museum (2), OXF, PRZ, Prague Narodni Museum, GRA, WUP, Soth. 12/16/63, etc. | Zinner 1; Evans 1; Price 2; Ithaca; Czech. Inventory; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ZARBULA, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO | Italy, c.1840, MIM | mason and painter; designed and painted many sundials in Dauphiné. | Piedmont. | Gatty. | suggest correction | |
| ZAVAGLIA, SEBASTIANO | Italy, 1823-76, PHIM | doctor; made mechanical models and electrical apparatus; director of the Gabinetto Aldini in Bologna, 1863. | Bologna. | Brenni 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZECH | Czechoslovakia, 1525, MIM | Astronomical Clock, 1525 = James Ferguson = Society of Antiquaries. | Prague. | Grimaldi. | suggest correction | |
| ZECH, IGNATZ JOSEPH | Germany, c.1791, MIM | Bobinger 3. | suggest correction | |||
| ZECH, JAKOB | Germany, 1550, MIM | Clock, portable = OXF. | Augsburg. | Bobinger 3; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ZECH, JEREMIAS | Germany, c.1600, MIM | Sundial = DRE (lost). | Augsburg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ZECH, JOHANNES GEORGIUS | Germany, 1699, MIM | Ring Sundial, 1699 = D.(1974). | Wynter 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ZECH, ZACHARIUS | Germany, MIM | Equatorial Sundial, large = Ehrensberger Coll. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | ||
| ZEELST, ADRIAN | Belgium, fl.1569-1602, MIM | Astrolabe, 1569 = MAA (ICA-462); Cruciform Sundials, = MAN (1572), P.C. (1573), OXF (1588); Surveying Instrument, 1593 = P.C.; Astronomical Ring = D.(1972). | Zinner put him under E. Zeelstius but the instruments are signed "A. Zeelstius" or "A. Zeelst." | Louvain. | Zinner 1; Price 1; ICA 2; Garcia Franco 1 & 2; Rooseboom 1; Michel 3; Evans 1; Brieux 2; A.J. Turner 10; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ZEHAVA | Russia, 1850, MIM | Mathematical Instrument Set, silver, 1850 = GEL. | Tula. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ZEIHER, JOHANN ERNST | Russia, fl.1762-98, | designed a metallic thermometer and a marine barometer. | St. Petersburg. | Chaldecott 4; Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZEILMAKER, KEIMPE EN TJEPKE BLOK | Holland, c.1796, NIM | maritime compass makers. | Harlingen. | Rooseboom 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZEINER | see Hen. | Dewhirst. | suggest correction | |||
| ZEISS, CARL | Germany, 1816-88, OIM | apprenticed to Friedrich Körner in Jena; opened shop in 1846; developed various types of microscopes; firm still running in East and West Germany. | Jena. | Pipping 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZEITZ AND CO. | USA, 1850, MIM PHIM | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM. | suggest correction | ||
| ZENONE AND BUTTI | Scotland, fl.1823-24, | Refracting Telescope = FRK = RSM. | John Zenone and Louis Joseph Batti were dealers. | 5 Calton Street, Edinburgh. | Clarke et al. | suggest correction |
| ZENONE, JOHN | Scotland, fl.1823-32, | Stick Barometers = X (2); Wheel Barometers = Soth. 7/21/83, Phillps-E 10/28/88; Telescope = Phillips 7/23/88. | carver, gilder and looking glass maker; partner with Louis Joseph Butti in 1823; probably dealer; one of the stick barometers is signed "Lenone"; other stick barometer and Soth. wheel barometer are signed "I. Zenone." | 5 Calton Street 1823-30); 7 Calton Street (1827-30); 5 and 6 Calton Street and 77 Princes Street (1830); 9 Calton Street (1832); all in Edinburgh. | Goodison 1; Clarke et al; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ZENTMAYER, JOSEPH | Germany; USA, 1826-88, OIM | Microscope, No. 621 = Soth.-NY 2/23/79. | Philadelphia, Pa. | USNM; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ZERBONI AND CO. | England, c.1840, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = Soth. 4/28/88. | London. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ZERBONI, ANTHONY | England, fl.1833-36, PHIM | barometer maker; partner in Zerboni, Battistessa, Molteni and Guanziroli. | 24 Cross Street, Hatton Garden; 13 Baldwins Gardens; 106 Hatton Garden; all in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZERBONI, BATTISTESSA, MOLTENI, ETC | England, fl.1835-36, PHIM | Anthony Zerboni, Battistessa, Molteni and Guanziroli; barometer makers; by 1840 the firm was Battistessa and Co. | 24 Cross Street, Hatton Garden (1835); 13 Baldwins Gardens (1835); 106 Hatton Garden (1836); all in London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZERBONIE, BATTISTESSA AND CO. | Scotland, c.1800, PHIM | Stick Barometer = Soth. 10/22/87. | Calton Street, Edinburgh. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ZEYDLER, PANGRATZUS | Germany, c.1557, MIM | made sundials; Master in 1557. | Nürnberg. | Gouk 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZEZEL, MICHAEL | 1628, MIM | Evans 1. | suggest correction | |||
| ZICK, JOHANNES ANDREAS | Germany, 1664, MIM | Sandglass, 1664 = VIU. | Nürnberg. | Lunardi; Abeler 1; RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ZICKH, JOHANN | Germany, fl.1760-90, MIM | Planetarium with Armillary Sphere and Sundial, 1760 = WUR. | Würzburg. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZIEGENGEIST, ALBRECHT | Germany, c.1700, PHIM | weight maker. | Nürnberg. | RSW. | suggest correction | |
| ZIEHNER | Germany, c.1780, MIM OIM | Telescopic Quadrant = DRE. | RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ZIMMER, J.G. | Germany, fl.1741-60, MIM OIM PHIM | Pedometer, 1741 = DRE; Löser-type Metalic Thermometer, 1747 = DRE; other undated thermometers at DRE, KEN; Mechanical Equatorial Sundial = DRE. | mathematical and optical instrument maker to Count Hans Löser at Schloss Reinharz; see Merklein und Zimmer. | Dresden; Schloss Reinharz. | Zinner 1; Chaldecott 4; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ZIMMERMAN, A. | Germany, 18th Century, MIM | Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, triangular = OXF. | Augsburg. | Evans 1; Bobinger 2; Michel 3. | suggest correction | |
| ZIMMERMANN, ERHARD | Germany, 1568-88, MIM | Leveling Compass, 1568 = X; Artillery Level, 1588 = DRE. | Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction | ||
| ZIMMERMANN, JOHANN JAKOB | Germany, 1644-93, MIM | Celestial Astroscopicums, 1692 = Lindau Stadtmuseum, DEU. | Rosicrucian; astronomer; astroscopicums translate as cones or gores; Zimmermann once held the "Bowl of Ahaz" which was made by Chrisopher Schissler and is now in the APS. | Heidelberg. | Zinner 1; Multhauf 1. | suggest correction |
| ZINGG, MICHAEL | Switzerland., 1599-1676, MIM | Astrolabe Clock, 1648 = X. | Glarus. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZIPFEL, GEORGE | England, c.1822, PHIM | Wheel Barometer = X. | the barometer is signed "G. Zipfel 11 Cockey Lane, Norwich." | 11 Cockey Lane; Little Cockey Lane; both in Norwich. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction |
| ZIRKEL | the name of the instrument; marked on a pair of dividers in the USNM; also marked "Nürnberg." | USNM. | suggest correction | |||
| ZOLLSTOCK | Germany, c.1760, MIM | Hamburg. | Rohde. | suggest correction | ||
| ZONDERVAN, H. | Holland, PHIM | Barometer, mahogany = Soth.-Mak van Waay, March 1976. | Sittard. | Mörzer Bruyns 2. | suggest correction | |
| ZORN, GEORG | Germany, fl.1609-28, MIM SIM | Sectors = KRE (1609), BEK (1613), AUG (1614); Sundials = FLO (1613), NUR (1624); Astronomical Compendia, 1628 = Drecker Coll. = ADL-DPW15 (1628), UTO 11/2/76 (1626); Artillery Levels = BM (1619), OXF (1624), Berlin Zeughaus (1625), P.C. (1628); Surveying Instrument = STU; Reduction Compass = FLO (1618); Quadrant = P.C. (1611); etc. | see G.Z. | Augsburg. | Zinner 1; Bobinger 2; Price 3; Ward 4; ADL; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ZUBLER, LEONHARD | Switzerland, 1563-1609, MIM SIM | Vertical Sundial = WUP; Recipiangle = WHI; Pedometer = NUR. | author; designed a surveying instument with Phillipp Eberhart in 1602. | Zürich. | Zinner 1; Bryden 11; Michel 3; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ZUCCANI, EMILIO | England, fl.1841-60, PHIM | Wheel Barometers = X, D.(1977). | the X barometer is signed "Emilio Zuccani London." | 41 Brick Lane (1841-45); 32-33 Mansell Street (1849); 17 Mansell Street (1851-60); all in London. | Goodison 1; RSW. | suggest correction |
| ZUCCHI, NICOLO | Italy, 1586-1670, | Jesuit; experimented with mercury, filled tubes for barometers. | Rome. | Middleton 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZUMBACH, LOTHAR, VON KOESFELD | Germany; Holland, 1661-1727, MIM | Planetolabiums, cardboard = KAS, Leiden Sternwarte; Lunaelabium = KAS. | Trier (1661); Leiden; Kassel (1708). | Zinner 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZURAGHI, FELIX | England, fl.1832-33, PHIM | barometer and thermometer maker. | 9 City Road, London. | Goodison 1. | suggest correction | |
| ZURNER, ADAM FREDERICK | invented an odometer. | Beckmann. | suggest correction | |||
| ZWICKER, CHRISTOPH | Germany, c.1660, | author; wrote on sundials. | Danzig. | Zinner 1. | suggest correction |
This page was generated Thu Apr 25 18:16:26 CDT 2024 .