| 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. | 
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