Scottish Scientific Instrument Makers, 1600-1900
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- Author(s) Bryden, D J
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1972
- Pages 59pp
- Publisher Royal Scottish Museum
- Place Published Edinburgh
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- Name British Library
- City London
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- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Written by an Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, and ultimately written to assist in dating. Comprises an extensive introduction essay and listing of makers. The essay - 'Scientific instrument makers in Scotland, 1600-1900' [pp1-38] - comprises Introduction / 'Early developments' / 'Maker-customer relationships' - scientific, professional, dilettante / Size and structure of the trade. The listing covers c300 makers located in Scotland - largely at Edinburgh and Glasgow - including makers of instruments, barometers, clocks, chemical instruments, chronometers, mathematical instruments, nautical instruments, optical instruments, philosophical instruments, watches. Also opticians. For each entry details are given of time span, address and specialisation in addition to some limited general text