The sixteenth century
The earliest commercial makers of mathematical instruments in London were 16th-century immigrants, particularly from the Low Countries [1]. Native makers emerged in the latter half of the century, the most prominent being Humfrey Cole, who also worked at the Mint.
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Related Objects:
- Inventory No. 42223, "Astrolabe, by Thomas Gemini for Queen Elizabeth I, London, 1559" [1937-6], Gemini, Thomas
- Inventory No. 51738, "Astronomical Compendium, by V.C., English, c. 1554" [1952-74], C., V.
- Inventory No. 44505, "Gunner's Sector, by James Kynvyn?, London, c. 1600", Kynvyn, James
- Inventory No. 49631, "Surveyor's Folding Rule, by Humfrey Cole, London, 1575" [1950-41], Cole, Humphrey
- Inventory No. 36313, "Astronomical Compendium, by Humfrey Cole, London, 1568" [1924-0/part], Cole, Humphrey
- Inventory No. 55130, "Altazimuth Theodolite, by Humfrey Cole, London, 1586" [1924-37 and 1951-54], Cole, Humphrey
- Inventory No. 51646, "Horizontal Dial, by Humfrey Cole, London, 1579" [1924-0/part], Cole, Humphrey
- Inventory No. 47108, "Plane-Table Alidade, by Humfrey Cole, London, 1580?" [1980-22], Cole, Humphrey