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Elias Allen
(1588 - Mar 1653)
Théodolite
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Jean-Gilles Berizzi
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Jean-Gilles Berizzi
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measuring instrument
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About the artwork
Title:
Théodolite
Periods:
17th century
modern age
Techniques:
cuprous alloy
steel
Inventory number:
OA10760
Detail:
Début du 17e siècle. Instrument d'arpentage pour les mesures angulaires
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Elias Allen
Born:
1588
Dead:
Mar 1653
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Elias Allen
(Tonbridge c.1588 - London March 1653) was an English maker of sundials and scientific instruments. Allen was apprenticed to a London clockmaker in 1602, and after his master died established himself in a workshop beside St Clement Danes Church, the Strand. He made instruments for James I and Charles I, among others, and was associated with the mathematicians Edmund Gunter and William Oughtred. His apprentices included Ralph Greatorex. He served from 19 January 1637 until 29 July…
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