The author traces the origins and background of the early Italian migrant barometer makers and indicates how they made their way to Britain.

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At the start of the Industrial Revolution, it appeared that most scientific instruments were made and sold in London, but by the time of the Great Exhibition in

Through more than 150 alphabetically arranged entries, this fact-filled compendium provides fascinating historical details about all the things that make up the

This publication lists over 5,000 scientific instrument makers and retailers working in the British Isles, together with a further 10,000 names of apprentices a