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SUMMARY:Tracing scientific instrument makers: the importance of researchin
 g the actual objects they made or sold - Gloria Clifton (Emeritus Curator\
 , National Maritime Museum and Royal Observatory\, Greenwich)
DTSTART:20211104T153000Z
DTEND:20211104T170000Z
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CONTACT:Richard Staley
DESCRIPTION:"Register to attend in person":https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/
 hps-departmental-seminar-tickets-196476595787\n\nHistorians tend to regard
  manuscripts\, letters and books as the primary sources of information for
  their research\, but for the history of scientific-instrument making\, th
 e objects themselves are just as important\, sometimes even more so. This 
 lecture will examine the various ways in which instruments in collections 
 or shown in catalogues can reveal information about the careers and work o
 f their makers. Sometimes the information provided by an object is the onl
 y source for a particular detail\, in other cases the objects point to doc
 uments and other materials which can be used to build a fuller picture of 
 a particular maker's work. Where possible\, examples will be taken from th
 e collections at the Whipple Museum\, but there will also be illustrations
  from collections elsewhere.
LOCATION:Mill Lane Lecture Room 9 and Zoom
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