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| surname: | Noël |
| name: | Nicolas |
| birth: | 1712 |
| death: | 1783 |
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 Instrument maker |
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| Noël was a Benedictine, known as "Dom Noël", with a workshop at the abbey of St. Germain-des-Prés, Paris. He made considerable number of scientific instruments, including telescopes, and at times emplyed many assistants and workmen; and he was entrusted by Louis XV with the care of his collection of physical instruments at La Muette | ||
