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surname:  Noël
name:  Nicolas
birth:    1712
death:    1783
 
Profession/s
Profession  Period
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
 
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maker
      McKie 203 - Lavoisier - Musée des arts et métiers-CNAM
   instrument
   missing instrument  A brass clock-work, flint and steel mechanism, inscribed "Dom Noel R. fecit", with key, on heavy met...

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