John Joseph Merlin: The ingenious mechanick

Reference Number
PP/632
Level of Description
Item
Title
John Joseph Merlin: The ingenious mechanick
Creator(s) & Administrative History
Various: Author
The Greater London Council: Publisher

London

County Hall, London, SE1 7PB
Date
1985
ISBN
7168 15826
Extent
Pages: 146
Description
A catalogue and series of articles on Belgium-born John Joseph Merlin, mathematical- and musical-instrument maker, who came to England in 1760 and was an associate of the Burney family and Thomas Gainsborough. The volume accompanied an exhibition of his life and work held by the Greater London Council in the summer of 1985 at Kenwood.
Personal Name
Merlin, John Joseph, 1735-1803, mathematical- and musical-instrument maker and inventor
Subject
Georgian period
Inventors
Scientific inventions
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