Baillou, Pierre
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Nom
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Baillou, Pierre
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Couverture temporelle
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late 17th/early 18th century
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Biographie
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was presumably of French origin as his known works are signed in that language although he was established in Milan (1). A mining compass is dated 1721 and a telescope, 1728 (2). Other instruments known by him are a saddle- compass (3), and a circular pin-gnomon dia (4).
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Notes biographiques
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1 Compass highly decorated with floral motifs signed ‘Fait par Pierre Baillou Milan’, Madrid sale March 1986 ; Butterfield dial ‘Pierre Baillou à Milan’, Beltrame no. 46
2 PC; Adler Planetarium, Chicago.
3 Whipple Museum, Cambridge. Brown 27, but there described as a plane-table compass.
4 Poldi Pezzoli Museum, Milan, see Brusa & Tomba 133 and plate 150. See also Lualdi 1996.
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Adresse ; enseigne ; période ; source
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Milan
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Identifiant
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980
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