Paris Claude
Contenu
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Nom
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Paris Claude
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Date de naissance
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1703
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Date de mort
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1763
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Lieu de naissance
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Chaillot
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Lieu de mort
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Par
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Couverture temporelle
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2/4-3/4 18th century
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Biographie
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from a young age he began the construction of instruments Specialising in optical instruments, perhaps under the influence of Joblot (qv ) with whom he was in relation, in the early 1730s he began to investigate the making of reflecting telescopes for which he received a 'privilège' in 1733. 'Marchand-miroitier suivant le court', together with his brother-in-law Gonichon (qv ) with whom he was in partnership for a period, he built a mirror-polishing machine. In 1738, the English optician Edward Scarlett visited Paris, apparently communicating to him information concerning the composition of the alloys that he used for his mirrors. ¡In the following decades Paris won a high reputation for his telescopes and although relatively few instruments by him have survived he is known to have made some for the Académie des Sciences and for the royal cabinets of Denmark, Poland and Saxony, besides others for amateurs in America and India. Jeaurat in 1769 was using a transit instrument by him. He was succeeded by his son (qv ).
2" alt-azimuth telescope with detachable eye-piece fitted with a pin-hole diaphragm; focussing by external threaded rod; mounted on a single stem, baluster pillar with folding tripod feet. Signed and dated, 'PARIS FECIT ANN. M.DCC.LIIII'. Brass and gilt-brass, with black leather covered tube. Length of tube 352mm; overall height of stand 241mm; diameter of objective 64mm. ? Beltrame Collection.
Gregorian telescope, Musée de l'instrumentation optique, Biesheim, dated 1749
Gregorian telescope, Musée des Arts et Métiers, dated 1755.
Cuff-type microscope, Nachet collection.
Box microscope, Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard.
Trudaine owned a 15 pouce gregorian telescope by him, valued a -t 120 livres in 1795 .
Académie Royale des Sciences, telescopes of 15 and 6 pouces.
Jeurat used a transit instrument by him in 1769
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Adresse ; enseigne ; période ; source
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Paris
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Identifiant
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2828
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