Samuel Knibb (1625–1674) was a

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and instrument-maker. He was born in

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. Active between 1663 and 1670, he moved to

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to work in Henri Sutton's (c. 1637–1665) shop. Together, they built an important arithmetical calculator and many

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. He also worked with his cousin,

Joseph Knibb Joseph Knibb (1640–1711) was an English clockmaker of the Restoration era. According to author Herbert Cescinsky, a leading authority on English clocks, Knibb, "next to Tompion, must be regarded as the greatest horologist of his time." Life a ...

.Vincent, Clare, Jan Hendrik Leopold, and Elizabeth Sullivan. European Clocks and Watches in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 1. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015. p104-109

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* British scientific instrument makers 1625 births 1674 deaths Welsh engineers People from Newport, Wales {{wales-bio-stub