Museo Galileo
italiano
Virtual Museum
In-depth
Nairne & Blunt firm
Nairne & Blunt firm

The English scientific-instrument makers Edward Nairne (1726-1806) and Thomas Blunt (1760-1822) established a company that operated in London between 1774 and 1793. They produced and distributed many optical instruments, mathematical instruments, and apparatus for experiments on physical phenomena.