One of Molyneux's celestial globes, which is displayed in Middle Temple Library – from the frontispiece of the Hakluyt Society's 1889 reprint of A Learned Treatise of Globes, both Cœlestiall and Terrestriall, one of the English editions of Robert Hues' Latin work Tractatus de Globis (1594)
Born
Emery Molyneux
Died
June 1598
Amsterdam, Holland, Dutch Republic
Nationality
English
Other names
Emerius Mulleneux (Latin), Emmerie Molineux
Occupation(s)
Maker of globes, mathematical instruments and ordnance
Known for
Making the first globes in England
Spouse
Anne
Emery Molyneux (/ˈɛməriˈmɒlɪnoʊ/EM-ər-ee MOL-in-oh; died June 1598) was an English Elizabethan maker of globes, mathematical instruments and ordnance. His terrestrial and celestial globes, first published in 1592, were the first to be made in England and the first to be made by an Englishman.
Molyneux was known as a mathematician and maker of mathematical instruments such as compasses and hourglasses. He became acquainted with many prominent men of the day, including the writer Richard Hakluyt and the mathematicians Robert Hues and Edward Wright. He also knew the explorers Thomas Cavendish, Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh and John Davis. Davis probably introduced Molyneux to his own patron, the London merchant William Sanderson, who largely financed the construction of the globes. When completed, the globes were presented to Elizabeth I. Larger globes were acquired by royalty, noblemen and academic institutions, while smaller ones were purchased as practical navigation aids for sailors and students. The globes were the first to be made in such a way that they were unaffected by the humidity at sea, and they came into general use on ships.
Molyneux emigrated to Amsterdam with his wife in 1596 or 1597. He succeeded in interesting the States-General, the parliament of the United Provinces, in a cannon he had invented, but he died suddenly in June 1598, apparently in poverty. The globe-making industry in England died with him.
Only six of his globes are believed still to be in existence. Three are in England, of which one pair consisting of a terrestrial and a celestial globe is owned by Middle Temple and displayed in its library, while a terrestrial globe is at Petworth House in Petworth, West Sussex.
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ceiling paintings by Louis Laguerre. There is also a terrestrial globe by EmeryMolyneux, believed to be the only one in the world in its original 1592 state...
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now known as the Ashley Building. Middle Temple Library possesses EmeryMolyneux's terrestrial and celestial globes, which are of particular historical...
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Bernstein set to appear in court again in August". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Emery, Sean (August 22, 2018). "Blaze Bernstein murder case: Attorney for Samuel...
Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016. Emery, C. Eugene Jr. (November 4, 2016). "Evidence ridiculously thin for sensational...
Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021. Emery, David (April 16, 2018). "Is a Hillary Clinton 'Snuff Film' Circulating...
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