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(Citation from the diary of Isaac Beeckman (1588-1637)) Drebbel, involved in a plan, to build a theater in London, with  the musician William Byrd (ca. Develops predecessors of the barometer and thermometer, the "Drebbeliaensch instrument", harpsichords that play on solar energy. Had Drebbel during his life done nothing else than this miraculous tube, he had acquired immortal fame forever.’ Drebbel works several years for the Duke of Buckingham, involved in garden design.

  • 1622 Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580-1637) scientist and senior officer in France, Drebbel’s’ first biographer, describes a mite, which he saw through a microscope of Drebbel (lunette de Dreubels).

    The Union of Utrecht. Many innovations and constructions are described in this book, which were developed and build by Drebbel.

  • 1626-27  At the mandate of the English marine and the initiative of Buckingham, Drebbel constructs special weaponry, such as torpedo’s, firebombs to be used to liberate  the Huguenots, entrenched in La Rochelle; defending  themselves against the army of the catholic king of France.

    According to the English, because they do not work, according to Drebbel because the English didn’t dare to get close enough to the French. 

  • 1629 Cornelius Drible Engeneere gets involved in a project to undertake a generall drayning of the Fennes.
  • 1632 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek born.

    Hydraulics: Makes theatre props, moving statues.

    Contemporaries Ben Jonson (play ‘The Alchemist’) and Shakespeare (the Tempest), might be inspired by Drebbel.
    The BBC devotes a broadcast to Drebbel.
    Drebbel, personage in Harry Potter.
    Startrek: His name is Captain Drebble.

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    Alkmaar oktober 1572 - London 7 november 1633

    This wiki collects knowledge about Cornelis Drebbel's life and works.

    It covers a detailed biography, his early life and family in Alkmaar, his etchings with
    Hendrick Goltzius     in Haarlem, his contemporaries - famous people who influenced him
    or his remembrance. 
    Furthermore most of his books and writings are now digitally accessible. 

    Those interested in Drebbel's innovations should take a look at the Perpetuum Mobile,
    the Submarine, the use of Oxygen, the Temperature regulator, Lenses, the Perfect Red dye,
    the Thermometer, the Camera Obscura, Explosives ...

    Many historians have studied Drebbel and many biographies and documents have been written about
    him. Dr.

    Publication of Drebbel’s essay:"a short Treatise of the nature of the Elements and how these cause the wind, rain, lightning, thunder and why these are useful". Drebbel: the first, an instrument which enables to raise great quantities of fresh water, by means of a fountain from ‘low’ till XXX, XL or L or more feet, floating through leaden pipes” The other, a  time peace or clockwork which is able to show the time for over fifty, LX, yes even more than a hundred years, without winding a spring or other action, at least as long as the wheels or clockwork is not worn out.”

  • 1600 Drebbel designs and builds a fountain –fresh-water-supply- at the Noorderpoort in Middelburg.

    Develops a methodology to re-gain silver ore. With Staten General, he registers several patents: a new invention to elevate fresh water in quantity, a perpetual watch that will run a hundred years and more without winding, improved the flues of chimneys.

    Many historians have studied Drebbel, and many biographies and documents have been written about him.

    He is buried at the Trinity Minories at the eastern borders of the City of London; within the Liberties of the Tower of London.

    • Drebbel World'-'Famous';'since 2013 also in the city of Alkmaar.

    1994 Cornelis Drebbel; the first Alkmaar citizen on the moon, at 40,9 degrees latitude and  49 degrees longitude in the Clementine galaxy, a crater with a section of 30 km calls to Drebbel.

    fort Bourtange.  Adriaen’s sons take the family name Metius.

  • 1598 Staten-General grant two patents: "Octroy for Cornelius Jacobsz.

    cornelis drebbel biography of alberta

    It covers his early life and family in Alkmaar, his etchings with Hendrick Goltzius in Haarlem, his contemporaries: famous people who influenced him or his remembrance. The Edison of his time; brilliant empiric researcher and innovator, Drebbel’s constructions and innovations covered in particular measurement and control technology, pneumatics, optics, chemistry, hydraulics, and pyrotechnics.

     

  • 1585 For a number of years, Drebbel attends, the Latin school of Rector Potter in Alkmaar.
  • 1587-1590  Drebbel in Harlem. Involved in the draining of the moors around Cambridge (the Fens). He wrote some interesting essays about his experiments with air pressure.