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*1610 October, the Drebbel family arrives at the court of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor <u>''Emperor Rudolph II''</u>] in Prague. Drebbel demonstrates the Perpetuum Mobile, does –probably- chemical experiments and is involved in mining projects. | *1610 October, the Drebbel family arrives at the court of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor <u>''Emperor Rudolph II''</u>] in Prague. Drebbel demonstrates the Perpetuum Mobile, does –probably- chemical experiments and is involved in mining projects. | ||
*1612 In January, Emperor Rudolph II, Drebbel’s sponsor in Prague, dies. November 6, Crown Prince Henry Frederick Stuart, ‘the Renaissance prince’, Drebbel’s’ major sponsor in England, suddenly passes away, 18 years old. | *1612 In January, Emperor Rudolph II, Drebbel’s sponsor in Prague, dies. November 6, Crown Prince Henry Frederick Stuart, ‘the Renaissance prince’, Drebbel’s’ major sponsor in England, suddenly passes away, 18 years old. | ||
*1613 February; Drebbel travels back from Prague to London. Has no income, no patron: In [[PDF:1613 Letter to King James|<u>''a letter to King James I-VI''</u>]] he proposes to develop diverse interesting apparatus and instruments. Offers to optimize the exploitation of a silver mine, asks for permission to organize a lottery. | *1613 February; Drebbel travels back from Prague to London. Has no income, no patron: In [[PDF:1613 Letter to King James|<u>''a letter to King James I-VI''</u>]] he proposes to develop diverse interesting apparatus and instruments. Offers to optimize the exploitation of a silver mine, asks for permission to organize a lottery. | ||
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1610-1613 Prague
- 1610 October, the Drebbel family arrives at the court of Emperor Rudolph II in Prague. Drebbel demonstrates the Perpetuum Mobile, does –probably- chemical experiments and is involved in mining projects.
- 1612 In January, Emperor Rudolph II, Drebbel’s sponsor in Prague, dies. November 6, Crown Prince Henry Frederick Stuart, ‘the Renaissance prince’, Drebbel’s’ major sponsor in England, suddenly passes away, 18 years old.
- 1613 February; Drebbel travels back from Prague to London. Has no income, no patron: In a letter to King James I-VI he proposes to develop diverse interesting apparatus and instruments. Offers to optimize the exploitation of a silver mine, asks for permission to organize a lottery.