Caus arrived in England late in 1610 or in the first months of 1611. His first royal patron was Anne of Denmark or her son, Prince Henry who granted him a pension of £100 in 1610.[2] Anne of Denmark made him a groom of her chamber, with the authors Samuel Daniel and John Florio.[3]
In November 1611 Caus was advising the Earl of Salisbury at Hatfield House. He is described in the exchequer records beginning in 1611 or 1612 (the date is uncertain) as "Gardener to the Queen". He worked at Greenwich Palace and Denmark House where he made a fountain with an artificial "rock".[4] An engineer Richard Barnwell made a pump for the fountain. The "rock" represented Mount Parnassus and featured shells and a cavern inhabited by the nine Muses.[5] On top was a figure of Pegasus and nearby a female personification of the River Thames in black marble. At Greenwich, Caus may have designed a grotto which served as an aviary. He revamped the gardens at Richmond Palace for Prince Henry, and worked at Heidelberg for Elizabeth of Bohemia.[6]King James gave him a gift of £50 in 1614.[7]
Salomon de Caus carried letters from Viscount Lisle, the Chamberlain of the Queen's Household, to his wife at Penshurst Place. His name in letters and other court records was often spelled "Solomon Cole".[8]
In 1615, he published Les Raisons des forces mouvantes which showed a steam-driven pump similar to one developed by Giovanni Battista della Porta fourteen years earlier. Nevertheless, François Arago called him the inventor of the steam engine as a result. Caus also describes a just-intonation scale,[9] now known as the Ellis Duodene, after Alexander John Ellis who reinvented it. Caus was one of the first to employ the term work in the sense that it is used in the modern field of mechanics.[10]
Works
Hortus Palatinus (1620) at the University of Heidelberg
La Perspective avec la raison des ombres et miroirs (1611)
Les Raisons des forces mouvantes (1615)
In popular culture
Malcolm Pryce's 2015 novel "The Case of the 'Hail Mary' Celeste[11] refers to de Caus as the originator of the idea of using steam to power wheeled transport.
Salomon de Caus is also described in Hans Andersen's story "The Thorny Path" as the discoverer of the power of steam.
References
^Paula Henderson, 'Garden', Erin Griffey, Early Modern Court Culture (Routledge, 2022), p. 166.
^John Nichols, The Progresses, Processions, and Magnificent Festivities of King James the First, vol. 3 (London, 1828), p. 77: Thomas Birch, Life of Prince Henry (London, 1760), p. 466.
^Leeds Barroll, 'The Arts at the English Court of Anna of Denmark', S. P. Cerasano & Marion Wynne-Davies, Readings in Renaissance Women's Drama: Criticism, History, and Performance (Routledge, 1998).
^Paula Henderson, 'Gardens', Erin Griffey, Early Modern Court Culture (Routledge, 2022), p. 166.
^Simon Thurley, Palaces of the Revolution, Life, Death & Art at the Stuart Court (Collins, 2021), pp. 60-1.
^Jemma Field, Anna of Denmark: Material and Visual Culture of the Stuart Courts (Manchester, 2020), pp. 58-62, 78 fn. 90: Nadine Akkerman, Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Hearts (Oxford, 2021), pp. 110-2,
^John Nichols, The Progresses, Processions, and Magnificent Festivities of King James the First, vol. 3 (London, 1828), p. 77.
^William Shaw & G. Dyfnallt Owen, HMC 77 Manuscripts of the Viscount De L'Isle, vol. 5 (London, 1962), p. 408.
salomon, caus, 1576, dieppe, 1626, paris, french, huguenot, engineer, once, falsely, credited, with, development, steam, engine, contents, biography, works, popular, culture, references, external, linksbiography, editcaus, elder, brother, isaac, caus, being, h. Salomon de Caus 1576 Dieppe 1626 Paris was a French Huguenot engineer once falsely credited with the development of the steam engine Salomon de Caus Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 In popular culture 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditCaus was the elder brother of Isaac de Caus Being a Huguenot Caus spent his life moving across Europe He worked as a hydraulic engineer and architect under Louis XIII Caus also designed gardens in England that of Somerset House among them also the Hortus Palatinus or Garden of the Palatinate in Heidelberg Germany 1 Caus arrived in England late in 1610 or in the first months of 1611 His first royal patron was Anne of Denmark or her son Prince Henry who granted him a pension of 100 in 1610 2 Anne of Denmark made him a groom of her chamber with the authors Samuel Daniel and John Florio 3 In November 1611 Caus was advising the Earl of Salisbury at Hatfield House He is described in the exchequer records beginning in 1611 or 1612 the date is uncertain as Gardener to the Queen He worked at Greenwich Palace and Denmark House where he made a fountain with an artificial rock 4 An engineer Richard Barnwell made a pump for the fountain The rock represented Mount Parnassus and featured shells and a cavern inhabited by the nine Muses 5 On top was a figure of Pegasus and nearby a female personification of the River Thames in black marble At Greenwich Caus may have designed a grotto which served as an aviary He revamped the gardens at Richmond Palace for Prince Henry and worked at Heidelberg for Elizabeth of Bohemia 6 King James gave him a gift of 50 in 1614 7 Salomon de Caus carried letters from Viscount Lisle the Chamberlain of the Queen s Household to his wife at Penshurst Place His name in letters and other court records was often spelled Solomon Cole 8 In 1615 he published Les Raisons des forces mouvantes which showed a steam driven pump similar to one developed by Giovanni Battista della Porta fourteen years earlier Nevertheless Francois Arago called him the inventor of the steam engine as a result Caus also describes a just intonation scale 9 now known as the Ellis Duodene after Alexander John Ellis who reinvented it Caus was one of the first to employ the term work in the sense that it is used in the modern field of mechanics 10 Works EditHortus Palatinus 1620 at the University of Heidelberg La Perspective avec la raison des ombres et miroirs 1611 Les Raisons des forces mouvantes 1615 In popular culture EditMalcolm Pryce s 2015 novel The Case of the Hail Mary Celeste 11 refers to de Caus as the originator of the idea of using steam to power wheeled transport Salomon de Caus is also described in Hans Andersen s story The Thorny Path as the discoverer of the power of steam References Edit Paula Henderson Garden Erin Griffey Early Modern Court Culture Routledge 2022 p 166 John Nichols The Progresses Processions and Magnificent Festivities of King James the First vol 3 London 1828 p 77 Thomas Birch Life of Prince Henry London 1760 p 466 Leeds Barroll The Arts at the English Court of Anna of Denmark S P Cerasano amp Marion Wynne Davies Readings in Renaissance Women s Drama Criticism History and Performance Routledge 1998 Paula Henderson Gardens Erin Griffey Early Modern Court Culture Routledge 2022 p 166 Simon Thurley Palaces of the Revolution Life Death amp Art at the Stuart Court Collins 2021 pp 60 1 Jemma Field Anna of Denmark Material and Visual Culture of the Stuart Courts Manchester 2020 pp 58 62 78 fn 90 Nadine Akkerman Elizabeth Stuart Queen of Hearts Oxford 2021 pp 110 2 John Nichols The Progresses Processions and Magnificent Festivities of King James the First vol 3 London 1828 p 77 William Shaw amp G Dyfnallt Owen HMC 77 Manuscripts of the Viscount De L Isle vol 5 London 1962 p 408 David J Benson Music a mathematical offering Dugas Rene 1988 A History of Mechanics Dover p 128 The Case of the Hail Mary Celeste 2015 Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN 978 1 4088 5193 7External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salomon de Caus Free scores by Salomon de Caus at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP This music theory article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This French engineer or inventor biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Salomon de Caus amp oldid 1118737117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
