Author: Francis WATKINS (Optician, the Elder.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
A particular account of the Electrical Experiments hitherto made publick, with variety of new ones, and full instructions for performing them: To which is annex'd, the description of a compleat electrical machine, and its apparatus, with the way of using it, etc
Author: Francis WATKINS (Optician, the Elder.)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Francis Watkins and the Dollond Telescope Patent Controversy
Author: Brian Gee
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317133293
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Francis Watkins was an eminent figure in his field of mathematical and optical instrument making in mid-eighteenth century London. Working from original documents, Brian Gee has uncovered the life and times of an optical instrument maker, who - at first glance - was not among the most prominent in his field. In fact, because Francis Watkins came from a landed background, the diversification of his assets enabled him to weather particular business storms - discussed in this book - where colleagues without such an economic cushion, were pushed into bankruptcy or forced to emigrate. He played an important role in one of the most significant legal cases to touch this profession, namely the patenting of the achromatic lens in telescopes. The book explains Watkins's origins, and how and why he was drawn into partnership with the famous Dollond firm, who at that point were Huguenot incomers. The patent for the achromatic telescope has never been satisfactorily explained in the literature, and the author has gone back to the original legal documents, never before consulted. He teases out the problems, lays out the evidence, and comes to some interesting new conclusions, showing the Dollonds as hard-headed and ruthless businessmen, ultimately extremely successful. The latter part of the book accounts for the successors of Francis Watkins, and their decline after over a century of successful business in central London.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317133293
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Francis Watkins was an eminent figure in his field of mathematical and optical instrument making in mid-eighteenth century London. Working from original documents, Brian Gee has uncovered the life and times of an optical instrument maker, who - at first glance - was not among the most prominent in his field. In fact, because Francis Watkins came from a landed background, the diversification of his assets enabled him to weather particular business storms - discussed in this book - where colleagues without such an economic cushion, were pushed into bankruptcy or forced to emigrate. He played an important role in one of the most significant legal cases to touch this profession, namely the patenting of the achromatic lens in telescopes. The book explains Watkins's origins, and how and why he was drawn into partnership with the famous Dollond firm, who at that point were Huguenot incomers. The patent for the achromatic telescope has never been satisfactorily explained in the literature, and the author has gone back to the original legal documents, never before consulted. He teases out the problems, lays out the evidence, and comes to some interesting new conclusions, showing the Dollonds as hard-headed and ruthless businessmen, ultimately extremely successful. The latter part of the book accounts for the successors of Francis Watkins, and their decline after over a century of successful business in central London.
The British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books, 1881-1900
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Publisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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General catalogue of printed books
Author: British museum. Dept. of printed books
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Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1238
Book Description
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1238
Book Description
The Writings of Benjamin Franklin: 1783-1788
Author: Benjamin Franklin
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
Book Description
Scientific American
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer world.
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Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer world.