Francis Watkins and the Dollond Telescope Patent ControversyRoutledge, 15 d’abr. 2016 - 424 pàgines 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. |
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... Newton's Head 4. The Chromatic Problem: From Newton's Error to Hall's Solution 5. The Rise of John Dollond and his Patent 6. Peter Dollond and his Conflict with Watkins & Smith 7. Peter Dollond and his Further Disputes with Opticians 8 ...
... Newton's Head 4. The Chromatic Problem: From Newton's Error to Hall's Solution 5. The Rise of John Dollond and his Patent 6. Peter Dollond and his Conflict with Watkins & Smith 7. Peter Dollond and his Further Disputes with Opticians 8 ...
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... Newton's denial of achromatism . Brian was the most modest of scholars and hated contention in the literature , especially if it involved himself . He had a keen sense of human foibles . Witness this reaction to the nation's fears of ...
... Newton's denial of achromatism . Brian was the most modest of scholars and hated contention in the literature , especially if it involved himself . He had a keen sense of human foibles . Witness this reaction to the nation's fears of ...
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... Newton's optics, Diana Crawforth-Hitchins improved upon grammatical niceties, Marcus Cavalier cast his legal eye over issues of eighteenth-century litigation, Neil Handley (British Optical Association Museum at the College of ...
... Newton's optics, Diana Crawforth-Hitchins improved upon grammatical niceties, Marcus Cavalier cast his legal eye over issues of eighteenth-century litigation, Neil Handley (British Optical Association Museum at the College of ...
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... Newton and Robert Smith , or , at least , he would follow his masters ' practical interpretations of these works . Of particular interest during the latter years of his training was the appearance of Henry Baker's The Microscope Made ...
... Newton and Robert Smith , or , at least , he would follow his masters ' practical interpretations of these works . Of particular interest during the latter years of his training was the appearance of Henry Baker's The Microscope Made ...
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... Newton's legacy. Whether any of the trainees at Scarlett's workshop attended this series is not known although they might suggest a reason why Watkins directed his career towards experimental philosophy when he eventually opened up at ...
... Newton's legacy. Whether any of the trainees at Scarlett's workshop attended this series is not known although they might suggest a reason why Watkins directed his career towards experimental philosophy when he eventually opened up at ...
Continguts
From Newtons Error to Halls Solution | |
The Rise of John Dollond and his Patent | |
Peter Dollond and his Further Disputes with Opticians | |
New Conflicts within the Spectaclemakers Company | |
The Unexpected Longevity of Chester Moor Hall | |
One Hundred Years at Charing Cross | |
After Watkins Hill | |
Appendices | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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Francis Watkins and the Dollond Telescope Patent Controversy Mr Brian Gee Previsualització limitada - 2014 |
Francis Watkins and the Dollond Telescope Patent Controversy Mr Brian Gee Previsualització limitada - 2014 |
Francis Watkins and the Dollond Telescope Patent Controversy Brian Gee,edited by Anita McConnell Previsualització limitada - 2016 |
Frases i termes més freqüents
achromatic lens achromatic telescope Addison Smith apparatus appears apprentice apprenticeship Archives Astronomical Attorney Author's italics Bass bill of complaint catalogue century Chancery Chapter Charing Cross Chester Moor Hall chromatic aberration City of London colours Company compound object glass concave crown glass Daily Advertiser different refrangibility dispersion Dollond his Executors Dollond patent Edward Scarlett electric machine Elliott Brothers engine Euler Exhibition experimental experiments father flint glass Francis Watkins Griffin Hall's History of Science improvement invention inventor James Champneys James Short Jesse Ramsden John Dollond Klingenstierna lenses Letters Patent Lord Mansfield Maskelyne master mathematical microscope Millburn Museum Newton opticians original paper partnership Peter Dollond petition philosophical instruments printed prism refracting telescope Rochon Royal Society Scarlett Scientific Instrument Society Sir Isaac sold Spectaclemakers Spectacles spherical Spitalfields Strand Street Veritas Watkins & Hill Watkins and Hill Watkins and Smith Watkins's Westminster