Francis Watkins and the Dollond Telescope Patent ControversyAshgate Publishing, Ltd., 28 de juny 2014 - 430 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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... Walder dsp. bur. 6 Nov. 1745 William Thomas Elizabeth II b. 1746/7 b. 23 Jan. 1760 b. 22 Aug. 1756 Henry Walder Elizabeth Walder m. Addison Smith 1 | m.(2) Clarinda Walder Elizabeth Mary m. William Owen Jeremiah 111 Walter Elizabeth ...
... Walder, are absent. it is, of course, possible that Jeremiah-i never met these london grandchildren but it is more likely that he was reluctant to provide for granddaughters whose prospects depended on future husbands rather than the ...
... Walder, son of a southwark distiller, a man of about 27 years, initially trained under William radford, a strand optician (§ chapter 2).30 The other apprentice,John Margas,. 27 Murdoch (1985), pp. 74–76. There is some disagreement of ...
... Walder's supervision. of course, turnovers were neither unusual nor unexpected; sometimes they were necessary when a master changed occupations or when an apprentice was unhappy with his binding or, as here, when a master died. already ...
... Walder – Francis Watkins would have become acquainted with Walder's wife clarinda and her children, henry and elizabeth. he may even have lodged with this family and, on henry's death, he would surely have offered clarinda comfort and ...
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From newtons error to halls solution | 73 |
The rise ofJohn dollond and his patent | 101 |
peter dollond and his conflict with Watkins smith | 145 |
peter dollond and his Further disputes with opticians | 175 |
new conflicts within the spectaclemakers company | 205 |
The Unexpected longevity of chester Moor hall | 231 |
one hundred years at charing cross | 253 |
after Watkins hill | 293 |
Articles of Copartnership between Mr Francis Watkins | 331 |
Index | 375 |
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