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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Pàgina ix
... George & Vulture to discuss Peter Dollond's objections to Ramsden's support for Chester Moor Hall James Ferguson, FRS, mezzotint by Robert Stewart, after a painting by John Townsend, 1776. © The Trustees of the British Museum, 1902 ...
... George & Vulture to discuss Peter Dollond's objections to Ramsden's support for Chester Moor Hall James Ferguson, FRS, mezzotint by Robert Stewart, after a painting by John Townsend, 1776. © The Trustees of the British Museum, 1902 ...
Pàgina xvii
... George III that forms the heart of the present posthumous monograph. 'I must say,' he wrote (8 December 2003) 'there was a certain thrill at untying the knots and seals on the proceedings of Lord Mansfield's court at Kings Bench ...
... George III that forms the heart of the present posthumous monograph. 'I must say,' he wrote (8 December 2003) 'there was a certain thrill at untying the knots and seals on the proceedings of Lord Mansfield's court at Kings Bench ...
Pàgina xxii
... George Adams are an inspiration to all who care about the role of the instrument maker in the development and diffusion of science. His patience and thoroughness in solving my more abstruse queries mark a level of scholarship that is ...
... George Adams are an inspiration to all who care about the role of the instrument maker in the development and diffusion of science. His patience and thoroughness in solving my more abstruse queries mark a level of scholarship that is ...
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... George Adams (1709–1772). ” SMC court minutes 28 November 1722. GL; Minute Book CLC/L/SH/B/001/2, p. 134. * Nathaniel and Hannah had two girls: Hannah (bapt. 5 March 1730) and Elizabeth (bapt. 4 August 1732). WA: Parish register for St ...
... George Adams (1709–1772). ” SMC court minutes 28 November 1722. GL; Minute Book CLC/L/SH/B/001/2, p. 134. * Nathaniel and Hannah had two girls: Hannah (bapt. 5 March 1730) and Elizabeth (bapt. 4 August 1732). WA: Parish register for St ...
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... George the second of Great Britain Anno Dom 1737. Sealed & delivered in the Presence of us (after a Consideracon of twenty guineas paid [?this day]) [signed] Thos Lincoln [signed] Francis Watkins [signed] NallAdams Figure 1.3 ...
... George the second of Great Britain Anno Dom 1737. Sealed & delivered in the Presence of us (after a Consideracon of twenty guineas paid [?this day]) [signed] Thos Lincoln [signed] Francis Watkins [signed] NallAdams Figure 1.3 ...
Continguts
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2 The Optical Community in Eighteenthcentury London | 25 |
3 At the Sign of Sir Isaac Newtons Head | 35 |
From Newtons Error to Halls Solution | 73 |
5 The Rise of John Dollond and his Patent | 101 |
6 Peter Dollond and his Conflict with Watkins Smith | 145 |
7 Peter Dollond and his Further Disputes with Opticians | 175 |
8 New Conflicts within the Spectaclemakers Company | 205 |
9 The Unexpected Longevity of Chester Moor Hall | 231 |
10 One Hundred Years at Charing Cross | 253 |
11 After Watkins Hill | 293 |
Appendices | 315 |
Bibliography | 343 |
Index | 375 |
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