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Edward Troughton
British telescope maker (1753–1835).
Wikipedia | Edward Troughton
External Pages About Edward Troughton
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
UK National Archives
Statements about
Edward Troughton
Sex or Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Cumberland
Country
:
Kingdom of Great Britain
Place of Death
London
Country
:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Country of Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Date of Death
6/12/1835
Instance Of
Human
Award Received
Fellow of the Royal Society
(1810)
Point in Time
:
1810
Copley Medal
(1809)
Award Rationale
:
For the Account of his Method of dividing Astronomical Instruments, printed in the last volume of the Philosophical Transactions.
Point in Time
:
1809
Occupation
Astronomer
Inventor
Instrument Maker
Nautical Instrument Maker
Member Of
Royal Society
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Date of Birth
1753
11/6/1753
Unnamed
:
bug: P459
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
Given Name
Edward
Described by Source
Nordisk Familjebok
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Image
Place of Burial
Kensal Green Cemetery
Burial Plot Reference
:
330, square 46
Coordinate Location
:
51.5279°N 0.2212°W
Family Name
Troughton
Has Works in the Collection
Musée National De La Marine De Paris
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Relative
Employer
Notable Work
Work Location
London
Troughton & Simms
(1826 - 1835)
Start Time
:
1826
End Time
:
1835
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Troughton, Edward (DNB00)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Troughton, Edward
John Troughton
John Troughton
(1773 - 1788)
Start Time
:
1773
End Time
:
1788
Groombridge Transit Circle
End Cause
:
Death
Kinship to Subject
:
Uncle
Corney
Country
:
Kingdom of Great Britain
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