Alec Westley Skempton
Biographic Data
| ID | 9266908 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alec Westley Skempton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alec Westley |
| FAMILY NAME | Skempton |
| SIGNATURE | SKEMPTON A W |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Appendix
INSTRUMENTS made by John and Edward Troughton, alone or in partnership, were signed ‘Troughton London’ throughout the whole of the period 1782 to 1826. Consequently, the need arises for establishing chronological information and methods by which the date of any particular instrument can be fixed within much closer limits. Some instruments carry a maker’s date, others can be dated from specific documentary evidence. Sextants of the ‘pillar’ type, …
John and Edward Troughton, mathematical instrument makers
During the first quarter of the nineteenth century Edward Troughton (c. 1753-1835, F.R.S. 1810) was the foremost mathematical instrument maker in England, and in the last ten or fifteen years of the eighteenth century he and his older brother John Troughton (c. 1739-1807), then in partnership, ranked second only to the celebrated Jesse Ramsden (c. 1735-1800, F.R.S. 1786). Many examples of their work exist in the collections at Greenwich, South Ke…
The publication of Smeaton's Reports
The collected Reports of John Smeaton (1724-1792, F.R.S.: 1753) were published by the Society of Civil Engineers in 1797 and 1812. The first edition consists of three large quarto volumes illustrated by seventy-two engraved plates and a portrait frontispiece. An unabridged, but less expensive second edition, in two volumes, appeared in 1837. For many years past, the Reports have been recognized as outstanding classics in the engineering literatur…
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The publication of Smeaton's Reports
The collected Reports of John Smeaton (1724-1792, F.R.S.: 1753) were published by the Society of Civil Engineers in 1797 and 1812. The first edition consists of three large quarto volumes illustrated by seventy-two engraved plates and a portrait frontispiece. An unabridged, but less expensive second edition, in two volumes, appeared in 1837. For many years past, the Reports have been recognized as outstanding classics in the engineering literatur…
Appendix
INSTRUMENTS made by John and Edward Troughton, alone or in partnership, were signed ‘Troughton London’ throughout the whole of the period 1782 to 1826. Consequently, the need arises for establishing chronological information and methods by which the date of any particular instrument can be fixed within much closer limits. Some instruments carry a maker’s date, others can be dated from specific documentary evidence. Sextants of the ‘pillar’ type, …
John and Edward Troughton, mathematical instrument makers
During the first quarter of the nineteenth century Edward Troughton (c. 1753-1835, F.R.S. 1810) was the foremost mathematical instrument maker in England, and in the last ten or fifteen years of the eighteenth century he and his older brother John Troughton (c. 1739-1807), then in partnership, ranked second only to the celebrated Jesse Ramsden (c. 1735-1800, F.R.S. 1786). Many examples of their work exist in the collections at Greenwich, South Ke…
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