- Edward Troughton
Edward Troughton (October 1753 –
June 12 1835 ) was a British instrument maker born in Corney,Cumberland who was notable for makingtelescope s and other astronomical instruments.In 1779 he became a partner with his brother John, and soon established himself as the top maker of
navigation al,surveying and astronomical instruments in Britain. He created the Groombridge Transit Circle in 1806, whichStephen Groombridge used to compile hisstar catalogue . He did not merely build instruments, but designed and invented new ones.He was awarded the
Copley Medal of theRoyal Society in 1809.In 1826, in failing health, he took on
William Simms as a partner and the firm became known asTroughton & Simms .He was involved in a notorious
lawsuit against SirJames South , who was dissatisfied with the quality of an equatorial mounting that Troughton had made for him. Troughton sued for payment, and with informal legal counsel provided byRichard Sheepshanks , he prevailed.Troughton was color blind.
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List of astronomical instrument makers External links
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* [http://star.arm.ac.uk/history/troughton/frames.html Equatorial Telescope by Troughton]Obituaries
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/MNRAS/0003//0000149.000.html MNRAS 3 (1836) 149]
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