Troughton, Edward (1753-1836)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4065. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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History And Archaeoastronomy, Biographies

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Instrument-maker, born in Corney, Cumberland, England, designing instruments to aid navigation, surveying and astronomy. With his brother John, in their family business in London, he made transit circles for Greenwich and other observatories, buying in the optics from, for example, the Dollonds, because the family trait of color-blindness meant that they were unable to test lenses. Troughton inve...

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