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1830 Company formed by [[Edward John Dent]] with [[John Roger Arnold]], then one of the foremost chronometer makers. Arnold had a small factory at Chigwell, Essex | 1830 Company formed by [[Edward John Dent]] with [[John Roger Arnold]], then one of the foremost chronometer makers. Arnold had a small factory at Chigwell, Essex | ||
1831 Dent was made | 1831 Dent was made a Freeman of the City of London in the Company of Clockmakers<ref>City of London Freemen</ref> and moved into Arnold's house at 84 Strand. | ||
Arnold and Dent, probably with [[Frederick William Dent|Frederick William Rippon]], experimented with glass balance springs, though these did not live up to their early promise. Dent also experimented with mercury-filled clock pendulums and lectured on this subject to the [[British Association|British Association for the Advancement of Science]] meeting at Newcastle in 1838. | Arnold and Dent, probably with [[Frederick William Dent|Frederick William Rippon]], experimented with glass balance springs, though these did not live up to their early promise. Dent also experimented with mercury-filled clock pendulums and lectured on this subject to the [[British Association|British Association for the Advancement of Science]] meeting at Newcastle in 1838. |
Latest revision as of 15:30, 9 October 2021
1830 Company formed by Edward John Dent with John Roger Arnold, then one of the foremost chronometer makers. Arnold had a small factory at Chigwell, Essex
1831 Dent was made a Freeman of the City of London in the Company of Clockmakers[1] and moved into Arnold's house at 84 Strand.
Arnold and Dent, probably with Frederick William Rippon, experimented with glass balance springs, though these did not live up to their early promise. Dent also experimented with mercury-filled clock pendulums and lectured on this subject to the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting at Newcastle in 1838.
1838 Arnold and Dent received the royal warrant.
1840 After the end of the partnership with Arnold, Dent traded under his own name Edward Dent
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ City of London Freemen
- Biography of Edward John Dent, ODNB