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John Whitehurst FRS: Innovator, Scientist, Geologist and Clockmaker
Maxwell Craven
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Description for John Whitehurst FRS: Innovator, Scientist, Geologist and Clockmaker
Hardcover. A fascinating and detailed account of a truly remarkable engineer, inventor and clockmaker from Derby Num Pages: 320 pages, 270 illustrations, 32 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGTA; TDPB1; WCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 812.
John Whitehurst was one of a select number of men of science living and working in the eighteenth century whose minds were as remarkable for their breadth as their talents were for their diversity. Although remembered today mainly as a notable clockmaker from Derby - the town in which he lived and worked for over forty years - Whitehurst was also an instrument maker, mechanical engineer, hydraulicist, home improver, meteorologist, the father of modern geology and he had a hand in the development of the steam engine. John Whitehurst FRS: Innovator, Scientist, Geologist and Clockmaker presents ... Read more
John Whitehurst was one of a select number of men of science living and working in the eighteenth century whose minds were as remarkable for their breadth as their talents were for their diversity. Although remembered today mainly as a notable clockmaker from Derby - the town in which he lived and worked for over forty years - Whitehurst was also an instrument maker, mechanical engineer, hydraulicist, home improver, meteorologist, the father of modern geology and he had a hand in the development of the steam engine. John Whitehurst FRS: Innovator, Scientist, Geologist and Clockmaker presents ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781552650
SKU
V9781781552650
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Ref
99-50
About Maxwell Craven
Maxwell Craven was born in London in 1945, educated in the West Country and first came to Derby in 1966. Following five years in London from 1968, he returned to Derby and in 1982 after seven years at Derby Museum was appointed Keeper of Antiquities, a post he still holds. For over twenty years, he has lectured on Derby and ... Read more
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