10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOMPION»
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On Tompion Hooke poured out an irrigating torrent of ideas and information. The
hours he spent in Tompion's workshop, or with Tompion in his own, were filled
not only with strenuous experimenting but also with tremendous discourses on
the ...
Margaret 'Espinasse, 1956
2
Absolutism and the Scientific Revolution, 1600-1720: A ...
378 TOMPION, THOMAS (1856-1950). The Spanish dramatist Jose Zorrilla (1817
-1893) reintroduced don Juan to the Spanish stage in his play Don Juan Tenorio,
1844. Bibliography: J. Albrecht, Irony and Theatricality in Tirso de Molina, 1994 ...
3
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
During the last quarter of the 17th century the greatest English clockmaker,
Thomas Tompion (1639—1713), was active in London. Admitted to the
Clockmakers' Company in 1671, he developed the wider chapter ring, permitting
larger, more ...
4
Orrery: A Story of Mechanical Solar Systems, Clocks, and ...
It appears that Tompion spent most of his money in the move to Fleet Street and
needed a loan of £80 that Hooke would not lend, but who catalyzed a £50 loan
from Sir Jonas Moore. Additional historical details are gained from many adverts
...
5
Sir Jonas Moore: Practical Mathematics and Restoration Science
places designed for them in the Great Room in the summer of 1676.166
Flamsteed personally ordered a clock with a three-foot pendulum from Tompion
for use in the sextant house.167 There was also one sited in the Great Room of
which ...
6
the horological journal
He succeeded Mr. Tompion in business, and far surpassed him in scientific
attainments. To the Royal Society he communicated several important
discoveries. The great mural arch in the observatory of Greenwich was
constructed under his ...
7
Curiosities of Clocks and Watches: From the Earliest Times
In J one, 1826, a discovery was made of the chefd'aewvre of Tompion, which had
been so long lost. It was made for the Society for Philosophical Transactions, and
was a year-going clock. A record exists which states that Tompion was at work ...
8
The great art of artillery, tr. from the Fr. by G. Shelvocke
You must proceed after this manner when it happens that your Powder silk your
Chamber so exactly as to leave no room for a Tompion ; but you will be better
instructed in every thing relating to this matter by the Sequel The Wooden -f- ...
Kazimierz Siemienowicz, 1729
9
The great art of artillery of Casimir Simienowicz ...
You must proceed after this manner when it happens that your Powder fills your
Chamber so exactly as to leave no room for a Tompion ; but you will be better
instructed in every thing relating to this matter by the Sequel. The Wooden -f* ...
Kazimierz Siemienowicz, 1729
10
Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology
Although Tompion does not seem to have been particularly innovative, he lived
at a time when great advances were being made in horology, which his
consummate skill as a craftsman enabled him to exploit. In this he was greatly
assisted by ...
Lance Day, Ian McNeil, 1998
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOMPION»
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Clock dealer scoops top prize
It also scooped top prize for object of the year for The Hanover Tompion, circa 1704-08 - a turtleshell and gilt brass mounted Grande Sonnerie bracket clock. «Daily Echo, Jul 15»
Winchester's Carter Marsh and Co earns top prize at London fair …
It also scooped top prize for object of the year for The Hanover Tompion, circa 1704-08 - a turtleshell and gilt brass mounted Grande Sonnerie bracket clock. «Daily Echo, Jul 15»
Historic Art Proves to Be a Hard Sell in London
They included the so-called “Medici Tompion,” an ebony and gilt-brass table clock made in about 1696 by Thomas Tompion, the most celebrated of English ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Market News: British art's untapped potential
On display until Wednesday evening are about 40 of the 100 clocks Scott collected by master craftsmen Thomas Tompion, Joseph Knibb, Daniel Quare and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
London Gears Up for Its Summer Fairs
It includes 47 pieces from the English master Thomas Tompion and his successors. The “Medici Tompion,” circa 1696, is an ebony and gilt brass mounted ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
1639 - 1713, Royaume-Uni
Thomas Tompion est considéré comme le précurseur de l'horlogerie anglaise. La qualité de ses inventions lui permit d'acquérir une renommée internationale. «Le Point, Jun 15»
Dealers bring Scott's 'Golden Age' clocks back to market
The Lonsdale Tompion, a rare blued steel and gilt brass miniature timepiece table clock dating to c.1683, one of a harlequin pair of miniature metal case table ... «antiquestradegazette.com, Apr 15»
From smack boy to trawler owner - Grimsby Bygones Extra
The new ships were all given names of famous 17th century English master clock makers, Thomas Tompion, Edward East and Daniel Quare. Mr Harold Croft ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Apr 15»
Painting Paradise: The Art of the Garden, The Queen's Gallery
Thomas Tompion, one of a pair of sundials, 17th century There are big free-standing tin glazed Dutch tulip vases, tapestries, tables festooned with carved and ... «The Arts Desk, Mar 15»
A Point of View: How the world's first smartwatch was built
Hooke and Tompion presented their prototype watch to the king for testing. It was delivered in early May 1675, its silver case inscribed in Latin: "Hooke invented ... «BBC News, Sep 14»
