Mirror of Literature,  9 (1827), 12–13.

Church and Turret Clocks

Anon

Genre:

Reportage

Subjects:

Instrument-makers, Invention, Patronage, Physics, Dynamics, Sound

Institutions mentioned:

Royal Military College, Sandhurst


    Reports the awarding of one of the 'most liberal rewards' of the Royal Society of Arts to W Wynn, 'an ingenious watch and clock maker in London', for his improvement in church and turret clocks (12). The improvement is described in some detail.



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