Thomas Mudge
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Thomas Mudge was an 18th-century English horologist renowned for inventing the lever escapement, a key advancement in precision timekeeping.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Mudge canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clockmaker
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horologist ⓘ inventor ⓘ watchmaker ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Board of Longitude rewards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1715 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1794 ⓘ |
| describedAs | renowned 18th-century English horologist ⓘ |
| educatedBy | George Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | George Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
horology
ⓘ
precision timekeeping ⓘ |
| genre | precision timekeeping instruments ⓘ |
| hasInvented |
improvements to marine chronometers
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lever escapement ⓘ |
| hasPart |
designs for marine chronometers
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designs for pocket watches ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern lever escapement watches
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later English watchmakers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | George Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advances in precision timekeeping
ⓘ
inventing the lever escapement ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | development of accurate portable timekeepers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
lever escapement
ⓘ
marine chronometer designs ⓘ |
| occupation |
clockmaker
ⓘ
horologist ⓘ inventor ⓘ watchmaker ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of horology
ⓘ
history of precision navigation at sea ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Devon
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | invention of the detached lever escapement ⓘ |
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