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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clockmaker
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
lever escapement
hasPart designs for marine chronometers
designs for pocket watches
influenced development of modern lever escapement watches
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
England
Exeter NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath England
London, England
surface form: London
residence London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender male
significantEvent invention of the detached lever escapement

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