NUGENT, PATRICK ROONEY |
England; Nova Scotia, fl.1786-98, MIM NIM |
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Nugent was awarded patents for a steering azimuth compass and for modifications to the octant and sextant; appointed Deputy Surveyor General of Cape Breton, 1786-87, and acting Surveying General in 1796. |
St. Pancras, Middlesex; Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (1786-87); Grey's Inn, Middlesex (1794); Cape Breton Island (1796); London (1798). |
R.C. Brooks. |
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