READ, SAMUEL |
England, fl.1742-78, PHIM |
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balance maker; chosen to make étalons of weights in 1742 for comparison by the Royal Society and the French Academy; partner of Charles De Grave and succeeded by him in 1780. |
London. |
Taylor 2(398); Daumas 1; G.L'E. Turner 24. |
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