BURT, WILLIAM AUSTIN |
USA, 1792-1858, MIM |
Equatorial Sextants = D.(1993, U.S Naval Obs., USNA. |
invented the solar compass in 1836, a typewriter in 1829, and the equatorial sextant c.1855; see William Burt and Watson. |
Petersham, Mass.; Wales Township, Erie County, N.Y. (pre-1824); Mount Vernon, Mich. (1824); Detroit, Mich. |
Smart 1; Bedini 8; Coffeen 43; RSW. |
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