ELLICOTT, JOHN 2 |
England, 1706-72, MIM PHIM |
Pyrometer, 1736 = X; Astronomical Clock = X; Wheel Barometers in clocks = P.C. and VAA; Wheel Barometer, 1740 = P.C.; Variation Compass = Skinner and Dyke Auction, May 14-16, 1791. |
succeeded his father, John Ellicott 1 in 1733; took his son as a partner in 1769; clockmaker to George III; invented a compensated pendulum; author; he was made an F.R.S. in 1738. |
17 Sweetings Alley, Royal Exchange, London. |
Goodison 1; Taylor 2(167); RSW. |
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