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| − | '''Elliott Brothers''' was a British naval instrument manufacturer. | + | '''Elliott Brothers''' was a British naval instrument manufacturer, founded by William Elliott in London around 1804.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Brothers_(computer_company)} Wikipedia]</ref> |
| − | It was noted for building the [[Dreyer Fire Control Table|Dreyer tables]] and [[Dumaresq|dumaresqs]] of the Royal Navy, but also created a wide variety of other devices, such as gauges and indicators for navigation and engineering. | + | The firm underwent a series of minor name changes changing from Elliott Bros to and "Elliott Bros. (London) Ltd." in 1916.<ref>[http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/surveying/maker.cfm?makerid=44 Smithsonian Institute]</ref> |
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| + | It was noted for building the [[Dreyer Fire Control Table|Dreyer tables]] and [[Dumaresq|dumaresqs]] of the Royal Navy, but also created a wide variety of other devices, such as gauges and indicators for navigation, surveying and engineering. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | *Search results on [http://americanhistory.si.edu/gsearch/Elliott%2BBrothers Smithsonian Institution website] | ||
| + | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Brothers_(computer_company)}} | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:54, 9 July 2017
Elliott Brothers was a British naval instrument manufacturer, founded by William Elliott in London around 1804.[1]
The firm underwent a series of minor name changes changing from Elliott Bros to and "Elliott Bros. (London) Ltd." in 1916.[2]
It was noted for building the Dreyer tables and dumaresqs of the Royal Navy, but also created a wide variety of other devices, such as gauges and indicators for navigation, surveying and engineering.
See Also
- Search results on Smithsonian Institution website
- Wikipedia
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Brooks, John (2005). Dreadnought Gunnery and the Battle of Jutland: The Question of Fire Control. Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 0714657026. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
