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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== | ||
| + | * [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/surveying/maker.cfm?makerid=44 Smithsonian web page] | ||
| + | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Brothers_(computer_company)}} | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 20 August 2012
Elliott Brothers was a British naval instrument manufacturer, founded by William Elliott in London around 1804.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
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.
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