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Description: | Tapering colum with foliated and trifoliated capital from which rises smaller column with foliated capital surmounted by celestial globe with latin cross. On Upper capital are models of a pinion wheel, a telescope, a pair of compasses, an hour-glass and a globe. Additional Information: Lawrence Earnshaw, 1707-67, clock-maker and inventor, was born in Wednescough in Cheshire the son of weavers. He was apprenticed to a clothier at Stalybridge for seven years and then served a further four years as an apprentice taylor. By this time Earnshaw was known for making clocks and machines, and was said to have produced a spinning machine which antedated Arkwright's jenny by 14 years. However, Earnshaw is said to have destroyed it because he felt that it would ruin the fortunes of existing cotton workers. His most famous invention was an astronomical clock which reproduced the annual and diurnal rythms of the earth. Despite attracting the attention of the aristocracy (Lord Bute bought one of his clocks) he died in poverty and was buried in an unmarked grave. | Subjects: | Column | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Architect: Eaton, John | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=7546... | Go to resource |
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