Thomas Earnshaw

Thomas Earnshaw was a British watchmaker (1749–1829). He was born at Ashton-under-Lyne and died at London.

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Works and catalogued output

What Thomas Earnshaw produced.

Explanations of time-keepers, constructed by Mr. Thomas Earnshaw and the late Mr. John Arnold / Published by order of the Commissioners of Longitude. is dated 1806 and held by Wellcome Collection. Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle is catalogued and held by British Museum. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 2 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 3 works under this heading.

Brodie, Sir Benjamin Collins P.R.C.S. (1783-1862), surgeon is dated 1826-1862 and held by Wellcome Collection. Longitude is dated 1806.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Thomas Earnshaw may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Thomas Earnshaw is established in the international name authorities as Social Networks and Archival Context w6n6234k, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 122441842, Library of Congress nb2001071559, ISNI 0000000052228331 and VIAF 6896710.

Catalogued works

6 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1806 to 1826.

Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle, held by British Museum. Explanations of time-keepers, constructed by Mr. Thomas Earnshaw and the late Mr. John Arnold. Explanations of time-keepers, dated 1806. Longitude, dated 1806. Explanations of time-keepers, constructed by Mr. Thomas Earnshaw and the late Mr. John Arnold / Published by order of the Commissioners of Longitude., dated 1806, held by Wellcome Collection. Brodie, Sir Benjamin Collins P.R.C.S. (1783-1862), surgeon, dated 1826-1862, held by Wellcome Collection.

Identity. Thomas Earnshaw is recorded as a citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Thomas Earnshaw is recorded with the occupation watchmaker.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

British Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1749Thomas Earnshaw born.
  2. 1749Thomas Earnshaw was born on 4 February 1749.
  3. 1749Thomas Earnshaw born at Ashton-under-Lyne.
  4. 1783Brodie, Sir Benjamin Collins P.R.C.S. (1783-1862), surgeon is dated 1826-1862 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  5. 1806Explanations of time-keepers, constructed by Mr. Thomas Earnshaw and the late Mr. John Arnold / Published by order of the Commissioners of Longitude. is dated 1806 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  6. 1806Longitude is dated 1806.
  7. 1806Explanations of time-keepers.
  8. 1806Longitude.
  9. 1806Explanations of time-keepers, constructed by Mr. Thomas Earnshaw and the late Mr. John Arnold / Published by order of the Commissioners of Longitude. (Wellcome Collection).
  10. 1826Brodie, Sir Benjamin Collins P.R.C.S. (1783-1862), surgeon (Wellcome Collection).
  11. 1829Thomas Earnshaw died at London.
  12. 1829Thomas Earnshaw died on 1 March 1829.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Earnshaw, (Thomas) Roy, (27 Feb. 1917–19 Dec. 2008), Director and General Manager of Division, TBA Industrial Products Ltd, Rochdale, 1966–76, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Earnshaw, Thomas (1749–1829), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Gillian Jane Earnshaw, BMJ, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for Thomas Earnshaw (Internet Archive), 3 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    Thomas earnshaw the elder, Notes and Queries, 1885

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Thomas Earnshaw the elder, Notes and Queries, 1885

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Semantic Scholar corpus, 8 publications naming Thomas Earnshaw.

    scholarly index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming Thomas Earnshaw.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2423581: Thomas Earnshaw

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Thomas Earnshaw”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Watches

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