Troughton, Edward

Edward Troughton ( English Edward Troughton , October 1753 - June 12, 1835) - British design engineer and manufacturer of tools, best known for the manufacture of telescopes and other astronomical devices.

Born in Roots, Cumberland. In 1779, after practicing with his older brother, John became his business partner, and soon established himself as a reliable manufacturer of navigation, geodetic and astronomical instruments in the UK.

In 1795, he assembled the Troughton equatorial telescope for the Armans Observatory , a telescope with a 2-inch equatorial mount refractor, and the first major instrument of his work since the company was founded in 1790 (the telescope was preserved until the 21st century). He also created the Meridian Circle of Grumbridge in 1806, which Stephen Grumbridge used to create his star catalog . Trouton is known not only as a designer, but also as an inventor.

He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1809, and in March 1810 was elected a member of the Royal Society of London .

In 1826, after the death of his elder brother John and poor health, Edward took William Simms as a partner, after which his company became known as Trouton and Simms.

Troughton was involved in a lawsuit against Sir James South , who was dissatisfied with the workmanship of the telescope that Troughton manufactured on his order. Trouton sued South for compensation, winning the case as a result of the informal legal support of Richard Shipsharks.

He suffered from color blindness . He was buried in Kensal Green.

• This article (section) contains text taken (translated) from the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica , which went into the public domain .