Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,257 pages of information and 244,498 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

William Jones (1763-1831)

From Graces Guide
Orrery made by William Jones in 1799, on display at the Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling, incorporating the latest discoveries of William Herschel

William Jones (1763-1831) was an English maker of optical and other scientific instruments, who had Thomas Jefferson among his customers in London. He later formed a partnership with his younger brother Samuel Jones - W. and S. Jones.


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