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<p>[QUOTE="terry5732, post: 4762845, member: 42"]"An aneroid barometer is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measuring_instrument" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measuring_instrument" rel="nofollow">instrument</a> used for measuring air pressure as a method that does not involve <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid" rel="nofollow">liquid</a>. Invented in 1844 by French scientist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucien_Vidi" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucien_Vidi" rel="nofollow">Lucien Vidi"</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Sorta says everything above is wrong</p><p><br /></p><p>"Nephews <b>George Cary</b> and <b>John Cary Jr.</b> continued to operate the optical and scientific instrument business at 182 Strand. They retained the business name “<i>William Cary</i>” for some time. George and John Jr. do not appear to have produced optical instruments. All accounts indicate that <b>Charles Gould</b> was the manager and head machinist for the Cary business. This would have been a logical arrangement, since Gould was an experienced optician, whereas the Carys were map- and globe-makers, who would have had very little practical knowledge of glass- or brasswork. In 1828, the William Cary business moved next door, to 181 Strand, possibly merging with John Cary Sr.’s mapmaking operation. An 1830 publication described the optician’s business as “<i>J. Cary</i>”. Upon John Cary Sr.’s death in 1835, he left the 181 Strand lease to sons George and John Jr. The 1841 <i>Kelly’s Directory</i> referred to the optical business as “<i>William Cary</i>”, suggesting that the boys returned to their uncle’s name. The business remained at 181 Strand for <b>many decades </b>and through several ownership changes."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="terry5732, post: 4762845, member: 42"]"An aneroid barometer is an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measuring_instrument']instrument[/URL] used for measuring air pressure as a method that does not involve [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid']liquid[/URL]. Invented in 1844 by French scientist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucien_Vidi']Lucien Vidi"[/URL] Sorta says everything above is wrong "Nephews [B]George Cary[/B] and [B]John Cary Jr.[/B] continued to operate the optical and scientific instrument business at 182 Strand. They retained the business name “[I]William Cary[/I]” for some time. George and John Jr. do not appear to have produced optical instruments. All accounts indicate that [B]Charles Gould[/B] was the manager and head machinist for the Cary business. This would have been a logical arrangement, since Gould was an experienced optician, whereas the Carys were map- and globe-makers, who would have had very little practical knowledge of glass- or brasswork. In 1828, the William Cary business moved next door, to 181 Strand, possibly merging with John Cary Sr.’s mapmaking operation. An 1830 publication described the optician’s business as “[I]J. Cary[/I]”. Upon John Cary Sr.’s death in 1835, he left the 181 Strand lease to sons George and John Jr. The 1841 [I]Kelly’s Directory[/I] referred to the optical business as “[I]William Cary[/I]”, suggesting that the boys returned to their uncle’s name. The business remained at 181 Strand for [B]many decades [/B]and through several ownership changes."[/QUOTE]
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