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Graham, George |
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Graham, George, 1674?–1751, English instrument maker. A clockmaker by trade, Graham designed clocks and watches that earned him membership in the Royal Society and were still manufactured into the present century. In 1725 he built a very accurate 8-ft (2.4-m) quadrant for the royal astronomer, Edmund Halley, at Greenwich; it was widely copied. His most important invention remains the micrometer screw, which enabled him to build zenith sections and calipers of unprecedented precision. Graham is buried in Westminster Abbey. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Martha Graham, George Balanchine, Doris Humphrey, Jose Limon, Alvin Ailey, Merce Cunningham, Twyla Tharp, Jerome Robbins, Paul Taylor, and other dancemakers are acknowledged to be great American heroes. Aka: Kato Austin, Jubba Pattis, Gary Graham, George Graham, George Grant Among the biographees whose final profiles are included in Who Was Who in America 2000-2002 are Steve Allen, Milton Berle, Perry Como, Dale Earnhardt, Katharine Graham, George Harrison, John Joseph Cardinal O'Connor, Isaac Stern and the Queen Mother of England. |
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