7.00pm Cheese & Wine served: 7.30pm Talk starts
Gothic Warehouse
Cromford Mills
Mill Lane
Cromford
DE4 3RQ
Cromford
DE4 3RQ
Price: £8

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Cromford Mills Mill Lane
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DE4 3RQ

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John Whitehurst: Innovator, Scientist, Geologist and Clockmaker

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John Whitehurst: Innovator, Scientist, Geologist and Clockmaker

Arkwright Society Evening Talk

John Whitehurst was one of a select number of 18th Century men of science whose minds were as remarkable for their breadth as for their depth of knowledge. Primarily remembered today as a notable clockmaker from Derby, Whitehurst was also an intrument-maker, mechanical engineer, hydraulicist, home-improver, meteorologist and contributer to the development of the steam engine.

During this talk, Maxwell Craven (author of John Whitehurst: Innovator, Scientist, Geologist and Horologist), presents a brief life of this talented and engaging man, drawing together his various acheivements and his wide circle of acquaintences – many of whom were fellow members of the influential Lunar Society - and the legacy he has left behind.

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