Thomas Earnshaw
1749 - 1829
Thomas Earnshaw
English clockmaker and chronometer maker.
Key dates
1785
Improved the self-compensating balance wheel.
Invented a spring escapement.
Development of chronometry.
Rewarded by the Bureau des Longitudes.
Thomas Earnshaw
English clockmaker and chronometer maker.
Improved the self-compensating balance wheel.
Invented a spring escapement.
Development of chronometry.
Rewarded by the Bureau des Longitudes.