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10 Jun 1793
Chauncey Jerome |
birth Chauncey Jerome Born 10 Jun 1793; died 20 Apr 1868 at age 74. American inventor and clockmaker whose products enjoyed widespread popularity in the mid-19th century. About 1838 Jerome invented the one-day brass movement, an improvement over the wood clock. Applying the mass-production techniques of American inventor Eli Whitney, Jerome flooded the United States with low-priced brass clocks. His clocks quickly spread to Europe and so astonished the English that "Yankee ingenuity" became a byword. In the 1850s Jerome became associated with unethical businessmen, and his company failed; he died in poverty. |
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10 Jun 1793
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle |
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (biology) Muséum national d'histoire naturelle formally established in Paris by the National Convention of the French First Republic. |
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