Jedediah Hubbell Dorwin

Title

Jedediah Hubbell Dorwin

Type

Individual

Coverage

Montreal, QC

Active From

1861-01-01

End Date

1883-01-01

Location

Montreal, QC

Product Areas

Meteorology

Activities

Designing

Timeline

- 1861 - Dorwin files a patent for an improved mercurial Barometer. ("Dorwin's Mercurial Portable Barometer")

- 1862 - Dorwin's establishment is located at 42 St Francois Xavier Street, Montreal, QC, and he is seeking agents to sell throughout Canada ("Westcott's Celebrated...")

Sources

Smallwood, C., Hall, A. "Recommendations in Favor of Dorwin's Mercurial Portable Barometer" J.-L. Trudel precision instrument maker notes, c.2008, Ingenium

"Jedediah Hubbell Dorwin fonds [textual record]" Library & Archives Canada (1888) https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?idnumber=99379&app=FonAndCol [08-07-24]

"Westcott's Celebrated Mercurial and Portable Barometer" The Montreal Witness (July 16, 1862): 456

Collection

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Citation

“Jedediah Hubbell Dorwin,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed November 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/848.

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