Inventor and horologist Dr John C Taylor OBE has been awarded the prestigious Harrison Medal by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers at the annual Livery Dinner at Drapers’ Hall,London (November 10 2015). Founded in 1631, the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers is the oldest horological institution in the world, and its prestigious Harrison Medal has only been awarded to six other people. It commemorates outstanding achievements in propagating knowledge of the history of clockmaking and its appreciation,and is named after John Harrison, the renowned inventor of the marine chronometer. preceding recipients include the renowned astronomer and physicist Sir Arnold Wolfendale []The post Dr John C Taylor OBE Receives Harrison Medal appeared first on John C Taylor.
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