Credits
Inspiration
William Nicholson (1753–1815)
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William Nicholson Jr (1789–?)
Accidental historian and author
Sue Durrell
Website design and creation
Paul, Eleni, Tom and Phil at Exesios
Website editor
Kelly Buckley
Historical research
Natasha Chare (BA History, Sheffield University)
Kelly Buckley (BA History, Queen Mary, University of London)
Freddie Wildblood (BA History with a European Language)
Len Barnett (Maritime researcher)
Historic and scientific advisors
Hasok Chang (Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge)
Anthony Francis-Jones (Wrekin College, Institute of Physics History Group)
Katie Forster (A friend, Heritage and Tourism consultant, past Chair of West Midlands and former Head of Marketing & PR at the Ironbridge Gorge Museum)
Jonathan Betts (Horology)
Gerald Eades Bentley Jr (Literary scholar and specialist on William Blake)
Book design
Carla Boulton (Naughty Mutt)
Proofreaders
Pauline Chare
Pamela Skipwith
The Life of William Nicholson, 1753–1815
A Memoir of Enlightenment, Commerce, Politics, Arts and Science
Edited by Sue Durrell and with an afterword by Professor Frank James
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