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Edward John Dent was born in London on 19. August 1790. His baptism took place at St. Clement Danes Church in the 18th. October of that year. St. Clement Danes, though of course, is famous song by song, "Oranges and lemons.

John Wright Dent, his grandfather took him under contract as an apprentice when he was fourteen. The old Dent is a manufacturer of candles and under the terms of the law, had to find a home for your child breakfast. Ended up living with his cousin, Richard Rippon, who made a name for himself as a watchmaker.

Dent Young was absolutely fascinated by this and his grandfather was convinced to transfer the balance of his apprenticeship to Mr. Rippon, so Edward could pursue his interest in watchmaking. We know that supplied the Admiralty with a standard astronomical clock, and even made a pocket watch to the Colonial Office to help his African expedition. It was in 1814, and this time, although he made a series of clocks and timers, was unable to catch enough for a life dignity.

During the next fifteen years, he worked for a number of businesses, not least Callum Brothers Castle Street. In 1826, Dent should have been fifty-five timers, as it sends the numbers 54 and 55 for trial in Greenwich. This has caused the Royal Observatory to take cognizance of it, and in 1828 used to care for his watch collection.

This exercise was repairs and their timing. Astronomer of the time, pond-Jean, was so impressed by the work that Dent said he considered "one of the top performers of today."

In 1830, he formed a partnership with John Roger Arnold, great son of John Arnold. The winner was a year after his marine chronometer, number 114, was declared the Prize of the first premium Minutes of the meeting of annual session timer.

Originally, Dent had just heard about an opening for a skilled craftsman Arnold, but in the event, ended up as a partner. John Arnold was then sixty, and decided into semi-retirement. Dent was a business class first, and the company went from strength to strength.

In 1831, Dent chronometer 633 along with a number others, sailed aboard the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin.

Unfortunately, in 1840 the firm of Dent and Arnold was dissolved. Dent has opened his own company, EJ Dent 82 Strand. He applied for a patent in March 1842, entitled "certain improvements in chronometers and other Chronos. He was particularly interested in the invention of the liquidation for use in watches.

January 1843 opened its second store at 33 Cockspur Street. Earlier, when he was in partnership with Arnold, which was presented to great Abraham-Louis Breguet, in which Arnold had served as an apprentice in Paris. The store has sold a number of Breguet watches and chronometers Dent, of course.

1852 saw what was perhaps his greatest triumph, the Commission for the Big Ben. Most unfortunately, however, died young 8. March 1853 at the age of sixty-two years before completing

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