| Authorised form of name | Simms; William (1793 - 1860) |
| Dates | 1793 - 1860 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England |
| Date of birth | 07 December 1793 |
| Place of death | Carshalton, Surrey |
| Date of death | 21 June 1860 |
| Activity | Career:
Optician, Astronomical and Mathematical Instrument maker, under the title of Troughton and Simms.
Memberships:
MRAS
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/06/1852 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1860-1862 vol 11 pp xxix-xxx
References:
Allan Chapman, 'Pre-Eminently Precise', review of Anita McConnell, Instrument Makers to the World. A History of Cooke, Troughton, and Simms and Eleanor Mennim, Transit Circle. The Story of William Simms, 1793-1860 in NR 1995 vol 49 pp 168-170
A W Skempton and Joyce Brown, 'John and Edward Troughton, Mathematical Instrument Makers' in NR 1972-3 vol 27 pp 233-262 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/59890534 |
| Code | NA5621 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1852/11 | Simms, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/1/210 | Letter from [William] Simms, Fleet Street, to Davies Gilbert, President of the Royal Society | 17 March 1830 |
| MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1831 |
| MC/17/303 | Letter from W Simms, Troughton & Simms,Dr Young, Secretary of The Royal Society, Somerset House, London | c.1831 |
| MC/17 | Volume 17 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1897-1899 |
| HS/17/206 | Letter, from William Simms to Sir John Herschel, dated at Fleet St. | 27 January 1840 |