| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | LS/920.WHI |
| Title | John Whitehurst: innovator, scientist, geologist and clockmaker |
| Date | 2015 |
| Publication Date | 2015 |
| Author | Craven, Maxwell |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Term | ENGINEERING |
| INDUSTRIES |
| CLOCKS |
| SUNDIALS |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| SCIENTISTS |
| FLUORSPAR |
| GEOLOGY |
| POTTERY |
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| Lunar Society; 1765-1813; Informal learned society |
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