Cooke, Troughton & Simms
|
|
Cooke, Troughton & Simms was a British instrument-making firm formed in 1922 by the merger of T. Cooke & Sons and Troughton & Simms.
In 1938 its telescope-making business was acquired by Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons & Co.
References
- Formation of the company by merger: Obs 45 (1922) 403 (http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/Obs../0045//0000403.000.html)
- Acquisition of telescope-making business: JRASC 32 (1938) 363 (http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/JRASC/0032//0000363.000.html)
- Clarification that only telescope-making business was acquired: JRASC 32 (1938) 399 (http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/JRASC/0032//0000399.000.html)