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In 1919 Oddy patented a propeller copying and profiling machine. The limited liability company was formed in October 1919, [3] set up with £25,000 of share capital and Blackburn as co-director. In just over a year from its establishment, Oddy had been granted other patents concerning the design, making and finishing of propellers. [1]
Mount maker welding together a new mount. A mount maker is responsible for the creation of structures called object mounts used to provide unobtrusive physical support, stability, and security of objects while on display, in storage, or being transported to museums, art galleries, libraries, archives, botanical gardens or other cultural institutions.
William Andrew Oddy, OBE, FSA (born 6 January 1942) is a British conservator who was Keeper of Conservation at the British Museum. He is notable for his publications on artefact conservation and numismatics , and for the development of the Oddy test .
The Oddy test has gone through many changes and refinements over time. Whereas Andrew Oddy proposed to place each metal coupon in a separate glass container with the material to be tested, Bamberger et al. [4] proposed a "three-in-one" test, where all three metal coupons shared one container, simplifying the procedure.
Oddy is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Andrew Oddy (born 1942), British conservation scientist; Christine Oddy (1955–2014), English politician; John James Oddy, British Conservative Party politician; Mike Oddy (Michael Oddy; 1937–2016), Scottish squash player; Steven Oddy (born 1979), English cricketer
The Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills, in Custer County, South Dakota, United States.It will depict the Oglala Lakota warrior Crazy Horse, riding a horse and pointing to his tribal land.
Adam-ondi-Ahman is the subject of a revelation received by Joseph Smith and recorded in the LDS Church edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, a book of scripture within the Latter Day Saint movement: “Spring Hill is named by the Lord Adam-ondi-Ahman, because, said he, it is the place where Adam shall come to visit his people, or the Ancient of Days shall sit, as spoken of by Daniel the ...
Dinotopia began as an illustrated children's book called Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time.It was a cross-over success, appealing to both children and adult readers, which led James Gurney to write and illustrate three more books called Dinotopia: The World Beneath, Dinotopia: First Flight and Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara.