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John Augustine Edgell
Vice-admiral (Royal Navy), Vice-Admiral Sir John Augustine Edgell, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, KBE, CB, FRS (20 December 1880 - 14 November 1962) was an officer in the Royal Navy and Hydrographer of the Navy from 1932 to 1945. He was noted for his support for innovations such as echo sounding and radio navigation, for the surveying and chart production operations of his department during World War II, and for his advocacy of the science of oceanography Early life to 1914 Edgell was born at Teddington to James and Mary Beatrice Edgell. He joined the Navy aged 13, first on the cadet training ship HMS Prince of Wales (1860), HMS ''Britannia'', and then on . He was promoted to midshipman in June 1897. He joined the surveying service in 1902 as a sub-lieutenant on HMS ''Triton'' in the North Sea. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1903, and then served on in British Columbia and in China and Borneo. He took a course on magnetic observations in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddington
Teddington is a suburb in south-west London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. In 2021, Teddington was named as the best place to live in London by ''The Sunday Times''. Historically in Middlesex, Teddington is situated on a long meander of the Thames between Hampton Wick and Strawberry Hill, Twickenham. Mostly residential, it stretches from the river to Bushy Park with a long high street of shops, restaurants and pubs. There is a suspension bridge over the lowest non-tidal lock on the Thames, Teddington Lock. At Teddington's centre is a mid-rise urban development, containing offices and apartments. Economy Teddington is bisected by an almost continuous road of shops, offices and other facilities running from the river to Bushy Park. There are two clusters of offices on this route; on the edge of Bushy Park the National Physical Laboratory, National Measurement Office and LGC form a scientific centre. Around Teddington station and the town centre are a number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
