Inventor Name
Willis, Edward Jones
Repository
University of Virginia
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
Charlottesville VA 22904-4110
434-243-1776
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/
Physical Description
ca. 4 ft.
Summary
Willis was a consulting engineer and inventor of Richmond, VA. The papers include correspondence relating to Willis’ work as an engineer and chairman of the Virginia Board of Mechanical Survey, the Willis navigation instrument, the Willis planimeter, and other inventions and their manufacture and sale, engineering, and navigation.