Sejarah Syarikat Peralatan Ukur Kern
Selain Wild ada sebuah lagi syarikat yang amat sinonim sebagai pengeluar peralatan ukur iaitu Kern. Kedua-dua syarikat, Wild dan Kern, berpengkalan di Switzerland. Berikut adalah beberapa catatan ringkas tentang sejarah syarikat Kern. Kesemua info dipetik dari sumber berikut (link - kern milestones ): 1819: Founding of Mechanische Werkstattle "Jakob Kern" Aarau, Switzerland. The first items produced were drawing instruments. 1835: Later, he became well known for his geodetic and astronomical instruments including the theodolite which was purchased in 1835 for the well known General Dufour, who made the first triangulation survey in Switzerland. Theodolite produced by Kern in 1835 1857: The two sons of Jacob join the firm - Adolf Kern-Saxer and Emil Kern-Rychner. 1857: new location - Zieigel, Aarau 1863: Jacob Kern retired from business 1885: Adolf Kern retired from the business and his son Heinrich Kern (1857-1934) assumed management responsibility for the ...