Jesse Ramsden Scientist

Jesse Ramsden FRS FRSE (6 October 1735 – 5 November 1800) was an English mathematician, astronomical and scientific instrument maker.

Personal facts

Jesse Ramsden
Birth dateOctober 06, 1735
Birth place
Yorkshire , Salterhebble
Nationality
England
Date of deathNovember 05, 1800
Place of death
Brighton , Sussex
Known for
Eyepiece
Dividing engine

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Scientist

Field of study
Optics
Astronomy

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eSmCsbzF25gC&vq=ramsden&pg=RA1-PA253#v=onepage&q=ramsden&f=true
  2. http://rsnr.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/62/3/331
  3. http://www.fig.net
  4. http://www.fig.net/pub/fig2008/papers/hs03/hs03_01_insley_2838.pdf
  5. http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9919
  6. https://archive.org/details/philtrans08537735
  7. https://archive.org/stream/philtrans00940584/00940584#page/n0/mode/2up
  8. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Ramsden,_Jesse
  9. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900