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Jesse Ramsden

1735 - 1800

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Jesse Ramsden FRS FRSE (6 October 1735 – 5 November 1800) was a British mathematician, astronomical and scientific instrument maker. His reputation was built on the engraving and design of dividing engines which allowed high accuracy measurements of angles and lengths in instruments. He produced instruments for astronomy that were especially well known for maritime use where they were needed for the measurement of latitudes and for his surveying instruments which were widely used for cartography and land survey both across the British Empire and outside. An achromatic eyepiece that he invented for telescopes and microscopes continues to be known as the Ramsden eyepiece. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jesse Ramsden is the 332nd most popular engineer (down from 313th in 2019), the 4,763rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,096th in 2019) and the 35th most popular British Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Jesse Ramsden ranks 332 out of 389. Before him are Leon O. Chua, Franciszek Rychnowski, Othmar Ammann, Beatrice Hicks, Aldo Costa, and Ove Arup. After him are Verghese Kurien, John Monash, Da-Wen Sun, Isaac Roberts, Hugh Latimer Dryden, and Octave Chanute.

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Among people born in 1735, Jesse Ramsden ranks 32. Before him are Ivan Kulibin, Domenico Vandelli, Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Ulrika Pasch, Tobias Furneaux, and John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent. After him is Button Gwinnett. Among people deceased in 1800, Jesse Ramsden ranks 37. Before him are John Rutledge, Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, Thomas Mifflin, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, and Elizabeth Montagu. After him are Hugh Blair, William Blount, and Edward Rutledge.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jesse Ramsden ranks 4,764 out of 8,785. Before him are Allan Jay (1931), Martin Kelly (1990), Alfred Domett (1811), Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860), Oliver Bearman (2005), and Jordan Henderson (1990). After him are Sharleen Spiteri (1967), Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884), Richard Thompson (1949), Eric Sykes (1923), Samuel Arnold (1740), and John Opie (1761).

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Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom

Among engineers born in United Kingdom, Jesse Ramsden ranks 35. Before him are Ron Tauranac (1925), Robert W. Paul (1869), Mal Evans (1935), Ralph Bagnold (1896), Geoffrey de Havilland (1882), and Ove Arup (1895). After him are Isaac Roberts (1829), Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford (1893), R. J. Mitchell (1895), Harry Ricardo (1885), Pat Symonds (1953), and Tommy Flowers (1905).

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