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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jesse Ramsden has received more than 81,679 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jesse Ramsden is the 284th most popular engineer, the 3,823rd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 29th most popular British Engineer.

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Among engineers, Jesse Ramsden ranks 284 out of 323. Before him are Mikhail Tikhonravov, Arthur E. Kennelly, Hideo Itokawa, Geoffrey de Havilland, William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, and Frances Spence. After him are Albert Auguste Perdonnet, Yuri Artsutanov, Boris Lisunov, Friedrich L. Bauer, Otmar Szafnauer, and Isaac Roberts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1735, Jesse Ramsden ranks 26. Before him are Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti, Ivan Kulibin, Joseph Ducreux, Ulrika Pasch, and Tobias Furneaux. After him are John Carroll and Button Gwinnett. Among people deceased in 1800, Jesse Ramsden ranks 29. Before him are Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, Friedrich Gilly, Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, Michael Denis, and Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe. After him are John Rutledge, Thomas Mifflin, Hugh Blair, Edward Rutledge, William Blount, and John Blair Jr..

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jesse Ramsden ranks 3,823 out of 7,765. Before him are Phil Mogg (1948), Barry Ackroyd (1954), David Walliams (1971), Richard Price (1723), Mark Haddon (1962), and Trevor Bolder (1950). After him are Giuseppe Wilson (1945), John Farnham (1949), George Hadley (1685), Simon West (1961), Ron Geesin (1943), and Gavin Rossdale (1965).

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Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom

Among engineers born in United Kingdom, Jesse Ramsden ranks 29. Before him are William Froude (1810), Mal Evans (1935), Robert W. Paul (1869), James B. Francis (1815), Geoffrey de Havilland (1882), and William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810). After him are Isaac Roberts (1829), R. J. Mitchell (1895), Christopher Cockerell (1910), Joseph Bazalgette (1819), Ove Arup (1895), and Kevin Warwick (1954).

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