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Memoirs of the late celebrated David Rittenhouse
A biographical sketch recalls David Rittenhouse born April 8 1732 in German Town Pennsylvania. Self taught clockmaker and mathematician, he studied Newton and Antions, joined the American Philosophical Society, observed Venus transit, and rose to chair the society in 1791. He earned degrees and honors from colleges and societies, served as Mint director and Pennsylvania treasurer, and died January 26 1796 in Philadelphia, buried at his observatory. described as virtuous, scholarly, and devout.
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