Roxborough Township, Pennsylvania, British America
Died
June 26, 1796(1796-06-26) (aged 64)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Astronomer Inventor Mathematician
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David Rittenhouse (April 8, 1732 – June 26, 1796) was an American astronomer, inventor, clockmaker, mathematician, surveyor, scientific instrument craftsman, and public official. Rittenhouse was a member of the American Philosophical Society and the first director of the United States Mint.
DavidRittenhouse (April 8, 1732 – June 26, 1796) was an American astronomer, inventor, clockmaker, mathematician, surveyor, scientific instrument craftsman...
Kyle Howard Rittenhouse (born January 3, 2003) is an American man who shot three men, two fatally, during the civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August...
after DavidRittenhouse, a descendant of the first paper-maker in Philadelphia, the German immigrant William Rittenhouse. William Rittenhouse's original...
Look up Rittenhouse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rittenhouse is a surname of German origin. It may refer to: Rittenhouse (crater), a crater on...
On August 25, 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old from Antioch, Illinois, shot and killed two men and wounded another man in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The...
open fireplace, but it achieved few sales until it was improved by DavidRittenhouse. It is also known as a "circulating stove" or the "Pennsylvania fireplace"...
The DavidRittenhouse Laboratory (DRL) is an academic and research building at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The...
of the Philadelphia Mint was laid by newly appointed Mint Director DavidRittenhouse. Machinery and personnel began occupying the new building by September...
diffraction grating was made around 1785 by Philadelphia inventor DavidRittenhouse, who strung hairs between two finely threaded screws. This was similar...
William Rittenhouse (1644 – 1708) was an American papermaker and businessman. He served as an apprentice papermaker in the Netherlands and, after moving...
gubernatorial election, Buchanan chose to support the Democratic challenger, DavidRittenhouse Porter, who was elected by fewer than 5,500 votes as Pennsylvania's...
almanac for 1781. By Anthony Sharpe (i.e., DavidRittenhouse). Philadelphia: Francis Bailey. 1780." "DavidRittenhouse (1732–1796)". Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:...
frontispiece of a 1779 German-language almanac, with calculations by DavidRittenhouse and published by Francis Bailey in Lancaster County Pennsylvania....
erected three temporary observatories and appointed a committee led by DavidRittenhouse. Observations were made by a group led by Dr. Benjamin West in Providence...
DavidRittenhouse Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located at Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in...
from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018. Griner, David; Rittenhouse, Lindsay (December 22, 2017). "Papa John, One of the Last CEO Ad Stars...
Military Academy (at Charlotte Hall, St. Mary's County, Maryland), and the Rittenhouse Academy. In 1860 Herold received a certificate in pharmacy from Georgetown...
Norristown, Pennsylvania in 1751. His mother was Esther Rittenhouse, sister of astronomer DavidRittenhouse. Between 1780 and 1782, Barton studied at York Academy...
discovers is part of Rittenhouse. Since Rittenhouse members are all descendants, Cahill tells Lucy that she's also a part of Rittenhouse. Lucy refuses to...
originally minted to commemorate the Bi-Centenary of the birth of DavidRittenhouse on April 8, 1932. In 1952 the Society decided to establish a silver...
discovered the principles of diffraction grating and American astronomer DavidRittenhouse made the first engineered diffraction grating. In 1821 Joseph von...
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