Jesse Ramsden (1735-1800): London's Leading Scientific Instrument MakerThe life and work of the 18th-century scientific instrument maker Jesse Ramsden, who was acknowledged by his European scientific contemporaries as a consummate artist. In 1786, he was elected to the Royal Society, a rare honour among instrument makers. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Entering Trade | 25 |
The Dividing Engines | 39 |
The Piccadilly Workshop | 53 |
Observatory Instruments and Expeditions before 1786 | 77 |
Observatories and Expeditions after 1786 | 113 |
A Miscellany of Instruments | 157 |
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