Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical figure
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
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| gptkbp:awards |
Fellow_of_the_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
Member_of_the_Royal_Society |
| gptkbp:born |
April 8, 1732
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| gptkbp:child |
gptkb:David_Rittenhouse_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
development of astronomical instruments
improvements in surveying techniques advancements in the study of optics contributions_to_the_American_Revolution |
| gptkbp:died |
June 26, 1796
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
self-taught |
| gptkbp:field |
physics
astronomy engineering |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
David Rittenhouse
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:John_Quincy_Adams |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Isaac_Newton |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
first director of the United States Mint
observations_of_the_transit_of_Venus |
| gptkbp:legacy |
gptkb:Rittenhouse_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Rittenhouse_Memorial_Library Rittenhouse_Square_in_Philadelphia Rittenhouse's_contributions_to_American_science Rittenhouse's_influence_on_future_scientists |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
conducted experiments on the nature of light
constructed a telescope in 1770 designed the first U.S. coinage published astronomical observations created_a_map_of_the_transit_of_Venus observed_the_transit_of_Venus_in_1769 served_as_a_delegate_to_the_Continental_Congress was_a_member_of_the_Continental_Congress. participated_in_the_establishment_of_the_University_of_Pennsylvania served_as_a_professor_of_mathematics_and_astronomy_at_the_University_of_Pennsylvania |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Rittenhouse's_planetarium
gptkb:Rittenhouse's_orrery |
| gptkbp:occupation |
mathematician
astronomer clockmaker |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Germantown,_Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Germantown,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Mary_Rittenhouse
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