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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Pennsylvania_State_University
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkb:Temple_University
gptkb:Lehigh_University
gptkb:Swarthmore_College
gptkb:Drexel_University
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1732-04-08
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gptkbp:born
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April 8, 1732
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:David_Rittenhouse_Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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gptkb:scientific_instruments
improvements in the design of telescopes
development of the first American-made orrery
mapping of the stars
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gptkbp:death_date
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1796-06-26
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gptkbp:died
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June 26, 1796
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:astronomy
engineering
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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David Rittenhouse
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:John_Quincy_Adams
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
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gptkbp:known_for
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first director of the United States Mint
observations of the transit of Venus
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Rittenhouse_College
gptkb:Rittenhouse_Memorial
gptkb:Rittenhouse_Square
gptkb:Rittenhouse_Astronomical_Society
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Rittenhouse's_Transit_Instrument
gptkb:Rittenhouse_Observatory
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Technical_Support
gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:astronomy
instrument maker
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Germantown,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:spouse
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Mary Rittenhouse
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_United_States_Mint
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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