| 单词 | David Rittenhouse |
| 例句 | Researchers in Britain’s American colonies, such as polymath Benjamin Franklin and astronomer David Rittenhouse, had to find substitutes for equipment that might have existed in London or Paris — but not Philadelphia. Stewpots and string: how scientists make do 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The house was designed by architect Nicholas R. Grimm and built in 1887 for David Rittenhouse, a banker and a great-nephew of the astronomer and inventor David Rittenhouse. Georgetown home was gathering spot for Washington’s elite 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z David Rittenhouse, the famous Philadelphia inventor and astronomer, made it official in a 1775 lecture that was reprinted for the benefit of the Second Continental Congress. Our Founders, alien-obsessed: Adams and Franklin had a thing — really! — for extraterrestials 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Figure 3.—Transit telescope made by David Rittenhouse and used by him for the observation of the transit of Venus in 1769. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z This was Barlow's way of telling of the achievement of David Rittenhouse, the colonial astronomer, in fashioning the marvellous orrery, the mechanical representation of the movements of the planetary system. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z David Rittenhouse, of Philadelphia, the celebrated astronomer was also a dear friend of his. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z David Rittenhouse invented the metallic thermometer, developed the construction of the compensation pendulum, and made valuable experiments on the compressibility of water. The True Benjamin Franklin David Rittenhouse stood by, silent in adoration, his attention divided between Gen�t and a big bun, for he had missed his dinner. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington Believed to be the work of David Rittenhouse in partnership with Thomas Potts. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z To David Rittenhouse," of which the first stanza read: "Meddle not with state affairs, Keep acquaintance with the stars; Science, David, is thy line; Warp not Nature's great design. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z Here Benjamin Franklin and David Rittenhouse made their great contributions to science, and here on September 19, 1796, Washington delivered his farewell address to the people of the United States. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia David Rittenhouse of Philadelphia was an exceedingly skillful clockmaker who not only had to his credit many fine timepieces but also some very complicated and remarkable ones. Christopher and the Clockmakers There was David Rittenhouse, an American,—he made a perfect little water-mill, when he was only seven or eight years old. True Stories of History and Biography Figure 11.—Zenith sector with focal length of 6 ft., made by David Rittenhouse and revised by Andrew Ellicott. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z A letter from David Rittenhouse, received on September 16, 1778, caused great excitement, for he told of the despatch to Bethlehem of all the military stores of Washington's army, carried in seven hundred wagons. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z David Rittenhouse was its second and Thomas Jefferson was its third president. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 There was David Rittenhouse, an American,—lie made a perfect little water-mill when he was only seven or eight years old. Biographical Stories (From: "True Stories of History and Biography") David Rittenhouse, the astronomer, was Welsh on his mother's side. The Quaker Colonies, a chronicle of the proprietors of the Delaware David Rittenhouse is credited with being the originator of a declination arc on the surveying compass, a feature to be copied by a number of later instrument makers. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z He writes in October, 1787, to a friend in France, describing his experience with lightning conductors and referring to the work of David Rittenhouse, the celebrated astronomer of Philadelphia. The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest It was made by David Rittenhouse and presented by him to General Washington, who subsequently gave it to Capt. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z Constructed by David Rittenhouse with some additions made by Andrew Ellicott. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z This instrument was made during a brief partnership between David Rittenhouse and David Evans, a clock- and watchmaker of Philadelphia and Baltimore. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z Figure 7.—Orrery built by David Rittenhouse for the University of Pennsylvania. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z Figure 80.—Zenith sector, with a radius of 19 in., constructed by David Rittenhouse for Andrew Ellicott. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z |
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