David Rittenhouse


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David Rittenhouse
David Rittenhouse (April 8, 1732 – June 26, 1796) was a renowned American astronomerinventorclockmakermathematiciansurveyor, scientific instrument craftsman and public official. Rittenhouse was a member of the American Philosophical Society and the first director of the United States Mint.

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