List of Famous people with last name Ramsden

Edythe Mary Ramsden

First Name Edythe

Died on February 27, 1948

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Jesse Ramsden

First Name Jesse

Last Name Ramsden

Died on November 5, 1800

Jesse Ramsden FRS FRSE was a British mathematician, astronomical and scientific instrument maker. His reputation was built on the engraving and design of dividing engines which allowed high accuracy measurements of angles and lengths in instruments. He produced instruments for astronomy that were especially well known for maritime use where they were needed for the measurement of latitudes and for his surveying instruments which were widely used for cartography and land survey both across the British Empire and outside. An achromatic eyepiece that he invented for telescopes and microscopes continues to be known as the Ramsden eyepiece.

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