David Rittenhouse: Philosopher-Mechanick of Colonial Philadelphia and His Famous Clocks

by Donald L. Fennimore and Frank L. Hohmann

A lush and in-depth celebration of the clocks of David Rittenhouse, one of eighteenth-century America's greatest scientists and engineers David Rittenhouse: Philosopher-Mechanick of Colonial Philadelphia and His Famous Clocks brings a completely new focus on the life and works of the American astronomer, mathematician, surveyor, and inventor David Rittenhouse (1732-96). A brilliant autodidact who would become the first director of the United States...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300272952
• ISBN13: 9780300272956
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 4.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.6" x 11.7"