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heard a description of a brass standard scale made by Sisson under Graham's direction. The scale showed the length of the British standard yard of 36 inches (910 mm) from the Tower of London, and the lengths of the Exchequer's yard and the French half-toise. When compared to the Royal Society's
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Sisson made large astronomical instruments that were used by several European observatories. He made rigid wall-mounted brass quadrants with radii of 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 m). Graham employed Sisson to make the Royal Observatory's 8 feet (2.4 m)
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The components of the instrument arrived in New Jersey in 1745 and assembly began the next year. After being used to determine the boundary and settle the dispute, the quadrant continued to be used for surveys in New Jersey and New York for many years.
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accurate enough to fix the location of the parallel precisely, so a request was forwarded to the Royal Society in London, and then to George Graham. Graham could not accept the commission due to other work, and recommended Sisson.
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An equatorial instrument is a device for measuring the position of a celestial object relative to a position on the earth's equator. With early designs the observer lined up sights on the object. Later instruments included a
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Sextants at Greenwich:A Catalogue of the Mariner's Quadrants, Mariner's Astrolabes, Cross-staffs, Backstaffs, Octants, Sextants, Quintants, Reflecting Circles and Artificial Horizons in the National Maritime Museum,
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published in 1793 said that Sisson was the inventor of the modern version of that instrument, which had been incorrectly attributed to Mr. Short. Sisson made his first equatorial instrument of this design for
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Sisson initially built theodolites with plain sights, then made the key innovation of introducing a telescopic sight. Sisson's theodolites have some similarity to earlier instruments such as that built by
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was given to Sisson to repair, but he was unable to make it work. However, Sisson became renowned for his instruments for surveying, navigation, the measurement of lengths and astronomy.
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standard yard at a temperature of 65 °F (18 °C) it was found to be precisely the same length, while it was almost 0.007 inches (0.18 mm) longer than the Exchequer yard.
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Jonathan Sisson died during the night on 13 June 1747. An old friend recording the fact in his diary described him as a man of extraordinary genius in making mathematical instruments.
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theodolites that he made to his own design. He became a well-known maker of optical and mathematical instruments. In 1729 Sisson was appointed mathematical instrument maker to
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to the instruments and to use endless screws to move the circles, but this design proved inferior to Jonathon Sisson's original.
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Sisson was well known for the exact division of his scales, for measuring lengths. In 1742 George Graham, who was a
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was long a source of violent disputes. In 1743, it was agreed that the line would run from the west bank of the
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The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, from Their Commencement in 1665 to the Year 1800
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Renaissance and Revolution: Humanists, Scholars, Craftsmen and Natural Philosophers in Early Modern Europe
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made by Sisson that he took with him on his assignment as Governor of the Dutch East Indian possession of
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and weights were exchanged in 1742 between the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Sciences in
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and received some funding from the state, which recognised the value of instruments both to the
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Bedini, Silvio A. (1964). "Instruments of Metal – Pre-Revolutionary Immigrant Makers".
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arranged for astronomical instruments purchased from Jonathan Sisson to be installed in the
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The 30 inches (760 mm) radius quadrant built by Sisson was found to be accurate within
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The Life of Governor Joan Gideon Loten (1710–1789): A Personal History of a Dutch Virtuoso
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Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America
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by Jonathan Sisson. Brass, 1742. Classified as a Historic Monument. Used by
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frame of the mural quadrant were both of brass, the first of this type.
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Jesse Ramsden (1735–1800): London's Leading Scientific Instrument Maker
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Sisson's equatorial mounting design had first been proposed in 1741 by
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and installed in 1741 in the Institute's observatory. The arch and the
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with a compass in the base for use in aligning the instrument with the
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Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers. Volume 1 – 1500–1830
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and screws, so it can be leveled, and has a compass pointing to
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After striking out on his own in 1722 and opening a business in
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to measure the distance between the Earth and the Moon in 1751.
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From Earth-Bound to Satellite: Telescopes, Skills and Networks
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Making Scientific Instruments in the Industrial Revolution
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Scientific Instrument Society 25th Anniversary Exhibition
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Hutton, Charles; Shaw, George; Pearson, Richard (1809).
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Sisson designed an early type of surveyor's level, the
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Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers
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The location of the boundary between the provinces of
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Bruyns, W.F.J. Mörzer; Dunn, Richard (25 June 2009).
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Royal Society – Philosophical Transactions 1785-1790
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On the Proportions of the English and French...1742
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There was no instrument in the 533:is named after Jonathan Sisson. 1351:Shuckburgh, Sir George (1793). 1281:. University of Chicago Press. 869:Hutton, Shaw & Pearson 1809 561: 548: 241:. The circles are read using a 1459:Astronomical instrument makers 1177:. Courier Dover Publications. 1054:Danson, Edwin (26 June 2001). 731:Griffiths & Griffiths 1780 173: 100:with a sighting telescope for 1: 536: 198:'s axis. He also constructed 1275:North, John (15 July 2008). 1247:Morrison-Low, A. D. (2007). 1174:The History of the Telescope 575: 400: 365:, also an instrument maker. 112:Jonathan Sisson was born in 7: 1028:"Newcomen's "fire machine"" 974:. Oxford University Press. 375:Fellow of the Royal Society 301:A drawing by John Elton of 10: 1475: 940: 521: 149:Frederick, Prince of Wales 1199:McConnell, Anita (2007). 1060:. John Wiley & Sons. 954:. 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Index

Lincolnshire
London
theodolite
surveying
Lincolnshire
George Graham
John Bird
Royal Society
Royal Navy
the Strand
London
altazimuth
Frederick, Prince of Wales
Boston
Jeremiah Sisson
Benjamin Ayres
Amsterdam

Großer Garten
sundials
Earth
barometers
Newcomen
steam engine
Y-level
John Grundy, Sr.
Leonard Digges
spirit levels
magnetic north
vernier scale

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