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The life and work of the 18th-century scientific instrument maker Jesse Ramsden, who was acknowledged by his European scientific contemporaries as a consummate artist. In 1786, he was elected to the Royal Society, a rare honour among instrument makers.
"Jesse Ramsden was one of the most prominent manufacturers of scientific instruments in the latter half of the eighteenth century ... In this, the first biography of Jesse Ramsden, Dr. Anita McConnell reconstructs his life and career and presents us with a detailed account of th…