How to Pronounce James Dinwiddie (astronomer)
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Dec 08, 1746 Died on 19 Mar 1815 (aged 68)
Scottish scientist
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About James Dinwiddie Astronomer
- James Dinwiddie (8 December 1746, Dumfries - 19 March 1815, Pentonville) was a Scottish physicist, astronomer, inventor and natural philosopher.
- He was an early example of a science popularizer, giving tours and experimental demonstrations across England and Ireland.
- He travelled and resided in Calcutta, India and travelled to China along with Lord Macartney as part of the Macartney Embassy to lecture on physics and promote British astronomical techniques.
