1718 - 1772
John Canton British Scientist
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| First Name |
John
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| Last Name |
Canton
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| Birthday |
31st July, 1718
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| Birthplace |
Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK
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| Died |
22nd March, 1772
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| Place of Death |
London, England
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Scientist
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John Canton FRS (31 July 1718 – 22 March 1772) was a British physicist. He was born in Middle Street Stroud, Gloucestershire, to a weaver, John Canton (b. 1687) and Esther (née Davis). As a schoolboy, he became the first person to determine the latitude of Stroud, whilst making a sundial. The sundial caught the attention of many, including Dr Henry Miles, a Stroud-born Fellow of the Royal Society. Miles encouraged Canton to leave Gloucestershire to become a trainee teacher for Samuel Watkins, the headmaster of a Nonconformist school in Spital Square, London, with whom he ultimately entered into partnership.
