Thomas Godfrey (inventor) American Inventor
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| Birthday |
1st December, 1704
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| Died |
1st December, 1749
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| Buried |
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Astronomer, glazier, inventor, mathematician, plumber, publisher
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| Occupation |
Inventor
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Thomas Godfrey (January 10, 1704 – December 1749) was a glazier and self-taught mathematician and astronomer in the Pennsylvania Colony, who invented the octant in 1730. A similar octant was also independently invented about the same time by John Hadley in London with Hadley receiving the greater share of the credit for development.
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