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# David Rittenhouse

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David Rittenhouse was an American astronomer, inventor, clockmaker, mathematician, surveyor, scientific instrument craftsman, and public official. Rittenhouse was a member of the American Philosophical Society and the first director of the United States Mint.

##  Quotes by David Rittenhouse

> [For the greater beauty of the instrument, the balls representing the planets are to be of considerable bigness; but so contrived, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rittenhouse/for-the-greater-beauty-of-the-instrument-the-balls-representing-the/)

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> [In order to know the true situation of a Planet at any particular time, the small set of balls are to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rittenhouse/in-order-to-know-the-true-situation-of-a-planet-at-any-particular/)

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> [But Dr. Smith says, and I believe it to be a true state of the case, that he himself gave a course…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rittenhouse/but-dr-smith-says-and-i-believe-it-to-be-a-true-state-of-the-case/)

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