James Dinwiddie

Scottish physicist, astronomer, inventor and natural philosopher

1746 CE to 1815 CE

James Dinwiddie (December 8, 1746, Dumfries - March 19, 1815, Pentonville) is a Scottish physicist, astronomer, inventor and natural philosopher.

He is an early example of a science popularizer, giving tours and experimental demonstrations across England and Ireland.

He travels and resides in Calcutta, India and travels to China along with Lord Macartney as part of the Macartney Embassy to lecture on physics and promote British astronomical techniques.

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