David Rittenhouse Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for David Rittenhouse, based on 1 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

1 records1769–17691 events1 places

Chronological biography

1769

Transit of Venus Observed3 June 1769

Science / Astronomy · Pennsylvania

Rittenhouse leads observations of the transit of Venus in Pennsylvania for measurements of the Earth-Sun distance.

Record provenance

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