Alexander Ross Clarke
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 110 years ago |
Date of birth | December 16,1828 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Reading |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | February 11,1914 |
Died | Reigate |
United Kingdom | |
Field | Geodesy |
Books | Geodesy |
Children | Eric Manley Clarke |
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ID | 1484954 |
Alexander Ross Clarke Life story
Col Alexander Ross Clarke FRS FRSE was a British geodesist, primarily remembered for his calculation of the Principal Triangulation of Britain, the calculation of the Figure of the Earth and one of the most important text books of Geodesy. He was an officer of the Royal Engineers employed on the Ordnance Survey.