Everything about Thomas Godfrey Inventor totally explained
Thomas Godfrey (December,
1704 – December,
1749) was an optician and inventor in the American colonies, who, around
1730 invented the
octant. At approximately the same time an Englishman,
John Hadley, also invented the octant independently.
Godfrey was born on his family's farm in Bristol Township, near
Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Benjamin Franklin describes Godfrey at length in his
Autobiography, referring to him as a "Great Mathematician" who nevertheless was "not a pleasing Companion", demanding in conversations an "unusual Precision in every thing said."
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