James Rennell
1742 - 1830
- Born
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03 December 1742
Upcott, near Chudleigh, Devon, England
- Died
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29 March 1830
London
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 08/03/1781
- Fields of Interest
- Geography
- Relationships
- His wife was Jane Thackeray, great-aunt of William Makepeace Thackeray, the novellist
- Catalogue
- View catalogue entry
- Wikipedia
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Author of
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Unpublished paper, regarding infinite series by [James] Rennell
Creator: James Rennell Reference number: AP/3/15 -
Paper, 'Account of the Ganges and Burrampooter' by James Rennell
Creator: James Rennell Reference number: L&P/7/185 -
Paper, 'On the rate of travelling, as performed by camels; and its application as a scale to the purposes of geography' by James Rennell
Creator: James Rennell Reference number: L&P/9/191 -
Paper, 'Observations on a current that often prevails to the westward of Scilly' by James Rennell
Creator: James Rennell Reference number: L&P/10/54 -
Paper, 'On the effect of westerly winds in raising the level of the British Channel' by James Rennell in a letter to Sir Jos [Joseph] Banks
Creator: James Rennell Reference number: PT/3/25 -
Paper, 'Some further observations on the current that often prevails to the westward of the Scilly Islands' by James Rennell
Creator: James Rennell Reference number: PT/9/11