Jonathan Sisson

Jonathan Sisson
Born1690 (1690)
Lincolnshire, England
DiedJune 13, 1747 (aged 56–57)
London, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationInstrument maker
Known forInvention of the modern theodolite

Jonathan Sisson (1690 – 1747) was an English instrument maker, the inventor of the modern theodolite with a sighting telescope for surveying, and a leading maker of astronomical instruments.

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