Jonas Moore
#77,320
Most Influential Person Across History
English mathematician, surveyor, Ordnance Officer and patron of astronomy;
Jonas Moore's AcademicInfluence.com Rankings
Download Badge
Physics Mathematics
Why Is Jonas Moore Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Sir Jonas Moore, FRS was an English mathematician, surveyor, ordnance officer, and patron of astronomy. He took part in two of the most ambitious English civil engineering projects of the 17th century: draining the Great Level of the Fens and building the Mole at Tangier. In later life, his wealth and influence as Surveyor-General of the Ordnance enabled him to become a patron and driving force behind the establishment of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
