Alexander Ross Clarke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAlexander Ross Clarke
British geodesist
Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1828
Place of Birth: Reading, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 11-Feb-1914
Profession: geodesist
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Alexander Ross Clarke
- Col Alexander Ross Clarke FRS FRSE (1828–1914) was a British geodesist, primarily remembered for his calculation of the Principal Triangulation of Britain (1858), the calculation of the Figure of the Earth (1858, 1860, 1866, 1880) and one of the most important text books of Geodesy (1880).
- He was an officer of the Royal Engineers employed on the Ordnance Survey.
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