Joseph Huddart

Joseph Huddart around 1785

Joseph Huddart (born January 11, 1741 in Allonby , Cumberland , England , † 1816 ) was an English captain, engineer and hydrographer . He is considered to be the inventor of the protractor with three arms.

Life

He was born the only son of William Huddart and his wife Rachel.

For the East India Company he sailed to Sumatra in 1773 .

Clifford A. Pickover: The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension - 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics , ISBN 978-90-8998-280-3 .

personal data
SURNAME	Huddart, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English captain, engineer and hydrograph
DATE OF BIRTH	January 11, 1741
PLACE OF BIRTH	Allonby , Cumberland , England
DATE OF DEATH	1816