1. United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796); [syn: Rittenhouse, David Rittenhouse]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
David Rittenhouse
n 1: United States astronomer said to have built the first
telescope made in America; also the first director of the
United States Mint (1732-1796) [syn: Rittenhouse, David
Rittenhouse]