威廉·罗伊1726—1790
William Roy
Scottish military engineer, surveyor and antiquarian (1726–1790)
Major-General William Roy was a Scottish military engineer, surveyor, and antiquarian. He was an innovator who applied new scientific discoveries and newly emerging technologies to the accurate geodetic mapping of Great Britain. His masterpiece is usually referred to as Roy's Map of Scotland.
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- 出生
- 1726 年,Carluke
- 逝世
- 1790 年
- 国籍
- 大不列颠王国
- 学科
- 工程与发明
- 职业
- 制图师、工程师、地理学家、大地测量学家
- 母校
- Lanark Grammar School
- 学会 / 院士
- 英国皇家学会、伦敦古董学会
- 其他荣誉
- 英国皇家学会院士

