James Jardine

James Jardine FRSE FSAScot (1776–1858) was a Scottish civil engineer, mathematician and geologist. He was the first person to determine mean sea level.^[1]

He was born in Applegarth, Dumfriesshire, on 30 November 1776, the son of a farmer. He was educated at Dumfries Academy and Edinburgh University.

He built tunnels and bridges, including for the Innocent Railway, and built reservoirs including Glencorse, Threipmuir, Harlaw for Edinburgh, and Cobbinshaw for the Union Canal.

References

^ Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 9780902198845. http://www.rse.org.uk/fellowship/fells_indexp1.pdf. Retrieved 10 February, 2011.

Gazetteer for Scotland: James Jardine[1]

Persondata
Name	Jardine, James
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish engineer
Date of birth	1776
Place of birth	Applegarth, Dumfriesshire
Date of death	1858
Place of death