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Major James Rennell FRS FRSE FRGS (3 December 1742 – 29 March 1830) was an English geographer, historian and a pioneer of oceanography. Rennell produced some of the first accurate maps of Bengal at one inch to five miles as well as accurate outlines of India and served as Surveyor General of Bengal. Rennell has been called the Father of Oceanography. In 1830, he was one of the founders of the Royal Geographical Society in London.

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  • جيمس رينيل (ar)
  • James Rennell (de)
  • James Rennell (eu)
  • James Rennell (fr)
  • James Rennell (en)
  • James Rennell (nl)
  • James Rennell (pt)
  • Реннел, Джеймс (ru)
  • James Rennell (sv)
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  • الميجور جيمس رينيل (بالإنجليزية: James Rennell)‏ ـ (3 ديسمبر 1742 ـ 29 مارس 1830) هو جغرافي ومؤرخ إنجليزي، يعد من رواد علم المحيطات. انتُخب زميلًا للجمعية الملكية سنة 1781، وحصل على وسام كوبلي من الجمعية الملكية سنة 1791، كما حصلر على الميدالية الذهبية من الجمعية الملكية للأدب سنة 1825. توفي رينيل في 29 مارس 1830، ودُفن في صحن دير وستمنستر، ووُضعت له لوحة تذكارية وتمثال نصفي قرب الباب الغربي. وقد شهد عام وفاته تأسيس الجمعية الجغرافية الملكية. (ar)
  • Major James Rennell, Mitglied der Royal Society (F.R.S.), (* 3. Dezember 1742 nahe Chudleigh, Grafschaft Devon; † 29. März 1830 in London) war ein britischer Geograph, Historiker und Pionier der Ozeanographie. (de)
  • James Rennell (Chudleigh, Devonshire, 1742ko abenduaren 3a - Londres, 1830eko martxoaren 29a) ingeles kartografoa eta geografoa izan zen. Indietarako Konpainiako kapitaina zen, eta Hindustango penintsularen Memoir of a Map of Hindoostan (1782, Hindustango deskribapen geografikoa) azalpen zehatza egin zuen. Afrikako eta Mendebaldeko Asiako geografiaren deskribapenak ere egin zituen: Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa (1797, Bidaiak Afrikako barnealdeko barrutietan) eta A Treatise on the Comparative Geography of Western Asia (1831, Mendebaldeko Asiari buruzko geografia konparatuko tratatua). Ozeano Atlantikoko ur-lasterrei buruzko ikerketak azterlana argitaratu zuen, bestalde, 1832an. (eu)
  • Major James Rennell FRS FRSE FRGS (3 December 1742 – 29 March 1830) was an English geographer, historian and a pioneer of oceanography. Rennell produced some of the first accurate maps of Bengal at one inch to five miles as well as accurate outlines of India and served as Surveyor General of Bengal. Rennell has been called the Father of Oceanography. In 1830, he was one of the founders of the Royal Geographical Society in London. (en)
  • Le major James Rennell (Chudleigh, 3 décembre 1742 - Londres, 29 mars 1830), est un géographe, océanographe et historien britannique. (fr)
  • James Rennell (Chudleigh, 3 december 1742 – Londen, 29 maart 1830) was een Britse geograaf, historicus en een pionier op het gebied van de oceanografie. (nl)
  • James Rennell FRS foi um geógrafo, historiador e um pioneiro da oceanografia inglês. (pt)
  • Джеймс Реннел (1742—1830) — английский географ. Служил в Ост-Индии, заведовал геодезической частью в Бенгалии. Почётный член СПб. АН c 04.10.1815 Главные его труды * «Description of Hindostan» (1783; 3 изд., 1793), * «Observations on the topography of the plain of Troy» (1814), * «Illustrations of the history of the expedition of Cyrus» (1816), * «The geographical system of Herodotus» (1800; 2 изд., 1830). (ru)
  • James Rennell, född 3 december 1742 nära Chudleigh i Devon, död 29 mars 1830 i London, var en engelsk geograf och oceanograf. Rennell ingick först vid brittiska flottan, trädde 1762 i Ostindiska kompaniets tjänst och deltog som officer i åtskilliga expeditioner, under vilka han kartlade kuststräckor i Ostindien. År 1764 utnämndes han till ingenjör och lantmätare i kompaniets besittningar i Bengalen, befordrades 1767 till kapten och generallantmätare (Surveyor-General) samt 1775 till major. Under dessa år kartlade han Bengalen (arbetet utkom 1781 i 21 kartor) och samlade en stor del av det material, som han sedan använde vid bestämmandet av alla viktiga punkter, som ingår i den första relativt korrekta kartan över Indien. År 1777 lämnade han sin tjänst med pension, bosatte sig i London och (sv)
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  • James Rennel (en)
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