James Veitch
1771–1838 (age 67)
Biography
James Veitch (1771–1838) earned a reputation as a maker of fine instruments, crafting precise devices that aided astronomers, surveyors, and natural philosophers in their pursuit of accurate measurement.
He is buried at Jedburgh Abbey, where the stones around his grave stand as a quiet tribute to the care with which he fashioned tools for those expanding the boundaries of knowledge.