Engineer & inventor
James Watt
His separate condenser made the steam engine efficient enough to power industry rather than just pump water out of mines. The unit of power is named after him.
James Watt was a Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.
- Born
- 1736-01-19, Greenock, ScotlandA Thursday
- Died
- 1819-08-25, Birmingham, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 83
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- Scotland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1736-01-19, Greenock, Scotland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 28°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 8°57′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 20°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 11°59′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 9°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 25°49′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 20°43′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 25°34′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 24°09′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 28°18′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1819-08-25, Birmingham, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 1°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 23°18′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 21°58′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Leo | 19°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 23°00′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 9°46′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 29°15′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 20°31′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 25°57′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Pisces | 27°02′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment James Watt was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.