By searching for "line of closest fit" in Google Books yesterday I came across a reference to Ravenshear's letter to the editor in Nature by
Keesom. By making another search for "A. F. Ravenshear" I was able to piece together a consistent picture of him which is shown in the following chronology.
1882
Whitworth Scholar
1899
Her Majesty's Patent Office
1899
Testimony and Authority in Mind
1901
Use of Least Squares in Physics in Nature
1904 name mentioned in
The English Patent System
Supplemental (Sep 23):
1908
The Industrial and Commercial Influence of the English Patent System
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