Charles Mason | |
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.png) Artist's impression (1910) of Mason surveying the Mason–Dixon line | |
| Born | 25 April 1728 (baptised 1 May)[1] Oakridge Lynch, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 25 October 1786 (aged 58) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Known for | Mason–Dixon line |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy, surveying |
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Charles Mason (25 April 1728[1] – 25 October 1786) was a British-American astronomer who made significant contributions to 18th-century science and American history, particularly through his survey with Jeremiah Dixon of the Mason–Dixon line, which came to mark the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania (1764–1768). The border between Delaware and Maryland is also defined by a part of the Mason–Dixon line.
- ^ a b mdlpp: A NOTE ON CHARLES MASON'S ANCESTRY AND HIS FAMILY, H. W. ROBINSON, Lately Librarian of the Royal Society of London Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 July 2015