The Reverend Nathaniel Bliss | |
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 Reverend Nathaniel Bliss | |
| Born | 28 November 1700 Bisley, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 2 September 1764 (aged 63) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Resting place | St. Margaret's, Lee, South London |
| Nationality | English |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy, mathematics |
| Institutions | Oxford University |
Nathaniel Bliss (28 November 1700 – 2 September 1764) was an English astronomer of the 18th century, serving as Britain's fourth Astronomer Royal between 1762 and 1764.
Bliss studied at Oxford University and later became the Savilian Professor of Geometry. He made important meridian observations of a comet and a solar eclipse visible from Greenwich, and many of his observations proved useful in solving the longitude problem, and were bought by the Board of Longitude after his death.