Nevil Maskelyne | |
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| Born | 6 October 1732 London, England |
| Died | 9 February 1811 (aged 78) Greenwich, Kent, England |
| Title | Astronomer Royal |
| Awards | Royal Society Copley Medal (1775) |
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| Fields | Astronomy |
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Nevil Maskelyne FRS FRSE (/ˈmæskəlɪn/;[1] 6 October 1732 – 9 February 1811) was the fifth British Astronomer Royal.[a] He held the office from 1765 to 1811. He was the first person to scientifically measure the mass of the planet Earth.[2] He created The Nautical Almanac, in full the British Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris for the Meridian of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich using Tobias Mayer's corrections for Euler's Lunar Theory tables.
- ^ Higgitt, Rebekah. "Hero or villain? Nevil Maskelyne's posthumous reputation". YouTube. The Royal Society. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Dr. Maskelyne F.R.S. Astronomer Royal, J. Asperne, London, 1804
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