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Maskelyne, Nevil

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Astronomer-royal, born in London; determined the method of finding longitude at sea, and the density of the earth by experiments at Schiehallion, and commenced the "National Almanack," and produced the first volume of "Astronomical Observations at Greenwich" (1732-1811).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Maskelyne, Nevil'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/maskelyne-nevil.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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