Nathaniel Bliss

Nathaniel Bliss was an English astronomer who served as the Astronomer Royal from 1762 to 1764. Bliss studied at Oxford University and later became the Savilian Professor of Geometry.

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Who was born first?

• Nathaniel Bliss and Daniel Bernoulli were born the same year
• Nathaniel Bliss and Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau were born the same year
• Nathaniel Bliss was born 1 year before Charles Marie de La Condamine
• Nathaniel Bliss was born 2 years after Pierre Bouguer
• Nathaniel Bliss was born 2 years after Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis

Timeline

1. Pierre BouguerFebruary 16, 1698 – August 15, 1758
2. Pierre-Louis Moreau de MaupertuisSeptember 28, 1698 – July 27, 1759
3. Daniel BernoulliFebruary 8, 1700 – March 17, 1782
4. Henri-Louis Duhamel du MonceauJuly 20, 1700 – August 22, 1782
5. Nathaniel Bliss (this page)November 28, 1700 – September 2, 1764
6. Charles Marie de La CondamineJanuary 28, 1701 – February 4, 1774

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