Nevil Maskelyne

Nevil Maskelyne was the fifth British Astronomer Royal. He held the office from 1765 to 1811. He was the first person to scientifically measure the mass of the planet Earth.

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Who was born first?

• Nevil Maskelyne and Jérôme Lalande were born the same year
• Nevil Maskelyne and Cristina Roccati were born the same year
• Nevil Maskelyne and José Celestino Mutis y Bosio were born the same year
• Nevil Maskelyne was born 1 year after Henry Cavendish
• Nevil Maskelyne was born 1 year before Richard Kirwan

Timeline

1. Henry CavendishOctober 10, 1731 – February 24, 1810
2. Cristina RoccatiOctober 25, 1732 – March 16, 1797
3. Jérôme LalandeJuly 11, 1732 – April 4, 1807
4. José Celestino Mutis y BosioApril 6, 1732 – September 11, 1808
5. Nevil Maskelyne (this page)October 6, 1732 – February 9, 1811
6. Richard KirwanAugust 1, 1733 – June 1812

Related

• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716