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The Reverend Dr Nevil Maskelyne, English astronomer.Artist: E Scriven

The Reverend Dr Nevil Maskelyne, English astronomer.Artist: E Scriven

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The Reverend Dr Nevil Maskelyne, English astronomer. Maskelyne (1732-1811) was Astronomer Royal from 1765-1811. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1758. Maskelyne proposed a means of calculating longitude based on measuring lunar distances and publishing them in a form accessible to navigators, leading to him establishing the Nautical Almanack in 1766.

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Creator
  1. E Scriven, attributed to: : Artist, engraver
Subject
  1. Nevil Maskelyne: British, English: Astronomer
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3743x4674
File Size : 51,255kb

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  1. 0580007497
  1. 1-344-943
  1. 1344943
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