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Nevil Maskelyne

1732 - 1811

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Nevil Maskelyne (; 6 October 1732 – 9 February 1811) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nevil Maskelyne has received more than 189,084 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Nevil Maskelyne is the 259th most popular astronomer (down from 244th in 2019), the 2,168th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,163rd in 2019) and the 35th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Nevil Maskelyne ranks 259 out of 644. Before him are Laurent Cassegrain, Klim Churyumov, Joel Hastings Metcalf, Sandra Faber, George Ellery Hale, and Catherine Wolfe Bruce. After him are Fred Lawrence Whipple, Maria Clara Eimmart, Sherburne Wesley Burnham, Josep Comas i Solà, Otto Struve, and Seth Carlo Chandler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1732, Nevil Maskelyne ranks 22. Before him are Warren Hastings, Peter Forsskål, Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse, Hieronymus von Colloredo, František Brixi, and Joseph von Sonnenfels. After him are Princess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Joseph Gaertner, Johan Peter Falk, Frederick North, Lord North, José Celestino Mutis, and Shuja-ud-Daula. Among people deceased in 1811, Nevil Maskelyne ranks 12. Before him are Dositej Obradović, Jean Chalgrin, Eliza Poe, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Ignacio Allende, and William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire. After him are Marie-Joseph Chénier, Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, Christian Gotthilf Salzmann, and Princess Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nevil Maskelyne ranks 2,168 out of 8,785. Before him are J. F. C. Fuller (1878), Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (1874), William Kingdon Clifford (1845), Angela Carter (1940), Robert Burton (1577), and Naomie Harris (1976). After him are Wendy Hiller (1912), John Needham (1713), E. H. Shepard (1879), Tom Holland (1996), Ronald Colman (1891), and Henry Percy (1364).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Nevil Maskelyne ranks 35. Before him are Jeremiah Horrocks (1618), James Ferguson (1797), David Gill (1843), John Bevis (1695), Cyril Jackson (1903), and George Mary Searle (1839). After him are Sherburne Wesley Burnham (1838), John Machin (1680), John Michell (1724), Alfred Fowler (1868), Robert T. A. Innes (1861), and Richard Christopher Carrington (1826).

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