1732 - 1811
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 177,540 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Nevil Maskelyne is the 244th most popular astronomer (down from 184th in 2019), the 2,169th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,710th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular British Astronomer.
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Among astronomers, Nevil Maskelyne ranks 244 out of 531. Before him are James Edward Keeler, Johannes Schöner, Wilhelm von Biela, Iosif Shklovsky, Cleostratus, and Freimut Börngen. After him are Josep Comas i Solà, Fred Lawrence Whipple, William Cranch Bond, Seth Carlo Chandler, Hubert Reeves, and Paul Wild.
1857 - 1900
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 238
1477 - 1547
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 239
1782 - 1856
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 240
1916 - 1985
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 241
520 BC - 432 BC
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 242
1930 - 2021
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 243
1732 - 1811
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 244
1868 - 1937
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 245
1906 - 2004
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 246
1789 - 1859
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 247
1846 - 1913
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 248
1932 - 2023
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 249
1925 - 2014
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 250
Among people born in 1732, Nevil Maskelyne ranks 23. Before him are Peter Forsskål, Joseph Gaertner, Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse, Hieronymus von Colloredo, Joseph von Sonnenfels, and František Brixi. After him are Johan Peter Falk, Frederick North, Lord North, David Rittenhouse, Shuja-ud-Daula, José Celestino Mutis, and Richard Henry Lee. Among people deceased in 1811, Nevil Maskelyne ranks 10. Before him are Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, Dositej Obradović, Jean Chalgrin, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, and Ignacio Allende. After him are Marie-Joseph Chénier, Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Mariano Moreno, Pedro Caro, 3rd Marquis of la Romana, and Juan de Villanueva.
1732 - 1763
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 17
1732 - 1791
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 18
1732 - 1776
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 19
1732 - 1812
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 20
1732 - 1817
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 21
1732 - 1771
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 22
1732 - 1811
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 23
1732 - 1774
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 24
1732 - 1792
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 25
1732 - 1796
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 26
1732 - 1775
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 27
1732 - 1808
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 28
1732 - 1794
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 29
1753 - 1811
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 4
1728 - 1811
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 5
1742 - 1811
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 6
1739 - 1811
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 7
1744 - 1811
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 8
1769 - 1811
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 9
1732 - 1811
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 10
1764 - 1811
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 11
1733 - 1811
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 12
1735 - 1811
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 13
1778 - 1811
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 14
1761 - 1811
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 15
1739 - 1811
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 16
Among people born in United Kingdom, Nevil Maskelyne ranks 2,169 out of 7,765. Before him are F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782), Roger Bannister (1929), Roy Harrod (1900), Ken Annakin (1914), Jamie Dornan (1982), and John Glen (1932). After him are Ruth Belville (1854), Shane MacGowan (1957), Christine McVie (1943), Reginald Doherty (1872), William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768), and Joseph Larmor (1857).
1782 - 1859
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 2,163
1929 - 2018
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 2,164
1900 - 1978
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 2,165
1914 - 2009
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 2,166
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 2,167
1932 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 2,168
1732 - 1811
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 2,169
1854 - 1943
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 2,170
1957 - 2023
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 2,171
1943 - 2022
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 2,172
1872 - 1910
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 2,173
1768 - 1854
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 2,174
1857 - 1942
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 2,175
Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Nevil Maskelyne ranks 32. Before him are James Dunlop (1793), Edward L. G. Bowell (1943), Alfred Fowler (1868), James Ferguson (1797), John Michell (1724), and James Glaisher (1809). After him are George Mary Searle (1839), David Gill (1843), Robert T. A. Innes (1861), John Machin (1680), Frank Watson Dyson (1868), and Nathaniel Bliss (1700).
1793 - 1848
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 26
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 27
1868 - 1940
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 28
1797 - 1867
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 29
1724 - 1793
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 30
1809 - 1903
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 31
1732 - 1811
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 32
1839 - 1918
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 33
1843 - 1914
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 34
1861 - 1933
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 35
1680 - 1751
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 36
1868 - 1939
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 37
1700 - 1764
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 38