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George Biddell Airy and Nevil Maskelyne

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Difference between George Biddell Airy and Nevil Maskelyne

George Biddell Airy vs. Nevil Maskelyne

Sir George Biddell Airy (27 July 18012 January 1892) was an English mathematician and astronomer, Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881. The Rev Dr Nevil Maskelyne DD FRS FRSE (6 October 1732 – 9 February 1811) was the fifth British Astronomer Royal.

Similarities between George Biddell Airy and Nevil Maskelyne

George Biddell Airy and Nevil Maskelyne have 16 things in common (in Unionpedia): American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Astronomer Royal, Astronomy, Copley Medal, Earth, Fellow of the Royal Society, Greenwich, Jupiter, Latitude, Longitude, Nathaniel Bliss, Parallax, Prime meridian, Royal Society, Trinity College, Cambridge, Venus.

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States of America.

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Astronomer Royal

Astronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Households of the United Kingdom.

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Astronomy

Astronomy (from ἀστρονομία) is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.

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Copley Medal

The Copley Medal is a scientific award given by the Royal Society, for "outstanding achievements in research in any branch of science." It alternates between the physical and the biological sciences.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society judges to have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science".

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Greenwich

Greenwich is an area of south east London, England, located east-southeast of Charing Cross.

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Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.

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Latitude

In geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface.

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Longitude

Longitude, is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface.

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Nathaniel Bliss

The Reverend Nathaniel Bliss (28 November 1700 – 2 September 1764) was an English astronomer of the 18th century, serving as Britain's fourth Astronomer Royal between 1762 and 1764.

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Parallax

Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines.

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Prime meridian

A prime meridian is a meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°.

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Royal Society

The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society.

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Trinity College, Cambridge

Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.

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Venus

Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days.

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George Biddell Airy and Nevil Maskelyne Comparison

George Biddell Airy has 128 relations, while Nevil Maskelyne has 94. As they have in common 16, the Jaccard index is 7.21% = 16 / (128 + 94).

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