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Jeremiah Dixon and William Wales (astronomer)

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Difference between Jeremiah Dixon and William Wales (astronomer)

Jeremiah Dixon vs. William Wales (astronomer)

Jeremiah Dixon FRS (27 July 1733 – 22 January 1779) was an English surveyor and astronomer who is best known for his work with Charles Mason, from 1763 to 1767, in determining what was later called the Mason–Dixon line. William Wales (1734? – 29 December 1798) was a British mathematician and astronomer who sailed with Captain Cook on two voyages of discovery, then became Master of the Royal Mathematical School at Christ's Hospital and a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Similarities between Jeremiah Dixon and William Wales (astronomer)

Jeremiah Dixon and William Wales (astronomer) have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Fellow of the Royal Society, Nevil Maskelyne, Norway, Royal Society, Transit of Venus, William Bayly.

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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Nevil Maskelyne

The Rev Dr Nevil Maskelyne DD FRS FRSE (6 October 1732 – 9 February 1811) was the fifth British Astronomer Royal.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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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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Transit of Venus

A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and a superior planet, becoming visible against (and hence obscuring a small portion of) the solar disk.

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William Bayly

William Bayly (1737–1810) was an English astronomer.

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Jeremiah Dixon and William Wales (astronomer) Comparison

Jeremiah Dixon has 56 relations, while William Wales (astronomer) has 47. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 5.83% = 6 / (56 + 47).

References

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