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Alexander Aubert
Alexander Aubert FRS FSA, (1730 – 1805), was an eminent English amateur astronomer and businessman.
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Berlin Observatory
The Berlin Observatory (Berliner Sternwarte) is a German astronomical institution with a series of observatories and related organizations in and around the city of Berlin in Germany, starting from the 18th century.
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Bird (surname)
Bird is an English surname, probably deriving from the vertebrates of the same name.
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Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland is a market town and civil parish in County Durham in north east England.
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Dividing engine
A dividing engine is a device employed to mark graduations on measuring instruments to allow for reading smaller measurements than can be allowed by directly engraving them.
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History of navigation
The history of navigation is the history of seamanship, the art of directing vessels upon the open sea through the establishment of its position and course by means of traditional practice, geometry, astronomy, or special instruments.
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James Bradley
James Bradley FRS (March 1693 – 13 July 1762) was an English astronomer and priest and served as Astronomer Royal from 1742, succeeding Edmond Halley.
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Jeremiah Dixon
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.
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Jeremiah Sisson
Jeremiah Sisson (1720-1783) was an English instrument maker who became one of the leaders of his profession in London.
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John Bird
John Bird is the name of.
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John Campbell (Royal Navy officer)
Vice-Admiral John Campbell (1720–1790) was born in the parish of Kirkbean, near Dumfries, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
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Jonathan Sisson
Jonathan Sisson (1690 – 1747) was a prominent English instrument maker, the inventor of the modern theodolite with a sighting telescope for surveying, and a leading maker of astronomical instruments.
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List of astronomical instrument makers
The following is a list of astronomical instrument makers, along with lifespan and country of work, if available.
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List of British innovations and discoveries
The following is a list and timeline of innovations as well as inventions and discoveries that involved British people or the United Kingdom including predecessor states in the history of the formation of the United Kingdom.
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List of English inventions and discoveries
English inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques invented, innovated or discovered, partially or entirely, in England by a person from England (that is, someone born in England - including to non-English parents - or born abroad with at least one English parent and who had the majority of their education or career in England).
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Meanings of minor planet names: 15001–16000
|- | 15001 Fuzhou || || Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, P.R. China.
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Mural instrument
A mural instrument is an angle measuring device mounted on or built into a wall.
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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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Reflecting instrument
Reflecting instruments are those that use mirrors to enhance their ability to make measurements.
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Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revolution was a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology (including human anatomy) and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature.
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Star Gazers' Stone
Star Gazers' Stone located on Star Gazers' Farm near Embreeville, Pennsylvania, USA, marks the site of a temporary observatory established in January 1764 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon which they used in their survey of the Mason-Dixon line.
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William Emerson (mathematician)
William Emerson (14 May 1701 – 20 May 1782) was an English mathematician.
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1757 in science
The year 1757 in science and technology involved some significant events.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bird_(astronomer)
