Nevil Maskelyne
1732 - 1811
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Nevil Maskelyne was an English astronomer who measured the Earth's density in a famous experiment at Schiehallion.
Mathematicians born in the same country
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| Honours awarded to Nevil Maskelyne (Click below for those honoured in this way) | |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | 1758 |
| Royal Society Copley Medal | 1775 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1784 |
| Lunar features | Crater Maskelyne |
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