Nathaniel Bliss
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Nathaniel Bliss (28 November 1700 ā 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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The Reverend Nathaniel Bliss | |
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Born | (1700-11-28)28 November 1700 Bisley, Gloucestershire, England |
Died | 2 September 1764(1764-09-02) (aged 63) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
Resting place | St. Margaret's, Lee, South London |
Nationality | English |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy, mathematics |
Institutions | Oxford University |
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Bliss studied at Oxford University and later became the Savilian Professor of Geometry. He made important meridian observations of a comet and a solar eclipse visible from Greenwich, and many of his observations proved useful in solving the longitude problem, and were bought by the Board of Longitude after his death.