Nathaniel Bliss
| Nathaniel Bliss | |
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 Reverend Nathaniel Bliss |
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| Born | 28 November 1700 Bisley, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 2 September 1764 (aged 63) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Fields | Astronomy, mathematics |
| Institutions | Oxford University |
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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Life [edit]
Bliss was born in the Cotswolds village of Bisley in Gloucestershire and studied at Pembroke College, Oxford. He graduated B.A. in 1720 and M.A. in 1723.[1]
Rector of St Ebb's church in Oxford, he succeeded Edmond Halley as professor of geometry at Oxford University in 1742 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society the same year. He succeeded James Bradley to become the fourth Astronomer Royal in 1762, but held the post for too short a period to make a significant impact.[2]
He died in Oxford, but was buried close to Halley in St Margaret's churchyard in Lee in south-east London.
References [edit]
- ^ Clerke 1886.
- ^ Maunder, Edward Walter (1900). The Royal observatory, Greenwich: A glance at its history and work. The Religious tract society. p. 85. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- Attribution
Clerke, Agnes Mary (1886). "Bliss, Nathaniel". In Leslie Stephen. Dictionary of National Biography 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 220–221.
Further reading [edit]
- Maunder, E. W. (1900). The Royal Observatory, Greenwich: A Glance at its History and Work. London: The Religious Tract Society.
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