Nathaniel Bliss
Nathaniel Bliss (born November 28, 1700 in Bisley , Gloucestershire, † September 2, 1764 in Oxford ) was an English astronomer. He served from 1762 to 1764 as a Royal Astronomer ( Astronomer Royal ).
Life
He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford . In 1742 he succeeded Edmond Halley as Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford University . In the same year he became a member of the Royal Society . In 1762 he became the fourth royal astronomer to succeed James Bradley .
In 2000 the IAU named the lunar crater Bliss after him.
Web links
- Entry to Bliss; Nathaniel (1700–1764) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
- Literature by and about Nathaniel Bliss in the WorldCat bibliographic database
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| SURNAME | Bliss, Nathaniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1700 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bisley , Gloucestershire |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 2, 1764 |
| Place of death | Oxford |