Nevil Maskelyne FRS FRSE (/ˈmæskəlɪn/; 6 October 1732 – 9 February 1811) was the fifth British Astronomer Royal. He held the office from 1765 to 1811...
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John Nevil Maskelyne (22 December 1839 – 18 May 1917) was an English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet, along with other Victorian-era devices...
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Herbert Nevil Story Maskelyne (3 September 1823 – 20 May 1911) was an English geologist and politician. Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, Maskelyne taught...
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John Nevil Maskelyne, known professionally as Nevil Maskelyne (1863–1924), was a British magician and inventor. Maskelyne was born in 1863 Cheltenham (bapt...
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Nevil Maskelyne (1732–1811) was the fifth English Astronomer Royal. Nevil Maskelyne may also refer to: Nevil Maskelyne (magician) (1863–1924), British...
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Nevil Maskelyne (1611 – 30 August 1679) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. Maskelyne was the son of Edmund...
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established family of stage magicians, the son of Nevil Maskelyne and a grandson of John Nevil Maskelyne. He is most remembered for his accounts of his work...
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Maskelyne may refer to: Nevil Maskelyne (MP) (1611–1679), English landowner, MP for Cricklade Nevil Maskelyne (1732–1811), the fifth British Astronomer...
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the aphorism in reference to stage magic. The British stage magician Nevil Maskelyne wrote in 1908: It is an experience common to all men to find that,...
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Tranquillitatis. Its diameter is 22 km. It was named after British astronomer Nevil Maskelyne. The outer rim has a somewhat polygonal shape, although it is generally...
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