Nathaniel Bliss British astronomer
Nathaniel Bliss is a 63 years old British astronomer from Bisley, Gloucestershire. Nathaniel Bliss was born on November 28, 1700 (died on September 02, 1764, he was 63 years old) in Bisley, Gloucestershire.
About
No, he died on 09/02/1764, 260 years ago. He was 63 years old when he died. He died in Oxford and buried in London .
Awards (1)
Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society .
Education
He graduated from Pembroke College
What was Nathaniel's zodiac sign?Nathaniel Bliss zodiac sign was sagittarius.
Other facts about Nathaniel Bliss
Place of death | Oxford |
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Nationality | United Kingdom |
Position held | Astronomer Royal , start time: 1762-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1764-01-01T00:00:00Z , replaces: James Bradley , replaced by: Nevil Maskelyne , series ordinal: 4 |
Employer | University Of Oxford |
Date of death | 1764-09-02T00:00:00Z |
Country of citizenship | Kingdom Of Great Britain |
Religion | Anglicanism |
Field of work | Astronomy |
Given name | Nathaniel |
Place of birth | Bisley, Gloucestershire |
Place of burial | London |
MacTutor id (biographies) | Bliss_Nathaniel |
Member of | Royal Society |