Charles Mason
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Charles Mason was an 18th-century English astronomer and surveyor best known for co-surveying the Mason–Dixon Line that defined part of the boundary between the American colonies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Mason canonical | 5 |
| Jeremiah Dixon | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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English person ⓘ astronomer ⓘ person ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1728-04-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| citizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore
ⓘ
Thomas Penn ⓘ |
| coSurveyedWith | Jeremiah Dixon ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1786-10-25 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| employer |
Maryland proprietors
ⓘ
Pennsylvania proprietors ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ |
| endTimeOfMasonDixonSurvey | 1767 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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geodesy ⓘ land surveying ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation |
British America
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surface form:
British North America
Delaware Colony ⓘ Colony of Maryland ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland Colony
Colony of Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Colony
West Virginia region ⓘ |
| helpedDefine |
boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland
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part of the boundary between the northern and southern American colonies ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent U.S. state boundaries ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-surveying the Mason–Dixon Line
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measuring the boundary between the colonies of Pennsylvania and Maryland ⓘ work on longitude determination ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
Mason–Dixon Line
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surface form:
Mason–Dixon Line later associated with cultural boundary between U.S. North and South
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| name | Charles Mason self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mason–Dixon Line
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surface form:
Mason–Dixon Line survey
|
| occupation |
astronomer
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surveyor ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| startTimeOfMasonDixonSurvey | 1763 ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
astronomical clock
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transit telescope ⓘ zenith sector ⓘ |
| workedAt | Royal Observatory, Greenwich ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
Jeremiah Dixon
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Jeremiah Dixon
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Jeremiah Dixon