Nevil Maskelyne

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Nevil Maskelyne was an 18th-century British astronomer best known for improving navigation at sea through his work on the Nautical Almanac and for conducting the famous Schiehallion experiment to measure Earth's density.

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Astronomer Royal hasTitleHolder Nevil Maskelyne